For the next interview in our Syndicate Interview Series we are pleased to sit down with Kurtis “NeverExpo” Daigle, founder of NrG Gaming.  He previously merged his organization with SixJax Gaming but recently parted ways with the organization leaving many unanswered questions about what happened.  Today Kurtis agreed to sit down with us to share his side of the story and shed some light on the moves SixJax is making in the StarCraft 2 scene.

dde, ViBE, NeverExpo, Mihai and Cocoa

Hello everyone, with us now is NeverExpo from the team NrG. Do you mind telling us a little about yourself and your history with the team?

Kurtis “NeverExpo” Daigle: Hey guys! My name is Kurtis Daigle, but just about everyone I know online calls me Kurt 🙂 Im 22 years old, and I live in Ottawa, Canada.

I started NrG by myself around 6 years ago. At that time I was pretty young and felt way behind everyone in terms of skill within Starcraft: Brood War. But, because I’ve always been a competitive person I really wanted to be in a good team. I thought since I couldn’t really join one, I would try to make one! And I began the solo journey of trying to make a competitive Starcraft team.

Alright, so your roots are in Brood War, but when StarCraft 2 came out, how did you and your team make the transition? Did you keep the same players?

NeverExpo: The transition was extremely hard on our team. During the later stages of BW we had a very strong base of European players within the team. Once we found out that Blizzard wasn’t implementing a cross-realm feature, we realized we would be parting ways with a majority of our friends and teammates. Sure there were ways around it, but buying two sets of the game just wasn’t what people wanted, and I think the coming of Starcraft 2 also spurred the desire for fresh starts in a few people, which is totally understandable.

So after the parting of ways, did the responsibility to find new players and re-fill the roster fall on you? What ended up happening after the beta and retail released?

NeverExpo: During Beta, our team was still sort of..half playing BW, while the other half was trying SC2 out. We hadn’t really decided what the next step would be, as most of us were still in denial that our beloved BW would be no more.

But just before release, I talked to the remaining players of NrG. who would be playing on the NA server, and assembled a very small group of friends who would be known as NrG. Since then, we have stuck together and had some great additions to the team.

As for finding players, we always do it as a group. Since I am the only administrative body in NrG, I will usually take care of the final decision, but I will never do so without complete compliance with the team. We make decisions as a group, and they are just as much a part of the process as I am. 🙂

Sounds like a very tight-knit group of players. Were there any brand new additions to NrG in SC2 or were they all carried over from Brood War?

NeverExpo: We actually started out with only six players at release, all of which were former NrG players. There were, however, three to four former NrG players who joined after that since they were late buying the game. 😛 Other than that, all our additions were new to the team, and new to StarCraft in general.

Did any NrG players make it to Major League Gaming events last year? It seems like the majority of them made their debuts at the finals in Dallas, with a brand new sponsor in SixJax.com.

sixjaxMihai

NeverExpo: Yeah, actually the timing couldn’t have been better for us to break out into the scene. Evil Geniuses was nice enough to schedule a friendly match against us one night, in which one of the original six members, NrG.AhhBoxxah (Now sixjaxMihai) was able to all-kill. It only took 1-2 days after that for Sixjax to contact us, and with the MLG finals fast approaching in Dallas, we were happy to form a partnership with them.

We sent four players to the event (Mihai, dde, ViBE, and Kvz). Unfortunately we didn’t do too well and went fairly unnoticed. It was most of our team’s first live experience, and we also had a very tough bracket. dde lost to HuK 1-2 round 1, and ViBE lost 1-2 to TT1 also in round 1. I think it was a discouraging first day, and it kinda went downhill from there.

So sixjax was looking for players to scoop up and sponsor in a hurry right before MLG Dallas 2010? What sort of deal did they make with you, as the current team owner?

NeverExpo: Everything moved very fast. Both parties were in a rush to get everything done in time for MLG. The agreement was to sign on NrG as Sixjax’s SC2 team. At the beginning they only contracted those players going to the MLG Finals event, which was understandable to me at the time. They asked for the remaining players to submit their contract information so that they could be signed at a later date.

I was aware that not all of our team would be receiving support from Sixjax, as we are a large team, and not all of it is competitive. But I deeply stressed the importance of keeping our team together, under the same tag, and it went on that way for about 3-4 months.

Ok, so 3-4 months puts us at the end of February/beginning of March. I imagine that Sixjax was wanting to reevaluate the team going into the new Major League Gaming season. What happened during that time frame?

NeverExpo: Sixjax wanted to get a lot more serious. Like I said before it was a large team representing them, and some people just weren’t competitive enough to be considered part of their roster. Moves were being made to create a “Sixjax gaming” team with players who previously played for “sixjax.NrG”.

The players that weren’t selected to join Sixjax were told that they would be considered if they started performing more in tournaments and events. The players that were accepted would represent Sixjax at the first MLG 2011 event in Dallas.

It seems reasonable enough, but I had an issue with the team being separated. I felt like some of the players who weren’t chosen had already proven themselves to be very competitive players, and did a great job representing Sixjax (as a team we went 16-1 in CEVO’s pro division to take home 1st place).

Artosis

Definitely sounds like a solid team with some good chemistry as well. Around this time, sixjax also announced that they had acquired a media team to cover these live events, and that Artosis would be joining the team as a player manager. How did these moves effect you, as the current player manager and news writer?

NeverExpo: Up until this point I was in charge of everything. Managing the team and its players, as well as being the sole provider of SC2 content on sixjaxgaming.com. When they announced the addition of a coverage team I was pretty happy. I sometimes find it hard to juggle between those jobs, and having some backup really helped. I still did contribute as much as I could to the site, but it was nice knowing that if I went a day or two without any posts, the site wasn’t being neglected.

As for the Artosis acquisition, it was sort of the beginning of the end for me. The way I found out about him joining the team was far from ideal, and I felt very replaced and that my roles were diminishing quite a bit. Artosis is a great guy, and one of the most beloved characters in the community right now, but the fact that he was taking over role as “team captain” was something many of us couldn’t quite understand. After this, and the separation of NrG and sixjax’s SC2 teams, I found it very hard to be motivated to work for Sixjax.

So by this point, Sixjax essentially had its own team, media coverage, and management, and wasn’t interested in keeping you or the other players around in any capacity?

NeverExpo: This is the way I interpreted it. My players were not influential enough on the scene to be part of Sixjax. They wanted big names and players who had already made a splash, and my team has never really been known for that. I feel we have been underrated and semi-unknown for a long time.

As for myself, I feel like it was a hint that I wasn’t needed anymore. Once again no one said anything about my leaving directly, but things were arising between Sixjax and I that were leading me to believe I wasn’t of very much value to them. My representation of the team itself was being questioned, as was my professionalism.

Also, the main writer/content editor on the site (evoli) was taking on sort of the every day administrative tasks for the team, which I found out at the end. He is a very hard working guy and I don’t hold anything against him, but other people were being chosen to have responsibilities that I held before, so it was obvious I was doing something wrong.

Sixjax signs Terran.

Were you consulted on any of the moves that have been taking place lately, including the acquisition of new players like Terran, or even Sixjax going for players that have existing contracts on other teams?

NeverExpo: When I first heard about Terran joining Sixjax I was still part of the team. I had to hear it through the grapevine though, as Sixjax didn’t tell me. I approached Sixjax when I heard the news, and had a very lengthy discussion about it. At that time, Sixjax hadn’t contracted him yet, and they were willing to hear me out.

gosi[Terran] was in my BW team about 4-5 times, sometimes smurfing, and sometimes I felt so bad for him I was dumb enough to let him back in. But every time was the same. He caused problems. I won’t get into details because the community has displayed they know a lot about him. They bottom line was, I KNEW this guy. I didn’t want some one like this being brought into the team, it wasn’t fair to my players who were joining Sixjax, and it wasn’t fair to Sixjax as a company. Juan is a nice kid for most of the time, and he’s one hell of a player. But the way I usually go about running teams conflicts in every way with letting some one like him into the team.

My words were accepted, but after 1-2 days I heard they had contracted him, and that was basically the nail in the coffin, if that’s what you wanna call it. I was heavily leaning towards leaving before this, but I just couldn’t bring myself to being associated with this type of player again, and I withdrew myself from Sixjax’s organization.

So, by this time the remainder of the NrG players and yourself were completely parted with Sixjax. What was once NrG became sixjax-NrG, and then sixjax AND NrG, is that right?

NeverExpo: Thats right, I’m pretty sure I cut all ties between NrG and Sixjax when I left the organization. The only remaining links are the players who formerly played for NrG and who are now part of Sixjax.

So what do you think will come next for NrG? Rebuilding yet again? What do you believe will become of sixjax?

NeverExpo: If Sixjax continues the way they have, I believe they will meet their goals in having one of the most skilled teams in the world. They have already proven that they mean business, and will continue to add influential people to their team. The way I have always worked in the past just does not gel with their philosophies. I don’t want to “buy” a team. I believe we had something great in NrG/ sixjax.NrG. We had a very talented group of friends who were proving they could compete at the highest of levels. Sixjax felt like it wasn’t good enough for them, and I’m guessing they will be adding even bigger names to their roster in the near future.

As for myself and NrG, we will wait until all this Sixjax dust settles before making any moves. We are without a sponsor, and without the majority of our competitive line-up, which doesn’t sound too attractive for those who are searching the market for a team. I have been in this situation in the past, albeit probably not as severe as this, but I’m confident we can rebuild and become a top team once again.

We will definitely be keeping our eyes open for possible additions to the team, and it really opens up some doors for some people who were looking to get into our team. We still have strong foundation of members, some of which are extremely talented, so given enough time I think we should be more than alright ^_^!

Team Energy.

It sounds like despite the run-around, you are still willing to put in a lot of “NrG” into keeping your team intact and competitive. I hope you will continue to strengthen your roster and show up at future events ready to play and turn some heads! Is there anything else you would like to say to all of the folks reading this at CompLexity Gaming and elsewhere?

NeverExpo: First off I’d like to thank Sixjax for the opportunities they gave me and my team. They took a chance in going with a team not many people had heard of, and I think we did fairly well for them during that short time period. I would keep an eye out for them in the near future, as I’m sure they aren’t done making splashes in the community.

I’d also like to thank all my friends/teammates for sticking by me during these tough times. I have been quite emotional about this whole ordeal since I am so attached to my team. I’m very thankful to have such great people surrounding me! Thanks to everyone who will stay in NrG and help us grow once again, you guys are the best <3!

Lastly I would like to thank CompLexity for allowing me to share my story with everyone, as I feel not a lot of people understand exactly what is going on. I hope people take the time to read this, as it is very important to me. I don’t really hold much against Sixjax or anyone inside the organization, it was just meant to clarify things regarding the relationship between us. I wish everyone at Sixjax GL, and hope they have a successful future!

Shameless self promotion? Why not! Come visit us in Op NrG) on NA server if you guys wanna game or chat. I’m very approachable 😛

Alright, well thank you very much Kurt for the interview, I think this story is a compelling one and I wish you and NrG the best of luck in the future.

Tonight, coL,Ryze will be competing in the ASCWeekly Showmatch as he takes on Axslav from the Evil Geniuses. The players will be competing for a $100 prize.

The match is set to begin at 9PM EST.

Map Pool – Best of 7

ASCW Metalopolis
Xel’naga Caverns
GSL Terminus RE
GSL Tal’darim Altar
Shattered Temple
Shakuras Plateau
Scrap Station

NASL – Week 1

Tonight, compLexity’s Stalife is set to play his first match in the North American Star League, taking on the Machine from Evil Geniuses. This is the first week of the NASL so both players will be looking to make their mark early on in the season.

The match is set to begin at Midnight EST, however the NASL stream will kick off at 9PM EST as SeleCT takes on Hasuobos.

 

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Time: 12:00AM EST
Maps: Best of Three

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The winner will be randomly decided and announced on Monday.

Win a $300 Creative/Sound Blaster Prize Package

Today, during The V, our weekly Starcraft 2 showmatch series, you will have the opportunity to win a $300 prize package from Creative and Sound Blaster. Details about how to win the package will only be available during the show so be sure to tune in to find out! The V begins at 7PM EST and will be between ROOT Gaming’s Minigun and Vile Gaming’s Spanishiwa.  You can watch the show HERE!

Prize Package – $300 Value

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Postgame

Tonight’s episode of The V saw current V champion EG Minigun take on the unique Zerg phenom Spanishiwa.

Game one was on Shattered Temple and saw some pretty unique play coming from Spanishiwa. At the start of the game, Spanishiwa managed to build an Evolution Chamber at the top of Minigun’s ramp. Just as Minigun destroyed the Evolution Chamber a swarm of Zergling rushed up the ramp. Luckily for Minigun, he managed to hold off the attack with a few Zealots. While Minigun was defending, Spanishiwa drop an expansion at his natural and teched up to Banelings. Minigun got his three Warpgates up and moved out with a squad of Gateway units. While Minigun was attacking the natural expansion, Spanishiwa ran his Speed Lings into Minigun’s main. Spanishiwa managed to kill off a ton of Probes at the expense of his natural expansion. Minigun moved up into Spanishiwa’s main, but thanks to the returning Speed Lings and a few Spine Crawlers Spanishiwa held the attack. The game ended when Spanishiwa Baneling busted Minigun’s front door.

Game two was on Backwater Gulch. Both players expanded early and teched up. While Minigun was massing an army of Stalkers and Sentries, Spanishiwa build a secret expansion and a ton of Zerglings. While Minigun was moving out across the map, he managed to catch two Overlords that were full of Zerglings. Luckily for Spanishiwa, while those two Overlords were picked off, he managed to sneak a third Overlord (also full of Zerglings) into the back of Minigun’s main. While harassing Minigun’s main, there was an engagement in the middle of the map. While Minigun was technically more cost effective, Spanishiwa managed to overpower him thanks to Baneling drops, Fungal Growth and a ton of Zerglings. From that point, Minigun was on the back foot. After a seemingly endless harassment Minigun tapped out.

Game three was on Terminus RE and saw Spanishiwa fast expand into his infamous gasless build. Minigun went with a three Gate fast expand into Dark Templar build. Despite having a row of Spine Crawlers and a Spore Colony waiting, Minigun managed to sneak two DTs into the main. Ultimately, the DTs really didn’t do much except delay mining time. Minigun eventually moved out with a squad of Gateway units, but was spotted by Spanishiwa. Taking advantage of the situation, Spanishiwa counter attacked ultimately destroying Minigun’a main Nexus. Minigun tried to move out again, and again, Spanishiwa counter attacked forcing the gg.

Game four was on Metalopolis (close positions) and saw both players go for some early worker harass with Minigun Pylon blocking Spanishiwa’s natural while Spanishiwa went with a gas steal. After both bases were cleaned up, Minigun went with a four Warpgate build and managed to snipe Spanishiwa’s expansion. Minigun stopped pressuring and decided to get his own expansion up. Once Spanishiwa was free from the contain, he took his natural expansion again. Minigun teched to Colossus while Spanishiwa went with Infestors. Spanishiwa tried to push out with his Zergling/Infestor unit composition, but was no match for Minigun’s tight Force Field play. Once Spanishiwa saw that he threw his units away, he gged.

Game five was on Typhon Peaks and was the strangest of the series. Spanishiwa did the typical Zerg fast expansion. In response Minigun took his own expansion. While Minigun was massing up six Warpgates, Spanishiwa built a secret third base. Minigun moved out and obliterated Spanishiwa’s natural. In response, Spanishiwa manged to get a Nydus into Minigun’s main and force a base trade scenario. After wiping out both the main and the natural of Spanishiwa, Minigun returned back to his natural expansion to clean up Spanishiwa’s counter attack.  With both players on one base, there was a little lull in the action. Both players teched up, Minigun getting Void Ray/Colossus while Spanishiwa getting Banelings/Infestors. Both players double expanded bringing it up to three base vs. three base. Despite constant harassment from Spanishiwa, Minigun managed to get a critical mass of Void Rays, Colossus and Gateway units and ultimately rolled over Spanishiwa.

Game Six was on Xel’Naga Caverns and saw Spanishiwa fast expand. Minigun went with a fast Citadel four Gate build allowing his to get Blink Stalkers out. Minigun was the first to be aggressive and despite having a much smaller army, his tight Blink micro made his army extremely cost effective. Despite his best efforts, Spanishiwa could not hold off Minigun’s relentless Blink Stalker aggression and was forced to gg.

The final game was on Crossfire SE and saw Spanishiwa go with the same Evolution Chamber ramp block seen in the first game. Once the everything was cleaned up, Minigun decided to go with a four Warpgate rush. Too bad that Spanishiwa had five Spine Crawlers and a ton of Speedlings to hold off the push. After seeing this, Minigun pulled back and looped around to the destructible rocks causing Spanishiwa to relocate his Spine Crawlers. Once Minigun saw this, he immediately moved to the front again and attacked the natural. Spanishiwa managed to beat back the attack by dropping Zerglings on Minigun’s army, negating his Force Field play. It was Spanishiwa’s turn to go the offensive and thanks to some nice Infestor play and Baneling drops Minigun was forced to gg.

Both players showed a tremendous amount of skill and should be extremely proud of their games. Be sure to tune in next Friday when Spanishiwa will be returning to defend his title of Champion of The V.

The V

The compLexity Syndicate is proud to announce week 12 of our Starcraft 2, 1 v 1 initiative, called The V! This week, our new champion Chad ”Minigun” Jones from ROOT Gaming will take on Michael “Spanishiwa” Yabut from Vile Gaming. This will be minigun’s first defense of his title after taking down coL.CrunCher last week.

Each week we will invite two professional SC2 players to square off for a $100 cash prize.  The winner will return the next week to take on a new challenger.  In addition, every week we will offer viewers the chance to enter to win great prizes, including the new Sound Blaster Tactic Headset.

Information

Date: 7:00 PM EST
Format: Best of 7
Streaming: compLexityGaming.com
Prize: $100.00 per week
Casting: Shoutcasting by AskJoshy

WEEK 12

History

Week 11 – coL.CrunCher < ROOT.minigun 3-4
Week 10 – coL.Cruncher >EG.StrifeCro” Shu 4-0
Week 9 – coL.CrunCher > LzGaMeR 4-1
Week 8 – coL.CrunCher > d.SjoW 4-1-1
Week 7 – coL.CrunCher > LGPainUser 4-1
Week 6 – d.SjoW > EG.Axslav 4-3
Week 5 – Slush < EG.Axslav 1-4
Week 4 – DDE < EG.Axslav 0-4
Week 3 – DDE > FXO.Sheth 4-1
Week 2 – Liquid Tyler < FXO.Sheth 3-4
Week 1 – Liquid Tyler > ROOT.drewbie 4-1

Be sure to mark your calendars and check in every Friday night for some of the best 1v1 action in StarCraft 2!  Tune in to see who can survive the longest in THE V!

compLexity Gaming:  YOUR source for professional gaming news and entertainment!

Tonight compLexity Gaming’s StarCraft II division will be going head to head with Dynamic Gaming for round one of the ESEA Season 8 SC2 Open Playoffs.

Unlike most StarCraft II tournaments out there, the ESEA is a team league. The format of the team league follows:

Each match consists of 4 – 1v1 Bo3 matches ; AvsA, BvsB and so on. In the event of a 2-2 tie, there will be an ACE match. Team Leaders are responsible for picking any rostered paid player to play the ACE match. This ACE match will be the “tie-breaker”. The first map of each match will be preset by League Admins and put on the Schedule. The loser of the first map will pick the second map and the loser of the second map will pick the third map. The same map cannot be picked twice in one match. You may veto 1 map per match up that is not map of the week.

The map pool for tonight’s match includes:

Shakuras Plateau (latest ladder version)
ICCUP Fighting Spirit
ICCUP Valhalla
ICCUP Match Point
Metalopolis
Lost Temple
Scrap Station
Xel’naga Caverns
Delta Quadrant

The bracket can be found here.

Lineups

coL.SC2	Dynamic Gaming
coL.Popcorn  coL.rsvp  coL.CrunCher  coL.Ryze	dGklamity  dGsonnyb  dGweebles  dGJonnyLaw

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.rsvp	0	0	–	2
dGklamity	0	0	–	0

Map: Metalopolis, Shakuras Plateau

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.CrunCher	0	0	–	2
dGsonnyb	0	0	–	0

Map: Metalopolis, Shattered Temple

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.Popcorn	0	0	–	0
dGJonnyLaw	0	0	–	2

Map: Metalopolis, Xel’Naga Caverns

Score	1	2	3	F
coL.Ryze	0	0	–	2
dGweebles	0	0	–	0

Map: Metalopolis, Xel’Naga Caverns

PNY Expands Verto Mainstream Line of Graphics Cards with GT 520

Parsippany, NJ – April 12, 2011 – PNY Technologies®, Inc. (“PNY”), today announced the NVIDIA® Verto GeForce GT 520 1024MB graphics card.

The new PNY GT 520 graphics card is the perfect mainstream upgrade to bring the latest technology to computers at a reasonable cost.  Whether you’re watching or editing HD video, enhancing photos, or gaming with support for DirectX 11, this latest PNY graphics card provides a solution for every graphics need.  The on-board HDMI port allows for easy connectivity to any HDMI enabled computer monitor or television.  

“This mainstream graphics card caters to a wide variety of consumers looking to upgrade their PC’s to handle the now everyday tasks of living in a digital world,” said Nicholas Mauro, senior marketing manager, PC components for PNY. “It’s an ideal solution to enhance your overall computer visualization experience at an affordable cost.”

The PNY GT 520 graphics card will also feature a bonus full-length movie download from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Consumers have their choice of over 35 movie titles from a broad selection of genres including Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Sports, and Family. The bonus Sony movie downloads include recent blockbuster hits as well as favorite classics, such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Big Daddy, As Good As It Gets, 21 and S.W.A.T.

Verto GeForce GT 520

• 1024MB of DDR3 frame buffer memory
• 810 MHz core clock and 1620 MHz processor core clock
• 48 processor cores
• 14.35 GB/second memory bandwidth
• A texture fill rate of 6.5 billion/second
• An effective memory data rate of 1794 MHz
• MSRP: $59.99

PNY’s latest graphics card comes equipped with the following features:

• Microsoft® DirectX 11 Support
• NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology – with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL Support
• NVIDIA PhysX Technology
• PCI Express 2.0 Support
• Dual Link DVI-I Connector
• One HDMI Connector
• Dual Link HDCP-Capable
• OpenGL 4.1 Support

PNY offers free 24-hour technical support and a 3-year warranty: 1 year standard with a 2 year upgrade upon completion of registration on PNY.com. 

The PNY GT 520 will be available for purchase at select e-tailers, retailers, and PNY.com.  For more information on the complete line of products that PNY has to offer, visit www.PNY.com.  For the gaming enthusiast, visit PNY’s on-line gaming portal at www.XLR8gaming.net to participate in forums, special offers, contests and tournaments taking place now! Gamers can also check out compLexity Gaming – one of the world’s most prolific gaming organizations.  PNY now holds the distinct honor of being the “Official Video Card and PC Memory Sponsor” of Complexity Gaming. 

About PNY Technologies

Established in 1985, PNY Technologies®, Inc. celebrates over 25 years of business excellence as a leading manufacturer and supplier of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, solid state drives, High Speed HDMI® cables, computer memory upgrade modules, as well as consumer and professional graphics cards. The company’s Photography-Videography, Mobility, 3D Gaming-Visualization and Business solutions are widely available from major retail, e-tail and wholesale outlets internationally. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, PNY maintains facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.     www.PNY.com     www.facebook.com/PNY