this is not hte same kind of thing as the savior scandal. that one was individual players betting for personal gain over integrity of game, this one is a team manipulating results for its total benefit, over teh integrity of the game.

now, you may say it's still violating the integrity of the game. true. however, corporate entities feel morally superior to individuals and they don't care. fans may blame them on forums but they care only about the production of glory which is their whole reason of existence.

Sandster

United States4054 Posts

April 04 2014 13:34 GMT

#1025

On April 04 2014 22:16 Azelja wrote:

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Yeah, no. Especially after the sAviOr matchfixing scandal and even the shit with ahq Korea being fresh on everyone's mind, there is like a 0% chance that teams backed by SK Telecom would pull a stunt like that. No fucking way in hell.

Exactly - there is a massive difference between an individual coordinating matchfixing, and an entire organization backed by a $10+B market cap company.

Gahlo

United States35162 Posts

April 04 2014 13:36 GMT

#1026

On April 04 2014 22:27 oneofthem wrote:
this is not hte same kind of thing as the savior scandal. that one was individual players betting for personal gain over integrity of game, this one is a team manipulating results for its total benefit, over teh integrity of the game.

now, you may say it's still violating the integrity of the game. true. however, corporate entities feel morally superior to individuals and they don't care. fans may blame them on forums but they care only about the production of glory which is their whole reason of existence.

My point is that nobody should be held above suspicion.

Thinasy

2856 Posts

April 04 2014 13:42 GMT

#1027

On April 04 2014 21:38 bokchoi wrote:
Guys, Ozone botched a 3v1 dive. Must be match-fixing. HAS TO BE.

Agreed! I mean dont you remember that Savior dude? He matchfixed:S:S:S so that means SKT is surely doing it now!
/Sarcasm off

Seriously will TL LoL stop behaving like fucking LoLreddit?

Edit: Mata is a god btw.

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

April 04 2014 13:42 GMT

#1028

i agree. they may care about fan backlash or something but it's not as automatic as some people make it seem.

oo_Wonderful_oo

The land of freedom23126 Posts

April 04 2014 13:43 GMT

#1029

SKT T1 K - Ozone, let's go. :D
Hope, Frost will deliver against KT A, if Monte and Chobra weren't trolling as whole game before it.

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

April 04 2014 13:45 GMT

#1030

On April 04 2014 22:42 Thinasy wrote:

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If anything denying that it COULD happen is just as bad as accusing that it obviously happened.
But whatever too much emotions, not enough rationality (thx savior...)

Thinasy

2856 Posts

April 04 2014 13:50 GMT

#1031

On April 04 2014 22:45 The_Red_Viper wrote:

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If anything denying that it COULD happen is just as bad as accusing that it obviously happened.
But whatever too much emotions, not enough rationality (thx savior...)

Yeah obviously anything IS possible I just dont see the reason to circlejerk around it when there is little to no proof that it did happen. If you believe that was what happened just keep it for yourself and stop posting about it, cause it's getting really tiresome.

And of course since I believe that anything actually is possible, I also believe that SKT T1 S could lose to Prime without throwing.

This part of the forum is to talk about the games not about making wild claims that could seriously hurt an organisation.

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

April 04 2014 13:54 GMT

#1032

On April 04 2014 22:50 Thinasy wrote:

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I don't agree with the accusations but i don't feel comfortable to disagree with them either.
I don't think it is bad to argue about the system of ogn if scenarios like this can happen. But yeah i agree that this might be the wrong place to do so, i stop here now, have fun watching the games

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

April 04 2014 14:01 GMT

#1033

people have this simple conception of a public image maximizing corporation but this is sometimes not true. the esports division may care about winning for its name at all costs, and sometimes this drive puts it in an inconsistent position to other interests the entire corporation may consider beneficial. from past records skt is not above doing something like this even after the savior scandal, and other korean teams like KT in groups have doen the same. the only way for the fan backlash to matter is if the actual corporate mechanism responds to it, and this probably would come from a higher up entity than the skt esports team itself.