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Please don't make comments that don't have any content other than 'free life'. They don't contribute to the discussion, and therefore will be moderated from this point on. - The_Templar
getg00d
Profile Joined April 2017
United States120 Posts
November 07 2017 06:01 GMT
#21
lol...dayuummm
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juvenal
Profile Joined July 2013
2448 Posts
November 07 2017 06:10 GMT
#22
The anti-kespa folks remind me of "fuck the system!" teenagers.
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zealotstim
Profile Joined February 2015
United States455 Posts
November 07 2017 06:23 GMT
#23
Oh no! What's going to happen to Proleague!?
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
November 07 2017 06:28 GMT
#24
How the irony
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DIngoDog
Profile Joined June 2017
11 Posts
November 07 2017 06:38 GMT
#25
I don't get it...Why is it that Kespa is notoriously strict and difficult to work with, supposed to be good for progamers, yet they've run everything into the ground and have been plagued with corruption & allegations? They just seem like crooked bunch of dudes who have nearly toppled Starcraft from the scene.

As an aside, since people mentioned "free Life", lol...with crooks like this at the top of Kespa, you have to wonder if he didn't feel forced to make some of his decisions - i.e., under duress or family threats. It's not as if he were the only one making bad choices when the rot has spread all the way to the top, we can now see.
DIngoDog
Profile Joined June 2017
11 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-07 06:39:37
November 07 2017 06:39 GMT
#26
On November 07 2017 15:10 juvenal wrote:
The anti-kespa folks remind me of "fuck the system!" teenagers.



Except "the system" really is a bunch of corrupt old fucks forcing their rules on you...well that's not too far from the real "system" also! Fuck it!
pzlama333
Profile Joined April 2013
United States282 Posts
November 07 2017 06:53 GMT
#27
Does this guy and this company have any relationship with Starcraft 2? Does kespa still control everything about Starcraft 2 in South Korea?
jowelsgrry
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
45 Posts
November 07 2017 07:09 GMT
#28
On November 07 2017 15:38 DIngoDog wrote:
I don't get it...Why is it that Kespa is notoriously strict and difficult to work with, supposed to be good for progamers, yet they've run everything into the ground and have been plagued with corruption & allegations? They just seem like crooked bunch of dudes who have nearly toppled Starcraft from the scene.

As an aside, since people mentioned "free Life", lol...with crooks like this at the top of Kespa, you have to wonder if he didn't feel forced to make some of his decisions - i.e., under duress or family threats. It's not as if he were the only one making bad choices when the rot has spread all the way to the top, we can now see.


I'm so fucking sick of Kespa's bullshit. I hope they get shut down and all the crooks rot in jail.
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Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
November 07 2017 07:12 GMT
#29
Did this influence any of the KeSPA events?
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Asturas
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Finland587 Posts
November 07 2017 07:16 GMT
#30
On November 07 2017 16:12 Twinkle Toes wrote:
Did this influence any of the KeSPA events?


That? Plus, FREE LIFE!
There are no boundaries, that's the final conclusion.
CHEONSOYUN
Profile Joined August 2017
562 Posts
November 07 2017 07:22 GMT
#31
it has very little to do with esports unfortunately; this is everyday corporate crime.
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fronkschnonk
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany622 Posts
November 07 2017 07:41 GMT
#32
I also think we should focus on individual guilt here and not blame kespa in general. But ofcourse - such a big organization should have some safety mechanisms built in to prevent such stuff from happening.
Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.
lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
November 07 2017 07:55 GMT
#33
Good. This shit needs to be fought everywhere.
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
November 07 2017 08:23 GMT
#34
On November 07 2017 16:41 fronkschnonk wrote:
I also think we should focus on individual guilt here and not blame kespa in general. But ofcourse - such a big organization should have some safety mechanisms built in to prevent such stuff from happening.


Don't be silly. People love to shit on KeSPA and blame everything wrong on them.
Jj_82
Profile Joined December 2012
Swaziland419 Posts
November 07 2017 08:41 GMT
#35
On November 07 2017 12:01 Waxangel wrote:
The former KeSPA chairman—who remains unnamed in media reports but is almost certainly Mr. Jeon Byung-Hun by his description as a former MP and current member of the Korean president's staff—previously held a position on a government committee with the power to renew Lotte Homeshopping's operating license. Prosecutors suspect Lotte Homeshopping may have "lobbied" the former chairman for renewal.
A) From KESPA to president's staff – Now that's how big eSports is in Korea!
B) Why would Lotte need such shady moves to be able to renew their "operating license"?
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FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
November 07 2017 09:08 GMT
#36
What's with Korea and corruption man...
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CBAS2TheHumanLife
Profile Joined July 2017
Korea (South)29 Posts
November 07 2017 09:25 GMT
#37
2015 Kespa Cup?? that is the only title soO has..
-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1926 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-07 09:38:06
November 07 2017 09:34 GMT
#38
kespa is going to kespa jail!!

.... wait what?



On November 07 2017 17:41 Jj_82 wrote:
B) Why would Lotte need such shady moves to be able to renew their "operating license"?


It probably isn't so much that Lotte gets benefits directly to their 'operating license' but that with donations these people in positions of power within the government can recommend, give discounts, etc. to the company at later times. It's the 'practical' lobbying that happens all the time in America. Spend a few million to sway the opinions and votes of those in power, and later get back hundreds of millions or even billions from that investment.
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-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1926 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-07 09:37:56
November 07 2017 09:37 GMT
#39
dbl post sry
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Jj_82
Profile Joined December 2012
Swaziland419 Posts
November 07 2017 09:40 GMT
#40
On November 07 2017 18:25 CBAS2TheHumanLife wrote:
2015 Kespa Cup?? that is the only title soO has..

Oh god...
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