EPTEmpire.Happy pulls out of WCG - Page 3
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sitromit
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
On October 25 2012 00:57 SniXSniPe wrote: Lol are you serious? It's the players fault? No, it's not. Did you not see the poor excuse of a tournament WCG USA was? Players not accepting paid travel to events and to represent their country because of <insert excuse here> is the reason the talent pool has been diluted over the years. WCG has always had issues with finding competent organizers to run qualification tournaments. Canada and the USA have been no different in that regard; sometimes no one competent shows up, and WCG USA obviously had their issues. | ||
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speknek
758 Posts
--- 1) Like I've said before in several interviews, imo WCG has gone severely downhill the last couple of years (and I've been there 4 times now). First of all the tournament has gone from being a top eSports event for real professionals to a commercial playground where over 95% of attendees are fans/amateurs. The prize purse in in decline and each year the organization of the tournament becomes worse as well. 2) Of course, the fact that I do not wish to attend WCG is solely my own problem. I do not want to travel to a tournament that is run so poorly and likes to have players arrive 2 days in advance. This means that after you arrive, you have to mess around for at least a day. Also, for some reason, the organization always tries to stall the games/tour for as long as possible, with the first games starting early in the morning and ending in the middle of the day. What players are supposed to do after the games, especially in a country where hardly anyone speaks English, isn't thought of. I personally cannot stand this and prefer not to endure such torture for a week. It's also worth mentioning that there's no opportunity to practice anywhere. 3) Furthermore, I admit that I don't believe that I have a significant chance of a high placement in this tournament. I've recently said how my professional career has been this last year - and those who have seen my interviews with WCG Russia know this - and that I am currently not in the right mood/state to be confident in a high placing at WCG. I'm not denying that this is my own, and only my own problem, but at the moment I cannot change anything about it. 4) So now, a conclusion to the previous paragraphs. I'm a professional eSports player, and if anyone says that it's more important to participate than it is to win, I would like to strongly disagree. The level of earnings in eSports (both wages and prizes) is not comparable to any recognized sport. Secondly, for me the term professional means that this is my job and this occupation is my main source of income. In my potential participation in the WCG Finals I only see a waste of time. Obviously, these aren't the only reasons for my decision, but the others are personal, and I think that I have shed enough light on this matter with this statement. --- Then in the comments people saying Zerg is imba and he should've mentioned that this is also a reason. And more importantly maybe, StrangeR (empire manager, I believe) says that he does not yet know anything about a fine from WCG. | ||
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Mondieu
Romania803 Posts
BOO HOO! | ||
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TeeTS
Germany2762 Posts
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drooL
United Kingdom2108 Posts
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a9arnn
United States1537 Posts
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TAMinator
Australia2706 Posts
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
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speknek
758 Posts
On October 25 2012 01:34 TAMinator wrote: Pulling out to relieve yourself from a losing situation, can't really blame him. As a professional gamer though, it's a pretty weak stance. I've noticed many people share this opinion, but why? It's exactly the other way around. BECAUSE he is a professional player, he should play games for which he feels prepared and confident and skip the rest. This is done in every sport. Tennis players skip tournaments when they aren't prepared, football players aren't set up when they don't feel 100%, etc. He explained it in his statement, this is his source of income and for him it's not beneficial to waste a week traveling+waiting and not winning anything, time that he could use training and maybe win some online cup or so. | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
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Incomplet
United Kingdom1419 Posts
In all honesty, he would have been safer just saying he is not attending due to "personal reasons". | ||
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JackDragon
525 Posts
On October 25 2012 00:24 Razac wrote: WTF = only thing i can say. A list of excuses to hide the real thing we probably will never know. What? Why would he list excuses like these to hide something else? The excuses are really bad if you want to save face... I mean he is basically shit talking the tournament and his own skills. Why can't we just take the reasons for what they are? I think you read far too much into this. Anyway good call for you Happy. If that is how you feel I certainly won't hold it against you. Best of luck in the future. | ||
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bokeevboke
Singapore1674 Posts
On October 25 2012 00:25 mikedebo wrote: They could tweet that Empire.Happy actually encouraged Crank to leave Slayers and the rest will take care of itself... Genius. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
I mean yeah the trip is paid for in this case, but it's not like players would be paying for it themselves either way. | ||
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Tanukki
Finland579 Posts
I'd still attend if only for fun if I was Happy, but maybe he travels so much he's gotten disillusioned with it :p | ||
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speknek
758 Posts
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Kasaraki
Denmark7115 Posts
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imre
France9263 Posts
On October 25 2012 01:43 Incomplet wrote: Thinking short term is ridiculous. Short term = Oh no money in this tournament therfore this is not worthy of my time. The more intelligent long-term thinking is...oh if I win this tournament then this will give me more prestige to my name and ultimately earn me more money via more tournament invites and stream viewers. Sure the WCG may not be as prestigious as it used to be, but it still is one more merit to add to your name, which makes you more equitable. And in regards to quitting due to not believing you can win, that is just an excuse. Quitting before even trying is pathetic in not just SC2, but everything in life. In all honesty, he would have been safer just saying he is not attending due to "personal reasons". reading comprehension: Happy doesn't think he can reach the prize pool so winning the tournament... lol. Yeah sure you can bash a player without even reading, good job sir. | ||
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Incomplet
United Kingdom1419 Posts
On October 25 2012 02:04 sAsImre wrote: reading comprehension: Happy doesn't think he can reach the prize pool so winning the tournament... lol. Yeah sure you can bash a player without even reading, good job sir. So giving up before even trying? Pathetic. | ||
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