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So I am a member of a couple of Discord servers that are primarily for NA Dota personalities/pubstars/pros. Posting on a throwaway account.

These are the biggest rumors that have been floating around in these Dota discord channels:

• Topson will play mid for Liquid
• RTZ will replace Crystallis in Secret
• Cr1t will replace Misha in OG as pos 5/captain.

Rough details of how things played out in EG:

• RTZ told EG he's taking a break after TI11, this was before the actual event
• Cr1t wanted EG to build around him after RTZ leaves
• > TI11 Happens, EG eliminated
• EG drops their NA squad since RTZ is not playing anyway who is their biggest marketing force.
  • Getting an SA squad instead since player contracts are a lot cheaper. (For example, RTZ is paid close to half a million a year, and the rest of EG are at least $250K each). SA players cost 10-20% that.
  • EDIT: EG desperately tried to keep RTZ as a streamer under the EG brand and offered him ridiculous contract. He declined cause he doesn't want to stream.
• Posters suggest that Puppey and RTZ were in talks prior to TI11, and RTZ has allegedly agreed to play again with Secret during the break before the TI finals.