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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
December 14 2009 06:25 GMT
#461
incontrol is a baller.
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43907 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-14 06:40:28
December 14 2009 06:39 GMT
#462
On December 14 2009 15:24 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2009 15:19 StorrZerg wrote:
On December 14 2009 14:44 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
On December 14 2009 13:49 KwarK wrote:
I understand the edit you made to the above post. Obviously you appreciate it when people don't maintain their innocence in the face of clear evidence because then you have to go to the effort of making unequivocable proofs. But in F91s case the abuse was so obvious that I can't give him any credit for admitting it because there was absolutely nothing to gain, no shred of doubt in any fans mind, to be gained by lying. Confession to me implies sacrifice, making a difficult choice for morality over personal gain. In this case admitting it was the best outcome for F91, he was already shown to be an abuser but trying to argue it would only increase the drama and make him look stupid. When lying gets him nowhere and admitting it helps him I can't give him any credit for making a moral choice.

Had he messaged an admin after abusing and admitted it before ret noticed then I'd be arguing in favour of him remaining in the TSL. It was abuse done in the spur of the moment because of anger and desperation at his 0-3 losses to Castro, how obvious it was shows there was no planning. But it wasn't his conscience that drove him to confess, it was pragmatism and that gets him nowhere with me.


First of all, of course Ret would try to get that investigated upon. I think it was more of his own fear of running into F91, as his ZvZ is somewhat suspect atm, then him wanting the TSL to be cheat free. And second of all, your one to talk about abuse. You played tons of games vs people 2-3 ranks lower, your own clan mates, etc. You didn't deserve to be in the TSL either.


You need to stfu, he didn't do anything wrong according to the rules. Stop bashing people that did not cheat...


The rules failed, that's why. KwarK did a ton wrong. He played his own clan mates multiple times, only played people he knew he could beat, until he was caught. Then he started playing other people 2-3 ranks lower them himself. That's not a legit way to work up a ladder, I'm sorry.

That I played clan mates is neither here nor there. They weren't throwing games and they got their ranks legitimately. Furthermore I got losses from many of them. However to avoid incidents like this I was asking to stop playing them. I then went on to continue to win points, my high point was a fair bit above the end of playing team mates. As for playing people worse than myself, either that's a compliment to me or an insult to a lot of good players. I sought out games against Machine, LZGamer, Oystein, Octzerg, Zergraptor, Fluffy etc. Now either they're all shit players ready to be farmed by any noob or I can actually play this game.
I also played long series with Dimaga, Mondragon, Drone, Avi etc all of whom are better players than me.

Next time take a look at my match list before bitching.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
December 14 2009 06:42 GMT
#463
On December 14 2009 15:24 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2009 15:19 StorrZerg wrote:
On December 14 2009 14:44 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
On December 14 2009 13:49 KwarK wrote:
I understand the edit you made to the above post. Obviously you appreciate it when people don't maintain their innocence in the face of clear evidence because then you have to go to the effort of making unequivocable proofs. But in F91s case the abuse was so obvious that I can't give him any credit for admitting it because there was absolutely nothing to gain, no shred of doubt in any fans mind, to be gained by lying. Confession to me implies sacrifice, making a difficult choice for morality over personal gain. In this case admitting it was the best outcome for F91, he was already shown to be an abuser but trying to argue it would only increase the drama and make him look stupid. When lying gets him nowhere and admitting it helps him I can't give him any credit for making a moral choice.

Had he messaged an admin after abusing and admitted it before ret noticed then I'd be arguing in favour of him remaining in the TSL. It was abuse done in the spur of the moment because of anger and desperation at his 0-3 losses to Castro, how obvious it was shows there was no planning. But it wasn't his conscience that drove him to confess, it was pragmatism and that gets him nowhere with me.


First of all, of course Ret would try to get that investigated upon. I think it was more of his own fear of running into F91, as his ZvZ is somewhat suspect atm, then him wanting the TSL to be cheat free. And second of all, your one to talk about abuse. You played tons of games vs people 2-3 ranks lower, your own clan mates, etc. You didn't deserve to be in the TSL either.


You need to stfu, he didn't do anything wrong according to the rules. Stop bashing people that did not cheat...


The rules failed, that's why. KwarK did a ton wrong. He played his own clan mates multiple times, only played people he knew he could beat, until he was caught. Then he started playing other people 2-3 ranks lower them himself. That's not a legit way to work up a ladder, I'm sorry.

While it might not be the most legit display of skill level, you have to take into perspective that there's so much money on the line here. People will do whatever they can to get in. So what if Kwark played lower ranked players to point boost? As long as it's within the rules, so be it. It takes time to play such games still, and if he's gonna take the effort to do so, then let it be.

It might not be completely legit, but it's perfectly understandable.
God Bless
d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
December 14 2009 07:00 GMT
#464
On December 13 2009 15:05 Chill wrote:
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On December 13 2009 15:03 KwarK wrote:
On December 13 2009 15:01 Chill wrote:
On December 13 2009 14:32 KwarK wrote:
You know what, this actually makes me feel pretty vindicated. I got so much random crap thrown at me because I purposefully sought out players I knew I could beat and farmed them but not once did I consider asking someone to throw a game or utilising one of my other B+ accounts to throw myself games. These are what actual abusers look like. Let's see how the mob treats their heroes now.

Thanks Kwark. When I entered this thread the first thing I wondered was "How does this affect Kwark?" Thankfully you posted within the first 10 replies to let us all know.

Thanks Chill. When I made that post I couldn't help thinking "What does Chill think about my post?". Thankfully you saw it and replied to let us all know.

Here's the difference, Kwark. I comment on the topic and people's replies. You always, always enter a thread to talk about yourself. It's getting so tired.

manner
integral
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3156 Posts
December 14 2009 07:25 GMT
#465
so people that aren't kwark are allowed to discuss kwark without him responding? that's cool
kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
December 14 2009 07:29 GMT
#466
Kwark, you stomped shitty players. Before every game, you check their stats don't lie. The reason you have such a shitty record is sometimes there wasn't a single shitty player who wanted to play you after your numerous whispers. Thus, you HAD to play someone decent. Lz...avi...oystein, etc.
That's why your record is what it is. B/c you didn't have the opportunity to just bash every single player worse than you.

Multiply your efforts.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43907 Posts
December 14 2009 07:42 GMT
#467
On December 14 2009 16:29 kdog3683 wrote:
Kwark, you stomped shitty players. Before every game, you check their stats don't lie. The reason you have such a shitty record is sometimes there wasn't a single shitty player who wanted to play you after your numerous whispers. Thus, you HAD to play someone decent. Lz...avi...oystein, etc.
That's why your record is what it is. B/c you didn't have the opportunity to just bash every single player worse than you.


Well, given your information of absolutely nothing you could speculate about this stuff. Or you could stfu. That'd work too. Or if you really care you could pm Oystein and ask him who was pestering who for games.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36393 Posts
December 14 2009 07:47 GMT
#468
Let's all stop talking about Kwark.
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
December 14 2009 07:59 GMT
#469
Its ridicolous people here are still flaming kwark when you look around what well known gamers like dimaga or A2 did..

Reputation still seems to be something important..

Im just really shocked about it. Not so much about the fact that they did do it. People cheat. Thats part of the game unfortunately. But what reason for ?

Especially yosh and dimaga who were ranked so highly.. Its just beyond me..
hatred outlives the hateful
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10876 Posts
December 14 2009 07:59 GMT
#470
I kinda *get* why the people that struggled with the top #48 were tempted to abuse/cheat (i don't agree with it but at least there is a real reason for it).

What I really don't get is why people that would qualify cheat/abuse just to play no or less qualifiers. That’s just utterly retarded.
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
December 14 2009 08:11 GMT
#471
I am so glad I voted in the 'What do you look forward to most in TSL2?' for 'drama'. This is turning out to be absolutely amazing.

To be honest, I haven't read all 24 + 20ish pages or replies about all the current DQ's, but from what I can gather people tried to slip in free wins here and their from smurf accounts to boost their overall rating. While this level of cheating really doesn't reflect on a persons character (imo) of course they are going to be banned for it.

Really, there is no other competition like this for foreigners, nothing even close. I almost can sympathize with why they would do it. Its the one chance in several years for them to get their name out there and get some recognition. I dont have the skills to reach super high ranks on Iccup so I can only imagine the pressure they were working under (especially since there was no limit on the amount of games you could play).

In conclusion, banning them is the obvious and correct choice, but I don't think people should disown them as valuable players and contributors to the community.
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-14 09:14:17
December 14 2009 08:15 GMT
#472
On December 13 2009 22:36 Boblion wrote:
edit: i wonder if it was Tuzer or Ninja who played on complexity- o,o


On December 14 2009 10:17 SarenS wrote:
was stupid decision and I regret it, to explain it I just must say that I didnt had the time to finish the ladder since I came away in weekend and decided to play TuZeR with his smurf.


Tuzer

Seriously i don't know what saddens me more. The fact that respected players cheated, the fact that they did it in the most obvious and retarded way, the fact that the level of the tournament will be lowered and people i liked will be missing, or legit players that might have been be able to get in top48 but who rage-reseted won't have a spot.

Sad sad day.

The irony is that with the exception of Vassilik and the Polish guy they could have all have got a spot in top 48 without abusing.


edit: Btw i don't understand SarenS why you didn't play Tuzer legitimely if you needed that much those last 200 pts. Yea people would have called it "cheap wins" but you are better than him and could have win easily without abusing and get your spot.
Kwark played many of his friends too...


If he played you from his house you wouldn't have been DQed

edit: It was you or Tuzer who achieved the B rank on Tank18 ?
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
sword_siege
Profile Joined September 2002
United States624 Posts
December 14 2009 08:44 GMT
#473
It's safe to say that the ladder system was not perfect but it was damn good, a lot better than a direct invite.

PS -- Threads like this gave birth to a random auto match making system, aka War 3's ladder. While not perfect either it definitely was a step in the right direction.
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
December 14 2009 08:55 GMT
#474
On December 14 2009 17:11 HuskyTheHusky wrote:
While this level of cheating really doesn't reflect on a persons character (imo) of course they are going to be banned for it.


How does abusing to a higher rank in a tournament not reflect on your character? The TSL has clearly defined rules that are the same for all players, trying to get an unfair advantage over the other competitors (especially in a tourney with almost 30k prize money) makes you a fucking scumbag.
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
EGLzGaMeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1867 Posts
December 14 2009 08:56 GMT
#475
On December 14 2009 17:44 sword_siege wrote:
It's safe to say that the ladder system was not perfect but it was damn good, a lot better than a direct invite.

PS -- Threads like this gave birth to a random auto match making system, aka War 3's ladder. While not perfect either it definitely was a step in the right direction.

I 100% agree.. cant wait till sc2 gives me a auto match making system
Sr18
Profile Joined April 2006
Netherlands1141 Posts
December 14 2009 09:32 GMT
#476
On December 14 2009 17:56 Lz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2009 17:44 sword_siege wrote:
It's safe to say that the ladder system was not perfect but it was damn good, a lot better than a direct invite.

PS -- Threads like this gave birth to a random auto match making system, aka War 3's ladder. While not perfect either it definitely was a step in the right direction.

I 100% agree.. cant wait till sc2 gives me a auto match making system


Agreed here from a spectators point of view. Not only will people not be able to fix games (as easily), people will also not be able to abuse their way into a higher spot than they deserve by dodging specific maps, matchups and players.

A ladder in general is a way to match opponents of equal playing strength, nothing more. As such, using a ladder to determine qualifiers will only work when the contestants play fairly. This includes playing all matchups, maps and other players of the same rank. It was therefore really saddening to see certain players with only 1 matchup in the last three pages of their matchlist. Even if this sort of matchup-dodgery doesn't get accompanied by other forms of dodging, it's still a way to propel the player to a higher spot on the ladder than he deserves.

While it may not have been against the written rules of the TSL, all the dodging that was going on was certainly against the spirit of the competition. I have lost a lot of respect for the players that (tried to) map/matchup/player-dodge their way into the TSL.

On a more positive note, by the time we reach the Ro16 most if not all of the dodgers will be out and only the most deserving players will remain. Looking forward to some epic encounters! :-)
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't Park Yeong Min - CJ fighting!
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-14 09:56:33
December 14 2009 09:53 GMT
#477
On December 14 2009 16:29 kdog3683 wrote:
Kwark, you stomped shitty players. Before every game, you check their stats don't lie. The reason you have such a shitty record is sometimes there wasn't a single shitty player who wanted to play you after your numerous whispers. Thus, you HAD to play someone decent. Lz...avi...oystein, etc.
That's why your record is what it is. B/c you didn't have the opportunity to just bash every single player worse than you.


1) 90% of people who are talking shit about Kwark are doing it based on word of mouth. I would venture to guess that a very small fraction of them either a) got dodged or b) actually bothered to check his games. Unless you fall in either category (and I'll hazard a guess and say you don't), you really are in no position to question Kwark.

2) None of this is even relevant to the issue at hand. ZZangDreamJoy made an ad hominem attack on Kwark, that somehow didn't get called out. Hell, the post:
On December 14 2009 14:44 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
First of all, of course Ret would try to get that investigated upon. I think it was more of his own fear of running into F91, as his ZvZ is somewhat suspect atm, then him wanting the TSL to be cheat free. And second of all, your one to talk about abuse. You played tons of games vs people 2-3 ranks lower, your own clan mates, etc. You didn't deserve to be in the TSL either.

...doesn't even make any attempt to address Kwark's logic. All it does is question Ret's motives, and BM Kwark.

For all the bitching about Kwark making the thread about him, it seems to me in the last few pages other people are making it about him more than Kwark himself is.
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BookTwo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1985 Posts
December 14 2009 10:27 GMT
#478
On December 13 2009 21:00 general.snus wrote:
GJ admins! keep it clean!

win8282
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)454 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-14 11:25:55
December 14 2009 10:47 GMT
#479
Why all the hate against KwarK? Sure, his iccup rank may not be legitI(as in his skill level is probably worse than koreans 2-3 ranks below him) but at least he didn't cheat like low scum.


User was warned for this post.

Please stop turning the thread off topic about one person. Thanks.
duckhunt
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada311 Posts
December 14 2009 13:00 GMT
#480
god reason is such an idiot, i played vs him at C+ or B- rank and I ahve to say, he shouldn't even be allowed to play in TSL, HE LAGS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BADLY OMFG. When I played vs him, he drop screen came up and went down to 0 seconds, and then I couldn't disc him, I had to wait like 2 minutes, and then the game resumes in the middle of a battle when I'm not even ready.... This happened 3 times in a 15 minute game, that ended up taking over 20 minutes. Seriously I am really glad that reason is banned because nobody should have to suffer through that in the qualifier rounds ^_^
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