EPTGod of the Battlefield: Part 2 - Page 11
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Before we released God of the Battlefield: Part 1, we wondered if it was a wise decision. While no one could question the quality of the article Ver had written, we had to consider the risk of glorifying one of the most loathsome individuals in e-Sports history by releasing an article focused on only his positive aspects. Thankfully, most of our readers reacted to Part 1 in an intelligent, discerning manner, and were capable of keeping Savior's in-game brilliance in perspective with his out-of-game crimes. While match-fixing still hurts Brood War to this day, and some shameless Savior apologists remain, we believe the majority of our readers are mature enough to appreciate Ver's work in in an appropriate way. During 2006-2007, Ma Jae Yoon (aka Savior) was the best Brood War player in the world. Not only did he win multiple championships, but he dominated his opposition in a way that had never been seen for the Zerg race. His play captivated the hearts of countless fans, and even the staunchest critics were forced to admit that he was one of the greatest of all time. His career began on a sharp decline in March 2007, after a loss to Kim Taek Yong (Bisu) in the MSL Final. Though he would retain the loyalty and support of many fans - and occasionally show them flashes of his past brilliance - he would never challenge for a title again. In 2010, Savior was implicated in one of the most devastating events in e-Sports history, the pro-gamer match fixing scandal. Nearly a dozen progamers had received bribes to intentionally lose their matches, which were bet upon by a handful of shady parties on illegal e-Sports gambling websites. Korean courts found Savior guilty of being a broker, a middle-man between the gamblers and the bribed progamers, though it is suspected that he may have been more directly involved as well. Savior was sentenced to one year in prison (this sentence has been suspended for 2 years; sentencing occurred in May 2010). Furthermore, all of the progamers implicated were given life-time competition bans by KeSPA (the governing body for BW e-Sports in Korea). GomTV has stated that the banned players are also barred from competing in their StarCraft II leagues. Though Savior seriously undermined the institution of e-Sports through his despicable crimes, it is possible to separate his faults as a human being from his accomplishments as a player. Though he was rightfully banned from playing the game that brought him fame and fortune, it is undeniable that he was one of the most brilliant RTS players in history, and that he left a significant, lasting mark on the way the Brood War is played. - Waxangel | ||
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Laneir
United States1160 Posts
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cmen15
United States1519 Posts
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Kittan
Poland3999 Posts
One small thing though, I swear I thought that Part 2 was going to be about his ZvP. Is it just me? On March 28 2013 05:00 lethyl wrote: Amazing article, I wonder if there will be an oov article in the future. The following two final edits are a good introduction to how awesome oov was as a player. But my favourite piece about him, the piece that actually made me fall for TL and follow Proleague (immortalised in my sig to further spread the love), was this one. It is no coincidence that it was also written by Ver. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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GTR
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SeeDLiNg
United States690 Posts
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MaestroSC
United States2073 Posts
Literally... would trade a limb to see him play SC2 professionally... even tho I know its not possible especially now that Gom is involved... but seriously... EG.Savior ZOMGAE:FARFL:AKERMGFLKERG one can only dream =( <3 you Maestro! | ||
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cskalias.pbe
United States293 Posts
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
 The wait was worth it many times over. Thank you Ver. | ||
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-niL
Canada1131 Posts
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Pufftrees
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I was outside the hilton the day before it started, doing pre-registration shit and the fucking BUS pulls up and effort/skyhigh/Savior and others start pooring out. I was like OMFG, hello WELCOME haha. Told them I was big fan and introduced myself to everyone... I was the first crazy white person they met lol. It was nice of them to come hang out with the TL crew during the OSL finals also. Anyways, fuck the haters. Ma Jae Yoon for life.... | ||
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Sum41
Chile345 Posts
On March 28 2013 09:33 Pufftrees wrote: I really love Savior, one of my cherished memories was meeting him at Blizzcon 08'. I was outside the hilton the day before it started, doing pre-registration shit and the fucking BUS pulls up and effort/skyhigh/Savior and others start pooring out. I was like OMFG, hello WELCOME haha. Told them I was big fan and introduced myself to everyone... I was the first crazy white person they met lol. It was nice of them to come hang out with the TL crew during the OSL finals also. Anyways, fuck the haters. Ma Jae Yoon for life.... i agree with you, Savior was a great player, i think it's wrong from TL to almost ban the word Savior in any thread or something like that, now we can't even watch re streams of him on TL. i hope they change their decision, Savior has apologized of his terrible mistake, it don't hurt e-sport to show games of him or making thread about him. TL has put so much hate on Savior that many were influenced by them to hate on Savior(that's why i think, and believe). I hope they stop that kind of behavior towards Savior, because it's even Childish | ||
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Iwik
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thanks very much ver! <3 | ||
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nanaoei
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godly formatting and all *O*! | ||
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mcmartini
Australia1972 Posts
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Rinrun
Canada3509 Posts
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LimitSEA
Australia9580 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On March 28 2013 09:45 Sum41 wrote: i agree with you, Savior was a great player, i think it's wrong from TL to almost ban the word Savior in any thread or something like that, now we can't even watch re streams of him on TL. i hope they change their decision, Savior has apologized of his terrible mistake, it don't hurt e-sport to show games of him or making thread about him. TL has put so much hate on Savior that many were influenced by them to hate on Savior(that's why i think, and believe). I hope they stop that kind of behavior towards Savior, because it's even Childish He definitely shouldn't be streamed on here. It wasn't a terrible 'mistake', he made his choice and profited off it for some time. His actions were despicable and betrayed his fellow players and tarnished the entire BW scene. He basically took a huge shit on everyone (and the sponsors) who'd worked so hard to build BW as a legitimate e-sport in Korea (Boxer, Oov, Carrier etc.) just watch the video here: (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=127037) and deserves a life ban from any Starcraft scene. He won 3 MSL's, performing on one of the biggest stages for substantial prizemoney. He took that privilege (the dreams of many low-paid A and unpaid B teamers) and basically ensured none could follow. The end of the MSL and starcraft on MBC has Savior firmly to blame. Matchfixing is pretty bad in the West but in Korea it's almost unthinkable and sponsors simply won't go near it. Anyway, it's a great article but I'm still uncomfortable seeing Savior glorified after what he did. Perhaps there should be a 3rd part detailing his fall? | ||
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FaCE_1
Canada6185 Posts
Thx for that ! will rewatch lots of game in this article. | ||
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
 Fantastic writeup! | ||
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