AfreecaTV bans matchfixers' streams - Page 5
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eviltomahawk
United States11133 Posts
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
On October 22 2015 22:40 eviltomahawk wrote: It was for the greater good. All that friction felt unnecessary and wouldn't have been good in the long run anyways. This was excuse of so many bad deeds in history... Therefore I am not surprised someone used it. | ||
RHoudini
Belgium3626 Posts
On October 22 2015 21:59 Thouhastmail wrote: And.. Voila! they chose money that comes from balloons. No. They chose ethics, sportsmanship and common sense. | ||
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nimdil
Poland3748 Posts
On October 22 2015 22:51 RHoudini wrote: No. They chose ethics, sportsmanship and common sense. Who did? There's no ethics involved, it was far beyond sportsmanship and it was less common sense more PR & $$ | ||
Wildmoon
Thailand4189 Posts
On October 22 2015 22:06 OtherWorld wrote: Well I guess for some people revenge is justice The definition of justice is not something concrete. It's what people in the society you live in decide on. I don't see how this punishment is unreasonable at all. They are banned from making money from the game they abused and ruined. They are free to play the game whenever they want and move on to whatever they want with their lives. Some people are making it seem like these matchfixers's right are violated. That's ridiculous. | ||
m4ini
4215 Posts
On October 22 2015 22:55 nimdil wrote: Who did? There's no ethics involved, it was far beyond sportsmanship and it was less common sense more PR & $$ Kinda expected from a company that is supposed to make money though, i don't really understand where the uproar comes from. For us westerners, eSport might be all candy and marshmallows and stuff - that's quite the different story in Korea. Especially considering what hit they took when it happened the last time. | ||
mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
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-Celestial-
United Kingdom3867 Posts
On October 22 2015 22:00 nimdil wrote: GSL and their personal streams are different Afreeca channels. Yet its the same company giving them a platform. The Tour de France wouldn't allow advertisements for Lance Armstrong cycling lessons. | ||
mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES49629 Posts
On October 22 2015 23:07 mishimaBeef wrote: unlucky times for those bw streamers not really, all of them rarely stream anyway. savior deleted his afreeca account 2 months ago. | ||
jubil
United States2602 Posts
In my opinion, all this hubbub over streaming is just a silly distraction from the REAL issues at stake - matchfixing in official matches. I am far more concerned over whether investigation of past games continues, and if additional safeguards are being put in place to deter/prevent additional matchfixing, than over whether the disgraced players get a couple balloons from misguided fans. | ||
Thouhastmail
Korea (North)876 Posts
On October 22 2015 22:51 RHoudini wrote: No. They chose ethics, sportsmanship and common sense. LOL the best humour that I've heard If you see afreeca's policy about betting streams, you would be very impressed. | ||
mikedebo
Canada4341 Posts
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FFW_Rude
France10201 Posts
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Penev
28451 Posts
On October 22 2015 23:15 jubil wrote: Well, I personally feel that matchfixers streaming was an issue best left to the court of public opinion (ie. those who feel that matchfixers don't deserve any attention, just boycott the stream), but Afreeca is certainly within their rights as a private company to ban whoever it wants to, and when you have pressure from both Kespa (especially important now that Afreeca is running a major league) and from your own users, it would be pretty hard to ignore those opinions. In my opinion, all this hubbub over streaming is just a silly distraction from the REAL issues at stake - matchfixing in official matches. I am far more concerned over whether investigation of past games continues, and if additional safeguards are being put in place to deter/prevent additional matchfixing, than over whether the disgraced players get a couple balloons from misguided fans. Well said. | ||
Lazare1969
United States318 Posts
If AfreecaTV simply didn't say anything, then they wouldn't have had this much negative attention and backlash and wouldn't be forced to ban matchfixers. If a reporter or KeSPA eventually asks them whether they will do something about the matchfixers, AfreecaTV could've simply used the standard business tactic that Blizzard always uses, which is to imply some sort of vague postponement on a decision with a statement like "We thank you for sharing your concerns, as it is an important issue to us, and we are currently discussing with the AfreecaTV(TM) staff and will make the most fair decision in the upcoming future." Then the masses will forget about it soon after, and AfreecaTV could continue postponing that decision whenever a reporter asks them about it. | ||
RHoudini
Belgium3626 Posts
On October 22 2015 23:21 Thouhastmail wrote: LOL the best humour that I've heard If you see afreeca's policy about betting streams, you would be very impressed. Even a broken clock gets it right twice a day. | ||
baldgye
United Kingdom1072 Posts
Why should one mistake ruin everything else you try and do online? | ||
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r_gg
141 Posts
On October 22 2015 23:41 Lazare1969 wrote: AfreecaTV made a tactical mistake here. If AfreecaTV simply didn't say anything, then they wouldn't have had this much negative attention and backlash and wouldn't be forced to ban matchfixers. If a reporter or KeSPA eventually asks them whether they will do something about the matchfixers, AfreecaTV could've simply used the standard business tactic that Blizzard always uses, which is to imply some sort of vague postponement on a decision with a statement like "We thank you for sharing your concerns, as it is an important issue to us, and we are currently discussing with the AfreecaTV(TM) staff and will make the most fair decision in the upcoming future." Then the masses will forget about it soon after, and AfreecaTV could continue postponing that decision whenever a reporter asks them about it. No that won't work. Afreeca is THE streaming platform in Korea and it is where the past culprits have been streaming and making money. They were already under fire in the past about this. The moment Kespa made the announcement, it was all about whether or not Afreeca will comply and everyone's attention was on them. They would have faced backlash even if Kespa didn't make the announcement. Them reacting prematurely just shot them in the foot. | ||
Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
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