[NASL] Players (final) - Page 204

On March 31 2011 06:32 urashimakt wrote:

Yeah, winning the FXO was really impressive on Supernova's part. It is unfortunate that the scientists at NASL have not perfected a method of time travel though, cause that happened on Saturday, which is way after they finished deciding who to invite. Can't really hold that against them, can you?

On March 31 2011 06:47 ChrysaliS_ wrote:
I bet Xeris kicking himself now for not inviting DIMAGA. Arguably the best foreign Zerg, easily in the top 3.

On March 31 2011 06:41 chonkyfire wrote:



Okay. You are right there. Personally though I have no problem with professional athletes using steroids under a Dr/trainer's supervision.

Obviously the officiating is not perfect, but you can't say with a straight face it's worse than the NBA/ any of the world soccer leagues. Ever watched a Lakers game before? If you have then you know what I'm talking about. The NFL is arguably the most competitive sports league in the world, so there must be some consistency with the officiating.

On March 30 2011 07:50 riboflavin wrote:
My concerns about the organization that operate the NASL continue to grow. As a fan I am, like a lot of people, frustrated by the lack of disclosure around the selection process and the selections themselves. As an isolated thing, this could be forgivable. However, this isn't the only issue that has surfaced. Other things that have tweaked me continue to add up.

When the showmatch preceding the announcement took a production nosedive they distanced themselves quickly using spin statements. One defensive statement was made that the website should be looked at as an example of their production quality and professionalism -- not the showmatch. And while pretty on the surface, the nasl.tv site has virtually no content, rich information, or dynamic components. They used a 3rd party website (very unsophisticated) to facilitate a farce of a vote on players while failing to define how the vote is even relevant. It was if they held a vote for the sake of having a vote.

I have worked with start-ups before and I have seen too many people get caught up in the fun aspect of what is happening and forget that the real success is in the hard work that is largely thankless. This is a point that very appropriately brings me to Incontrol. A self proclaimed leader in the e-sports movement, yet he discredits himself nearly every opportunity available. Part of being a leader is to show true self sacrafice and humility. He is not willing. Rather than watch and learn from existing leagues and productions, he sits by and makes critical remarks about the events and those involved. His casting is substandard, yet he must be the one to cast the nasl games. His play is substandard, yet he is a selected as a top 50 (applied) player? His act is all to familiar. All the glory, none of the sacrifice.

As a potential customer I am really turned off by the lack of parity between the statements they make and the actions they take. Rather than end it on a big gripe fest, I would like to offer a few suggestions modled to appear as constructive criticism:

• Incontrol, either play in the league or commentate it. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
  
  
• Use the website to facilitate dialog and interaction rather than just dictating views. The vote was a sliver of hope, but it seems to have not really factored into much. I would consider it a backfire. Good idea, no clear follow through or execution beyond the idea.
  
  
• Control your web presence better. Define (internally) what is an appropriate way for your staff to engage via the internet. This could include forum posting guidelines, disclosure boundaries, and some form of internal oversight. It am sure it sounds very constrictive and big brother, but past professional experience has shown me it is necessary. Create a singular voice that shows respect for the community you wish to drive revenue from.
  
  
• Don't be ashamed to charge appropriately for your product. Internet does not equal free, it's a trap that many content providers fall into. People who may attempt to 'pirate' your content are largely just under-served customers (credit to Gabe Newell from Valve for that sentiment).
  
  

On March 31 2011 06:56 Krehlmar wrote:


The best whine post in this thread.
Read it, I don't even agree with everything in it but alot of good points...

For example; Why does GomTV not have even a promille of the whine that the NASL has? For one, there is abit to much confusion as to who is handeling the deals etc. whereas at GomTV I don't know who pulls the strings but atleast the overall feel is that it is "GomTV". Incontrol is seen arguing to much and acting as the sole representation of this tournament and even though I love your outspokeness Incontroll: This will get you shitloads of flack regardless.

On March 31 2011 07:34 DharmaTurtle wrote:
I'm very disappointed that you guys set up the voting thing knowing that it wouldn't even be considered when selecting players. Very deceptive.

Also Minigun >>> InControl any day of the week, both in skill and class.

On March 31 2011 07:34 DharmaTurtle wrote:
I'm very disappointed that you guys set up the voting thing knowing that it wouldn't even be considered when selecting players. Very deceptive.

Also Minigun >>> InControl any day of the week, both in skill and class.

On March 31 2011 09:07 RotterdaM wrote:
So to sum things up for the final time ;

Demuslim did not get invited because he was wearing a cast in his video. A cast which first of all isnt even a cast, its more of a support/protection "Cast" something he put off whenever we want :D, we decided to make that video in front of the hospital to add some character instead of a dark room..instead of anyone contacting Demuslim about it he just gets declined by drawing conclusions without getting _anything_ confirmed.

Nightend didn't get picked because he didnt include a Paper which they didnt ask for. He should have just magicly smelled it because he's from Romania and apparently there is a chance he wouldn't be able to go to the usa. They tell him afterwards. This is like Declining Ret because he didnt give a doctor's subscription which shows he ain't drug addict since netherlands has a lot of them. And no one told Ret in advance he had too. that seems a little weird. :D

Don't understand how a few people can write they handled it very professional, the post from Xeris was quite reasonable indeed and explained a few things nice, but these are still 2 _MASSIVE_ failures imo, which didn't have to happen at all, a small notice to nightend before the 50 players are actually announced and everything would have been fine., contacting Demuslim if he's actually able to play in 3 weeks and its already a lot more reasonable, then its still up to NASL to pick him or not, but not contacting demuslim at all and then draw conclusions out of a video without knowing the who's or not. I'm a little dissapointed, i can certainly understand nightends sadness since I indeed remember him getting declined by blizzard for season 7 just because he's Romanian, now he gets screwed again because he's Romanian and apparently has to do something that no one else has to or no one knew about, thats just wrong.