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Thouhastmail
Profile Joined March 2015
Korea (North)876 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 13:39:27
December 02 2015 10:15 GMT
#1
http://m.sports.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=442&aid=0000027468

On Dec. 2nd, Kim Dong-hwan, former coach of Prime, announced the official disbandment of Prime.

He stated, "I`d like to say thank you for all the cheers that fans gave to us. Also, I`d like to say sorry. I hope there will be no more innocent victims like me. I want to keep working for SC2 scene as long as circumstances permits."

Edit:

According to his post on DCinside Starcraft Gallery (Korean SC community), He was nominated as a new head coach of 2016 Prime.

He said Prime was going well before the scandal erupted; new uniforms, recruits (planning to ally with foreign teams), rebuilding, new sponsor and so on.

However, after the scandal, Shiycoms canceled it`s sponsorship and everything went wrong. - that`s how Prime disbanded.
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Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
December 02 2015 10:17 GMT
#2
sad to see them go, how's proleague gonna run now?
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Thouhastmail
Profile Joined March 2015
Korea (North)876 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 10:21:41
December 02 2015 10:18 GMT
#3
On December 02 2015 19:17 Caihead wrote:
sad to see them go, how's proleague gonna run now?


Nothing is certain. Canata said it`ll begin in January.
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Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
December 02 2015 10:19 GMT
#4
Shocking.
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 10:25:10
December 02 2015 10:19 GMT
#5
Prime's death has been so dragged out, and so tarnished by scandal, that this feels more relieving than anything. At least things can't get worse now. No, there's just no possible way things can get any worse.

RIP Prime, you were my first team flair. Your sons Maru and Polt will carry on the best of your legacy. And maybe ByuN. Heck, possibly even Creator!
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55550 Posts
December 02 2015 10:23 GMT
#6
Well, this was to be expected. Interested to see what team will fill up the 8th slot (maybe KeSPA re-builds the 8th team?)
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HeyImFinn
Profile Joined September 2011
United States250 Posts
December 02 2015 10:23 GMT
#7
On December 02 2015 19:17 Caihead wrote:
sad to see them go, how's proleague gonna run now?

I'd imagine another Kespa-sponsored team a la Team 8.
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yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2969 Posts
December 02 2015 10:32 GMT
#8
Well this was bound to happen, whatever sponsors PRIME did have must have clearly jumped ship as fast as possible when details about the match fixing scandal broke. Was the only logical conclusion to close down the team imo.

I hope to see a new KESPA 8th team get revived for next year's proleague.
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Borsti
Profile Joined May 2012
Germany79 Posts
December 02 2015 10:36 GMT
#9
Hell, it's about time.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12387 Posts
December 02 2015 10:38 GMT
#10
Would love to see a new team forming soon, lots of no names making their depute
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33388 Posts
December 02 2015 10:38 GMT
#11
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting
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CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3384 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 10:40:17
December 02 2015 10:39 GMT
#12
...this was to be expected and it was dragging out way too long but it's shocking nonetheless, and not only for a possbile 7-teams only Proleague next year... reading "Team Prime disbanded" is so weird and sad...
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50121 Posts
December 02 2015 10:42 GMT
#13
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting


hahahahaha
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55550 Posts
December 02 2015 10:45 GMT
#14
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

Gerrard probably sold it along with ByuN's PC.
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ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 10:52:49
December 02 2015 10:52 GMT
#15
It's insane how long they lasted compared to some other old school SC2 teams. oGs(T_T), IM, TSL, Slayers, Startale, fOu, ZeNEX, NSHS... Only MVP lives on.
Anacreor
Profile Joined February 2013
Netherlands291 Posts
December 02 2015 10:53 GMT
#16
Sad to see the team go in this way.. But this was a long time coming.
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55550 Posts
December 02 2015 10:54 GMT
#17
On December 02 2015 19:52 ZAiNs wrote:
It's insane how long they lasted compared to some other old school SC2 teams. oGs(T_T), IM, TSL, Slayers, Startale, fOu, ZeNEX, NSHS... Only MVP lives on.

MVP got that Chickenmaru power. Now they'll never die.
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HellHound
Profile Joined September 2014
Bulgaria5962 Posts
December 02 2015 10:55 GMT
#18
On December 02 2015 19:52 ZAiNs wrote:
It's insane how long they lasted compared to some other old school SC2 teams. oGs(T_T), IM, TSL, Slayers, Startale, fOu, ZeNEX, NSHS... Only MVP lives on.

Not sure of ST should be on that list :D
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negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
December 02 2015 11:05 GMT
#19
was inevitable, but sad nonetheless. gerrard always seemed to try so hard, but in the end all he could do was taint his team's legacy and throw it away.
Xoronius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany6362 Posts
December 02 2015 11:08 GMT
#20
On December 02 2015 19:55 HellHound wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2015 19:52 ZAiNs wrote:
It's insane how long they lasted compared to some other old school SC2 teams. oGs(T_T), IM, TSL, Slayers, Startale, fOu, ZeNEX, NSHS... Only MVP lives on.

Not sure of ST should be on that list :D

Don't think so, SBENU is basically a direct continuation of Startale.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
December 02 2015 11:14 GMT
#21
Well, time for Team8² to be created, boys
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Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 11:19:54
December 02 2015 11:17 GMT
#22
Quite expected after the big blow they suffered. I'm still impressed by how resilient Prime has been, I think many teams would've disbanded a long time ago, had they been in a situation comparable with Prime's.

On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting


Must've already disappeared, used to settle a debt to shady people.

On December 02 2015 20:14 OtherWorld wrote:
Well, time for Team8² to be created, boys


You mean Team64?
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ChillingFrog89
Profile Joined October 2015
25 Posts
December 02 2015 11:28 GMT
#23
with creator gone and without a regular coach, prime was a beat-down team comparing to any other team. the team was a sand bag for any team to gather their winnings. It was really ridiculous and boring to watch their matches tbh.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19234 Posts
December 02 2015 11:28 GMT
#24
Prime had a great run. This is sad to see. That being said...

Bring back EGTL!
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Amazonic
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden239 Posts
December 02 2015 11:29 GMT
#25
Aww man I know they were... well, not great, but I still always kinda liked the team. No surprise though, really.
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Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16838 Posts
December 02 2015 12:37 GMT
#26
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

this
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Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
December 02 2015 12:44 GMT
#27
rest in peace
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Creager
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1894 Posts
December 02 2015 13:37 GMT
#28
Kinda expected after what happened, but sad anyway. This week surely keeps being depressing.
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hachicken
Profile Joined December 2014
Australia10 Posts
December 02 2015 13:41 GMT
#29
Kim Dong-Hwan as in viOLet?
krylon
Profile Joined November 2011
38 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 14:09:00
December 02 2015 14:08 GMT
#30
On December 02 2015 19:19 pure.Wasted wrote:
Prime's death has been so dragged out, and so tarnished by scandal, that this feels more relieving than anything. At least things can't get worse now. No, there's just no possible way things can get any worse.


Would you say that their death came bit by bit?
Tngabor
Profile Joined December 2013
Serbia60 Posts
December 02 2015 14:15 GMT
#31
A new EGTL would be awesome! : )))
Well maybe not them per se, but a foreign team.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
December 02 2015 14:15 GMT
#32
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

why? there was no guarantee they would win since ST is the biggest bunch of team league chokers all time. it wasnt the ace match
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Isualin
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany1903 Posts
December 02 2015 14:36 GMT
#33
Another sad week for starcraft after the match fixing incident
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killerm12
Profile Joined November 2014
Slovakia601 Posts
December 02 2015 14:55 GMT
#34
they finally stopped beating dead horse...time for new team to step up
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shockaslim
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1104 Posts
December 02 2015 15:06 GMT
#35
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting



Even if he beat MarineKing, there was no way he was going to be able to beat ByuN. His vs Protoss was too strong.
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dr3am_b3ing
Profile Joined May 2015
Canada188 Posts
December 02 2015 15:09 GMT
#36
Saw this coming
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
December 02 2015 15:30 GMT
#37
Not unexpected but still sad I suppose. They were having enough trouble as it was before the match fixing scandal
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lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4163 Posts
December 02 2015 15:33 GMT
#38
On December 02 2015 20:28 BisuDagger wrote:
Prime had a great run. This is sad to see. That being said...

Bring back EGTL!

oh god that unholy abomination

Anyway this is sad, I kinda expected it because it feels like that Prime has had nothing but bad news the last 2-3 years with their SC2 and LoL teams.
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
December 02 2015 15:39 GMT
#39
On December 02 2015 23:15 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

why? there was no guarantee they would win since ST is the biggest bunch of team league chokers all time. it wasnt the ace match

Would have been PartinG (who would've been hot coming off three straight wins), Bomber, Squirtle, and Curious against Byun and Creator. Surely you can concede that Startale would have a CONSIDERABLE advantage had game four played out properly
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Taari
Profile Joined May 2014
Germany138 Posts
December 02 2015 15:55 GMT
#40
Rest in peace.

I hope, NaJin or some very new and financially stable team comes in.
i would like to see a new formed team more than just reincarnation of old teams.
I am also curious about new players.

It was fun while it lasted, Prime will always have a place in my heart, but now let's look, what's up ahead of us!

GLHF everyone.
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
December 02 2015 16:06 GMT
#41
I wonder if the great and powerful stuchiu will be blessing Prime with a post mortem. I don't have the knowledge or patience to do it justice
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Ctesias
Profile Joined December 2012
4595 Posts
December 02 2015 16:10 GMT
#42
And nothing of value was lost.
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
December 02 2015 16:19 GMT
#43
On December 03 2015 01:10 Ctesias wrote:
And nothing of value was lost.

sorry, but that's incredibly rude to fans of the team. A team that was around since 2010 and was at one time a championship organization with lots of talent
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50121 Posts
December 02 2015 16:28 GMT
#44
On December 03 2015 01:19 Darkhorse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 01:10 Ctesias wrote:
And nothing of value was lost.

sorry, but that's incredibly rude to fans of the team. A team that was around since 2010 and was at one time a championship organization with lots of talent

while the memories are priceless the actual value of prime post scandal is nothing....but really thats just me and I don't justify what he said either.
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RevTiberius
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada353 Posts
December 02 2015 16:28 GMT
#45
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we got them!"

What a shame, i like proleague even more than GSL
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Where dat snitch at?37023 Posts
December 02 2015 16:34 GMT
#46
On December 03 2015 01:28 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 01:19 Darkhorse wrote:
On December 03 2015 01:10 Ctesias wrote:
And nothing of value was lost.

sorry, but that's incredibly rude to fans of the team. A team that was around since 2010 and was at one time a championship organization with lots of talent

while the memories are priceless the actual value of prime post scandal is nothing....but really thats just me and I don't justify what he said either.

Even so, that's not something to say in this thread. It's insensitive. (referring to Ctesias' post)
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showstealer1829
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
Australia3123 Posts
December 02 2015 16:51 GMT
#47
Is it wrong that my first thought was "Is Lorning okay?"
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Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
December 02 2015 16:53 GMT
#48
On December 03 2015 00:39 Darkhorse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2015 23:15 Shellshock wrote:
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

why? there was no guarantee they would win since ST is the biggest bunch of team league chokers all time. it wasnt the ace match

Would have been PartinG (who would've been hot coming off three straight wins), Bomber, Squirtle, and Curious against Byun and Creator. Surely you can concede that Startale would have a CONSIDERABLE advantage had game four played out properly

from the exact same season
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
December 02 2015 16:58 GMT
#49
On December 03 2015 01:53 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 00:39 Darkhorse wrote:
On December 02 2015 23:15 Shellshock wrote:
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

why? there was no guarantee they would win since ST is the biggest bunch of team league chokers all time. it wasnt the ace match

Would have been PartinG (who would've been hot coming off three straight wins), Bomber, Squirtle, and Curious against Byun and Creator. Surely you can concede that Startale would have a CONSIDERABLE advantage had game four played out properly

from the exact same season
[image loading]

Remember when I said "considerable advantage" rather than "guaranteed victory"?
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Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
December 02 2015 17:10 GMT
#50
On December 02 2015 20:28 BisuDagger wrote:
Prime had a great run. This is sad to see. That being said...

Bring back EGTL!


Yes please, I want to see everyone's favorite foreigners gets massacred week after week in the most creative of ways!

Back on topic, goodbye PRIME, I'll chose to remember the team not for what it became, but what it originally was a long time ago. Thanks for the memories!
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halomonian
Profile Joined January 2012
Brazil255 Posts
December 02 2015 17:15 GMT
#51
It is actually surprising it took so long to disband the team after the fixing accusations. I hope the accusations dont splash into the good players in PRIME.
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
December 02 2015 17:19 GMT
#52
On December 03 2015 01:58 Darkhorse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 01:53 Shellshock wrote:
On December 03 2015 00:39 Darkhorse wrote:
On December 02 2015 23:15 Shellshock wrote:
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

why? there was no guarantee they would win since ST is the biggest bunch of team league chokers all time. it wasnt the ace match

Would have been PartinG (who would've been hot coming off three straight wins), Bomber, Squirtle, and Curious against Byun and Creator. Surely you can concede that Startale would have a CONSIDERABLE advantage had game four played out properly

from the exact same season
[image loading]

Remember when I said "considerable advantage" rather than "guaranteed victory"?

I was just providing support for my rationale. I never guaranteed a victory either. People just always seem to ignore that Prime wasn't dead even if MarineKing was out
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robopork
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States511 Posts
December 02 2015 17:21 GMT
#53
On December 02 2015 19:52 ZAiNs wrote:
It's insane how long they lasted compared to some other old school SC2 teams. oGs(T_T), IM, TSL, Slayers, Startale, fOu, ZeNEX, NSHS... Only MVP lives on.


Thanks for that trip down memory lane. I haven't thought about some of those teams in a long time :/

gg prime. It's sad, but for the best I think. Any word on who is getting picked up by whom?
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Hassan_RO
Profile Joined May 2012
Romania77 Posts
December 02 2015 17:22 GMT
#54
RIP Prime. My team flare for life

MKP will always be remembered, as will Poltimus Prime, Creator and even B4 he was so cuuute.
And lets not forget the latest god to grace the prime banner, Maru, the MarinePrince himself.

That being said i am happy to see MVP surviving and still thriving. Their Dota2 team is doing quite well in some recent tourneys these days, and their SC2 team is doing quite well, despite the players they have (see ''best coaches''article)

GL to the players in the future!
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Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
December 02 2015 17:31 GMT
#55
RIP. Someone save eSports
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REyeM
Profile Joined August 2014
2674 Posts
December 02 2015 17:58 GMT
#56
Its time for another kespaaaaaaaaaa team
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jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
December 02 2015 18:33 GMT
#57
Huh, somehow I thought they had disbanded right after the scandal, but I guess they were hanging in there for a while to see how things go.

Can anyone confirm - my understanding was that the Prime pro team was kinda an outgrowth of a larger clan of amateurs on Bnet (I would assume that's how they kept getting all those new players for their team), is the clan still around at all?

Anyways, RIP Prime, a team with some of the most idiosyncratic and passionate players to ever play SC2...a team that has been here since the very beginning of SC2....a team that stuck around deep into the new era when others were hanging up the towel...a team that wasn't afraid to give newcomers and young players a chance... I'll remember you (especially in my comfy Primezzang hoodie)
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BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5217 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 18:38:57
December 02 2015 18:37 GMT
#58
Wat.

MarineKing, Creator, Polt, Maru, so many great Prime players. Sad to see this.
DreamR
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United Kingdom168 Posts
December 02 2015 18:52 GMT
#59
On December 02 2015 19:19 pure.Wasted wrote:
Prime's death has been so dragged out, and so tarnished by scandal, that this feels more relieving than anything. At least things can't get worse now. No, there's just no possible way things can get any worse.

RIP Prime, you were my first team flair. Your sons Maru and Polt will carry on the best of your legacy. And maybe ByuN. Heck, possibly even Creator!



your sons maru and polt? are you forgetting the most important player?
This game saved me from ending it.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55550 Posts
December 02 2015 18:54 GMT
#60
On December 03 2015 03:52 DreamR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2015 19:19 pure.Wasted wrote:
Prime's death has been so dragged out, and so tarnished by scandal, that this feels more relieving than anything. At least things can't get worse now. No, there's just no possible way things can get any worse.

RIP Prime, you were my first team flair. Your sons Maru and Polt will carry on the best of your legacy. And maybe ByuN. Heck, possibly even Creator!



your sons maru and polt? are you forgetting the most important player?

Why would he trust MarineKing with carrying on the good parts of Prime's legacy at this point?
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
December 02 2015 19:05 GMT
#61
On December 03 2015 01:53 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 00:39 Darkhorse wrote:
On December 02 2015 23:15 Shellshock wrote:
On December 02 2015 19:38 Waxangel wrote:
if anyone can find a GSTL trophy in the dumpster out back, please deliver it to parting

why? there was no guarantee they would win since ST is the biggest bunch of team league chokers all time. it wasnt the ace match

Would have been PartinG (who would've been hot coming off three straight wins), Bomber, Squirtle, and Curious against Byun and Creator. Surely you can concede that Startale would have a CONSIDERABLE advantage had game four played out properly

from the exact same season
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startale would have won if they played virus. that is all.

on topic can't say this isn't expected. sucks for the people effected though
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Cluster__
Profile Joined September 2013
United States328 Posts
December 02 2015 19:25 GMT
#62
Sad to see them go. Such history
Liquid`Snute, AcerScarlett, ROOTCatZ, MC, Maru, Soulkey, Losira
necrosexy
Profile Joined March 2011
451 Posts
December 02 2015 19:25 GMT
#63
A sad day for Pinnacle betters
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55550 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-02 19:30:04
December 02 2015 19:29 GMT
#64
On December 03 2015 04:25 necrosexy wrote:
A sad day for Pinnacle betters

Completely inappropriate. And also factually wrong since Pinnacle didn't offer bets on Prime matches anymore anyway.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Alucen-Will-
Profile Joined October 2014
United States4054 Posts
December 02 2015 21:00 GMT
#65
I'm pondering what's going on with the proleague season coming up, paricularly in context with what's happened in the lol world regarding broadcasting rights for lol champs.

I'm assumming negotiations are ongoing in figuring out the answer to what happens with tv scheduling and even team rosters with all these trades/retirements
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
December 02 2015 21:08 GMT
#66
Damn I am happy, fuck Prime
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Adept
Profile Joined December 2009
United States472 Posts
December 02 2015 21:20 GMT
#67
Prime T_T
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rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5586 Posts
December 02 2015 21:31 GMT
#68
Ripme
don't wall off against random
Celepharn
Profile Joined July 2015
Mexico60 Posts
December 02 2015 21:53 GMT
#69
First Flash and now Prime I'm about to have a mental breakdown
I love marine, so cheap, I like.
showstealer1829
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
Australia3123 Posts
December 02 2015 22:15 GMT
#70
On December 03 2015 06:08 plasmidghost wrote:
Damn I am happy, fuck Prime


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operwolf
Profile Joined April 2008
United States324 Posts
December 02 2015 22:38 GMT
#71
So sad to hear everything they had planned for the team and to see what became of it all.
He'll end up dead, because he'll die.
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
December 02 2015 22:51 GMT
#72
Good riddance
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44317 Posts
December 03 2015 01:26 GMT
#73
RIP I miss old school Prime, with Polt and MKP. But the team has been dead for a while now :/
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ilikeredheads
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1995 Posts
December 03 2015 01:49 GMT
#74
They should've disbanded a long time ago. Seeing them in Proleague this past year has been a sad state of affairs. Now Prime can finally die in peace. RIP
negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-03 02:24:18
December 03 2015 02:24 GMT
#75
On December 03 2015 00:55 Taari wrote:
I hope, NaJin or some very new and financially stable team comes in.


Najin disbanded a few days ago too, so that's pretty unlikely.
usopsama
Profile Joined April 2008
6502 Posts
December 03 2015 04:09 GMT
#76
Now that Prime is disbanding, what will the Kespa elephants stand on?
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
December 03 2015 04:10 GMT
#77
On December 02 2015 19:15 Thouhastmail wrote:
According to his post on DCinside Starcraft Gallery (Korean SC community), He was nominated as a new head coach of 2016 Prime.

He said Prime was going well before the scandal erupted; new uniforms, recruits (planning to ally with foreign teams), rebuilding, new sponsor and so on.

However, after the scandal, Shiycoms canceled it`s sponsorship and everything went wrong. - that`s how Prime disbanded.


I don't understand how we're supposed to read that things were "going well before the scandal erupted." Before the scandal erupted, Prime's coach was pressuring Prime's players to break the law, over the course of God only knows how many months.

Is this guy saying that "during those two weeks that the bad guys were in jail but no one knew why, things were really looking up"? "It's a real shame we couldn't just sweep this under the rug"?

Someone help me out, here.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
December 03 2015 04:15 GMT
#78
On December 03 2015 13:10 pure.Wasted wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2015 19:15 Thouhastmail wrote:
According to his post on DCinside Starcraft Gallery (Korean SC community), He was nominated as a new head coach of 2016 Prime.

He said Prime was going well before the scandal erupted; new uniforms, recruits (planning to ally with foreign teams), rebuilding, new sponsor and so on.

However, after the scandal, Shiycoms canceled it`s sponsorship and everything went wrong. - that`s how Prime disbanded.


I don't understand how we're supposed to read that things were "going well before the scandal erupted." Before the scandal erupted, Prime's coach was pressuring Prime's players to break the law, over the course of God only knows how many months.

Is this guy saying that "during those two weeks that the bad guys were in jail but no one knew why, things were really looking up"? "It's a real shame we couldn't just sweep this under the rug"?

Someone help me out, here.


I think he means for next year. Obviously they didn't know about the dodgy stuff, and had written off this year and were just focusing on when the new coach was gonna take over and was sorting out the new sponsors, partnerships etc.
Jer99
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada8157 Posts
December 03 2015 04:16 GMT
#79
poor lorning and hayl
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pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
December 03 2015 04:23 GMT
#80
On December 03 2015 13:15 Phredxor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 13:10 pure.Wasted wrote:
On December 02 2015 19:15 Thouhastmail wrote:
According to his post on DCinside Starcraft Gallery (Korean SC community), He was nominated as a new head coach of 2016 Prime.

He said Prime was going well before the scandal erupted; new uniforms, recruits (planning to ally with foreign teams), rebuilding, new sponsor and so on.

However, after the scandal, Shiycoms canceled it`s sponsorship and everything went wrong. - that`s how Prime disbanded.


I don't understand how we're supposed to read that things were "going well before the scandal erupted." Before the scandal erupted, Prime's coach was pressuring Prime's players to break the law, over the course of God only knows how many months.

Is this guy saying that "during those two weeks that the bad guys were in jail but no one knew why, things were really looking up"? "It's a real shame we couldn't just sweep this under the rug"?

Someone help me out, here.


I think he means for next year. Obviously they didn't know about the dodgy stuff, and had written off this year and were just focusing on when the new coach was gonna take over and was sorting out the new sponsors, partnerships etc.


Yeah. I just strongly disagree with the way this coach expresses himself, saying "things were going well for Prime." Things weren't going well. Things actually couldn't have been worse. You just didn't realize it.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume this was lost in translation.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
felisconcolori
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States6168 Posts
December 03 2015 05:12 GMT
#81
Prime lived on so long, and weathered so much, before the decline.

Marineking leaving Prime should've been a giant red flag - he put a lot of effort into keeping the team alive through tough times and was personally and emotionally attached to the team. Byun disappearing is another one.

I'll always remember Prime as the team they were before, not as how they fell.

Also, that GSTL trophy is probably sitting on Choya's desk.
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada16701 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-03 05:20:34
December 03 2015 05:17 GMT
#82
with all the big amazing plans Blizzard has outlined for SC2 ESports in 2016 and the hundreds of billions of dollars in prize money that will be up for grabs i'm surprised Prime disbanded.

it is a sad day.
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gneGne
Profile Joined June 2007
Netherlands697 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-03 10:18:04
December 03 2015 10:17 GMT
#83
The breeding ground of Terran Gods. Bye Prime, we will miss you for what you have been.
LeeJohnDong
Profile Joined May 2014
Ireland58 Posts
December 03 2015 11:38 GMT
#84
On December 03 2015 07:15 showstealer1829 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2015 06:08 plasmidghost wrote:
Damn I am happy, fuck Prime




Wow. so many rude people. what happened :/
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
December 03 2015 15:37 GMT
#85
On December 02 2015 19:23 Elentos wrote:
Well, this was to be expected. Interested to see what team will fill up the 8th slot (maybe KeSPA re-builds the 8th team?)

Jin Air IS the 8th team
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