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If the numerous instances of red text in this thread weren't clear enough, it's time to simmer down, and think before you post.
Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
March 05 2012 01:09 GMT
#401
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.
nvs.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada3609 Posts
March 05 2012 01:10 GMT
#402
On March 05 2012 10:07 Turo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.


i think the hardest part of your job is that thousands of people sit down and analyze every part of your life.

i bet if a thousand people sat down and scrutinized the people who criticize, they would get some empathy real quick.



Kinda like a..... Sports athlete.

Just kinda comes with the territory, always has.
Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
March 05 2012 01:10 GMT
#403
On March 05 2012 10:08 tarodotoxin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:03 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 09:58 iNcontroL wrote:
On March 05 2012 09:53 suejak wrote:
Wowww, two months? I mean, I can understand a break, but damn -- any job that lets you take a 2-month break is a really good job.


Ok, sorry for exageratting. We had MLG in Novemver, trained up until then. After that there are 0 tourneys and we haven't seen family since NASL -> EG had me living at least 3 states away. I went home to ask ANna's family for permission to marry her / spend time with her for half of november / december.

Yep I have a great job that allows me to do that.

Fuck the people that don't care about us as people and just want to hate.

2 months just seems ridiculous. People who work full-time don't get that much time off in a year. The amount your skill would deprecate over that period of time...


hey idiot, teachers get over 2 months off for summer, with breaks in between. theres nothing stupid about that.

and what makes you think that every job must be a 9-5 without any set vacation time?

your logic is so bad it makes me cringe. pathetic.

I said most full-time jobs. Teachers are a blatantly obvious exception because they mainly only work when school is in. At what point did I ever reference them? I didn't mean to say it as an absolute, but nevertheless, it doesn't change my point.

If my logic is bad, I don't know what to call yours
SnakEhead
Profile Joined April 2011
United States62 Posts
March 05 2012 01:11 GMT
#404
wow incontrol very professional.

User was temp banned for this post.
Favorite player: MMA, Innovation
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
March 05 2012 01:12 GMT
#405
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


Listen you stupid ass. I put more work into this game and this community at large than ANY of the "people who play with every spare moment they have." Ok? So if at the end of the year I take a 1.5 month break to see my family, ask my gf's family for her hand in marriage and cool down after 12 hour work days 7 days a week for the other 10.5 months then SO FUCKING BE IT.

I am SICK and tired of dumb asses coming in and judging me and making it seem like I don't fucking appreciate everything I have. God damn, GO AWAY
TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
March 05 2012 01:13 GMT
#406
On March 05 2012 10:11 SnakEhead wrote:
wow incontrol very professional.


This attitude is always cute.

Hey, let's gang up on and goad a guy on the internet until he inevitably gets annoyed then complain that he's unprofessional.

Perhaps if said people hadn't been dickheads in the first place then the level of discourse would have stayed civil. Food for thought.
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
Vequeth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United Kingdom1116 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-05 01:13:58
March 05 2012 01:13 GMT
#407
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:

I am SICK and tired of dumb asses coming in and judging me and making it seem like I don't fucking appreciate everything I have. God damn, GO AWAY


Dont take this the wrong way, but the only way to free yourself of these people is if you go away from this thread.
Aspiring British Caster / Masters Protoss
Durn
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada360 Posts
March 05 2012 01:13 GMT
#408
On March 05 2012 09:58 iNcontroL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 09:53 suejak wrote:
Wowww, two months? I mean, I can understand a break, but damn -- any job that lets you take a 2-month break is a really good job.


Ok, sorry for exageratting. We had MLG in Novemver, trained up until then. After that there are 0 tourneys and we haven't seen family since NASL -> EG had me living at least 3 states away. I went home to ask ANna's family for permission to marry her / spend time with her for half of november / december.

Yep I have a great job that allows me to do that.

Fuck the people that don't care about us as people and just want to hate.

On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.


You don't have to justify yourself, dude. Honestly, you're feeding the trolls. Us fans will love you long time. <3
"Even if I lose 100 games, that's 100 different arrows pointing me in the wrong direction." - Sean Day[9] Plott
hysterial
Profile Joined April 2011
United States2044 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-05 01:15:02
March 05 2012 01:14 GMT
#409
On March 05 2012 10:12 iNcontroL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


Listen you stupid ass. I put more work into this game and this community at large than ANY of the "people who play with every spare moment they have." Ok? So if at the end of the year I take a 1.5 month break to see my family, ask my gf's family for her hand in marriage and cool down after 12 hour work days 7 days a week for the other 10.5 months then SO FUCKING BE IT.

I am SICK and tired of dumb asses coming in and judging me and making it seem like I don't fucking appreciate everything I have. God damn, GO AWAY


I have nothing against you taking 2 months off but my question is why even hype this showmatch, if you or machine weren't going to prepare for it?
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27178 Posts
March 05 2012 01:14 GMT
#410
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


If two months off was so terrible, the people that played non-stop would be able to beat them and your point would be validated. But they don't! So it isn't!
ModeratorGodfather
Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
March 05 2012 01:15 GMT
#411
On March 05 2012 10:12 iNcontroL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


Listen you stupid ass. I put more work into this game and this community at large than ANY of the "people who play with every spare moment they have." Ok? So if at the end of the year I take a 1.5 month break to see my family, ask my gf's family for her hand in marriage and cool down after 12 hour work days 7 days a week for the other 10.5 months then SO FUCKING BE IT.

I am SICK and tired of dumb asses coming in and judging me and making it seem like I don't fucking appreciate everything I have. God damn, GO AWAY

I never said you didn't. I said it was easy to make that judgment based on your initial post. You shouldn't have to completely elaborate every little thing you say, but that's what happens when you're essentially an athlete or famous person or whatever.
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27178 Posts
March 05 2012 01:16 GMT
#412
On March 05 2012 10:10 Ruscour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:08 tarodotoxin wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:03 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 09:58 iNcontroL wrote:
On March 05 2012 09:53 suejak wrote:
Wowww, two months? I mean, I can understand a break, but damn -- any job that lets you take a 2-month break is a really good job.


Ok, sorry for exageratting. We had MLG in Novemver, trained up until then. After that there are 0 tourneys and we haven't seen family since NASL -> EG had me living at least 3 states away. I went home to ask ANna's family for permission to marry her / spend time with her for half of november / december.

Yep I have a great job that allows me to do that.

Fuck the people that don't care about us as people and just want to hate.

2 months just seems ridiculous. People who work full-time don't get that much time off in a year. The amount your skill would deprecate over that period of time...


hey idiot, teachers get over 2 months off for summer, with breaks in between. theres nothing stupid about that.

and what makes you think that every job must be a 9-5 without any set vacation time?

your logic is so bad it makes me cringe. pathetic.

I said most full-time jobs. Teachers are a blatantly obvious exception because they mainly only work when school is in. At what point did I ever reference them? I didn't mean to say it as an absolute, but nevertheless, it doesn't change my point.

If my logic is bad, I don't know what to call yours


Hey fuck you. I'm a teacher and I work year round. If you don't know what the fuck you are talking about dont post.
ModeratorGodfather
pt
Profile Joined November 2010
United States813 Posts
March 05 2012 01:16 GMT
#413
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


iirc, pro gamers aren't obligated to work hard for random people they don't know. basically, people are jealous that this guy is a pro gamer so they use the "2 month vacation" thing as an excuse to attack him? lol.
EG-TL!
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
March 05 2012 01:17 GMT
#414
On March 05 2012 10:14 hysterial wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:12 iNcontroL wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


Listen you stupid ass. I put more work into this game and this community at large than ANY of the "people who play with every spare moment they have." Ok? So if at the end of the year I take a 1.5 month break to see my family, ask my gf's family for her hand in marriage and cool down after 12 hour work days 7 days a week for the other 10.5 months then SO FUCKING BE IT.

I am SICK and tired of dumb asses coming in and judging me and making it seem like I don't fucking appreciate everything I have. God damn, GO AWAY


I have nothing against you taking 2 months off but my question is why even hype this showmatch, if you or machine weren't going to prepare for it?


because of dealings behind closed doors.. teams make content. Imagine a world where a team goes "hey we did this event but logistically we couldn't complete all the production/games in a timely fashion so it's a bit outdated and was played at a bad time for the players!"

Nobody does that.

Put your pitchforks down. People were being unusually fucking mean to me and Machine so I felt the need to explain what was going on. At the end of the day what I am supposed to do is ignore each and every one of you. Which fucking sucks. I am the guy trying to keep you people connected to progamers. Making it really fucking hard to justify that.
Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-05 01:18:27
March 05 2012 01:17 GMT
#415
On March 05 2012 10:16 Manifesto7 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:10 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:08 tarodotoxin wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:03 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 09:58 iNcontroL wrote:
On March 05 2012 09:53 suejak wrote:
Wowww, two months? I mean, I can understand a break, but damn -- any job that lets you take a 2-month break is a really good job.


Ok, sorry for exageratting. We had MLG in Novemver, trained up until then. After that there are 0 tourneys and we haven't seen family since NASL -> EG had me living at least 3 states away. I went home to ask ANna's family for permission to marry her / spend time with her for half of november / december.

Yep I have a great job that allows me to do that.

Fuck the people that don't care about us as people and just want to hate.

2 months just seems ridiculous. People who work full-time don't get that much time off in a year. The amount your skill would deprecate over that period of time...


hey idiot, teachers get over 2 months off for summer, with breaks in between. theres nothing stupid about that.

and what makes you think that every job must be a 9-5 without any set vacation time?

your logic is so bad it makes me cringe. pathetic.

I said most full-time jobs. Teachers are a blatantly obvious exception because they mainly only work when school is in. At what point did I ever reference them? I didn't mean to say it as an absolute, but nevertheless, it doesn't change my point.

If my logic is bad, I don't know what to call yours


Hey fuck you. I'm a teacher and I work year round. If you don't know what the fuck you are talking about dont post.

Most...that I am aware of...for crying out loud, the principle of what I said is all that matters, calling out specifics really doesn't change anything.

EDIT: I had no intention to rustle everyone's jimmies. All I was trying to do was the point out why people were making the judgments they were.
Turo
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada333 Posts
March 05 2012 01:17 GMT
#416
On March 05 2012 10:10 nvs. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:07 Turo wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.


i think the hardest part of your job is that thousands of people sit down and analyze every part of your life.

i bet if a thousand people sat down and scrutinized the people who criticize, they would get some empathy real quick.



Kinda like a..... Sports athlete.

Just kinda comes with the territory, always has.


i think inc. is a bit different from a lot of professional athletes, in that we have access to his entire life. the barrier is so little it might as well not be there. guys who play in NFL, NBA, NHL, we don't know what they're doing on their days off, or in the offseason. we don't know a damn thing about their personal lives. on the field, we know everything. but off the field, most of the contact is done through the press.

inc. has almost total transparency, which is something other athletes don't have. how would you feel if thousands of people knew what you were doing every day, when/where/how you proposed to your gf, etc.

food for thought
Utinni
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada1196 Posts
March 05 2012 01:18 GMT
#417
You kids ask a lot for something you prolly barely invest in or invest anything at all.
“... you don’t have to be Sun freakin Tzu to know that real fighting isn’t about killing or even hurting the other guy, it’s about scaring him enough to call it a day.” - Max Brooks: World War Z
thyrfa
Profile Joined May 2011
United States19 Posts
March 05 2012 01:18 GMT
#418
On March 05 2012 10:14 Manifesto7 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


If two months off was so terrible, the people that played non-stop would be able to beat them and your point would be validated. But they don't! So it isn't!

But...iNcontrol does get beaten a lot... So doesn't that make his point validated?
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-05 01:20:25
March 05 2012 01:19 GMT
#419
On March 05 2012 10:14 Manifesto7 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


If two months off was so terrible, the people that played non-stop would be able to beat them and your point would be validated. But they don't! So it isn't!


It's like a lot of people just suddenly discovered in this thread that the only legit careers in life aren't 9-5 full-time jobs with 10 days vacation time/year that you're encouraged to never use.

If that's what your parents told you, well they told you wrong.

There are pros and cons to every career in life. Being able to take a 1.5 month break is a perk of Incontrol's. Want the same benefit? Then be a pro-gamer yourself - if you could cut it.
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Last Edited: 2012-03-05 01:22:42
March 05 2012 01:19 GMT
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On March 05 2012 10:14 Manifesto7 wrote:
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On March 05 2012 10:09 Ruscour wrote:
On March 05 2012 10:04 iNcontroL wrote:
read my fucking post. It wasn't 2 months. And it was for a good fucking reason. Get tired of justifying my life to a lot of you. Stop comparing my job to others.. it's NOT THE SAME. Go yell at some teachers for taking summers off you idiot.

You don't seem to understand why people are so upset. You are in a position of absolute privilege. There are so many people who wish they could be in your position in your profession. There are not many people in this world who have the work ethic to put in the time required to make it as a progamer, but they do exist.

Whether or not it was two months or not is irrelevant at this point. When you say "well sorry, we just got back from our 2 month holiday", it comes across that you just take what you have for granted. It looks like you don't really give a shit. You've made it as a progamer, so who cares, right?

There are people who play this game in every inch of their spare time, trying to make it as a pro while supporting themselves or whatever. So if you're really shocked about the response to your initial post, it really shouldn't boggle you like it did.


If two months off was so terrible, the people that played non-stop would be able to beat them and your point would be validated. But they don't! So it isn't!

It was Incontrol himself who made the point regarding an extended period off being responsible for what people were calling sub-par play.

It was clearly a mistake scheduling a showcase tournament for when EG's players would be at their absolute rustiest, and given that, it shouldn't be shocking to come to a thread where people are disappointed with the level of play.
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