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Naniwa Interview - Blizzard Cup Group B - Page 31

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Mr.Brightside
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia317 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-13 18:20:27
December 13 2011 18:20 GMT
#601
Well my situation was, the people to advance have been confirmed so I turned GOM off because I figured well Nestea and Naniwa won't be playing and I've had more TvTs than I can stand in my lifetime, but then my friend who was watching said that they are playing a match. Pretty pointless but I'd like to see it anyway. Then he said before I had turned it on that I have to see what's happening right now! So I turn the stream back on to see the probes go in and die, I laughed my ass off. Now before you get the wrong impression that I'm some sort of Naniwa sympathizing asshole that BMs people on ladder all day every day, I'm not, in fact I've either only been well mannered or even helpful if asked. I figured with this situation, fair enough, who gives a shit if they're not going to advance anyway, but apparently a lot of people do. WHY? A lot of you really need to chill out.
"Makin' Pylons, Makin' Probes, Fightin' Round The World" - Russell Crowe
BraneSC2
Profile Joined May 2010
United States123 Posts
December 13 2011 18:20 GMT
#602
What he did was human, but I'd still prefer to have seen professionalism instead.
No fighting in the war room!
juneau
Profile Joined August 2009
10 Posts
December 13 2011 18:20 GMT
#603
Progamers (and athletes, etc...) are entertainers.

This was hilarious. I'm entertained.

Nani is right. People who feel like the sacred tradition of progaming has been disrespected and tarnished need to get over themselves.
fush
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada563 Posts
December 13 2011 18:22 GMT
#604
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.


i think that's a pretty fair decision. nothing that would affect qualifications that he can earn, but no more invites to invite only stuff.

kudos to gom for that.
Coca Cola Classic
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
266 Posts
December 13 2011 18:23 GMT
#605
On December 14 2011 03:22 fush wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.


i think that's a pretty fair decision. nothing that would affect qualifications that he can earn, but no more invites to invite only stuff.

kudos to gom for that.


this is a good decision.
안녕하세요~~
Namkung
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada151 Posts
December 13 2011 18:23 GMT
#606
as a Korean, I can only see this in one perspective.
maybe it's the culture difference but
seems absolutely ridiculous to me that a player would do something like this and should be harshly criticized for it. (this is irrespective of the player's nationality of course.)
Tortious_Tortoise
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States944 Posts
December 13 2011 18:23 GMT
#607
With regards to NaNiWa playing to win:

A lot of the times, Progamers make most of their income from their team, from streaming, and from sponsorship deals. A lot of the times, tournament winnings are just a bonus.
Treating eSports as a social science since 2011; Credo: "The system is never wrong"-- Day9 Daily #400 Part 3
clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-13 18:26:54
December 13 2011 18:24 GMT
#608
On December 14 2011 03:06 4of8 wrote:
You know why the last groupmatches at big chamionships ( soccer, basketball etc.) are played all at the same time, because the stuff you are complaining about happened in nearly every professional sport before. Just google "shame of gijon" for example...
For me it is more a shame, that a lot of the esports community have no idea about professional sport.
It's like naniwa pointed out, if he would have 4gated no one whould have complained, but he didn't want to waste our time.

They are at the same time to prevent matchfixing.

There are still many matches in football and other sports that matter as much as the match Nani threw away, and they all get played out. You don't see teams kicking the ball in their own net and then leaving the pitch because they don't care.
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
December 13 2011 18:25 GMT
#609
On December 14 2011 03:20 juneau wrote:
Progamers (and athletes, etc...) are entertainers.

This was hilarious. I'm entertained.

Nani is right. People who feel like the sacred tradition of progaming has been disrespected and tarnished need to get over themselves.

Its not even about a sacred tradition. Its about being professional. Nani needs to realize there is more than just playing games to being a pro-sc2 player. This is just another thing to add to the list. You have major organizations that won't even touch this guy, despite being amazing at this game. That speaks volumes about him.
www.superbeerbrothers.com
4of8
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany256 Posts
December 13 2011 18:25 GMT
#610
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.

So you can be disqualified for "invitational tournaments" because the viewers didn't like your behaviour? Shame on you GOMTV...
rysecake
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2632 Posts
December 13 2011 18:26 GMT
#611
On December 14 2011 03:25 4of8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.

So you can be disqualified for "invitational tournaments" because the viewers didn't like your behaviour? Shame on you GOMTV...


Shame on Naniwa more like it.
The Notorious Winkles
Snijjer
Profile Joined September 2011
United States989 Posts
December 13 2011 18:26 GMT
#612
On December 14 2011 03:24 clusen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:06 4of8 wrote:
You know why the last groupmatches at big chamionships ( soccer, basketball etc.) are played all at the same time, because the stuff you are complaining about happened in nearly every professional sport before. Just google "shame of gijon" for example...
For me it is more a shame, that a lot of the esports community have no idea about professional sport.
It's like naniwa pointed out, if he would have 4gated no one whould have complained, but he didn't want to waste our time.

They are at the same time to prevent matchfixing.

There are still many matches in football and other sports that matter as much as the match Nani threw away, and they get all played out. You don't see teams kicking the ball in their own net and then leaving the pitch because they don't care.


Naniwa didnt attack his own units and he didn't leave the game before it was over so your comparisons are moot.
blackone
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany1314 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-13 18:27:22
December 13 2011 18:26 GMT
#613
On December 14 2011 03:25 4of8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.

So you can be disqualified for "invitational tournaments" because the viewers didn't like your behaviour? Shame on you GOMTV...

Not disqualified. They just won't invite him anymore. They can decide who they invite based on whatever they want, that's why it's called invitational. I personally appreciate that GomTV is strict with those things.
ICarrotU
Profile Joined February 2011
United States254 Posts
December 13 2011 18:27 GMT
#614
On December 14 2011 02:54 shadymmj wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 02:49 ICarrotU wrote:
People blowing things out of proportion because it's Naniwa, again.


It's always him, isn't it?


The sensationalist community has to vilify someone, I suppose.
Prplppleatr
Profile Joined May 2011
United States1518 Posts
December 13 2011 18:27 GMT
#615
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.


That is very unfortunate. I will NEVER watch another GOM cast or give them my money again because of this. If you want to know why, please see my post on page 30.
🥇 Prediction Contest - Mess with the best, die like the rest.
DoubleB
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany870 Posts
December 13 2011 18:28 GMT
#616
On December 14 2011 03:24 clusen wrote:
[...]
There are still many matches in football and other sports that matter as much as the match Nani threw away, and they all get played out. You don't see teams kicking the ball in their own net and then leaving the pitch because they don't care.

Absolutly right. I think this was just a stupid move by nani.
j3i
Profile Joined February 2011
United States357 Posts
December 13 2011 18:28 GMT
#617
On December 14 2011 03:25 4of8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.

So you can be disqualified for "invitational tournaments" because the viewers didn't like your behaviour? Shame on you GOMTV...


not sure if sarcasm
I am an idiot who knows only about gaming, so there is nothing private to talk about to begin with. - Bisu
fush
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada563 Posts
December 13 2011 18:29 GMT
#618
On December 14 2011 03:25 4of8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2011 03:17 FidoDido wrote:
On December 14 2011 03:14 Pandahats wrote:
Its a sad day to be an E-Sports fan :-(

A sad sad sad sad sad day

I'm a sad Panda


aw.. poor panda, I'll give you a hug. That Naniwa will not hurt you anymore!

on a side note, according to snowbird's twitter (gomtv's admin), they have already decided to never invite Naniwa to another special tournament outside of the main GSL tournament due to the negative responses from the Korean viewers.
So what I'm trying to say is... we should stop arguing over this because the verdict has been decided.

So you can be disqualified for "invitational tournaments" because the viewers didn't like your behaviour? Shame on you GOMTV...


if you read the actual twitter post, he mentioned that nani won't be invited to invitationals. it has no effect on things he can qualify for, such as the main GSL tournament. how is that a problem?
Jampackedeon
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2053 Posts
December 13 2011 18:29 GMT
#619
I booed Nani after the thumbs down incident at MLG (I was there in person), and later cheered him for his good mannered loss to Leenock in the finals. I totally understand his decision, and think it was also a nice snub to what I consider an inferior format (Bo1 group matches are sooooo fickle, and deprive us of good games [though today's were GREAT]).

Also, I'm still pissed that Stephano just barely didn't qualify as his play is so unique and I think that seeing him versus Koreans would be the ultimate treat and a great display of foreigner skill.
h41fgod
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden377 Posts
December 13 2011 18:29 GMT
#620
The game should not have been played.
And Naniwa should not have played it like this.
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