EPTNASL Week 8 Day 5 - Page 36
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MattRz
Chile1680 Posts
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FallDownMarigold
United States3710 Posts
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Sein
United States1811 Posts
On June 07 2011 06:05 Weird wrote: Here's what has essentially happened with Painuser, he turned a lukewarm career in progaming into a paid gig casting for IGN. Look at the disintegration of Lazarus Gaming, that was kind of a joke in the first place, but what options did he have? Let's take a look: 1. Get on a new team, which involves showing this new team that you're worth it, which involves a lot of practice and hard work, all the while trying to support yourself by whatever means necessary (not fun) 2. Jump aboard the IGN money train and cast games/become a gaming "personality" (Tasteless, Artosis, Incontrol) which by no means is easy, but I think that we can all agree that playing at a high level is much harder to do. 3. Middle of the road, keep playing but start casting as well, probably not possible imo with the IGN gig, not enough time to really play well. So which would you pick? Honestly... And yes he did this in the worst way possible by just giving NASL the cold shoulder, that was just flat out wrong, and he should be called out for it. Looking at the latest MLG the competition just got that much harder, IGN luckily (lol) has banned Koreans from their tourneys so far, so they're still safe for now, but the fans demand games of the highest level, so I don't think they can hold off forever before letting them play. Or option 4, essentially option 2, but at least finish out playing his games in NASL, a huge tournament that gave PainUser a spot that so many people would've loved to have. Or option 5, also option 2, but at least inform NASL about dropping out and apologize to the fans about it. | ||
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namedplayer
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
When you behave professionally in a such way where you hide your intentions, or don't even attempt to communicate, this is exactly what happens. You leave everyone else around to speculate, and almost 90% of the time they are going to assume the worst. And I'm sure tomorrow we'll hear some PainUser or IdrA or another SC 'Pro' complain about 'the haters' or 'idiots' on TL, but you reap what you sow. This is not a phenomenon exclusive to TL, this is unfortunately how 'the real world' works. If you don't have the courage, courtesy or decency to speak for yourself, you're forcing other people to speak for you. And you're not going to like the results. | ||
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The KY
United Kingdom6252 Posts
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nokz88
Brazil1253 Posts
On June 07 2011 06:33 Curu wrote: Think of it like Lebron James's move to Miami. It was a dick move, sure, but understandable. The method of going through with the decision (Lebron's stupid 1 hour special, PainUser just dodging NASL) is what fuels such vitriol. cmon buddy, how can you compare the two? Lebron did not break any rules, did not breach any contract, what he did was 100% okay in the business sense. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
On June 07 2011 09:28 nokz88 wrote: cmon buddy, how can you compare the two? Lebron did not break any rules, did not breach any contract, what he did was 100% okay in the business sense. Professionalism comes to mind, people like to forget how Lebron walked out, aka quit on them during a playoff series, PainUser for the last 3 weeks has left his opponents out to dry with some in entirely different timezones. If the player wants to quit, and accept the consequences, that's fine, but don't make it more of a problem than it already is. Like I honestly don't wish for him to be involved with the professional scene in any capacity because he clearly doesn't respect it, and players being interviewed by him should just kindly turn it down. You don't get to pick and choose your moments. | ||
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Xxavi
United States1248 Posts
On June 07 2011 06:10 nvs. wrote: I will be trying my best to avoid PainUser related projects in the future. Simple as that. I can totally understand this sentiment. In fact, PainUser might be thinking that he is a caster now, but this move makes his casting career very much in doubt, IMO. Nobody, neither organizers, nor fans will forget. In fact, IPL should not recruit him. | ||
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thesundowners
Canada40 Posts
On June 07 2011 08:56 namedplayer wrote: I don't get this. what did he do to Boxer? Boxer had no idea painuser wasn't going to show up, he has to wake up really early in the morning to play these matches | ||
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yoshi_yoshi
United States440 Posts
On June 07 2011 08:55 Sein wrote: Or option 4, essentially option 2, but at least finish out playing his games in NASL, a huge tournament that gave PainUser a spot that so many people would've loved to have. Or option 5, also option 2, but at least inform NASL about dropping out and apologize to the fans about it. Exactly, it's not like option 4 is hard for him to do either. Just show up once a week for 4 weeks and play 2 games of starcraft. He's been a semi-pro/pro for long enough that even without practice he's not going to totally fall apart. And even if he did, the public will rib him a bit and forget soon. The path he is taking now, the public will not forget for a while. Also, doesn't he forfeit $50 every time he gives a WO? Again, 2 games of starcraft is max 1-2 hours of time. I really hope he has a side to this, because it doesn't really make sense from any perspective. | ||
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PSA
United States243 Posts
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ItsMeDomLee
Canada2732 Posts
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jyLee
United States350 Posts
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pathy
Taiwan619 Posts
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Alokiya
United States648 Posts
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KimJongChill
United States6429 Posts
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duk3
United States807 Posts
He's a terrible player, he didn't have to be BM and skip out on BoxeR himself. | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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Mortician
Bulgaria2332 Posts
Sen < The Shattered Temple > TLO In the results tag ^__^ | ||
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