PLayhem TV Disgrace Katu - Page 26

My thoughts may be a little jumbled after reading the whole thread so I apologize for that. I was watching Dragon's Stream and Playhem yesterday and must have just turned it off when all this went down.

I agree that this is extremely unprofessional and Katu should be punished in whichever why Playhem sees fit. (I guess they decided to cut him from the casting team). Though we aspire to mirror the model and success of the established world of major sports, I like that our community is smaller and has a generally higher caliber of interaction. I think both of these traits allow us to be more involved and maybe a little more forgiving. That being said I don't wish to automatically excommunicate Katu from the Starcraft world because of this mistake. (I'm assuming an apology is incoming) (already happened?).

HUGE Props to the crew at Playhem for their response!! The apology was sincere and the offer for IPL4 was above and beyond! I will make sure to tune in to more Playhem just because of this; you have earned my support.

I have been watching Dragon's stream for a while and though I was not aware of his past shady behavior in SC2, I am inclined to give him a second chance. He apologized publicly and sincerely for something that was not 100% completely confirmed (though I am not saying he didn't do it). I was also unaware of his promise to not be a progamer... I feel like he was directed to say something like that because of the seriousness of his actions. He joined SlayerS soon after so BoxeR must have had enough reason to recruit him, I won't question the Emperor

Regarding his work complications- Since he initially promised not to be a progamer it makes sense for him to explore options in the working world. But Dragon probably didn't think he'd have the opportunity to get into SlayerS, and you can't blame him too much for wanting to take the offer. He obviously has passion for the sport and it would be hard for anyone to completely walk away from what they love. I, for one, am willing to forgive Dragon for his childish mistake and hope to see more of his play in the future.

Since there seems to be suspicions surrounding his exit from SlayerS, while I can't claim to know more than the average TL user, it seems like the situation may not have been working for either party and that he may not have been adding as much to the team as they hoped. I don't remember him doing that much as a part of the SlayerS team, unless I missed something significant. But if that is the case, then I can see why the parting of ways was appropriate.

Finally, I really look forward to seeing Dragon play at IPL4! To those saying he is a sub-par player who only "trolls" on ladder... He is definitely a consistent GM player and i do enjoy watching his play. The real worth of his stream, IMO, is in the way he does absolutely crazy builds and makes them work against very high level players. I am consistently impressed when he goes 4 CC into mass raven (for example) to beat Master's level players. He always finds some way to make his wonky builds work, using great micro and well-timed scv pulls. I think he will always be a fun player to watch (as evidence by his play in the matches the OP refers to, no less) and that he has a good chance of putting forth a great showing at IPL. Again, SlayerS recruited him for a reason, he has the skills to be a solid player.

Sorry for the long post, but thanks for reading :D

Kudos to Playhem for their excellent handling of the incident!