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On December 15 2011 10:06 dcemuser wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 10:02 ninjamyst wrote:On December 15 2011 09:58 Teogamer wrote: no one cared when idra went to sleep instead of playing his pool matches at the IPL finals, but naniwa is suddenly an antichrist for what he did at gsl.
this community is really getting worse as time goes on. I am pretty sure people were pissed at Idra in the LR thread for IPL3. It wasn't as big of a deal but dont downplay it as if nothing happened. Go look at the LR thread. Very few people cared and more people defended him by far than attacked him. It is an entirely different thing though - the pool play there basically meant nothing.
And the Naniwa/Nestea Blizzcup was meaningful?
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On December 15 2011 10:13 ChrysaliS_ wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 10:06 dcemuser wrote:On December 15 2011 10:02 ninjamyst wrote:On December 15 2011 09:58 Teogamer wrote: no one cared when idra went to sleep instead of playing his pool matches at the IPL finals, but naniwa is suddenly an antichrist for what he did at gsl.
this community is really getting worse as time goes on. I am pretty sure people were pissed at Idra in the LR thread for IPL3. It wasn't as big of a deal but dont downplay it as if nothing happened. Go look at the LR thread. Very few people cared and more people defended him by far than attacked him. It is an entirely different thing though - the pool play there basically meant nothing. And the Naniwa/Nestea Blizzcup was meaningful?
Because it seemed meaningless to you and Naniwa few days ago, doesn't mean it's meaningless for everyone.
Like Naniwa said in OP, progamer does not play for himself.
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wont read through all the pages of comments, but I must say that both Quantic's and NaNiwa's statements were amicable and pleasing for me.
It's sad to see him lose his Code S spot, but I suspected some kind of backlash would happen.
Nani's statement seemed one of both personal growth and honest sentiment.
Kudos!
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After reading both this apology and explanation plus the official statement from GOM, I think we have landed on fair terms. Hopefully no one got hurt.
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Good statement. It's not all about him. Fine work QG and Nani.
Progaming is not only about the gamer.
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On December 15 2011 10:12 mcc wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 09:50 Pyrrhuloxia wrote:I'm glad MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL teams don't try to forfeit games where both teams are unable to reach the playoffs. Huk's blame placed on GOM for supposedly poor tournament design is ridiculous in light of this. Look at how hard Matt Barkley and the rest of USC played this season even though they knew from game 1 that they couldn't play in a conference championship game or bowl game (for the uninitiated, see: http://lostangelesblog.wordpress.com/). That is how sports are to be played and life is to be lived. This has absolutely nothing to do with any supposed cultural difference between Korea and NA / Europe. The OSL is the crown jewel of eSports, the shining example of how to make a computer game into an exciting cultural event. And just about every OSL round of 16 contains games between people who can't make the round of 8. I don't remember anyone throwing such games that badly. If a player did something that was suboptimal, they did something fun and creative for the fans, such as (I believe) Much trying to use Corsairs in PvT. Even though the Clippers are still not NBA Finals material with Blake Griffin, his enthusiasm and flashy dunks put more happy people in the seats. The very first GOM event with Tasteless, the very first eSport event I ever watched, the GOM Star Invitational, had a group with both Nada and Boxer. Tasteless had been talking them up all tournament but by the time they faced off, they were both 0-2 and couldn't make the next round. They had no problem with showing up, getting in the booths, and putting on a great show. Imagine how much worse my first impression of eSports would have been, how much less seriously I would take it, had one of them blatantly lost on purpose. I might never have watched another tournament. eSports is nascent; every day someone comes into contact with it the first time and for GOM TV and all of us who are trying to foster it, it is vital that we respect the virtues that keep its spirit alive. Losing a match on purpose, whether anyone bet on it or not, is unbecoming. Nobody on the other side of the planet wants to stay up until the wee hours of the morning to watch a sports show where at any time some player just might not feel like playing. That type of attitude is cancerous and NaNiWa already should have been on his best behavior given his team troubles, which makes his newest statement in response to his newest controversy too unreliable for GOM to keep him around for Code S. The job of the eAthlete is to put their honest best effort into the contests. It doesn't matter if you are the supposed best actor in the world, if you talk like a robot on purpose and don't show up on set just because you think the movie sucks then you deserve to get fired. But why this has to be standard ? Not all fans care for the fun pretend games. Not all players are good at pretending. Why cannot there be a diversity, why not let players that want to play for fans do that and those that do not likewise ? Do we really want a bunch of dishonest actors, it seems that majority (although not overwhelming majority) wants fake, but nicely looking facade. This is exactly the place where market forces would work great. Players that do not attract fans and sponsors would just not have them, there is no reason to force everyone into the same box. Point of the professional scene is in money, so let the market decide. And yes I support tournaments to just not invite players that they do not like, but in transparent manner and with the knowledge that it might bite them in the ass. No game is a pretend game; that is the proper attitude. Especially not a game that is in booths, on a stage, in front of fans (some of them paying), and in front of real commentators, and with real sponsors. The point, though, is never money; money is means.
I am especially disappointed that Naniwa would throw a game against Nestea, with whom he has developed a special rivalry with recently. If he can't get excited about showing that, even at 0-3, he is still playing better than Nestea, than it seems Naniwa's motivations are far too narrow, as he has indicated in his statement. So, I hope he takes that to heart.
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Gom TV fucked up this time. What the hell were they thinking.
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Well said NaNiwa and Quantic.
Thank you.
Play well in the future! FIGHTING!
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Well said by both parties It reminds me of those who don't turn up to consolation matches in MLG, but atleast he shown up..
Hopefully GOM Tv can move on from it and realize, to him, it was nothing and that has now changed and won't happen again
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SC2 just got worse cos of this pathetic display of player bashing cos he is himself.
Lost alot of respect for the sc2 'scene'.
The people trying to run Naniwa's life are even worse. How dare he be himself ? PLease.
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I hope Naniwa finally grows up and reaches his potential!
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I like this statement. Naniwa had a bad day and did something dumb. He's learned from it.
This isn't GOM's fault. I don't think anyone could imagine a scenario in the Blizzard Cup where two players would face each other with 0-3 records.
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On December 15 2011 10:27 Parcelleus wrote: SC2 just got worse cos of this pathetic display of player bashing cos he is himself.
Lost alot of respect for the sc2 'scene'.
The people trying to run Naniwa's life are even worse. How dare he be himself ? PLease.
Nobody is trying to ruin Naninwa's life except himself. If he doesn't conform to some of the rules of the big world such as that you show respect to others you'll run into trouble sooner or later. That sooner or later is now for Naniwa. He can either learn from this or he can continue on his path and keep shooting his own leg. Looking at the apology he is taking this the right way. It is nice of course that we have good fairy godmothers such as yourself to nurture him and to tell him that he can act any way he wants and it's okay. Unfortunately the real world doesn't work like that and the sooner he changes his behaviour (this does not mean losing any of his so-called passion or even his way of thinking) at least in the public the better off he is.
It is just mind-boggling that some people think you can act in any way you want. You can't. Sometimes you just have to do unpleasant things like play a quick game of SC2 in front of a crowd. It may not feel nice at the moment but if you don't and you step on people's toes then don't be surprised if there are consequences (no, I don't think GOM's decision was optimal).
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On December 15 2011 10:41 Squeegy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 10:27 Parcelleus wrote: SC2 just got worse cos of this pathetic display of player bashing cos he is himself.
Lost alot of respect for the sc2 'scene'.
The people trying to run Naniwa's life are even worse. How dare he be himself ? PLease. Nobody is trying to ruin Naninwa's life except himself. If he doesn't conform to some of the rules of the big world such as that you show respect to others you'll run into trouble sooner or later. That sooner or later is now for Naniwa. He can either learn from this or he can continue on his path and keep shooting his own leg. Looking at the apology he is taking this the right way. It is nice of course that we have good fairy godmothers such as yourself to nurture him and to tell him that he can act any way he wants and it's okay. Unfortunately the real world doesn't work like that and the sooner he changes his behaviour (this does not mean losing any of his so-called passion or even his way of thinking) at least in the public the better off he is. It is just mind-boggling that some people think you can act in any way you want. You can't. Sometimes you just have to do unpleasant things like play a quick game of SC2 in front of a crowd. It may not feel nice at the moment but if you don't and you step on people's toes then don't be surprised if there are consequences (no, I don't think GOM's decision was optimal).
By the way, there are murderers who just murder because of the sudden difference in temperament. Sometimes, it's not very controllable, but its normal.
I know this to be true, because I have a disorder too, but I'm perfectly fine most of the time.
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On December 15 2011 10:41 Squeegy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2011 10:27 Parcelleus wrote: SC2 just got worse cos of this pathetic display of player bashing cos he is himself.
Lost alot of respect for the sc2 'scene'.
The people trying to run Naniwa's life are even worse. How dare he be himself ? PLease. Nobody is trying to ruin Naninwa's life except himself. If he doesn't conform to some of the rules of the big world such as that you show respect to others you'll run into trouble sooner or later. That sooner or later is now for Naniwa. He can either learn from this or he can continue on his path and keep shooting his own leg. Looking at the apology he is taking this the right way. It is nice of course that we have good fairy godmothers such as yourself to nurture him and to tell him that he can act any way he wants and it's okay. Unfortunately the real world doesn't work like that and the sooner he changes his behaviour (this does not mean losing any of his so-called passion or even his way of thinking) at least in the public the better off he is. It is just mind-boggling that some people think you can act in any way you want. You can't. Sometimes you just have to do unpleasant things like play a quick game of SC2 in front of a crowd. It may not feel nice at the moment but if you don't and you step on people's toes then don't be surprised if there are consequences (no, I don't think GOM's decision was optimal).
I said run not ruin.
It's not upto YOU to make decision for other ppl. They do it themselves just fine.
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I like Naniwa's and Quantic's professional and honest approach to this matter. I hope this will have no further negative follow ups and will in the end improve overall E-Sports culture.
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Thumbs up for Naniwa's apology, now that's called being professional. Now if only his rabid immature fans that wouldn't stop flaming GOM can actually grow up as well and actually understand what being a professional means. And yes I'm a Naniwa fan too, but I actually get the implication of what he did and why GOM had to do something. Maybe he can get his spot back with this apology.
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Pretty good statement from NaNi, and Quantic seems to be handling things well.
One of the things I find so interesting about NaNiwa's personality is that he rarely does anything explicitly BM. It always seems more of a case of him just not... knowing how to handle social situations. Which is bad enough, but then when you get thrust into a culture that is HIGHLY concerned with manners and social practices... it's a recipe for disaster.
I often wonder if NaNiwa doesn't have asbergers or some sort of mild autism. I hate to speculate, but that's what it reminds me of. People I've met with such conditions are never really intentionally rude or anything, they just sort of don't GET how certain social situations are supposed to be handled, which usually results in others just wondering wtf they're thinking...
Anyway, NaNiwa fighting!
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This just sucks so much for Naniwa on a billion different levels. I hope the dude gets some inspiration out of all of this and comes back even stronger in the next few months. His work can not afford to go unappreciated.
Naniwa fighting <3
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