EG Announcement = FAILBLOG.ORG

[fenom]

What do you guys think? Warcraft 3? -.-.....come on now, what a disappointment I was expecting cspromod or even the new 5th for EG. Wow someone should make a FAILBLOG for this. What do you guys think about this?

[Shadowz]

said it in irc and ill say it again. Would have been better if his big announcement was of him coming out of the closet lol

But seriously i thought this was a very overhyped. Not becuase its Alex of EG. It simply was jsut overhyped. I was expecting a BIG meaningful announcement. Fell very short of expectations.

[onesix]

It's e-sports news. Doesn't always mean is has to do directly with cs.

[jdubya`]

To give credit where credit is due, Grubby is insane...and very well known.......worth a huge announcement and hype, thats up to you =o)

[alm0st]

Hanes doesn't need to be replaced.

[Portland]

I don't see how picking up such huge names is a fail. Not EG's fault that all you pay attention to cs. Try expanding your knowledge into other esport games.

[Shadowz]

So funny the amount of people that think because it wasnt CS news thats the reasoning for myself and others feeling it was a FAIL announcement.

Its a FAIL announcement because WC3 isnt even RELEVANT here in North America. And when the majority of your fanbase is North America these announcements mean little to nothing regardless of the calibur of the player(s) picked up.

New soccer team is announced in America does anyone care? No because its America where people could give 2 shits about soccer. Same thing. WC3 isnt big in NA.

[jloeb]

So funny the amount of people that think because it wasnt CS news thats the reasoning for myself and others feeling it was a FAIL announcement.

Its a FAIL announcement because WC3 isnt even RELEVANT here in North America. And when the majority of your fanbase is North America these announcements mean little to nothing regardless of the calibur of the player(s) picked up.

New soccer team is announced in America does anyone care? No because its America where people could give 2 shits about soccer. Same thing. WC3 isnt big in NA.

Complexity has a FIFA team, dont they? That game has no north american presence either. Obviously Alex is expanding his fan base worldwide, and if you think thats a bad thing, then you are crazy.

[Shadowz]

Can you read?? Im just wondering if you possess the power of reading and understanding? Did i once say it was a bad thing for EG to expand? No i didnt. Did i once say coL fifa team was big here in the states? No i didnt. What i said was that it was an OVERHYPED announcement. Would have said the same if it was coL announcing a fifa team.

[jloeb]

Well I think "The Riot" was over hyped. Anywhos

[Portland]

So funny the amount of people that think because it wasnt CS news thats the reasoning for myself and others feeling it was a FAIL announcement.

Its a FAIL announcement because WC3 isnt even RELEVANT here in North America. And when the majority of your fanbase is North America these announcements mean little to nothing regardless of the calibur of the player(s) picked up.

New soccer team is announced in America does anyone care? No because its America where people could give 2 shits about soccer. Same thing. WC3 isnt big in NA.

One of the biggest NA orgs moving into the international scene with the pick up of some huge players isn't worthy news for you? Sad really.

[Shadowz]

WOW apparently you fail at reading too. IM GOING TO TYPE IN CAPITALS SO THAT MAYBE IT WILL HELP YOUR BRAIN PROCESS A LITTLE BETTER.

IM NOT SAYING ITS NOT WORTHY NEWS. IM SAYING ITS OVER HYPED NEWS. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A NORTH AMERICAN FAN BASE. ITS GOOD NEWS FOR THE ORGANIZATION BUT WAS COMPLETELY OVERHYPED. UNDERSTAND?

[onesix]

So funny the amount of people that think because it wasnt CS news thats the reasoning for myself and others feeling it was a FAIL announcement.

Its a FAIL announcement because WC3 isnt even RELEVANT here in North America. And when the majority of your fanbase is North America these announcements mean little to nothing regardless of the calibur of the player(s) picked up.

New soccer team is announced in America does anyone care? No because its America where people could give 2 shits about soccer. Same thing. WC3 isnt big in NA.

E-sports isn't just Counter-Strike. Sorry to tell you. Try expanding your horizons.

[jloeb]

Enough said,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_%22Grubby%22_Schenkhuizen

[Shadowz]

Reading skills. Anyone possess them ??

[onesix]

You are raging lol.
Sorry it was overhyped for YOU.

[Shadowz]

Actually it was overhyped for like 90% of the people tuning into the lo3 stream :(

[onesix]

Then people should understand that there is more in e-sports than just CS.

[JaX]

The Riot was not overhyped. There wasn't an announcement on a show was there? And it was a merger of some world class players, three management individuals who have all (imho) accomplished a hell of a lot in this growing and new industry, and the return of an extremely strong and storied NA brand.

[vision117]

You can't really at all say that WC3 is fail, some of the highest paid gamers in the world are in WC3, like mooN he highest ever paid if I am not mistaking

[Quartz]

You can't really at all say that WC3 is fail, some of the highest paid gamers in the world are in WC3, like mooN he highest ever paid if I am not mistaking
Second.

[Gillz]

Seems obvious who the CS'ers are and who the real e-sports fans are. Getting Grubby is pretty much getting the new Fatal1ty. Good pick, can't go wrong with it.

[onesix]

Seems obvious who the CS'ers are and who the real e-sports fans are. Getting Grubby is pretty much getting the new Fatal1ty. Good pick, can't go wrong with it.

Agree

[claymore]

sorry my expertise in warcraft never extended past WinterMaulWars LOL.

[Omega]

You all fail because you can't see past the right now and see what this pickup will mean in the future as well. Starcraft 2.

This was a great pickup for the events they can do for WC3 and SC2 in the future, Alex is planning for the long haul.

[SeizeTheDay]

See this is closed mined ppl at its best. As ppl said this is E-SPORTS its not just COUNTERSTRIKE. You need to learn that Grubby , Happy and the rest of the crew is a BIG move. One of the first American Teams to have a MAJOR warcraft3 team. That will be winning more then losing. Thats about MONEY, there going to be making a lot of it.

[fenom]

lol the only reason i said it was failblog was because lol as soon as djwheat announced it 300 viewers left ROFL

[rdd]

I do think it was over hyped, but only by the cs fans, Its a huge pick grubby is a great player.

[fRaiL]

said it in irc and ill say it again. Would have been better if his big announcement was of him coming out of the closet lol


I still laugh at that.

[Omega]

lol the only reason i said it was failblog was because lol as soon as djwheat announced it 300 viewers left ROFL

Who cares? Shit your an idiot. Some people expected a CS annoucement, some people just don't get it, and some people I am sure just watched to hear the annoucement then leave. Who cares about viewers?

[var1ables]

I think it's a good pickup, if they can play all their players, i think EG could really become a world class competitor.

WOW apparently you fail at reading too. IM GOING TO TYPE IN CAPITALS SO THAT MAYBE IT WILL HELP YOUR BRAIN PROCESS A LITTLE BETTER.

IM NOT SAYING ITS NOT WORTHY NEWS. IM SAYING ITS OVER HYPED NEWS. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A NORTH AMERICAN FAN BASE. ITS GOOD NEWS FOR THE ORGANIZATION BUT WAS COMPLETELY OVERHYPED. UNDERSTAND?

YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT. HE NEVER SAID IT WAS ABOUT CS. THE CS COMMUNITY OVERHYPED IT, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE GOING TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF.

SECONDLY YOU'RE LYING. YOU SAY IT WASN'T MEANINGFUL IN YOUR FIRST POST

But seriously i thought this was a very overhyped. Not becuase its Alex of EG. It simply was jsut overhyped. I was expecting a BIG meaningful announcement. Fell very short of expectations.

[ciaiei]

well first of all for everyone who says this isn't a huge announcement of that it was overhyped... go play your precious counter-strike and leave the rest of the eSport community alone... Grubby around the world is like BoxeR in Korea... he's HUGE...

PS. var1ables, it's never a good idea to fight fire with fire...

[wicked]

you're a towel!

[onesix]

you're a towel!
That was random and has nothing to do with the topic.

[var1ables]

well first of all for everyone who says this isn't a huge announcement of that it was overhyped... go play your precious counter-strike and leave the rest of the eSport community alone... Grubby around the world is like BoxeR in Korea... he's HUGE...

PS. var1ables, it's never a good idea to fight fire with fire...

I could've sworn birnksmanship worked :p