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While I understand that there's a need to discuss this matter, this thread has way too many trash posts in it. Please think carefully about what you want to say. Ad hominem attacks on Swedish people in general, calling you fellow Starcraft fans idiots etc etc will be dealt with with harsher punishment from here on out. Keep it civil people.

Page 230: Here's some more stuff that'll get you banned!
- Conspiracy theory mongering about MLG and GOM
- Comparing people to Hitler
- Posting useless one liners of arguments that have already been repeated ad nauseum.
iky43210
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2099 Posts
December 14 2011 15:55 GMT
#4001
On December 15 2011 00:53 eteran wrote:
If Naniwa was Zerg and would have been 7 Pooling a Terran, would he have lost his Code S spot?


because this matters why? its quite obvious that he wasn't trying, his hand wasn't even on his keyboard the entire game beside the first 1-a move

Glurkenspurk
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1915 Posts
December 14 2011 15:55 GMT
#4002
Well. I am never buying another GSL ticket ever again, and neither should you guys. He didn't break ANY rules. By this logic, 6 pooling in important games should get someone banned.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES51037 Posts
December 14 2011 15:55 GMT
#4003
On December 15 2011 00:54 Therg wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:52 flergh wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:43 BLinD-RawR wrote:
idra maybe BM but he still shows professional behavior when he needs to, especially when playing in korea..


How so? How is it more professional to leave games that haven't been completed?

QFT


has he done so in a GSL?
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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
December 14 2011 15:55 GMT
#4004
That really sucks for Naniwa, but honestly given the Korean reaction there was probably no other outcome. Having Naniwa play in Code S would have been seen as a slap to the face for many Koreans. It's kinda like Coca-gate all over again: The act was definitely unprofessional, but it's debatable whether or not the player should lose their Code S spot. At least Naniwa can still go to tournaments.
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kazie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
258 Posts
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4005
On December 15 2011 00:53 hmmm... wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:45 Biane wrote:
List of what GOM/Mr Chae is so far (as according to 75% of people posting here...): Racist, Elitist, Communist, Double standards.


More like:

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On December 15 2011 00:45 Biane wrote:
List of what South Korea is so far (as according to 75% of people posting here...): Racist, Elitist, Communist, Double standards.


The racism rampant in this thread is pitiful really. Seems like there's a lot of unlearned people here.


lol thas is exactly what i think TL is like... racist elitist communist double standards
Whias_k
Profile Joined June 2011
36 Posts
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4006
It's amazing how people can think what naniwa did was okay sure the punishment is hard but that kinda attitude just doesn't belong anywhere.
He wasn't allowed to forfeit so he acted like a kid who was upset that his parent said no.
His interview makes it even worse gom have to put their foot down and show that they are in control and won't accept that kind of behavior

Naniwa didn't get that ban because his strat wasn't acceptable, he got it because he tried to ruin the match
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-14 15:57:13
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4007
On December 15 2011 00:55 Odal wrote:
Well. I am never buying another GSL ticket ever again, and neither should you guys. He didn't break ANY rules. By this logic, 6 pooling in important games should get someone banned.


6pools regularly win games.

6 probes is literally the worst strategy possible, and he took his hands off and wasn't even microing showing that he wasn't even trying to do damage with it
TaKemE
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark1045 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-14 15:57:23
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4008
On December 15 2011 00:51 Shinta) wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:33 dude_2 wrote:
i didn't read the whole thread. so sorry if someone has already written the same. but i am really wondering from the pages i have read, how people can argue there exists no throwing away of games in "real" sports. for example, it's pretty common in champions league (football) that already qualified teams send their b-team which is also a huge distortion of competition all the while other teams still playing for a spot.
anyone who has ever competed in sports knows that you don't play to your potential in a meaningless match and often don't make a real effort.
naniwa made it pretty obvious given that, but i as the audience can't blame him for that.

When sports teams send in their B Team, the intention is to rest their A Team and to give their B Team better preparation in case they need to play games later (from A Team injury or w/e). That isn't match throwing unless you're saying that their B Team is a bunch of random people who don't play soccer. Their B Team is on their team in the first place because the team counts on them to play well for them when they are needed to play well. They haven't earned a spot on the A Team, but they are competent players and are paid by the sports team to play the game professionally. IT IS SIMPLY NOT MATCH THROWING.
You can compare this in individual eSports leagues with, when you're playing a bo7 and you're up 3-0, and you use a silly strategy that usually only works in ladder. You're resting your mind while showing an entertaining game, while not giving away any big strategies you might be keeping for a much more pinnacle game.
In a team eSports league, you see all the time in IPL and even GSTL sometimes (and other leagues ofc, but these include Korean teams) teams putting forth B Teamers to either start or get some practice in. That is because they feel confident in their B Teamers, but even more confidence in ther A Teamers to win after their B Teamers might lose. IPL, B Teamers have 5-0'd the best foreign teams time and time again.

This leads me back again, if a football team sends in their B Team, no matter what the case, they aren't throwing the match. They are playing a legitimate game with specific intentions that are understandable and respectable. Even though a team might feel offended that the other team has enough confidence to not play them seriously, (eSports example: NesTea vs HuK), they played them fairly regardless. A real game was played in which both teams were trying, in some shape or form, to win. The B Teamers don't try to lose for the team they try to win, and although the team might not need the win, they are shooting for it nonetheless, even if they aren't trying their absolute hardest because the match isn't super important.

I've seen plenty of NBA games where the entire starting lineup gets like 5 minutes of playing time, and then is sat for the rest of the game so they can play their best in the playoffs, and the team STILL WINS!!!!


The B team is also playing for something... they play for a spot in the A team if they do realy well....Not sure why you are even trying to compare soccer/basket to starcraft 2....
boxturtle
Profile Joined December 2011
United States224 Posts
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4009
On December 15 2011 00:55 Odal wrote:
Well. I am never buying another GSL ticket ever again, and neither should you guys. He didn't break ANY rules. By this logic, 6 pooling in important games should get someone banned.


No, 6pooling is a legitimate strategy.

This is the equivalent of proxy 6hatch.
Almtom
Profile Joined May 2009
Sweden132 Posts
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4010
On December 15 2011 00:55 Jurassic wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:51 Pholon wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:38 NHY wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:29 Pholon wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:25 Echo_ wrote:
This wouldn't have happened if he did what 99.9% of people would have done in his situation, which is to 4gate.


People need to stop saying this. Requiring a certain strategy of a player is the complete opposite of what SC is all about..


It requires a strategy.


he made units and attacked his opponent. that's sc in a nutshell as far as I know.


But it also involves a will to win.


Shouldnt BitByBit prime have been banned then for sending his workers to attack every game?
Femari
Profile Joined June 2011
United States2900 Posts
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4011
On December 15 2011 00:53 eteran wrote:
If Naniwa was Zerg and would have been 7 Pooling a Terran, would he have lost his Code S spot?

7 pooling is a legitimate strategy.

But we are assuming this time Naniwa is keeping his hands on the keyboard and microing right?
Mvp | BoxeR | MarineKing | MC | viOlet | Scarlett | Flash | Bisu | XellOs | Sea | Fantasy | By.Sun
Chronald
Profile Joined December 2009
United States619 Posts
December 14 2011 15:56 GMT
#4012
GOM refusing to admit they format was bad, and taking their mistake out on the person who showed them their error.

Classic KeSPA really, can't wait for GOM to rename!
Got that.
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10888 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4013
On December 15 2011 00:52 zeru wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:52 Velr wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:50 Nightshake wrote:
This is seriously disgusting. I understand you pay for shit games like this, but you do what you feel at the moment. 6 probes rush is the fucking game.

Imagine if IdrA comes to GSL, he wil have instant code A, but no problem for his outrageous behavior like insulting players while having 7000+ people watching his stream.


What Idra does on his stream, aside from cheating, is not GOM-TV's problem.
What Idra does on GOM-TV's broadcast, is GOM-TV's problem and he would get punished for that.


WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT THIS TO UNDERSTAND?

But apparently choya playing rock paper scissors on the ladder is gomtv's problem? :p


No, it shouldn't be. But i don't know, isn't there something with the Code B qualifiers and the Korean ladder? If so you could put this under "match fixing"... But well, i don't think the ladder should be involved in any of GOM's decisions/tournaments anyway (aside from some special events ).
diophan
Profile Joined September 2011
United States1018 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4014
On December 15 2011 00:55 Odal wrote:
Well. I am never buying another GSL ticket ever again, and neither should you guys. He didn't break ANY rules. By this logic, 6 pooling in important games should get someone banned.


Dude, you can NEVER win with a probe rush, ever, ever ever, if your opponent isn't in bronze league. You know this and are pretending like you done.
smf
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway19 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4015
The thing that bothers me the most about this is not the revoke itself, but the insults along with it; both from GOM and the Korean twitter army of players and managers. In my opinion, these comments have been far more unprofessional than probe rushing in a meaningless game.

I don't think that players should be required to play half-assed matches just for our "entertainment". In my opinion, the entertainment in following players like Naniwa is their extreme focus and dedication towards one goal; tournament victories.
poorcloud
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore2748 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4016
On December 15 2011 00:54 yosisoy wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:48 poorcloud wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:45 yosisoy wrote:
I like the fact they're denying Naniwa his code S spot, while inviting Idra who did the same thing vs Jinro on Jungle Basin, except that match was friggin' important.

By "like" I mean "think GSL management is ridiculous".


I made a post before about this but i shall do it again.

Please learn how to seperate 2 things in this argument.

Action
Intention

Gom banned naniwa because IT WAS OBVIOUS HIS INTENTION WAS TO THROW THE GAME.
THEY BANNED HIM CAUSE HE THREW THE GAME. NOT CAUSE HE WORKER RUSHED.

IDRA worker rushed TO WIN. It was obvious, he was microing his best and it almost worked until jinro got lucky with his bunker.

So stop comparing all these random actions, because you are missing the point of the argument and the matter.


Not true, IdrA has said that he had no chance to win vs Terran on JB (Frankly, he was probably right) so he decided to 6 pool. I'm also pretty sure he was tilting by then. Besides, I've seen dumber strategies used in GSL. Did you notice a little Nexus-first game between Hero and MC in this very same tournament?

Double standards, yo.


You have missed the point again. Considering you never got it in the 1st place, i shouldn't have bothered to explain it to you.

People can do dumb strats but still try to win. The audience can deduce their intention. If they wanted to win, then they certainly must have thought their dumb strat could have worked.

Naniwa didn't want to win. It was obvious because he didn't even try. Thats why they are pissed. Cause he didn't even try. They are pissed that he gave up on the game.

Gonna say it one last time. Please stop talking about strategies, that is not the point.
dormer
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1314 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4017
On December 15 2011 00:52 iky43210 wrote:
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On December 15 2011 00:50 Nightshake wrote:
This is seriously disgusting. I understand you pay for shit games like this, but you do what you feel at the moment. 6 probes rush is the fucking game.

Imagine if IdrA comes to GSL, he wil have instant code A, but no problem for his outrageous behavior like insulting players while having 7000+ people watching his stream.


you realize what idra did in GSL was that he doesn't gg, and that's it? he never insults player while playing live, at least not while he was in Korea.

He is not dumb, he has been playing starcraft 1 and 2 for years, he still respects the rules

What Naniwa did was essentially match fixing, an extremely obvious one at that.


How can you call it match fixing? It's a match that under Gom's normal format would never be played because it's entirely irrelevant. You can argue that he should still have tried, and that's fair; but calling it match fixing implied that he and others were rigging results for someone's benefit, when neither he nor Nestea stood to gain anything from the match.

Again, half of this thread is just comparing it to stuff that it isn't, on both sides of the argument.
Artosis: "You need to hold my hand." Tasteless: "I'm very good at that."
boxturtle
Profile Joined December 2011
United States224 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4018
On December 15 2011 00:56 Chronald wrote:
GOM refusing to admit they format was bad, and taking their mistake out on the person who showed them their error.

Classic KeSPA really, can't wait for GOM to rename!


Format wasn't bad. We asked them for it.
SpurvL
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden345 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4019
On December 15 2011 00:55 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2011 00:54 Therg wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:52 flergh wrote:
On December 15 2011 00:43 BLinD-RawR wrote:
idra maybe BM but he still shows professional behavior when he needs to, especially when playing in korea..


How so? How is it more professional to leave games that haven't been completed?

QFT


has he done so in a GSL?



Well, the insta-leave against Jinro was a pretty fast leave
Naniwa, ThorZaiN, SaSe, DeMusliM, White-RA... Where are my Zerg heroes?.. Stephano <3
Tanag
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada204 Posts
December 14 2011 15:57 GMT
#4020
Wow this is a bit extreme of GOM in my opinion. I'm not saying what Naniwa did wasn't wrong, but this entire thing been ridiculously overblown.

What a shame.
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