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Thieving Magpie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
May 10 2013 00:09 GMT
#1241
On May 10 2013 09:08 turdburgler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2013 09:07 deceptionx wrote:
IdrA is trending on twitter, holy shit.


idra global rank 1 trend on twitter and top post of reddit/r/all

what a goober.


Man, even at gging from a team he's the best at.
Hark, what baseball through yonder window breaks?
ZasZ.
Profile Joined May 2010
United States2911 Posts
May 10 2013 00:09 GMT
#1242
On May 10 2013 09:04 c0ldfusion wrote:
I still can't believe how cynical some of you are. Are we forgetting that when Idra joined EG he was the de facto best foreigner in the world? And arguably a top 10 SC2 player in general. Prior to him joining EG, their roster consisted of inControl, LzGamer, InkA, StrifeCro and axSlav. Enough said.

EG, as we know it today, was built, in no small part, on the back of Greg's renown and results during the early days of SC2.
And this is how Alex Garfield chose to show his gratitude? It's a cut-throat world.


Alex Garfield is a businessman. Nothing you said is incorrect, but people don't keep their jobs because they used to do a good job, and for good reason. Enough people in this world coast along as it is. There is something to be said for allowing a person to get back on track instead of firing them as soon as they show poor performance, but IdrA has had a poor showing in both competition and personality for years now. What exactly was he bringing to the team anymore?

In the real world, you don't get paid a fat salary because of something you used to be able to do well. To be successful you have to keep improving and keep innovating, and IdrA clearly didn't care enough anymore. The decision makes sense, and it doesn't make people cynical for seeing that.

IdrA was the de facto best foreigner in the world 2 years ago. That's a long time for most industries and it is eons for the esports industry.
blomsterjohn
Profile Joined June 2008
Norway463 Posts
May 10 2013 00:09 GMT
#1243
On May 10 2013 09:05 AwesomeFossum wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2013 09:03 Thinasy wrote:
On May 10 2013 09:02 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
On May 10 2013 09:00 Thinasy wrote:
On May 10 2013 08:57 holy_war wrote:
On May 10 2013 08:51 realityyy wrote:
The sc2 community is "not good" to say it politely. The community puts way too much focus on the "entertainment"-side of a player and as soon as someone does something slightly questionable he gets hated so badly for it. For example the ddos incident with stephano shows how high the hating can peak (its not ordinary, but still very alarming to me). Also, the players you meet in ladder make IdrA look like the politest man in the world. The last "gg" I received was combined with a "fu**er". Plus, i actually dont feel like a part of a community. We play the same game, but I dont feel a "together" at all. Could be a personal thing though. The last point I want to mention is viewers on streams, being the community. The chats of a large number of streams reflects a massive immaturity, being filled with trolls and offending people, not representing that much of a support to esports. So I think IdrA criticizing the community is a good move to me, cause he's one of the few ones that mentions that without fearing to lose money cause a part of that "community" could stop "supporting" esports by bringing money to the companies. I hope he gets a new team that at least in some way still believes in the spirit of esports, not the spirit of money. Cause thats the impression I got from EG the last months and finally with this act. So let me finish this post with a final example of how grown up the community is. ( I hope the picture is fine, please delete if someone has a problem with it )

[image loading]


Leauge of Legends is your example of a "grown" community? Wow, just wow.


Yeah I'm not sure whether to laugh or not. League of Legends community is a subreddit which is about 50x times more toxic then TL then include the players inside the game.

On-topic: I actually really believed this thread was a troll even after reading the OP. Man was I shocked


I think you misunderstood. I'm pretty sure that picture is intended to illustrate the problems with the community, not its successes. Of course, it's a different game and a different scene, so it's wholly beside the point. Still. He's not holding the LoL community up on a pedestal; rather, he's using them as an example of what not to do.


Yeah I might have misunderstood it, if so im sorry for that


Just FYI - it's the red lights in the shape of "something". (Top right of picture)


I shat bricks... yet not very surprising though the finest of shit kids


KelsierSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United Kingdom10443 Posts
May 10 2013 00:10 GMT
#1244
On May 10 2013 09:08 seeker5587 wrote:
Good, Idra is a terrible person in general. He doesn't do anything to help the e-sports community.(Besides put on good matches.) I have always hated how terrible he treats the SC community. Always bad mouthing lower level players and anyone who isn't pro doesn't deserve to breathe the same air as him isn't entertaining. I would never cheer for EG to win because Idra was on there team. Now maybe I can enjoy some EG matches. Idra is the worst pro gamer on the planet and needs to retire.


So you posted some BM bullshit on another account and got banned. That should have been the que to stop making such silly posts
Zerg for Life
TheMilkyOne
Profile Joined May 2012
Moldova98 Posts
May 10 2013 00:10 GMT
#1245
Fuck You Idra! I always hated u!!!

User was temp banned for this post.
MKP and Flash StarCraft 2 FTW
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
May 10 2013 00:11 GMT
#1246
On May 10 2013 08:57 holy_war wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2013 08:51 realityyy wrote:
The sc2 community is "not good" to say it politely. The community puts way too much focus on the "entertainment"-side of a player and as soon as someone does something slightly questionable he gets hated so badly for it. For example the ddos incident with stephano shows how high the hating can peak (its not ordinary, but still very alarming to me). Also, the players you meet in ladder make IdrA look like the politest man in the world. The last "gg" I received was combined with a "fu**er". Plus, i actually dont feel like a part of a community. We play the same game, but I dont feel a "together" at all. Could be a personal thing though. The last point I want to mention is viewers on streams, being the community. The chats of a large number of streams reflects a massive immaturity, being filled with trolls and offending people, not representing that much of a support to esports. So I think IdrA criticizing the community is a good move to me, cause he's one of the few ones that mentions that without fearing to lose money cause a part of that "community" could stop "supporting" esports by bringing money to the companies. I hope he gets a new team that at least in some way still believes in the spirit of esports, not the spirit of money. Cause thats the impression I got from EG the last months and finally with this act. So let me finish this post with a final example of how grown up the community is. ( I hope the picture is fine, please delete if someone has a problem with it )

[image loading]


Leauge of Legends is your example of a "grown" community? Wow, just wow.


That "Swastika" pretty much sums up it all, if you look at the picture. Heh.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Treydor
Profile Joined June 2011
United States20 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-10 00:12:46
May 10 2013 00:12 GMT
#1247
On May 10 2013 09:10 TheMilkyOne wrote:
Fuck You Idra! I always hated u!!!


Hate? You're a moron.

I real feel as if EG pushed the kill button too quickly on this issue.
soullogik
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1171 Posts
May 10 2013 00:12 GMT
#1248
he played zerg

not like we losing a skilled player

User was temp banned for this post.
young ho
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16071 Posts
May 10 2013 00:12 GMT
#1249
On May 10 2013 09:05 dddoushio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2013 09:04 skeldark wrote:
With combatX ignored, destiny gone and now idra gone,
who will fill the empty place of the
"Running joke of sc2" ?

WCS America


ROFL. Well played.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
rawrx
Profile Joined February 2006
United States380 Posts
May 10 2013 00:12 GMT
#1250
what he said wasn't even that serious... lol. people just need to stop being so sensitive.
DeathSquire36
Profile Joined June 2011
United States167 Posts
May 10 2013 00:12 GMT
#1251
Just a tip for those who keep mentioning it: Twitter automatically tailors your Trends list to your interests. I can assure you IdrA is NOT trending in any of the actual lists. He's #1 on mine, but I follow a bunch of SC2 players. If you turn off tailored trends he pretty obviously disappears from the list.
dirtydurb82
Profile Joined December 2012
United States178 Posts
May 10 2013 00:12 GMT
#1252
Past time. At some point, SC is about winning. This type of behavior from IdrA was fun while it lasted, but only if the WINS were behind it. If IdrA can commit to DOING something rather than BEING someone, he can still turn his career around.

Now, if liquid picks him up....I would watch just for the IdrA vs. HuK being renewed!
"The only way to grow E-Sports is to tell the truth." -Richard Lewis
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
May 10 2013 00:13 GMT
#1253
On May 10 2013 09:04 c0ldfusion wrote:
I still can't believe how cynical some of you are. Are we forgetting that when Idra joined EG he was the de facto best foreigner in the world? And arguably a top 10 SC2 player in general. Prior to him joining EG, their roster consisted of inControl, LzGamer, InkA, StrifeCro and axSlav. Enough said.

EG, as we know it today, was built, in no small part, on the back of Greg's renown and results during the early days of SC2.
And this is how Alex Garfield chose to show his gratitude? It's a cut-throat world.


Hear hear.

Whatever IdrA's shortcomings, you don't publicly chastise someone who has been a long time partner. That only makes EG look bad.

There is currently no reason why to be a fan of EG unlike, for example, Kespa teams, or Liquid, or IM. It's a collection of players who were hired when they were at their peak that brought their own fan base. Those fans will also leave when the players leave.

I'll take a quick bet that the next player to get "released" for "not being EG enough" is Stephano (who just isn't playing as well as before) who will be released for saying something that is very Stephano but it's actually EGs usually MO of rotating through the most popular players.
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
May 10 2013 00:13 GMT
#1254
This guy was the EG posterboy, in my opinion, and with Stephano on his way out in the next year or so...

wtf esports, not ok.
We CAN have nice things
Juggernaut477
Profile Joined May 2011
United States379 Posts
May 10 2013 00:13 GMT
#1255
On May 10 2013 09:12 soullogik wrote:
he played zerg

not like we losing a skilled player


The amount of trash posts in this thread is amazing.
eathb
Profile Joined May 2004
Australia6 Posts
May 10 2013 00:13 GMT
#1256
Props to Idra for riding eg for this long...
I'm surprised he wasn't booted any sooner to be honest.

He was always disrespectful, but people saw this as a persona and were entertained by it rather than offended that he had not a single grain of respect for the community. This type of attitude won't get you far in life, although he seems to have been extremely lucky to get this far with it.

Perception is Reality
painintheass
Profile Joined May 2013
China1 Post
May 10 2013 00:13 GMT
#1257
You guys have no idea how hard to be a zerg player, especially for inControl cuz he's a fucking toss player. Good luck Idra! Still supporting you sir !!
fuck you!
blacksheepwall
Profile Joined June 2011
China1530 Posts
May 10 2013 00:13 GMT
#1258
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ // </3 Taeja
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16071 Posts
May 10 2013 00:14 GMT
#1259
On May 10 2013 09:12 rawrx wrote:
what he said wasn't even that serious... lol. people just need to stop being so sensitive.


It was a lot more serious than you're giving it credit for.

You cannot insult an entire fanbase and by doing so give your team a reputation of intentionally encouraging bad behavior to make money all in the same post.

Idra has said a lot of shit I disagree with over the years, but what he said in those posts was directly damaging to EG's reputation. I don't think they had a choice but to release him over it.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
RaVeNDesign
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada16 Posts
May 10 2013 00:14 GMT
#1260
So this is the day that the biggest new in esports happened. History
Graphic Designer - PM for Overlays/etc - Team .SCA
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