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Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
December 02 2009 00:28 GMT
#981
To those against these "easy wins," it's simple: $22000 in cash prizes is on the line.

Those who wanna get paid will do what they have to to make the Play-offs. The difference is that those who are actually worth their rank are the ones who will pull through in the end. You act like getting in to the Play-offs means anything, when the "cheaters" will probably just get eliminated in the first round if they can't pull it off skill-wise.

As much as I hate to say it, Honorable Play won't get you shit all when Jimmy Twogate knows his cheese alone won't get him high enough.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
December 02 2009 00:36 GMT
#982
I tend to disagree.

Yes 22k$ is at stake but what are the odds of KwarK winning it? Very very very close to 0. Hell his chance of winning 250$ is nearly 0 as well. So why sell yourself out for the chance at maybe winning 250$? Is your integrity worth that? Is being made fun of for eternity worth that?

I think not.

He might just well qualify. But because he did it in a chicken-shit fashion (if he does, I think he won't qualify actually) he will ALWAYS have that * next to his name or the disclaimer will be made each time he is discussed that he pussy footed his way there.

To each their own. In fact, kwark's honor/integrity could very well be worth 250$, hell it could be worth less than that. He did after all, make a blog about his amazing ICCUP stats/record when he abused Longinus with 2 builds/mu's.
Raelcun
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States3747 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 00:43:54
December 02 2009 00:42 GMT
#983
Quick clarification on why Kwark's rank is different.

You are not allowed to play more than:

6 games between D- and D+
9 Games between C- and C+
12 Games between B- and B+

Versus the same player.


He was penalized for playing over the 12 game limit against the same player in 24 hours of play, he played 15 games vs smi.lols so the three extra games he won were just subtracted from his total points. This is something people need to be careful about because the rule is within a 24 hour period it's not that once the server clock ticks over midnight you can play 12 more games.

For A rank games it is more complicated you are not able to gain more than 1000 points from the same player in a 24 hour period. This could be 8 games or a long series of games 30+ or so.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43610 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 00:50:18
December 02 2009 00:44 GMT
#984
It's been brought to my attention that although my games vs lols were played on two separate days (I fell asleep, got up, spent a day at university then played him some more) they were within a 24 hour period (by half an hour). As such I am having the last 3 games vs him deleted for a total of 291 points.
Furthermore, I disconnected during a replay with a teammate twice while nearly B+.
On December 01 2009 10:23 KwarK wrote:
Also I keep discing in reps when I put the speed above x2. It's really quite annoying. Fortunately icc admins are sorting them out quickly and I've started using a D rank account to watch reps.

Although complaints for those games were submitted and dealt with immediately I did play 2 (I think) games before I was reimbursed the points. That means I got +130 for each of the wins at B, rather than the +97 I would have got had I not disconnected. Obviously in something as important as TSL 66 points could make a big difference so I'm having them removed. The 3rd disconnect happened in the middle of B+ and was fixed within hours so I gained nothing from that.
So a total of 357 points but at least this has happened now while I can ladder it back up.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
MoRe_mInErAls
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Canada1210 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 01:05:17
December 02 2009 00:59 GMT
#985
Kwark has beaten the system.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43610 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 01:18:01
December 02 2009 01:02 GMT
#986
On December 02 2009 09:36 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I tend to disagree.

Yes 22k$ is at stake but what are the odds of KwarK winning it? Very very very close to 0. Hell his chance of winning 250$ is nearly 0 as well. So why sell yourself out for the chance at maybe winning 250$? Is your integrity worth that? Is being made fun of for eternity worth that?

I think not.

He might just well qualify. But because he did it in a chicken-shit fashion (if he does, I think he won't qualify actually) he will ALWAYS have that * next to his name or the disclaimer will be made each time he is discussed that he pussy footed his way there.

To each their own. In fact, kwark's honor/integrity could very well be worth 250$, hell it could be worth less than that. He did after all, make a blog about his amazing ICCUP stats/record when he abused Longinus with 2 builds/mu's.

Hold an invitational. In a ladder it's not who is 'best', it's who has the most points. Hell, if one guy has a 100% winrate and another guy has a 51% winrate the 51% can still get more points if he just plays enough games. That's how ladders work.
To be fair you'd need to force players to play a set number of games, evenly divided between each matchup, on each map, at each time, against randomly selected opponents of their rank. Most TSL players refuse to play some maps and those with weaker matchups try to avoid them. It's a part of the system.

Incontrols matchups. ZvZ 11-10 | 52.4% ZvP 36-11 | 76.6% ZvT 26-7 | 78.8%
Less than 20% of his games are played in his weakest matchup.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Holgerius
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden16951 Posts
December 02 2009 01:12 GMT
#987
Look at the progamers during the group selections; they were (most of them) intentionally picking as bad opponents as possible and tried their best to dodge their weak MU's. What's the difference between their behaviour and the behaviour of the people on the ladder doing the same thing?
I believe in the almighty Grötslev! -- I am never serious and you should never believe a thing I say. Including the previous sentence.
Chux
Profile Joined June 2009
Peru255 Posts
December 02 2009 01:18 GMT
#988
omg koll just climbed 739 positions rofl
MSL 2052-2053, here we go!
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
December 02 2009 01:18 GMT
#989
I honestly don't see what the huge deal is, anyway. Like, it's not that huge of a deal. If people more deserving want to place then they'll get smart and accumulate some easy points first.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
Straylight
Profile Joined March 2008
Canada706 Posts
December 02 2009 01:19 GMT
#990
On December 02 2009 08:06 Cedstick wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2009 07:23 Straylight wrote:

Stop making Canada look BM. Gosh.


Oh yeah sure. You're probably the same guy that calls BM on Idra when he says something along the lines of "F91 mutas are good but not up to progamer standards."

Kwark seems like a nice enough dude but I don't think he's deserving of a top 12 spot. Top 48, possibly.
It felt like gravity.
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 01:27:33
December 02 2009 01:27 GMT
#991
Kwark PvP is B- at best.
Gonna be funny when he will be A- playing Aon members PvZ only :p
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2921 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 01:31:30
December 02 2009 01:29 GMT
#992
If someone breaks tsl / iccup rules, do something about it

If someone doesn't break tsl / iccup rules then who gives a shit

If I smash someone and they want a re, im happy to give it to them.

If I smash the same person a 2nd time and they want another re, im really happy to give it to them

It's not like I am going to be like "SORRY! YOUR TOO NEWB FOR ME! I NEED TOUGH COMPETITION SO THE KIDS ON TL.NET DONT TRASH TALK ME"

Aslong as it's real games, one person vs another, how can you hold it against the guy who comes out ahead in all the games, you should be praising him for that accomplishment considering both players are at the same rank or close to the same rank. The only thing I dissaprove of is when it breaks iccup / tsl rules because that is when it is truley getting out of hand.

P.S. I don't dodge good players and I don't condone that type of behavior simply because its a pain in the ass for the good players. But I accept that people do that and its an okay tactic to do simply because there is no rules prohibiting such conduct. If people have a really big problem with that, petition to make it a rule (and I wish the best of luck to the admins who try and enforce that rule / keep it incheck rofl)
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
December 02 2009 01:43 GMT
#993
go inc! +44 wooh
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
December 02 2009 01:48 GMT
#994
kwark unlike you I spam the channel. It ain't my fault there are no z's. And btw, zvz is my best mu.. just statistically this season it has been my least productive. I've always been a ZvZ player.
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
December 02 2009 01:53 GMT
#995
Also kwark you know damn well we are talking about different things. It isn't like you were forced to play smi.lols 15 times or that swede 10 times. YOU KNOW we aren't talking about "well it just so happens..." nono.. what you are doing is very calculated and it is considered really bad.

It is legal, you CAN do it.. it is FINE.. but people are going to mock you. Hence the Longinus blog, was it a surprise to you? I hope not. This is how people have viewed competition forever.

@Holgerius: That is an entirely separate issue. Progamers make their livelihood there. They've earned the right to select opponents. Nobody is going to accuse BeSt, Flash, Jaedong etc.. of getting to a finals or qualifying because they selected weak opponents the entire time.. because there isn't weak opponents to select. Everything is relative and everything exponentially changes as we evaluate the levels.

PS: I don't REALLY care about this subject just wanted to clarify a few things.. and add my voice to the subject matter. If people want to repeat "what does it matter?" and "look, you kinda did it here sorta.." then be my guest. I won't be defending this subject into the ground.

That doesn't mean I am saying "bam here is my argument and now I walk away" j ust I don't wanna clutter this page up TOO much with my argument
Louder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States2276 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 02:01:12
December 02 2009 02:01 GMT
#996
uh... http://www.iccup.com/matchlist/290349/1x1.html

I'm not pro, but I lose more than 1 in 10 to smi.lols ... and all those games vs AON members ? Looks mighty suspicious for a guy who could barely even stay B- a week ago
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 02:32:51
December 02 2009 02:24 GMT
#997
On December 02 2009 09:23 Glaucus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2009 08:21 OneOther wrote:
i just think it's so...dumb. this is one thing i do not like about ladder qualification systems. if one person starts doing it, i don't see why everybody else wouldn't. the laddeing process would become stupid.


Don't call it dumb. TL staff made a good decision. New players can qualify and make a name for themselves thanks to a ladder. Not to mention it's disrespectful to TL staff.

what the hell are you on about

i am all for the ladder qualification and i believe it's the best way to get the community involved. i highly respect and appreciate all the hard work and commitment that staff put in to make this work. yes it was indeed a good decision to implement the ladder qualification, and also a good chance for new players to make a name for themselves. that doesn't mean it's perfect. i was merely expressing the one aspect that i dislike about the system. how is this disrespecting the staff? am i not allowed voice my opinion?

also, i meant that playing teammates and bashing lower ranked is dumb. not the system. not the staff. not their decision.

ps kwark i don't mean to put you down. i am not even directly accusing you of bashing, but your matchlist brought up some prevalent "abuse" possibilities in my head. i know how much sweat you put into tsl laddering. my apologies if you took offense to what i said earlier.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43610 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-02 02:50:27
December 02 2009 02:32 GMT
#998
On December 02 2009 11:01 Louder wrote:
uh... http://www.iccup.com/matchlist/290349/1x1.html

I'm not pro, but I lose more than 1 in 10 to smi.lols ... and all those games vs AON members ? Looks mighty suspicious for a guy who could barely even stay B- a week ago

AoN.KwarK B+ for a while. I had a bad streak. And lols was on tilt and playing awfully. That's why I kept giving him re's and lost track of how many. When someone is playing far below their rank and trying to rush everything to get points back you just sit back and let them. I'm no longer going to play AoN members to avoid future issues.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
December 02 2009 02:42 GMT
#999
gl kwark lol
Moderator
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
December 02 2009 02:46 GMT
#1000
lol stupid whiners
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