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HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
November 17 2011 07:01 GMT
#181
Kill em with fire, hands down
Mauldo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States750 Posts
November 17 2011 07:06 GMT
#182
Yeah....you have to take into account the different culture of Korea. They're all about honor, yo. And in a game like Starcraft, which as been a big thing for years, the honor of it all is in playing the game as straight up and intensely as you can. Give it your all, because anything else isn't good enough. Throwing a game isn't doing that. In fact, it's offering up a false result to unfairly help out a friend. That's completely dishonest. And dishonest = dishonorable.

Also, I think part of this reaction from GOM and Slayers has to do with the matchfixing scandal from a while ago. There was a huge blowup with that, with many players being fined and (if I remember correctly) some even receiving jail time. If there's one way to kill SC2 in Korea before it even gets started, and the reputation of Slayers as a team, it's to start another one of those scandals before the game is even two years old.
Hattori_Hanzo
Profile Joined October 2010
Singapore1229 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 07:22:44
November 17 2011 07:06 GMT
#183
On November 17 2011 13:36 ZorBa.G wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 12:36 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
On November 17 2011 12:00 VPCursed wrote:
On November 17 2011 11:46 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
Yes, "Starcraft 2 players throw games when against friends for fun and practice" is not an association I want.

In fact, thanks to this thread, I'm having serious doubts if I want to continue associating myself and my company with this community and even Blizzard Entertainment given their lack of action despite charging serious sums from organizers.

good riddance imo.



I see that you are a progamer yourself.

Therefore your words carry some weight in this community.
I have also taken into account of posters from Singapore and their opinion on this incident.

I have thus decided to cancel business plans for a US$120,000 Winner-take-all tournament operating out of Singapore on Blizzard's SEA server due to the lack of professionalism by both the professional community and their fan base.

Edit: Grammar.


What, is this guy trolling? If you were seriously someone looking to associate your company with the community, you wouldn't get involved with these types of threads. It's very unprofessional.

However, if your serious. This is actually a loss since nothing big ever happens on the SEA server..... like ever....

lol.


My sole reason for involving myself in these threads is to steer the community in a direction that is palatable to the general public. My posts reflect that. When a member of VP Gamers goes on a thread such as this one to tell a potential organiser he is not welcome in addition to the responses in the poll results of both this and the "SlayerSCoca forfeits Code S" thread, it is not possible in this climate to organise an event of the caliber I was planning.

To seek corporate sponsorship for an event that may be thrown by the participants colluding among themselves to split the prize money when stakeholders expect otherwise is wrong. The perception of "How can playing computer games be a sport?" is changed because of the argument, "Because they practice long and hard to give their best every game regardless of the prize or opponent."

How am I to answer my sponsors when they see SlayerSCoca's chat: "I'll let you win."?
Say he's just a kid? That's he's just practicing? That it is good he's doing it openly? It is only match fixing if he planned it before the start of the event/no money was involved? The prize is too small to play seriously? (Some of the arguments posted)

Let us not forget also, the recent PPSL fiasco.

But as long as the community puts the needs of the player above the sport (eSports), I cannot see myself producing an event at this present time given the current conditions.

Edit: Missing stuff.
Cauterize the area
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
November 17 2011 07:09 GMT
#184
I don't think Coca deserved what he got, however I do think that he should be banned from ESV for a certain time and take any disciplinary measures coming from his team. And as far as I understood, the whole Code S think was mainly because of his team.
Panzerfaust7
Profile Joined May 2011
United States38 Posts
November 17 2011 07:10 GMT
#185
this should be looked upon as cheating big time!!! u cant just throw games when there is money involved. i think this was handled correctly.
If you don't try to save one life, you will never save any.
Amlitzer
Profile Joined August 2010
United States471 Posts
November 17 2011 07:19 GMT
#186
I really wish they would have subbed someone to play in CocA's place, or at least let him play his games but have them count as losses even if he wins. As a paying GSL subscriber I'm really disappointed by the course of action taken by GOM. The player cheats, and it's the customer that pays the price for it.
"Not even justice, I want to get truth!"
Oktyabr
Profile Joined July 2011
Singapore2234 Posts
November 17 2011 07:25 GMT
#187
On November 17 2011 16:19 Amlitzer wrote:
I really wish they would have subbed someone to play in CocA's place, or at least let him play his games but have them count as losses even if he wins. As a paying GSL subscriber I'm really disappointed by the course of action taken by GOM. The player cheats, and it's the customer that pays the price for it.


Meh, give them a break. This happened two days before his scheduled match. They probably don't have a fair solution for replacements this quick.
Amlitzer
Profile Joined August 2010
United States471 Posts
November 17 2011 07:29 GMT
#188
On November 17 2011 16:25 Oktyabr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 16:19 Amlitzer wrote:
I really wish they would have subbed someone to play in CocA's place, or at least let him play his games but have them count as losses even if he wins. As a paying GSL subscriber I'm really disappointed by the course of action taken by GOM. The player cheats, and it's the customer that pays the price for it.


Meh, give them a break. This happened two days before his scheduled match. They probably don't have a fair solution for replacements this quick.

Well it's not like I'm paying them to sit on their asses all day. The fact that they did not already have a plan in place for a situation like this just speaks of incompetence and laziness.
"Not even justice, I want to get truth!"
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
November 17 2011 07:37 GMT
#189
On November 17 2011 15:18 Triarier wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 14:43 jinorazi wrote:
On November 17 2011 14:40 Xenorawks wrote:
Overkill is overkill.
Whatever SlayerS does to him it's their buisness true, but I still think not letting him continuing in Code S is a little too much. Not like it's so easy to get into code S, might as well let Coca finish the season at least?
Why throw away a chance that a SlayerS might get another GSL trophy?
Geez...


because sometimes, honor matters more than glory.


May be it should, but I don't think it does. If Coca would have won this GSL, no one would talk about the game against Byun anymore.
He had to be punished, because they talked about it in the replay imho. If they just talked over Skype and not SC2, so none can see it, it would have been no problem.


isn't that like, "its only bad if caught"?

i assume you're talking about the attention this news is getting, not whether or not it is acceptable.
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StrinterN
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark531 Posts
November 17 2011 07:41 GMT
#190
"I wish people stop calling this match fixing, its not. This is the same thing that happened to WhiteRa, in which his opponent was praised a Hero and even interviewed. Matchfixing would imply that he through the match for some kinda gain. There was no gain."

This is not correct..
The winner of the tournament was rewarded with a code a spot in the GSL. it so happens that CoCa is in Code S while his teammate and opponent was only in code b. So if you look at like that CoCa would not need to win a Code A spot, but with Byun being in Code B he would!

so when CoCa throws the game it looks like he is trying to help a teammate get into code a.
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TheRabidDeer
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States3806 Posts
November 17 2011 07:46 GMT
#191
On November 17 2011 16:29 Amlitzer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 16:25 Oktyabr wrote:
On November 17 2011 16:19 Amlitzer wrote:
I really wish they would have subbed someone to play in CocA's place, or at least let him play his games but have them count as losses even if he wins. As a paying GSL subscriber I'm really disappointed by the course of action taken by GOM. The player cheats, and it's the customer that pays the price for it.


Meh, give them a break. This happened two days before his scheduled match. They probably don't have a fair solution for replacements this quick.

Well it's not like I'm paying them to sit on their asses all day. The fact that they did not already have a plan in place for a situation like this just speaks of incompetence and laziness.

I am guessing you already had a plan, then? Can you come up with a plan? How can you fairly give somebody a code s slot? Who should get it?
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
November 17 2011 07:52 GMT
#192
I have no idea what should be done with this. Banning Coca from that minor tournament is as far as it should go though, as usual there's been epic overreaction here. I can't even work out what the exact situation is in the tournament that the incident happened in due to lack of information, and what I have heard is conflicting.
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FlyingLigerz
Profile Joined May 2010
United States163 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 07:58:11
November 17 2011 07:53 GMT
#193
i have a feeling that slayers punished coca so that the community would be happy. in korea, this type of thing is seen as something soo much worse then we see it. if slayers didnt punish him, the league would have. the fact that he is still on their team means that they want him to play. there wasnt a specified amount of time that he would not be competing. i bet that they are just waiting for this to blow over, not waiting until they think he is ready or whatever they said. how can you even judge when he is ready anyways.
Jakkerr
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands2549 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 08:01:08
November 17 2011 07:55 GMT
#194
Coca didn't deserve what he gotl.
This isn't a big deal at all, Coca had nothing to win, Byun had everything to win and they are friends.
I would have done the same thing as Coca.
Don't think pro players are saints please, almost all progamers have split pricepools or predetermined outcomes of matches if there was a lot on stake for 1 guy and almost nothing for the other.
Even guys like Grubby and ToD shared pricepools in WC3.
It's normal.
Orcasgt24
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada3238 Posts
November 17 2011 07:57 GMT
#195
On November 17 2011 16:29 Amlitzer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 16:25 Oktyabr wrote:
On November 17 2011 16:19 Amlitzer wrote:
I really wish they would have subbed someone to play in CocA's place, or at least let him play his games but have them count as losses even if he wins. As a paying GSL subscriber I'm really disappointed by the course of action taken by GOM. The player cheats, and it's the customer that pays the price for it.


Meh, give them a break. This happened two days before his scheduled match. They probably don't have a fair solution for replacements this quick.

Well it's not like I'm paying them to sit on their asses all day. The fact that they did not already have a plan in place for a situation like this just speaks of incompetence and laziness.

I would love to see what you would do in their shoes. GOM doesn't exactly have a lot of choices. Handing out Ro16 seats is not something that can be done lightly
In Hearthstone we pray to RNGesus. When Yogg-Saron hits the field, RNGod gets to work
Junichi
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany1056 Posts
November 17 2011 08:02 GMT
#196
I think the punishment that was handed out is enough. They are both young, they are bound to make mistakes. Putting them off a little while until they see why what they did is bad is sufficient.
"Until the very, very top, in almost anything all that matters, is how much work you put in. The only problem is that most people can't work hard even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for." - Greg "IdrA" Fields
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
November 17 2011 08:08 GMT
#197
Haha oh wow, as a result of what I posted above, I've been misreading what event this happened in, I thought it was in weekly number 14, not 15, LOLOL, so this happened in THE LAST 32 of an event which only acts as a qualifier to a tournament where someone may win a code A spot? Jesus, when this first broke people were making out that this was a straight up game for a code A spot. Holy mother of god.
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ZorBa.G
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia279 Posts
November 17 2011 08:08 GMT
#198
On November 17 2011 16:06 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 17 2011 13:36 ZorBa.G wrote:
On November 17 2011 12:36 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
On November 17 2011 12:00 VPCursed wrote:
On November 17 2011 11:46 Hattori_Hanzo wrote:
Yes, "Starcraft 2 players throw games when against friends for fun and practice" is not an association I want.

In fact, thanks to this thread, I'm having serious doubts if I want to continue associating myself and my company with this community and even Blizzard Entertainment given their lack of action despite charging serious sums from organizers.

good riddance imo.



I see that you are a progamer yourself.

Therefore your words carry some weight in this community.
I have also taken into account of posters from Singapore and their opinion on this incident.

I have thus decided to cancel business plans for a US$120,000 Winner-take-all tournament operating out of Singapore on Blizzard's SEA server due to the lack of professionalism by both the professional community and their fan base.

Edit: Grammar.


What, is this guy trolling? If you were seriously someone looking to associate your company with the community, you wouldn't get involved with these types of threads. It's very unprofessional.

However, if your serious. This is actually a loss since nothing big ever happens on the SEA server..... like ever....

lol.


My sole reason for involving myself in these threads is to steer the community in a direction that is palatable to the general public. My posts reflect that. When a member of VP Gamers goes on a thread such as this one to tell a potential organiser he is not welcome in addition to the responses in the poll results of both this and the "SlayerSCoca forfeits Code S" thread, it is not possible in this climate to organise an event of the caliber I was planning.

To seek corporate sponsorship for an event that may be thrown by the participants colluding among themselves to split the prize money when stakeholders expect otherwise is wrong. The perception of "How can playing computer games be a sport?" is changed because of the argument, "Because they practice long and hard to give their best every game regardless of the prize or opponent."

How am I to answer my sponsors when they see SlayerSCoca's chat: "I'll let you win."?
Say he's just a kid? That's he's just practicing? That it is good he's doing it openly? It is only match fixing if he planned it before the start of the event/no money was involved? The prize is too small to play seriously? (Some of the arguments posted)

Let us not forget also, the recent PPSL fiasco.

But as long as the community puts the needs of the player above the sport (eSports), I cannot see myself producing an event at this present time given the current conditions.

Edit: Missing stuff.


I'm sorry buddy, you could be telling the truth. But for some reason I just do not believe you.

Also, I always thought what goes on within the competition shouldn't even bother sponsors. After all, it's just business. As long as there is exposure, that is all what counts. It's all about making money, if you are looking into sponsoring e-sports, SC2 is your best bet. No other game even comes close to what Starcraft has achieved. Please don't say it's not just about making money, because if it wasn't..... we would see bronze players sponsored. Why don't we see bronze players sponsored? Because no one cares about them and cbf watching their streams (no exposure for sponsors).

Now, for a business man like you to let a little hiccup like this deter you away from providing an investment. You obviously can not see the bigger picture. For 1 comment from a pro gamer and a small hiccup like this dilemma to deter you away..... it's kinda weak. I thought someone of your caliber would be smart enough to realise that this is only the minority, you need to open up your eyes to see how big the SC2 community really is.

I'm quiet disappointed that something so small can deter you away, really.


MethodSC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States928 Posts
November 17 2011 08:10 GMT
#199
They handled it really well. Hopefully he learns from this mistake and comes back to have a great careeer. The kid has a lot of talent, let's get some discipline to go with that.
SCPlato
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States249 Posts
November 17 2011 08:12 GMT
#200
there is also the cultural difference to take into account. punishment in the US could be different. People might view it differently entirely.
All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince. -Plato
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