Thinking about it, this show really does live up to its name. Since his appearance and victory from last season, Sarovati really has broken out a fair amount.

Siphonn

United States298 Posts

May 02 2014 06:27 GMT

#27

Gl to everyone

sWs

United States409 Posts

May 02 2014 07:16 GMT

#28

Really looking forward to this. <3 fear dragon

and as for the haters saying we can't take on the established pros many of us have -___- i personally have beaten both puck and suppy in online tournaments t.t

feardragon

United States970 Posts

May 02 2014 07:38 GMT

#29

On May 02 2014 15:20 Circumstance wrote:
Thinking about it, this show really does live up to its name. Since his appearance and victory from last season, Sarovati really has broken out a fair amount.

That kid's greatest enemy is not a player, it's his internet and his school schedule.

On May 02 2014 16:16 sWs wrote:
Really looking forward to this. <3 fear dragon

and as for the haters saying we can't take on the established pros many of us have -___- i personally have beaten both puck and suppy in online tournaments t.t

Don't be silly. It doesn't count unless it's the semi-finals or finals of Dreamhack or WCS, on a full moon and if David Kim wakes up on the left side of his bed that day.

feardragon

United States970 Posts

May 03 2014 21:38 GMT

#30

Update on recent events. There was a recent thread on reddit about one of the players having a history of bad manner. There was a discussion in the thread on whether NaYa should be allowed to participate in the tournament give his history and various allegations/evidence of bm on the ladder.

After careful consideration, I've decided to allow NaYa to participate in the tournament as planned, with the additional rule that any form of substantial bm in the starcraft community between now and the tournament would result in his disqualification. The reasoning for this comes down to a few factors.

1) NaYa is a damn good player and I still feel he deserves the chance to break out because of his skill at the game. Now allowing him to showcase his strong suite would be something that goes against the core principles of the show since I try my best to allow players to shine strongest where they can.

2) In the interest of fairness, I do not feel comfortable disqualifing a player from the tournament for a rule I did not explicitly specify. NaYa has been very much respectful of "keeping it clean" any time he was on the show or in content related to the show and that was all that I had asked of him when he came on. As some like mYi's Pengwin said in the reddit thread, there are lots of players exhibiting various outbursts on the ladder(some more extreme than others) and this has no impact on their participation tournaments. This may be a rule I consider implementing in the future seasons of Breaking Out to avoid this type of controversy but for now, it would be unfair to NaYa to disqualify him for something without giving him fair warning of these consequences.

3) NaYa has agreed not to display any strong degrees of bad manner inside or outside the tournament in the starcraft community until the tournament is finished. While I wish it wasn't arbitrairy, I will be the judge for what would be considered a "strong degree." If you encounter anything that happens between this day(5/3/2014) and the final day of the tournament(5/18/2014) please let me know and I will take action if it is warranted.

I understand that there are those that will not like the decision. NaYa has been nicknamed "The Notorious Toss" in the tournament for a reason but I hope that you still decide to tune in. You may not like him for his history but similar to cases of older players like Idra, Naniwa, Firecake, etc., maintaining a positive public perception is not his strong suite. You are not seeing him in his element in these situations. I hope that you tune in to see why he is deserving to be a break out player because his strong suite is his strong play. And if that is not enough for you, there are still 7 other wonderful players also worth cheering for and seeing.

The same way you do not have to like every player that attends Dreamhack or enters into an MLG open bracket and makes it through, you do not have to love every single player in this event. To some, Naniwa was a villain, while others saw him as just not as sensitive to public perception. Whichever side of the aisle you fall on, whether NaYa will be the guy that is misunderstood but plays damn well or is straight up your villain for the tournament, I hope you decide to tune in and keep an open mind.

Thanks.

Crimendorsement

United States1 Post

May 03 2014 21:53 GMT

#31

I agree with the way you are handling this, FD. I also do not envy you for having to deal with this issue but believe this is being treated as fairly as you can.

Not many opportunities come along for someone to show off their personalities and skill, in the way that BONA provides. Hopefully this kid can recognize that his talent and work has led him to the point where he can allow it to be showed off in ways that A LOT of other kids would love to have shown. That can't be taken for granted no matter how fun and easy it is to lose self control.

Grassroots community events should be taken seriously if the scene wants the game to be remain popular and successful. This is not only up to the organizers...but the players as well.

KingDime

Canada750 Posts

May 03 2014 23:07 GMT

#32

Hendralisk doesn't seem like a breaking out type of player. He's had lots of good results and been somewhat well-known in NA. Either way, love to see more Hendralisk games!

TechNoTrance

Canada1007 Posts

May 03 2014 23:19 GMT

#33

I respect your decision and how you handled it Ravi. Can't wait for this to start!

Crot4le

England2927 Posts

May 04 2014 14:53 GMT

#34

Well handled feardragon.

TheRealNanMan

United States1471 Posts

May 05 2014 02:38 GMT

#35

I'm super excited to continue helping with coverage for Breaking Out Season 2! The invitational is really shaping up to be an amazing event!

I encourage everyone to go back through all the vods from the season and learn a little more about these great players before the actually invitational event kicks off

mathieu026

14 Posts

May 06 2014 19:15 GMT

#36

This season is going to be a complete walkover for hendralisk if he plays as good as he does now against Axiom

feardragon

United States970 Posts

May 06 2014 19:57 GMT

#37

On May 07 2014 04:15 mathieu026 wrote:
This season is going to be a complete walkover for hendralisk if he plays as good as he does now against Axiom

Hendralisk played amazingly in those Acer Teamstory Cup Matches vs Axiom. Gets me excited to see what he'll be doing for this.

Crot4le

England2927 Posts

May 06 2014 22:03 GMT

#38

On May 07 2014 04:15 mathieu026 wrote:
This season is going to be a complete walkover for hendralisk if he plays as good as he does now against Axiom

Yep, superb play. Play like he did today in this tournament then he's got it for sure. So impressive and I'll be cheering for him for sure.

feardragon

United States970 Posts

May 09 2014 14:09 GMT

#39

The Breakout Invitational is just one week away! Learn more about the players starting with Dust Gaming's sWs in just two minutes!

Expect one of these to be coming roughly once a day until the Invitational! 7 players left to go!

feardragon

United States970 Posts

May 15 2014 20:02 GMT

#40

The Breakout Invitational begins in one day! Hope you guys are excited!

Unfortunately, due to Suppy's being in Asia at the moment, he will not be able to play in the showmatches. Instead, ROOT Petraeus, an amazingly sick zerg player who is residing in the United States now, will be playing as the Zerg Progamer representative!

On a more positive note, Breaking Out is happy to announce it's partnership once again with GOIMBA! Check out their site to place your bets on matches for free! Be sure to check out their point system as well as you can raise money for the prize pool just by using their site!
http://goimba.com/#!/breakout