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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
![[image loading]](http://stimg.afreecatv.com/NORMAL_BBS/3/9521573/51725a4da0c574ca0.png) A new version of the GSL Code S groups was published with 5 players,  Leenock,  Bunny, jjakji, Impact and RagnaroK on a new team, TitanEX1. Not much is known about this team and the signings have gone under the radar but both Impact and Bunny have confirmed it on twitter. 
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DieuCure
France3713 Posts
I dont know what to think about Leenock. But great for jjakji, Bunny and Impact. | ||
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engesser1
264 Posts
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
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Solar424
United States4001 Posts
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Chris_Havoc
United States600 Posts
On January 05 2018 16:44 Solar424 wrote: I have a bad feeling about this. Googling TitanEX1 brings this thread up first so this company/organization/whatever it is is basically invisible. I hope we don't have another LYGF situation on our hands, but it's definitely a possibility. It reminds me more of Sonic & SBENU. A young, rich guy with an interest in esports and money to burn. | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 05 2018 17:16 Chris_Havoc wrote: It reminds me more of Sonic & SBENU. A young, rich guy with an interest in esports and money to burn. There's no product yet in this case though. TitanEX1 has a little code on GitHub, some data mining stuff you can see on Twitch, a few mostly empty websites, everything managed by this one person, and that's all. | ||
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Phredxor
New Zealand15076 Posts
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Chris_Havoc
United States600 Posts
On January 05 2018 17:21 ZigguratOfUr wrote: There's no product yet in this case though. TitanEX1 has a little code on GitHub, some data mining stuff you can see on Twitch, a few mostly empty websites, everything managed by this one person, and that's all. Which is precisely my concern. Where is this guy's money coming from? | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 05 2018 17:24 Chris_Havoc wrote: Which is precisely my concern. Where is this guy's money coming from? Currently there isn't any evidence that there is any money, though they do list an office address "중구 명동2길 34, 9층 9141호 (충무로1가,케이티명동빌딩" which doesn't look like its supposed to be just a mailing address like the other Singapore address. Someone in Seoul could check that out, and if there's actually an office there (or at least the office space is payed for) they probably have the money to pay the players. | ||
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
Hopefully I'm wrong. | ||
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LaughNgamez
Canada525 Posts
It's possible that this team could go under randomly one day but if the players are paid in the meantime I say go for it. | ||
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RAPiDCasting
Korea (South)594 Posts
On January 05 2018 17:35 ZigguratOfUr wrote: Currently there isn't any evidence that there is any money, though they do list an office address "중구 명동2길 34, 9층 9141호 (충무로1가,케이티명동빌딩" which doesn't look like its supposed to be just a mailing address like the other Singapore address. Someone in Seoul could check that out, and if there's actually an office there (or at least the office space is payed for) they probably have the money to pay the players. I'll check it out next week. | ||
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Snuzzy
10 Posts
god bless you rapid, saving esports on step at a time | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28715 Posts
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GrimscII
28 Posts
I hope it will go well... | ||
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killerm12
Slovakia601 Posts
I hope I'm correct. | ||
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Kaizor
Singapore909 Posts
On January 05 2018 17:35 ZigguratOfUr wrote: Currently there isn't any evidence that there is any money, though they do list an office address "중구 명동2길 34, 9층 9141호 (충무로1가,케이티명동빌딩" which doesn't look like its supposed to be just a mailing address like the other Singapore address. Someone in Seoul could check that out, and if there's actually an office there (or at least the office space is payed for) they probably have the money to pay the players. there is a singapore address? link me to it and i can check it over the weekend. | ||
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lechatnoir
391 Posts
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
On January 05 2018 18:14 Liquid`Drone wrote: you linked the teamliquid danish bunny but it's the korean bunny[name], no? Yes. The Danish Bunny is basically retired so I kind of forget about him to make sure I got the right one | ||
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keaneu
Korea (South)65 Posts
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207aicila
1237 Posts
On January 06 2018 01:39 keaneu wrote: Notwithstanding disbeliefs, I can understand where most of you come from. Been around here just for the scene about nearly 4 years now and have known rapid, tosis, et al quite a bit. Most of us when given a choice would prefer to telecommute with necessary tools now cheaply obtainable off-the-shelf. More about myself in relation to SC2 AI: http://starcraftgym.com and http://wiki.sc2ai.net/List_of_community_members . I skew opinions and amalgamate ideas of a Discord group backed by Blizzard, DeepMind, NVIDIA employees. Uhh... what? What does this have to do with anything? | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
On January 06 2018 03:23 207aicila wrote: Uhh... what? What does this have to do with anything? I believe he's involved with the team | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 06 2018 03:29 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I believe he's involved with the team As far as we know he is the team. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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MrFreeman
207 Posts
On January 06 2018 01:39 keaneu wrote: Notwithstanding disbeliefs, I can understand where most of you come from. Been around here just for the scene about nearly 4 years now and have known rapid, tosis, et al quite a bit. Most of us when given a choice would prefer to telecommute with necessary tools now cheaply obtainable off-the-shelf. More about myself in relation to SC2 AI: http://starcraftgym.com and http://wiki.sc2ai.net/List_of_community_members . I skew opinions and amalgamate ideas of a Discord group backed by Blizzard, DeepMind, NVIDIA employees. That's very interesting. Few years ago, I was looking into developing some RTS agents, there was a lot of support and some nice API for SC1, so I've tried that, but since I don't know much about that game, debugging was a nightmare, it's really nice to see there is some groundwork laid out for SC2, I'll check it out, add something if I find the time, thanks a lot for all your efforts! | ||
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RoninKenshin
Canada97 Posts
On January 06 2018 03:29 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I believe he's involved with the team Obviously naver translate or something was used and I don't fault you for that at all. I guess my question would be what kind of support are you giving the players? I understand if you don't want to give exact terms of contracts if there are any, but what are you doing for them? Do they get a team house provided? Meals? A small salary or stipend? I understand gamer salaries can be incredibly low ($500-1000/month?), so it's not unbelievable for a relatively high net worth individual creating a team when the demand for players is low. However, I think the biggest tell of legitimacy is whether the players have been paid or have been receiving any sort of compensation yet. If keaneu or one of the players could confirm that, a lot of this thread will be put to rest and congratulations will be given without cease. | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 06 2018 08:31 RoninKenshin wrote: Obviously naver translate or something was used and I don't fault you for that at all. I guess my question would be what kind of support are you giving the players? I understand if you don't want to give exact terms of contracts if there are any, but what are you doing for them? Do they get a team house provided? Meals? A small salary or stipend? I understand gamer salaries can be incredibly low ($500-1000/month?), so it's not unbelievable for a relatively high net worth individual creating a team when the demand for players is low. However, I think the biggest tell of legitimacy is whether the players have been paid or have been receiving any sort of compensation yet. If keaneu or one of the players could confirm that, a lot of this thread will be put to rest and congratulations will be given without cease. Why would naver translate have been used? | ||
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LongShot27
United States2084 Posts
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
Edit: I suppose, yes, it's possible if they are foolish and let their prize earnings go through the team first, then they can lose something out of it. | ||
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RAPiDCasting
Korea (South)594 Posts
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Durnuu
13322 Posts
On January 06 2018 18:38 rapidtransit247 wrote: Posting a follow-up here: I met the guy from TitanEX1 today and talked with him for a while at GSL. I've known him for a while and he's a great guy who's super passionate about Starcraft. The sponsored players help test and work on their AI learning software for SC2. It's a pretty sweet deal that helps players like Leenock focus on just training for GSL. That's really cool, thanks for the update Rapid  | ||
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
On January 06 2018 18:38 rapidtransit247 wrote: Posting a follow-up here: I met the guy from TitanEX1 today and talked with him for a while at GSL. I've known him for a while and he's a great guy who's super passionate about Starcraft. The sponsored players help test and work on their AI learning software for SC2. It's a pretty sweet deal that helps players like Leenock focus on just training for GSL. Great to hear that this team is legit. Thanks for verifying, Rapid. | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
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blunderfulguy
United States1415 Posts
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