EPTGod of the Battlefield: Part 2 - Page 5
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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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Vogue
United States98 Posts
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KadaverBB
Germany25649 Posts
 Read it twice  | ||
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thezanursic
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13th Marine
United States344 Posts
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thOr6136
Slovenia1774 Posts
I re-read first part 2 days ago and i was thinking when is the 2nd part coming out. | ||
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EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
Remembering the genius of savior makes me wish he'd come back for sc2... on a non kespa team of course, hehe. | ||
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surfinbird1
Germany999 Posts
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thezanursic
5478 Posts
On March 28 2013 02:52 Zeo wrote: Reading about Savior makes me sad. I remember being proud as a zerg that our Bonjwa was the greatest player of all time... He did what he did he has been punished for it, years after that incident it still bring out a lot of emotion from the community, just goes to show you how big he was. *sigh* The fact that he still plays BW is a testament to how much he loves the game, which is kind of poetic in its own way. Great article, always a pleasure to read final edits Yeah he even won one of the SSLs before he got banned from that to! | ||
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fezvez
France3021 Posts
Thanks so much for this article! See you in two days when I'll finish it =) | ||
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Alpino
Brazil4390 Posts
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
IT IS HERE Holy shit | ||
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Burns
United States2300 Posts
and my mind has been blown everything in this article has been fantastic to read. This article reminded me greatly of Alexander the Great and his battle at Jhelum. At the battle Alexander pulled of a very impress flank against his Indian opponent Porus. Alexander achieved the flank by dividing his forces and luring Porus into attacking one of them. Then once one side of Alexander's front was attacked, the other end of Alexander's front moved into position to flank Porus. Alexander used his superior numbers but inferior battle technology (Porus had war elephants that Alexander couldn't attack) to his advantage. | ||
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CoL_DarkstaR
Germany649 Posts
MJY forever! | ||
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purakushi
United States3300 Posts
SC2 will never have anything close to this. BW <3 | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
love reading this stuff, wish savior never did what he did. | ||
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Homework
United States283 Posts
Just a few typos. Without the tools and concepts Savior supplied, mutalisk stacking would have simply remained a flashy idea without teeth and a merely a viable way to all-in Zerg titles came from Savior (4), Jaedong (5), Chojja (1), GGplay (1), Hydra (1), Effort (1), Calm (1), Luxury (1), GGplay (1), and July (1) | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
I wish SaviOr was able to come back, so sad  Awesome that in order to practice vs. T he played T, I've always imagine that some players would do that in order to get a better understanding of other races. Edit: lol it took me so long to read the article that when I went to reply I got that error message about waiting too long ^^ | ||
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Grettin
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Epoxide
Magic Woods9326 Posts
On March 28 2013 03:08 thezanursic wrote: Yeah he even won one of the SSLs before he got banned from that to! He didn't. He hasn't played in Sonic events nor has he been allowed in them. He did however participate in Terror's league, which he won. Terror won the first SSL, maybe that's what you're confusing with. | ||
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IGotPlayguuu
Italy660 Posts
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