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Deleted User 173346
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
16169 Posts
June 23 2020 02:34 GMT
#206261
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PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32754 Posts
June 23 2020 02:52 GMT
#206262
Esports was due for a reckoning honestly. There's still that pervasive mentality of being cliquey and behaving like teenagers in a locker room and anyone who speaks out against it is ostracized or bullied out. Because esports is so insular and incestuous, I assume it's difficult to break in or stay relevant without being buddy-buddy with another pro or community figure, which might explain why there's such a code of silence about these matters. Presume the innocence of the people implicated here, but there is a clear pattern that can't be ignored at this point.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
June 23 2020 03:36 GMT
#206263
This is super disgusting, i knew Grand was a weird dude, but jesus.

Also, this is the worst tweet



I hope there's some kind of tabula rasa, its needed
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
Jinxed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States6450 Posts
June 23 2020 05:30 GMT
#206264
So the Grant stuff is pretty obvious, but what is this about Redeye? Guy always came off as a really good dude.
LiquidDota Staff"LeLoup is a great name pls undo." -Liquid`Nazgul
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32754 Posts
June 23 2020 05:44 GMT
#206265
On June 23 2020 14:30 Jinxed wrote:
So the Grant stuff is pretty obvious, but what is this about Redeye? Guy always came off as a really good dude.

It's alleged from James Banks who's a fairly prominent behind the scenes esports organizer that he's "done a lot of bad shit and so many people know yet he seems to have enough power to shut down many stories even with evidence. I hope some journalist can put it together so the truth gets out there as he currently is doing things to ensure I don’t get hired using his contacts...it’s unreal the power he has."

It's only one person, but I'd keep an eye on it to see if others speak out and can corroborate his claims.
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Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 06:52:57
June 23 2020 06:52 GMT
#206266
Grant definitely harassed Llama. He claimed she sent him death threats, but that wasn't proven in a court of law like her claim was. I don't think she would have succeeded in the esports scene regardless of the harassment (only 2 or so female casters have ever really succeeded. sheever became a host for the most part, and moxxi is a thousand times the caster Llama was), though that's mostly beside the point. I have no idea why people covered for him wrt Llama- he was a t2 caster at best when this was going down and not even particularly well liked outside of na (or inside, really)

The thing about Grant was that everyone knew he was a massive piece of shit for several years - from like 2008-2015 he was just a garbage human. He seemed to have reformed, and that was a large part of his appeal. Now it seems like he hadn't reformed quite as much as hoped (even this behavior is actually a MASSIVE improvement from the worst nadota days).

He was quite entertaining as a caster and probably the most knowledgeable about nadota, so it is easy to see why he got invites.

He's a guy who shouldn't drink ever really, and I've always thought the afterparties at tournies were a generally bad idea, given the makeup of the DotA scene. I'm pretty sure he's not even close to the worst offender, given the demographics. There are people saying they won't name names besides Grant, but claiming stuff has happened at them.
PoulsenB
Profile Joined June 2011
Poland7754 Posts
June 23 2020 07:31 GMT
#206267
This is so fucked up, I don't know much about grant's past and he always just seemed like a jolly, slightly wierd dude who loves NA dota.
IdrA fan forever <3 || the clueless one || Marci must be protected at all costs
BigO
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden956 Posts
June 23 2020 07:44 GMT
#206268
It's good these things are getting more attention. The misogyny in the world of gaming (esports) is really rampant, reading the comment section on Reddit on those early posts when this story began to break is kinda sad to be honest. Sadly, I doubt Grant is the only one. I do understand why people are hesitant to speak up though, feels like much of the casting/pro player scene is a very tight group of people.

I as many others with me I guess hoped Grant had changed, but this is inexcusable. It's sad he's blaming it on his alcohol problem. Speaking as someone with previous problems with alcohol, I didn't go out and harass women (or worse) when I drank, sure everyone is different, but alcohol really isn't an excuse for shitty behaviour. Definitly not for repeated shitty behaviour, which seems to be the case here.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28102 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 07:57:49
June 23 2020 07:56 GMT
#206269
On June 23 2020 16:31 PoulsenB wrote:
This is so fucked up, I don't know much about grant's past and he always just seemed like a jolly, slightly wierd dude who loves NA dota.

Naw his past is fairly messed up and most of it is public tbh. Most people just attributed the dumb stuff he did to his drinking, and none of it was quite as bad as what came out today which is why I think most people forgave him for a bit.

I'll always remember him doing a 5-6 hour drunk stream where he did nothing but spec BSJ games and beg players to throw and do dumb shit to him. He literally harassed BSJ for months tbh.

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Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10666 Posts
June 23 2020 08:11 GMT
#206270
Is Llama the same girl that was in the twitlonger I just read about her accounts of being drugged AND raped in TI4 by Grant? Holy fuck.

Now I’m reading stuff about Redeye? What the fuck am I gonna wake up to tomorrow??? I don’t know what to say rn.
Skol
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28102 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 08:25:03
June 23 2020 08:22 GMT
#206271
On June 23 2020 17:11 Emnjay808 wrote:
Is Llama the same girl that was in the twitlonger I just read about her accounts of being drugged AND raped in TI4 by Grant? Holy fuck.

Now I’m reading stuff about Redeye? What the fuck am I gonna wake up to tomorrow??? I don’t know what to say rn.

No the recent twitlonger is completely new information that just came out 2-3 hours ago. The girl in this scenario is unknown as of right now, and the girl who posted her message isn't involved (wickedcosplay). She's just helping this other girl post the message anonymously.

The Llama situation isn't a rape/drug accusation although it's still fairly messed up in its own right.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/he4pxj/a_summary_and_timeline_of_the_allegations_and/

Everything is summarized here if you are curious and want more details. The rape stuff was just added too I believe.
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CorsairHero
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada9491 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 08:25:45
June 23 2020 08:24 GMT
#206272
i guess hes going back to walmart


https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/8r2r4k/end_of_an_era_grant_retires_from_walmart/
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Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10666 Posts
June 23 2020 08:38 GMT
#206273
Whats crazy is that theres a compilation of this shit. I feel for people taken advantage of in the scene. Its supposed to be an escape. fuck, i cant process what im thinking rn.

Also the twitlonger seems extremely believable to me because there are multiple people in the story that could corroborate what happened. Stuff like that is very unlikely to be fabricated.
Skol
cecek
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Czech Republic18921 Posts
June 23 2020 08:38 GMT
#206274
On June 23 2020 17:11 Emnjay808 wrote:
Is Llama the same girl that was in the twitlonger I just read about her accounts of being drugged AND raped in TI4 by Grant? Holy fuck.

Now I’m reading stuff about Redeye? What the fuck am I gonna wake up to tomorrow??? I don’t know what to say rn.

Nah, thats a different thing. Thats the third incident rhat surfaced around Grant. Llama was an aspiring (not good, but thats beside the point) female dota caster who Grant harrased and defamed to the point that she pursued a restraining order from the court. Also, Im really shocked by how many people are saying that theyre not surprised. I honestly had no idea and Ive followed the Dota pro scene religiously since before Dota 2 was announced. I thought Grant was maybe a bit edgy, but nothing to this extent.

On the flipside, its interesting listening to Zyori's reaponse to allegations against him. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/657368576 Falsely accusing someone of rape should have very very severe consequences, but it seems like it rarely does.
super gg
PoulsenB
Profile Joined June 2011
Poland7754 Posts
June 23 2020 08:43 GMT
#206275
Where can I find Chapelle's standups? There's a couple full lenght ones and some random clips on YT, but that's about it
IdrA fan forever <3 || the clueless one || Marci must be protected at all costs
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10666 Posts
June 23 2020 08:46 GMT
#206276
I read the Zyori stoy (both sides). I think I read on reddit where it seems both sides were just misunderstanding each other. Basically it was summed up that Zyori felt like everything was completely consensual and the other party felt "pressured/back against the wall", they simply werent on the same page, its hard to put anyone at fault here. Although the period-stain picture is kinda... creepy.. and weird.. WHAT the fuck ZYROI????
Skol
cecek
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Czech Republic18921 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 09:03:57
June 23 2020 08:53 GMT
#206277
On June 23 2020 17:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
I read the Zyori stoy (both sides). I think I read on reddit where it seems both sides were just misunderstanding each other. Basically it was summed up that Zyori felt like everything was completely consensual and the other party felt "pressured/back against the wall", they simply werent on the same page, its hard to put anyone at fault here. Although the period-stain picture is kinda... creepy.. and weird.. WHAT the fuck ZYROI????

The bedsheets are weird, definitely.

Zyori said that he doesnt remember the context (considering it happened 6 years ago seems plausible) that he probably just though it was funny. Take that as you will.

On the other hand the girl admitted to fucking Zyori and pretending to have feelings for him to get her foot in the esports door. And somehow Zyori is the bad guy? And then she hits us with the 'I wish I knew rape could be this subtle' got-take. Honestly, thats a defamation law suit in my book. Straight up accused of rape.
super gg
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28102 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-23 08:56:08
June 23 2020 08:55 GMT
#206278
On June 23 2020 17:43 PoulsenB wrote:
Where can I find Chapelle's standups? There's a couple full lenght ones and some random clips on YT, but that's about it

Most of his old ones are on YT. Most of his new ones are on Netflix with some clips being on YT. I’d honestly start with “killing them softly” which you can find on YT. It’s probably his most classic special, and to be quite honest if you don’t enjoy it you probably just won’t like anything he does.
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Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10666 Posts
June 23 2020 09:05 GMT
#206279
Im a long time fan of DC. Recently saw his Mark Twain special on Netflix. Extremely good. A lot of people would describe his work as critical thinking and thought provoking and I couldnt agree more.
Skol
cecek
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Czech Republic18921 Posts
June 23 2020 09:09 GMT
#206280
On June 23 2020 17:24 CorsairHero wrote:
i guess hes going back to walmart


https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/8r2r4k/end_of_an_era_grant_retires_from_walmart/

Seeing all the shit coming out, he legit might be going to prison.
super gg
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