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This is not the place to argue whether or not spades hacked, do that in the relevant thread please.

(this is in effect page 10 onward)
Steelo_Rivers
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1968 Posts
June 05 2012 20:07 GMT
#61
lol, this community is silly. This is almost like the facebook of e-sports, people get on here and post their opinions as facts and get other people into some shit that they shouldnt be in. If he maphacked, so what? that would clearly mean that he wouldnt perform well in any tournaments so you would only see him on ladder. I dont see what the big deal is. If he maphacks, just leave the game until blizzard decides to do something about adding in a anti-hack program with sc2.
ok
mememolly
Profile Joined December 2011
4765 Posts
June 05 2012 20:07 GMT
#62
On June 06 2012 05:07 toiletCAT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2012 05:06 mememolly wrote:
On June 06 2012 05:04 Defacer wrote:
Spades may be a hacker ... but the way this community, pro players and website handled it was fucking shameful.

Mob justice ended a career overnight, with no conclusive evidence. Congrats, guys.

Instead of waiting to be proven right we force individuals to prove us wrong. That's fucked up.


there is conclusive evidence though, did you even watch catz's analysis?


CatZ's "evidence" was later proven to be inaccurate and invalid.


no it wasn't
Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
June 05 2012 20:07 GMT
#63
On June 06 2012 04:59 Galetmonster wrote:
Good riddance american cheater

Why did I read this in a french accent?
Garmer
Profile Joined October 2010
1286 Posts
June 05 2012 20:08 GMT
#64
the fact that he retire, is indisputable of his guiltiness
radscorpion9
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada2252 Posts
June 05 2012 20:08 GMT
#65
On June 06 2012 05:06 TheLesser wrote:
If he didn't hack, it is a huge shame. In the very least, he'll serve as an example to all future hackers.


Well he did hack in the past; so it is a good lesson in the sense that you should never hack, as people are more likely to accuse you of doing it in the future even if you aren't or there isn't conclusive evidence against you. If I remember correctly, Incontrol was saying on the latest state of the game that the community needs to take a much harder stance on hacking. Even if in this case it wasn't true, it may be justified in that light.
Hurricane Sponge
Profile Joined March 2010
868 Posts
June 05 2012 20:08 GMT
#66
The way WW brass has handled themselves during this fiasco makes it very easy to root against them in future events. I don't like their tone. They are nothing without the fans, and they would do well to remember this.
Nokshalees
Profile Joined March 2012
United States120 Posts
June 05 2012 20:08 GMT
#67
On June 06 2012 04:54 toiletCAT wrote:
Succesful witch hunt is succesful.

I feel sorry for him and the community.


Bro u high or something
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ShatterZer0
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1843 Posts
June 05 2012 20:08 GMT
#68
On June 06 2012 04:59 Mrvoodoochild1 wrote:
People who are innocent leave their teams right? O no, they don't. This guy is completely clueless, EVERYTHING he does makes him seem more guilty


Regardless of if he was innocent or guilty, leaving his team was the right decision. Why bite the hand that fed you by sticking it out on a year long contract and making the team "That Team with the fucking cheater on it" and himself "The guy who's so shameless that he's milking that poor fuck of a cheater's team"?

It's noble if he's innocent, and a shrewd move if he's guilty and pretending to be innocent. It shows he's willing to keep whatever goodwill he's garnered with a team rather than piss it away when he's realized he's at the end of his rope.

I can't say I feel for him, I think his replays were just about irrefutable, but leaving his team in the most amicable way possible should never be considered a bad thing.
A time to live.
BlackCloud
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada154 Posts
June 05 2012 20:09 GMT
#69
Well i hope this hacking stuff can stop soon, I can just see on the ladder everyones going to say HACKS HACKS HACKS, i feel like its going to feel like cs 1.6 the next few months...........
Killmouse
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria5700 Posts
June 05 2012 20:09 GMT
#70
On June 06 2012 05:07 toiletCAT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2012 05:06 mememolly wrote:
On June 06 2012 05:04 Defacer wrote:
Spades may be a hacker ... but the way this community, pro players and website handled it was fucking shameful.

Mob justice ended a career overnight, with no conclusive evidence. Congrats, guys.

Instead of waiting to be proven right we force individuals to prove us wrong. That's fucked up.


there is conclusive evidence though, did you even watch catz's analysis?


CatZ's "evidence" was later proven to be inaccurate and invalid.

not all of them just the one about scan
yo
Defacer
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada5052 Posts
June 05 2012 20:09 GMT
#71
On June 06 2012 05:06 mememolly wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2012 05:04 Defacer wrote:
Spades may be a hacker ... but the way this community, pro players and website handled it was fucking shameful.

Mob justice ended a career overnight, with no conclusive evidence. Congrats, guys.

Instead of waiting to be proven right we force individuals to prove us wrong. That's fucked up.


there is conclusive evidence though, did you even watch catz's analysis?


Sorry, but the magic scans were explained as a glitch in how replays record actions by Axeltoss. And not looking at the fog of war during the showmatch isn't conclusive. It's weird as hell, but enough to ruin a guy? I don't know ...


Synche
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1345 Posts
June 05 2012 20:09 GMT
#72
On June 06 2012 05:01 tetsuo9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2012 04:56 SimDawg wrote:
Don't be racist, don't be a cheater, and everything is fine.

People will manage to find other stuff to ruin people's life. Like money earned, days of vacation, time spent playing other games, time spent with girlfriends, CO2 footprint, excesive traveling, among others.


Hasn't happened yet. Instead of activating the slippery slope argument to defend the murderers, shouldn't we cross those punative measures when they start becoming too intrusive, instead of becoming future infraction cops ala Minority Report?
schaf
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1326 Posts
June 05 2012 20:09 GMT
#73
TL should stop this thread to go into the next [?] Spades hacking? thread...

Sorry Spades, It's just the way things go as it seems
Axiom wins more than it loses. Most viewers don't. - <3 TB
Awesomeness
Profile Joined October 2008
Germany1361 Posts
June 05 2012 20:09 GMT
#74
On June 06 2012 05:04 toiletCAT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2012 05:03 Awesomeness wrote:
On June 06 2012 05:00 31415926535 wrote:
On June 06 2012 04:57 Benjamin99 wrote:
On June 06 2012 04:54 toiletCAT wrote:
Succesful witch hunt is succesful.

I feel sorry for him and the community.


Witch hunt? I call it justice matter infact Blizzard should sue him for damaging the spirit of online competive play. Dont feel sorry for him feel sorry for the players he cheated!

We have no real proof that he cheated. I'd like to have the time to analyze any pro's replays pack, I'm sure I could find a lot of "suspicious evidence".
Now, I don't say spades didn't cheat, I really don't know, but I just think he deserved a fair "trial" and that's really not what he got.


Judge Catz gave him a fair trial and he was found guilty.


Who is CatZ to judge that? Face it, we don't know he hacked or not.


Did you even watch it? Yeah we don't know, but there is really conclusive evidence. Saying Spades didn't cheat is like saying O.J. Simpson is innocent at this point.
xlord 5:0
Kerm
Profile Joined April 2010
France467 Posts
June 05 2012 20:10 GMT
#75
Really sad story. As a member of the community, I feel ashamed.
What i know is that I know nothing - [http://twitter.com/UncleKerm]
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45380 Posts
June 05 2012 20:10 GMT
#76
On June 06 2012 04:53 Daitakk wrote:
Guilty as fuck.


LOL at that first response... the rest pretty much followed suit.

But I think it's a pretty good point. You don't leave *just* because of an accusation. You leave because the accusation leads to a trial which will uncover something.

I would kind of like to see some closure on the case though.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
sureshot_
Profile Joined August 2010
United States257 Posts
June 05 2012 20:10 GMT
#77
Regardless of whether I'm found “innocent” or “guilty” in the public eye, my reputation as a pro gamer is damaged severely.


Can anyone explain to me what that thread did besides create 130 pages of non-sense in under 24 hours. What exactly did anyone do to damage his career? If it's just haters, then he needs to get over it.

If he's innocent his career shouldn't be damaged at all. If the evidence is inconclusive his career shouldn't be damaged at all. If people jumped the gun again and complained to sponsors then those people need to get the fuck out.
Bascal
Profile Joined March 2012
United States30 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-05 20:10:37
June 05 2012 20:10 GMT
#78
On June 06 2012 04:57 Doodsmack wrote:
Sorry but the fog of war discrepancies between the showmatch replays and a random sample of his ladder replays are more than circumstantial.


This is exactly what I'm thinking. WW is casting themselves in a negative light by continuing to back Spades on this. Now I'm not saying they have to throw him under the bus but they are clearly being blind to so pretty conclusive evidence of cheating. That comes off as a very questionable practice as a team. I hope this doesn't follow the team because of it.
"Just cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there."
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
June 05 2012 20:10 GMT
#79
On June 06 2012 05:09 Defacer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2012 05:06 mememolly wrote:
On June 06 2012 05:04 Defacer wrote:
Spades may be a hacker ... but the way this community, pro players and website handled it was fucking shameful.

Mob justice ended a career overnight, with no conclusive evidence. Congrats, guys.

Instead of waiting to be proven right we force individuals to prove us wrong. That's fucked up.


there is conclusive evidence though, did you even watch catz's analysis?


Sorry, but the magic scans were explained as a glitch in how replays record actions by Axeltoss. And not looking at the fog of war during the showmatch isn't conclusive. It's weird as hell, but enough to ruin a guy? I don't know ...



there was plenty of more evidence that Catz and co. showed. not to mention the accusations of former teammates and managers.
www.superbeerbrothers.com
setzer
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3284 Posts
June 05 2012 20:11 GMT
#80
On June 06 2012 05:00 NovemberstOrm wrote:
Why would he leave if he wasn't guilty, unless completely called out by TeamLiquid or having a full set of pro-gamers analyze the games,it just makes you look like you felt your guilt and decided to leave.


Why did Sangho quit BW when he didn't map-hack?
Why are professionals fired from their careers based on hearsay and false accusations?

No longer do we live in societies where people are innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the public. As soon as that first accusation is brought out the crowd opinion instantly latches on to that and brands the accused guilty, without deciding before all information is brought onto the table. With instant media and many outlets for others to express opinions, people are easily caught up and believe incomplete, sometimes completely false, information and it spirals out of control.

Spades being guilty or innocent won't ever clear his name in the public and that automatically makes him a risky investment for sponsors and teams. Whatever the outcome, Spade's professional career is most certainly ruined because of crusading and mob-mentality. People need to stop being so emotional over dumb shit, sit back, and wait for actual facts to come out.
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