This isn't a bash at smi, but I wish our community was a bit more positive in giving attention to teams in normal times, instead of doing nothing to give them exposure and blowing up whenever there is scandal.

IAmBelieve

Canada70 Posts

August 01 2013 07:10 GMT

#222

I've known nano for a while, why is everyone hating on him hes a really good player and most of all a good friend =/

RayBeans

Germany331 Posts

August 01 2013 07:13 GMT

#223

thanks for the warning, but besides that i don't see that anyone was scammed, you were only "scammed" of your promises, but no real damage was done. "personal sponsorship" promising pcs and expensive hardware out of the blue... really guys? you did believe that?!

BoX

United States214 Posts

August 01 2013 07:15 GMT

#224

I feel like this would've been better kept off a public forum..

It's tough seeing how the scarcity of sponsorships for e-sports can lead to this type of thing. Yeah scams happen all the time, but this was just ridiculous.

Vaelone

Finland4400 Posts

August 01 2013 07:22 GMT

#225

I do have to wonder how exactly was he planning to get money out of you, this all sounds pretty ridiculous to me.

I guess he could just enjoy toying with people and wasn't even after any financial gain.

FireSA

Australia555 Posts

August 01 2013 07:28 GMT

#226

This is pretty funny. Only way I can see that he could have even gotten anything out of you is if he said that he needed you to cover shipping or pay for him to send stuff, and seeing as that wasn't the case.....in any case, hope you learned a valuable lesson, if something seems too good to be true, it generally is.

Leagis

Germany9 Posts

August 01 2013 08:11 GMT

#227

I think it's a good example for all semi-professional teams, when sponsors approache..

OmniEulogy

Canada6592 Posts

August 01 2013 08:49 GMT

#228

worst thing is that somebody else is going to believe this idiot down the road and we'll be reading about this happening again next year. These guys never seem to just go away lol

Technique

Netherlands1542 Posts

August 01 2013 09:12 GMT

#229

This is happening to clans that want to be all professional while having no actual top players since as long as i can remember.
And it will continue to happen.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

ROOTFayth

Canada3351 Posts

August 01 2013 09:19 GMT

#230

Well this is an entertaining thread, too bad Athena has been banned

UniversalSnip

9871 Posts

August 01 2013 09:32 GMT

#231

I still do not understand what athena is supposed to get out of this. Everybody keeps asking but unless I missed it nobody from the team addresses it? Is the only reason this is even worth a thread to get some publicity out of him wasting of their time? he basically didn't do anything except be a liar idiot and scumbag but I see no gameplan that gets him money out of any of this...

synd

Bulgaria586 Posts

August 01 2013 09:36 GMT

#232

I'm sorry but who will ever believe that a team that just got back from the dead, will receive alienware laptops, razer gear and base salary for no results. Seriously, some times you guys are too trusting

Veriol

Czech Republic502 Posts

August 01 2013 09:53 GMT

#233

Dirtybird even though you have been out of reach to confirm everything, are the players so "young" to not see how fishy this is? This is just more their fault then yours really. Advise them to think for themselves...

"sup guys, im this multimillionaire and I want to throw money at you; just sign these contrants NOW" ... say what?

Sorry if this is too harsh but these kinds of "accidents" are beyond my comprehension.

Bonkarooni

United States383 Posts

August 01 2013 10:15 GMT

#234

Please tell me you guys contacted the Police. If this guy has a record, he might be on probation. :/ if you didn't, contact the police immediately.

EDIT: and if you don't think there's a court case here. Just call Alienware. "Hey this guy claimed to be working for you, and sponsored a starcraft 2 team. Are you okay with this?" Pretty sure they'd be interested in this.

In fact.

PLaYbOi..

7 Posts

August 01 2013 10:24 GMT

#235

damn sucks to hear this , was interesting to read though . Tim if you need help with the team msg me , i think i have some ways to help.
-MiKe aka 'sMi.VeGa

w.s

Sweden850 Posts

August 01 2013 11:00 GMT

#236

On August 01 2013 10:59 sMiAthena wrote:
there was no negative to the players or smi. the fact is there was a lot that happened behind the scenes w/ text or phone calls, and random fights within the team. they act as if i didnt take a hit as well. they act as if they are the only victims in this.

the sponsor: personally sponsored me and my LoL team himself. then i was in a bad car accident, i was forced to move back to texas, due to the fact i needed some help during my recovery state.

i do wish sMi the best of luck, but i think the actions that have taken place was out of line, especially targeting ME and ONLY me, when im not the one who did all of this. so what if i have 2 things on my "pending" record, people make mistakes. but i guess they are all perfect.

i personally did not make these promises to these players. this is what the sponsor and myself worked out and agreed on, so this is what i was able to offer to them.

of course maybe i didnt take pics or anything RIGHT away when they asked, im sorry but when i spend 8+ hours a day w/ the team and i choose to go out for a night or something, i think i have the right to do that.

anyways, GL sMi wish you the best.
i know things are not do good for you guys, nor me, but please keep in your heart that it wasnt ME who did this.

User was banned for this post.

You just don't know when to quit do you...

HornyHerring

Papua New Guinea1059 Posts

August 01 2013 11:14 GMT

#237

I feel sorry for you, but can't you people really learn from other teams' mistakes? This kind of situation already happened with a few teams...

laegoose

Russian Federation325 Posts

August 01 2013 11:30 GMT

#238

What a fucking waste of time this thread is. Some kid spent few months lying about sponsors to an unknown team (participated about 0 times in major tournaments). Yes, that's a huge e-sports scandal hahaha.
p.s. 0$ were involved, so nobody actually suffered.

Cyrak

Canada536 Posts

August 01 2013 12:16 GMT

#239

if anyone from smi wants to contact me i can put them in touch with a nigerian prince who is dying to sponsor them