EPT[Update] choyafOu penalized by GomTV for ladder abuse - Pa…
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CalmDown.Breathe
United States176 Posts
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
Playing a game with a 50/50 chance for quick win/loss only gets him to his MMR faster and spends his bonus points (it'll also probably negatively impact on his win percentage since I'd imagine he was over 50% before)? I guess it's kind of gaming the system, but I'd imagine it actually hinders him somewhat in the long run. | ||
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EchoZ
Japan5041 Posts
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Lokian
United States699 Posts
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Xapti
Canada2473 Posts
Of course he could help people out more by just leaving ALL his games, but that wouldn't be as fair. One reason to have a high rating though is to ensure that when you're playing on the ladder to practice, you'll be playing the best players. Of course when there's a bug like this going around, they wouldn't really be the best player. | ||
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MousecL1ck1
187 Posts
On January 13 2011 18:25 CalmDown.Breathe wrote: Stuff like this hurts the credibility of the the GSL imo. The GSL overall hasn't been all that great. There are questionable players that received Code S or are playing in Code A.. players who make you scratch your head and wonder how they got to where they are. When you find out that one of your better Code S players is cheating to increase his rating, it just puts into doubt how good these players really are and what dedication there is to the game. This incident will probably be a blip on the radar in the grand scheme of things, but if this kind of behavior becomes a repetitive occurrence in the scene, it damages the tournament as well as the game as a whole. So choya doesn't deserve his Code S? The ladder is pretty random overall anyway. Any Code S player could lose to some ~3k weird Protoss user in a LADDER GAME. On a stage infront of people in a bo3 determines who plays "better". Regardless of this mess I still have no doubts that choya deserves his Code S. | ||
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AngryJackB
Congo83 Posts
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ICA
498 Posts
Why should he be excluded? If he's good enough so be it (and he certainly is). Also everything that let's you win games, as long as it is legal, may it be any kind of cheese can and why shouldn't be exploited? | ||
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Fa1nT
United States3423 Posts
"Play to win" right? How he gets his ladder wins is none of your business. | ||
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papaz
Sweden4149 Posts
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Carras
Argentina860 Posts
anyway,we all know points mean nothing ... | ||
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oBlade
United States6625 Posts
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Nefariously
277 Posts
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Grebliv
Iceland800 Posts
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kirkybaby
Korea (South)781 Posts
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CalmDown.Breathe
United States176 Posts
On January 13 2011 18:33 neppi wrote: So choya doesn't deserve his Code S? The ladder is pretty random overall anyway. Any Code S player could lose to some ~3k weird Protoss user in a LADDER GAME. On a stage infront of people in a bo3 determines who plays "better". Regardless of this mess I still have no doubts that choya deserves his Code S. I never said he doesn't deserve it. Personally, I think he did. He worked his way through to get where he is. However, in a LARGER sense, looking at the GSL as a whole, there are ramifications in terms of reputation and credibility of participants. Although the ladder isn't always an accurate measure of skill and performance, it still holds some weight in Korea where the top players of the ladder are regularly seen gaining success in the GSL and tournaments. It also undermines the effort of those who do regularly play on the ladder (i.e. Huk who is doing very well in the ladder and achieved a high rating through effort and hard work). Like Nazgul mentioned earlier, there are benefits that may come along for those with higher ladder ratings in the form of tournament invitations, blizzard rewards, etc etc. | ||
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cnas
Sweden640 Posts
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goldenwitch
United States338 Posts
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tntrieu
United States19 Posts
On January 13 2011 17:58 FrostedMiniWeet wrote: More importantly, how do you play a game of rock paper scissors online? Example: Player 1: Rock Player 2: [looks at rock, and decides to go paper..] You play three games at once. If player one types [Paper Rock Paper] and player two types [Rock Paper Scissor], then player two wins | ||
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Xeph
Korea (South)191 Posts
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