coL release swag

24-3-2014 01:43

compLexity Gaming have released Braxton "swag" Pierce from the squad, while Ryan "fREAKAZOiD" Abadir has been added as a temporary replacement.

compLexity Gaming have released information on their website stating that Braxton "swag" Pierce is no longer a member of their squad with no further explanation.

After coming home from a relatively successful campaign at EMS One Katowice where they finished in 5th-8th place following a 2-1 loss to NiP in the quarter-final, coL have become the third participant of the Polish tournament to suffer a lineup change, following in the footsteps of their fellow countrymen iBUYPOWER, as well as mousesports.

swag is out of compLexity

17-year-old Pierce was by most accounts the main star of the team in Katowice, putting up 0.81 kills per round for a 1.13 rating, especially doing well in the map-win over NiP (30:17, 1vs4 clutch), but in a surprising turn of events he will no longer be a member of the team.

Ryan "fREAKAZOiD" Abadir, previously member of Homeless and Frost Gaming, was added to compLexity's ESEA roster and according to Spencer "Hiko" Martin's tweet he will be playing for the North American squad only as a stand-in for the time being.

coL's roster is now:

Spencer "Hiko" Martin
Kory "semphis" Friesen
Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert
Sean "sgares" Gares
Ryan "fREAKAZAOiD" Abadir (stand-in)

The roster change came at the last minute as compLexity's ESEA Invite Season 16 campaign is set to start this evening with a double header against Mediocre and RELiABLE Gaming.

rip

2014-03-24 01:43

12 replies

STILL no clue why he left. jesus!

2014-03-24 10:45

2 replies

Guys at this must be clean they didn't ask for a password ! youtube.com/watch?v=PMZhNR1Rte4

2014-03-25 13:53

1 reply

mousetrap pls.

2014-03-25 19:05

fREAKAZOiD2stronk instagram.com/p/k0-Ivjsgy7/

2014-03-24 11:05

7 replies

LOL He's gonna be a second PASHA! fREAKAZAOiDBICEPS :D

2014-03-24 12:16

5 replies

He's better than PASHA man.

2014-03-24 14:23

4 replies

FAT

2014-03-24 14:45

1 reply

Yeah we know that you are fat. I feel little bit sad for you, mamas little chubby boy :'(

2014-03-24 17:46

trolololo

2014-03-24 14:49

Damn freakazoid is bigger than Pasha for sure lol

2014-03-24 20:24

this nigga should be called zyzz

2014-03-24 17:21

swag, swag, swag on you

2014-03-25 08:31

Unexpected!

2014-03-24 01:43

14 replies

-un

2014-03-24 04:15

Expected. Totally expected.

2014-03-24 09:02

12 replies

why did they kick him, i dont get it

2014-03-24 10:04

11 replies

he left the team, he wasn't kicked.

2014-03-24 11:23

his parents didnt like him traveling to europe all the time. and he wanted to focus on school and stuff.

2014-03-24 12:00

8 replies

lol tho it might not be the case, the first reason sounds typically american :D btw source of info?

2014-03-24 12:05

4 replies

i dont know for sure. but as a team, why would they remove him? and on the col site someone said. "1)freakazoid is not officially our 5th. 2)it was swag's decision to no longer play with us". so i'm guessing he was pressured by his parents

2014-03-24 12:10

1 reply

ah k tnx, i didnt read it through.

2014-03-24 12:13

So you're saying education < CSGO? CSGO is great and fun but saying it's a priority over education is stupid.

2014-03-24 16:04

1 reply

i said the FIRST reason ("his parents didnt like him travelling to europe", followed by AND, not BECAUSE) is stereotypical. the point could be that why would he travel to europe if USA is so great. it was also a joke.

2014-03-24 16:08

That so mf retarded. Travelling > School every f. day. When I see exact opposite I'm angry ;/ sorry. It's not like he's been doing it 24/7. Just one per quarter.

2014-03-24 20:42

yeah and then join ibp who will pretty much attend all lans like col does lol

2014-03-25 09:09

That school thing is pretty no-brainer in US where it costs shitload of money to be in one :d It's different in Europe etc where schools don't cost 10k+ / year :x

2014-03-25 15:14

His parents found his receipts from that brief stop in Amsterdam, they weren't too happy...pho real.

2014-03-24 22:37

2014-03-24 01:43

1 reply

SWAG must go to school. fREAKAZOiD will punish more.

2014-03-24 14:27

LOL

2014-03-24 01:43

Swag carries coL in both tournaments, gets replaced. bad move lol

2014-03-24 01:44

6 replies

same thought came to mind...wtf

2014-03-24 01:49

ur assuming coL cut swag :/. itz not always org decision...

2014-03-24 02:06

1 reply

this!

2014-03-24 03:32

He's 17, most likely that he wants (or his parents) to focus on school.

2014-03-24 05:18

1 reply

That is not a problem with swag, because if it was, they would have said it. I think it's something related to team play or something like that. (Same as kennyS when he got kicked from VG)

2014-03-24 07:26

murcians logic

2014-03-24 08:52

Madness :D

2014-03-24 01:44

wtf? swag was like 50% of that team :0

2014-03-24 01:44

2 replies

coL didn't kick him. It was stated that swag stepped down. It is most likely his parents telling him to focus on his studies.

2014-03-24 16:05

1 reply

2014-03-24 22:32

freak is rly good player lan/online but idk about this move :|

2014-03-24 01:44

3 replies

It's not their decision. Seems to me swag was convinced by iBP that he was carrying coL and he should join iBP and his former teammate AZK. DaZeD talked on his stream about how much he wanted to play with swag last summer but swag just wanted to play with his friends in coL. Maybe now they have convinced him otherwise.

2014-03-24 05:12

1 reply

Possible but not very likely. It was most likely a decision made by swag's parents to make sure he is focused on his studies.

2014-03-24 16:07

2014-03-24 09:56

flippin burgers

2014-03-24 01:44

obviously that swag will go to IBP

2014-03-24 01:45

17 replies

idk zink man iBP is tier2 team .. coL is tier1

2014-03-24 01:46

16 replies

WAT?

2014-03-24 01:50

12 replies

coL is the better team, and he is correct.

2014-03-24 02:15

11 replies

Can't say anything anymore. iBP are changing two, coL changing atleast one. Wouldn't be surprised if swag & n0thing go to iBP.

2014-03-24 04:59

9 replies

i hope not, lol. coL has been doin' quite well in international tournaments

2014-03-24 11:57

Yes but before all the changes obviously. So changing to the second tier team in the US would be a bad choice, unless it was internal or money involved.

2014-03-24 12:26

7 replies

iBP were stronger domestically, coL is simply more experienced individually on the international level. iBP would have gotten to the same international level as coL (if not higher) with more experience. Acting like coL is far superior to iBP just shows your lack of knowledge here. It's like saying it would be a bad move to leave NiP & join Titan, both have the potential to be #1.

2014-03-24 23:43

6 replies

AFAIK coL has slapped iBP every single time except at the ESEA finals. Am I wrong?

2014-03-24 23:46

5 replies

Yes, you are wrong.

2014-03-24 23:55

4 replies

Ok, I would love some more read on this because it's all the info I've gotten over here in Europe. All big things we ha heard about over here in Europe was ESEA lan and the coL anniversary tournament.

2014-03-25 00:08

3 replies

There isn't much LAN play to go by, simply because there are hardly ever LANs in NA. But online(which is majority of play in NA), iBP have proven to generally be stronger. play.esea.net/index.php?s=league&d=stand..

2014-03-25 00:21

2 replies

online means nothing, and coL has said multiple times they barely try online, so an online victory vs coL for iBP means absolutely nothing. LAN is where it matters, and iBP has never won a single match outside of the last ESEA LAN Finals. coL has won everything else. numerous news articles had to spell out why coL was the best team in North America. they just are

2014-03-25 15:02

1 reply

Online is 95% of cs in NA. It means more than in EU.

2014-03-25 20:36

I got that, and I think so to. I just didn't get why he had type like retard.

2014-03-27 15:34

wtf are u talking about ? english please

2014-03-24 02:14

2 replies

he dont know and he thinks iBP is tier 2 team and coL is tier 1 team.

2014-03-24 02:24

tier1>tier2 A class>B class so coL>iBP

2014-03-24 04:55

coL loL

2014-03-24 01:45

wat da fak

2014-03-24 01:47

LOL, swag is really one of the best player in US.

2014-03-24 01:48

What were the reasons? is it because he is underage? or inactive due to schooling? because this is a dumb move swag is a big player

2014-03-24 01:48

9 replies

school and forbidden to travel to Europe.

2014-03-24 01:48

8 replies

even though he traveled to EMS Katowice in Poland..

2014-03-24 02:21

5 replies

Dude, don't you know. This is HLTV. They don't need logic to argue. But I don't think he is meant by law, but rather by parents as mentioned.

2014-03-24 02:24

1 reply

exactly, his parents are against him playing so much and told him to change priorities. That's unfortunately not good enough for CoL who wants to put a lot of effort in practice and matches and swag just couldn't keep up with it.

2014-03-24 03:08

oh gawd. After he came back home his parents told him to focus on school and education and told him that the travels to Europe is a no-no. He just don't have the time to put in on practice and matches as much as CoL wanted, so they had to release for the time being.

2014-03-24 03:06

2 replies

complexity isn't really active...

2014-03-24 03:58

1 reply

this

2014-03-24 05:45

Source?

2014-03-24 06:33

1 reply

The troubles started before EMS. Swag told the team he might not even attend EMS, because his parents was against it. In the end they let him go and CoL would deal with this situation after returning home and unfortunately they couldn't find a proper solution with swag continuing in CoL. I'm using a fakeacc, but I'm almost daily in contact with top NA players, so I know few things. I promised I wouldn't tell until the news arrived. Regards.

2014-03-24 12:57

wat

2014-03-24 01:48

What??? So n0thing and swag are separated again? Wow.. :/

2014-03-24 01:48

swag come europe please :(

2014-03-24 01:48

could be great, could be awful

2014-03-24 01:48

Swags performance has been so good, that I'm pretty sure he pissed all his four teammates in the face, to achieve this kick.

2014-03-24 01:51

2 replies

It wasn't a decision made by coL but rather swag's (or his parents). His parents may want him to focus on school more.

2014-03-24 16:09

1 reply

Yeah I got that, but when I posted that comment the article consisted of two lines, but leaned more towards a kick.

2014-03-24 16:15

R.I.P -iwnl- iBUYPOWER Swag :)

2014-03-24 01:50

3 replies

You would think his best friend would know he hasn't been online in weeks with no internet.

2014-03-24 02:00

1 reply

his neighborhood has been without internet since an ice storm before katowice

2014-03-24 16:25

bibby strikes again.

2014-03-24 10:20

Honestly, freakazoid is amazing and it's not like they KICKED swag off the team. Personal circumstances were involved. GL coL

2014-03-24 01:51

wat???????? omg.

2014-03-24 01:54

WTF

2014-03-24 01:56

rip col

2014-03-24 01:57

April fools... has to be. If not they went mental.

2014-03-24 01:57

5 replies

It's March.

2014-03-24 05:02

4 replies

rly? ddn now u must be veri inteligent

2014-03-24 11:30

1 reply

Much intelligence over you.

2014-03-24 23:45

Oh wait, guess they went mental after all...

2014-03-24 18:14

1 reply

Or perhaps swag left the team, to focus on school? You don't know the details, so you can't blame the team. You're the one going mental.

2014-03-24 23:46

Sean Gares @seangares 5h When the grass is cut, the snakes will show. seangares on twitter /discuss

2014-03-24 02:01

20 replies

he finally found his penis

2014-03-24 02:02

11 replies

10/10 laughed

2014-03-24 02:46

2014-03-24 03:06

most logical explanation

2014-03-24 08:08

2014-03-24 09:24

ROFL

2014-03-24 11:02

haha best comment EU

2014-03-24 11:30

like a boss :DDDD

2014-03-24 11:54

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I LOL'd

2014-03-24 12:18

ahahah

2014-03-24 13:30

XDD

2014-03-24 17:58

lol

2014-03-25 09:11

grass = money snake = betrayal iBP offered a huge load of cash, swag decided to take it

2014-03-24 02:03

7 replies

Most likely, as the name says iBUYPOWER

2014-03-24 02:09

2 replies

hahaha true

2014-03-24 02:19

lol

2014-03-25 09:12

that actually makes sens.

2014-03-24 02:29

jlake getting outbid? i will believe it when i see it. i think it is more likely swag was frustrated after carrying so hard in katowice and said some things he most likely regrets, which leads us to the current situation.

2014-03-24 08:29

2 replies

He might get outbid becaue he doesnt want to spend that much on GO keep in mind that coL only picked up this squad a few months back and in the beginning showed no interest on GO, about carrying why would he leave, coL are a better team (recent results on int. tournaments) and i watched the povs of coL all the time because they were the only team i could understand swag barely talked just when he gave info to his teammates. The only logic explanation is that he left for more money hence the tweet both AdreN leaving and iBP not have a 5th.

2014-03-24 13:49

1 reply

OR perhaps his parents wont allow him to devote so much time to a video game since he is in school (like travelling to Europe) so he has decided to quit the team. Don't forget, he is 17, everything is not in his power yet.

2014-03-24 23:49

...? Is this the beginnings of ibp's big announcement?

2014-03-24 01:59

Really bad move

2014-03-24 02:00

swag to ibp

2014-03-24 02:01

wtf

2014-03-24 02:01

:/ rip col

2014-03-24 02:04

dafuq

2014-03-24 02:04

SWAGGGGGGGGGGG MOVE LAL

2014-03-24 02:07

iam waiting for NiP release Fifflaren :D:D

2014-03-24 02:07

1 reply

TRADE BETWEEN NIP AND COL :D

2014-03-24 08:32

swag join IBP info 99. 99999999999999999999 %percent

2014-03-24 02:07

:( swag is a sick player, stupid move

2014-03-24 02:08

shocking news next week probubly iBP pick up swag...none the less fREAKAZOID is a worthy replacement if he can keep his cool & actuelly learn the tactics

2014-03-24 02:08

5 replies

Freakazoid is a standin for now according to Hiko. facebook.com/OfficialHiko/posts/27250053..

2014-03-24 02:10

4 replies

i know hes standing in i just stated fREAKAZOID is a worthy pick up for the time being

2014-03-24 02:18

3 replies

freak has 3 hours in the last 2 weeks, probably why nobody is picking him up on a permanent basis.

2014-03-24 05:10

2 replies

If freak plays a lot, I think he can be even better than swag is atm. The other side is that swag is only 17, this kid could become the best player in NA.

2014-03-24 18:17

1 reply

freak could definitely be a top 3-5 player in NA if he put in the time. His aim is retarded.

2014-03-24 23:51

unexpected XD pisk nx

2014-03-24 02:10

why?

2014-03-24 02:10

1 reply

#18

2014-03-24 02:12

LOL! FREAKAZOID STRONG

2014-03-24 02:10

all because of that no kit defuse on train ;)

2014-03-24 02:11

He'll be back when hes older and lives under his own roof.

2014-03-24 02:12

I highly doubt he was removed, he's way too good for that.

2014-03-24 02:12

fREAKAZAOiDbiceps :D

2014-03-24 02:13

say what? Did not expect that :o

2014-03-24 02:13

I hope he joins iBP and doesn't stop playing. He is unreal.

2014-03-24 02:14

1 reply

Hopefully n0thing & swag to iBP :D

2014-03-24 05:11

biceps stronk swag wronk xD

2014-03-24 02:15

kicked their the best player ..lolololol

2014-03-24 02:15

2 replies

where did you read they kicked him?

2014-03-24 03:34

1 reply

95% of hltv user's don't read the article. They just read the title and then post sh**** comments.

2014-03-24 10:13

now swag join iBUYPOWER

2014-03-24 02:16

What the **** what the **** what the ****

2014-03-24 02:17

swags internet has been out since before ems katowice. Multiple esea matches have been delayed. col needed someone fast. We will see what the future holds :D

2014-03-24 02:17

2 replies

this this this.

2014-03-24 02:32

oops lol replied wrong comment

2014-03-24 02:56

Everyone should stop speculating and wait.

2014-03-24 02:19

6 replies

^ maybe he left for personal problems or something but everyone got mad

2014-03-24 04:57

3 replies

You posted like you agreed with GoMeZ and then completely contradict it in the next sentence.

2014-03-24 07:06

2 replies

haha, hltv :-D

2014-03-24 11:18

chilean what do u expect?

2014-03-24 16:00

no, we like to guess

2014-03-24 11:04

this is the only normal discussions we have on hltv, dont ruin it. I have seen "mEd" r "Saucer in the whole thread.

2014-03-24 18:08

As usual, everyone starting to blame the organization and the rest of the team before knowing more about the situation... Besides, carrying a team doesn't mean a lot if the team doesn't achieve the results expected of them. There are still people who don't understand why VG kicked kennyS, even though he was doing huge fragging. You really have to know that most of the time, the team's decision is better than the one you would have taken, simply because you don't play in this team! Is it so hard to understand? Besides, it could very well have been Swag's choice to leave. So please shut the fuck up and wait for more informations. Thanks.

2014-03-24 02:21

2 replies

why u compare swag to kennyS?VG players said that kennyS was/is inmature and rage alot etc.Swag was barely talking from what i've heard from EMS povs.I dont think thats the problem.Lets wait and see

2014-03-24 02:46

1 reply

Because the arguments were the same from people talking about the situation without knowing : kennyS is carrying, he's an amazing player, an amazing awp, etc... It's not that they were wrong by saying that, it's just that they don't consider the team's point of view, and therefore don't know enough about the situation. It's the same now with Swag and coL. Indeed, let's just wait.

2014-03-24 03:17

omg what?!

2014-03-24 02:22

NOT ENOUGH SWAG

2014-03-24 02:24

I cant forget that 1v4 vs NiP, lol. swag just regained his form from 1.6 and now this... coL top20 inc

2014-03-24 02:24

i think he left for reasons we don't know and we shouldn't until the right time comes LOL

2014-03-24 02:33

3 replies

yeah i think you may be right i guess we'll just have to wait and see what happen LOL

2014-03-24 04:11

2 replies

ikr LOL

2014-03-24 11:35

1 reply

LOL

2014-03-24 16:02

RIP coL

2014-03-24 02:41

17 years old talent and very good player :/ why tell me why .. he could be one of the best players in the future..

2014-03-24 02:41

Swag really good player... why?

2014-03-24 02:45

1 reply

Maybe the real question is, coL is a really good team, why?

2014-03-24 05:13

dunno if u are watching coL right now,but they are looking god damn awful.

2014-03-24 02:47

what a bad move from coL. freakazoid , time to retire bro , you dont deserve that spot , get back to the gym.

2014-03-24 02:47

1 reply

?????

2014-03-24 16:03

Okay, removing one guy(best one?) without any statement. So professional.

2014-03-24 02:47

3 replies

relax dude,more will be known soon,but i definitely think that he will go to iBP or whatever top american team left.MoNeY^CaLLz

2014-03-24 02:50

There is a statement as linked in the article: complexitygaming.com/news/4319/

2014-03-24 02:51

1 reply

I used wrong word.Explanation is the correct one.

2014-03-24 03:15

what the fudge

2014-03-24 02:56

LeL

2014-03-24 02:57

Xizt on photo!!!!! :)

2014-03-24 03:00

2 replies

0/10

2014-03-24 03:19

1 reply

sad for your dark imagination life :(

2014-03-24 04:21

So... when will Swag move to Sweden?

2014-03-24 03:01

Yet another casualty of NiP

2014-03-24 03:01

iBP // swag

2014-03-24 03:06

idiot organization. if it was coL's choice, they should have release sgares. swag was coL's top2 player.

2014-03-24 03:08

1 reply

sgares is one of the reasons they did good too, I supposed you haven't heard the ems pov's.

2014-03-24 03:37

play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&.. H@H@

2014-03-24 03:13

lol wtf

2014-03-24 03:13

wp and they loose vs Mediocre Gamers 14:16 at ESEA !

2014-03-24 03:14

they fucking lost to dboorN's team LOl

2014-03-24 03:16

eXpEcTeD

2014-03-24 03:16

LOL

2014-03-24 03:17

-Fifflaren +swag

2014-03-24 03:25

i.gyazo.com/0af4dc876c47a982386abc1cd500..

2014-03-24 03:28

4 replies

lel

2014-03-24 03:43

2014-03-24 10:04

12.7.11 and probably wasnt talking about swag either

2014-03-24 13:43

1 reply

2014-03-24 15:58

Swap to iBP?

2014-03-24 03:33

EG.swag

2014-03-24 03:34

[ESEA Premium Member] seangares^-^a 1)freakazoid is not officially our 5th. 2)it was swag's decision to no longer play with us =x

2014-03-24 03:43

alright boys seems like that was swag's decision to leave the team,so you know.. M_O_N_E_Y damn you swag

2014-03-24 03:44

1 reply

why does everybody assume it was money related? the jlake i remember would never let ibp outbid him.

2014-03-24 08:27

gl freak, you're an amazing player and have an amazing group. I hope you do great and it's not temp.

2014-03-24 03:44

cmon bad decision, frekazoid should join iBP and swag stay @ col

2014-03-24 03:46

2 replies

that would happen if this were a perfect world, but this world is shit.

2014-03-24 03:54

1 reply

if your life is bad, that doesn't mean the whole world is shit lMaO gAl noob.

2014-03-24 11:45

seangares just said it was swag's decision to leave coL

2014-03-24 03:53

Swag finally decided to pursue his true calling. He's gonna be the best white nigga in the rap industry. Eminem Ver.2.0

2014-03-24 04:09

not cool.

2014-03-24 04:14

fuckin awful lol

2014-03-24 04:16

woooooooooow bad move, very bad move.

2014-03-24 04:18

new ibp please: swag n0thing azk dazed skadoodle screw coL lol.

2014-03-24 04:23

7 replies

That's the perfect NA lineup which would compete with the likes of NiP/Titan in the finals and would even win a major at some point. Funny how I thought about this lineup when adreN left iBP

2014-03-24 04:29

4 replies

perfect NA lineup without hiko? lol. -AZK +Hiko and it's fine.

2014-03-24 08:44

3 replies

AZK is really good tho

2014-03-24 11:39

1 reply

i know, personally i'd chose AZK over Skadoodle, but Ska is better with awp atm imo.

2014-03-24 13:33

You don't need three players in one team that can play defensive/support role. It seems like coL didn't even needed two

2014-03-24 17:35

hiko ?!

2014-03-24 04:52

AZK is the most consistent player in North America and therefore probably the best overall. Hiko has ups and downs. He was probably the reason why the lost in esea finals lan this season. I also don't think he's a very good teammate, he tends to blame people a lot for his fuckups. On top of that, as a captain of coL hiko would not go to ibp, so swag,n0thing,azk,dazed and skadoodle lineup is way more realistic.

2014-03-24 23:34

just lol.

2014-03-24 04:51

He didnt do the dishes

2014-03-24 04:52

Bad Move.

2014-03-24 05:35

WTF. RIP coL

2014-03-24 05:37

semphis and swag is equally by game sense !

2014-03-24 05:42

+ adreN

2014-03-24 06:06

+anger

2014-03-24 06:07

wtf

2014-03-24 06:09

i would love to see EG picking up CS again - wonder if n0thing still has a connection there (i know that he was a "representative" member even when they had no squad)

2014-03-24 06:13

Adren swap with swag

2014-03-24 06:32

1 reply

2014-03-24 09:57

inexpected

2014-03-24 06:33

lol what a weird group, maybe daddy hiko can reel em in a bit

2014-03-24 06:35

This is messed up, why did swag quit, swag was awesome and he was a nice guy, that's messed up. I wonder what happened, and swag is way better than freakazoid, man that is messed up.

2014-03-24 06:39

1 reply

messed up x3

2014-03-24 16:07

-fiff + swag

2014-03-24 06:42

title appears to be slightly misleading. COL has released #swag. ow ye 8-) ^obvious nonsense and failed troll attempt

2014-03-24 06:54

1 reply

I was just kidding lel

2014-03-24 16:00

iBP add swag inc

2014-03-24 07:14

The Muscle Man is back!!!!

2014-03-24 07:38

noo why =( i hope he joins iBUYPOWER.

2014-03-24 08:13

OH MY FCKING GOD WHAT DID JUST COMPLEXITY DO???? FUCKING IDIOTS, SWAG IS THE BEST NA PLAYER

2014-03-24 08:24

4 replies

HE LEFT ON HIS OWN IDIOT

2014-03-24 09:34

2 replies

lol I read the news, but I didnt consider that he left on his own. I apologise for my stupid post

2014-03-24 11:32

1 reply

Ok sry

2014-03-24 11:38

You should tell people that you are just blindly hitting random keys. Maybe, just maybe, you wouldn't come across as such an imbecile.

2014-03-24 11:21

freakzoid too strong, stop crying guys!

2014-03-24 08:29

wtf?

2014-03-24 08:39

bad move

2014-03-24 08:49

swag to study in europe. -fiff. easy.

2014-03-24 08:57

5 replies

with swag, nip unbeatable. Swag is like 10 fifflarens. but language barrier is the problem. He doesnt know swedish :/

2014-03-24 09:06

4 replies

Fifflaren will teach him swedish

2014-03-24 09:33

1 reply

haha that is even better! brillant!

2014-03-24 09:41

he doens't have to know swedish to shoot and frag. fiffy knows swedish and it doesn't help him at all.

2014-03-24 09:58

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well we all saw what happened with trace joining SK. Although, language barrier wasn't the main problem, but it still was one of the problems

2014-03-24 10:11

#sweg

2014-03-24 09:55

Why does so many people comment bad move? Obviously there is some kind of issue going on that can not make this roster play anymore. We all know that swag is their 2nd best aimer so ofc he is not bad. Sounds to me like a MODDII/kennyS-problem going on..

2014-03-24 10:01

2 replies

Who is their best iyo ?

2014-03-24 10:21

He left them so the problem wasn't swag.

2014-03-25 04:36

Absolutely stunning news. swag seems to be the most talented player in the US cause of his age, and I can only imagine there is other aspects than his play that forces such a decision. Even though we don't know the reason, it is safe to say that this isn't promising for coL or the US at all. Don't get me wrong, I actually am very fond of fREAKAZOIDs play, and maybe he brings more calm to the team than swag due to his age. But skill wise I don't think he is up there yet, is he? Can't wait to read a statement from coL and/or swag, this seems odd. But good luck to fREAKAZOID, maybe he can do what goodfornothing did for EG when he got in: prove me wrong.

2014-03-24 10:05

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swag is best player in NA and that is not some kind of a secret. He is the best, and being only 17 years old - that is amazing. the whole coL team was built on him and nothing. They are two key factors in their team. The others - not so much. So I think this is going to hit nothing as well. freakazoid too low IMO, compared to swag, swag is 3x times better than him

2014-03-24 10:16

reason why this happened is because hiko wants to be best player or atleast 2nd best so he kicked swag because he was better than hiko.

2014-03-24 10:14

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well, if hiko wants to be the best in team, he can kick all 4 other members and add some unseen noobs

2014-03-24 10:22

such swag release wow

2014-03-24 10:36

BRACES yourself

2014-03-24 10:58

lol please update us with a reason when it is released. this is bonkers

2014-03-24 11:02

swag

2014-03-24 11:31

someone said that they were scrimming yesterday with anger and freakaZOID instead of swag+nothing?more info about this??

2014-03-24 11:41

1 reply

n0thing had to go to a hockey game.

2014-03-24 17:21

Kicking the best player cuz he is making the rest look bad :D

2014-03-24 11:47

no! Swag was a key player for Col

2014-03-24 11:48

fREAKAZAOiDbiceps

2014-03-24 12:02

[ESEA Premium Member] seangares^-^a 1)freakazoid is not officially our 5th. 2)it was swag's decision to no longer play with us =x [ESEA Premium Member] Semphis Brax left us out of his own free will, that rap influence was greater than I could of imagined.

2014-03-24 12:09

5 replies

rap = money?

2014-03-24 16:03

4 replies

dunno. We will probably have to wait until official announcement of both coL & iBP lineups. Then it will be clear. But it would be strange to see him leavin' coL for iBP, considering a fact that coL has had much more success.

2014-03-24 16:42

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Well now that u mentioned what semphis said it's pretty obvious iBP paid swag A LOT of money. Sure coL was successful but not enough to guarantee top3 therefore I bet iBP salary is pretty huge. Swag is still young so he probably is all on the money ;D

2014-03-24 16:59

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"iBP paying swag a lot of money" If this is true, then i'm a bit shocked how iBUYPOWER organization is still willin' to invest (and pay that money to swag) on them, considering a fact what results iBP has showed so far.

2014-03-24 18:02

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First we have to see if he will even join iBP but I don't see any reason why would he leave coL. They were #1 NA team and top5 in the world probably. So there has to be something else there... highly doubt swag would just quit gaming like that.

2014-03-24 18:18

iBUYPOWER^SWAG PLS MAKE IT HAPPEN!

2014-03-24 12:12

+swag +hiko -anger in ibp and let the winning begin

2014-03-24 12:15

I'm pretty new with the american scene, why do people say -anger? Isn't he a good aimer?

2014-03-24 12:22

1 reply

He hasn't lived up to many peoples expectations.

2014-03-24 18:03

2014-03-24 12:46

so thats why n0thing got sad on stream...

2014-03-24 12:45

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Yeah they've always been like the 2 stars ... :/ And now separated again like wtf is that? swag most likely just wants ze money.

2014-03-24 16:02

Its easy, NiP.swag, coL.fifflaren.

2014-03-24 12:50

UM? 65WAT?

2014-03-24 13:12

wtf he is the only one player which was prepared and he got kicked ofc fReak deserves his spot /ah probs swag concetrating on studying or just tired to lose with them/

2014-03-24 13:20

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he is the only one player which was prepared False. He was the one who didn't have internet for 1 week.

2014-03-24 16:01

Double fake, he didn't get kicked from the team he left himself he made the descision not his team or the organization.

2014-03-25 10:47

adreN leave IBP and now swag decide not to play anymore in coL ... intersting... i guess it will be +swag in iBP and Hiko/n0thing and -anger...

2014-03-24 13:18

I so hope: AZK DaZeD swag nothing Skadoodle Everyone saying that hiko should go to are wrong. Hiko isn't as good as people are thinking.

2014-03-24 13:21

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No no he is actually pretty good better than all those players that u mentioned but in his role as a lurker, he is like getright

2014-03-24 13:44

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I like hikos stream but let's be real here. The guy hasn't played well at all last 2 major LANs.

2014-03-24 16:00

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Exactly! Don't get me wrong! I'm not saying Hiko sucks! He is a really good player but he is playing like crap the last little bit... that's why i wouldn't have him in the team at this point.

2014-03-25 00:29

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And I remember once I checked ESEA stream they even said hiko best rifler NA I was like what? rofl.

2014-03-25 10:34

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Ya. He was. But right now is either swag or anger. Probably swag has the edge. He (Braxton) is also one of the most consistent players in NA. Him and DaZeD.

2014-03-25 13:48

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Well when u watch hikos stream the guy still has good aim.. probably playing wrong position in the game when with team.

2014-03-25 13:54

....... swag was good player in coL

2014-03-24 13:36

iBP | swag

2014-03-24 13:42

;((

2014-03-24 13:45

hahaha this team is doomed what the fuck is sean gares stil doing there ? my god NA whats wrong with you srsly

2014-03-24 13:49

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calling strats and leading them maybe?

2014-03-24 13:55

Hope you focus on school and such boy! If so - good decision!

2014-03-24 13:57

I liked the coL line-up i hope they find a decent 5h. I really enjoy compLexity. By the way.. you people are such drama queens..

2014-03-24 14:18

iBP swag coL steel

2014-03-24 14:20

ok coL its time to do it once again!! bring a swedish player in!!

2014-03-24 14:21

rip^^

2014-03-24 14:33

swag to iBP #Braxton_}l{uBu

2014-03-24 14:35

swag left the Team. He didn't get kicked. It wouldn't make sense for him to leave the best american Team and such a stable Organisation like coL for a Team like iBP. Hopefully they will announce the reason in the upcoming days. It's just sad since coL is such an awesome Team to watch. All five of them.

2014-03-24 16:04

HJAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHA

2014-03-24 16:33

Swag is stupid, coL is a top 5 team easy. They just need to bootcamp before events and they would of been fine. Swag was there MOST consistent player. the problem with coL is n0thing. He doesn't do shit anymore compared to his 1.6 days, Hes had like 2 good matches in 15 games, If n0thing isnt top fragging this team will never win a major.

2014-03-24 16:34

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agreed.Nothing have to carry hard from now on since brax is gone :/

2014-03-24 17:43

their*

2014-03-24 22:48

n0thing is better than Semphis. They needed to get rid of Semphis and add someone better and once Hiko and n0thing got into it then they would be unreal!

2014-03-25 00:31

MURICA CS nvr changes

2014-03-24 16:53

sad :( he was a great player imo

2014-03-24 17:27

Braxton “Swag” Pierce, by most accounts the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player in North America, has been traded from Complexity to iBUYPOWER, a source with close knowledge of the issue confirmed to the Daily Dot. In return, Complexity will be picking up Todd “Anger” Williams from their rivals. The trade between two of the top teams in the United States has the potential to shake up the Counter-Strike landscape. Just sad... :(

2014-03-24 17:46

guys tell me 1 thing is swag belong to rich family if not col.org giving him good salary why the fuck he need to leave cs for god sake he can make for money with cs then is job right if this is parents decision so bad decision

2014-03-24 18:00

3 replies

99% sure that coL doesn't receive salary.

2014-03-24 18:06

2 replies

and iBP does ?

2014-03-24 18:24

1 reply

I'm actually not sure about iBP.

2014-03-24 18:34

dailydot.com/esports/swag-complexity-to-.. anger to coL swag to iBP iBP still needs someone for adrEN though.

2014-03-24 18:14

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swag > anger. iBP won with this trade by far !

2014-03-24 18:17

2 replies

yup and depending on who the 5th is for iBP this could be a powerhouse

2014-03-24 18:44

1 reply

Steel if he moves back would make them insane!!

2014-03-24 22:44

Good move freak is way better than this kid swag

2014-03-24 18:48

coL was perfectly fine as is... why would swag leave?

2014-03-24 18:58

BAD MOVE IN MY OPINION

2014-03-24 20:28

1 reply

+1 i'm guessing ibp picks up swag\frozt

2014-03-24 23:02

I was expecting freak to go to iBP... Maybe swag is taking a break, maybe he's going to play with AZK

2014-03-24 22:35

Steel needs to join coL!

2014-03-24 23:40

I thougth swag and n0thing were BFF

2014-03-24 23:50

1 reply

best fuck friends? lol

2014-03-25 09:16

WTF?? WHY?

2014-03-25 01:28

student

2014-03-25 03:30

probably has to focus on his SAT test for enroll college.

2014-03-25 05:06

swag -> iBP anger -> coL

2014-03-25 09:02

ibp will be very bad now i predict. their team was gutted and now there's bad blood knowing that swag is a flighty, unstable player to have. by the time ibp is reaching the level of being able to compete with top teams, who might seduce swag or someone else with another deal?

2014-03-25 09:19

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There's only 2 good team in NA. Swag won't have other team to jump to.

2014-03-25 16:25