EPTStephano forfeits ONOG Finals - Page 25
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Eknoid4
United States902 Posts
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
Following that, he VOLUNTARILY gave ONOG the choice of what to do, knowing full well that he could end up forfeiting the match. He made this decision because he was -tired.- ONOG decided to bump him to fourth place officially, and allow the semifinal losers to play for 2nd/3rd, and then play Kas. The players got exactly what they expected, some of them even benefited from it, Stephano got his sleep, and we got our finals. I don't understand where the issue is. Regardless of a "Stephano should honor his commitments," he made his decision not to blow them off, but to get some sleep. Working for 12+ hours a day isn't easy, and you can't possibly expect him to play his best at that time. So we got better games, he got sleep, ONOG got publicity, everyone wins...?? | ||
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dsousa
United States1363 Posts
Just mindless zombies, looking for a reason to be upset, responding to stereotypes and trolls. ![[image loading]](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/5148083975_946912db85.jpg) Monday morning Zombie. | ||
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s4life
Peru1519 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:22 Itsmedudeman wrote: Djokovic retired from a major a few years back due to exhaustion. I don't ever remember a single article or thread written about how he's unprofessional and that he should be punished. Oh Nole got a lot of bad press because of it, even until now he's not really a popular player. Still, forfeiting a semifinal because of heat exhaustion is in no way comparable to the situation at hand. First, he TRIED to play but that day temperature was in the 140s F around the courts. Second, he apparently has documented breathing problems. Third, he was not the only player to forfeit because of heat exhaustion, in fact because it was such a recurrent issue the AO organizers decided to enclose the courts and install air conditioning. | ||
Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:35 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I play and watch tennis, and I can tell you that there's a huge difference between "I practiced solely for a tennis Grand Slam for weeks and now I'm totally pissed that I need to retire from the match because I'm hurt, but that's what I have to do" and "I purposely scheduled two tournaments on the same day and I know there will be conflicts but I'll just forfeit from one later on because I know I won't have the stamina to compete... [ends up being the finals]". I don't get how this scenario is different from playing a match and not realizing that the match could end up being a 6 hour long marathon and not having the stamina while your opponent does. If you're a tennis fan you should remember the like what... 10 hour game that was split into two separate days back in wimbledon. If they had told them to continue it all in one day it just ruins it by having one player basically tap out due to exhaustion. | ||
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kikimama
Korea (South)297 Posts
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The Final Boss
United States1839 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:41 y0su wrote: He made a decision to play multiple tournaments in the same evening. He didn't stick to his decision. That is what people are mostly upset about. I agree ONOG made the right choice and I do think Stephano deserves some of the respect back for accepting his relegation to 4th place (at least I haven't heard of him being upset by the decision). Read his tweets, he clearly isn't too shaken by his punishment. And I realize that he didn't stick to his decision, but he's also accepted his punishment. If you break a deal (such as joining this tournament) you are subject to punishment. He broke the deal, was punished, and now we all need to move along. | ||
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TBone-
United States2309 Posts
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Longshank
1648 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:35 Bagration wrote: He does have a point. The caster's statement was out of line. Taking Stephano's actions, the actions of one individual and attributing them to an entire nation is unprofessional as well. I honestly don't care if Stephano is unprofessional or not, ONOG will get no sympathy from me after those comments on the stream. | ||
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Toxi78
966 Posts
let him who is without sin cast the first stone. it's not like it's a big deal anyway, nobody died people, there are worse issues in the world right now. such a drama queen community, i'm done with that shit lol. | ||
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Zairair
87 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:40 dAPhREAk wrote: give it up dude. your comparison is really lame. You mad that I'm right? Rick Perry should give his campaign funds to Obama, it's the correct thing to do huh cuz well he forfeited? User was warned for this post | ||
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raiZo
Germany60 Posts
if a player like stephano, who lives in EU have to play 3 AM...ah well nvm. i´m in rage. stephano is a awesome guy, fail is this community and ONOG, oh i forgot this fail caster. sorry for my bad english, hope you understand the most of it. User was warned for this post | ||
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magnaflow
Canada1521 Posts
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keioh
France1099 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:35 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I play and watch tennis, and I can tell you that there's a huge difference between "I practiced solely for a tennis Grand Slam for weeks and now I'm totally pissed that I need to retire from the match because I'm hurt, but that's what I have to do" and "I purposely scheduled two tournaments on the same day and I know there will be conflicts but I'll just forfeit from one later on because I know I won't have the stamina to compete... [ends up being the finals]". There is indeed a big difference in the situation you mention, but I don't see it in this situation where Stephano was imo thinking more along the lines of : "I'll forfeit the tournament because I'm so tired that if I played it could be bad for my health, and I have other engagement for next week so it is a better option to retain some stamina." | ||
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Gheed
United States972 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:43 kikimama wrote: Chug a red bull and be done with it. It's not like he's running a marathon where it would actually kill him. This is what gamers do, nonstop grinding. That's a healthy attitude. | ||
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zomgE
498 Posts
And so much drama when the player in question doesn't even give too much of a shit. | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:43 s4life wrote: Oh Nole got a lot of bad press because of it, even until now he's not really a popular player. Still, forfeiting a semifinal because of heat exhaustion is in no way comparable to the situation at hand. First, he TRIED to play but that day temperature was in the 140s F around the courts. Second, he apparently has documented breathing problems. Third, he was not the only player to forfeit because of heat exhaustion, in fact because it was such a recurrent issue the AO organizers decided to enclose the courts and install air conditioning. The hell...? K, let's stop with the tennis analogies because you don't follow tennis or at least currently. No one holds anything against djokovic for that match, especially considering how now he's basically known for his endurance and heart. Also, if someone is not fit to play, WHO ARE YOU to tell them they're fit to play? People have different standards, and the guy standing 30 yards away from djokovic on the other side did not have any problems under the same conditions. | ||
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Linwelin
Ireland7554 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:45 raiZo wrote: i cant believe this thread really. blaming stephano for this? blame the caster for blaming and flaming stephano. ONOG can just fix the match to another day, just simple. stephano is getting 4th? thats just a joke, catz the worst player in this planet is getting 3rd and illusion 2nd? oh wow. i´m so pissed right now. if a player like stephano, who lives in EU have to play 3 AM...ah well nvm. i´m in rage. stephano is a awesome guy, fail is this community and ONOG, oh i forgot this fail caster. sorry for my bad english, hope you understand the most of it. Calm down | ||
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rabidbot
United States48 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:45 Toxi78 wrote: it's funny how everyone and their grandmother in this community think they have the right to morally judge any action done by everyone. let him who is without sin cast the first stone. it's not like it's a big deal anyway, nobody died people, there are worse issues in the world right now. such a drama queen community, i'm done with that shit lol. Why even post then. People caring about their community is a good thing. There are bigger issues in the world, but TL and starcraft aren't about those issues and aren't vehicles to solve those problems. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:47 zomgE wrote: I love when people are talking about legitimizing esports and in the same breath going "lol he was tierd from playing a vidiogame?? he doesn't know what true tired is!". Hahha. (Saw it alot in the LR or some other thread) And so much drama when the player in question doesn't even give too much of a shit. I'd say it's the exact opposite. If ESPORTs is supposed to be a legit sport, athletes of it are supposed to be professional, it's a job to them. You don't go home from work because you're tired, why should you quit a tournament because of it? | ||
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