EPTex-iBP has withdrawn from MLG - Page 4
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
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Striker.superfreunde
Germany1118 Posts
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
On January 22 2015 07:01 DPK wrote: Also, just because certain teams get an Invite doesn't mean that matches quality will be lower. You will see the top teams play and that's what matters the most IMO. If you invite teams based on popularity instead of performance how does that not lower match quality?. Sure, fnatic and nip are still great teams I know, but certainly LDLC should have gotten one of those invite spots. Personally I'd rather "invites" just didn't exist at all though. They could have just run more qualifiers or taken top 2 teams from each qualifier instead. And I know it's a business and money always has to come first, but that is the sad part, not my comments. | ||
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
In any case, like I mentioned above, all the good teams ended up getting in anyway so I don't care too much about the whole thing. Just a shame iBP had to withdraw but it was necessary I guess. | ||
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
From Hiko: "The other guys felt like until they know what is going to happen with valve and until this cloud of uncertainty goes away that it is in their best not to worry about playing in tournaments." There has to be some other outside forces acting because this makes no sense. If you are worried about some kind of ban or something then I would want to play as much as possible before that happened... | ||
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johnbongham
451 Posts
On January 22 2015 07:29 DEN1ED wrote: I also still don't even understand ibp backing out. From Hiko: "The other guys felt like until they know what is going to happen with valve and until this cloud of uncertainty goes away that it is in their best not to worry about playing in tournaments." There has to be some other outside forces acting because this makes no sense. If you are worried about some kind of ban or something then I would want to play as much as possible before that happened... I understand it completely. They lost their potential signing to EG/whomever, and are basically gonna get shit on in groups by ldlc and fnatic anyways. No reason for them to make a trip where they wont even be representing an org. I still think they should have went but I don't really expect anything more from them knowing how immature they all seem to be, except for Hiko of course. | ||
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funruiner
Canada2 Posts
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Nagisama
Canada4481 Posts
Also interesting that steel hasn't said anything about it on twitter. Thought he would've exploded about it  Maybe he's mid flight to Aspen and hasn't heard the news yet. | ||
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coL.hendralisk
Zimbabwe1756 Posts
On January 22 2015 07:29 DEN1ED wrote: I also still don't even understand ibp backing out. From Hiko: "The other guys felt like until they know what is going to happen with valve and until this cloud of uncertainty goes away that it is in their best not to worry about playing in tournaments." There has to be some other outside forces acting because this makes no sense. If you are worried about some kind of ban or something then I would want to play as much as possible before that happened... matchfixing On January 22 2015 08:06 Nagisama wrote: Kind of surprised they chose TL over Torqued after hearing Torqued played better in the qualifiers. While I still prefer TL over Torqued going, it just seems to be a weird decision. If MLG didn't choose Torqued because of the match fixing, then why did they ask steel to observe? wasn't he also on that iBP team at the time? Also interesting that steel hasn't said anything about it on twitter. Thought he would've exploded about it Maybe he's mid flight to Aspen and hasn't heard the news yet.good on mlg for not going with scumbags/matchfixers | ||
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Nagisama
Canada4481 Posts
On January 22 2015 08:14 coL.hendralisk wrote: matchfixing good on mlg for not going with scumbags/matchfixers They're still going with a "scumbag/matchfixing" observer, was my main point. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On January 22 2015 08:06 Nagisama wrote: Also interesting that steel hasn't said anything about it on twitter. Thought he would've exploded about it Maybe he's mid flight to Aspen and hasn't heard the news yet. | ||
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
Yes I know about the match fixing, that doesn't explain not playing... | ||
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coL.hendralisk
Zimbabwe1756 Posts
On January 22 2015 08:48 DEN1ED wrote: Yes I know about the match fixing, that doesn't explain not playing... perhaps their sponsorship fell through after unreleased new evidence from valve/csgl about the matches | ||
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amazingxkcd
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
On January 22 2015 08:54 coL.hendralisk wrote: perhaps their sponsorship fell through after unreleased new evidence from valve/csgl about the matches even if sponsorship fell through, they still had travel accommodations from MLG... | ||
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illsick
United States1770 Posts
On January 22 2015 07:13 DEN1ED wrote: If you invite teams based on popularity instead of performance how does that not lower match quality?. Sure, fnatic and nip are still great teams I know, but certainly LDLC should have gotten one of those invite spots. Personally I'd rather "invites" just didn't exist at all though. They could have just run more qualifiers or taken top 2 teams from each qualifier instead. And I know it's a business and money always has to come first, but that is the sad part, not my comments. MLG announced the tournament first week of November and then released the invites a week before DHW started. NiP was the most recent winner of a major and fnatic was the best team. If LDLC won the major prior to the announcement of the tournament or before MLG sent the invites, they probably would have been one of those invites. In the end, I don't think it really mattered. All the top teams seemed to have made it (within the regions); with maybe the exception of VP. | ||
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