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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 14 2011 19:21 Vardant wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:20 thatsundowner wrote:On December 14 2011 19:18 perestain wrote:On December 14 2011 19:17 Troopi wrote:On December 14 2011 19:09 labbe wrote: This is so fucking stupid. I cannot believe that I have supported GOMTV with my money until now. I have paid for almost every season so far, and then they go ahead and do this kind of shit? I am never ever watching another GSL event, and I am sure as hell not buying any more tickets.
This is literally just shitting on their viewers. Do they really expect people to pay for their sevices, and get emotionally engaged in their players, when they just ban players on a whim? Not even a warning? Not a fine?
GOMTV, I sincerely regret to ever have bought your services, and I feel utterly betrayed as a customer. I hope you are fucking happy. I think GOM wants to show good Starcraft. Not drone rushing. Fans are mad obviously If they want to show good starcraft they should give players an incentive to compete instead of forcing idiotic showmatches. "pointless" games are played in sports all the time But this the first time it happened here. They never forced these games out in the GSL.
I would like to point out that in up/down matches if the game is meaningless they dont play them. So I dont understand why this ever even happened.
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On December 14 2011 19:21 TheExile19 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:18 CrimsonSpire wrote: I love how everyone is talking about "Professionalism" in progaming, and Leenock just did a Roach dance to tilt MC.
The Naniwa punishment was by far overboard. do you people think at all before posting things like this? do you think leenock playing a full game and doing typical korean BM style :: naniwa skipping out on playing a game for his fans, the people that paid to see him play and the general welfare of the company paying him to play games for them because he was in an emo mood are in any way comparable as an analogy? Oh, so when it's a typical korean BM, it's fine...someone should have told Naniwa. Looks like the unwritten rules are piling up.
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Despite every single poster from sweden complaining, the community seems to support GOMTV on this on. Huge props to GOMTV for doing the right thing.
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On December 14 2011 19:20 Weemoed wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:18 Femari wrote:On December 14 2011 19:16 Drizzt3 wrote:On December 14 2011 19:12 Femari wrote:On December 14 2011 19:12 Drizzt3 wrote: The question isn't if Naniwa did something inappropriate, the question is if Naniwa committed a punishable act, to which I think the clear answer is no. According to the rules, yes he did. What rule did he break? GOM has a rule in which you are deemed to be unfit of the title of progamer they can ban you. Which is a strange rule because it doesn't describe anything. In the end, it gives GOM the option to ban a player according to this rule without explaining why the person was banned. In this case it is obvious (although I don't agree) but such rules are not good for a proffessional organisation. The rule should be explained in much more detail. At this moment, it just says 'if we don't like you, you can get banned'. Brilliant. ever hear of Unsportsmanlike Conduct in football?
not all rules can be cut and dry. They don't have to be if people behave like professionals because it's clear when someone else breaks them.
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Who the fuck makes rules AFTER a game has played and bans someone from breaking a rule that wasn't in place until AFTER the game was over... Fucking hell GOM, this is bullshit.
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If they are going to ban people for this they need to ban people for leaving games ridiculously early AND have illegal strategies publicly posted. This is BS. Banning people for doing things that are not against the rules after the fact is not right. Players including Naniwa work too hard for this crap.
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On December 14 2011 19:19 KiNGxXx wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:18 Femari wrote:On December 14 2011 19:16 Drizzt3 wrote:On December 14 2011 19:12 Femari wrote:On December 14 2011 19:12 Drizzt3 wrote: The question isn't if Naniwa did something inappropriate, the question is if Naniwa committed a punishable act, to which I think the clear answer is no. According to the rules, yes he did. What rule did he break? GOM has a rule in which you are deemed to be unfit of the title of progamer they can ban you. I translate it: "If we don't like you we can kick you!"
Most accurate translation I've read in a while
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On December 14 2011 19:21 PandaTank wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:10 mrflakes wrote:On December 14 2011 19:07 NGrNecris wrote:On December 14 2011 19:02 mrflakes wrote:On December 14 2011 19:01 vali wrote: This is rediculous.GSL just became a joke, for taking things way to seriously and taking drastic actions which are full with emotions. I'm glad i didn't buy a season ticket. GSL is a joke for taking itself seriously? Do you even realize what you just said? Its a joke for a big organisation like gom to ban players at their discretion with no rules being broken Naniwa did break a rule. He disrespected Nestea by not playing out the game (Regardless of whether or not it mattered), and he disrespected the audience by robbing them of a potentially good game because he decided it wasn't worth his effort, despite the fact that Naniwa is supposed to be a "Pro-gamer". This is bullshit. So basically, cheese is a bannable offence then? Manner nexux? Manner mule? Because Nestea, or any other player could view it as disrespectful if someone decides to cheese or manner mule them in a tournament. And besides, naniwa he did play out the game. Obviously not to the best of his ability. But once again, that is completely subjective. Had he simply left the game or refused to play, that is a more clear cut situation.
it's not cheese. it's throwing the game. there's a difference.
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Well I'm not watching GSL ever again.
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On December 14 2011 19:15 MooMooMugi wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:08 IMMABEASTBRUH wrote:On December 14 2011 19:04 -y0shi- wrote: GSL is a joke lol...
Im kinda new and planned on purchasing a ticket for the first time but nope, never will get money for this shit in my life... This is soo disgusting, seriously. If he says he couldnt have played a good game anyways and couldnt deliver a good show, then what is the point of forcing him to play?
had he just 4 gated, same result... No, naniwa is a joke if anyone. He knew the schedule AS BILLED, way before hand. Any self-respecting and empathetic (of everyone else involved) player would have played out the game not only to better himself but to gain exposure for himself, his team and his sponsors. It's called being a professional at what you do. He shit on the effort put forth to put him in the tournament, to set the tourny up, and to cover the games he played. He has no respect for the effort plenty of other human beings put forth to make the entire thing possible. Yea, he lost 3 rough games. You're a pro. Stop crying. We expect more. Exactly. When you go to a tournament knowing the format, you know perfectly you could lose every single game. Had he just 4 gate it would have saved so much of Naniwa's reputation even if the strategy had a low chance of success
While it rocks that you agreed with me, I HAVE TO TAKE THIS EVEN FURTHER:
I don't think simply TRYING is enough.
NO.
When I see someone of naniwa's talent, I PRAY he will have the mentality of a champion. I don't just expect that he feigns effort; I expect that he exerts it AT EVERY CORNER POSSILBE.
YES, this is a lofty expectation of a player.
BUT, I DESPERATE the coming of a new player like Boxer was to BW. I ASSUME, many pro-players dream of becoming as iconic as the aforementioned boss of esports.
Boxer doesn't post anywhere near the results naniwa does in SC2; you know what is ballin as hell though???? Boxer walks into his opponents booth and shakes his hand regardless of the outcome.
THAT IS SO GODDAMN FOLLOWABLE I CAN BARELY DESCRIBE IT
Naniwa has talent that is BEGGING for viewership. If he applied himself and put EVERYTHING HES GOT into EVERY game he plays on a stage people would simply follow him. You would have no choice.
Because it would show both talent, and the mentality of a FUCKING CHAMPION
This is why I am disappoint; not because what he did is unprecedented or TOTALLY OUT OF THIS REALM, but because I expect more from the players I idolize.
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On December 14 2011 19:17 Ktk wrote: Lol at everyone saying "oh man i'm not going to support GOM because I'm angry at them".
GSL will go on without you. I guess you guys aren't capable of respecting other peoples' opinions. Especially the ones that matter (that is, GOM staff as a whole).
Seriously? Let it go on without us then, if enough people boycott it because of this stupid ruling, we'll make an impact. I'm not doing it to "teach GSL a lesson", I'm doing it because it's not right and it goes against everything I believe in.
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It might be pretty harsh, but I do think there is a need for soem kind of punishment... It doesn't have to be an official rule, if you want to be a pro gamer then perhaps you should support the people who allow you to have this option? GOMtv is not OBLIGATED to let him play for big money, and if he cant even play a game they stream, to gain some income and be able to organise more tournaments then I don't see any good reason why they should have him play in their productions, they are private company after all.
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On December 14 2011 19:22 Inflicted_ wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:17 Troopi wrote:On December 14 2011 19:09 labbe wrote: This is so fucking stupid. I cannot believe that I have supported GOMTV with my money until now. I have paid for almost every season so far, and then they go ahead and do this kind of shit? I am never ever watching another GSL event, and I am sure as hell not buying any more tickets.
This is literally just shitting on their viewers. Do they really expect people to pay for their sevices, and get emotionally engaged in their players, when they just ban players on a whim? Not even a warning? Not a fine?
GOMTV, I sincerely regret to ever have bought your services, and I feel utterly betrayed as a customer. I hope you are fucking happy. I think GOM wants to show good Starcraft. Not drone rushing. Fans are mad obviously Good starcraft... then why is there no punishment when NesTea didn't take the showmatch versus Huk seriously? What about when NesTea threw away the game versus Huk in Group Stage Ro16 by making the most basic practise-league mistakes? What about all the countless cheese done by players in the Arena of Legend or Blizzard Cup itself? Korean progamers themselves have done retarded strategies and builds that show no sign of metagaming and thought put into it with no regard to the viewing experience whatsoever, and Gom hasn't given a crap about that.
I think it's more of the fact that he A-moved his probes to NesTea's base and then took his hands off the keyboard.
Literally not playing the game at all.
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I don't understand this. Why wasn't Nestea banned as well then? Playing drunk is way worse than what Naniwa did and Nestea did it in Code S group play. If any professional athlete was drunk during competition he'd receive severe punishment. I suppose it's just a way to prevent foreigners being successful in Korea.
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Holy crap, Naniwa... What can you say really. I don't know if the punishment was unfair, and I still can't believe he did something that un-proffesional. The whole issue is just messed up from the get go :/
Here's hoping every pro-gamer learns something from this!
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On December 14 2011 19:21 TheExile19 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:18 CrimsonSpire wrote: I love how everyone is talking about "Professionalism" in progaming, and Leenock just did a Roach dance to tilt MC.
The Naniwa punishment was by far overboard. do you people think at all before posting things like this? do you think leenock playing a full game and doing typical korean BM style :: naniwa skipping out on playing a game for his fans, the people that paid to see him play and the general welfare of the company paying him to play games for them because he was in an emo mood are in any way comparable as an analogy?
You can't have your cake and eat it too. You can't complain about the lack of professionalism and then turn around and allow it because you feel like it. Either punish everyone for it, or don't punish anyone about it.
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On December 14 2011 19:22 MrCash wrote: HERE IS A BIG ISSUE: Naniwa PUBLICLY stated he threw the match. GomTV couldn't ignore the situation after that fact.
Naniwa's first mistake was throwing the match. His second mistake was publicly admitting to it.
He could have played the game (poorly if necessary) or said nothing afterwards. It would be a LITTLE bit harder to enforce this ban if there was so confession.
Good point. If Naniwa had said "Worker Rush can sometimes beat 6 pool, so I took a chance and prayed, only to give up when I saw it wasn't a 6 pool" then he may not have received a ban. You need to be careful about what you say after you do something so drastic.
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Well, I think it depends on culture difference on most part. Koreans don't go well with disrespect. Best example would be MC's really harsh and serious statement who is a relaxed, laid back guy. While I sympathize with Naniwa and see the reasoning behind what he did, he needs more foresight.
Imagine what would happen if teams who couldnt qualify for playoff stopped doing stupid shit on national television during games in NBA?
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On December 14 2011 19:22 Inflicted_ wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:17 Troopi wrote:On December 14 2011 19:09 labbe wrote: This is so fucking stupid. I cannot believe that I have supported GOMTV with my money until now. I have paid for almost every season so far, and then they go ahead and do this kind of shit? I am never ever watching another GSL event, and I am sure as hell not buying any more tickets.
This is literally just shitting on their viewers. Do they really expect people to pay for their sevices, and get emotionally engaged in their players, when they just ban players on a whim? Not even a warning? Not a fine?
GOMTV, I sincerely regret to ever have bought your services, and I feel utterly betrayed as a customer. I hope you are fucking happy. I think GOM wants to show good Starcraft. Not drone rushing. Fans are mad obviously Good starcraft... then why is there no punishment when NesTea didn't take the showmatch versus Huk seriously? What about when NesTea threw away the game versus Huk in Group Stage Ro16 by making the most basic practise-league mistakes? What about all the countless cheese done by players in the Arena of Legend or Blizzard Cup itself? Korean progamers themselves have done retarded strategies and builds that show no sign of metagaming and thought put into it with no regard to the viewing experience whatsoever, and Gom hasn't given a crap about that.
Show match wasnt part of the tournament. It was something silly for the audience/stream purposes. This was part of a tournament that was legit.
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On December 14 2011 19:23 gogatorsfoster wrote:Show nested quote +On December 14 2011 19:21 Vardant wrote:On December 14 2011 19:20 thatsundowner wrote:On December 14 2011 19:18 perestain wrote:On December 14 2011 19:17 Troopi wrote:On December 14 2011 19:09 labbe wrote: This is so fucking stupid. I cannot believe that I have supported GOMTV with my money until now. I have paid for almost every season so far, and then they go ahead and do this kind of shit? I am never ever watching another GSL event, and I am sure as hell not buying any more tickets.
This is literally just shitting on their viewers. Do they really expect people to pay for their sevices, and get emotionally engaged in their players, when they just ban players on a whim? Not even a warning? Not a fine?
GOMTV, I sincerely regret to ever have bought your services, and I feel utterly betrayed as a customer. I hope you are fucking happy. I think GOM wants to show good Starcraft. Not drone rushing. Fans are mad obviously If they want to show good starcraft they should give players an incentive to compete instead of forcing idiotic showmatches. "pointless" games are played in sports all the time But this the first time it happened here. They never forced these games out in the GSL. I would like to point out that in up/down matches if the game is meaningless they dont play them. So I dont understand why this ever even happened.
difference between an invite tourney with the best in the world and a match played purely for next season's placement
any naniwa fan who didn't get excited when they looked at the upcoming match and saw that nani was definitely going to play nestea is crazy!
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