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//: Global Starcraft II League (GSL) - Blizzard Cup 2011
- Thread starter Corran Horn
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I'm dying of laughterBut the star players are not actually resting on the field. They are sitting on the bench, and usually replacement players are still trying to...actually PLAY in the field, no matter what sport they are in.
vicissitudes
Banned
I just realized that game would have been so much funnier if Naniwa didn't find Nestea right away.
That's because they have something to play for. They want to prove themselves. They want to break into the first team. You think they're happy sitting on the bench? What did Naniwa have to play for?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
How did he find him right away anyway?
Not really, people paid money buying BC tickets. Nestea vs naniwa was probably the most anticipated match up, naniwa just took a big shit on everyone.
If GOM didn't take it well it would be within their rights to retract it I'm sure. I really doubt it would happen, but him throwing the game does make a mockery of the tournament and show a great lack of respect. Naniwa was paid to play that game.
I'm also sure they've got official rules against throwing games.
I wasn't suggesting it will happen, merely that its something Naniwa should consider before he probe rushes. As a viewer I loved it fyi.
Edit: Yep only cross^
that's not fair, nestea would get nothing even if he won
TheThunder
Member
it is
Non sequitur?
well if you ignore how the games against world class opponents actually looked and all his other accomplishments i guess you could pretend surprise at this position.
I dunno, I see where Naniwa was coming from. I bet Nestea didn't want to play that game either but he was told to. Naniwa just has less patience than Nestea apparently.
And yes, resting star players is quite similar.
Still, it would have been good for the fans to see the match.
EDIT: Oh and if you follow Naniwa on Twitter, he gets really upset after losing matches. The fact that he was eliminated at 0-3 would have put him a terrible mood. Most people in a bad mood don't want to play a worthless game.
And HuK's twitter:
EDIT: LOL and then he retweeted the QuanticGaming tweet. Hahaha.
And yes, resting star players is quite similar.
Still, it would have been good for the fans to see the match.
EDIT: Oh and if you follow Naniwa on Twitter, he gets really upset after losing matches. The fact that he was eliminated at 0-3 would have put him a terrible mood. Most people in a bad mood don't want to play a worthless game.
And HuK's twitter:
EDIT: LOL and then he retweeted the QuanticGaming tweet. Hahaha.
vicissitudes
Banned
Aww, didn't know that. Lame.
AdventureRacing
Member
What shitty sports do you watch where teams just play their B and C sides because they're out? If the teams i followed cared so little as to do that i would probably be finding another sport to watch. I'm surprised fans really put up with their teams not trying.
Then again it seem as though people are just willing to accept their team tanking in sports with a draft so maybe i just see things differently :/.
Then again it seem as though people are just willing to accept their team tanking in sports with a draft so maybe i just see things differently :/.
pieatorium
Member
difference between a team vs individual, the team is esentially throwing out a half assed effort which is half an ass more than Nani just gave but it's the same principle imo.
I watch a real sport where the team know it's not worth risking injury, fatigue, etc.. in a game that means nothing. Football teams play 2/3 times a week as it is, why would you risk weakening the squad for a game that means nothing.
I also watch a sport where the fans want what's best for the team rather then their own dumb wishes. We also support the 2nd/3rd/youth team regardless.
(This doesn't only happen when a team goes out, it happens when they are already qualified as well)
on the flip side, naniwa has nothing to rest for and starcraft doesn't put him at risk of injury. no analogy is perfect.
Uhm....to show his fans and all viewers a great game?
At least those games are actually played, naniwa just forfeited. I bet GSL is regretting their decision to snub huk.
He'd get some of that practice he so evidently needs too.
Naniwa didn't forfeit. He did an all-in with a very low chance of succeeding, maybe he hoped that Nestea would micro as well as MMA did with his thors.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome..... Seriously though, it's not worth the stress. He's already pissed off, why put himself through more games? Mental health is important as well.
questionmark
Member
Most of Europe is at work/school right now.
games started at 4am EST.
he's not going to spontaneously develop carpral tunnel by playing a 4th game and he has no more gsl games for the rest of the month. lots of time to cool off while still fulfilling his professional obligations.
He's acting like he's playing a basement tournament...
personally, i wouldn't want to look like a ducking little bitch refusing to fight a grude rematch.
i'm not one of those RESPECT EPSORTS types but c'mon, show a little sand.
I was expecting something like this, lol.From TL
I'd be full of shit too if I was partnered up with coL.
The "Seriously though" didn't give away that I wasn't being serious?
So you'd prefer him waste your time? Throw away the game a little bit later to seem like he's trying? That sounds like great viewing..............................................................