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Fnatic ends SC2 team, Harstem joins Invasion eSport

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Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-03 10:43:18
April 03 2015 10:38 GMT
#1
Fnatic has announced closing their SC2 division, releasing both (P)Harstem and (T)souL

http://www.fnatic.com/content/96399/goodbye-harstem-soul

It is always hard to announce when players leave the family, especially when some have been with us for such a long time. As of today, Harstem & souL will be leaving the Fnatic team, and Harstem will be joining team Invasion. Harstem has been one of the key players in the Starcraft 2 division and has provided us with many memorable moments.

From the HomeStory Cup to major events all around the world, we have always been proud of the performance and the way Harstem represented Fnatic and eSports.

It is also a sad day because not only will the players be leaving us, but it means that we will be closing the StarCraft 2 division of Fnatic. StarCraft 2 is a game that we hope to return to some day, maybe in Legacy of the Void, but for now the division will be no more. We have had many great players and many great moments which we will share in a special feature article to come.

For now, we would like to thank Harstem for all the great memories and wish him luck with his future in Invasion. We would also like to thank souL for his time with Fnatic and we hope that his career will carry him to great heights, whichever path he decides to walk.



Following this move, (P)Harstem has signed with Invasion eSport.

http://www.invasion-esport.com/2015/04/03/its-the-year/

It’s time. It’s THE time. It is his time.

Invasion eSport is proud to announce that a new player joins our team. Of course, you know who I’m talking about: Harstem. After a great journey with Fnatic, he’ll play for Invasion eSport from today. After 5 years of supporting StarCraft 2, Fnatic have decided to shift their attention away from the title, in its current form, and focus on their other divisions. Today Harstem will transfer to our team.


Harstem's statement:

I am very happy to be joining Invasion eSports. After I realised I had to find a new team Invasion esport was one of the 3 teams that I would like to join and when I contacted them they were very excited and open to the idea of me joining. From the first talk I didn’t really talk with any other teams anymore and felt like invasion was gonna be a good fit.
I hope to strengthen the Starcraft squad and bring good results to the table. I will also be going to Korea later in the year to try and realise my full potential. I am very thankful to Invasion esports for offering me the opportunity to continue the progamer life and I will do my very best to make them proud.


Invasion Management statement:

With some movements in our teams this week, this is the great news. As a lot of you we are huge fans of Harstem for his game obviously but also for his spirit. He knows how to bring happiness in the events, to joke and to have fun. We love this and we are happy to count Harstem in our roster!
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-03 10:41:56
April 03 2015 10:40 GMT
#2
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Sbenu sponsoring Prime surprised me less than that d:
e : and Fnatic disbanding its SC2 division, so sad
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HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
April 03 2015 10:46 GMT
#3
On April 03 2015 19:40 OtherWorld wrote:
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Sbenu sponsoring Prime surprised me less than that d:
e : and Fnatic disbanding its SC2 division, so sad

quite expected tbh. not surprised by fnatic disbanding.

however, harstem picked up by invasion is unexpected.
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
April 03 2015 10:52 GMT
#4
A few good things that happen now:

1. Invasion EU isn't a joke anymore.
2. We know Invasion is still committed to their players, so maybe we can talk about them without people yelling scam all over the place.
3. Harstem can finally stream on Twitch again, which is excellently timed with the imminent beta.

Bad things that happen now:
1. Another somewhat important esports organization is out of SC2.
2. A seriously baller Terran is teamless now (he'll probably be picked up by a smaller organization, like an ECV or w/e).
The world is better when every background has a chance.
SharkStarcraft
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria2272 Posts
April 03 2015 11:02 GMT
#5
#yearofinvasion? i don't know man, really sad about fnatic leaving sc2 and not that happy about harstem's decision to join invasion
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Profile Joined February 2007
2376 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-03 11:07:56
April 03 2015 11:03 GMT
#6
Well that is not surprising. Fnatic's sc2 division was on life support for the past year. GL to Harstem.
SuperHofmann
Profile Joined September 2013
Italy1741 Posts
April 03 2015 11:22 GMT
#7
Meh, GL Harstem you need it
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nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
April 03 2015 11:55 GMT
#8
barf, this is sad news, you'd think fnatic would give lotv a shot when they've hung around during sc2s dark times... but no gl invasion etc
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Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
April 03 2015 12:07 GMT
#9
Nice to see Harstem joining Invasion after DRG left!

And it's sad but expected from Fnatic...
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Clonester
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany2808 Posts
April 03 2015 12:16 GMT
#10
Invasion fighting.
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y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-03 12:24:52
April 03 2015 12:24 GMT
#11
sad to have such a recognized team fully move on from sc2.

best to harstem and invasion!

e: and gl to soul
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
April 03 2015 12:50 GMT
#12
Has there been any word how Invasion is paying their players? I looked at their site, and it is just a generic Wix/Squarespace kind of thing with a marketing company, a developer of mobile games, a property management company and a French SaaS (Software as a Service) company. All the websites save for the app one, look pretty similar, and only one of those losely makes sense for an investment into the team.

I mean good on Harstem for finding a new home straight out the gate, but Invasion still looks like where there is smoke there is fire.
nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
April 03 2015 13:09 GMT
#13
On April 03 2015 21:50 ThomasjServo wrote:
Has there been any word how Invasion is paying their players? I looked at their site, and it is just a generic Wix/Squarespace kind of thing with a marketing company, a developer of mobile games, a property management company and a French SaaS (Software as a Service) company. All the websites save for the app one, look pretty similar, and only one of those losely makes sense for an investment into the team.

I mean good on Harstem for finding a new home straight out the gate, but Invasion still looks like where there is smoke there is fire.


People gave mYi the benefit of doubt, might as well give Invasion the same for as long as nothing shitty happens. God knows we need more teams for players.
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KtJ
Profile Joined October 2014
United States3514 Posts
April 03 2015 13:10 GMT
#14
Harstem ;;
Gl in invasion!
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Jameserino
Profile Joined April 2015
France2 Posts
April 03 2015 13:38 GMT
#15
On April 03 2015 22:09 nkr wrote:
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On April 03 2015 21:50 ThomasjServo wrote:
Has there been any word how Invasion is paying their players? I looked at their site, and it is just a generic Wix/Squarespace kind of thing with a marketing company, a developer of mobile games, a property management company and a French SaaS (Software as a Service) company. All the websites save for the app one, look pretty similar, and only one of those losely makes sense for an investment into the team.

I mean good on Harstem for finding a new home straight out the gate, but Invasion still looks like where there is smoke there is fire.


People gave mYi the benefit of doubt, might as well give Invasion the same for as long as nothing shitty happens. God knows we need more teams for players.


Totally agree there, Invasion got shit on since they pick up Koreans, even though most of them left, no complain have been heard whatsoever. Harstem seems to know what he is doing, and if he choose to join Invasion then I'm pretty sure there is so legit opportunity in their professional line-up.

On another subject, did they announce anything about Super ? I saw that he wasn't wearing the jersey today for the SSL qualifier.
Thax
Profile Joined July 2014
Belgium1060 Posts
April 03 2015 13:50 GMT
#16
This was a long time coming. Good luck to Harstem and Invasion in their new partnership.
Cazimirbzh
Profile Joined February 2014
334 Posts
April 03 2015 14:31 GMT
#17
I predicate a lot of disban before lotv is out
Fnatic has been on the down road for a while, money is running dry ^^i hope Invasion doesnt spend too much on low players
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 03 2015 14:44 GMT
#18
RIP. GL to Harstem on Invasion!
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Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
April 03 2015 14:44 GMT
#19
Kinda sad about Fnatic, never great to see these kind of organizations leave, but their practices about marketing players, streaming and stuff have been really iffy in recent times. They can only blame themselves if their SC2 division wasn't getting them satisfaction.
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2220 Posts
April 03 2015 14:45 GMT
#20
Good luck Harstem!
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Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10122 Posts
April 03 2015 15:07 GMT
#21
GL Harstem!
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fruity.
Profile Joined April 2012
England1711 Posts
April 03 2015 15:52 GMT
#22
Seems weird timing what with beta on our doorstep. Good luck to harstem.
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FASSW
Profile Joined May 2013
Sweden49 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-03 16:15:17
April 03 2015 16:14 GMT
#23
Harstem isn't even good? wth


edit: im like 20-2 vs him
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10797 Posts
April 03 2015 17:31 GMT
#24
GL Harstem, sad to see Fnatic go but this sounds great.
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Bojas
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands2397 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-03 17:43:54
April 03 2015 17:41 GMT
#25
I hope this transition will go well for Harstem. Also sad that teams aren't interested in investing in SC2 anymore. Maybe it will change when LotV gets released.

On April 04 2015 01:14 FASSW wrote:
Harstem isn't even good? wth


edit: im like 20-2 vs him

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Shield
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bulgaria4824 Posts
April 03 2015 17:58 GMT
#26
I'm not surprised with such mediocre support from Blizzard. However, they could have tried LotV first before disbanding team.
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
April 03 2015 20:01 GMT
#27
it was going to happen sooner or later
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Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
April 03 2015 23:44 GMT
#28
I hope you have a better time of it with Invasion, Harstem, good luck!

fnatic are dead to me now -_-
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thickertom
Profile Joined December 2014
China612 Posts
April 04 2015 10:39 GMT
#29
During yesterday's Chinese WCS live, (Wiki)F91 as former Fnatic.SC1 player pitied it.
I love SC2
SuperFanBoy
Profile Joined June 2011
New Zealand1068 Posts
April 04 2015 12:16 GMT
#30
Another sad defeat for sc2.
Fnatic is bigger right now than it has ever been, and the fact it dropped sc2 just shows what state the game is in.
tjtombo
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States295 Posts
April 04 2015 17:46 GMT
#31
2015 =Year of Harstem!
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States14000 Posts
April 05 2015 11:53 GMT
#32
#alwaysyearofharstem
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