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Please have some respect for the players, teams, and tournament.
Criticism is fine, criticism without anything to back it up isn't so cool.
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Fenrax
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So this lags for me every 10 seconds. Anyone else with that problem or is it my connection?
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On March 25 2012 04:26 Shellshock1122 wrote:
I had to go do some work during Sase vs Crazymoving game 1. Any good games since that that I should go back and watch?
ThorZaIN / Bling Game 1 + 3
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That was sloppy banshee control by Heart
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WTF?
Why didn't he just follow that probe line...
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Heart immediately cloaking his banshee, despite the lack of protoss units in the vicinity.
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How wonderful that Ostojiy (presumably from what we've been told) forced the DQ so much and proceeded to all-in a superior player so that instead of seeing good games from Puma we get to see Ostojiy get destroyed in his group.
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There is TwitchTV stream for MLG? Can someone link? I am failing to find it. :/
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On March 25 2012 04:26 sitromit wrote:
This dubstep is sooooooooooooo annoying!!!
You can mute it. I managed to save my ears from it in 99% of the time.
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Oh wow, what a surprise! Heart's 1-1-1ing!
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Wtf, what is up with this horrible play.
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Why is Huk looking down to his left all the time?
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Hehe so Heart is 111'ing again :p
Not the greatest way to gain fans
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This is not Top 3 Stalker control vs this Banshee...
Leave two Stalkers and an Obs next to those gases!
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On March 25 2012 04:26 Leth0 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2012 04:21 GreyKnight wrote:On March 25 2012 04:17 TaKemE wrote:Not sure if has been posted but here is what happend to Puma's first game (Aweful by Ostojiy imo): Oottersareneat wrote on reddit:To just defend my player here, for a second:
A more accurate title would be "Ostojiy forces a forfeit in game one, and then all-ins Puma twice."
There's no doubt that Puma was late for his match - the venue is loud, he's a Korean player, and we had a little bit of trouble finding him and wrangling him. Ultimately, though, he showed up two minutes past the cut-off time. Two minutes.
Usually, MLG's somewhat flexible about tardiness, because they (like most of us) just want to see games played. In extreme cases, like with White-Ra in 2011, who was so far past the cut-off time, the MLG admins will enforce forfeits. But, generally, as long as both players want to play, MLG will let the match proceed normally.
Unfortunately, this wasn't the case with Ostojiy. According to one MLG admin, and I quote directly, he was "giggling with his teammates about the prospect of getting a free pass past a difficult match." The MLG admin also told me that he was "constantly asking other admins what the cut-off time was for a forfeit" and "bludgeoning them about it."
Of course I'm biased, but I don't find this to be particularly sportsmanlike. Those of you who watched the two games of the series that actually were played know that after Ostojiy got his way, and received a free map, he proceeded to all-in Puma twice (first with a roach-ling bust, and then with a ling-baneling all-in). The forfeited map, the games themselves, and Ostojiy's behavior prior to the forfeited map, all indicate to me that he was just looking to get the easiest win he could.
We're part of a community that is obsessive, in a good way, about manner and sportsmanship. The only other major example of an MLG forfeit is the aforementioned White-Ra incident, in which his opponent felt so bad about the fact that MLG had forced a forfeit that when the two players met again in the lower bracket, he gave away the first two maps, so that the extended series could be turned into a fairer, true best of three.
Unfortunately, not everyone has that sense of sportsmanship. It's a shame, because usually It's Gosu is a very mannered, sportsmanlike organization. I know that one of their primary executives, who manages the team, isn't at this MLG. Perhaps if he were in attendance, he would've prevented this.
Yes, if Puma hadn't been two minutes late, I guess we could've avoided this. So there's some fault to be pointed at EG, for sure. Does that make Ostojiy's behavior any better? I don't think so. I think it was unsportsmanlike, and I find it disappointing. Uh what? How is this important or relevant? Alex Garfield just sounds mad his player lost due to a forfeit. Because some of us like to know whats going on behind the scenes when a player like Puma gets late for a match? I think it's fairly important AND relevant, also feel bad for the situation Puma got put in, clearly the better player. I just lost a lot of respect for Ostojiy and his team.
pretty BM of ostojiy.
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On March 25 2012 04:17 TaKemE wrote:Not sure if has been posted but here is what happend to Puma's first game (Aweful by Ostojiy imo): Show nested quote +Oottersareneat wrote on reddit:To just defend my player here, for a second:
A more accurate title would be "Ostojiy forces a forfeit in game one, and then all-ins Puma twice."
There's no doubt that Puma was late for his match - the venue is loud, he's a Korean player, and we had a little bit of trouble finding him and wrangling him. Ultimately, though, he showed up two minutes past the cut-off time. Two minutes.
Usually, MLG's somewhat flexible about tardiness, because they (like most of us) just want to see games played. In extreme cases, like with White-Ra in 2011, who was so far past the cut-off time, the MLG admins will enforce forfeits. But, generally, as long as both players want to play, MLG will let the match proceed normally.
Unfortunately, this wasn't the case with Ostojiy. According to one MLG admin, and I quote directly, he was "giggling with his teammates about the prospect of getting a free pass past a difficult match." The MLG admin also told me that he was "constantly asking other admins what the cut-off time was for a forfeit" and "bludgeoning them about it."
Of course I'm biased, but I don't find this to be particularly sportsmanlike. Those of you who watched the two games of the series that actually were played know that after Ostojiy got his way, and received a free map, he proceeded to all-in Puma twice (first with a roach-ling bust, and then with a ling-baneling all-in). The forfeited map, the games themselves, and Ostojiy's behavior prior to the forfeited map, all indicate to me that he was just looking to get the easiest win he could.
We're part of a community that is obsessive, in a good way, about manner and sportsmanship. The only other major example of an MLG forfeit is the aforementioned White-Ra incident, in which his opponent felt so bad about the fact that MLG had forced a forfeit that when the two players met again in the lower bracket, he gave away the first two maps, so that the extended series could be turned into a fairer, true best of three.
Unfortunately, not everyone has that sense of sportsmanship. It's a shame, because usually It's Gosu is a very mannered, sportsmanlike organization. I know that one of their primary executives, who manages the team, isn't at this MLG. Perhaps if he were in attendance, he would've prevented this.
Yes, if Puma hadn't been two minutes late, I guess we could've avoided this. So there's some fault to be pointed at EG, for sure. Does that make Ostojiy's behavior any better? I don't think so. I think it was unsportsmanlike, and I find it disappointing.
Personally I think doing everything to win shouldn't be frowned upon, infact I find it kinda silly that it is(people often say, "a W is a W"). That is however totally ignoring the rule itself, which I question. 2 minutes and you go down 1 game seems pretty harsh.
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United States97276 Posts
ret is working on avenging Sheth
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Now that's Huk sloppy banshee defense.
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EPT
