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KeSPA: We hope LG fulfills the promise of LGIM - Page 18

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Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
August 08 2013 21:53 GMT
#341
How could this happen to such a successful team?
"An opinion is only as good as the evidence that backs it up."- William O'Malley, S.J.
Cattlecruiser
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States340 Posts
August 08 2013 21:55 GMT
#342
It sounds more like IM was desperately clinging to the hope that LG will renew their sponsorship after the deadline, not LG led them on into thinking that they will renew their sponsorship in bad faith.
In either case, LG won't be hurt by this while IM may have a significant problem.

I really hope Legacy of the Void will revive everything, but as of now the future is pretty dark and gloomy.
fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
August 08 2013 22:41 GMT
#343
That's some sad drama.

I don't have much to add, but I hope (very vain hope) that by keeping this thread afloat, this would somewhat make sponsors think twice.

And to think that I (partly) bought a Nexus 4 because it was an LG product...
Doodsmack
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7224 Posts
August 08 2013 22:48 GMT
#344
And I even tweeted at LG when I bought their $1200 TV lol
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
August 08 2013 22:55 GMT
#345
On August 09 2013 04:03 Entirety wrote:
Hopefully with KeSPA pressure, LG will properly compensate IM... or even better, renew their sponsorship for real.

Seriously, at this moment in time, can you think of any other team in the world that deserves this sponsorship more than IM? Guys, do you remember how LG started supporting IM back in February of 2012? Then immediately afterwards, Mvp won GSL? Then straight after that, Seed won GSL? Then IM won IPL TAC 3? First took second at MLG Summer. YongHwa took second at HSC, then won WCG KR. IM placed second in IPTL... twice. First won IEM, then Mvp won IEM. Mvp placed second in GSL... making it his 6th finals! IM won the preliminary GSTL. HotS came out and IM took 1st-4th at IEM (YoDa, First, YongHwa, Mvp). Mvp won WCS EU. IM just won GSTL again!

How can you argue with results like those?

while I admit those are good results, I rofl'd once I saw you're a fan of IM

Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
August 08 2013 23:58 GMT
#346
fuck, it's been a real terrible week for SC2, hasn't it?
Valikyr
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2653 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 00:06:26
August 09 2013 00:06 GMT
#347
On August 09 2013 08:58 negativedge wrote:
fuck, it's been a real terrible week for SC2, hasn't it?

Yup, but it should be ok in the end.
aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
August 09 2013 00:16 GMT
#348
oh damn. i was really hoping we'd get some kespa lgim stuff going
can i get my estro logo back pls
Mauldo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States750 Posts
August 09 2013 02:15 GMT
#349
Fuuuccckkk. But if any entity can try and force a solution, it's KESPA. Glad IM swallowed their pride and went outside of the eSF to try and get a solution that helped their players.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
August 09 2013 03:13 GMT
#350
On August 09 2013 04:49 tshi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2013 04:40 dAPhREAk wrote:
On August 09 2013 04:03 Entirety wrote:
Hopefully with KeSPA pressure, LG will properly compensate IM... or even better, renew their sponsorship for real.

Seriously, at this moment in time, can you think of any other team in the world that deserves this sponsorship more than IM? Guys, do you remember how LG started supporting IM back in February of 2012? Then immediately afterwards, Mvp won GSL? Then straight after that, Seed won GSL? Then IM won IPL TAC 3? First took second at MLG Summer. YongHwa took second at HSC, then won WCG KR. IM placed second in IPTL... twice. First won IEM, then Mvp won IEM. Mvp placed second in GSL... making it his 6th finals! IM won the preliminary GSTL. HotS came out and IM took 1st-4th at IEM (YoDa, First, YongHwa, Mvp). Mvp won WCS EU. IM just won GSTL again!

How can you argue with results like those?

not to belittle IM, which is a great team, but the results werent sufficient for LG's purposes. no one else's opinion really matters.

Well, it might be more than just the results. Maybe they wanted more sales and marketing of their brand than they got?

They did so much marketing, they even got a tournament to change its name to LG-IEM! lol
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Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
August 09 2013 03:16 GMT
#351
On August 09 2013 08:58 negativedge wrote:
fuck, it's been a real terrible week for SC2, hasn't it?


It wasn't that bad for Chinese fans
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
SAFenix
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada439 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 03:27:43
August 09 2013 03:26 GMT
#352
Wow this has not been a great few days for the Starcraft 2 scene... MLG presumably cutting SC2, LG flaked on IM since October '12... Alicia and CranK didn't make Ro8... The list just goes on and on.
Forgot to mention the fact that MVP has no foreign sponsor.
mYi.Rain | SKT1.soO
F.O.A.D.
Profile Joined July 2013
Canada100 Posts
August 09 2013 03:27 GMT
#353
Nice to see KeSPA sticking up for an eSF team.

LG = scum; will never buy another LG product.
Reenock | Gumibro | Soulkey | sC | jjakji | Mvp | Innovation | Seed | Hurricane | Sniper | Dream | Maru
VisonKai
Profile Joined May 2012
United States2203 Posts
August 09 2013 03:42 GMT
#354
I will still root against your players every single game, KeSPA, but I'll admit that outside the game you're pretty chill.
faderedguy
Profile Joined June 2013
Indonesia58 Posts
August 09 2013 04:22 GMT
#355
Ain't gonna buy LG products anymore lol
work hard to achieve victory, don't whine your way into it
Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
August 09 2013 05:29 GMT
#356
On August 09 2013 07:55 BigFan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2013 04:03 Entirety wrote:
Hopefully with KeSPA pressure, LG will properly compensate IM... or even better, renew their sponsorship for real.

Seriously, at this moment in time, can you think of any other team in the world that deserves this sponsorship more than IM? Guys, do you remember how LG started supporting IM back in February of 2012? Then immediately afterwards, Mvp won GSL? Then straight after that, Seed won GSL? Then IM won IPL TAC 3? First took second at MLG Summer. YongHwa took second at HSC, then won WCG KR. IM placed second in IPTL... twice. First won IEM, then Mvp won IEM. Mvp placed second in GSL... making it his 6th finals! IM won the preliminary GSTL. HotS came out and IM took 1st-4th at IEM (YoDa, First, YongHwa, Mvp). Mvp won WCS EU. IM just won GSTL again!

How can you argue with results like those?

while I admit those are good results, I rofl'd once I saw you're a fan of IM


So being a fan of the team instantly invalidates his arguments? Because he is a fan those results never happened?
This has to be one the silliest things i read for a while.
havok55
Profile Joined May 2013
United States276 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 06:08:05
August 09 2013 05:57 GMT
#357
IM moving to Kespa confirmed.

But really whats with all the drama this week.
idscy
Profile Joined June 2011
United States256 Posts
August 09 2013 06:50 GMT
#358
Pretty nice to see Kespa stepping in on behalf of LGIM though. Its nice to see the big boys of esports take a stand for a {lone} team, and it strengthens the scene as a whole.
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
August 09 2013 06:54 GMT
#359
The business world is very scary
titan55
Profile Joined July 2009
United States227 Posts
August 09 2013 06:57 GMT
#360
Dude, guys I feel like this issue is simple but more to what the OP posted.

My Speculation is that Kespa and IM is pressuring LG to sponsor IM full on Kespa style so they can integrate IM into Proleague. Every Kespa team is sponsored by somone big named (team 8 counts!) and with the departure of EG-TL they need a team that has a sponsorship big enough for kespa style.

LG probably was happy with sponsoring IM while it was at esF but Kespa demands a lot more from sponsors. That's probably why LG is pulling out and IM-Kespa is going all in.
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