[snake]

Hey SC2 forums

I'm Bryce 'snake' J, founder of Vortex Gaming. We're a passionate gaming organisation spread throughout Australia and opening into Europe. We range across several games over 2 main platforms such as Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike 1.6, League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2 and of course Star Craft 2 on PC and FIFA, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Halo on XBOX360. We are currently sponsored by V Energy, Drop Bear Gaming Gear, AusFrag and Phobic Designs.

Vortex Gaming are looking for a new and improved StarCraft 2 player(s) of Platinum/Diamond standard. For further details - if interested - please contact me via email at vortex-gaming@hotmail.com

Thanks guys, take care
Bryce

[NvPinder]

Platinum and diamond...
...

Legitimately don't know if you're looking for active players that are bad but looking to improve, or if you think that plat and diamond are the highest leagues like they were when the game was released, lol.

[FaDeEvetS]

just as heads up, as judging by the wide range of games and sponsors that this is a pro team not just a social clan, starcraft 2 has two leagues above the diamond league now. (masters - top 2% of players and grandmasters - top 200 players)

[snake]

Ah, I see. I lack knowledge of the SC community. I'm sorry. Recommended league to look at?

[Maynarde]

I'd say you'd want to be looking at Masters and Grandmasters, but then I wouldn't have a chance at sponsorship ...

[Dox]

Do you guys have a website? And what do your sponsors offer the team? Do you have any competitive accomplishments to note?

[Satu]

Just a few things,

Seeing as you have sponsors to impress, aim primarily at getting grandmasters players on your team. Even master leaguers can have large holes in their play, and fail to give any results.

It'd be great if you link to a website or additional information on your clan, so people can see you're in good standing as well as state your goals of the sc2 part of the clan. Basically it looks like a small amount of information for a clan that a lot of people would otherwise be very interested in ^_^

[ToR.Arnor]

http://www.cybergamer.com.au/organis...Vortex-Gaming/

from the looks of it a pretty strong LoL team (although Aus LoL teams arent crash hot compared to the rest of Asia)
and top level CSS CGa team (the 4th division of of CGs ladders, so maybe a top 20 team).

[MazEi]

I would say get someone that can run the SC2 team first(a coach or manager of some sort). As for players, as a start look into Grandmaster league players, since its basically the best of the best on the server's ladder.

[iM yang]

Since grandmaster is the top 200 of the server, I'd look at trying to pick up them.

[ToRDjvillian]

Have we mentioned looking at getting grandmasters instead?

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Dox:

hahaha, we definitely need more people repeating the same post!

[nirvAnA]

IMO rather than starting from scrarch an aLternative method would be to just pick an existing established clan / team which already has a long history of good team spirit, results and full of grandmasters but lack a sponsor. Then let them play under your team as the starcraft division.

Of course your offer has to be very good to want them to agree to this, so if you can only offer nothing but the promise of cash/equipment after results (like sooooo many cash/sponsor-strapped teams do) then its better to just recruit master league players or those not so well known players who would like playing for a team but don't expect anything in return. These players of course have potential but instead there's uncertainty both ways now, which is ALOT fairer from the players perspective rather then stringing along players who end up working hard and reaching the top but then hit a ceiling cause they don't have the promised sponsorship to go further.

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	EscapisT:	^0^
	lolwut:	aLt-ernative :D

[TAriiChard]

I heard Grandmasters players are the top 200 in SEA

[syfMiley]

An aLternate method could be to just recruit players who win the Community Open or other tournaments.

Quick Comments

	TargA:	well played sir
	NvPinder:	This is some of, if not the best work, you've ever produced.
	nirvAnA:	Another TActic is to recruit 100 players so maybe 3 get good. Don't begin an unnecessary feud thanks.
	[TA]LoSt:	^ I hope HuT serves you well.
	TAScarecrow:	I love how Nirv can rip on TA and simultaneously take the moral high ground
	Admin:	Maybe its because I don't start it by taking jabs and provoking other clans needlessly in random threads.
	TAkrunch:	I thought I should just even out the important 'rep' so someone doesn't get 2 downvotes from the same person.

[Benji]

Nirvana, that pun made me very very sad.

I am sad now.

[syfMiley]

Originally Posted by xGKingBenji

Nirvana, that pun made me very very sad.

I am sad now.

I guess you could say it made me sMiLe

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EscapisT:

^_^

[TAriiChard]

You should recruit CookTired!!!

http://sc2manager.org/viewplayer.php?id=104392

Macro: 9.8
Micro: 9.8
Multitasking: 9.9
vT: 9.9
vP: 10
vZ: 9.9

AND! he just won $20,000 at the Farewell from SplitNova tournament!


Vortex Gaming should definitely consider recruiting CookTired

Quick Comments

	[TA]LoSt:	d33ph0w - 25k from the SplitNova Tourney, d33p definitely a better choice
	TACosmic:	I believe d33ph0w is currently 3-0 on CookTired in previous series also
	TADivinity:	Lol.
	mGGDaedalus:

[EscapisT]

I sincerely hope you will aLter the direction you are taking currently.

[TAminimat]

**** that be the first person to sponsor a Plat/Diamond team.

[theang123]

Hi im Plat can u recruit me?

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TADivinity:

Follow your dreams <3