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Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2321
On December 21 2011 21:35 MiraMax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:27 Logros wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:25 Assirra wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:24 Logros wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:23 Assirra wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:22 Sea_Food wrote:
A korean throws away a game that means 2 pro gamers drop to code A. No problem.
A forgeiner throws away a meaningless game. No code S for him.

Dont...even...start.

It's true though.

was this match less then a minute? if not its not even compareable.

And that means the match wasn't thrown? Use your brain this is what Tyler mentioned before as well, it's exactly the same thing except less obvious. Zenio does a quick all-in, Inca scouts it way before it hits and 'accidentaly' leaves a gap in his wall. He even had 1 pylon powering like 3 buildings and 3-4 cannons but Zenio didn't go for it. He served the game up on a silver platter for Zenio.


It's exactly NOT the same thing precisely because it is "less obvious". Failed wall-ins do happen - 7probe rushes do not. Sure, it might be that Inca threw the game intentionally, but you have to give players the benefit of the doubt, especially if they are well-known for blundering like this, but not for throwing games.

It also serves to show how damaging Naniwas move was, because now everybody will start crying "cheater" and asking for "just punishment" at every instance.

Match throwing existed long before Naniwa, don't be ridiculous.
SkullZ9
Profile Joined April 2011
Belgium2048 Posts
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2322
It's not just the gap that is suspicious, it's also the artosis pylon, which was powering like the forge, a gateway and 3 cannons and was easily snipable. Even myself who never played protoss was like "wtf, put another pylon or it will get sniped".
I'm pretty sure he's done that on purpose
gullberg
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Sweden1301 Posts
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2323
On December 21 2011 21:36 zerino wrote:
that picture, with people talking about letting him win was removed fast ?

It's still there.
etrensce
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia337 Posts
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2324
Hey look, code S finalist is back where he belongs!
If life gives you lemons, burn lifes house down
zerino
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark253 Posts
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2325
On December 21 2011 21:37 0ne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:36 zerino wrote:
that picture, with people talking about letting him win was removed fast ?

because it was fake ?


how do you know?
mango_destroyer
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3914 Posts
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2326
On December 21 2011 21:28 SuperFanBoy wrote:
The reason I say he threw the game away was not because he left a gap in his wall, but the fact he had 800 minerals and built a tonne of gateways in his main instead of re-walling off to stop the zerglings from reinforcing.. every pro gamer knows once they break the wall you must re-wall off to stop them from streaming in.. any high level player can see that was a throw away.


let me guess you are a high level pro gamer?
Scarecrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Korea (South)9172 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-21 12:39:06
December 21 2011 12:37 GMT
#2327
Scouts the all-in multiple times, fails to wall in 40 seconds, fails to power everything with more than 1 pylon, fails to re-wall to stop reinforcing lings despite a huge mineral stockpile and void rays cleaning up. I wish it could be proved 100% but I'll have to settle with inca's rep being dirt from now on. I'm sure the korean netizens are up in arms about this as well.
Yhamm is the god of predictions
XRaDiiX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1730 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2328
I hope they fix the format so this kind of akwardness possibility of suspicion of match throwing isn't possible anymore.

Never GG MKP | IdrA
Giriath
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden2412 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2329
On December 21 2011 21:35 silverstyle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:28 tree.hugger wrote:
If InCa had meant to give the game away, I can't imagine why he'd have scouted and pressured with those two early zealots. Better to just get 'surprised' by what Zenio does, or lose the game through passivity, no? Doesn't make sense to build five cannons and then misplace a building, that's not a good way to purposely lose the game.


^This was what I was thinking too, if I was Inca and wanted to throw the game I wouldn't have scouted and went for DTs straight up, perhaps with some minute delays between each building, that way if Zenio busted my front there was nothing that I could do and no one would say anything.

IMO no matter what Inca did, if he made ANY MISTAKES AT ALL during the match, losira and polt fans would still cry foul. I'm sure Inca would know of the shitstorm that would ensue if he lost by making bad mistakes, but well... its Inca?


There are any number of ways to throw a game. Perhaps the most subtle is to not make any attacks that could kill your opponent.

I'm sad this community can't focus on what is important, so we wouldn't have this format and these arguments.

It doesn't matter whether or not he intentionally threw the game or didn't play at his best because he was already through even if he lost, what matters is that because of the format he could.

It's a bad format that is unfair to the players who don't get to face an opponent who may or may not give it their best because they're already through, and it's a bad format because it gives incentive for matchmaking (that doesn't have to planned) when a player who is already through faces a friend or teammate.
Education should be our seniors guiding us to be "who" we want to be, not "what" we want to be.
quancer
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada161 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2330
On December 21 2011 21:34 Logros wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:33 GrungyMunchy wrote:
To all the people bitching:

It was Losira's and Polt's fault that they're not in Code S right now. Should they won the matches as someone of Code S level is expected to, and there wouldn't be any issue.

And that makes it fine to just throw matches like that? This isn't about Losira or Polt not getting Code S, it's about throwing a match when there is actually something at stake, while Naniwa missed Code S for throwing a match that ment nothing,


How is the difference not completely fucking obvious? We can't prove Inca threw his match, but we know Naniwa threw his (took his hands off the keyboard) and he even admitted it. It's an issue with the format in the Inca case and Gom needs to fix it--what they don't need to do is punish Inca for potentially throwing a match when there's no way they can prove it.
MVP, Polt, Supernova, Losira, Leenock, Morrow
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2331
On December 21 2011 21:35 MiraMax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:27 Logros wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:25 Assirra wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:24 Logros wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:23 Assirra wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:22 Sea_Food wrote:
A korean throws away a game that means 2 pro gamers drop to code A. No problem.
A forgeiner throws away a meaningless game. No code S for him.

Dont...even...start.

It's true though.

was this match less then a minute? if not its not even compareable.

And that means the match wasn't thrown? Use your brain this is what Tyler mentioned before as well, it's exactly the same thing except less obvious. Zenio does a quick all-in, Inca scouts it way before it hits and 'accidentaly' leaves a gap in his wall. He even had 1 pylon powering like 3 buildings and 3-4 cannons but Zenio didn't go for it. He served the game up on a silver platter for Zenio.


It's exactly NOT the same thing precisely because it is "less obvious". Failed wall-ins do happen - 7probe rushes do not. Sure, it might be that Inca threw the game intentionally, but you have to give players the benefit of the doubt, especially if they are well-known for blundering like this, but not for throwing games.

It also serves to show how damaging Naniwas move was, because now everybody will start crying "cheater" and asking for "just punishment" at every instance.

I don't think all that many people want Inca to be punished, but are just pointing out how unfair it was that Naniwa was punished.
gullberg
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Sweden1301 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2332
On December 21 2011 21:37 SkullZ9 wrote:
It's not just the gap that is suspicious, it's also the artosis pylon, which was powering like the forge, a gateway and 3 cannons and was easily snipable. Even myself who never played protoss was like "wtf, put another pylon or it will get sniped".
I'm pretty sure he's done that on purpose

Just like Artosis did when he created the Artosis pylon?!
Grumbels
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Netherlands7031 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2333
A format is bad when one player has nothing to lose, with the other everything to win. Of course the latter is going to take that game more often than not, his mindset won't be affected by various auxiliary issues. Zenio might still have taken that game anyway, but he was ahead from the start.
Well, now I tell you, I never seen good come o' goodness yet. Him as strikes first is my fancy; dead men don't bite; them's my views--amen, so be it.
Yaki
Profile Joined April 2011
France4234 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2334
On December 21 2011 21:35 Hassybaby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:34 Yaki wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:33 GrungyMunchy wrote:
To all the people bitching:

It was Losira's and Polt's fault that they're not in Code S right now. Should they won the matches as someone of Code S level is expected to, and there wouldn't be any issue.

Ever heard of bo1 ?


Ever heard of preparation?

It's Inca. He goes DTs
What did they not prepare for?
What did they lose to?

Its 100% their fault...

Polt and Losira aside, Inca clearly threw the game and that should not have happened he should have played the game just like MC gave his all against DRG on Crossfire even though it was meaningless for him : that's called sportsmanship.
Ever heard of it ?
MC ■ MarineKing ■ LosirA ■ To someone who has lost after trying his best, no words from the winner can console him.
Tantaburs
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1825 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2335
On December 21 2011 21:36 _DarkArchon_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:29 elwoodng wrote:
The difference is Inca is smart enough to make it look like a mistake.


Agreed. Thats the beauty of it, it's virtually impossible to "know" it was a throw. After the Naniwa/Coca shitstorm ppl are going to be more careful when they decide to throw a match.



IIRC GOM puts a game they think is thrown in front of a group of unaffiliated(in this case non TSL, oGs, Liquid, IM) Progamers to review whether it was thrown or not.
"One cannot play StarCraft with clenched fish.." ~Nick "Confucius" Plott
XRaDiiX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1730 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2336
I hope they fix the format so this kind of akwardness and possibility of suspicion of match throwing isn't possible anymore.
Never GG MKP | IdrA
Switchy
Profile Joined June 2011
343 Posts
December 21 2011 12:38 GMT
#2337
If i was in that situation i would let my friend win for sure. Im pretty sure the majority of people claiming they would not let their friend win are just lying.
0ne
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Spain2464 Posts
December 21 2011 12:39 GMT
#2338
On December 21 2011 21:37 zerino wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 21:37 0ne wrote:
On December 21 2011 21:36 zerino wrote:
that picture, with people talking about letting him win was removed fast ?

because it was fake ?


how do you know?

There was no source and they were talking in english wtf
Yaki
Profile Joined April 2011
France4234 Posts
December 21 2011 12:39 GMT
#2339
On December 21 2011 21:38 Grumbels wrote:
A format is bad when one player has nothing to lose, with the other everything to win. Of course the latter is going to take that game more often than not, his mindset won't be affected by various auxiliary issues. Zenio might still have taken that game anyway, but he was ahead from the start.

This happens in every sport
MC ■ MarineKing ■ LosirA ■ To someone who has lost after trying his best, no words from the winner can console him.
Thrombozyt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1269 Posts
December 21 2011 12:39 GMT
#2340
On December 21 2011 21:22 Sea_Food wrote:
A korean throws away a game that means 2 pro gamers drop to code A. No problem.
A forgeiner throws away a meaningless game. No code S for him.

Much in (not only) the Korean culture is based on appearances and outward respect. Naniwa should have made a little effort for a 4gate, then noone would have been offended.
It's like when your boss expects you to do something meaningless and you a) pretend you were so loaded with work that you simply forgot (Inca way) or you b) piss on his desk and tell him where he can shove his meaningless job (Naniwa way).
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