Transfer drama T1 - Zeus doesn't know when the end will come but is anyone really the "victim"?

The transfer drama between T1 - Zeus comes from the responsibility of both sides

In the past few days, in the atmosphere of waiting for "blockbuster" transfers, the League of Legends community was probably satisfied when the drama between T1 - Zeus broke out, causing Doran to accidentally "spread the problem". Up to now, it can be understood that: Zeus received a more generous and suitable offer from Hanwha Life Esports while T1 failed in its efforts to retain its superstar.

HLE officially recruited Zeus from T1

But is T1 really simply a "victim"? As an extremely selective team, T1 must understand clearly what it takes to negotiate with a superstar like Zeus. But they are constantly put in a passive position. It's not necessarily because T1 is too incompetent, but simply: T1 is subjective and also ready to replace Zeus.

They believe that Zeus, for some reason such as his attachment to OFGK; or the stature and influence and achievements that T1 can bring will keep Zeus. That might be true, if Zeus wasn't the second Top Lane in League of Legends history to win 2 World Championships. Even Zeus is better than Duke, when his championship is 2 consecutive times.

T1 was passive because in reality they were probably too subjective about the positions of both sides

Zeus himself probably only sees T1 as an option. According to an expert in the Vietnamese League of Legends industry, it is assumed that Zeus also has his own ambitions, such as becoming the main character of ZOFGK and being built to gradually replace Faker, for example. Along with the issue of money, the contract term... is also enough for Zeus to consider and prepare a plan if T1 does not accept.

Zeus himself may have had his own calculations

And T1 does not accept the truth. Negotiations to increase money but reduce contract time (according to Naver, from 2+1 years to 1+1 years) are not in accordance with Zeus's wishes (or the representatives' wishes). Negotiations broke down. It is simply that one party maintains its intention and the other party fails to respond.

In the T1 - Zeus (representative) case, each side wants to maximize their own benefits. This is understandable because each side has certain positions. When interests do not parallel but become opposing, separation is obvious.

When both sides want to maximize their benefits but the two interests conflict, conflict and separation are understandable.

The roles of the parties in the T1 - Zeus transfer drama

In the negotiation, each side has different roles. HLE is the catalyst and the best option if T1 does not accept Zeus's "claims". And in the end, they became this player's landing spot, with an offer that according to Zeus's representative was "better".

Doran's arrival at T1 is "favorable timing, favorable location, harmonious people" and good for both sides

No one knows if T1 aimed at Doran in advance or if there was anything around on both sides. But at least, T1 is ready to drop Zeus, as Naver itself said, they have targeted Kiin as their replacement. That is, T1 was at one time not passive when negotiating with Zeus.

As for Zeus' representative, as the above expert also said, this player authorizes his representative to do everything. But basically, they only implemented plans based on Zeus' wishes. It can be said that they came up with a way to push Zeus away from T1 rather than continuing to stick with this team.

And only Zeus can answer the question "Do you really want to stick with T1 or not?"

No one in this story does not have their own calculations to ensure their position. But as mentioned, because interests are in conflict, when one side achieves a goal, there must be a side that is harmed. In this story, it is the T1 fans - those who have devoted all their love to ZOFGK, as well as made great efforts to own a series of items commemorating this group's great achievements.