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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.
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On December 15 2011 03:33 justinpal wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:31 StarStruck wrote: Let's put the Johan shit behind us.
I really want to discuss the new rule because it has MORE ramifications than anything else and can be interpreted in many different ways.
It's very vague. The rule is new? So why is NaNi kicked out without being made aware of it? The same reason CoCa got kicked out. I am sure CoCa, while playing his game, didn't think he would get booted from Code S for it.
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Seriously I dont see this as the way that GOM needs to handle this situation. Seriously everyone here can say that if they lose some really close games one night because of their own decision making they just turn of Starcraft and do something else. Naniwa basically did that. On a professional point that was the worst decision anyone could have made in Starcraft history. Its a disgrace to the tournament he is in, the fans and anyone that has paid money to make him a pro gamer. But did the fans really care about him throwing that game? I certainly didnt I wanted to watch the last match to see who wins the group. Personally I found it hilarious, like playing a Bo3 and losing first two but have to play the final game anyway. People wouldnt watch DRG vs Nainiwa Providence but making them play 3 games rather than moving right into the losers finals.
Professional what Nainiwa did was wrong but from an entertainment area it was amazing! I mean look at us! We can only talk about Nainiwa now and how much entertainment is this causing. GOM should not have banned a player for throwing a meaningless game when it makes the fans 100x more engaged to the tournament as everyone will talk about it and move into their headline matches. This is giving GOM publicity. Isnt that good no matter the situation?
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On December 15 2011 03:27 Yaki wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:23 DYEAlabaster wrote: Yeah I'm pretty disappointed about this. I don't see the difference between what Nani did and what people do when they sixpool/cheese just to get the games out of the way. Neither matches are entertaining. At least Nani had the balls to say that he wasn't going to waste anyone's time.
Yeah, pretty upset over this choice, tbh You don't see the difference ? I'll tell you the difference. Unlike a sixpool/cheese, WHAT NANIWA DID HAD 0% WINNING CHANCE and he knew that from the beginnning. Thus, it is fair to say that he threw the game and deserves the punishment he got.
Right, Naniwa did a strategy that had a 0% chance of winning and deserved all the consequences of using such a strategy.
The consequences, of course, being that he lost the game.
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On December 15 2011 03:33 Saiwa wrote: Does anyone remember how the Koreans pulled out the last second before NASL ? They knew it way before but they announced it till the last second just to fuck with NASL ... dont talk about honor and whatever.
Yep only it wasnt the players, it was their organizers and they didn't have enough money to send them over. Totally different scenario. derp.
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On December 15 2011 03:17 Wallstreet11 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:13 Master_Blaster wrote:On December 15 2011 03:08 diophan wrote:On December 15 2011 03:07 Master_Blaster wrote: Not all warriors are Samurais so why make them harakiri even though they don't have the some principles of life? GOM is forcing the korean principles on StarCraft over the foreign scene and i don't actually like that.
You really think it's a Korean principle to, if you're paid to have people watch you play a game, actually make some attempt at playing the game? Actually they are not payed to play for us, but we pay to see them play. Quite a difference. And he played 100% when it mattered. PLEASE make this the thread topic!
This is wrong so no thread is needed. Sponsors pay them to play and we pay sponsors to watch them. This is a standard model that he betrayed.
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On December 15 2011 03:34 whereyouat wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:28 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On December 15 2011 03:17 dp wrote:On December 15 2011 03:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On December 15 2011 03:05 dp wrote:On December 15 2011 02:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On December 15 2011 02:50 dp wrote:On December 15 2011 02:47 ToasteR_ wrote:On December 15 2011 02:45 dp wrote: His personal view on the situation is irrelevant. For example, lets imagine he was invited to a show match where the winner takes $5,000 and the loser takes $2,500. What if his mindset that day is that he only needs $2,500, so the match is meaningless. He probe rushes 3 games outta 5, losing outright. The contract doesn't necessarily state that he has to TRY to win the matches to get paid. You think this is OK? Of a professional? Grow up. Your personal views on the situation don't matter. You are being paid to provide entertainment to fans. If you don't feel the need to do your job, there is a good chance you won't have one.
No one would be satisfied with $2500 when $5000 can be won, your example is terrible. Maybe you are confused. It doesn't matter what you think. Remember? Only what he thinks. Because the world revolves around his mindset. If you can't understand the point of my post, don't respond with mindless dribble. K, thanks, bye. Your analogy is still faulty. Naniwa always plays to win tournaments, and he doesn't care about entertaining audiences. That's the way he is. If he loses, he wants to move on. He doesn't care about pleasing the crowd. He doesn't have the greatest personality (which clearly hurts him in situations like this, as Huk wouldn't have been punished in an identical situation), but he cares about success. The point is that what Naniwa finds to be meaningless at the time is not relevant. He is there to do a job, whether he wants to or not doesn't matter. Whether the outcome matters is irrelavant. If I go to work today and no customers come in, my boss still has to pay he. He can't decide not to. Likewise if I go in tomorrow and don't work while there are customers there, he has the right to fire me. This is how the world works. His personal view on the situation at the time doesn't matter. He did his job. Even if he was contracted to play a game vs. Nestea regardless of their 0-3 records, he sat in the booth and started the game. It's not like he didn't show up. You don't like his strategy? You don't like the lack of entertainment? Tough luck. Plenty of people don't like cheese and all-in strategies any more than a worker rush; they consider not standard play "not even trying". You can't make a person try to win a game that has no meaning for them. He did what he needed to do. No. His job is not to show up. Go ahead, do that at your job. Show up, but don't actually do what you are required to. Go work as a cashier and ring up the first item of 1 person and then stop and sit there. Let me know how that works out for you. A cashier does not have the same job or job description as a pro-gamer, nor is a tournament that you've already lost at related in any way to your first few minutes at a daily job. I'm sorry, but your analogies are all terrible. I guarantee you that if HuK or Sheth or White-Ra or Boxer or any other player who's known for their outstanding personality did something like this in a game that didn't matter towards the outcome of a tournament, it would be brushed aside and no punishment would be given. Huk, Sheth, white-ra and Boxer would NOT do something like this because they are professionals, they want to show the best of their ability when put in the spotlight 100% of the time. They can put their boohoo feelings and emotions aside and man up for the next 7-20 minutes or so since something good can come out of it. I still don't get why people justify Naniwas emo banter. Grow up, grow a pair, this would have a been such a meaningful game in preparation of CODE S to face Nestea in the booth in the spotlight but nope he let his emotions and boohoo feelings get in the way and emo'd out like an unprofessional. They would play more seriously than Naniwa did, but it's just impossible to play 100% when the outcome of the game literally means nothing.
On December 15 2011 03:35 Trsjnica wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:33 justinpal wrote:On December 15 2011 03:31 StarStruck wrote: Let's put the Johan shit behind us.
I really want to discuss the new rule because it has MORE ramifications than anything else and can be interpreted in many different ways.
It's very vague. The rule is new? So why is NaNi kicked out without being made aware of it? The same reason CoCa got kicked out. I am sure CoCa, while playing his game, didn't think he would get booted from Code S for it. GOM took no action against Coca, the decision was made by Slayers/Boxer.
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On December 15 2011 03:30 s3rp wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:24 Wallstreet11 wrote:On December 15 2011 03:22 pPingu wrote: What did khaldor say?
I started listening when he said anyway thats' gome choice... He basically explained that Naniwa had no intention of BM or disrespect, only that he was completely crushed from his losses earlier and that the game should not be played at all since it was absolutely pointless competition wise. Which is why the punishment is not that harsh . He's not allowed to participate in 1 GSL whoop fucking doo. If he's good enough then he'll requalify and act proffesionel next time. It's that simple.
Okay sir then say that to Naniwa that i´ts "whoop fucking doo" and get the involved players opinion instead of stating an universal truth you moron.
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On December 15 2011 03:30 justinpal wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:29 Lazermonkey wrote: Lol @ people claiming probe rush has the same winratio as 6 pool. Imo I think GOM did the right thing. Doesn't probe rush beat 6 pool? Drones beat probes 1v1 and you can cancel the pool and build 3 drones
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seemed way too harsh to me (and the rule violation justification is petty), but GOM is certainly nipping this shit in the bud. i doubt anyone will ever do anything like this again. so, i guess the ends justify the means???
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Wow. I thought Gom had been really good on these sorts of matters.
I find this pretty disgusting. It's not like Naniwa was saying anything bm, he probe rushed.
I know the Koreans are big on their manners, and it probably is something that foreigners should adopt a bit more of, but they advertise themselves as being a global tournament. Perhaps they should make their rules for a more global audience/player base as well. We already know they aren't great at letting people know all the rules (Jinro incident). Imo it should be a warning at most, and even then I'd consider that fairly draconian.
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Anyone realize how much money GOM invests to put up a top quality tournament, actions done from Naniwa gives a bad image to the tournament itself, it's bad for sponsors and advertisers too. think of everyone who is affected by this, not just naniwa. Don't be selfish, what GOM did was justified imo. People stay up till 4 am to watch their favorite players play how can you not say that naniwa is not a let down. get real. Vice versa you can stop buying tickets because of what GOM has done, by people will stop buying tickets as well for poor quality performance by Naniwa. it works either way. The reality is, is that this tournament is for viewer to be entertained even if that is not the goal of players, your purpose is to entertain the crowd who comes to even bother wasting their time on you. You waste the time of others, no one will even look at you.
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On December 15 2011 03:31 ZAiNs wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:30 farnham wrote: its a shame that naniwa only gets a 1 season ban
his behavior should straight up prohibit him from participating in any gomtv events until further notice
naniwa entered a contractual relationship with gom when he entered gsl
the deal is that naniwa gets money in the tournament and that gom gets naniwas play pursuant to their rules.
what would people be saying when naniwa wasnt getting paid for his hypothetical performance in gsl and naniwa would quit gsl because of this contractual breach. and saying that he will not participate until further notice ?
people will probably support naniwa even if such case was not written down in the gomtv rules book. Don't be so lenient, Naniwa deserves prison sentence clearly. i dont see any grounds for a criminal offense but naniwa could be sued by gretech to reimburse the damage they suffered due to this incident.
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Yea the more that I think about this, there has to be something else going on. I cannot imagine that they made this decision solely based on a probe rush. I have a feeling Naniwa was confronted about it by GOM people and he rubbed them the wrong way or something. Either way, it's publicity for both parties ... a probe rush will get more buzz than a standard macro game ...
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Let's just all look at it for what it is. GOM is using a vague rule (which Naniwa technically broke anyway) to punish match-fixing. Which shouldn't even have to be said anyway. You shouldn't match fix. It's fucking illegal.
He got off with a one event ban. He still can participate in future events. This is a wake up call for Naniwa and I hope he understands that this is the real world and you can't just do what you want.
Personally I think the real fuck up by GOM is that they gave away Code S spots.
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A month ago John Daly had no chance of making the cut and so he hit a bunch of golf balls into a lake on purpose until he ran out of balls and then walked off the course saying he had no more balls to play and was then banned from the PGA Championship.
This is the same thing, Naniwa's actions could cause sponsors to pull money out or others on the fence to not get involved especially in Korea where the culture views his actions much worse then most of the rest of the world.
These tournaments have tens of thousands of dollars in prize pools that he has the privilege to compete for without having to buy in for his % of the pool and I'm sure Gom's aspirations are to increase that to hundreds of thousands of dollars - he was even paid an appearance fee of $850 just to be there.
If this is going to be an e-sport and not just another video game you have to treat it like one.
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On December 15 2011 03:36 Velocirapture wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:17 Wallstreet11 wrote:On December 15 2011 03:13 Master_Blaster wrote:On December 15 2011 03:08 diophan wrote:On December 15 2011 03:07 Master_Blaster wrote: Not all warriors are Samurais so why make them harakiri even though they don't have the some principles of life? GOM is forcing the korean principles on StarCraft over the foreign scene and i don't actually like that.
You really think it's a Korean principle to, if you're paid to have people watch you play a game, actually make some attempt at playing the game? Actually they are not payed to play for us, but we pay to see them play. Quite a difference. And he played 100% when it mattered. PLEASE make this the thread topic! This is wrong so no thread is needed. Sponsors pay them to play and we pay sponsors to watch them. This is a standard model that he betrayed.
AND PLEASE WHERE in the contract does it say "YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ACTIVE" and "NO 7 PROBE RUSH IS ALLOWED". That is basically ALL he did. He didn´t BM he didn´t diss people!
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On December 15 2011 03:35 Trsjnica wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:33 justinpal wrote:On December 15 2011 03:31 StarStruck wrote: Let's put the Johan shit behind us.
I really want to discuss the new rule because it has MORE ramifications than anything else and can be interpreted in many different ways.
It's very vague. The rule is new? So why is NaNi kicked out without being made aware of it? The same reason CoCa got kicked out. I am sure CoCa, while playing his game, didn't think he would get booted from Code S for it. He didnt get booted from Code S, he forfeited the spot.
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On December 15 2011 03:35 Trsjnica wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 03:33 justinpal wrote:On December 15 2011 03:31 StarStruck wrote: Let's put the Johan shit behind us.
I really want to discuss the new rule because it has MORE ramifications than anything else and can be interpreted in many different ways.
It's very vague. The rule is new? So why is NaNi kicked out without being made aware of it? The same reason CoCa got kicked out. I am sure CoCa, while playing his game, didn't think he would get booted from Code S for it. CoCa wasn't kicked out he gave up his spot.
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Naniwa got kicked because of the messages he sent afterwards. He clearly stated that he had nothing to win if he would have played the games against Nestea. He was not professional at all because a lot of fans were awaiting for him to own it up and at least beat Nestea. When he twitted he didn't say he just couldn't focus because of emotional stress. He blamed it on the fact that he had nothing to win over that last match.
I disagree with GOM's decision. He was the only EU player in GSL and I am pretty sure people who bought tickets for this year also expected Naniwa to play in it. Personally I love his playstyle and when he doesn't get cheesed 9999....999 games in a row he's a beast.
TL;DR Naniwa was unprofessional, but GOMTV's punishment was way too hard.
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Every progamer should look at the schedule for events they are attending.
It was a round-robin tournament. That means he is expected to play a round-robin tournament.
To use the example of chess, their tournaments are very very often round-robin. 99% of this time, this means that in the last round, many players have little left to play for. They may not play the most epic games ever, but they put in a level of effort that is accepted in the chess community. In this case, Naniwa failed to do this, as shown by the numerous huge threads about this, even before the GSL's punishment.[/QUOTE]
Chess players play for ratings too. This is very important thing and shows their placement in the world. Never heard about rating system in the SC2.
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