I am happy that KeSPA does something to force players to follow rules. I was shock how they dealt Firefist vs Backho issue. Mainly KeSPA should do their decisions alone and not talking to players when they make decisions. Why? Players only option is to be mannered usually (aka accept loss even if they would had chance to win). Now blame goes to KeSPA not to players. So when there is tricky situation, you can't blame on players anymore.

SilverskY

Korea (South)3086 Posts

April 16 2009 17:56 GMT

#66

This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen...

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

April 16 2009 18:09 GMT

#67

kespa hates StarCraft. Spectator sports require entertainment elements. And Itachii and Too_MuchZerg, wth are you talking about? You agree with kespa? Forfeit loss because you didn't type gg?

Itachii

Poland12466 Posts

April 16 2009 18:13 GMT

#68

On April 17 2009 03:09 Ancestral wrote:
kespa hates StarCraft. Spectator sports require entertainment elements. And Itachii and Too_MuchZerg, wth are you talking about? You agree with kespa? Forfeit loss because you didn't type gg?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm
of course I don't~

JWD

United States12607 Posts

April 16 2009 18:14 GMT

#69

Since this ruling has no effect on the outcome of RuBy-HoeJJa, it really only makes sense as a power play from KeSPA.

What irks me about this rule is that, though it was clearly inspired by the "zizi yo incident", it does nothing to prevent similar incidents in the future - it's just as possible (easier, even) for a winning player to accidentally type "gg" as it is for him to type "zizi yo". Given this, the entire rule seems like complete garbage.

What KeSPA needed was a protocol for handling situations in which one player accidentally types out (they still don't have one), not a rule about how that player should type out. What the fuck.

Screw KeSPA.

ghostWriter

United States3302 Posts

April 16 2009 18:42 GMT

#70

This is idiotic. Good manners is not something to be enforced by an official rule. Manners are nice, but not required in any circumstance. Kespa is really overstepping their boundaries in my opinion.

jello_biafra

United Kingdom6638 Posts

April 16 2009 18:44 GMT

#71

On April 17 2009 02:11 freelander wrote:
in 2010 all progamers have to play in tie and suit

They must also wear a monocle and top hat.

Too_MuchZerg

Finland2818 Posts

April 16 2009 19:19 GMT

#72

I'd say that players had plenty of time to practice how they type it. KeSPA seems to be fair not giving disqualification right away, only forfeit and warning. It wasn't that bad considering he can still play next matches.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=86291

On January 19 2009 15:21 XYoonZ wrote:
There was no translation for the whole document so I went ahead and translated it (the best i could)

- Entry Method
: Within 1 min of a match ending, inform the ref by document/paper.
- Setting Time: Standard (After greeting the audience and entering the booth, 5 mins)
- Always greet the audience before every set.
- Once your entry is announced, you must stay in the designated area (team's table and team's resting room)
- After sitting in the booth, you can still move around but is included in the 5 min setting time.
- After reentering the booth after the match, equipment is rechecked.
- Strategies could be discussed in any area.
- When surrendering in a match, only "gg' and "GG" will be legal/accepted
When not followed, this will result in an automatic disqualification and warning

*But, this will not be used in Round 3.
*These rules will be enforced at the start of Round 4 (04-11-2009)

e: When you are losing and ready to type 'gg', you can take few extra seconds to make sure you typed it correctly. Not like some people do it, type quickly and insta quit game without checking what you are typing.

Hammy

France828 Posts

April 16 2009 20:15 GMT

#73

Umm... is it really that important that you write exactly "gg"? I don't think so :s And I'm pretty sure that's the whole issue here.

Someone above said they "had to draw the line somewhere". Well why not just do that the logical way: sanction behavior that is deemed offensive or humiliating. And going from there, they could just use some common sense.
Is typing "ww" before leaving offensive? No
Is typing insults offensive? Yes

tonight

United States11130 Posts

April 16 2009 20:20 GMT

#74

Shit is so fucking dumb. It's like the refs in the NBA that call technical fouls on players that haven't done shit just because the refs want some air time.