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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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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
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GulpyBlinkeyes
United States1449 Posts
As fun as it is to marvel at players who have robot-like speed and mechanics, it's always so much more fascinating and exciting to me to try to understand the players who were/are strategic and tactical geniuses. The way Savior could establish that kind of dominance through smart play instead of through perfect macro and control will always be a source of inspiration (even though the man himself inspires other emotions). | ||
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Mobius_1
United Kingdom2763 Posts
Ver, you are awesome, and Savior, what an incredible player. | ||
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Tyrrhus
Netherlands52 Posts
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jubil
United States2602 Posts
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WerderBremen
Germany1070 Posts
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CoL_DarkstaR
Germany649 Posts
If someone would re-invite Savior to the scene i think there might actually be more of a hype than a turn-off around it. I mean, Savior was a superstar back in the days. | ||
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jjwhg
United States155 Posts
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BloodDrunK
Bangladesh2767 Posts
well done everyone... | ||
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Chronos.
United States805 Posts
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[]Phase[]
Belgium927 Posts
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
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vaL4r
Germany240 Posts
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SaetZero
United States855 Posts
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Meteora.GB
Canada2479 Posts
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HSAN
11 Posts
On March 28 2013 03:50 Jaaaaasper wrote: Amazing article. Savior may have been a son of a bitch, but he was also a brilliant son of a bitch. No need to offend Ma's ma. | ||
Spazer
Canada8033 Posts
On March 28 2013 03:37 CoL_DarkstaR wrote: I don't know how Koreans think about it, but to me it seems that Savior could be a two-dimensional figure for broodwar. I mean, after all he has had a TON of fans. Wouldn't he be able to redeem his (terrible) actions in the past by making a public statement and actively trying to rebuild broodwar? I mean after all, do people really think that Savior didn't change? If someone would re-invite Savior to the scene i think there might actually be more of a hype than a turn-off around it. I mean, Savior was a superstar back in the days. As far as I'm aware, sopsa wants nothing more to do with him. | ||
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riyanme
Philippines940 Posts
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Harem
United States11393 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 Nah, he only still plays BW nowadays so that he can receive money from his viewers on Afreeca (he also does balloon bet matches with other BJs on afreeca ie shuttle and tyson who both recently have beat him), not because he loves the game. (He has streamed LoL and sc2 on afreeca before too) On June 24 2012 14:46 Clefairy wrote: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tIKhX.jpg) sAviOr: BW is dead. That's how the world is. How much longer can we play 2D games sAviOr is scum. | ||
opterown
Australia54784 Posts
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