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Hwasin Apologizes for Match Fixing - Page 9

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MasterOfPuppets
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Romania6942 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-02 00:12:09
September 02 2013 00:08 GMT
#161
On September 02 2013 08:10 white_horse wrote:
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On September 02 2013 00:01 MasterOfPuppets wrote:
On August 25 2013 13:13 koreasilver wrote:
On August 25 2013 04:06 TaShadan wrote:
Still, you and the other took part in BW's demise. I cant forgive that.


This.

You guys are seriously deluded if you think BW was going to go on without end, ad inifnitum, and that the end of BW came because of the match fixing scandal.


This. 9001 times this.

Blame Blizzard for their feud with Kespa, or blame the fact that a huge game catered towards the mainstream came out in the mean time. But to hold so much grudge for a bunch of kids that were too young and naive to know what they were really getting into (and didn't make bank off it anyway), you have to be really fucking jaded and unreasonable and/or delusional.


First, there isn't one single reason that neatly caused BW to disappear. The scandal pretty much destroyed hite sparkyz because most of the fixers came from that team. That didn't affect the state of BW?

You know what's sadder than the scandal itself? All the fans who supported savior even after the scandal. And when confronted about savior's immorality, they used a convenient excuse that savior was just "young" and "naive" to know any better. Sorry, that's bullshit.


Wow... yeah I'm sure sAviOr planned to destroy Brood War, he must've been some real evil mastermind irl...

-_-

Dude I'm sorry you're bitter, but if you really think their actions were anything more than selfish and short-sighted, that's absolutely ridiculous. Not to mention renouncing one of the most brilliant minds to ever touch this game, but hey there you go... some people just can't get over it.

If you really think someone that age fully understands all of the implications of getting involved in something like this.... in fact many people would argue that young progamers are even more lacking in the real life experience/understanding department, but hey fuck that and fuck that logic, let's be mad and find a convenient scapegoat.
"my shaft scares me too" - strenx 2014
ThunderGod
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
New Zealand897 Posts
September 02 2013 00:57 GMT
#162
Beautiful translation thankyou.
I will always remember you for your awesome games Red Sniper and not for your mistake.
"Certain forms of popular music nowadays, namely rap and hip hop styles, are just irritating gangsters bragging about their illegal exploits and short-sighted lifestyles." - Shiverfish ~2009
Brett
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Australia3822 Posts
September 02 2013 01:06 GMT
#163
On August 23 2013 17:11 Emon_ wrote:
Being a pro gamer is very unfair. You invest a lot of time and the chances to make money are S-L-I-M. The only reason these guys played BW was for the love of the game. That being said... Hwasin... you gave 7 years of your life to give us the most entertaining sport I have ever seen. To this day NOTHING comes close to the greatness of BW SPL, OSL and MSL. We got amazing entertainment - for free - while B-teamers, practice partners and probably some A-teamers were giving away their life. B-teamers and practice partners did it all without a salary, I'm pretty sure. Where are these lesser known gamers today - that built the leagues we so love? They are trying to catch up. Going to work, studying, trying to survive. We assume that KeSPA and the teams took care of them - but we all know that sleeping 4 in a room and playing video games all day - as a young kid - without a whole lot of money is unfair. And once you leave the team house, you're on your own again.

You were amazing at what you did. You were gods to us. And you DESERVED more than what you got. And you deserve more than what you get from fans now that we don't see you as much. I wish I could hear more about ex-BW players from that time. Are you guys adapting to adulthood alright?

You gave your life for BW... STX Hwasin... without your dedication who knows where STX would be today. 7 years.... 4-5 of them preparing for SPL/OSL/MSL/GSL.... Nothing but love for you Hwasin. Don't even worry about it.

This is why I could never really hold it against these guys in the long run... Despite its brilliance as a game, the industry around BW was brutal.

Of course I agree with the bans from playing. An example had to be made of them.
Boonbag
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
France3318 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-02 14:29:23
September 02 2013 14:26 GMT
#164
On September 02 2013 10:06 Brett wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2013 17:11 Emon_ wrote:
Being a pro gamer is very unfair. You invest a lot of time and the chances to make money are S-L-I-M. The only reason these guys played BW was for the love of the game. That being said... Hwasin... you gave 7 years of your life to give us the most entertaining sport I have ever seen. To this day NOTHING comes close to the greatness of BW SPL, OSL and MSL. We got amazing entertainment - for free - while B-teamers, practice partners and probably some A-teamers were giving away their life. B-teamers and practice partners did it all without a salary, I'm pretty sure. Where are these lesser known gamers today - that built the leagues we so love? They are trying to catch up. Going to work, studying, trying to survive. We assume that KeSPA and the teams took care of them - but we all know that sleeping 4 in a room and playing video games all day - as a young kid - without a whole lot of money is unfair. And once you leave the team house, you're on your own again.

You were amazing at what you did. You were gods to us. And you DESERVED more than what you got. And you deserve more than what you get from fans now that we don't see you as much. I wish I could hear more about ex-BW players from that time. Are you guys adapting to adulthood alright?

You gave your life for BW... STX Hwasin... without your dedication who knows where STX would be today. 7 years.... 4-5 of them preparing for SPL/OSL/MSL/GSL.... Nothing but love for you Hwasin. Don't even worry about it.

This is why I could never really hold it against these guys in the long run... Despite its brilliance as a game, the industry around BW was brutal.

Of course I agree with the bans from playing. An example had to be made of them.


I firmly believe the people that got punished weren't the big fishes in the match fixing.
edit : i heard about match rigging as early as I stepped in korea
samjjang even got banned for some time because he admited maphacking and that his coach would specifically ask him to cheat
even my manager at some point asked a friend of mine to lose against me, which never happened thankfuly
i imagine much more matches were fixed than we know of
KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1770 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-02 16:09:00
September 02 2013 16:05 GMT
#165
Lol he is trying to sound all innocent, like a confused child that was lured by some pedo.. he knew exactly what kind of buisness he was getting himself into.

I mean he cant really say: Yeah i did it because i like money. :D
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StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
September 02 2013 16:14 GMT
#166
Well, if you weren't a franchise player you weren't going to make jack to begin with. Easy outs. ~_~
MasterOfPuppets
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Romania6942 Posts
September 02 2013 16:16 GMT
#167
On September 03 2013 01:05 ICanFlyLow wrote:
Lol he is trying to sound all innocent, like a confused child that was lured by some pedo.. he knew exactly what kind of buisness he was getting himself into.

I mean he cant really say: Yeah i did it because i like money. :D


The money they made off of this was negligible compared to their proteam salaries... get a grip. -_-
"my shaft scares me too" - strenx 2014
KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1770 Posts
September 02 2013 18:13 GMT
#168
On September 03 2013 01:16 MasterOfPuppets wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 03 2013 01:05 ICanFlyLow wrote:
Lol he is trying to sound all innocent, like a confused child that was lured by some pedo.. he knew exactly what kind of buisness he was getting himself into.

I mean he cant really say: Yeah i did it because i like money. :D


The money they made off of this was negligible compared to their proteam salaries... get a grip. -_-


Are you saying he did this with the pretense of getting caught?
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TriO
Profile Joined July 2011
United States421 Posts
September 02 2013 18:20 GMT
#169
Money the root of all evil not surprising to be honest.
My dream is to tear up your dream.
dragoon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States695 Posts
September 02 2013 18:29 GMT
#170
i ultimately blame savior for all of this.

i forgive you hwasin.
i love you
MasterOfPuppets
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Romania6942 Posts
September 02 2013 18:49 GMT
#171
On September 03 2013 03:13 ICanFlyLow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 03 2013 01:16 MasterOfPuppets wrote:
On September 03 2013 01:05 ICanFlyLow wrote:
Lol he is trying to sound all innocent, like a confused child that was lured by some pedo.. he knew exactly what kind of buisness he was getting himself into.

I mean he cant really say: Yeah i did it because i like money. :D


The money they made off of this was negligible compared to their proteam salaries... get a grip. -_-


Are you saying he did this with the pretense of getting caught?


I'm saying you're being unreasonable and ridiculous with your claims and this 2nd post only furthers that.

On September 03 2013 03:20 TriO wrote:
Money the root of all evil not surprising to be honest.


Again, the money they made off of this was insignificant compared to what they were making as progamers. And this wasn't the case just for sAviOr.
"my shaft scares me too" - strenx 2014
Kyrillion
Profile Joined August 2011
Russian Federation748 Posts
September 02 2013 20:35 GMT
#172
Has someone kept count on how many threads are devoted to/have devolved into a debate about the matchfixing on TL ?
If you seek well, you shall find.
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
September 02 2013 20:44 GMT
#173
On September 03 2013 05:35 Kyrillion wrote:
Has someone kept count on how many threads are devoted to/have devolved into a debate about the matchfixing on TL ?

Its almost like it was a major event in BW and korean esports, huh?
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19352 Posts
September 02 2013 20:57 GMT
#174
Question/Debate: would adding hwasin too the SSL hurt or help?
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makmeatt
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
2024 Posts
September 02 2013 21:05 GMT
#175
On September 03 2013 05:57 BisuDagger wrote:
Question/Debate: would adding hwasin too the SSL hurt or help?

For those of us oblivious to the situation, why would it hurt? Assuming it's because of his shady reputation - it's tough to say without the proper understanding of the context, but personally, I'd rather see him compete in a sportsmanlike manner again than not. I doubt it can help (bearing the assumption), but I'm all for stronger competition.
"Silver Edge can't break my hope" - Kryptt 2016 || "Chrono is not a debuff, you just get rekt" - Guru 2016
soujiro_
Profile Joined June 2010
Uruguay5195 Posts
September 02 2013 21:40 GMT
#176
it would hurt ...


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zerg players
ace hwaiting!!
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
September 02 2013 22:45 GMT
#177
On September 03 2013 05:57 BisuDagger wrote:
Question/Debate: would adding hwasin too the SSL hurt or help?

it's really up to the Korean audience to decide. Sonic tried to bring Saviour into the SSL and have him make up for his previous mistake etc... but his audience weren't fond of that and he decided against it eventually. I dunno if he'll agree to Hwasin joining even though he doesn't seem to be as deep in it as Saviour. Sonic's audience will have to decide when the time comes(if Hwasin plays again).

On September 03 2013 06:40 soujiro_ wrote:
it would hurt ...


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zerg players

lol.

Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Sinedd
Profile Joined July 2008
Poland7052 Posts
September 02 2013 22:54 GMT
#178
well.. it's all cool and shit but I think that its still a little bit late for apologizing..

;/
T H C makes ppl happy
Mirabel_
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States1768 Posts
September 03 2013 03:18 GMT
#179
Thanks for translation, but I hope I never hear another word about this criminal unless you're talking about his contributions to the meta.
get stronger play longer
Pisko.
Profile Joined August 2011
United States214 Posts
September 03 2013 23:37 GMT
#180
#freehwasin

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