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Twoinches
Profile Joined April 2010
United States131 Posts
July 22 2011 10:11 GMT
#6621
EG - We ruin E-sports by giving players a chance.
Paris hilton Is my Lord and Savior
TheButtonmen
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada1403 Posts
July 22 2011 10:13 GMT
#6622
On July 22 2011 19:06 monx wrote:
Seriously i have lost all respect to EG and even djWheat after this show. Can't believe how shitty that show was. I bet he'll write a blog to defend himself but i don't care anymore. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And EG doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Those guys are the worst trolls.


...DjWheat doesn't deserve to be in Esports eh?
Baarn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2702 Posts
July 22 2011 10:14 GMT
#6623
On July 22 2011 18:43 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 18:39 Defacer wrote:
Alex is no MLG Lee, MLG Sundance or FXOBoss, that's for sure.

Dude needs more PR grooming if he's going to be running damage control for major team. Sometimes it's better to be short and apologetic than try to defend and over-explain every decision you make.



ultimately its going to boil down to cash.
mentioned in the interview was the weak nature of the SC2 scene in Korea.

as long as Korean teams have no money to pay their players while EU and NA teams do they'll continue to walk all over the "culture" standard in Korea with impunity.


Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. It's not so much about money as it is player ambition/goals. I don't see someone like Nestea leaving IM for a foreign team that isn't based in Korea.
There's no S in KT. :P
kimjongskills
Profile Joined June 2011
United States47 Posts
July 22 2011 10:15 GMT
#6624
On July 22 2011 19:06 monx wrote:
Seriously i have lost all respect to EG and even djWheat after this show. Can't believe how shitty that show was. I bet he'll write a blog to defend himself but i don't care anymore. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And EG doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Those guys are the worst trolls.

fucking ridiculous. djWHEAT is one of the most important leaders of e-Sports in the west. saying djWHEAT shouldnt be part of e-sports is like saying day[9] shouldnt.
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 10:19:34
July 22 2011 10:16 GMT
#6625
On July 22 2011 19:11 Twoinches wrote:
EG - We ruin E-sports by giving players a chance.


A chance to do what?

TSL provided Puma with a higher quality practice environment than EG ever will. They gave him the opportunity to play and compete in Korea against the best players in the world. They sent him to compete on a foreign event (which he won).

The only thing EG can do for him is give him more money - but at the same time he loses everything else. Which to an ambitious progamer who believes in his skill and talent should be a lot more important than instant gratification salary.
Aurdon
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2007 Posts
July 22 2011 10:16 GMT
#6626
On July 22 2011 19:06 monx wrote:
Seriously i have lost all respect to EG and even djWheat after this show. Can't believe how shitty that show was. I bet he'll write a blog to defend himself but i don't care anymore. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And EG doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Those guys are the worst trolls.


With all due respect, who the fuck are you and what have you done for esports?

I would be willing to bet that you haven't done one thousandth of a percent what djWheat has done for the growth of esports for almost a decade.

Get some perspective. Manner up.
stangstang
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada281 Posts
July 22 2011 10:19 GMT
#6627
On July 22 2011 19:14 Baarn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 18:43 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:39 Defacer wrote:
Alex is no MLG Lee, MLG Sundance or FXOBoss, that's for sure.

Dude needs more PR grooming if he's going to be running damage control for major team. Sometimes it's better to be short and apologetic than try to defend and over-explain every decision you make.



ultimately its going to boil down to cash.
mentioned in the interview was the weak nature of the SC2 scene in Korea.

as long as Korean teams have no money to pay their players while EU and NA teams do they'll continue to walk all over the "culture" standard in Korea with impunity.


Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. It's not so much about money as it is player ambition/goals. I don't see someone like Nestea leaving IM for a foreign team that isn't based in Korea.


He would if Nestea wasn't in code A or S. Sometimes it isn't about the money. but most of the time it is. Sangho and Clide are commendable for sticking with TSL after being offered deals with foreign teams, Puma wants to make money. He wants to play, not just for a meal and a place to live but for actual money. And yet people are shitting on him for not being "Loyal" and shitting on EG for providing him with this opportunity.
Twoinches
Profile Joined April 2010
United States131 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 10:21:23
July 22 2011 10:19 GMT
#6628
On July 22 2011 19:16 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:11 Twoinches wrote:
EG - We ruin E-sports by giving players a chance.


A chance to do what?

TSL provided Puma with a higher quality practice environment than EG ever will. They gave him hte opportunity to play and compete in Korea against the best players in the world. They sent him to compete on a foreign even (which he won).

The only thing EG can do for him is give him more money - but at the same time he loses everything else.


Or if you took your korea is everything blinders off, they give him the chance to experience life. I dont know all puma has done in sc2 is win Nasl, thats it, its not like he was even in Code A, staying in korea means he has to fight his way into that torture fest of a tournament ( I love gsl but its not for the feint of heart). or Eg can send him ANYWHERE and he can play all over the world and travel and have fun. Oh and get paid for what he loves to do. thats always nice.
Paris hilton Is my Lord and Savior
monXikk
Profile Joined May 2010
Poland742 Posts
July 22 2011 10:19 GMT
#6629
Seriously i have lost all respect to Coach Lee, TSL and even Milkis after those translates, interviews and show. Can't believe how whiny Mamabear is. I bet he still raging on playxp but i don't care anymore, small hint: contract your players and treat them well. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And TSL doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Fuck their sponsors, oh wait.
yet another IdrA's #1 fan
Mazeltov
Profile Joined October 2010
United States26 Posts
July 22 2011 10:20 GMT
#6630
On July 22 2011 19:16 Aurdon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:06 monx wrote:
Seriously i have lost all respect to EG and even djWheat after this show. Can't believe how shitty that show was. I bet he'll write a blog to defend himself but i don't care anymore. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And EG doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Those guys are the worst trolls.


With all due respect, who the fuck are you and what have you done for esports?

I would be willing to bet that you haven't done one thousandth of a percent what djWheat has done for the growth of esports for almost a decade.

Get some perspective. Manner up.



Whether or not this poster has done anything for e-sports. He says that he lost respect for someone due to their lack of moderation show during a casted show. If you have an actual argument i.e he did a good job moderating and here's why, then you have an argument as is all you are doing is name calling.
Baarn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2702 Posts
July 22 2011 10:20 GMT
#6631
On July 22 2011 19:11 Twoinches wrote:
EG - We ruin E-sports by giving players a chance.


If anyone would ruin esports why not them? They got a shot at a good player and they took it. Sure they got bad PR but they aren't exactly the best at damage control.
There's no S in KT. :P
poorbeggarman
Profile Joined August 2010
139 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 10:25:00
July 22 2011 10:21 GMT
#6632
On July 22 2011 18:27 BackSideAttack wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 18:25 Angelbelow wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:14 Amui wrote:
On July 22 2011 17:50 Angelbelow wrote:
On July 22 2011 17:44 BackSideAttack wrote:
On July 22 2011 17:38 stangstang wrote:
just like the last thing they discussed. Alex was talking about responsible journalism as a whole. he kept saying he was NOT attacking milkis. then milkis suddenly gets all offended like Alex attacked him personally.


Once again, there is no reason to even make that comment in front of Milkis if he wasn't meaning to attack Milkis. Also consider this. Milkis's translations are what started this PR mess. It doesn't take a genius to understand that the comment was aimed at him, even if Alex vehemently denies doing so.


If i asked you why you were so invested in defending milkis would you give me a honest answer?

I dont think its because Alex is being a dick. Ill admit im a fan of EGs, but I dont have anything against milkis. Infact, i know whats its like to be in his situation, where his opponent is one that is articulate and well spoken and you knew that you werent on his level. Its a hard spot to be in and he did it bravely. But his translation did blow this whole thing out of proportion. If the only thing left is Alex being a dick to milkis as your problem with EG, explain to me why milkis doesnt deserve some of the blame? He started a thread that had a 200 page flame war over nothing. And IMO, he was so emotionally charged he was fueling the flame war with his occasionally ambiguous posts.


Milkis is a translator, and a good one at that, however he does not speak publicly for a living. It seemed to me like Alex was shooting down valid points before they could materialize simply by interrupting eloquently. Yes it is damage control, but in my eyes(or ears as it would happen), it made Alex seem like an ass. His tone was carefully controlled, but the direction he sent the conversation seemed condescending to me, almost as if he didn't want to even deal with Milkis.

The attack on translation seems misguided to me. The wording on the translation may seem a bit exaggerated, but keep in mind where the translation comes from. It comes from a source in Korea, which most likely has bias in it already, especially since the reaction in Korea from what I've heard is overwhelmingly negative. Is the translator supposed to attempt to take the bias out? Then is it really translating if you aren't conveying the original meaning of the article? That seemed to almost be a personal attack, and while protecting his own organization is understandable, putting the blame on a translator for conveying the bias in an article is uncalled for.


If I asked you nicely to read the discussion I had with backside would be you be so kind to do so? I covered why I felt Alex was interrupting him. Why it wasnt his translation, but his own personal reaction after he posted the translation that I had an issue with. I g2g but I dont disagree with anything you said. hes not a public speaker.


Well gn to you. But in closing Dj Wheat chose to be incredibly biased on a EG backed show, so even if Alex felt Milkis was wrong, there's no reason for Wheat (the moderator) to interrupt Milkis like that.


But well, just because the show is "EG backed", does not necessarily mean DjWheat was biased towards EG.

Those are some serious allegations about his credibility. Can you provide citations from the WoC vod that validate your argument? Blind hate is quite unwarranted.
TheButtonmen
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada1403 Posts
July 22 2011 10:23 GMT
#6633
On July 22 2011 19:21 poorbeggarman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 18:27 BackSideAttack wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:25 Angelbelow wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:14 Amui wrote:
On July 22 2011 17:50 Angelbelow wrote:
On July 22 2011 17:44 BackSideAttack wrote:
On July 22 2011 17:38 stangstang wrote:
just like the last thing they discussed. Alex was talking about responsible journalism as a whole. he kept saying he was NOT attacking milkis. then milkis suddenly gets all offended like Alex attacked him personally.


Once again, there is no reason to even make that comment in front of Milkis if he wasn't meaning to attack Milkis. Also consider this. Milkis's translations are what started this PR mess. It doesn't take a genius to understand that the comment was aimed at him, even if Alex vehemently denies doing so.


If i asked you why you were so invested in defending milkis would you give me a honest answer?

I dont think its because Alex is being a dick. Ill admit im a fan of EGs, but I dont have anything against milkis. Infact, i know whats its like to be in his situation, where his opponent is one that is articulate and well spoken and you knew that you werent on his level. Its a hard spot to be in and he did it bravely. But his translation did blow this whole thing out of proportion. If the only thing left is Alex being a dick to milkis as your problem with EG, explain to me why milkis doesnt deserve some of the blame? He started a thread that had a 200 page flame war over nothing. And IMO, he was so emotionally charged he was fueling the flame war with his occasionally ambiguous posts.


Milkis is a translator, and a good one at that, however he does not speak publicly for a living. It seemed to me like Alex was shooting down valid points before they could materialize simply by interrupting eloquently. Yes it is damage control, but in my eyes(or ears as it would happen), it made Alex seem like an ass. His tone was carefully controlled, but the direction he sent the conversation seemed condescending to me, almost as if he didn't want to even deal with Milkis.

The attack on translation seems misguided to me. The wording on the translation may seem a bit exaggerated, but keep in mind where the translation comes from. It comes from a source in Korea, which most likely has bias in it already, especially since the reaction in Korea from what I've heard is overwhelmingly negative. Is the translator supposed to attempt to take the bias out? Then is it really translating if you aren't conveying the original meaning of the article? That seemed to almost be a personal attack, and while protecting his own organization is understandable, putting the blame on a translator for conveying the bias in an article is uncalled for.


If I asked you nicely to read the discussion I had with backside would be you be so kind to do so? I covered why I felt Alex was interrupting him. Why it wasnt his translation, but his own personal reaction after he posted the translation that I had an issue with. I g2g but I dont disagree with anything you said. hes not a public speaker.


Well gn to you. But in closing Dj Wheat chose to be incredibly biased on a EG backed show, so even if Alex felt Milkis was wrong, there's no reason for Wheat (the moderator) to interrupt Milkis like that.


But well, just because the show is "EG backed", doesn't mean DjWheat was necessarily biased towards EG.

Those are some serious allegations about his credibility. Can you provide citations from the WoC vod that validate your argument? Blind hate is quite unwarranted.


WoC has been around much longer then SC2 and has nothing to do with EG for what it's worth.
Twoinches
Profile Joined April 2010
United States131 Posts
July 22 2011 10:23 GMT
#6634
On July 22 2011 19:20 Mazeltov wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:16 Aurdon wrote:
On July 22 2011 19:06 monx wrote:
Seriously i have lost all respect to EG and even djWheat after this show. Can't believe how shitty that show was. I bet he'll write a blog to defend himself but i don't care anymore. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And EG doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Those guys are the worst trolls.


With all due respect, who the fuck are you and what have you done for esports?

I would be willing to bet that you haven't done one thousandth of a percent what djWheat has done for the growth of esports for almost a decade.

Get some perspective. Manner up.



Whether or not this poster has done anything for e-sports. He says that he lost respect for someone due to their lack of moderation show during a casted show. If you have an actual argument i.e he did a good job moderating and here's why, then you have an argument as is all you are doing is name calling.

he actually didnt say the word moderation at all.
Paris hilton Is my Lord and Savior
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 10:30:41
July 22 2011 10:24 GMT
#6635
On July 22 2011 19:19 stangstang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:14 Baarn wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:43 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:39 Defacer wrote:
Alex is no MLG Lee, MLG Sundance or FXOBoss, that's for sure.

Dude needs more PR grooming if he's going to be running damage control for major team. Sometimes it's better to be short and apologetic than try to defend and over-explain every decision you make.



ultimately its going to boil down to cash.
mentioned in the interview was the weak nature of the SC2 scene in Korea.

as long as Korean teams have no money to pay their players while EU and NA teams do they'll continue to walk all over the "culture" standard in Korea with impunity.


Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. It's not so much about money as it is player ambition/goals. I don't see someone like Nestea leaving IM for a foreign team that isn't based in Korea.


He would if Nestea wasn't in code A or S. Sometimes it isn't about the money. but most of the time it is. Sangho and Clide are commendable for sticking with TSL after being offered deals with foreign teams, Puma wants to make money. He wants to play, not just for a meal and a place to live but for actual money. And yet people are shitting on him for not being "Loyal" and shitting on EG for providing him with this opportunity.


That's just short term thinking IMO. Six months to a year from now, Clide and SangHo will be the better players because they were consistently training and competing with the best.

So next time Clide or SangHo (or another Korean pro) will fly in to a foreign event and win all the money, not Puma who's been messing around in the west. And sure Puma will be on a salary for a year, but what happens in two years? What happens if EG decides they don't give a fuck about SC2 any more after that because they can no longer make an impact and their players can't win big events?

Skill level is the most important capital resource a player can have, and building it up the highest priority. Clide and SangHo didn't only stay for loyalty, I'm pretty sure they stayed because they knew it's best for them in the long run.

On July 22 2011 19:19 Twoinches wrote:
Or if you took your korea is everything blinders off, they give him the chance to experience life. I dont know all puma has done in sc2 is win Nasl, thats it, its not like he was even in Code A, staying in korea means he has to fight his way into that torture fest of a tournament ( I love gsl but its not for the feint of heart). or Eg can send him ANYWHERE and he can play all over the world and travel and have fun. Oh and get paid for what he loves to do. thats always nice.


Yeah, EG can send him "anywhere" except the only important place he needs to be in - Code S. They can provide him with everything except the skilled, committed and hard working practice environment.

Yeah he can experience the "life" for a year or so, and get paid for it, but what happens when he falls so much behind that he's not only a fantastic player who was unlucky not to make Code A/S so far, but a mediocre player among Korean pros who will be lucky to ever make it in?

MC complained about his skill level dropping from travelling "everywhere" for only 2 months, and it showed immediately - HongUn rolled him and if HuK didn't choke he would have as well.

It's Starcraft. There's only one way to practice and play it right, and it doesn't involve "enjoying life". Like it or dislike it, you can't change that fact.
VAR1ABLES
Profile Joined March 2010
United States29 Posts
July 22 2011 10:25 GMT
#6636
On July 22 2011 19:20 Baarn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:11 Twoinches wrote:
EG - We ruin E-sports by giving players a chance.


If anyone would ruin esports why not them? They got a shot at a good player and they took it. Sure they got bad PR but they aren't exactly the best at damage control.

EG knows one way for them to do damage control - it's how they handled their controversial move after the CGS collapsed by picking up coL - they win. And they just keep winning. And people forget, and people learn to love them for their move and see it as amazing.
Ne Obliviscaris
Blackjack111
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
75 Posts
July 22 2011 10:27 GMT
#6637
On July 22 2011 19:06 monx wrote:
Seriously i have lost all respect to EG and even djWheat after this show. Can't believe how shitty that show was. I bet he'll write a blog to defend himself but i don't care anymore. This guy doesnt deserve to be in Esports imo. And EG doesn't deserve to be a team we support. Those guys are the worst trolls.



Disregarding the fact that i disagree with you, and what seems to be a 50/50 split down the middle of the community. When it comes to EG and it's involvement with Puma leaving TSL.
djWHEAT has done and forgotten more about esports than you ever will. He was in competitive gaming likely before you know it existed. He has done casting, and had shows, that he has done FOR FREE for like a decade. Don't like it, don't watch. That is fine. But saying he doesn't deserve to be in esports is downright disgusting.
Twoinches
Profile Joined April 2010
United States131 Posts
July 22 2011 10:28 GMT
#6638
On July 22 2011 19:24 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:19 stangstang wrote:
On July 22 2011 19:14 Baarn wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:43 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:39 Defacer wrote:
Alex is no MLG Lee, MLG Sundance or FXOBoss, that's for sure.

Dude needs more PR grooming if he's going to be running damage control for major team. Sometimes it's better to be short and apologetic than try to defend and over-explain every decision you make.



ultimately its going to boil down to cash.
mentioned in the interview was the weak nature of the SC2 scene in Korea.

as long as Korean teams have no money to pay their players while EU and NA teams do they'll continue to walk all over the "culture" standard in Korea with impunity.


Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. It's not so much about money as it is player ambition/goals. I don't see someone like Nestea leaving IM for a foreign team that isn't based in Korea.


He would if Nestea wasn't in code A or S. Sometimes it isn't about the money. but most of the time it is. Sangho and Clide are commendable for sticking with TSL after being offered deals with foreign teams, Puma wants to make money. He wants to play, not just for a meal and a place to live but for actual money. And yet people are shitting on him for not being "Loyal" and shitting on EG for providing him with this opportunity.


That's just short term thinking IMO. Six months to a year from now, Clide and SangHo will be the better players because they were consistently training and competing with the best.

So next time Clide or SangHo (or another Korean pro) will fly in to a foreign event and win all the money, not Puma who's been messing around in the west. And sure Puma will be on a salary for a year, but what happens in two years? What happens if EG decides they don't give a fuck about SC2 any more after that because they can no longer make an impact and their players can't win big events?

Skill level is the most important capital resource a player can have, and building it up the highest priority. Clide and SangHo didn't only stay for loyalty, I'm pretty sure they stayed because they knew it's best for them in the long run.


Whats wrong with taking chances in life? and what makes you think puma will do great in korea? he won 1 foreign tournament, thats it.
Paris hilton Is my Lord and Savior
Baarn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2702 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 10:32:27
July 22 2011 10:28 GMT
#6639
On July 22 2011 19:19 stangstang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 19:14 Baarn wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:43 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On July 22 2011 18:39 Defacer wrote:
Alex is no MLG Lee, MLG Sundance or FXOBoss, that's for sure.

Dude needs more PR grooming if he's going to be running damage control for major team. Sometimes it's better to be short and apologetic than try to defend and over-explain every decision you make.



ultimately its going to boil down to cash.
mentioned in the interview was the weak nature of the SC2 scene in Korea.

as long as Korean teams have no money to pay their players while EU and NA teams do they'll continue to walk all over the "culture" standard in Korea with impunity.


Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. It's not so much about money as it is player ambition/goals. I don't see someone like Nestea leaving IM for a foreign team that isn't based in Korea.


He would if Nestea wasn't in code A or S. Sometimes it isn't about the money. but most of the time it is. Sangho and Clide are commendable for sticking with TSL after being offered deals with foreign teams, Puma wants to make money. He wants to play, not just for a meal and a place to live but for actual money. And yet people are shitting on him for not being "Loyal" and shitting on EG for providing him with this opportunity.


Well obviously things would be different. The way I see it is that Puma won NASL and got a taste of easy money in the west. After that he decided that was what he should pursue. Everyone has different goals. Seems to me like Sangho and Clide want to stick it out in GSL and rebuild the team with TSL. Outside of that all the hate at this point is bandwagoning. People are so black and white about things.
There's no S in KT. :P
SkelA
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Macedonia13081 Posts
July 22 2011 10:28 GMT
#6640
I dont follow the SC2 closely but why is 300++ pages of discussion because some player switched teams?
Stork and KHAN fan till 2012 ...
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