It was in an announcement published on Saturday, January 22, 2022 that Max “Maximum” Smith, leader of the famous Limit (US) guild on World of Warcraft: Shadowlands and Final Fantasy XIV, announced the merger of his guild with the formidable Team Liquid famous for its impressive performance on some esports games including League of Legends and Counter Strike: Global Offensive among others.
A few takeaways from this merger
- The Limit guild is now called Liquid
- Max Smith, the leader of the guild, acquired shares in the organization that is Team Liquid
- The Liquid Guild’s perspective during Race to World First at Founders Sepulcher will be streamed live by Team Liquid
- Plans are planned for World of Warcraft PvP
- There are also plans for Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Azorea joins the Liquid guild and will make sure that minorities, especially women, evolve in a healthy environment, but also that high level guilds led by women will be highlighted
Translation of the official Team Liquid press release
Today, Team Liquid is immensely proud to announce its merger with the Limit guild, one of the most significant acquisitions in TL history. Members of Limit are legends in the World of Warcraft raiding community, having completed World Firsts raids on Ny’alotha and Castle Nathria, among others. Led by Max “Maximum” Smith, the Limit Guild is one of the most popular raiding guilds in the world, accumulating over 30 million watch hours in their PvE racing history.
The acquisition of the Limit Guild is a major pillar for the MMO section of Liquid: a new branch within Team Liquid that will tackle one of the most popular genres in the world — massively online role-playing games. multiplayer. From the mythical regions of Azeroth to the far reaches of Eorzea, Team Liquid is fully committed to MMOs by recruiting players, content creators, staff and more. Our design philosophy for the MMO section of Liquid is inspired by the fantasy worlds it aims for, incorporating elements that might be found in the skies of Crystarian or at the gates of Silvermoon.
The acquisition of the Limit Guild — including over 40 players, coaches, and staff — will form the foundation for Team Liquid’s entry into World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV Online, while keeping an eye out for what might come next. offer the Riot Games MMORPG. Since the guild will lose the name “Limit” to “Liquid”, Maximum will also become a partner within Team Liquid and become a minority shareholder there, overseeing how Liquid tackles MMOs today and in the future. to come up.
WoW Patch 9.2 is on the horizon, and with it, a fierce new Race to World First. Team Liquid will host at least 35 of our newest raiders in one place as they continue their quest for glory at the Founders Sepulcher, producing a vast, enhanced Race to World First broadcast that will broadcast every attempt against every boss during their ascent. . More details will be revealed in the coming weeks about how Team Liquid plans to broadcast Race to World First.
By joining forces with the best raiding guild around, Team Liquid has a tremendous opportunity to expand its leadership in esports to the entire global MMO ecosystem. As we move forward, we look forward to applying Team Liquid’s values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Accessibility, and Justice in our short and long term objects. term. In addition to her responsibilities as General Manager of the MMO section of Liquid, Azorea will lead the creation of an advisory board of women in the organization aimed at developing resources and strategies to enable more women to become expert gamers. Using Azorea’s expertise, Team Liquid will identify the best female-led guilds to shine a light on their communities, provide an opportunity for mentorship, and create safer spaces for women to thrive.
This is just the beginning of Liquid’s MMO section — we haven’t even talked about our goals for Liquid MMO’s PvP section, our future titles, and how we plan to engage our community. Team Liquid is here to stay for the long haul and look forward to working with more like-minded players.