EPTOn December 14 2011 00:41 Vansetsu wrote:
While I understand the point of saving your best play for the matches you think are important, and that players somewhat "throw matches" in these situations otherwise, not trying is absolutely unacceptable.
Even if you aren't going to waste/reveal your super secret timing attack, you should still play out the game.
Even if you are tilted, you should still try to play a game.
Even if you don't give a fuck about anything but results, you should still at the least put on a show.
Why?
Because your career revolves around shows, fans, and other interests. You can absolutely not give a fuck about them and still have some sort of symbiotic relationship, as douchebag-ish as it might be.
But blatantly not trying is blatantly saying:
"I honestly don't give a fuck about my fans that support me, I honestly don't give a fuck about my team that supports me and that I represent vicariously, I honestly don't give a fuck about the prestigious tournament organization that by simply existing supports the legitimacy of me even playing this game "professionally"(that exists solely because people don't consistently do the bullshit I just did).
Indeed, it basically says "If I don't win, then everyone, including everyone who supports me, can go fuck themselves until I am in a position to win something again --- at that point please forget my giant FU and again support me monetarily or as a fan.
If you can't think beyond the immediate "well he was out anyways derp" part of the whole thing, then you ignore the fact that great "showings" are part of what makes sc2 e-sports the growing, entertaining, and viable thing it is today. Of course it is one small incident, but small incidents are where precedents should start.
Does this type of thing do any permanent damage? Not really. But it certainly shows what kind of person Naniwa is. It should also makes it easy to see that if all high tier pros had Nani's mentality, the sport would actually just suck to watch.
I am(was) the biggest Naniwa fan. He really can be quite genius at times and show some remarkable play. But he is absolutely not a sportsman, which is also even more important during a time when e-sports are something that are trying to be considered "sport" in mainstream culture.
While I understand the point of saving your best play for the matches you think are important, and that players somewhat "throw matches" in these situations otherwise, not trying is absolutely unacceptable.
Even if you aren't going to waste/reveal your super secret timing attack, you should still play out the game.
Even if you are tilted, you should still try to play a game.
Even if you don't give a fuck about anything but results, you should still at the least put on a show.
Why?
Because your career revolves around shows, fans, and other interests. You can absolutely not give a fuck about them and still have some sort of symbiotic relationship, as douchebag-ish as it might be.
But blatantly not trying is blatantly saying:
"I honestly don't give a fuck about my fans that support me, I honestly don't give a fuck about my team that supports me and that I represent vicariously, I honestly don't give a fuck about the prestigious tournament organization that by simply existing supports the legitimacy of me even playing this game "professionally"(that exists solely because people don't consistently do the bullshit I just did).
Indeed, it basically says "If I don't win, then everyone, including everyone who supports me, can go fuck themselves until I am in a position to win something again --- at that point please forget my giant FU and again support me monetarily or as a fan.
If you can't think beyond the immediate "well he was out anyways derp" part of the whole thing, then you ignore the fact that great "showings" are part of what makes sc2 e-sports the growing, entertaining, and viable thing it is today. Of course it is one small incident, but small incidents are where precedents should start.
Does this type of thing do any permanent damage? Not really. But it certainly shows what kind of person Naniwa is. It should also makes it easy to see that if all high tier pros had Nani's mentality, the sport would actually just suck to watch.
I am(was) the biggest Naniwa fan. He really can be quite genius at times and show some remarkable play. But he is absolutely not a sportsman, which is also even more important during a time when e-sports are something that are trying to be considered "sport" in mainstream culture.
This person is absolutely right. I couldn't agree more. Exactly. You said it.
