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Splyce Brand To Shut Down (CS:GO). May Affect SC2

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geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
September 22 2019 23:10 GMT
#1
https://www.vpesports.com/breaking-news/news/overactive-media-to-shut-down-splyce-brand-report

Hopefully this doesn't affect SC2 but it probably will since the article states the following:

The brand we’ve come to know as Splyce will cease to exist according to a report out of Dexerto. Richard Lewis published a piece revealing the brands parent company OverActive Media has made the decision to shut down the brand “as part of restructuring.”

According to the report employees affected by the decision were told they could stick around until the official shutdown in December or leave the company now with a severance package.

“The majority of the staff took the payouts so a lot of people left Splyce yesterday,” one source told Lewis.


In CS:GO and LoL, the buyout terms and contracts being signed are ridiculously unsustainable. Sometimes teams will request hundreds of thousands or even a couple million. Then we have players forcing their way out of teams (coldzera and MIBR for example) and it just goes to show how esports is not doing as well as we think it is.
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
September 22 2019 23:12 GMT
#2
May a mod edit the title. I meant to say CS:GO and not LoL.
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
September 23 2019 01:07 GMT
#3
At least in LoL they're going to use their Mad Lions brand that they also own, so its possible they'll just shift the SC2 players over as well?
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
September 23 2019 01:34 GMT
#4
that's what happens when the gm and head coach aren't on the same page
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33340 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-23 01:36:36
September 23 2019 01:36 GMT
#5
On September 23 2019 10:34 Alejandrisha wrote:
that's what happens when the gm and head coach aren't on the same page


that's SUCH a terrible analogy

Why do you even need an analogy here? It's already pretty simple: New ownership decided only one of Splyce's existing assets had value (the LEC spot)
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Vutalisk
Profile Joined August 2016
United States680 Posts
September 23 2019 01:36 GMT
#6
It would not be a surprise for me if they will drop TY and Stats as a part of this process. Both have not been doing so well this year. Stats and TY will be picked up by other organizations anyway. So I wouldn't worry too much.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
September 23 2019 01:43 GMT
#7
Well with a bit of luck, they will just forget we even exist, a few thousand can't be much next to a CSGO/LOL team salary
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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
September 23 2019 01:48 GMT
#8
On September 23 2019 10:36 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2019 10:34 Alejandrisha wrote:
that's what happens when the gm and head coach aren't on the same page


that's SUCH a terrible analogy

Why do you even need an analogy here? It's already pretty simple: New ownership decided only one of Splyce's existing assets had value (the LEC spot)

we need EXCITEMENT in ESPORTS. the brass fighting the staff. the staff fighting the players. and everything inbetween
get rich or die mining
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Chris_Havoc
Profile Joined August 2016
United States600 Posts
September 23 2019 02:18 GMT
#9
If Splyce drops TY and Stats i could maybe see TY retiring and switching to a full-time caster role for Afreeca. Might even cast both GSL & ASL.
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papapanda
Profile Joined April 2010
Taiwan326 Posts
September 23 2019 03:01 GMT
#10
On September 23 2019 11:18 Chris_Havoc wrote:
If Splyce drops TY and Stats i could maybe see TY retiring and switching to a full-time caster role for Afreeca. Might even cast both GSL & ASL.


Why though? He is still in the running for Blizzcon, 10th place in Korean Circuit in WCS points. Not to mention his top 8 finish in GSL S3. Seems good enough to keep competing as a player, even without a team.
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
September 23 2019 03:06 GMT
#11
On September 23 2019 10:36 Vutalisk wrote:
It would not be a surprise for me if they will drop TY and Stats as a part of this process. Both have not been doing so well this year. Stats and TY will be picked up by other organizations anyway. So I wouldn't worry too much.

Would they? Everyone thought GSL and WCS was dead for 2019 because of how late the announcements were. A lot of players were stuck as free agents until after the WCS announcement if I remember correctly. Also, throughout the year, Blizzard cut a lot of staff related to esports and WCS. A lot of players don't have these big name teams either, but instead individual sponsorship. There's no new blood either in the scene.

Without WCS or GSL, would companies still want to sponsor players to play the game?
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
September 23 2019 05:20 GMT
#12
This sucks, skillwise I don't see Stats or TY retiring even if they get dropped but of course Stats has his military service to consider and TY has the casting job at Afreeca.

Let's hope for the best though.
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FBTsingLoong
Profile Joined April 2018
China410 Posts
September 23 2019 05:33 GMT
#13
If Splyce really disbands,I think DPG should seize the opportunity to sign the two legendary players.
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