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PixelNite
Profile Joined August 2011
France1008 Posts
October 23 2012 16:50 GMT
#41
On October 24 2012 01:39 SeeKeR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2012 01:36 PixelNite wrote:
On October 24 2012 01:34 FuriousGool wrote:
This team... my god.

Tbh, the team is really improving, and Sjow did not do anything relevant in the past months.

Doesn't change the fact that anything posted about Eclypsia or regarding Eclypsia has NEVER been good or positive. Aside from their opening post about the launch of the team :/

Hmmm yeah fair point. In Eclypsia's position, suspending a player might be useless and only bad press yeah.
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
October 23 2012 16:50 GMT
#42
my god, drama again, let's go
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
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Baum
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1010 Posts
October 23 2012 16:50 GMT
#43
The problem is if they handle that internally Sjow can always come out and say hey they don't pay me like they are supposed to and they gonna look really bad even if they explain it like they did now so they were kind of forced to make this public given their reputation.

Regarding the suspension itself I am not sure if it's the right move. Sjow might have not given what he promised (streaming, practicing hard, etc) but I am not sure that you have to suspend him because of that. This should be the last step because it really hurts the relationship between team and player.
I want to be with those who share secret things or else alone.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
October 23 2012 16:51 GMT
#44
The only reason I can see for them doing this is to head off any claims from SjoW that they were not paying him. Or they are preparing for the moment when they have to cut him lose and want to avoid the blow back.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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phanto
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden708 Posts
October 23 2012 16:51 GMT
#45
Suspending players is one way for Eclypsia to make news and seem relevant I suppose.
Such a joke team.
LOLItsRyann
Profile Joined April 2011
England551 Posts
October 23 2012 16:52 GMT
#46
My thoughts on it, is that like, if they didn't post anything, say for instance Sjow makes a post about Eclypsia being shit etc etc and gives a bunch of stats like no pay etc. Then if Eclypsia were to contest it, it would probably look worse on them, so I guess bringing it out in the open just to sort of give them a leg to stand on if things get a bit out of hand. I'm not sure, either way I like Sjow and hope things work out for him.
EG<3
nath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1788 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-23 16:54:16
October 23 2012 16:52 GMT
#47
On October 24 2012 01:47 Insoleet wrote:
learn to read dudes. he is suspended for not participating in any tournament, for not streaming, for not going to ministry of win house.... he doesn't even try. you can't pay a player who is afk, that's retarded.

figures, only 3 people in this thread had this outlook on the situation, rather than the more likely "eclypsia is a joke" (which i agree with). 2 were from france.

i guess this is why french businesses in general and rules of contracts in france and between french entities and external entities are a fucking joke. they tolerate shitty behavior. is it a cultural thing in france that businesses are allowed to be fucking jokes and not play by any semblance of rules? i know businesses around the world break rules but they at least have to do it in secret and do get caught/punished. i see people from multiple countries including other europeans disgusted with their behavior.
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Rescawen
Profile Joined April 2010
Finland1028 Posts
October 23 2012 16:52 GMT
#48
Posting in tl for publicity for no reason is so unintelligible, u could just post it on your own website and hope someone posts it here, but now it makes you look very bad.

Also I do understand that EC wanted to hire sjow due his past achievements and his fame, but now he has not lived up to the former self at all.
soiii
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany266 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-23 16:53:59
October 23 2012 16:52 GMT
#49
On October 24 2012 01:49 Torenhire wrote:
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On October 24 2012 01:47 Insoleet wrote:
learn to read dudes. he is suspended for not participating in any tournament, for not streaming, for not going to ministry of win house.... he doesn't even try. you can't pay a player who is afk, that's retarded.


Correct. Work on reading comprehension people. He's not being suspended for losing tournaments (LOL) he's being suspended because he agreed to be more active, and he isn't. If you tell your employer you're going to do something, and then you don't, you're not going to get paid. Simple as that.

edit: I don't necessarily agree with airing it out in public, but don't get the reasons wrong. I mean, yeah, it's Eclypsia, but try not and judge them too hard lol

If you feel like that simply cut the ties and don't reveal the reason to the public. Every professional team does that. Hurting the player in such way is just childish.
BombaySensei
Profile Joined March 2011
United States282 Posts
October 23 2012 16:53 GMT
#50
Agree with this move if true... you deserve what you work for, and if that's nothing, then nothing is what you get. This is not about RESULTS per se, but that he doesn't even seem to be participating from what they're saying. We'll see if Sjow makes any response.
EE-God, our Dono and Savior (also our sensei)
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
October 23 2012 16:55 GMT
#51
On October 24 2012 01:52 soiii wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2012 01:49 Torenhire wrote:
On October 24 2012 01:47 Insoleet wrote:
learn to read dudes. he is suspended for not participating in any tournament, for not streaming, for not going to ministry of win house.... he doesn't even try. you can't pay a player who is afk, that's retarded.


Correct. Work on reading comprehension people. He's not being suspended for losing tournaments (LOL) he's being suspended because he agreed to be more active, and he isn't. If you tell your employer you're going to do something, and then you don't, you're not going to get paid. Simple as that.

edit: I don't necessarily agree with airing it out in public, but don't get the reasons wrong. I mean, yeah, it's Eclypsia, but try not and judge them too hard lol

If you feel like that simply cut the ties and don't reveal the reason to the public. Every professional team does that. Hurting the player in such way is just childisch.


The problem is that there is nothing to stop SjoW from bashing them in public if they cut him lose quietly. In a community where the person who speaks first can convince a lot of people that he is right, there is good reason to do this publicly.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
October 23 2012 16:55 GMT
#52
I didn't even know that he got paid in the first place, did this really require a public announcement?
Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
October 23 2012 16:59 GMT
#53
I can understand the reasons, but I really don't think it's annoncement worthy.
Just suspend him, tell him about it. The community is not tied to this, we don't need to know.
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
Mackus
Profile Joined January 2011
England1681 Posts
October 23 2012 16:59 GMT
#54
Because it's Eclypsia they're gonna get bashed but if was someone else it'd be alright.
Sjow's struck me as the money-hungry type leaving Dignitas in search of a better salary, couldn't find one so he re-signs and then leaves them for greener grass. (not so green now) This is not public-worthy news, should of kept it internal.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
October 23 2012 16:59 GMT
#55
On October 24 2012 01:40 imMUTAble787 wrote:
Why are you bashing your own player in a public forum ? This does not seem worthy of a post at all.

Yea I don't get this.

The EG / Stephano stuff was damage control and PR. It was already public and they had to do something.
This is just... I don't get it. Someone didn't do what they said they would do so you're not paying them for a month? Why is that public information?
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Ruurk
Profile Joined May 2012
France42 Posts
October 23 2012 17:02 GMT
#56
Sjow at the moment is not playing SC2. This means we cannot pay him for being a SC2 player.
If SjoW wants to come back and play we will be glad to continue. If he doesn't however he will not be a paid member of Eclypsia. We believe we can resolve the issue so at the moment we have just ordered a suspension rather than removal.
If SjoW wants to leave the team he is free to go. If he wants to return he is more than welcome but as it stands we cannot pay somebody who is not playing the game they are paid for.
BoggieMan
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
520 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-23 17:04:42
October 23 2012 17:04 GMT
#57
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SarenS
Profile Joined January 2006
France36 Posts
October 23 2012 17:05 GMT
#58
On October 24 2012 01:26 SarenS wrote:

Jeffrey “Sjow” Brusi has been suspended without pay for a 30 days period. This decision was made by Eclypsia following the player’s breach of trust.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience it may cause but we feel strongly about punishing a player who has not honored any of the commitments he had signed up for.
As you may have noticed (or unnoticed actually), Sjow has been absent from the European scene since he has joined Eclypsia. He has only played few tournaments and we can’t but regret his lack of results and motivation. Some may for example remember his elimination from the Battle at Ministry of Win in August right from the first group stage on a 0-2/1-4 score.

Sjow asked Eclypsia to have him join the Ministry of Win in September 2012. He had then committed to increase his gaming level and be more visible online. He was indeed supposed to stream his trainings.

We are today very sorry to admit none of these commitments were or are being honored. We really wish for this period to be enough to receive from our player a satisfying answer. We still hope to see Sjow at the top very soon.



Ruurk's statement:

Sjow at the moment is not playing SC2. This means we cannot pay him for being a SC2 player.
If SjoW wants to come back and play we will be glad to continue. If he doesn't however he will not be a paid member of Eclypsia. We believe we can resolve the issue so at the moment we have just ordered a suspension rather than removal.
If SjoW wants to leave the team he is free to go. If he wants to return he is more than welcome but as it stands we cannot pay somebody who is not playing the game they are paid for.
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-23 17:06:17
October 23 2012 17:05 GMT
#59
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-23 17:06:58
October 23 2012 17:06 GMT
#60
On October 24 2012 01:59 Chill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2012 01:40 imMUTAble787 wrote:
Why are you bashing your own player in a public forum ? This does not seem worthy of a post at all.

Yea I don't get this.

The EG / Stephano stuff was damage control and PR. It was already public and they had to do something.
This is just... I don't get it. Someone didn't do what they said they would do so you're not paying them for a month? Why is that public information?

So fans know whats up?
sorry for double post.
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
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