Rain forfeits GSL Code S spot in favor of MLG. - Page 46

On November 04 2012 13:41 opterown wrote:

there are more MLGs next year, and rain lost potentially a lot of money at GSL too i guess *shrug

On November 04 2012 13:46 IcedBacon wrote:
That's such a poor choice.. GSL is waaaaaaaay more important than MLG.

On November 04 2012 14:11 StarStruck wrote:


The importance is on the relationship.

This is the KeSPA/MLG partnership at work.

KeSPA' and GOM have never been on the same page; whereas, KeSPA and MLG have their partnership running it's course.

This by no means is a bad decision when you consider all the variables.

When you read between all the lines. It's simply politics.

On November 04 2012 14:25 Doodsmack wrote:

You have no idea whether what you just said is true, you're just speculating. It could very well have been Rain's choice to come play in front of foreign fans and travel abroad for the first time. According to MLGAdam when Rain's decision was first announce, it was in fact Rain deciding that he "wants to win MLG." Given that Rain is just a kid, and the opportunity presented itself to go play in a foreign tournament in just a couple days, it's entirely possible he decided to do so at the last minute. Please don't spew out a cynical rumor as if it's fact, when in reality you're just taking a shot in the dark.

On November 04 2012 14:26 opterown wrote:

maybe it was rain's decision, but i think the consensus on TL is that it's a kespa powerplay move

On November 04 2012 15:01 Doodsmack wrote:



Well I hate to be offensive but I don't think the consensus on TL, when we've only heard one side of the story, is reliable. Although I would actually argue that there isn't any consensus in this thread as to whether it was a Kespa powerplay move. It's only a minority of posts in this thread that claim such. We do know that in the original thread in which it was announced that Rain wanted to play in Dallas, MLGAdam said it was Rain's decision. Do you believe Adam lied through his teeth, or do you believe Joe Schmoe TL speculator? I know who I choose.

On November 04 2012 15:01 Doodsmack wrote:

Well I hate to be offensive but I don't think the consensus on TL, when we've only heard one side of the story, is reliable. Although I would actually argue that there isn't any consensus in this thread as to whether it was a Kespa powerplay move. It's only a minority of posts in this thread that claim such. We do know that in the original thread in which it was announced that Rain wanted to play in Dallas, MLGAdam said it was Rain's decision. Do you believe Adam lied through his teeth, or do you believe Joe Schmoe TL speculator? I know who I choose.

On November 04 2012 15:05 Wombat_NI wrote:

I mean, if it's all conjecture-based, may as well take your own personal conjecture into account. I'd figure Rain, having played his entire career in Korea really wanted to experience the foreign scene for at least one tournament.

Also given that MLG works on ranking points, if he shows well here it gets him other chances to play in later MLGs, ones that hopefully don't clash with the GSL.

On November 01 2012 14:03 Fionn wrote:
If this was Rain's choice, then he has to live by it. But if he honestly forfeited his Code S seed for a CHANCE at winning $25,000 and having to go ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE OPEN BRACKET, then he might be the best player in the world, but not the best decision maker. Hopefully GSL does what they did with (other)Rain and suspend him for a season. Rain was one of the GSL's main stars after S4 and could have been a reason why a lot of people bought a ticket.

On November 05 2012 03:14 Confuse wrote:
Rain himself said he was sad to leave Code S in an interview just now. : /

Also, he's in top 8 now. I'm glad that he made it, hope he can go to the finals and lose to Flash ^_^

On November 05 2012 03:59 PushDown wrote:

The interviews on the stage tend to lose some of their "true" meaning because the interpreter doesn't translate all the context for both parties.* What I'm saying is that Reis didn't translate Rain's thoughts with 100% accuracy.

I would really like to see a well prepared interview of Rain once he finish his tournament experience, I feel this is one of the many interesting storys this MLG has and it not being orchestrated at all in this tournament. A shame.


Edit: *

On November 05 2012 05:00 Xpace wrote:
I LOVE YOU BOMBER!!!

I don't know what's sweeter; that Bomber did it (who showed a level of play we've only seen very few times from him), or that Flash vs Life was going on at the same time meaning a lot less people watched Rain get eliminated ROFL.

Lesson learned, KESPA/MLG?

On November 05 2012 05:08 MonkSEA wrote:


Yeah. He probably didn't come home with much profits after considering plane tickets, accommodation and eating expenses.