"Fredrik needs more budget than we are willing to pay for one StarCraft 2 player at the moment."
Alexander Muller, Managing Director of SK-Gaming, explains why Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson had to leave the organization:
The Swede's parting caused many stir-ups in the StarCraft 2 scene. What happened? Why did he leave? Now, the SK-Gaming managing director explains for ESFIWorld.com over why.
- "Fredrik needs more budget than we are willing to pay for one StarCraft 2 player at the moment," explained Muller. "He is a great guy and player and we had a good time to check where he and SK are in terms of StarCraft 2. But for him to do what he wants, probably moving to Korea and all, we would have to invest way more than what we think [an organization] should in StarCraft 2 these days."
"If [MaDFroG] were a top 5 candidate, it would have been a different scenario. I mean no disrespect, but to sum it up, his expectations and ours did not match for 2011," he said. "But it's a dynamic market. Anything can happen."
Muller also mentions that it is not so much about saving money:
- "I feel players have the wrong approach. Right now the casters are the stars, not the players," says Muller.
MaDFroG is still a free agent. SK-Gaming hold two other StarCraft 2 players, Jimmy "jimpo" Wölfinger and Hun "inuh" Park.
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