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God of the Battlefield: Part 2 - Page 6

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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
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
March 27 2013 18:28 GMT
#101
I've been waiting for part 2 for so long now it seems. Thank you for this, this was my favorite Final Edit .
User was warned for too many mimes.
GulpyBlinkeyes
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1449 Posts
March 27 2013 18:29 GMT
#102
Wasn't sure if we'd ever see pt 2, but I'm very glad we get to! Amazingly researched and amazingly written. Thank you for the incredible piece!

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).
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
March 27 2013 18:29 GMT
#103
I remember when I first discovered TL and went on a TLFE binge and it was such an educational and emotional rollercoaster and really made me fall in love with BW.

Ver, you are awesome, and Savior, what an incredible player.
Starleague Forever. RIP KT Violet~
Tyrrhus
Profile Joined September 2011
Netherlands52 Posts
March 27 2013 18:30 GMT
#104
Amazing read
Tuturuu, team only macro, no micro.
jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
March 27 2013 18:32 GMT
#105
Wonderful writing, definitely evokes feelings of awe for Savior's brilliance. While all the other progamers were playing a video game, Savior was playing a strategy game. When people joke that South Korea should recruit progamers to lead their military against North Korea, à la Ender's Game, Savior is the only one I'd actually trust to do it.
Marineking-Polt-Maru-Fantasy-Solar-Xenocider-Suppy fighting!
WerderBremen
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany1070 Posts
March 27 2013 18:33 GMT
#106
Omg waited soooooo long, gonna read it later with a bottle of my best beer! Part one was already amazing.
"Thats the moment you send the kids outta the room - when you get contained by MarineKing." Tasteless
CoL_DarkstaR
Profile Joined January 2009
Germany649 Posts
March 27 2013 18:37 GMT
#107
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.
jjwhg
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States155 Posts
March 27 2013 18:42 GMT
#108
OMG, I thought this would never happen! I guess I'm not getting any work done today
♥ Bisu ♥
BloodDrunK
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bangladesh2767 Posts
March 27 2013 18:42 GMT
#109
amazing read.i really liked it cuz savior was my favorite progamer at that time. it's really sad though that things turned out for him like this. because he was one of the most influential players in bw history and he basically changed the way how zerg players approached the game as a whole.

well done everyone...
You have the power to create your own destiny.
Chronos.
Profile Joined February 2012
United States805 Posts
March 27 2013 18:45 GMT
#110
My god this article is fantastic!!! I've only skimmed it so far, but it all seems really interesting. This has inspired me to play as Toss or Terran now in SC2 and keep trying out particular builds that I'm having trouble against, to see how other Zergs react to it.
[]Phase[]
Profile Joined September 2010
Belgium927 Posts
March 27 2013 18:45 GMT
#111
woah sick! I am so inspired right now!
Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
March 27 2013 18:50 GMT
#112
Amazing article. Savior may have been a son of a bitch, but he was also a brilliant son of a bitch.
Hey do you want to hear a joke? Chinese production value. | I thought he had a aegis- Ayesee | When did 7ing mad last have a good game, 2012?
vaL4r
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany240 Posts
March 27 2013 18:52 GMT
#113
I have waited so long, thank you.
You need to play starcraft with a light heart. If you play with a heavy heart, you can't win. -NaDa
SaetZero
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States855 Posts
March 27 2013 18:54 GMT
#114
this article was a sick read. savior was one of my favorite zergs after seeing his old vods, and still is. his actions outside the game dont change his vods when you look them up. they are still sick sick zerg play.
Never Forget. #TheRevolutionist
Meteora.GB
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2479 Posts
March 27 2013 19:01 GMT
#115
Ma Bonjwa. Brilliant article, I've been waiting for this forever.
HSAN
Profile Joined March 2013
11 Posts
March 27 2013 19:02 GMT
#116
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
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada8031 Posts
March 27 2013 19:03 GMT
#117
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
Profile Joined September 2010
Philippines940 Posts
March 27 2013 19:07 GMT
#118
ohhhhhhhhhhhh myyyy goodddddddddddd! its here! finally! long live mjy!
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Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
March 27 2013 19:08 GMT
#119
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:
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sAviOr: BW is dead. That's how the world is. How much longer can we play 2D games

sAviOr is scum.
Moderator。◕‿◕。
opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
March 27 2013 19:10 GMT
#120
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