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Stats, soO and Armani join Afreeca Freecs

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JudeauTV
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany262 Posts
January 03 2020 23:59 GMT
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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
January 04 2020 00:12 GMT
#2
Afreeca so great. We are not worthy.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
JuanDi
Profile Joined February 2016
45 Posts
January 04 2020 02:07 GMT
#3
AfreecaTV's HQ has been reportedly closed for maintenance because the stress of carrying the entire korean SC2 scene on its pillars has caused damage to the structure
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
January 04 2020 03:56 GMT
#4
I read 3 days ago on Armani’s Twitter account that he had joined. Happy for Stats and soO as well!
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13978 Posts
January 04 2020 04:36 GMT
#5
thought Afreeca Freecs disbanded years ago
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tili
Profile Joined July 2012
United States1332 Posts
January 04 2020 04:57 GMT
#6
This is amazing news <3
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3111 Posts
January 04 2020 05:26 GMT
#7
This is wonderful!

This drastically increases the chances of soO actually winning something else someday, so I'm happy.
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DinosaurJones
Profile Joined February 2012
United States1000 Posts
January 04 2020 06:15 GMT
#8
Yowie Wowie
yht9657
Profile Joined December 2016
1810 Posts
January 04 2020 07:02 GMT
#9
Honestly it feels more like a streamer contract before soO and Stats join the military, happy for Armani tho.
raptor11234
Profile Joined November 2017
19 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-04 07:04:58
January 04 2020 07:04 GMT
#10
thought Afreeca Freecs disbanded years ago


Yeah, the freecs are gone. They replaced it with S2.

Which is who they all signed for.

aLive, soO, Armani and Stats.

Edit: dongraegu too
washikie
Profile Joined February 2011
United States752 Posts
January 04 2020 07:07 GMT
#11
cool
"when life gives Hero lemons he makes carriers" -Artosis
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13978 Posts
January 04 2020 07:23 GMT
#12
On January 04 2020 16:04 raptor11234 wrote:
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thought Afreeca Freecs disbanded years ago


Yeah, the freecs are gone. They replaced it with S2.

Which is who they all signed for.

aLive, soO, Armani and Stats.

Edit: dongraegu too

DRG and Stats on the same team? yoooooooo
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
MinixTheNerd
Profile Joined July 2019
200 Posts
January 04 2020 07:59 GMT
#13
this is a good sign for gsl in 2020, to see them still investing in sc2
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
January 04 2020 08:20 GMT
#14
On January 04 2020 16:23 Cricketer12 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2020 16:04 raptor11234 wrote:
thought Afreeca Freecs disbanded years ago


Yeah, the freecs are gone. They replaced it with S2.

Which is who they all signed for.

aLive, soO, Armani and Stats.

Edit: dongraegu too

DRG and Stats on the same team? yoooooooo


Are they ? Is this a new Afreeca Freecs team or some kind of sponsorship like Afreeca S2?
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
raptor11234
Profile Joined November 2017
19 Posts
January 04 2020 08:40 GMT
#15
On January 04 2020 17:20 Serimek wrote:
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On January 04 2020 16:23 Cricketer12 wrote:
On January 04 2020 16:04 raptor11234 wrote:
thought Afreeca Freecs disbanded years ago


Yeah, the freecs are gone. They replaced it with S2.

Which is who they all signed for.

aLive, soO, Armani and Stats.

Edit: dongraegu too

DRG and Stats on the same team? yoooooooo


Are they ? Is this a new Afreeca Freecs team or some kind of sponsorship like Afreeca S2?


It's the Afreeca S2 sponsorship "team". They're all on it.

Afreeca Freecs hasn't been resurrected for soO, Stats and Armani alone.
DrunkenJedi
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany175 Posts
January 04 2020 09:36 GMT
#16
Thx Afreeca. That's great!
"Don't worry, I use Special Tactics this time, no problem."
Tastyyyy
Profile Joined July 2018
Portugal95 Posts
January 04 2020 10:35 GMT
#17
Its the Freecs. There was already another post about it and someone asked Soo and he said its the Freecs, not S2
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-04 10:37:46
January 04 2020 10:35 GMT
#18
On January 04 2020 17:40 raptor11234 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2020 17:20 Serimek wrote:
On January 04 2020 16:23 Cricketer12 wrote:
On January 04 2020 16:04 raptor11234 wrote:
thought Afreeca Freecs disbanded years ago


Yeah, the freecs are gone. They replaced it with S2.

Which is who they all signed for.

aLive, soO, Armani and Stats.

Edit: dongraegu too

DRG and Stats on the same team? yoooooooo


Are they ? Is this a new Afreeca Freecs team or some kind of sponsorship like Afreeca S2?


It's the Afreeca S2 sponsorship "team". They're all on it.

Afreeca Freecs hasn't been resurrected for soO, Stats and Armani alone.


Why do you say that?

It clearly says that they signed for the Freecs. So it looks like the S2 team is finished and the Freecs are back in business.

That doesn't mean the team house is coming back though. The big question now is whether they will participate in the CTC, i.e. if the players are allowed to leave Korea.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
January 04 2020 12:20 GMT
#19
Wasn't soO and possibly Stats supposed to start their military service after last year?

But anyways, great news!! I really like the fact that Afreeca now has 5 contracted players in aLive, Armani, DRG, soO and Stats. Starting to look like a real team
Mine gas, build tanks.
Darkness2k11
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Chile313 Posts
January 04 2020 12:51 GMT
#20
GSL can't come fast enough
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25648 Posts
January 04 2020 17:07 GMT
#21
Does this mean Stats will have to stream on Afreeca in future?
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55553 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-04 17:25:52
January 04 2020 17:21 GMT
#22
On January 05 2020 02:07 Wombat_NI wrote:
Does this mean Stats will have to stream on Afreeca in future?

He had his final Twitch stream on New Year's Eve and now he's moved on to streaming on Afreeca. So yeah all Afreeca players stream on that platform now. Also every player taking part in the BJ Destruction match series as far as I know is required to stream on Afreeca for a certain amount. And TY as a caster (and as such employee) also apparently will only stream on Afreeca now.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
spoonmaster
Profile Joined May 2012
United States347 Posts
January 05 2020 13:55 GMT
#23
Stats now streaming on Afreeca officially, anyone interested, you can find his channel at http://bj.afreecatv.com/kimdaeyeob11/
Yuekre
Profile Joined November 2019
China3 Posts
January 05 2020 14:40 GMT
#24
As far as I know, they only joined Afreeca to get a stable contract before military service. After all, Afreeca is the only team that can do this at present. They will not participate in the CTC 2020, but only need to provide Areeca with live streaming service to get a good profit.
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