EPTAnyone that truly tries to be a professional gamer in their lives has my respect for that, and IdrA definitely comes under that banner.
Evil Geniuses Releases Greg "IdrA" Fields - Page 46
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SgtCoDFish
United Kingdom1520 Posts
Anyone that truly tries to be a professional gamer in their lives has my respect for that, and IdrA definitely comes under that banner. | ||
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Spinoza
667 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:08 Gatored wrote: I highly doubt they fired him solely because of what he's done/said to opponents and people in the community. There were most likely internal issues too with him being so immature. I am actually surprised EG put up with his bullshit this long. That is a true miracle. This is probably true, I admit. But the official burning is still disgraceful. | ||
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Disengaged
United States6994 Posts
I bet ya | ||
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worked13
Australia93 Posts
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Hydro033
United States136 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:13 RiT4LiN wrote: I'm actually still dissapointed in the reaction. I much rather want an apology that this bullshit story about their ethics. Everything I wanted to read from this was only implied I'm hurt as a fan by what IdrA said and I'll never enjoy StarCraft with the same passion I did before. Really? Why so sensitive? Man, if you get so down about what other people say, then your life must be rough as hell. Brush it off, move on. | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
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rasnj
United States1959 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:12 Partha wrote: This is way too harsh. Greg was probably emotional when he made the statements that got him fired. #savethegracken #fuckotters Greg is a liability. Terrible practice partner. Hurts the image of the team. Not very skilled. Yes he can get (mostly negative) attention to something, but unless he matches that with some skill or something, then that in itself is quite a weak qualification considering his many severe shortcomings. And if he does not gain some skill, then he won't be able to continue provoking this kind of reaction. The option was pretty much between whether to release him now, or in 6 months when he would be the same, except not even capable of producing a decent reaction from the community. There are so many others players that are more deserving, and probably much better investments if you look further than the next half year. | ||
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MarCoon
Germany493 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:05 Chill wrote: Wow, didn't expect that. Idra is well connected and well established. He will do well in whatever he chooses to do next. Hopefully he takes some time to consider what his next move should be. elaborate troll | ||
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NanashiStarCraft
Germany48 Posts
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vesicular
United States1311 Posts
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WhiteSatin
United States308 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:11 GreenHorizons wrote: 42 pages of posts in less than an hour, 10k viewers rushed into SotG in a few minutes, and multiple shows will stack viewers wanting updates. If a sponsor/team isn't on top of this they should be firing their head hunters. you're wrong to analyze it the way you are - this does not imply that idra should be hired in a new team- this means that people are commenting/watching on the 'event' itself unfold. there are many people in this thread -if you reaed it carefully- (just like me) who are supporting th fact that EG finally released someone who has been acting as a dick, has been disrespectful and has not put up any results. idra at this point is just like destiny - a guy with a niche of hardcore fans who follow him, but that's about it. he can probably make an OK living streaming.. from a talent pov he's got nothing.. and from the "personality" stand point, 90% of the community is fed up by him. | ||
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ChewSenTv
United States99 Posts
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GreenFaction
United States82 Posts
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CygNus X-1
Canada169 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:08 sixonezero wrote: When did the community get to say who is on or who isn't on a team. Like seriously the whole "fuck Idra" circlejerk in Reddit I feel caused this to happen but seriously should they have that power? I would like to know how much that influenced the decision to realease him. When a player basically shits all over the community (http://i.imgur.com/FgezXgU.jpg) that makes EG even exist in the first place, that influences the decision to release him. | ||
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Joedaddy
United States1948 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:07 mastergriggy wrote: I see this topic brings out the best in people. Although the last time I really enjoyed watching him was GSL 3. Him and Jinro were so awesome! Yeah~ I'll never forget Idra's 6 pool on Jungle Basin where Jinro's mistake (accidentally cancelling the marine) won him the game and the series! | ||
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Msr
Korea (South)495 Posts
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MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
On May 10 2013 07:14 ottersareneat wrote: But, to us, there's a very big difference between a player being disrespectful to an opponent in a ladder match, and a player being disrespectful to the entire community of people who, via their own enthusiasm and passion for the entertainment product he creates, actually make his profession possible. Did he say something to somebody? Or did contract just expire and they decided not to renew it? | ||
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Toosneaky
United States114 Posts
It shows they care more about preserving image then some extra money idra might bring in through advertisements. | ||
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Zanzabarr
Canada217 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:02 CeriseCherries wrote: ok well considering his stream views "infinitely" more money than him is gonna be hard dude and lets not forget the fact he was offered a scholarship to RPI i believe it was, a very respectable engineering school which means he's obviously not dumb and that there's still tons of people who like him and that your opinion on his "joke" level is more or less irrelevant -_- Yeah, offered a scholarship like what.... 5+ years ago now? The guy has the heart of a walnut. There are always going to be people who love joke personalities like idrA, but that doesn't make him somehow not a joke. He doesn't attract attention because he is a good player or an enjoyable person or anything... he attracts attention because he's a sour minded raging fool, and people want to be there to see him spiral down the drain. If anything, your view is "irrelevant". You're in the minority. | ||
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Punti
99 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:10 Salv wrote: Greg has been a wealthy salary relative to other Starcraft II players, relative to other gamers, even relative to the average American worker. Greg's salary is very high. How much was his monthly salary from EG? | ||
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