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Naniwa Interview - Blizzard Cup Group B - Page 23

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crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
December 13 2011 17:07 GMT
#441
war naniwa.

i think this is blown way out of proportion and I can't believe the attention it's getting. nice interview tl.
http://i.imgur.com/fAUOr2c.png | Fighting games are great
exupery
Profile Joined December 2011
Korea (South)27 Posts
December 13 2011 17:08 GMT
#442
FYI, most Koreans are not that upset about this. just "disappointed".
(I was disappointed too, but I hope to see him in code s)
Only excessively mad people make uproar.
stuffs like 'ban Naniwa from GSL' is minor minor opinion
I prefer watching.
hiyo_bye
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States737 Posts
December 13 2011 17:09 GMT
#443
People care way too much. I thought it wasn't such a big deal
Random
Executor1
Profile Joined April 2011
1353 Posts
December 13 2011 17:09 GMT
#444
On December 14 2011 01:51 Thurokiir wrote:
Don't blame him - In professional base ball they will walk amazing batters *ichiro* Before letting them hit. Massive let down for the fans but it happens anyways. Handegg teams will end games just straight up early, epriving* fans of their game - esp when teams are more than capable of making the last minute of a game last F O R E V E R.

And that's massive amounts of sponsorship money - player money - ad money gone. Huge implications for the teams and their supporters.

And you know what? It's accepted.

No one wants to see two dead men walking slap each other around for 15 minutes before a random retarded loss. I feel bad for naniwa going 0-2 and honestly. I'd be crushed if I were him.

Good luck man. <3

What the hell is with everyone coming up with these terrible sports metaphors that have no relevance to what happened with naniwa.

They walk amazing batters strategically because if they let them hit and they get a home run the team has a greater chance of losing then letting him walk a base. There is strategy behind that. There is no strategy to sending out 7 probes and taking your hands off the keyboard.
zestzorb
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand776 Posts
December 13 2011 17:10 GMT
#445
"Koreans need to stop making such a big deal.."

I'd love to hear GOM's response.
AdreN-
Profile Joined November 2010
United States503 Posts
December 13 2011 17:10 GMT
#446
On December 14 2011 02:07 Coca Cola Classic wrote:
The prevailing attitude of those unable to see beyond immediate gain in this thread is alarming. The inability to recognize that other professional leagues have matches that are played with no possibility of going to the championship, yet games are still not handed over to opposing teams is more alarming.


I think you are referring to games where teams are eliminated from playoff contention (NBA, NFL, etc.). I'd have to disagree with you because in those cases the results of the games affect other teams (playoff positioning, draft positioning, etc.) while in this case the game was 100% meaningless and had no effect on other players.
Exoth3rmic
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom3 Posts
December 13 2011 17:11 GMT
#447
With a guaranteed prize of $840 already in his pocket when he faced Nestea I was rather expecting some value for money.

Wearing your heart on your sleeve is one thing, but it is disrespectiful in the extreme to all those who watch and enjoy starcraft as a game not to provide said game.

I watched Naniwa fail to gg in his GSL match out of frustration previously, and, while we expect him to be a prodigious talent, he has yet to build a legacy that is capable of overshadowing his current character issues.
amazingxkcd
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
December 13 2011 17:11 GMT
#448
There was no stakes, who cares?
The world is burning and you rather be on this terrible website discussing video games and your shallow feelings
FidoDido
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1292 Posts
December 13 2011 17:11 GMT
#449
What Would White-Ra Do?

To the comment above, Mr.Chae does not seem to be at all affected by this. In fact, he is already very excited about tomorrow's matches!

LGIMSeed FantasyToss~~ Hipster Seed fan before he made Code A
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
December 13 2011 17:12 GMT
#450
Personally, I don't really care what he did it but I can see it being a problem for many. There are some rules of courtesy in professional sports. For example, in basketball, even if both teams are at the bottom of the league and they play each other, they still play their games and not go for like half court shots or something ridiculous. Spectator sports have to worry about who's watching and do what's professional. They could pretty much just not even show up since there's no consequence for their season's outcome but they would get fined and it would be deemed unprofessional.

What's different in Korea is that I think they take professional gaming in higher regards than the western world; somewhat like how the western world see regular sports. Their mentality is that they will try to win and show good games.
you live and you learn
dcsoda
Profile Joined June 2011
United States583 Posts
December 13 2011 17:12 GMT
#451
On December 14 2011 02:06 ToasteR_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 02:04 dcsoda wrote:
Has he refused to play consolation or 3rd place matches previously? If Naniwa is always about winning why has this not come up before? If not he just lost his temper AGAIN and then came up with some bullshit reason afterwards.

Complain about the format afterwards don't rob the fans of the chance to watch you again.

Honeslty as a huge Nani fan the last thing i want to see is him half ass 4 gate or proxy 2 gate a game and waste time out of everyones day in a game with nothing on the line. He didn't rob me of anything, in fact i got a good chuckle out of the whole situation


Then don't do some stupid strat and play one more game. How often do we get to see players like Naniwa and Nestea play? I don't care what is on the line because they have the talent to still make it incredibly entertaining. People payed to watch this tournament and he just wasted my money, that is worse than my time.

The part where you are wrong is that there was something on the line, public opinion. You think this would be happening if he played a real game and said afterwards that the game didn't matter?
exupery
Profile Joined December 2011
Korea (South)27 Posts
December 13 2011 17:12 GMT
#452
On December 14 2011 02:06 AdreN- wrote:
The game shouldn't even have been played if it has no meaning lol I don't see the big deal

I think so, it would be neat.
I prefer watching.
Ivanov
Profile Joined November 2011
Turkey40 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-13 17:47:53
December 13 2011 17:14 GMT
#453
Just to add something to discussion, think about it.

Do we know why young kids start to play starcraft or starcraft 2 after seeing SlayerS`BoxeR, Jaedong, Flash playing, and look up to them?
Do we know why even the veterans of starcraft are trying to be like Slayers`BoxeR or White-Ra?
Do we know why even now, some of iconic player who are not getting the best results and even getting worst results are respected most?
Do we know why White-Ra can alone get a sponsor without needing a team?

- Is it because they threw games, get aggresive all the time in tournaments or insult others (not meaning naniwa here, just trying to make a contrast for my point) or

is it because they have this amazing grasp of professionalism?
is it because they ignore their bad feelings during a performance and try best, even if it's an unnecessary match (BoxeR is one the best example for trying hard until the end)
is it because they respect their work, their friends, their opponents and respect the "idea of respectful competetion"?

Now, you can ask yourself, Do I want to be respected by the whole community like White-Ra or Boxer, Do I want to be looked up to regarding manners?

or Don't I?...

It's free to choose of course...

But you should know that these names are there because, they added something from themselves whereever they've been to.

-Hey Yo-Hwan Lim!, You need to play this unnecessary match sorry for this but this is the format of this tournament.
-Hey it's no problem, I got beaten very hard by X, Y, Z, but whatever I will still deliver and fight for my fans, also because this is my job.

The guy above get's respect, and gets recognized by sponsors, teams, tournament organizers because of his professionalism.
The guy above will be loved by his fans.
The guy above won't cause terrible discussions on teamliquid.

The guy above knows what professionalism means.
TT1 Canada. December 10 2011 : there is no sun in canada and working out requires too much energy
zestzorb
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand776 Posts
December 13 2011 17:15 GMT
#454
I'm guessing that GOM won't explicitly do anything about this, but considering the negativity from korean fans, I think any Korean tournaments would consider twice before inviting Naniwa.
14GG
Profile Joined April 2010
Finland20 Posts
December 13 2011 17:15 GMT
#455
In professional chess the players can always agree to reach a draw before the game if they don't feel like playing.
I don't see a huge difference between giving up a game of starcraft and pre-agreeing draws in chess.
They are both justified when nothing is on the line.

If you are 'on tilt' in team sports you always have the team to cheer you up and a longer time between games.
Therefore, the situation is more analogous to chess than to soccer.
Battousai13
Profile Joined September 2010
United States638 Posts
December 13 2011 17:15 GMT
#456
No possibility for advancement. No net effect on group rankings. Same prize payout for both players, regardless of the match outcome. NaNiwa, objectively, caused no problems.

I watched this on the Twitch.tv free stream, so I don't feel cheated out of my money's worth.
Geosensation
Profile Joined March 2011
United States256 Posts
December 13 2011 17:16 GMT
#457
Part of being a professional in any competitive sport is giving your best effort (or at least pretending to) in every situation. You are getting paid to play the game so play it. It's a slap in the face to do what naniwa did. Even if there was nothing on the line, every game played is a chance to improve, especially against someone as good as NesTea. It's not every day you get a chance to play him in a tournament, regardless of the stakes.

Naniwa is doing a real good job of making people hate him.
"My life for Aiur!"
Raidern
Profile Joined February 2005
Brazil3811 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-13 17:18:52
December 13 2011 17:17 GMT
#458
I dont understand how people doesnt see it as a big deal when it is a professional competition. People want esports to be taken seriously? then act like it's a professional sport. Someone came up with a stupid argument about it being the same thing as Barcelona putting their B squad to face Levante. No, that's not like that at all. It would be the similar if Barcelona started a match and told 4 of their players to get a red card by cursing the referee, thus playing 7 vs 11 and losing 0-6.

In other sports such as tennis you might get suspended for lack of effort. Some universal regulation should be created by the biggest tournaments in order to prevent such an stupid thing - and other stuff like match fixing - from happening in the future.
For the Swarm!
Latty
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany567 Posts
December 13 2011 17:17 GMT
#459
thing is, shows like gsl deliver top notch games most of the time, thats what people pay for ! blizzard cup brings all the champs into a last tournament of the year and then you get to see this. i will still buy GSL tickets but i cant take naniwa serious anymore. the other games were great he really showed that he is a great player. but thats a question of honor to play vs nestea.

after beating him 2 times .. come on people were pumped for this even before the whole cast started that day .. its just dissapointing when you stay up for this or sneak a stream in at work because you are a fan.
"Nice, *claps* gogo kill kill, yeah bane speed, nice EU Power" Dimaga
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
December 13 2011 17:17 GMT
#460
On December 14 2011 02:15 14GG wrote:
In professional chess the players can always agree to reach a draw before the game if they don't feel like playing.
I don't see a huge difference between giving up a game of starcraft and pre-agreeing draws in chess.
They are both justified when nothing is on the line.

If you are 'on tilt' in team sports you always have the team to cheer you up and a longer time between games.
Therefore, the situation is more analogous to chess than to soccer.


it's not a spectator sport

you don't have fans, sponsors, etc watching
you live and you learn
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