On October 23 2012 12:44 zefreak wrote: I don't even know who Milkis is, but I do like the special icon
TB, you need a special icon if i'm going to throw in with you!
Used to be a translator for MLG and did stuff for the community, wrote a huge article about how SC2 is shit and will never amount to BW, and how BW is better than every esport. He proceeded to get called out by many, he couldn't take the heat, and got out of the kitchen.
Bull**** Milkis is a long time contributor to this site, and to the community as a whole, as has TB. Both of them deserve a good deal of respect from this community, and their opinions should both be considered.
Where did I say Milkis did jack shit? First thing I said was that he was a translator and did stuff for the community. Your reading skills seem to be lacking.
Your post may have started well, but it was derogatory and gave the impression that he was a negative influence. I disagree, and he seems to feel similarly.
But that's exactly what happened with Milkis. There's really no other way around it. It may sound bad, but it's because it was bad.
Regarding Crank vs Jessica, most foreign fans are on Jessica side.
They really aren't. Bear in mind half of the posts in this thread are Shivals so that doesn't count o_o
Unless you want to take a poll its really not relevant at all.
Gross exageration, thanks. May I ask why you feel it necessary to do so? Trying to paint me as something I am not?
Also why do you make so many twisted statements?
You have a total of 258 posts.
80 of them are in this thread. There are so many in the other SlayerS related threads from the past week that the profile search won't actually show all of them.
Think about that.
The amount of his posts in this thread compared to his total posts is in no way related to how many posts defending Jessica are his. Also he believes in what he says and says what he believes. Is that supposed to count against him in some way? Is that supposed to make his opinion or his reasoning less credible?
Thanks, I wish some certain other person would atleast be able to think of that.
On October 23 2012 13:21 Shival wrote: Already have, maybe you should try some simple calculation and see how those numbers add up to "half of the posts in this thread". Nor do I see the value of stating post numbers, care to try conversations with sane arguments?
Also, please answer the previous questions if you feel up to it.
Dude I'd need staff to keep track of all your "questions", you've dedicated most of the week to this thread for some reason. We've already answered everything we're gonna answer and I'm totally fine with standing by that.
"Questions"? Why are you trying to keep belittling me, but avoid responding to my questions. Something must itch somewhere.
If you've answered everything you're going to answer, may I ask you to please leave the thread because it adds nothing but personal attacks.
Well isn't that a precious final statement. I sincerely hope Crank is doing ok, and I would love to hear more from Boxer about all this as he has been conspicuously absent from these proceedings. Here's to hoping this matter is resolved timely so we can get on with some new drama.
People are stating that Boxer can't be touched because of 'idol' status. Yet, Koreans are really quick to jump on these idols and bring them down if they did something wrong.
After reading the phonecall record, all I got was that CranK was rather acting inappropriate to his elders; something that is seen as 'uneducated' and 'immature' to Korean culture. Unless the elder screwed up completely (and in this case it wasn't because it seems there were huge misunderstandings left and right), you shouldn't raise your voice against elders (even if they did, it is still deemed 'not right' in most cases). CranK just disrespected someone who's older than him by only thinking about his own situation and raising his voice while talking with Jessica and crying while talking with Boxer. In addition, CranK seemed like he was not interested in meeting up with Jessica and Boxer in person to talk things out (except at the end), when Boxer was asking Crank numerous times 'let's meet up and settle it' and CranK just kept talking, ignoring Boxer's request till the very end.
I'm not saying Crank nor Boxer is right in this case. Rather, Crank's attitude has been an issue in that phone conversation, in my opinion. This only gives bad image of Crank and how Koreans view him (someone should translate those comments, they're really talking down on Crank, saying that he's really immature even after coming back from military).
On October 23 2012 13:07 MountainDewJunkie wrote: So Boxer was allegedly unavailable and abrasive as a team manager (according to MMA), bailed on his team when they needed him to step up (seems obvious), and all we're talking about is Jessica and MMA? Boxer abandoned ship, and will now coach SKT, after figuring out that he was probably not cut out to be a team manager/owner. Boxer probably isn't getting enough blame, whereas the players are getting too much, and Jessica seems like her own worst enemy.
So I guess boxer would rather have his team implode than step on his fiance's toes? Rock onward. Or he could just be a lousy manager.
Boxer is a sacred cow that cannot be harmed. Attacking Boxer is essentially career suicide in Korea it seems, their idol culture puts our fanbois to shame. I'll give Jessica credit for one thing, she's taking bullets for her fiance on this one by the looks of it. It's just a shame she decided to do it by clusterbombing everyone else.
That's Korea for you. Why do you think so many idol groups pop up? How many idol groups are actually successful based on talent? Look at SNSD. I wouldn't say they have talent in terms of singing compared to IU. SNSD got the looks. That's it.
If you believe that Taeyeon and Jessica don't have any singing talent comparable to IU you don't have a good ear. Simple as that.
I think you need to have your ears checked... IU is miles better than them. Though I haven't heard Taeyeon and Jessica sing solo so take that with a grain of salt if you'd like. I admit, I'm not die hard kpop fan and I can't tell who is who either.
Man Shival must be having fun causing a storm here on TL....
Well, first of all, Taeyeon has a larger vocal range than IU, so well.. ah, nevermind ridiculous discussion to have over here.
Anyway, I am actually enjoying myself or I wouldn't still be here, but it's not for the reasons you think. It's because I enjoy sane discussions with some of you, sadly there are also worse people out there.
MMA's interview is now on esfiworld. There aren't many differences but it's worth a look, especially for that handsome shot in the black hoodie. His skin does look pretty good.
I think its telling how arguments against Shival have devolved into belittling im about how many posts hes made in this thread. All I want is real, objective explanation as to why Jessica is primarily to blame here. I am not familiar to what her past crimes were or what her personality is like with controversies, but from what I've read it seems like she's more correct. And yet people continue to shit on her and people who support her. Can someone please explain??
On October 23 2012 13:17 storywriter wrote: People keep saying that Crank promised Jessica that he would not seek another team. Where are they getting this from? Crank's claim is simply that he did not leave the team 'specifically' to seek out a foreign team. Also I think that's a crazy promise to expect Crank to keep anyway. If a foreign team offers you a place in their team for a salary, of course he's going to accept it.
I see you Storywriter. I agree, it's clear that the situation is that Jessica feels betrayed because Crank "lied" about why he left the team. However, I have yet to see where Crank said that he left to join a foreign team. He left to get away from that environment and rest, not to retire. In his interview, Crank seemed to stress the distinction between leaving Slayers in order to join a foreign team and get lots of money, and leaving Slayers followed by looking for even the smallest form of income in either streaming or a foreign team. Guy's gotta eat. While I would have put it differently, I think TB hit the nail on the head in that whether or not Jessica truly feels betrayed and offended by Crank's departure (which we all of us, including Crank, agree was handled poorly by him), it's clear that Crank could only have so much of an impact and he is being used as a scapegoat for managerial issues. Jessica constantly tries to deny her mistakes by talking about all she has done for the team (certainly a lot, which I'm sure the players are thankful for). But simply talking about what you did right does not nullify the damage from what you did wrong, which she refuses to address since she knows that Koreans will stand by Boxer (and her by extension).
On October 23 2012 13:18 eScaper-tsunami wrote: 3. LOL found his passion again? Oh look, jesus cured him of his neck injury and he found his passion again. Don't be naive.
Try being serious for once, it's really quite refreshing. CranK just had to pull out of MLG MvP, a tournament he was WINNING, because of his neck injury. What do you want, doctors notes? Medical records? This neck problem is real and on record ever since his time at SKT1, the fact is established.
And that's what I'm saying. It's been an on-going problem and he admits it. Yet he couldn't even let management know about cancelling his game days in advance? If the medical condition was enough to kill his passion for the game in the first place, what makes you think it isn't money that brought him back? I apologize if the jesus joke was crude but in all honesty, somebody who quits the game because of medical reasons, wouldn't and shouldn't come back to the game while still suffering.
How much do you think Crank is being paid at the moment? I could probably earn three times what he's making by tutoring high school kids part time. Being a progamer, even on a foreign team, is not glamorous. Then again, progaming is all Crank and other progamers in his situation know so what choice did he have? I'm not defending Crank. He could have done many things differently. All I'm saying is please stop saying Crank screwed people over for money. There is hardly any money in progaming.
What else could he have done? He's 23 who served 2 yrs of military. Which probably means he hasn't completed university. And in this economy, and with very little job experience what else can he really do? He's injured and can't do manual labour work as well. I'm not belittling him, but if somebody is willing to pay him to do what he does best, I think he'd take it.
When it comes down to it, Crank wasn't under contract and had the right to leave the team for whatever reason he felt like. Are we really up in arms about whether or not he lied to get out of a shitty team environment? And somehow the ultimate fate of the team is supposed to hinge on this detail? I must be dreaming.
On October 23 2012 13:31 Ansinjunger wrote: MMA's interview is now on esfiworld. There aren't many differences but it's worth a look, especially for that handsome shot in the black hoodie. His skin does look pretty good.
On October 23 2012 13:21 Shival wrote: Already have, maybe you should try some simple calculation and see how those numbers add up to "half of the posts in this thread". Nor do I see the value of stating post numbers, care to try conversations with sane arguments?
Also, please answer the previous questions if you feel up to it.
Then you haven't thought about it long and hard enough. The value in stating your number of posts in this thread shows that you are far too invested in something you are not remotely related to. Even if you were some Slayers superfanboy, the time and effort you have put into being so disputatious, could it seriously be worth it?.
Don't get caught up on semantics when it's actually a quarter of your total posts, instead of half. That is still substantial and honestly you just need to step away from this thread and let the drama pass. Don't wear your heart on your sleeve for something that you are not involved with; it's unbecoming.
On October 23 2012 13:31 supernovamaniac wrote: People are stating that Boxer can't be touched because of 'idol' status. Yet, Koreans are really quick to jump on these idols and bring them down if they did something wrong.
After reading the phonecall record, all I got was that CranK was rather acting inappropriate to his elders; something that is seen as 'uneducated' and 'immature' to Korean culture. Unless the elder screwed up completely (and in this case it wasn't because it seems there were huge misunderstandings left and right), you shouldn't raise your voice against elders (even if they did, it is still deemed 'not right' in most cases). CranK just disrespected someone who's older than him by only thinking about his own situation and raising his voice while talking with Jessica and crying while talking with Boxer. In addition, CranK seemed like he was not interested in meeting up with Jessica and Boxer in person to talk things out (except at the end), when Boxer was asking Crank numerous times 'let's meet up and settle it' and CranK just kept talking, ignoring Boxer's request till the very end.
I'm not saying Crank nor Boxer is right in this case. Rather, Crank's attitude has been an issue in that phone conversation, in my opinion. This only gives bad image of Crank and how Koreans view him (someone should translate those comments, they're really talking down on Crank, saying that he's really immature even after coming back from military).
Thanks for explaining the Korean view point on this. Also boxer is being really classy in this, if he started jumping on crank and co in public it would go much worse for them no matter how good his argument was.
On October 23 2012 13:18 eScaper-tsunami wrote: 3. LOL found his passion again? Oh look, jesus cured him of his neck injury and he found his passion again. Don't be naive.
Try being serious for once, it's really quite refreshing. CranK just had to pull out of MLG MvP, a tournament he was WINNING, because of his neck injury. What do you want, doctors notes? Medical records? This neck problem is real and on record ever since his time at SKT1, the fact is established.
And that's what I'm saying. It's been an on-going problem and he admits it. Yet he couldn't even let management know about cancelling his game days in advance? If the medical condition was enough to kill his passion for the game in the first place, what makes you think it isn't money that brought him back? I apologize if the jesus joke was crude but in all honesty, somebody who quits the game because of medical reasons, wouldn't and shouldn't come back to the game while still suffering.
How much do you think Crank is being paid at the moment? I could probably earn three times what he's making by tutoring high school kids part time. Being a progamer, even on a foreign team, is not glamorous. Then again, progaming is all Crank and other progamers in his situation know so what choice did he have? I'm not defending Crank. He could have done many things differently. All I'm saying is please stop saying Crank screwed people over for money. There is hardly any money in progaming.
Regarding Crank vs Jessica, most foreign fans are on Jessica side.
They really aren't. Bear in mind half of the posts in this thread are Shivals so that doesn't count o_o
Unless you want to take a poll its really not relevant at all.
Gross exageration, thanks. May I ask why you feel it necessary to do so? Trying to paint me as something I am not?
Also why do you make so many twisted statements?
You have a total of 258 posts.
80 of them are in this thread. There are so many in the other SlayerS related threads from the past week that the profile search won't actually show all of them.
Think about that.
The amount of his posts in this thread compared to his total posts is in no way related to how many posts defending Jessica are his. Also he believes in what he says and says what he believes. Is that supposed to count against him in some way? Is that supposed to make his opinion or his reasoning less credible?
Thanks, I wish some certain other person would atleast be able to think of that.
On October 23 2012 13:21 Shival wrote: Already have, maybe you should try some simple calculation and see how those numbers add up to "half of the posts in this thread". Nor do I see the value of stating post numbers, care to try conversations with sane arguments?
Also, please answer the previous questions if you feel up to it.
Dude I'd need staff to keep track of all your "questions", you've dedicated most of the week to this thread for some reason. We've already answered everything we're gonna answer and I'm totally fine with standing by that.
"Questions"? Why are you trying to keep belittling me, but avoid responding to my questions. Something must itch somewhere.
If you've answered everything you're going to answer, may I ask you to please leave the thread because it adds nothing but personal attacks.
YOU are the on instigating all of this garbage. Freaking grow up. Sure TotalBiscuit too a light jab, but it really means nothing. Holy Christ.
On topic, something just doesn't sound right about all of this. Jessica is ALWAYS being the aggressor in these situations while trying to play innocent at the same time. EVERY time there is drama, and Slayers, she has acted like this.
On October 23 2012 13:07 MountainDewJunkie wrote: So Boxer was allegedly unavailable and abrasive as a team manager (according to MMA), bailed on his team when they needed him to step up (seems obvious), and all we're talking about is Jessica and MMA? Boxer abandoned ship, and will now coach SKT, after figuring out that he was probably not cut out to be a team manager/owner. Boxer probably isn't getting enough blame, whereas the players are getting too much, and Jessica seems like her own worst enemy.
So I guess boxer would rather have his team implode than step on his fiance's toes? Rock onward. Or he could just be a lousy manager.
Boxer is a sacred cow that cannot be harmed. Attacking Boxer is essentially career suicide in Korea it seems, their idol culture puts our fanbois to shame. I'll give Jessica credit for one thing, she's taking bullets for her fiance on this one by the looks of it. It's just a shame she decided to do it by clusterbombing everyone else.
That's Korea for you. Why do you think so many idol groups pop up? How many idol groups are actually successful based on talent? Look at SNSD. I wouldn't say they have talent in terms of singing compared to IU. SNSD got the looks. That's it.
Woah woah woah. I'm going to call offsides here! Don't drag poor SNSD into this drama! They're good..kk
On October 23 2012 13:21 Shival wrote: Already have, maybe you should try some simple calculation and see how those numbers add up to "half of the posts in this thread". Nor do I see the value of stating post numbers, care to try conversations with sane arguments?
Also, please answer the previous questions if you feel up to it.
Then you haven't thought about it long and hard enough. The value in stating your number of posts in this thread shows that you are far too invested in something you are not remotely related to. Even if you were some Slayers superfanboy, the time and effort you have put into being so disputatious, could it seriously be worth it?.
Don't get caught up on semantics when it's actually a quarter of your total posts, instead of half. That is still substantial and honestly you just need to step away from this thread and let the drama pass. Don't wear your heart on your sleeve for something that you are not involved with; it's unbecoming.
How judgmental of you. So hes wrong because he cares "too much" about something? This is getting ridiculous
On October 23 2012 13:31 supernovamaniac wrote: People are stating that Boxer can't be touched because of 'idol' status. Yet, Koreans are really quick to jump on these idols and bring them down if they did something wrong.
After reading the phonecall record, all I got was that CranK was rather acting inappropriate to his elders; something that is seen as 'uneducated' and 'immature' to Korean culture. Unless the elder screwed up completely (and in this case it wasn't because it seems there were huge misunderstandings left and right), you shouldn't raise your voice against elders (even if they did, it is still deemed 'not right' in most cases). CranK just disrespected someone who's older than him by only thinking about his own situation and raising his voice while talking with Jessica and crying while talking with Boxer. In addition, CranK seemed like he was not interested in meeting up with Jessica and Boxer in person to talk things out (except at the end), when Boxer was asking Crank numerous times 'let's meet up and settle it' and CranK just kept talking, ignoring Boxer's request till the very end.
I'm not saying Crank nor Boxer is right in this case. Rather, Crank's attitude has been an issue in that phone conversation, in my opinion. This only gives bad image of Crank and how Koreans view him (someone should translate those comments, they're really talking down on Crank, saying that he's really immature even after coming back from military).
Thanks for explaining the Korean view point on this. Also boxer is being really classy in this, if he started jumping on crank and co in public it would go much worse for them no matter how good his argument was.
Hold on now. Crank said that after they said they would meet up to talk in person, Boxer and Jessica ceased contact with him and despite Crank's efforts, the meeting was never arranged.
I understand you don't want anyone saying anything bad about your player, but I'm pretty sure your comment is pretty uncalled for. I'd highly recommend you read the convo before reacting so emotionally like that. I know quite well what happens when people do that
I'm sorry, are you lecturing me on the subject of not acting emotionally?
You're gonna have to stop, these sides will rupture shortly. You're the last person I'd ever take that advice from.
Please make sure that crank knows most of the international opinion is on his side, despite what a few figures in the community may think of crank. I would hate to see him quit gaming after gaining so much drive and breaking out at Raleigh.
Also, it'd be nice if you could release some Axiom merch soon. I'd love to buy something in support of crank. It's really great that you're sticking with this investment. I hope it indeed works out and Korean personalities can become more marketable to the international audience.
Regarding MMA vs Jessica, most foreign fans are on MMA side.
Regarding Crank vs Jessica, most foreign fans are on Jessica side.
Also, look at this thread. Half of it is 2 people arguing with everyone else.
Hmm, I checked and saw quite a bit of people siding with Jessica over CranK. I also side with Jessica over CranK. Jessica makes some mistakes, but CranK seems to have gotten tired and tried to take shortcuts. He made his decisions which are not acceptable, and so Jessica got angry. Not to say Jessica did everything right, but she's right to be angry with CranK.
On October 23 2012 13:18 eScaper-tsunami wrote: 3. LOL found his passion again? Oh look, jesus cured him of his neck injury and he found his passion again. Don't be naive.
Try being serious for once, it's really quite refreshing. CranK just had to pull out of MLG MvP, a tournament he was WINNING, because of his neck injury. What do you want, doctors notes? Medical records? This neck problem is real and on record ever since his time at SKT1, the fact is established.
And that's what I'm saying. It's been an on-going problem and he admits it. Yet he couldn't even let management know about cancelling his game days in advance? If the medical condition was enough to kill his passion for the game in the first place, what makes you think it isn't money that brought him back? I apologize if the jesus joke was crude but in all honesty, somebody who quits the game because of medical reasons, wouldn't and shouldn't come back to the game while still suffering.
How much do you think Crank is being paid at the moment? I could probably earn three times what he's making by tutoring high school kids part time. Being a progamer, even on a foreign team, is not glamorous. Then again, progaming is all Crank and other progamers in his situation know so what choice did he have? I'm not defending Crank. He could have done many things differently. All I'm saying is please stop saying Crank screwed people over for money. There is hardly any money in progaming.
What else could he have done? He's 23 who served 2 yrs of military. Which probably means he hasn't completed university. And in this economy, and with very little job experience what else can he really do? He's injured and can't do manual labour work as well. I'm not belittling him, but if somebody is willing to pay him to do what he does best, I think he'd take it.
I don't think you're belittling him at all. In fact, I think you have a pretty good idea of Crank's situation. However, I don't think it's up to you to decide whether Crank should quit progaming or even whether he's passionate about it. Hell, according to your logic, MVP should have quit a year ago and everyday I see progamers massaging their wrists looking like they're in pain. I may be wrong but I think the difference between you and I is simply that I admire Crank's decision to stay in it despite the injury while you are more critical of this.