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Kim “Violet” Dong Hwan, Professional SC2 Player
First off, I want to thank Mike Rufail for the opportunity to represent Envy and I’m really excited to be a part of their new adventure in Starcraft. For my fans who don’t know about Envy, they are very well known in the Call of Duty community and more recently CS:GO. If you have have followed me for many years, you know that my pro gaming career has had good times and bad ones. 2012 was one of the best years of my life, moving to America and experiencing a whole new culture while winning multiple championships. 2013 was the worst year of my life, qualifying for WCS multiple times to only have to forfeit because of VISA issues. I had built my name in America and wanted more . 2014 overall was a good building year for me, but I must do more and be the player I know I can be. My focus has never been more clear and I’m determined to show you guys some good matches and hopefully on big stages. I want to thank my fans for supporting thru the good times and bad ones. If you are an Envyus fan but don’t know me, you will soon! 
Mike Rufail, Managing Director of Team Envy
When we were given the opportunity to sign viOLet, we wanted to know more. We listened to his story. I thought: here is a player, a former champion who made a big move across the world to pursue his pro gaming career in the US at a time when maybe the opportunities were dwindling. What would happen if we gave him an amount of support he hasn't seen here yet? So we're here to find out. We're all really looking forward to helping Kim on his journey and we hope our fans do too.
Andrew Tomlinson, Founder & Owner of CSA
Working with Violet was one of my earliest steps into eSports years ago and I’m happy to say that we are still working together to this day. Violet has been an ambassador and role model for the Starcraft community for years and continues to surprise us with what he’s capable of.
When I first spoke with Mike about Envyus, we both agreed that Violet would look good in blue. I couldn’t be more thrilled for Violet, Mike, and the entire Envyus organization, and look forward to seeing what they can accomplish in Starcraft.
http://teamenvyus.com/
About Envyus
Established in 2007, Team Envy is one of the most storied eSports organizations in the world. The team is known for being a staple in major tournament Grand Finals and producing multiple championship seasons. In addition to being a perennial pro gaming powerhouse, the team is also known for their sportsmanship, integrity and philanthropy.
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If an admin could please move to general, much appreciated!
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Germany913 Posts
Great to see him on a new team!
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I don't know enough about the shooter scene to tell how big a deal this is. Can someone fill me in?
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The same team as the ex-LDLC guys on CS:GO. Great combo.
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It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now
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Hopefully this means, we see more of Violet! Such a cool Zerg.
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Great news for Violet, congrats!!! And it's awesome to see a team from a different genre expand to sc2.
Good luck everybody  .
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On February 13 2015 04:52 Circumstance wrote:
I don't know enough about the shooter scene to tell how big a deal this is. Can someone fill me in?
One of most storylined lineups in CoD, bought last major winners in CS:GO week ago as well.
On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now
ROFL.
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On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now
I should have joined this team
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France9034 Posts
Wow, first they pick the ex-LDLC line up, now viOlet. Congratz !
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Nice to see teams coming to SC2 from other games. Good luck to all involved.
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Damn. EnVy are rocking a solid roster now with their new CS:GO team also.
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United Kingdom551 Posts
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
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On February 13 2015 05:01 GreenMash wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now I should have joined this team
Yeah, your team sucks
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On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
Envy is as random for a SC2 player as Team Liquid is for a CoD player.
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On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
Why don't you do some research before shitting on people/teams?
Btw it would be nice to add this http://teamenvyus.com/ to the OP. Apparently they exist since 2007, have legit and solid sponsors and their FPS history is not bad at all. So yeah I'm happy to see a non-SC2 team investing into SC2 (:
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Canada16217 Posts
On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
This isn't a random team though.
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HOLY SHIT YES! Their CSGO team is my favorite and I fucking love viOLet!
YEAAAAAH HYPE
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On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
Teams from other genres coming to sc2 is the best thing that can happen and they are not random at all.
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On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
The only thing random this page is your comment
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United States97276 Posts
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Cool to see new teams jump into the SC ring, especially with a name like Violet
GL!!
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Amazing to see a team that has had a lot of success in other games coming to sc2. Also really happy for violet
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On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now
Can you explain the joke plz? :D
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On February 13 2015 05:37 SinO[Ob] wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now Can you explain the joke plz? :D
nV's biggest rival is OpTic with Nadeshot, who played in nV before creating OpTic.
And OpTic's second name is "Green Wall", while nV are "Boys in Blue".
On February 13 2015 05:51 Heartland wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:37 SinO[Ob] wrote:On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now Can you explain the joke plz? :D "Green with envy"
God damnit.
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On February 13 2015 05:43 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:37 SinO[Ob] wrote:On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now Can you explain the joke plz? :D nV's biggest rival is OpTic with Nadeshot, who played in nV before creating OpTic. And OpTic's second name is "Green Wall", while nV are "Boys in Blue".
Wow, that's very specific.
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Awesome, viOLet is my favorite Zerg.
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On February 13 2015 05:37 SinO[Ob] wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now Can you explain the joke plz? :D
"Green with envy"
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Violet's changed his Twitter to @nV_Violet now, for those who are curious (RIP Violetdatswag  )
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Haha so many new teams means so many more liquipedia articles :D!!!
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On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though.
To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke.
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On February 13 2015 06:12 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though. To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke.
That's why OpTic has more followers than LCS teams, rofl.
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Good business decision by Envy to sign someone like Violet.
Things seem to be looking up for SC2 given how many companies are trying their hand in SC2 by signing players. Hopefully LOTV helps to rejuvenate the scene and bring in more viewers.
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On February 13 2015 05:11 OtherWorld wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O Why don't you do some research before shitting on people/teams? Btw it would be nice to add this http://teamenvyus.com/ to the OP. Apparently they exist since 2007, have legit and solid sponsors and their FPS history is not bad at all. So yeah I'm happy to see a non-SC2 team investing into SC2 (:
their CS:GO team is #1 or #2 in the world right now.
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On February 13 2015 06:14 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 06:12 DPK wrote:On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though. To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke. That's why OpTic has more followers than LCS teams, rofl.
OpTic who? I fail to see how having more "followers" is relevant, especially when there's a lot more team playing in LCS than CoD teams playing in MLG. Also, it doesn't change the fact that CoD in widely considered a joke so when a CoD team is starting to recruit teams for other games, it's inevitable that most people will say "random team" because no one cares about CoD teams expect die hard CoD players who still thinks the game is hard to play at a pro level.
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Great news! Go Violet!
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This team looks more solid than one MC joined. Hope Violet will have sucess this year.
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This is fantastic news. We need some teams like envyus in the NA scene. I hope H3cz and Optic decides to do the same.
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Russian Federation37 Posts
EnVyUs have Happy, so it should feels like home.
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Great to see new(legit) teams investing in sc2!
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Finally a move that isn't a re-run.
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On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O
I think this kind of signing is going to become more and more common as time goes on. SC2 is an individual game. It probably makes sense financially to support a single successful player in order to expose your brand and sponsors to the Starcraft market. Teams of 4+ starcraft players will probably become a thing of the past as time goes on. (Except in proleague of course)
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On February 13 2015 05:43 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:37 SinO[Ob] wrote:On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now Can you explain the joke plz? :D nV's biggest rival is OpTic with Nadeshot, who played in nV before creating OpTic. And OpTic's second name is "Green Wall", while nV are "Boys in Blue". Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:51 Heartland wrote:On February 13 2015 05:37 SinO[Ob] wrote:On February 13 2015 04:56 Heartland wrote:
It would be better if his name was Green rather than Violet now Can you explain the joke plz? :D "Green with envy" God damnit.
Thx for answering anyway! But yea, it was way more simple. :D
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Congrats to Violet!
I always felt like Violet joining CMStorm was a no brainer but I guess that dream is over now.
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just did some research and found out that Team Envyus is a FPS team and have CSGO and COD:AW divisions. I hope Violet's stay will be long term :D really missed him during the end of 2014. Such a good player and a great guy overall, especially his interviews.
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now this is cool. Congrats!
but violet. pls perform better. you can do it!
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very cool, hope violet shows a good 2015
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AWESOME STUFF!! =)
I love Violet, great that he got on this team.
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Nice! Very good to see teams branch out into sc2
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Really happy for this, it's been a long time since a new established team got into SC2.
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On February 13 2015 07:47 Advantageous wrote:
just did some research and found out that Team Envyus is a FPS team and have CSGO and COD:AW divisions. I hope Violet's stay will be long term :D really missed him during the end of 2014. Such a good player and a great guy overall, especially his interviews.
Did your researches included reading the very first paragraph of this thread ? :x
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So are we supposed to call them Envy or Envyus now? It is handled very inconsistenly both in the OP here and on their website.
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Well this should be pretty awesome!
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nV is a good team, congrats on the pickup to viOlet
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On February 13 2015 10:04 Paragleiber wrote:
So are we supposed to call them Envy or Envyus now? It is handled very inconsistenly both in the OP here and on their website.
I think it's like the NaVi vs Natus Vincere situation.
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holy shit, this is great news..... WOW really lucky to get on with the Nr.1 best CSGO team in the world right now.(maybe fanatic to some people).....
also for people who dont know team ENVYUS is the old LDLC team...
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Cool to viOLet on a new team. When he's in tip top shape, he's one of the better Zerg's. I wouldn't say Top 5, but definitely a Top 10 when he's on his form.
And, hopefully he's not another Azubu player who joins a team and just falls off (Supernova, Symbol, RagnoraK, B4). Well, I guess San has had some moderate success but overall, ex-Azubu players haven't really been much of a presence after its disbandment
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Congrats to Violet! And to get picked up by the team that just bought old LDLC and my favorite player Shoxie?! I guess I'm a Violet fan now lol
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Never heard of them :/ But best of luck!
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Great CS:GO team, hopefully they can translate in SC2
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So cool to see organizations branching out and into SC2!! Good luck to Violet~
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Czech Republic12129 Posts
Yay, happy for Violet! Good luck, man!
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On February 13 2015 06:12 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though. To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke.
Some people just don't want to listen to rational arguments, do they?
envy has Monster and Astro as sponsors ... they surly are just a random team, just like EG and TL.....
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Seems EnvyUs is pretty serious about expanding into other games in 2015.
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On February 13 2015 17:53 SixStrings wrote:
How the mighty have fallen...
What? EnVyUs is really fucking legit and a pretty big (huge) organization in the CoD and now CSGO scenes.
Honestly this is a hundred times better than any "new" team we've seen in the recent times. This actually gives me hope for the scene.
E: And on top of that, they are sponsored by Monster, Astro and Scuf (big in the console world).
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On February 13 2015 18:09 Keeemy wrote:What? EnVyUs is really fucking legit and a pretty big (huge) organization in the CoD and now CSGO scenes. Honestly this is a hundred times better than any "new" team we've seen in the recent times. This actually gives me hope for the scene. E: And on top of that, they are sponsored by Monster, Astro and Scuf (big in the console world).
You're right, I didn't think this through.
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Good for Violet and so nice to see an organization invest into SC2 instead of withdraw! Best of luck, I'll be sure to keep an eye open now for him/them.
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On February 13 2015 06:12 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though. To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke.
Even though CoD is a joke nowadays, it's kind of irrelevant where the organization started. They are wealthy, stable and have some serious sponsors.
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On February 13 2015 18:09 Keeemy wrote:What? EnVyUs is really fucking legit and a pretty big (huge) organization in the CoD and now CSGO scenes. Honestly this is a hundred times better than any "new" team we've seen in the recent times. This actually gives me hope for the scene. E: And on top of that, they are sponsored by Monster, Astro and Scuf (big in the console world).
They also have a team house in Noth Carolina.
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Good stuff, nice to see new Esports teams getting involved in SC2 :D
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God EnvyUs is getting bigger and bigger now.
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hope he gets to play in more tournements with this team
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On February 13 2015 17:59 bluQ wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 06:12 DPK wrote:On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though. To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke. Some people just don't want to listen to rational arguments, do they? envy has Monster and Astro as sponsors ... they surly are just a random team, just like EG and TL.....
How does having Monster and Astro as sponsors don't make them "another random team"? Look at Razer website and look at all the team they sponsors and tell me that you know every single team in there and they most of them aren't "another random team". People who don't follow CoD (the majority of the eSport scene) have no clue who they were until they picked up ex-LDLC like I said. Sure they might be big in CoD, but CoD is a joke. I guess some people here think that being a random CoD team is as prestigious as big teams like EG and TL which is hilarious in my book.
On February 13 2015 21:35 mechengineer123 wrote:
Even though CoD is a joke nowadays, it's kind of irrelevant where the organization started. They are wealthy, stable and have some serious sponsors.
Where did I say that they aren't wealthy, stable and have some serious sponsors (I wouldn't call that serious sponsors to be honest)? My point is, in the eSport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke and it's just normal that most people will consider them random because most people don't follow CoD and they couldn't care less about teams competing in that game. I bet you didn't even knew who they were before this like the majority of the people. Big teams are known because they had good players in lots and/or most popular eSport titles, this isn't the case with EnVyUS, hence why I call them "random team". If they had not picked up ex-LDLC and Violet recently, nearly everyone here wouldn't had a clue on who they are.
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On February 15 2015 06:23 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 17:59 bluQ wrote:On February 13 2015 06:12 DPK wrote:On February 13 2015 05:13 NovemberstOrm wrote:On February 13 2015 05:09 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:
why are big name players joining these random teams? o_O This isn't a random team though. To be fair, they are a random team. People don't consider them random anymore because they recently came out of nowhere and picked up ex-LDLC (one of the best team) in csgo. Before that, no one ever heard of them because they were a CoD only team for years and in the esport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke. Some people just don't want to listen to rational arguments, do they? envy has Monster and Astro as sponsors ... they surly are just a random team, just like EG and TL..... How does having Monster and Astro as sponsors don't make them "another random team"? Look at Razer website and look at all the team they sponsors and tell me that you know every single team in there and they most of them aren't "another random team". People who don't follow CoD (the majority of the eSport scene) have no clue who they were until they picked up ex-LDLC like I said. Sure they might be big in CoD, but CoD is a joke. I guess some people here think that being a random CoD team is as prestigious as big teams like EG and TL which is hilarious in my book. Show nested quote +On February 13 2015 21:35 mechengineer123 wrote:
Even though CoD is a joke nowadays, it's kind of irrelevant where the organization started. They are wealthy, stable and have some serious sponsors. Where did I say that they aren't wealthy, stable and have some serious sponsors (I wouldn't call that serious sponsors to be honest)? My point is, in the eSport scene, CoD is mostly considered a joke and it's just normal that most people will consider them random because most people don't follow CoD and they couldn't care less about teams competing in that game. I bet you didn't even knew who they were before this like the majority of the people. Big teams are known because they had good players in lots and/or most popular eSport titles, this isn't the case with EnVyUS, hence why I call them "random team". If they had not picked up ex-LDLC and Violet recently, nearly everyone here wouldn't had a clue on who they are.
The problem is that the word "random team" has a very negative connotation, which is associated with shady business practices, scam, etc. The better word to use is "unknown team" or something along those lines.
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On February 15 2015 09:31 hansonslee wrote:
The problem is that the word "random team" has a very negative connotation, which is associated with shady business practices, scam, etc. The better word to use is "unknown team" or something along those lines.
It was intended to have a negative connotation as they were a CoD team and I don't respect the game/players at all. But you're 100% right, I should've thought that some people would understand it as in "a shady team". My bad, sorry.
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On February 15 2015 10:11 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 15 2015 09:31 hansonslee wrote:
The problem is that the word "random team" has a very negative connotation, which is associated with shady business practices, scam, etc. The better word to use is "unknown team" or something along those lines. It was intended to have a negative connotation as they were a CoD team and I don't respect the game/players at all. But you're 100% right, I should've thought that some people would understand it as in "a shady team". My bad, sorry.
Another problem with "random team" is if you only watch one game. I remember about "NAVI expands sc2" thread here. Someone where follow(ed) CS 1.6 or DotA can tell that NAVI isn't a random/unknown team.
Just too many ppl are watching ONE game.
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On February 15 2015 10:11 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 15 2015 09:31 hansonslee wrote:
The problem is that the word "random team" has a very negative connotation, which is associated with shady business practices, scam, etc. The better word to use is "unknown team" or something along those lines. It was intended to have a negative connotation as they were a CoD team and I don't respect the game/players at all. But you're 100% right, I should've thought that some people would understand it as in "a shady team". My bad, sorry.
I don't blame you. CoD is definitely a dying game, and the community is pretty embarrassing as a representation of eSports...
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On February 15 2015 10:11 DPK wrote:Show nested quote +On February 15 2015 09:31 hansonslee wrote:
The problem is that the word "random team" has a very negative connotation, which is associated with shady business practices, scam, etc. The better word to use is "unknown team" or something along those lines. It was intended to have a negative connotation as they were a CoD team and I don't respect the game/players at all. But you're 100% right, I should've thought that some people would understand it as in "a shady team". My bad, sorry.
Nobody respects CoD players, but EnVy now owns one of the best teams in CS:GO - which is a game people *do* respect.
I guess this would sort of be like TSM acquiring all of SlayerS during their peak. You'd be like "well, shit... I guess I like a LoL team now".
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