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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#681
On February 13 2012 13:54 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:52 tree.hugger wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:50 Jibba wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:46 Ruscour wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:44 JWD wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:41 Jibba wrote:
I actually wish NASL had decided to cancel the show match and find 2 other players instead, and issue a statement as to why it wasn't worth showing.

yeah, this is a great idea. if the games were pre-played there is really no excuse for putting the fans through this...we could have done with a 2-minute explanation instead of having to watch lings die outside a Terran wall. NASL seems to be pretending this was a "real series?

Are you blaming NASL because IdrA had a hissy fit? They announce the showmatch beforehand, how is it even slightly professional to start a broadcast with "oh, well IdrA vs aLive was shitty so we're going to show something else instead".

I swear to god NASL get accused of stuff that doesn't even come close to rational thought so often.

You make a forum post earlier in the day that says
Today's IdrA vs. aLive show match has been cancelled. The reason being that IdrA did not put forth a reasonable effort and the games are not enjoyable for anyone. Instead, we will be showing you a live match between aLive and Sheth!


It's not really a blame issue. It's just something that they could've done a bit better, with some quick thinking. Not really a major knock against NASL.
To be honest, NASL's Sunday Showmatches couldn't have hoped for a better explosion of publicity.

It's short term publicity. If they stand up for themselves and enact some discipline, they I might be more inclined to keep watching.


Why would you stop watching? They had great casters and great production, and just because 1 player decided to give up after game 1 does not mean you have to stop enjoying the show.
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JoeSchmoe
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada2058 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#682
On February 13 2012 13:53 Wroshe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:47 JWD wrote:
I wonder if tourneys will ever start striking agreements with players that require the players not to throw any games if they want to get paid for their appearances

That should absolutely happen. The problem then becomes what is a thrown game?

* Naniwa Proberushing? Definatly.
* IdrA 6Pooling on Dual Sight? Definatly.
* IdrA 6Pooling on Crossfire? Possibly.

* 4Gating in PvP on a map with a Ramp?
* Not 4Gating on Tal'Darim in PvP?

As you can see the slope is slippery and where do you draw the line?


umm it's really not that complicated. i'm sure idra will tell you he threw the game.
Broodwurst
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany1586 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#683
On February 13 2012 13:53 BlindSight754 wrote:
Idra didn't GG IN ANY OF THE GAMES! Anyone talking about that part as well?


the games ended too fast, idra prefers long macro ggs
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Artok
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands2219 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#684
On February 13 2012 13:55 bennyaus wrote:
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On February 13 2012 13:52 pt wrote:
is alive's cheese okay because it took longer to execute?

6pool against a competent GSL level Terran (maybe even one of the best in Code S), is not a cheese. It is throwing the game.

Comparing 2 fact reactor hellion after expanding compared to 6 pool shows how much some people understand the game. Yes 2fact reactor hellion is probably all-in on doing econ damage, but it isn't a cheese.

mma would be hurt by the first part.
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iRon aka bananajuice
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany124 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#685
sad that eg isnt doing something about this behaviour. i mean he did this even in a clanwar so that shows that he doesnt care even when the whole team is involved.
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Raambo11
Profile Joined April 2011
United States828 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#686
On February 13 2012 13:55 pt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:54 Chaves wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:52 pt wrote:
is alive's cheese okay because it took longer to execute?


Just to be clear, ar you dating idra for how long? -.-'


just to be clear, you're talking shit and not actually trying to prove me wrong?


If your not trolling Alive was actually trying to win, and using strategies he thought would win, people dont disrespect that because thats how this game is played
Arcanne
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1519 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#687
On February 13 2012 13:56 xSixGeneralHan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:53 mahi29 wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:52 chrissummers wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:48 Eschaton wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:41 durza wrote:
Im starting to hope idra just retires, it doesn't seem like he has enough respect for the game or for his peers to be successful at the level he thinks he should be. This is simply sad.



I just wish he'd do what he wants to do, go to college if thats it, or be a serious pro gamer if thats what he wants to do. But I can't stand to watch someone spend their life doing something while at the same time talking shit about how that thing is worthless "SC2 is a terrible game" etc. . If money is your only goal, you're not going to have any joy in it, and you're not going to do well against those that do.


he sort of is forced to play sc2. college? come on, idra does not fit there, I could never see him actually writing term papers etc. that is not who he is, he only does things on his conditions or not at all. that only works as long as you are in a leader position. if you are one of many, that mindset only leads to negative things.

which is why korea is not the place to be for him.


I thought he got a full-ride to some engineering college (forget the name and too lazy to look it up right now) and turned it down to go to Korea to play BW?

RPI good school

ohh shit bm sarcasm
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Falcor
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada894 Posts
February 13 2012 04:56 GMT
#688
On February 13 2012 13:54 pt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:53 Falcor wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:52 pt wrote:
is alive's cheese okay because it took longer to execute?

its okay because its punishing a players weakness?


6 pool is pretty good against proxy rax


6 pool twice in a row(when the player holds off a 6 pool when in a bad position) is pretty good...
pt
Profile Joined November 2010
United States813 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#689
On February 13 2012 13:55 bennyaus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:52 pt wrote:
is alive's cheese okay because it took longer to execute?

6pool against a competent GSL level Terran (maybe even one of the best in Code S), is not a cheese. It is throwing the game.

Comparing 2 fact reactor hellion after expanding compared to 6 pool shows how much some people understand the game. Yes 2fact reactor hellion is probably all-in on doing econ damage, but it isn't a cheese.


people still 4 gate against zergs in master league
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Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#690
On February 13 2012 13:55 pt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:54 Chaves wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:52 pt wrote:
is alive's cheese okay because it took longer to execute?


Just to be clear, ar you dating idra for how long? -.-'


just to be clear, you're talking shit and not actually trying to prove me wrong?

Cheese's a good strat vs Idra because he can't defend vs Cheese so it's almost a freewin

6pool is a bad play vs Alive because he knows he's the better player so he's not going to expose himself to it and he probably felt like Idra was fuming enough to have that as a possibility so there's no way he'd try something silly like 15cc as he's got better chances with 1base play

Logic 101
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asdfTT123
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States989 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#691
Hope the casters are on salary and not hourly...

-.-
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Rad
Profile Joined May 2010
United States935 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#692
The 6 pools vs naniwa's probe rush comparison shouldn't even come up here. Naniwa's games didn't matter. Idra's did.

With that said, if he wants to 6 pool every game, that's fine with me. I think it reflects poorly on him though and lowers his chances of getting invited to other competitions (and I would agree with any organization that stopped inviting him because of things like this).

EG might enjoy the extra publicity idra gets from being idra, but that all comes down to the community. Don't like idra's actions? Don't support him. Like them? Keep supporting him. That's what really matters in the end. If enough people like this kind of thing and they see that, then expect more of it.
Loxley
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Netherlands2480 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#693
Organisers should realise that Idra is a name worth some marketing value, but as a player you should really look beyond him as long as he doesn't trust his own skills. He needs a confidence boost by training behind the curtains till he's good enough. But as a marketing name, promoting, casting, analysing, interviews etc.. he's still worth his reputation

I really feel for all the players that woke up/stayed up late for this match. Certainly his fans, its always a beating when your idol does stupid things. You gotta defend him against the world and thats always shittier than cheering for his results
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Tivu
Profile Joined February 2012
United States244 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#694
Grats aLive on the win.
VokeLP
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada16 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-13 04:58:36
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#695
I don't always play zerg, but when I do, I sixpoll

[image loading]
u sixpoll?
Exarl25
Profile Joined November 2010
1887 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#696
On February 13 2012 13:54 Megabuster123 wrote:
Can someone explain to me how Idra did anything to warrant any type of punishment at all?


NASL organised a showmatch, pay him $100, Casters and production crew invested time and effort into it, fans stayed up late to watch it, IdrA said "fuck you" to everyone and didn't take it seriously.

It's just selfish and disrespectful. Don't agree to play in a showmatch if you aren't planning on putting any effort into it.
corpsepose
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1678 Posts
February 13 2012 04:57 GMT
#697
On February 13 2012 12:59 Fionn wrote:
Alive 4
Idra 0

Not even I can jinx Alive enough for him to drop a game.


words cant describe how impressed i am
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Megabuster123
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada1837 Posts
February 13 2012 04:58 GMT
#698
On February 13 2012 13:56 JoeSchmoe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:53 Wroshe wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:47 JWD wrote:
I wonder if tourneys will ever start striking agreements with players that require the players not to throw any games if they want to get paid for their appearances

That should absolutely happen. The problem then becomes what is a thrown game?

* Naniwa Proberushing? Definatly.
* IdrA 6Pooling on Dual Sight? Definatly.
* IdrA 6Pooling on Crossfire? Possibly.

* 4Gating in PvP on a map with a Ramp?
* Not 4Gating on Tal'Darim in PvP?

As you can see the slope is slippery and where do you draw the line?


umm it's really not that complicated. i'm sure idra will tell you he threw the game.

This is such a terrible mindset.

No strategy no matter how stupid should be met with punishment for the players. Unless Idra is in a match fixing scandal, he or anyone else should be able to do whatever the fuck they want in a game.
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-13 04:59:11
February 13 2012 04:58 GMT
#699
On February 13 2012 13:56 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:54 Jibba wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:52 tree.hugger wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:50 Jibba wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:46 Ruscour wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:44 JWD wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:41 Jibba wrote:
I actually wish NASL had decided to cancel the show match and find 2 other players instead, and issue a statement as to why it wasn't worth showing.

yeah, this is a great idea. if the games were pre-played there is really no excuse for putting the fans through this...we could have done with a 2-minute explanation instead of having to watch lings die outside a Terran wall. NASL seems to be pretending this was a "real series?

Are you blaming NASL because IdrA had a hissy fit? They announce the showmatch beforehand, how is it even slightly professional to start a broadcast with "oh, well IdrA vs aLive was shitty so we're going to show something else instead".

I swear to god NASL get accused of stuff that doesn't even come close to rational thought so often.

You make a forum post earlier in the day that says
Today's IdrA vs. aLive show match has been cancelled. The reason being that IdrA did not put forth a reasonable effort and the games are not enjoyable for anyone. Instead, we will be showing you a live match between aLive and Sheth!


It's not really a blame issue. It's just something that they could've done a bit better, with some quick thinking. Not really a major knock against NASL.
To be honest, NASL's Sunday Showmatches couldn't have hoped for a better explosion of publicity.

It's short term publicity. If they stand up for themselves and enact some discipline, they I might be more inclined to keep watching.


Why would you stop watching? They had great casters and great production, and just because 1 player decided to give up after game 1 does not mean you have to stop enjoying the show.
NASL isn't part of my normal watching rotation (nor is SC2 anymore, quite frankly.) IdrA's dropout doesn't take away from NASL in my eyes, but if they react to it I'd gain more respect for them and would be more inclined to watch.
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Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
February 13 2012 04:58 GMT
#700
On February 13 2012 13:55 JWD wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2012 13:53 Wroshe wrote:
On February 13 2012 13:47 JWD wrote:
I wonder if tourneys will ever start striking agreements with players that require the players not to throw any games if they want to get paid for their appearances

That should absolutely happen. The problem then becomes what is a thrown game?

* Naniwa Proberushing? Definatly.
* IdrA 6Pooling on Dual Sight? Definatly.
* IdrA 6Pooling on Crossfire? Possibly.

* 4Gating in PvP on a map with a Ramp?
* Not 4Gating on Tal'Darim in PvP?

As you can see the slope is slippery and where do you draw the line?

all contracts are rife with ambiguous terms. you could pre-arrange that a panel of judges could sit to analyze the replays or just leave it up to the tournament admins. even if the rule was extremely extremely sparingly enforced it would help prevent stuff like what just happened.

Things like this just come down to common sense. Reminds of the people who said naniwa's probe rush was a legit strat.
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