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Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States880 Posts
October 10 2021 14:44 GMT
#20
Alive gaem! ROOT has always been an important pillar of SC2, and it's wonderful to see them stepping up even harder. Wishing you guys all the best
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
YTMadnetics
Profile Joined September 2018
Ireland51 Posts
October 10 2021 15:27 GMT
#21
Really excited to see the extra support coming back into the scene . This is also an amazing deal for up and coming players looking to compete, get into a community for practice partners and have nice solid events similar to the ESL cups but with a way smaller amount of the top players.
"There is no cure for being an asshole"
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
October 10 2021 15:29 GMT
#22
I hope this is a huge success. Great idea!
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
koalabro
Profile Joined June 2021
59 Posts
October 10 2021 17:06 GMT
#23
Glad to see ROOT back! Good luck with everything and very excited to see the tournaments
Gescom
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada3509 Posts
October 10 2021 17:20 GMT
#24
Good stuff, CatZ. GL.
Jaedong Hyuk || Bisu Jangbi || Fantasy Flash
Bob_Vernen
Profile Joined July 2018
41 Posts
October 10 2021 18:35 GMT
#25
hype!

Root helping keep SC2 thriving!!
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
October 11 2021 01:31 GMT
#26
This is awesome news! ROOT Gaming was one of the first SC2 teams I first heard of back in the day, along with Team Liquid and Evil Geniuses. Glad they are being resurrected!!

ROOTCatZ (now caster/commentator) and ROOTKiWiKaKi were both staple names.
FF, KH, Persona, Uncharted, Yakuza | Porter, Illenium, MitiS, Dabin, Seven Lions, Petit Biscuit | Diablo II, SC2 | Pho, sushi, tacos
Stetkaer
Profile Joined June 2013
Denmark23 Posts
October 11 2021 07:40 GMT
#27
You have to be aware, that some players are given the master rank by failure of the ranking system.

At least on EU the MMR requirements for master can be much lower at the start of the season. I meet a lot of masters with 3500-3600 mmr. And I usually win, because I don't get scared of the master rank, as I know how they got it.
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic627 Posts
October 11 2021 12:17 GMT
#28
if you bring back KiWiKaKi and MiniGun i will join for sure
How may help u?
ROOTCatZ
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Peru1226 Posts
October 11 2021 15:27 GMT
#29
On October 10 2021 18:03 Elche wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2021 09:13 DSK wrote:
Nice, best of luck. What exactly do you mean by 'class' exactly? that phrasing implies some sort of training/education element - will those players be providing training for the masters+ players that will have the opportunity to join up? Would appreciate it if you could elaborate a bit more :D.


I'm interested about this as well.
How are they paid if they are not under a contract?
Also joining something that aims to become a foundation/support for future SC2 talent with cryptos just makes my stomach turn.


Players benefit from the system that everyone has access to, it's detailed in the post and there's more info on discord. The tournament circuit is as clearly stated, sponsored in partnership with Twitch.

Crypto will be used for people who want to buy things down the line, like merch or coaching or other optional perks, no one's forcing anyone to use the crypto or buy anything they don't want to buy.
Progamerwww.root-gaming.com
Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1803 Posts
October 11 2021 17:19 GMT
#30
yo lets go
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45276 Posts
October 11 2021 17:22 GMT
#31
This is awesome One of my favorite early SC2 teams
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
YuMi
Profile Joined April 2011
Israel26 Posts
October 12 2021 09:51 GMT
#32
most refreshing sc2 news for this year for sure.
hope for more!
PipeR.42
Profile Joined October 2015
United States4 Posts
October 12 2021 15:09 GMT
#33
Been ROOTing for you and the team since way back, Catz. Way to breathe life into the scene.
There is no balance, only war.
YuMi
Profile Joined April 2011
Israel26 Posts
October 12 2021 19:02 GMT
#34
gungfubanda and DNS just joined ROOT too!
aslejoh
Profile Joined July 2012
Norway96 Posts
October 13 2021 13:24 GMT
#35
Happy to read this!
AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2574 Posts
October 14 2021 01:23 GMT
#36
ROOOOOOOOT
iNstiN
Profile Joined March 2012
16 Posts
October 14 2021 17:48 GMT
#37
Daym thought SC2 was hardcore dying. Nice to see ROOT still rollin
https://www.twitch.tv/instin111, literally a wax on wax off diff.
Antithesis
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1228 Posts
October 17 2021 10:30 GMT
#38
Great to hear! Glhf.
Mutation complete.
ShirleyJones1
Profile Joined July 2022
1 Post
Last Edited: 2022-07-14 12:10:29
July 14 2022 12:10 GMT
#39
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