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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.
Kfcnoob
Profile Joined January 2011
United States296 Posts
December 14 2011 10:31 GMT
#621
i think this is only fair since gom paid naniwa to be in the tourney right?

like even last place gets some money?
And Artosis sayeth "the one who kills many, but loses few, comes out ahead."
TheExile19
Profile Joined June 2011
513 Posts
December 14 2011 10:31 GMT
#622
On December 14 2011 19:28 Phenny wrote:
To suggest he should play the game a certain way is a gross denial of his freedom imo, especially given he was under no obligation to play a certain way (no rules prohibiting probe rush or anything similar).


he...doesn't have freedom, he's playing THEIR TOURNAMENT. he's goddamn obligated to give the people paying for tickets a real game, defined here as a non-probe rush, even if he's faking it and not trying his best. he could have 4gated and been fine, but he just had to make it perfectly obvious he was taking his ball and going home because he's the important thing when the viewing experience of thousands is on the line.

rational self-interest is acceptable. making it so blatantly obvious while screwing over literally everyone else is not.
Lakai
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada315 Posts
December 14 2011 10:31 GMT
#623
On December 14 2011 19:30 cosimorondo wrote:
I'm really surprised at the people defending Naniwa and his behavior . . . . a tournament needs to have standards, otherwise they're encouraging even more disrespectful behavior in the future.

Do those standards include fathering in two players who didn't properly qualify?
HerO - Minigun - MaNa - Puzzle - NonY - Axslav - MKP - DeMusliM - SeleCT - LosirA
taurum
Profile Joined April 2009
Germany43 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-14 10:32:37
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#624
I dont know, its just stupid to have to play a game, when there is no money on the line; fuck its there job.

I dont work for free either
Malaz
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany1257 Posts
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#625
Lost a lot of respect for GOM right there.
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#626
On December 14 2011 19:31 Randy_Chuggs wrote:
I'm glad Naniwa got punished this severly. eSports is very big in Korea, comparable to actual sports etc. Imagine if you went to a Basketball game or whatever, and it was half time, one team was obviously screwed and had no chance of winning. And for that last half, they just screwed around and didn't play properly. How would you all like that? What do you think would happen to that team?

That happens all the time ...
-y0shi-
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany994 Posts
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#627
On December 14 2011 19:26 MrCash wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 19:20 jalstar wrote:
On December 14 2011 19:18 MrCash wrote:
On December 14 2011 19:15 jalstar wrote:
If Naniwa only cares about prize money then why does he regularly forfeit prize money matches at MLG, eg 7th vs 8th place matches?

Naniwa cares about getting 1st, there's a huge difference between that and caring only about prize money.


I've heard so many say this about Naniwa, but never once from him.
Honestly this feels like some self-justification for being unprofessional he tells his friends and I don't really see anything that makes this theory more legitimate then him simply being oblivious and selfish.


You didn't answer. If Naniwa only cares about getting prize money (Chae called him an "amateur prize-money hunter") then why does he forfeit consolation matches for prize money?


I don't think anyone except Naniwa can truly answer that without simply making something up.

I don't understand what Naniwa ACTUALLY wants out of playing.
Beating Nestea would be a great medal, a much better accomplishment then winning a random online tournament for example.
Even if it's not tournament results, it is A RESULT to be proud of.
He clearly doesn't have a lot of pride or dignity in his play, at least judging from that match, this was actually noted by Quantic Twitter.
They said the match was for Pride just before it started and they clearly did not consult Naniwa before that post.
Then again, he might just be completely oblivious to what people consider professionalism standards in the industry and believed Nestea wouldn't care about the game as well. He would be wrong.


Maybe its not a real match for him when nothing is on the line? He knows that they both wont play serious, he knows that theyre both not focused, if I would want to show every1 how good I am I wouldnt want to play under less then optimal conditions either. He knews the game wouldnt have lived up to the hype anyways..
Shortizz
Profile Joined July 2011
Singapore129 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-14 10:34:09
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#628
I think ppl need to understand the REAL situation here.

There might be honest ppl BETTING on Naniwa's game against Nestea with their hard earned money. How can esports be mainstream and who would support Esports betting(Which sponsors alot of KR teams btw) if ppl kept throwing games for nothing?

You`d be pretty pissed too if u bet on Naniwa and he threw the game just because he didnt wanna play it yeah? It was a stupid move by Naniwa, completely retarded especially with the Savi0r incident fresh in ppl's mind.

Also, to all the Swedes complaining and asking for a boycott. Lets face it, ur always gonna continue supporting the KR players/Scene because they are the BEST. I wouldnt be surprised if half of you are watching the streama t this momeny anyways. In any case, you need to realise that most of the community does NOT agree with you.
Vari
Profile Joined September 2010
United States532 Posts
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#629
On December 14 2011 19:31 Lakai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 19:30 cosimorondo wrote:
I'm really surprised at the people defending Naniwa and his behavior . . . . a tournament needs to have standards, otherwise they're encouraging even more disrespectful behavior in the future.

Do those standards include fathering in two players who didn't properly qualify?

yup, they met a certain standard of gom's and were thus offered invites
Stroke Me Lady Fame
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
December 14 2011 10:32 GMT
#630
On December 14 2011 19:24 andaylin wrote:
"@LorangerChris if it was a korean player, they would be out of gsl for months, kicked out of team house, and etc. is he perma baned or just this season?"\

for those defending Naniwa, be grateful he wasn't Korean lol.

Well if he was Korean I doubt there would be this much of an uproar on TL.
Maitolasi
Profile Joined December 2010
Finland441 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#631
The ironic thing about all this is that Gom made a lot more people angry than Naniwa yesterday. I hope this shows up negatively in their finances and they learn not to impose their draconic rules on people.
purpose
Profile Joined May 2008
Sweden1017 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#632
On December 14 2011 19:30 danson wrote:
im glad he got kicked.. i always had a bad taste in my mouth after he got away with calling MLG a "joke tournament" on the main stage screen in front all the fans (for his own mistake)

learn some fucking respect


So in what way do you think Idra should get punished for calling opponents in ace match awful, for feeling tired and then simply not playing a tourney group game because he already was qualified for the playoff, not gging, leaving games he had won and so on and so on?

Do you have a bad taste in your mouth after Idra did all those things?
Darneck
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden1394 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#633
On December 14 2011 19:27 purpose wrote:
So GOMTV punish naniwa for not being respectful and having integrity. But GOMTV have alot of respect and integrity when they call him a prize hunter and other disrespectful stuff. If they would have gone out and just said that naniwa did this wrong so according to this rule we punish him with this, but they do it like a child and call him stuff and just show how bad they are.

This exactly, it's so laughable. I would say what they're actually doing is even worse then combined with the ban too.
(The ban would still have been wrong though if they only did that)
bigjenk
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1543 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#634
On December 14 2011 19:24 Derrida wrote:
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?



Are you serious teams every year throw games for better chances at the top draft pick?
Ignore my opinions I am bad
Drizzt3
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States189 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#635
On December 14 2011 19:18 Femari wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


There are a couple fundamental problems with such a rule. Firstly, that's so incredibly vague that it basically means they can kick you out whenever they want without any sort of explicit reason, which goes against the philosophy of rule/law in society since the beginning of time. Secondly, GOM does not have the right to decide who is a progamer and who is not. They can decide who participates in their tournament, but to presume that it is the sole province of GOM to decide who is a progamer and who is not is a ridiculous proposition.
"Before my time is done I will look down at your corpse and smile."-Brad Pitt (Achilles)
Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#636
On December 14 2011 19:31 ONEofUS wrote:
ok so mule call down, manner nexus .... is ok for gom tv?


clearly you must google the definition of manner. Throwing a game, and manner mule/nexus/hatch are completely different. things. Manner muling is saying "hey you should leave the game" without saying anything. That goes for nexus'/hatch anything else.

Throwing the game is totally and 100% different from manner mules etc.
sc2Raz
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden10 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#637
Both parties did something wrong but the only important thing is:

A player did not break any official rule and if a behaviour affected the decision, taking into account that the player is from a different culture, should lead to a warning, nothing more.

The suspension is definitly an overreaction and unprofessional.
"It's not a problem, it's a challange!"
MooMooMugi
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States10531 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#638
On December 14 2011 19:31 Badboyrune wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 19:29 MasterReY wrote:
i think its funny that so many people treat this as GSL disqualified naniwa from code S. This is NOT the case.
GSL decided to give the spot to Naniwa for FREE as a GIFT. Now Naniwa behaved bad so he wont get that present.

If Naniwa qualified through Code A qualifiers and managed to fight his way through Code A and the Up and Down matches, then sure it would be a bit too hard to take that hard-earned Code S spot away from him, but in this case its totally acceptable. They invite foreigners for FREE to their league so those foreigners who are so lucky to get a spot should at least behave in a way that is acceptable in korean culture.


Except Naniwa earned his spot through MLG, he wasn't given a seed.

And the seed was earned from MLG via the partnership with GOM...
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sirachman
Profile Joined April 2011
United States270 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-14 10:36:31
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#639
Using Korean 'culture' as a defense is not a valid defense, it is either correct or incorrect. If you want games to be played seriously dont force two eliminated players to play ridiculous and pointless games. If they respected their players sooo much then this would make sense to them.

I guess Korean culture also entails being absurdly disrespectful to foreign players in public as well. "Prize hunter", etc??? That is just juvenile.
Veldril
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand1817 Posts
December 14 2011 10:33 GMT
#640
On December 14 2011 19:31 Goldfish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 19:24 andaylin wrote:
"@LorangerChris if it was a korean player, they would be out of gsl for months, kicked out of team house, and etc. is he perma baned or just this season?"\

for those defending Naniwa, be grateful he wasn't Korean lol.


Except in cases where Koreans were banned, what they did was much worse.



No, there is a case that is less worse than Naniwa. Choya played ladder games and decide to just flip a coin to see who win the game. GOM banned him from GSTL for a month.
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