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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
September 24 2014 21:54 GMT
#121
On September 25 2014 06:52 T.O.P. wrote:
How bad must CJ's offer have been for him to accept ROOT's offer?

Money was not part of the reason he gave for leaving CJ. I don't know about that.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26473 Posts
September 24 2014 21:54 GMT
#122
On September 25 2014 06:52 T.O.P. wrote:
How bad must CJ's offer have been for him to accept ROOT's offer?

Not necessarily that bad

'I wanted to join a foreign team because I feel like I need a new environment and new experiences. When I was looking for foreign teams, ROOT was the most appealing to me. I met CatZ on the KR ladder and we became friends, so when my contract ended, ROOT was an obvious choice for me.'
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 24 2014 21:54 GMT
#123
On September 25 2014 06:52 T.O.P. wrote:
How bad must CJ's offer have been for him to accept ROOT's offer?

I think he took a cut in salary for the chance to play in WCS AM/go to foreign events
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Kevn23
Profile Joined December 2011
United States80 Posts
September 24 2014 22:17 GMT
#124
It isn't just about the $Money$. A Job, yes, it is a job more of less for progammers, involves much more than just your salary. Is money a factor, yes, but so is the environment, your co-workers, opportunity, etc.
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
September 24 2014 22:17 GMT
#125
Catz is so good at networking. Amazing pick up!
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Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-24 22:23:49
September 24 2014 22:20 GMT
#126
so hydra moves to usa and has visa ? did the part that he is in your teamhouse mean he has an official visa ?

otherwise how can he play usa wcs


On September 25 2014 06:52 T.O.P. wrote:
How bad must CJ's offer have been for him to accept ROOT's offer?


flame/whine posters like you will never understand this guys wanna play in foreign tournametns get the hype the fans the atmosphare before they go military or whatever ... did you even read their interviews before you start posting this bs ?

look rain, fantasy parting etc everyone wants it now ... its like you have a choice, play wcs in korea and play in the house like sterile play/train/live or make the "oh jaeh" move with all fans shouting your names every week on another tournament in foreign scene who goes way more out then some asians most of the times

you will perhaps not understand it but money isnt everything, as he was perhaps like "meh should i retire ... well lets do THIS before" and this is THIS
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Dreamer.T
Profile Joined December 2009
United States3584 Posts
September 24 2014 22:27 GMT
#127
Catz is a really good agent, great pick up for Root, immediately bolstering their lineup.
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PVJ
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Hungary5221 Posts
September 24 2014 22:36 GMT
#128
what?? GG

This is crazy
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LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
September 24 2014 22:38 GMT
#129
On September 25 2014 06:45 Darkhorse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 25 2014 05:43 LongShot27 wrote:
Poor hydra, I hate to say it but expect his retirement in the next 12 months

This is the strangest post in a player acquisition thread I have seen. Also don't you know that Liquid is where players go to retire? Not ROOT :D


Root is where Koreans go to retire
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Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
September 24 2014 22:46 GMT
#130
Now that I think about it more, why wouldn't Hydra do this? You're being sponsored to go to a new place and live there for a while. He will learn english quickly and learn about American culture. So it's not purely a matter of "who is giving me more money"
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 24 2014 22:47 GMT
#131
On September 25 2014 07:38 LongShot27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 25 2014 06:45 Darkhorse wrote:
On September 25 2014 05:43 LongShot27 wrote:
Poor hydra, I hate to say it but expect his retirement in the next 12 months

This is the strangest post in a player acquisition thread I have seen. Also don't you know that Liquid is where players go to retire? Not ROOT :D


Root is where Koreans go to retire

Yeah but Yugioh was still a god to his very last
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Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
September 24 2014 23:06 GMT
#132
On September 25 2014 07:20 Drake wrote:
so hydra moves to usa and has visa ? did the part that he is in your teamhouse mean he has an official visa ?

otherwise how can he play usa wcs


Residency?
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felisconcolori
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States6168 Posts
September 24 2014 23:13 GMT
#133
On September 25 2014 08:06 Darkdwarf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 25 2014 07:20 Drake wrote:
so hydra moves to usa and has visa ? did the part that he is in your teamhouse mean he has an official visa ?

otherwise how can he play usa wcs


Residency?


Wouldn't work. You can't live in the US for long periods of time without a visa. And you absolutely can't work without the appropriate visa. It may be easier for Hydra to get an athlete visa than Violet (because Violet had overstay issues on his previous visas), especially with Polt having also gotten one the "right" way.

To be honest, I sometimes wonder more about CatZ's visa if he's living/working in the US.

Progaming and immigration/visa law seem to be slowly getting figured out though. Hopefully CatZ can get it all hammered out and Hydra gets the experiences he wants to have.
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RHoudini
Profile Joined October 2009
Belgium3627 Posts
September 24 2014 23:27 GMT
#134
Well done ROOT, becoming a true powerhouse!
Lee Jae Dong fighting!
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-24 23:29:59
September 24 2014 23:28 GMT
#135
Still i think there must be other options than the Athlete Visa for him to reside in the US.

Getting the green card is not easy for Koreans but definitely doable if they can find another legit reason to make him reside in the US, might be hard or tricky but i hope they have another plan than the Athlete visa because this one seem still VERY hard to get for progamers.

On September 25 2014 08:13 felisconcolori wrote:
To be honest, I sometimes wonder more about CatZ's visa if he's living/working in the US.


Probably why he is so confident about getting him a regular visa, he surely knows more about US visas than the vast majority of others managers :D

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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26473 Posts
September 24 2014 23:28 GMT
#136
Hope it works out better than with Sage. Guy looked a monster on streams but never really had that big breakthrough
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oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
September 24 2014 23:37 GMT
#137
On September 25 2014 08:28 Marou wrote:
Still i think there must be other options than the Athlete Visa for him to reside in the US.

Getting the green card is not easy for Koreans but definitely doable if they can find another legit reason to make him reside in the US, might be hard or tricky but i hope they have another plan than the Athlete visa because this one seem still VERY hard to get for progamers.

Show nested quote +
On September 25 2014 08:13 felisconcolori wrote:
To be honest, I sometimes wonder more about CatZ's visa if he's living/working in the US.


Probably why he is so confident about getting him a regular visa, he surely knows more about US visas than the vast majority of others managers :D



Getting P1 seems pretty easy nowdays considering all LCS/CS pros in NA, so if ROOT and CatZ don't mess up, Hydra should get P1 soon.
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Xinzoe
Profile Joined January 2014
Korea (South)2373 Posts
September 24 2014 23:38 GMT
#138
awwww yea, another korean laddering on NA
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10700 Posts
September 24 2014 23:49 GMT
#139
I'm not really sure what I think of this, but I am happy Hydra joined ROOT if he will join any Foreign team......gogo Hydra !! Weird to see him in a foreign team though....
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Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-24 23:51:18
September 24 2014 23:51 GMT
#140
awesome pickup.

only signing that wouldve been more epic is ROOTavilo, but for very different reasons. huehuehue

gratz Paulo!!
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