| DonGrisu Austria. October 22 2012 20:54. Posts 397 | Profile # |
We've strengthened our arsenal with the acquisition of JT.Dota.
Today is the day FnaticRC actually begins its defence in North America with the pick up of Josh Tabak Dota. JT.Dota has been a solid scrim partner in the American scene for a fair amount of time now. The captain of this North American Dota 2 team, Josh 'tabako' Tabak, played Heroes of Newerth under the tag of SK-Gaming, in the past. After performing consistently well in the SECS series and the RaidCall Dota 2 Cup #5, they successfully managed to grab our attention.
We are certain that, under the banner of FnaticRaidCall, this diamond in the rough would ultimately shine the brightest.
Our General Manager and the Manager of StarCraft 2 division, who will be managing the new North American Dota 2 team, Elroy "Noname" Pinto stated the following:
"Today we welcome one of the most talented and up coming Dota 2 teams from the North American scene to our Academy on Fnatic. The idea behind creating a 2nd team was to give a chance to a set of new comers who can be moulded into the future of fnatic. After talking to several potential teams and players JT stood out for us by far not just in terms of skill but also in their outlook and attitude towards eSports and Fnatic. Unfortunately this also means that PowerNet who has been busy with university will be going inactive for the foreseeable future, we greatly value his time and input in fnatic but we had to move on. JT Dota for us is the way forward and the stability they represent in the Dota 2 scene can only bring great things in the future."
Following are the statements from the players:
FnaticRC.SMURF:
"I am greatly greatly greatly excited that we are going to be repping the Fnatic flag. Fnatic is a prestigious gaming organization and is respected by gamers all around for many reasons. With such an amazing award winning Manager by our side, and the entire Fnatic team behind us, i feel that me and my team will slowly but surely demolish any obstacle in our way to become the best Dota 2 squad in the world. Together as a team we have beat some pretty good opponents and when we lose we come back stronger then ever. We will try our best, and succeed, to make sure that we do not let down Fnatic."
FnaticRC.`whiteBeard:
"Joining Fnatic is an absolute honor and I'm extremely grateful that they've given us the opportunity to play under their name. While playing for Fnatic I want to mature as a leader, a teammate, and a friend. We are still a very young team and I just want to contribute as much as I can into moving us forward. As a team, we want to attend many LAN events, one being, The International. That road is a very tedious one, but I believe that with Fnatics encouragement and belief in us our chances of succeeding are high. We will play harder, practice longer, and learn quicker with Fnatics help. I want to thank my friends, family, and Fnatic for supporting me and giving me this opportunity and I'll do my best to make you guys proud!"
FnaticRC.tabako:
"I'm very excited to make a return to competitive gaming. Our team has been slowly improving over the past few months, and I anticipate getting better even faster under the Fnatic banner. My personal goal is to play in The International, and I think that goal will be more acheivable under the guidance of Fnatic."
FnaticRC.Rolo:
"It’s an honor to be joining the Fnatic family. Over the past few months, Fnatic has impressed us with their dedication, organization, and support, and it is a pleasure to be finally working with them. Fnatic’s goals for the team line up with our own, and we hope to bring results not only in the NA scene but internationally. Shoutout to Pwnies, bdiz, Black^, and Cornell Dota."
FnaticRC.DurpDurp:
"This is a great opportunity. I can't think of what else to say besides Fnatic is awesome, and lets play some Dota."
http://fnatic.com/news/10182/fnaticrc-picks-up-jt-dota.html |
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| kiy0 Portugal. October 22 2012 21:07. Posts 529 | Profile # |
So Fnatic now has two different teams representing them in Europe and America? There's no details about that...
Still, gret to see tabako come back. |
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| DonGrisu Austria. October 22 2012 21:11. Posts 397 | Profile # |
Yes two Teams...!!
Fnatic.Eu
Fnatic.Na |
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| windzor Denmark. October 22 2012 21:45. Posts 697 | Profile # |
| What happened to the Fnatic.NA lineup featuring Powernet? |
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| cecek Czech Republic. October 22 2012 22:21. Posts 4349 | Profile # |
| Never heard of any of them, not going to lie. |
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| Fwizzz Philippines. October 22 2012 22:29. Posts 726 | Profile # |
| Rumors says that Powernet choose to study first. |
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| Judicator United States. October 22 2012 22:31. Posts 5729 | Profile Blog # |
| Smurf is a ringer on the NA stage and regular IHL-er. |
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| DonGrisu Austria. October 22 2012 22:37. Posts 397 | Profile # |
"Unfortunately this also means that PowerNet who has been busy with university will be going inactive for the foreseeable future, we greatly value his time and input in fnatic but we had to move on."
Better Reading  ... |
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| Dedicatti Spain. October 22 2012 23:26. Posts 45 | Profile # |
Good luck to those newcomers, maybe in some months they'll give us a surprise if they don't get dropped.
Also, that awkward announcement that talked about PowerNet is now nothing. What a joke lol. |
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| fnaticNoname India. October 22 2012 23:46. Posts 845 | Profile # |
On October 22 2012 23:26 Dedicatti wrote:
Good luck to those newcomers, maybe in some months they'll give us a surprise if they don't get dropped.
Also, that awkward announcement that talked about PowerNet is now nothing. What a joke lol.
In an ideal world of course we would stick with PowerNet, I still have a lot of faith in his attitude as a player, it's just that his priorities changed once he joined university. It is a loss for us but there's no need to antagonize a player. |
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| TheWarbler United States. October 22 2012 23:52. Posts 1241 | Profile Blog # | |
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| rabidch Singapore. October 22 2012 23:53. Posts 8093 | Profile # |
On October 22 2012 22:21 cecek wrote:
Never heard of any of them, not going to lie.
HoN players.
Good for North America. |
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| orbit Canada. October 23 2012 00:17. Posts 86 | Profile # |
| JT is a great team! Grats to them. |
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| bearcatter United States. October 23 2012 01:55. Posts 120 | Profile # | |
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| Brainling United States. October 23 2012 01:59. Posts 443 | Profile Blog # |
On October 22 2012 23:53 rabidch wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 22 2012 22:21 cecek wrote:
Never heard of any of them, not going to lie.
HoN players. Good for North America.
I would expect to see more and more HoN players popping up in DotA 2, as that scene is basically dead comparatively. |
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| teapoted Sweden. October 23 2012 02:05. Posts 5036 | Profile # |
On October 22 2012 23:53 rabidch wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 22 2012 22:21 cecek wrote:
Never heard of any of them, not going to lie.
HoN players. Good for North America.
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| foeffa Belgium. October 23 2012 02:20. Posts 2056 | Profile Blog # |
| Cool to see Tabako back in action in the comp scene. :D Was nice to see him in ye olde Five days. |
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 shostakovich Brazil. October 23 2012 02:25. Posts 719 | Profile Blog # |
"Unfortunately this also means that PowerNet who has been busy with university will be going inactive for the foreseeable future, we greatly value his time and input in fnatic but we had to move on."
So predictable...
Let's hope Fnatic.NA can perform well. |
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| NB Canada. October 23 2012 02:36. Posts 6997 | Profile Blog # |
| "HoN players always make the right decision, AMIRITE JIMMY?", EG.Maelk[RC] 2012. |
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| foeffa Belgium. October 23 2012 02:36. Posts 2056 | Profile Blog # |
On October 23 2012 01:59 Brainling wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 22 2012 23:53 rabidch wrote:
On October 22 2012 22:21 cecek wrote:
Never heard of any of them, not going to lie.
HoN players. Good for North America.
I would expect to see more and more HoN players popping up in DotA 2, as that scene is basically dead comparatively.
Sorry but that is just a dumb statement.
It makes sense for people like Tabako, who have been out of the scene for a long time to not restart playing HoN. If you're rusty, might as well get your skills back up to par in the scene with the most promise. You're gonna get spanked at the start anyway, whether you play HoN or Dota 2.
However, in most other cases this won't fly. For one, there is a lot of prize money to be won right now in an admittedly smaller pond. If you're comfortable with the game, you're good at it and you want to make some money (which would apply to most competitive players) why would you want to leave HoN? For a lot of the current (top) HoN competitors, when juxtaposing the pro's and cons there is not much of an incentive to move to Dota 2.
For the record, I love Dota 2 and I think its competitive scene is very interesting so I am not a HoN-fanboy in any way. |
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