That's not fair to EG.
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They also have Demuslim.
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Sandro
897 Posts
On June 13 2011 07:41 Greatness wrote: Show nested quote + On June 13 2011 07:27 turdburgler wrote: On June 13 2011 07:24 ZUR1CH wrote: Kiwi and Slush were ROOT's two best tournament performers. I don't really see why you'd want someone like Catz or Minigun if you want to really win significant tournaments, but I guess this is a big step for Complexity. Buying a team then losing its two best players is not, however. gaming companies make their money from sponsorship's. being a popular player can be just as important as being good, and having a variety of players helps boost the brand. im no marketing expert but i wouldnt be surprised to find out that teams are ok having 1 'star' player to win tourneys and some personalities to spread the message to less hardcore fans Oh...like EG? Hahahaha. That's not fair to EG. + Show Spoiler + They also have Demuslim. | ||
Mordiford
4448 Posts
On June 13 2011 07:36 Falcor wrote: Show nested quote + On June 13 2011 07:20 FenneK wrote: well, ill be damned. i always saw root as bigger than col. good luck to everyone involved, i guess wtf? you mean other then col having way more players(spread over different games) much bigger sponsors..and their own line of products? Perhaps he just meant bigger as in a bigger entity in terms of competition, they were largely considered the best team in North America. | ||
Euronyme
Sweden3804 Posts
Root members have always been famous for sticking to their team. They've also been famous for not having enough sponsors, so I guess that's what tilted them at the end. What'll happen to the team house? | ||
Zurachi
Canada289 Posts
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Arijevska
Serbia41 Posts
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Euronyme
Sweden3804 Posts
On June 13 2011 07:43 Sandro wrote: Show nested quote + On June 13 2011 07:41 Greatness wrote: On June 13 2011 07:27 turdburgler wrote: On June 13 2011 07:24 ZUR1CH wrote: Kiwi and Slush were ROOT's two best tournament performers. I don't really see why you'd want someone like Catz or Minigun if you want to really win significant tournaments, but I guess this is a big step for Complexity. Buying a team then losing its two best players is not, however. gaming companies make their money from sponsorship's. being a popular player can be just as important as being good, and having a variety of players helps boost the brand. im no marketing expert but i wouldnt be surprised to find out that teams are ok having 1 'star' player to win tourneys and some personalities to spread the message to less hardcore fans Oh...like EG? Hahahaha. That's not fair to EG. + Show Spoiler + They also have Demuslim. Hey iNcontrol is really good as well. He got fifth in MLG... was it dallas? Either way, he's a really good player. And the other guys are 'OK'. It's a strong team regardless. I mean if you could say the same thing about team liquid, that currently has no 'star' player who is winning a lot. They're still quite strong players, and there's no reason to count them out in any tournament. | ||
darunia
United States139 Posts
do i smell kiwikiwikaki? | ||
Greatness
United States450 Posts
On June 13 2011 07:56 Euronyme wrote: Show nested quote + On June 13 2011 07:43 Sandro wrote: On June 13 2011 07:41 Greatness wrote: On June 13 2011 07:27 turdburgler wrote: On June 13 2011 07:24 ZUR1CH wrote: Kiwi and Slush were ROOT's two best tournament performers. I don't really see why you'd want someone like Catz or Minigun if you want to really win significant tournaments, but I guess this is a big step for Complexity. Buying a team then losing its two best players is not, however. gaming companies make their money from sponsorship's. being a popular player can be just as important as being good, and having a variety of players helps boost the brand. im no marketing expert but i wouldnt be surprised to find out that teams are ok having 1 'star' player to win tourneys and some personalities to spread the message to less hardcore fans Oh...like EG? Hahahaha. That's not fair to EG. + Show Spoiler + They also have Demuslim. Hey iNcontrol is really good as well. He got fifth in MLG... was it dallas? Either way, he's a really good player. And the other guys are 'OK'. It's a strong team regardless. I mean if you could say the same thing about team liquid, that currently has no 'star' player who is winning a lot. They're still quite strong players, and there's no reason to count them out in any tournament. This was the first MLG that incontrol actually looked strong in, in my opinion. | ||
HEROwithNOlegacy
United States850 Posts
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-Jambi-
United States60 Posts
On June 13 2011 07:52 ElPokemono wrote: RIP ROOT Gaming. It's never good news when your favorite team splits but I'm excited for the future of coL and the future endeavors of Kiwikaki/Slush. Hopefully everything works out for them. I can understand Catz's statement completely and I fully support the entire team, whether they decided to move onto coL or not. Much <3s! Exactly. Sucks to see my favorite team selling to the man ..... I thought they just acquired a couple sponsors not too recently??? | ||
ladytr0n
United States51 Posts
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johngalt90
United States357 Posts
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oogieogie
United States3657 Posts
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
Back on topic, this is probably a good move for ROOT in the long run, especially after they lost qxc to FXO, and Kiwikaki has been performing well enough that he was likely to leave soon anyway. | ||
Doof
United States204 Posts
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Bart
494 Posts
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Bear4188
United States1797 Posts
On June 13 2011 08:15 Whitewing wrote: I know it's a bit off-topic, and I apologize, but does anyone know what happened between inka and EG? He doesn't appear to be on the roster anymore. Back on topic, this is probably a good move for ROOT in the long run, especially after they lost qxc to FXO, and Kiwikaki has been performing well enough that he was likely to leave soon anyway. Inka joined Lazarus Gaming, with that team having gone defunct he's currently a free agent. So far as I know he's still living with Machine and IdrA in Arizona. | ||
Snake Grunger
Canada61 Posts
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Barett
Canada454 Posts
Complexity is building a very strong SC2 lineup. :D | ||
rpammel
United States7 Posts
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