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On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good.
Wow.
My opinion of Quantic had risen over these past few days with the addition of the Vile players and the overdue removal of Destiny, but clearly I was wrong.
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Are you against racism? Speak out against it.
Are you for racism? Speak out for it.
Are you apathetic to the plights of others? Don't say anything.
How is this hard?
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On May 08 2012 07:48 BoxingKangaroo wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Like it or not, you took a big risk taking Destiny on. It bit you in the arse.
That's correct, they did. But why are we punishing these guys for it?
Random CS rep reads "omfg you guys sponsor destiny, he's racist, I'm never buying your stuff again!!!" and shows it to his manager. His manager researches the issue a bit, finds out that destiny is on team Quantic. He submits a report to his manager stating "We're receiving complaints about a player on team Quantic, aparently he's racist and we're losing customers". His manager researches the issue a bit more, finds that in this case the player is a SC2 pro. He then submits a report to his manager (possibly a much higher exec) stating "We're receiving complaints regarding our sponsorships of the eSports division. We're receiving threats about losing customers due to the racism of one of the players on team Quantic." and then that executive starts giving everyone under him in the divisions that are affected by the issue shit, and reconsider their sponsorships.
The point is that executives that make decisions on things aren't necessarily going to look at the entire issue. They're going to look at the bigger picture and make blanket decisions. Hell if this all comes back to liquid's forum do you really think that's not going to turn heads?
I give up, guys. If you want to keep taking the most extreme route possible when dishing out your form of justice, go for it. I apologize in advance to those who's livelihoods you ruin. I hope the scene survives.
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On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good.
I want to thank you one for responding to this and for trying to convey your thoughts and process behind it all.
I was one of the people who has emailed TEAMS and coaches about Destiny. I never emailed the sponsors but at the same time there hasn't been any notable difference to Destiny's inability to control a basic emotion that is pivotal to being an adult and being treated like one.
The solution IMO to dealing with individuals like Destiny is when a team signs him/her to make a statement about trying to help the person control and deal with their anger. Both inside the game and out, this is not just a starcraft 2 problem this is a personal trait that is a problem.
Just my 2 coppers ->
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On May 08 2012 08:04 OrganicDoom wrote: he'll get in line soon enough. Luckily people who aren't children aren't intimidated by your line, and there will always be people who don't follow it, so I would get used to that fact and stop trying to fight it.
On May 08 2012 08:05 HorsemasterK wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Wow. My opinion of Quantic had risen over these past few days with the addition of the Vile players and the overdue removal of Destiny, but clearly I was wrong. Your input is valued along with those of all the Quantic fans.
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On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good.
Yeah this really doesn't make sense. So the consumers took Destiny from you? When you say things like that it makes it seem as though you wouldn't have punished him at all. That's the exact reason people contacted sponsors in the first place.
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On May 08 2012 07:42 Doodsmack wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 04:42 windsupernova wrote:On May 08 2012 04:34 Doodsmack wrote:On May 08 2012 03:42 HorsemasterK wrote:On May 08 2012 03:41 windsupernova wrote:On May 08 2012 03:39 gogatorsfoster wrote:On May 08 2012 03:32 Terrafros wrote: Naniwa's case went too far.
Orb's case went too far.
Destiny's case was proper.
In the first two, the team was not contacted. In the third, it was. If a team chooses not to listen to the fans, then they can go to the sponsors instead. This was not a case of immediate contact with the sponsors, Quantic chose to ignore the complaints about Destiny's behaviour, and thus, their sponsors got involved. A lot of people keep saying that quantic did nothing, the whole ordeal happened over the course of 3 days max. And you can bet people didnt wait to e-mail sponsors in the first place. I feel like if you really feel the need to pitchfork you should at least give the team a week or even 5 days. The team cant instantly fire someone they have to decide if it is justified or not. Team"We are looking into this claims" Doesn't seems it takes a week to do this. Especially when this is a pattern of behavior, and one that started BEFORE he even joined the team. They can't claim ignorance on this one. The funny thing is that this raises the question of why the people who emailed the sponsors waited for a public drama thread rather than emailin right after Quantic signed destiny. If their excuse for the question of why they didn't give Quantic even 5 days to respond is "well Quantic already knew his behavior so what's gonna change now", then surely they would have emailed Razer right when quantic signed destiny, right? After all it's not like Quantic or destiny were going to change their ways down the line. But of course it wasn't until drama erupted that they got "outraged", because they're not really standin up for racial equality, they just are getting something out of fueling the flames of some drama. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_that_broke_the_camel's_backPeople weren't just willing to stand that kind of behavior anymore? Especially now that he was sponsored? It isn't really that hard..... E: But sure feel free to keep pretending that there are no legit explanations other than :"ZOMG the drama/Mob mentality/Ego issues" Rofl @ the "I'm starter than you" wikipedia link. Don't pretend that the kids who emailed sponsors were actually giving it enough thought over time for there to be a "straw that broke the camel's back." Destiny was acting like this as a Quantic player before Warden's thread. If you people were really so morally outraged and interested in fighting for racial equality, you would have made your own thread with a screenshot or audio clip before Warden made his thread.
Uh? I didn't know the correct term in english and looked it up in wikipedia. And where did I say I was smarter than anybody?
And no, personally I don't watch Destiny's stream. So I wouldn't be even aware of his behaviour after he joined Quantic, hell if you bothered to read my previous posts on this kind of stuff I didn't bother contacting the sponsors because i don't really give a crap about how he behaves(its not like he will be playing on main stage of MLG\GSL soon). I am just defending people's right to complain about an attitude they don't like.
But nice personal attacks
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On May 08 2012 08:11 iloveAthene wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Yeah this really doesn't make sense. So the consumers took Destiny from you? When you say things like that it makes it seem as though you wouldn't have punished him at all. That's the exact reason people contacted sponsors in the first place. People thought they wouldn't have done anything about the allegation of a problem they weren't alerted to, so they just contacted the sponsors instead? Sorry Dad, I didn't think you would say yes if I asked to borrow the car so I just took the keys.
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On May 08 2012 07:58 oBlade wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 07:51 BoxingKangaroo wrote:On May 08 2012 07:44 Mioraka wrote:On May 08 2012 07:37 adun12345 wrote:On May 08 2012 07:30 Mioraka wrote:On May 08 2012 06:59 Dundron2000 wrote:On May 08 2012 06:54 Chocobo wrote:On May 08 2012 05:28 Fubi wrote:On May 08 2012 05:26 TheDougler wrote:On May 08 2012 05:21 Fubi wrote: [quote] The thing is, why does it need to even get to the point where viewers have to contact the team OR sponsor? Shouldn't the management itself have already told their employees to act professionally in public when representing the teams and sponsors? Or at the very least, shouldn't the players themselves have some common sense to be somewhat professional in public, especially considering the basis of this whole industry relies heavily on sponsorship (and therefore public image)? QuanticCinergy has already stated a couple of times that they do tell their employees to act professionally and of course the players should have that common sense to act professional in public. Thing is, Destiny clearly was NOT that type of guy to even begin with, and even after people complained, he publicly stated that he doesn't give a shit. So that brings us back to our point. The root of the problem isn't the pitch-forking, it's these players themselves. You, and so many other people, are missing the point. Some players act in unpleasant and potentially offensive ways sometimes. This is a small problem. I say "small" because the solution is to simply avoid watching that player, but still... a few players will unexpectedly come across this bad behavior and be offended. And what is the solution to this problem? Well, I can tell you what's NOT the solution - a mob of angry people going on witchhunts, frequently complaining to sponsors whenever they see something they don't like. That is a much larger problem for the success of Starcraft 2 and the growth of E-sports. People who emailed Razer directly are a MUCH bigger harmful influence than Destiny or Orb. Stop talking about "but Destiny deserved it" or "he used his free speech, well I just used my free speech back by complaining to sponsors", or "what goes around comes around". It's irrelevant and nobody cares what you reasons are. Bottom line is that it is a significantly bad thing for the success of E-sports and continued sponsorships when people mass-complain to sponsors. It doesn't matter if you're doing it for a good reason - it hurts the game, and it is not the right way to handle things. no. just don't use racial slurs and then act like you're saving the internet from the taliban. Then you can find something else to move on to witch hunt about? There will always be drama, and if writing to sponsors is the go to solution, soon this scene will be more of a joke. This position misses the entire point of the issue. The root of this problem is that there are individuals who are accepting money from sponsors and then behaving in ways of which the sponsors clearly do not approve. The community giving feedback to the sponsors is incidental - what is harmful for the scene is that there are individuals who are not living up to the ethical obligations entailed in accepting a sponsorship. If these individuals were acting in ways of which the sponsors approved, then no amount of "witch hunting" would matter, because the individuals in question would be acting ethically and the sponsors would ignore that particular feedback. Unethical behavior is the problem, not "witch hunting." What is unethical behavior? People keep saying this is a slippery slop, but it really doesn't take a lot to get a mob really angry. What if I can get a screenshot of some pro insulting my mother in a ladder game? It really isn't hard, all you have to do is snipe him for a few times when he's laddering and keep cheesing him and doing things that make him angry. Or, isn't player poaching unethical business practice? There were at least a thousand posts about how EG was having shady business practice. You think if someone says "let's email their sponsors!", the mobs won't do it? I doubt the mob would get angry at that. Besides, if you're sniping, that means the pro is streaming and therefore in the public eye and should be careful. Professionals in other sports can keep their anger to 'pc' language even while being goaded. Maybe it's time internet culture learned. Someone streaming online just means he's subject to public opinion, which basically means people who like him can become his fans, and people who have no interest in following him can watch one of the millions of other things going on in the community. It doesn't mean he has to run a G rated show or else suffer the emails of the self-righteous. There is obviously a demand involved because Destiny has a huge number of concurrent viewers. Nal_ra has sworn on camera, and apparently you've never seen a hockey game. The players get so angry they actually do something harmful, that is, they get physically violent. I think this influx of people with random moral vendettas needs to learn it's not their job to regulate all the content on the web. This issue of what kind of content someone else is watching is none of your business.
Stop pretending like you have to be G-Rated to not incur viewers wrath. Streamers can swear to high-heaven for all I care. They can talk about sex, drugs and rock and roll and they can BM their opponents to their hearts content. Be as X-rated as you like, just don't step over 'the line'.
Usually I'm a big fan of the 'just don't watch it' argument. But leaving this stuff alone has consequences I believe even for those that have decided not to watch. Suddenly one of the most popular streamers of our sport, a representative of our community spouts racist terms on a regular basis. As a member of said community, that's something I'm concerned about. Not to mention his ties with Quantic and Naniwa's recent success put that team (and everyone on it) in the spotlight.
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On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. It wasn't me I swear. Some of us are mature enough to just turn the stream off.
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So I agree that most of the people here wouldn't have filed a complaint to the sponsors personally.
But, the fact is, if this were to happen to any other industries, be it other sports, or entertainment, or even business industries, the exact same shit-storm usually ensues. And who's fault do we usually blame when this happens? That's right, the player or employee that did such acts.
So the question is, why are people expecting e-Sport to be any different, why are we pointing fingers are the so called witch hunters instead?
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On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good.
Yeah because complaining to sponsors is equal to pillaging and ravaging the entire team.
Seriously if you are going to act this way better not post because you are making Quantic members and yourself look like asses.
But I guess a waitress would act as dramatically if I "snitched" on her for her crappy service.LOL
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These 'Witch Hunts" can be so easily summarized in a short sentence or two.
"All the brain dead fucking (insert racist comment here) retards whining and writing sponsors have most definitely used racist/offensive words, probably on a regular basis, in their lives. They also probably still do (lol)."
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Don't police people. Don't police players. If people want to send letters--let them. If players want to be racist--let them. If racist players and letter happy people mix it up--let them.
It's not our call to police either.
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On May 08 2012 08:19 gayfius173 wrote: These 'Witch Hunts" can be so easily summarized in a short sentence or two.
"All the brain dead fucking (insert racist comment here) retards whining and writing sponsors have most definitely used racist/offensive words, probably on a regular basis, in their lives. They also probably still do (lol)." But most of us never did it publicly while under contract to represent an organization backed up by sponsors...
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On May 08 2012 08:19 gayfius173 wrote: These 'Witch Hunts" can be so easily summarized in a short sentence or two.
"All the brain dead fucking (insert racist comment here) retards whining and writing sponsors have most definitely used racist/offensive words, probably on a regular basis, in their lives. They also probably still do (lol)."
Nope, sorry try again.
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On May 08 2012 08:20 Fubi wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 08:19 gayfius173 wrote: These 'Witch Hunts" can be so easily summarized in a short sentence or two.
"All the brain dead fucking (insert racist comment here) retards whining and writing sponsors have most definitely used racist/offensive words, probably on a regular basis, in their lives. They also probably still do (lol)." But most of us never did it publicly while under contract to represent an organization backed up by sponsors...
Oh so it's ok if you're not representing an organization? So glad I added the brain dead part in there, thanks for proving my point.
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On May 08 2012 08:10 oBlade wrote:Luckily people who aren't children aren't intimidated by your line, and there will always be people who don't follow it, so I would get used to that fact and stop trying to fight it. Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 08:05 HorsemasterK wrote:On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Wow. My opinion of Quantic had risen over these past few days with the addition of the Vile players and the overdue removal of Destiny, but clearly I was wrong. Your input is valued along with those of all the Quantic fans.
And those people will pay the same price as Destiny and Orb for acting like children. The punishment is working.
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On May 08 2012 08:14 oBlade wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 08:11 iloveAthene wrote:On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Yeah this really doesn't make sense. So the consumers took Destiny from you? When you say things like that it makes it seem as though you wouldn't have punished him at all. That's the exact reason people contacted sponsors in the first place. People thought they wouldn't have done anything about the allegation of a problem they weren't alerted to, so they just contacted the sponsors instead?
Yeah pretty much. Except I'm not sure about the chronology of when Quantic was alerted. A.) They hired Destiny months ago, knowing how he acts B.) There's really not any financial reason (this is all business) to do anything about his behavior if there isn't pressure coming from sponsors. If he's still making the team money, even though the team is receiving numerous complaints about him, would they do anything? I don't know, maybe they'd fine him if it's in his contract.
I'm in favor of some governing body that can maybe fine players so people don't have to contact sponsors or rely on teams
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On May 08 2012 08:18 windsupernova wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Yeah because complaining to sponsors is equal to pillaging and ravaging the entire team. Seriously if you are going to act this way better not post because you are making Quantic members and yourself look like asses. But I guess a waitress would act as dramatically if I "snitched" on her for her crappy service.LOL That analogy doesn't fit. It's not like people paid for an HD stream and only got 240p. People who watch Destiny's stream know exactly what to expect, and that's in fact why they watch, and that's why he has such a successful stream. He's clearly doing something right. When you complain to sponsors, you are implicating their support of the team. This is because it's none of the sponsors' business what the fuck is going on internally in the team, and they don't care. This was put elegantly by the OGN guys after the matchfixing scandal. When a sponsor sees a shitstorm, he will just go "okay let's nix this esports thing, now we have room on the budget for that company Rolls Royce."
Also, he doesn't look like an ass to me, and I'm sure plenty of others like his mocking of the internet police.
On May 08 2012 08:23 iloveAthene wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2012 08:14 oBlade wrote:On May 08 2012 08:11 iloveAthene wrote:On May 08 2012 07:32 QuanticCinergy wrote: OK, you guys win!
Take all our players, take all our funding, we'll just go away and do something else, alright?
Are we happy now?
Good. Yeah this really doesn't make sense. So the consumers took Destiny from you? When you say things like that it makes it seem as though you wouldn't have punished him at all. That's the exact reason people contacted sponsors in the first place. People thought they wouldn't have done anything about the allegation of a problem they weren't alerted to, so they just contacted the sponsors instead? Yeah pretty much. Except I'm not sure about the chronology of when Quantic was alerted. A.) They hired Destiny months ago, knowing how he acts B.) There's really not any financial reason (this is all business) to do anything about his behavior if there isn't pressure coming from sponsors. If he's still making the team money, even though the team is receiving numerous complaints about him, would they do anything? I don't know, maybe they'd fine him if it's in his contract. I'm in favor of some governing body that can maybe fine players so people don't have to contact sponsors or rely on teams Why would you ever in the history of anything bring up the idea of charging someone a fee which will end up in some manager's pocket for using a word on the Battle.net ladder?
On May 08 2012 08:23 OrganicDoom wrote: And those people will pay the same price as Destiny and Orb for acting like children. The punishment is working.
Can I have your badge number, officer?
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