EPTIndian Gaming Carnival - Pretty Sad Event - Page 3
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FSKi
United States901 Posts
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Prime`Rib
United States613 Posts
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Roflhaxx
Korea (South)1244 Posts
On April 12 2012 20:53 Prime`Rib wrote: First timer? They are aiming for something out of their reach. Dreamhack took more than a decade to grow into what it is today. I didn't expect much and I was right. M5 should have smelled the fail like Fnatic and Navi. thank you captain hindsight | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46003 Posts
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Griefer
Australia171 Posts
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EmperorKira
United Kingdom107 Posts
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PiGStarcraft
Australia999 Posts
etc. that this was, whilst not necessarily a scam, definitely lacking any evidence that it would deliver any of the grand promises. Myself and my manager were highly amused when we saw that it was being organised by an organisation called "WTF" Anyone that went to this I feel really sorry for, and hope they grow wiser from the experience. | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
On April 12 2012 22:22 EmperorKira wrote: Its India, that place has a bad reputation for these kind of things. You'd probably do better by even hosting it in Pakistan! Ha.Ha. I found ur comment extremely amusing. Well to be fair it has been only 60 yrs of independence since it was enslaved by the British rule. Divide and conquer worked extremely well, in fact so well that the country's potential has been a mere fraction of what it could be thanks to England's efforts (because they feared what it could become if they didnt set the ppl against each other & instill greed in the higher ranking officials). But having said that, many yrs have passed and this is such a tragic event. What a shame that it came to this! The potential...and the outcome. I hope those SOB's are hung out to dry... | ||
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happyft
United States470 Posts
It's pretty clear from what M5 has said (and what a few others in this thread have said) that this whole even was a scam. That being said, I don't think all of India should be banned from holding e-sports events, as it would be a mistake to think that WTF Eventz represents the country as a whole. But of course, everyone should do their due diligence in investigating whether a new upcoming event is legit or not. | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
On April 13 2012 00:00 happyft wrote: Imo the OP should be updated with the article that has already been posted. You can follow that link to the original M5's team manager's blog. It's pretty clear from what M5 has said (and what a few others in this thread have said) that this whole even was a scam. That being said, I don't think all of India should be banned from holding e-sports events, as it would be a mistake to think that WTF Eventz represents the country as a whole. But of course, everyone should do their due diligence in investigating whether a new upcoming event is legit or not. +1 I totally agree. It would be quite ignorant to make sweeping generalisations about a country because of one event. To, by default not attend or ban other indian esports events would be quite extreme. Potentially India has the greatest potential for Esports (1.1 billion ppl, think of all the indian supernerds with IT degrees etc, high internet penetration in the large cities,and ye I know cos I am Indian myself). | ||
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happyft
United States470 Posts
On April 13 2012 00:10 SoniC_eu wrote: +1 I totally agree. It would be quite ignorant to make sweeping generalisations about a country because of one event. To, by default not attend or ban other indian esports events would be quite extreme. Potentially India has the greatest potential for Esports (1.1 billion ppl, think of all the indian supernerds with IT degrees etc, high internet penetration in the large cities,and ye I know cos I am Indian myself). Thanks. That being said, if there the event organizers are not held accountable for their actions and not brought to justice, that might be a good reason to stay away from India as a whole. No justice would only leave open the possibility of repeat offenses, and no one would be able to trust new tournaments without it (unless it was run by an established entity like Blizzard or MLG). These guys must be brought to justice. | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
On April 10 2012 16:29 Licmyobelisk wrote: Going to quote, a very long post from the CEO himself Unfortunately for WTF Events, lawyers usually require payment before opening a case, so none of the individuals mentioned should be concerned. | ||
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Piledriver
United States1697 Posts
On April 12 2012 22:22 EmperorKira wrote: Its India, that place has a bad reputation for these kind of things. You'd probably do better by even hosting it in Pakistan! Yep, hold it in Pakistan and pray to God there isn't a bomb blast, terror attack, sectarian violence or drone attack. I'd much rather be scammed than risk losing my life. Edit: Seriously, I didn't want to stoop into such a petty debate, and what IGC did was downright shitty ( I was one of the people who distrusted them from the very start, and tried warning as many people as possible), but stop posting your shitty nationalist propaganda in this thread. | ||
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TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
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Deadlyhazard
United States1177 Posts
On April 13 2012 02:12 Piledriver wrote: Yep, hold it in Pakistan and pray to God there isn't a bomb blast, terror attack, sectarian violence or drone attack. I'd much rather be scammed than risk losing my life. Edit: Seriously, I didn't want to stoop into such a petty debate, and what IGC did was downright shitty ( I was one of the people who distrusted them from the very start, and tried warning as many people as possible), but stop posting your shitty nationalist propaganda in this thread. I've been to India and know people who have lived there, scamming is much, much more common place in the country compared to almost all other western countries. To a westerner, India can and should be stereotyped in this way so that they're careful when they consider traveling there. And yeah we all know Pakistan is stereotyped for a reason. | ||
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hzflank
United Kingdom2991 Posts
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JitnikoVi
Russian Federation396 Posts
On April 13 2012 00:10 SoniC_eu wrote: +1 I totally agree. It would be quite ignorant to make sweeping generalisations about a country because of one event. To, by default not attend or ban other indian esports events would be quite extreme. Potentially India has the greatest potential for Esports (1.1 billion ppl, think of all the indian supernerds with IT degrees etc, high internet penetration in the large cities,and ye I know cos I am Indian myself). no bias there whatsoever right? All this shows is that india isnt ready to host an event like this yet, until they find sponsorships and stability and only then start advertising should they then be able to host a respectable event, this was a disaster from what im reading | ||
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Jinsho
United Kingdom3101 Posts
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Jonoman92
United States9109 Posts
edit: Correction, the Philippines. | ||
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TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On May 04 2012 15:02 Jonoman92 wrote: Goodness.... makes that scandal in (Indonesia was it? can't remember) sound like a smoothly run tournament lol. It was the Philippines. Yeah, it is the worst situation since Gus Ledezma and that IPL situation. The good part with this one was that very few people believed it was actually going to be anything...no sponsors or anything. It seemed like a huge joke... | ||
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