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plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
May 11 2021 17:44 GMT
#208501
On May 11 2021 17:26 Artisreal wrote:
Maybe you could argue for political prosecution and ask for asylum instead?
Sad as it is, it would be kinda true :-/

Yeah it is, especially this year with things actively getting worse for us. I could definitely float the idea lol
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
cecek
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Czech Republic18921 Posts
May 12 2021 12:51 GMT
#208502
Thoughts on Alliance coaching drama?
Teams received updated rules from Dreamleague and Alliance were the only team that noticed that the rules left out the rule about coaches not being allowed to communicate with the players during the matches. So Alliance had ppd on the comms during their matches making calls and other stuff.
super gg
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34171 Posts
May 12 2021 12:57 GMT
#208503
For once, rip alliance

second, they did the same with CSGO because of the bug abuse some coaches did, so i guess this comes from there
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
cecek
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Czech Republic18921 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-05-12 13:09:20
May 12 2021 13:05 GMT
#208504
Dreamleague (and ESL for the east division, they had identical rules) just update the rules banning coaches again. Clearly, it was a mistake.

Feels really sleazy from Alliance. But considering the money on the line, I probably would've done the same. They said they confirmed the rules with the rule admins, but I'm pretty sure it was just something like 'So next season we play according to the new rules and the new rules are final, correct?' I doubt if they asked 'so if we have ppd in on the coms during the entire match it's cool right?' any admin would just say yes.

On the other hand, I think you could easily make a case for this being 'unsportsmanlike behaviour' by Alliance, which is in the rules. That's a catch-all rule for I think situations exactly like this, Alliance took an advantage (a rather massive one) of a clear mistake in the rules.
super gg
PoulsenB
Profile Joined June 2011
Poland7711 Posts
May 12 2021 13:26 GMT
#208505
Exploiting a loophole like that is definitely bad sportsmanship, especially if they were the only ones that did it.
IdrA fan forever <3 || the clueless one || Marci must be protected at all costs
harodihg
Profile Blog Joined November 2013
Japan1344 Posts
May 12 2021 13:53 GMT
#208506
On May 12 2021 21:51 cecek wrote:
Thoughts on Alliance coaching drama?
Teams received updated rules from Dreamleague and Alliance were the only team that noticed that the rules left out the rule about coaches not being allowed to communicate with the players during the matches. So Alliance had ppd on the comms during their matches making calls and other stuff.


its cheating at worst and super scummy at best

im sure that they didnt msg the admins checking if it was okay, they just saw a loophole and decided to try it
Agh's ult sniper: Sniper locks eyes with target unit, immobilizing them in horror as he turns the gun on himself. Channeled, lasts 5 seconds.
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34171 Posts
May 12 2021 14:17 GMT
#208507
They never asked, they are just lying lol
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
Slomo
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany7198 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-05-12 15:30:54
May 12 2021 15:28 GMT
#208508
On May 12 2021 22:26 PoulsenB wrote:
Exploiting a loophole like that is definitely bad sportsmanship, especially if they were the only ones that did it.

It was not a loophole. It was clearly stated in the rules to be allowed.
There is nobody but ESL/Dreamleague to blame for this shitty rule and communication regarding it. Alliance being the only team to make use of it is not their fault. Should they have brought it up in their discussion round with other teams? Maybe, that could be considered bad sportsmanship.

However, this is an F1 fan speaking. A sport where finding loopholes is a substantial part of the rule sets. "Let them have it and ban it for the future." is a ruling I really can get behind.

On May 12 2021 23:17 Faruko wrote:
They never asked, they are just lying lol

Lets be real here. They sent Valve an Email. Valve never replied. ESL changed rules regardless.
RIP DOUBLE TI OG | #18 never forget
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
May 12 2021 16:59 GMT
#208509
I'm with slomo. What's wrong with a team knowing the rules of the game better than their opponents and taking advantage?
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
Willard V Samuels
Profile Joined May 2021
United States1 Post
May 12 2021 18:41 GMT
#208510
Very nice community.

User was banned for this post.
harodihg
Profile Blog Joined November 2013
Japan1344 Posts
May 12 2021 19:12 GMT
#208511
On May 13 2021 03:41 Willard V Samuels wrote:
Very nice community.


what brand of office stool should i purchase?
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harodihg
Profile Blog Joined November 2013
Japan1344 Posts
May 12 2021 19:15 GMT
#208512
On May 13 2021 00:28 Slomo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 12 2021 22:26 PoulsenB wrote:
Exploiting a loophole like that is definitely bad sportsmanship, especially if they were the only ones that did it.

It was not a loophole. It was clearly stated in the rules to be allowed.
There is nobody but ESL/Dreamleague to blame for this shitty rule and communication regarding it. Alliance being the only team to make use of it is not their fault. Should they have brought it up in their discussion round with other teams? Maybe, that could be considered bad sportsmanship.

However, this is an F1 fan speaking. A sport where finding loopholes is a substantial part of the rule sets. "Let them have it and ban it for the future." is a ruling I really can get behind.

Show nested quote +
On May 12 2021 23:17 Faruko wrote:
They never asked, they are just lying lol

Lets be real here. They sent Valve an Email. Valve never replied. ESL changed rules regardless.


forgive my ignorance, but i was under the impression that ESL simply removed the coach rules stating you CAN'T use a 6th player -- then a team included a 6th player saying "it wasnt against the rules"

and ESL said "we didnt notify Valve we changed the rules that they gave us, our bad"

is this not correct?

i would STILL say that the team is scummy given that it has virtually ALWAYS been against the rules and deemed unsavory to use a 6th player, it was never viewed as something 'okay' and was so mutually agreed upon as wrong that it was never really discussed, or included in most smaller rulesets because it was never brought up

it would be like making a law that says you can't create some huge domino machine that drops giant boulders on people, like it should just be assumed that you shouldnt
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tehh4ck3r
Profile Joined August 2013
Magrathea7055 Posts
May 12 2021 19:17 GMT
#208513
On May 13 2021 04:15 harodihg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 13 2021 00:28 Slomo wrote:
On May 12 2021 22:26 PoulsenB wrote:
Exploiting a loophole like that is definitely bad sportsmanship, especially if they were the only ones that did it.

It was not a loophole. It was clearly stated in the rules to be allowed.
There is nobody but ESL/Dreamleague to blame for this shitty rule and communication regarding it. Alliance being the only team to make use of it is not their fault. Should they have brought it up in their discussion round with other teams? Maybe, that could be considered bad sportsmanship.

However, this is an F1 fan speaking. A sport where finding loopholes is a substantial part of the rule sets. "Let them have it and ban it for the future." is a ruling I really can get behind.

On May 12 2021 23:17 Faruko wrote:
They never asked, they are just lying lol

Lets be real here. They sent Valve an Email. Valve never replied. ESL changed rules regardless.


forgive my ignorance, but i was under the impression that ESL simply removed the coach rules stating you CAN'T use a 6th player -- then a team included a 6th player saying "it wasnt against the rules"

and ESL said "we didnt notify Valve we changed the rules that they gave us, our bad"

is this not correct?

i would STILL say that the team is scummy given that it has virtually ALWAYS been against the rules and deemed unsavory to use a 6th player, it was never viewed as something 'okay' and was so mutually agreed upon as wrong that it was never really discussed, or included in most smaller rulesets because it was never brought up

it would be like making a law that says you can't create some huge domino machine that drops giant boulders on people, like it should just be assumed that you shouldnt


DreamLeagues statement says that they modified their coaching rule to “allow coaches to participate in team communication during gameplay” but they didn’t get the rule change cleared by Valve

This is 100% on DH/ESL
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OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6593 Posts
May 12 2021 20:03 GMT
#208514
I'm totally fine with exploitation of the rules. The people making the rulebook just need to keep up / not make these mistakes. At the very least it's not on the players to follow rules that don't exist.
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Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34171 Posts
May 12 2021 20:17 GMT
#208515
I mean it's a game so not a matter of life or death, but exploitation of rules is not something that should be allowed, anywhere.

it can lead to some nasty situations that you will have to accept because its not part of the rules
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
PoulsenB
Profile Joined June 2011
Poland7711 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-05-12 20:33:39
May 12 2021 20:33 GMT
#208516
Titanfall 2 multiplayer is really fun, I suck but I'm having a blast anyway :D
IdrA fan forever <3 || the clueless one || Marci must be protected at all costs
Artisreal
Profile Joined June 2009
Germany9235 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-05-12 21:32:14
May 12 2021 20:51 GMT
#208517
Best game purchase of recent months has been Settlers II gold edition.

1.25€ for like 20 hours of fun and counting.
I can finally use the macro knowledge I gained through watching StarCraft to beat the mission I never could as a kid.

Oh, it's actually free now lol.
You can download it on various sites
Though I'm not sure whether it's the Weidescreen high resolution variant
passive quaranstream fan
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
May 12 2021 21:23 GMT
#208518
On May 13 2021 01:59 PassiveAce wrote:
I'm with slomo. What's wrong with a team knowing the rules of the game better than their opponents and taking advantage?

Same here, read the manual people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6593 Posts
May 12 2021 22:27 GMT
#208519
On May 13 2021 05:17 Faruko wrote:
I mean it's a game so not a matter of life or death, but exploitation of rules is not something that should be allowed, anywhere.

it can lead to some nasty situations that you will have to accept because its not part of the rules


Then as they have done, the rules will be updated. It's great when a team finds a way to gain an edge without cheating either because somebody else screwed up and nobody noticed, or because they thought of something nobody else had done before them.
LiquidDota Staff
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34171 Posts
May 12 2021 22:52 GMT
#208520
Im probably going way out of the topic at hand, because like i said, is just a game so im way over my head here (and i know it lol) but we should always weight in the idea of moral vs law/rule, not really clear cut.

I mean, theorically speaking, laws are, more or less based on the moral of the society.

But whatever, this is for stuff way more important than a coach being part of a game lol
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
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