IdrA vs. HuK - Bo7 - Page 30

On May 03 2012 04:22 Mr. Black wrote:
glhf, gg = good manner
ez, offensive gg, fuck you, things orb used to say, etc. = bad manner
no glhf, no gg = no manner

Good manner means that you care about showing your respect to your opponent. It's like holding off on a fart in the elevator filled with your co-workers. Bad manner means that you want to show disrespect. It's like making eye-contact in the elevator and farting audibly. No manner means you don't know about manner or don't realize or believe the other person deserves respect. It's like walking into an elevator and not knowing that it's impolite to fart.

Getting mad on the ladder happens to us all. Showing your anger means you cannot control your emotions and that you are, essentially, a child: selfish and whiny.

On May 03 2012 11:09 ticklishmusic wrote:
This is about sportsmanship.

I remember when i was in elementary school, I played on a chess team. When we began, we shook hands. When we finished, we said good game even if it was a one sided roflstomp. We even helped each other pack up the pieces, board and clock. It was all very civilized.

Here's a very different example. At the end of every nfl game, the coaches and a few players go over to the opposing side and shake and tell them it was a good game. These were people who were, quite literally, beating the crap out of each other for the last couple hours.

Hitting enter and typing those two letters and pressing enter again is nothing. It should pretty much be reflex. If you're unhappy with your loss, hit gg and then leave right away and seethe, but don't be an ass. I've found that the higher you get on ladder, the more your opponents will gg when they lose. Is it because they played longer and have learned to do so, or is it because they're better? You decide. Personally, I think its a reflection of the player's attitude towards the game. If you have a good attitude, you will do well. If don't, well, maybe you'll do okay, but not as well as if you went in with a good attitude.

I was never a huge fan of idra, but I did respect him because he was a good player. Now he isn't well, he's lost credibility as a starcraft personality. I don't know what EG"s thinking, but I would much rather prefer to see someone like Scarlett.

On May 04 2012 14:49 hanlonbro wrote:
Can't tell is IdrA is in a slump or if HuK got lucky again. Oh well IdrA gave that game up on purpose anyway.

On May 04 2012 22:25 Jonno wrote:


That is a stupid statement. Idra hasn't played well all year and Huk has been doing well in all the tournaments he's entered. And saying Idra lost on purpose is absurd. He lost the first two games and then didn't bother trying for the rest because he was upset (again.) When it's a show-match you play seriously for the fans watching. 6 pooling two games in a row shows that Idra does not think about the people watching at all, just himself.

On May 04 2012 22:25 Jonno wrote:


That is a stupid statement. Idra hasn't played well all year and Huk has been doing well in all the tournaments he's entered. And saying Idra lost on purpose is absurd. He lost the first two games and then didn't bother trying for the rest because he was upset (again.) When it's a show-match you play seriously for the fans watching. 6 pooling two games in a row shows that Idra does not think about the people watching at all, just himself.