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    Xp3 to Backfire; impsta leaves, re-joins

    M "SPYTE" G on Tue, 09/21/2010 6:27AM
    UPDATE: Daniel "impsta" Whaley has been re-added to the Backfire lineup. Paul "ADRENALINE1g" Baker's status on the team is currently unknown but he seems to have lost his starting position despite playing in Backfire's IEM America qualifier match and one ESEA Main match. Whaley re-joined Backfire's ESEA-Main roster on Tuesday, two days after he had left the team, and played in Backfire's 16-7 victory over domination Factor. This leaves Backfire's roster as:

    Michael "NETT1K" OBrien
    Cody "NOSYT" Tyson
    Anthony "DJIBOUTI" Manosca
    Daniel "IMPSTA" Whaley
    David "Xp3" Garrido

    An update will be posted as soon as more information is available.


    The currently ESEA-Main Backfire team has added Paul "ADRENALINE1g" Baker and David "Xp3" Garrido, who will be replacing Daniel "impsta" Whaley and Jaryd "SUMMIT" Lazar.

    Backfire went undefeated during the regular season of ESEA-Main Season 6 before they lost to The Dons in the playoffs. Even though they failed to qualify for the LAN Finals, they were entered into the vote to be promoted to ESEA-Invite where they lost out to TAU and eXultance.

    In the off season, Backfire added Anthony "DJIBOUTI" Manosca to the roster and put in an incredible showing at the WCG USA Finals. They were able to defeat Loaded, knocking them out of the tournament in group play, and they also were able to demolish WinOut 16-2 in the Semis, which then led to Backfire taking home a third place finish at the event.

    The team hit a speed bump when they returned home losing to npu in overtime on Strike. Baker and Garrido were then added to the roster this Monday before Backfire's nuke match against The Glorious Victorious. With these new additions, Backfire now consists of three ex-Loaded members.

    Baker had this to say about his new team:

    "I played with nettik and tyson in Backfire back when CEVO was just starting and I always enjoyed playing with them. I stayed friends with them outside of the game so playing with them was an easy decision. That decision was even easier knowing I'd be playing with two of my old loaded teammates in Xp3 and djibouti. The atmosphere of the team is good and we all have fun competing together. I like this team a lot because the hunger is still there for all of us."

    Currently, Backfire is preparing for the IEM Americas tournament and focusing on winning this season of Main.

    The current starting five for Backfire is:

    Michael "NETT1K" OBrien
    Cody "NOSYT" Tyson
    Anthony "DJIBOUTI" Manosca
    Paul "ADRENALINE1g" Baker
    David "Xp3" Garrido
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     / · 9.21.10 at 7:25am #1 NuahcerpeL
    well wonder if if tyson is still calling or xp3 took over that job... seems like he can frag and call at the same time so that shouldnt be a worry... maybe more like an EG wit 2 callers... and 1 main one.. should be interesting in october to see them at iem....... although i dont know why they would replace impsta.. he has been their "star" player if you will for the past 3-4 seasons

    Last modified on 9/21/2010 at 7:26 am
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:28am #2 hooxh
    sad to see Summit and impsta go
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:40am #3 youonlyliveonce
    Why did impsta leave? It seemed as if he was the player on the team with the most ambition to make it as far as possible in this game. They showed they could hang with the best at WCG. I'm not sure if this current roster has what it takes compared to the old roster.
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:44am #4 hooxh
    impsta and summit > djibouti

    Last modified on 9/21/2010 at 7:47 am
     / · 9.21.10 at 8:32am #5 m4v3r1ck
    summit silenced colt > all
     / · 9.21.10 at 8:34am #6 aristocrat
    wtf @ no impsta
     / · 9.21.10 at 10:42am #7 whowantwhat
    I don't understand why they would get rid of impsta..
     / · 9.21.10 at 12:10pm #8 MurtnaT
    there are other priorities much bigger than playing cs to some .. in the end it's only just a game
     / · 9.21.10 at 12:20pm #9 JP^w
    top tier main teams.. :>
     / · 9.21.10 at 1:09pm #10 grimey
    too much player swapping...

    teams will go nowhere with all these roster changes.
     / · 9.21.10 at 1:46pm #11 1bossman
    Referenced post #10 by grimey
    too much player swapping...

    teams will go nowhere with all these roster changes.
    #10

    That is why EG is the only US team that is doing very well. I don't know why Backfire let Impsta go. That is the worst move ever. Xp3 has not done well in a while and is not a good pick up. Seriously, keep one roster and stop changing it. You can't have a good team if roster changes happen every season. It's stupid.
     / · 9.21.10 at 1:48pm #12 HVK
    do work pB_nmt~
     / · 9.21.10 at 3:40pm #13 SSENziB
    u cant replace an impsta but u can replace a tyson..u guys shoulda thought about it
     / · 9.21.10 at 3:54pm #14 MurtnaT
    why would we replace cody lol.. absurd.. he part of the core of the roster

    Last modified on 9/21/2010 at 3:59 pm
     / · 9.21.10 at 3:55pm #15 grimey
    I'm not saying adrenaline and xp3 are bad players, both are very very good.

    every time a team has an opportunity to do well, they cut half the team and grab someone from invite whos team fell apart.

    invite teams consist of the same players that swap teams every chance they get. look at evolution, how many different teams has he been on in the past 3 seasons?
     / · 9.21.10 at 3:57pm #16 grimey
    just to add to it my previous post...

    there is no perfect line-up, EG has just stayed the most consistent with there roster. minus warden who retired after a long run with the team.

    yes EG is very talented, but they've also got the best team chemistry
     / · 9.21.10 at 4:16pm #17 DchozN
    Was hoping Backfire would have stayed together, especially after WCG USA, unlike the majority of North American teams but can't really hate on Uncle Walt Jr and XP3 too much. Also nice to see Uncle already played with every other player before including "coLoaded Killer", Djibouti.

    I'm sure they'll get proper support soon ;).

    Last modified on 9/21/2010 at 4:17 pm
     / · 9.21.10 at 4:57pm #18 long-
    shocking~
     / · 9.21.10 at 5:49pm #19 caMislaw
    very strong lineup
     / · 9.21.10 at 6:13pm #20 venomKZ
    NETT1K & NOSYT better watch out
     / · 9.21.10 at 6:34pm #21 asg
    impsta is the most skilled player on that roster easily (even if xp3 and adren are on it), and although some people don't like summits approach to the game, hes very skilled as well.

    this lineup right here is going to be good, but either of the two backfire lineups would win esea main this season, so as long as they stay together hopefully they will take over as one of the top american teams.
     / · 9.21.10 at 6:41pm #22 Xp3
     / · 9.21.10 at 6:50pm #23 MurtnaT
    Referenced post #22 by Xp3
    :D
    #22 sooner or later ur gonna get used to me randomly yelling in vent
     / · 9.21.10 at 6:54pm #24 impsta
    Referenced post #23 by MurtnaT
    #22 sooner or later ur gonna get used to me randomly yelling in vent
    #23

    True story, elliot is the man
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:45pm #25 massywassy
    i honestly cant stand when teams do very well at an event(backfire at wcg.. loaded at last esea lan and arbalet) and then change the roster by adding players who they think would be better. i would understand if activity was an issue.. but as good as xp3 and adren are i think their normal lineup do much better in the future based on purely on chemistry. either lineup will win esea main tho
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:48pm #26 NEF_z
    nett1k and nosyt are probably the winners in this situation
    they'll learn a lot from this team i hope
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:52pm #27 NuahcerpeL
    whos calling, tyson, or xp3
     / · 9.21.10 at 7:52pm #28 MurtnaT
    Referenced post #25 by massywassy
    i honestly cant stand when teams do very well at an event(backfire at wcg.. loaded at last esea lan and arbalet) and then change the roster by adding players who they think would be better. i would... understand if activity was an issue.. but as good as xp3 and adren are i think their normal lineup do much better in the future based on purely on chemistry. either lineup will win esea main thoRead More
    #25

    "then change the roster by adding players who think would be better."

    you cant really assume that was the case
     / · 9.21.10 at 8:03pm #29 jaMMin
    TCK>BFIRE in main jus letting u kno now
     / · 9.21.10 at 8:04pm #30 MurtnaT
    Referenced post #29 by jaMMin
    TCK>BFIRE in main jus letting u kno now
    #29 cuz chong is a cutie pie
     / · 9.21.10 at 9:58pm #31 RIZE_OF_THE_FENIX
    Referenced post #29 by jaMMin
    TCK>BFIRE in main jus letting u kno now
    #29 benJAMMINn2 lettineveryoneknonow
     / · 9.21.10 at 10:20pm #32 NuahcerpeL
    TCK needs more YEAHRIGHT
     / · 9.21.10 at 11:39pm #33 millipede
    Xp3 is a beast

    Last modified on 9/21/2010 at 11:43 pm
     / · 9.21.10 at 11:54pm #34 finnigan
    Referenced post #32 by NuahcerpeL
    TCK needs more YEAHRIGHT
    #32
    yeahright is banned every other week
     / · 9.22.10 at 12:43am #35 cook
    crazy lineup for esea main especially

    like most i always thought impsta was great, but i dont know how people are saying Xp3 and Adrenaline are poor pickups. sure it can stink to see "less known" players losing out to bigger names, but this lineup will be fun to watch for sure.
     / · 9.22.10 at 1:21am #36 syyyyyyyyydo_OOoo
    no impsta? this is blasphemy! Next lan event im gonna suicide bomb this backfire line up!!!!
     / · 9.22.10 at 3:19am #37 1bossman
    um wtf i thought impsta got cut.. why did he play in the match
     / · 9.22.10 at 4:48am #38 cook
    idk im kinda wondering too haha
     / · 9.22.10 at 11:23am #39 aristocrat
    I liked that Backfire was a hungry team with players not as known as most of the invite players. If they had stuck together and gained even more chemistry and experience as a team they could have been extremely good.

    Now they just seem like another one of those teams with meshed up invite players that won't do as good as their roster suggests.

    I mean I'd love for them to prove me wrong but I liked the old Backfire a lot more.

    Last modified on 9/22/2010 at 11:25 am
     / · 9.22.10 at 12:09pm #40 MurtnaT
    Referenced post #39 by aristocrat
    I liked that Backfire was a hungry team with players not as known as most of the invite players. If they had stuck together and gained even more chemistry and experience as a team they could have... been extremely good.

    Now they just seem like another one of those teams with meshed up invite players that won't do as good as their roster suggests.

    I mean I'd love for them to prove me wrong but I liked the old Backfire a lot more.    Read More
    #39 we only replaced 1 person... we switched out summit for xp3
     / · 9.22.10 at 1:28pm #41 MurtnaT
    impsta will still be playing with us
     / · 9.22.10 at 5:22pm #42 hooxh
    XP3
     / · 9.22.10 at 9:11pm #43 aristocrat
    Referenced post #40 by MurtnaT
    #39 we only replaced 1 person... we switched out summit for xp3
    #40

    posted that before the impsta rejoins thing was posted
     / · 9.22.10 at 9:32pm #44 NuahcerpeL
    Referenced post #40 by MurtnaT
    #39 we only replaced 1 person... we switched out summit for xp3
    #40 what happened to pB?
     / · 9.22.10 at 10:24pm #45 hooxh
    Where is SUMMIT going?
     / · 9.22.10 at 10:49pm #46 NOSYT
    Referenced post #45 by hooxh
    Where is SUMMIT going?
    #45 summit is going to Africa to help build huts.

    One would assume that if the author of this article wanted accurate information he would contact someone whose been on the team for its entirety.
     / · 9.22.10 at 11:22pm #47 Glvr
    good players, good team. gl fellas
     / · 9.23.10 at 2:56am #48 jESUIT
    Referenced post #46 by NOSYT
    #45 summit is going to Africa to help build huts.

    One would assume that if the author of this article wanted accurate information he would contact someone whose been on the team for its... entirety.Read More
    #46 my bad, Impsta being off the roster for two days and having two new players play IEM and a ESEA Main match is pretty concrete.

    Also, without being able to reach anyone from your squad in a timely manner I had to go with the contact info I had. I'd be glad to iview you about the roster changes or get your contact info so I can reach you in the future.

    Last modified on 9/23/2010 at 3:19 am
     / · 9.23.10 at 3:44am #49 NOSYT
    ESEA message works for breaking the ice. I might not be easy enough to give it all up on the first night, but you can get lucky I suppose.
     / · 9.23.10 at 4:10am #50 Few
    Referenced post #49 by NOSYT
    ESEA message works for breaking the ice. I might not be easy enough to give it all up on the first night, but you can get lucky I suppose.
    #49


    Be glad you get any coverage. You made changes, they were noted, and an article was published.

    I HIGHLY doubt that Paul would make a statement for the article if he didn't actually join. Just because you got rid of him and brought back impsta does not mean its not news. You made the change, then you made a change back, it is pretty obvious.

    I hope you do realize that you look like a complete fool by trying to bash this article. Stop being a fool and play Counter-Strike, leave the public relations to someone else on the team, like Anthony.
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