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why do alot of gamers hate Fatal1ty jonathon wendel?

jiji said:
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That's why.
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holy shit it's hans :lol
 
ElectricBlue187 said:
I would bet that Fatal1ty doesn't play games for fun
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What makes you think he probably doesn't have fun with games? Obviously they'll have to train mindlessly too, but the actual tournaments would have to be fun. Most competitive gamers I know play games first because they're fun. The money is just a bonus (most have other jobs, unlike Mr. Fatal-one-ty who was lucky enough to make it big).

I mean, Wendel is one of the first "pro" gamers so I guess he's got more out of it then people who started doing it later.
 
Probably because he's an egotistical prick who thinks he's hot shit for doing a "job" that couldn't be more worthless in the scheme of things. The guy that salts the fries at McDonald's is doing a more important job than he is.
 
Shigeru Miyamoto
By Johnathan (Fatal1ty) Wendel
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I vividly recall playing on my Nintendo from the age of 4, and to say the least, it changed my life forever. Video games became my life when, at 18, I set out to become a full-time professional video gamer. In the past seven years I have won 12 major championships playing five different games.

While I won my championships on ultra-performance PCs, I still go to Nintendo for fun and relaxation, playing with the same passion and sense of joy I remember as a kid on that original Nintendo console. This year I've become addicted to Wii, which lets me replicate the challenge of the physical sports I've played my entire life, such as tennis, bowling and golf. I bought all my business partners Wiis for Christmas. I even play Wii with my grandma. (Her favorite is Wii bowling.)

By making video gaming accessible and fun for people like my grandma, Shigeru Miyamoto, 54, head of the Wii design team, has opened the world I live in every day to people who never even wanted to visit it before. He showed us that video games are for everyone, something social and active that brings people together. I'm hopeful that competitive video gaming will rightfully be considered a pro sport like any other, and I will spend the rest of my life championing video gaming as an equal to pro football or basketball. That job is a little easier thanks to Miyamoto-san and his ingenious team at Nintendo. They didn't just start me on a career that I love. They have also given me a mind-set to give back to gaming and do my part to empower millions of gamers worldwide. If I can contribute just a fraction of what Miyamoto has to video gaming, I'll be honored.
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Lets play the counting game...

I count 33 times where he refers to himself.
 
Segata Sanshiro said:
Probably because he's an egotistical prick who thinks he's hot shit for doing a "job" that couldn't be more worthless in the scheme of things. The guy that salts the fries at McDonald's is doing a more important job than he is.
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You could say that about anyone who plays sports.
But you'd be wrong!
 
Segata Sanshiro said:
Probably because he's an egotistical prick who thinks he's hot shit for doing a "job" that couldn't be more worthless in the scheme of things. The guy that salts the fries at McDonald's is doing a more important job than he is.
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But doesn't that also apply to the professional atheletes who happen to be egotistical pricks? I've never really listened to him speak or anything (not a fan of the games he plays so I don't follow them at all) so I don't know how much of a twit he is. I just know GAF hates anyone who has fun and plays games competitively at tournaments.
 
Firestorm said:
But doesn't that also apply to the professional atheletes who happen to be egotistical pricks? I've never really listened to him speak or anything (not a fan of the games he plays so I don't follow them at all) so I don't know how much of a twit he is. I just know GAF hates anyone who has fun and plays games competitively at tournaments.
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Why yes, yes it does. Imagine that. But at least people give a shit about the "sport" they're playing.
 
Firestorm said:
But doesn't that also apply to the professional atheletes who happen to be egotistical pricks? I've never really listened to him speak or anything (not a fan of the games he plays so I don't follow them at all) so I don't know how much of a twit he is. I just know GAF hates anyone who has fun and plays SSBM competitively at tournaments.
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Fixed.
 
Firestorm said:
But doesn't that also apply to the professional atheletes who happen to be egotistical pricks? I've never really listened to him speak or anything (not a fan of the games he plays so I don't follow them at all) so I don't know how much of a twit he is. I just know GAF hates anyone who has fun and plays games competitively at tournaments.
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At least the world's fastest runner pushes himself to the limit to succeed where no one has ever gone before.
 
Shigeru Miyamoto
By Johnathan (Fatal1ty) Wendel
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I vividly recall playing on my Nintendo from the age of 4, and to say the least, it changed my life forever. Video games became my life when, at 18, I set out to become a full-time professional video gamer. In the past seven years I have won 12 major championships playing five different games.

While I won my championships on ultra-performance PCs, I still go to Nintendo for fun and relaxation, playing with the same passion and sense of joy I remember as a kid on that original Nintendo console. This year I've become addicted to Wii, which lets me replicate the challenge of the physical sports I've played my entire life, such as tennis, bowling and golf. I bought all my business partners Wiis for Christmas. I even play Wii with my grandma. (Her favorite is Wii bowling.)

By making video gaming accessible and fun for people like my grandma, Shigeru Miyamoto, 54, head of the Wii design team, has opened the world I live in every day to people who never even wanted to visit it before. He showed us that video games are for everyone, something social and active that brings people together. I'm hopeful that competitive video gaming will rightfully be considered a pro sport like any other, and I will spend the rest of my life championing video gaming as an equal to pro football or basketball. That job is a little easier thanks to Miyamoto-san and his ingenious team at Nintendo. They didn't just start me on a career that I love. They have also given me a mind-set to give back to gaming and do my part to empower millions of gamers worldwide. If I can contribute just a fraction of what Miyamoto has to video gaming, I'll be honored.
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Ouch, he can't write for crap.
 
If you guys want his autograph, it's easy. :lol

From: http://www.fatal1ty.com/faq/

Can I get an autographed picture?
Sure! Send an email with your name and address to info@fatal1ty.com and we will send that out to you.
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I can't hate on the guy...I mean, he's had a great deal of success just based on being an incredibly good gamer. Gotta give him props...but I am insanely jealous and therefore think he's a douchebag. ;-) :lol
 
so everyone here hates competitive gaming? what? its pretty big in korea, must be a social thing to think that competitive gaming is a joke
 
sk3tch said:
If you guys want his autograph, it's easy. :lol

From: http://www.fatal1ty.com/faq/



I can't hate on the guy...I mean, he's had a great deal of success just based on being an incredibly good gamer. Gotta give him props...but I am insanely jealous and therefore think he's a douchebag. ;-) :lol
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I am totally requesting his autograph for the hell of it.
 
Segata Sanshiro said:
Why yes, yes it does. Imagine that. But at least people give a shit about the "sport" they're playing.
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I see, so he doesn't care about the games he plays or something? Like I said, I have no clue about this guy. I just know his name and that he plays PC FPSes :lol

Son of Godzilla said:
Fixed.
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Do you ever shut up? And no, most GAFfers hate all competitive gamers. You didn't fix anything.

Death_Born said:
At least the world's fastest runner pushes himself to the limit to succeed where no one has ever gone before.
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The world's fastest runners usually are still at "amateur" status and can't use their talents to make money (only sponsorships). I mean like those cocky hockey players who also don't do anything for charity and are high on themselves. I obviously don't mean all hockey players.
 
Man, you guys really aren't very respectful of Wikipedia.

I alphabetized his awards for you, don't let it happen again.
 
Wikipedia said:
When asked by Time Magazine to write a Tribute to Shigeru Miyamoto the creator of such games as Super Mario Bros and The Legend Of Zelda, Wendel instead wrote an article praising his own ego and how successful and how much money he has makde. This was ill recieved by many in the Gaming Community as it was the usual Ego-Stroking that Wendel is known for rather then honoring one of the Most Famous Game Designers ever.
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From the Time 100:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615521,00.html

Shigeru Miyamoto
By Johnathan (Fatal1ty) Wendel

I vividly recall playing on my Nintendo from the age of 4, and to say the least, it changed my life forever. Video games became my life when, at 18, I set out to become a full-time professional video gamer. In the past seven years I have won 12 major championships playing five different games.

While I won my championships on ultra-performance PCs, I still go to Nintendo for fun and relaxation, playing with the same passion and sense of joy I remember as a kid on that original Nintendo console. This year I've become addicted to Wii, which lets me replicate the challenge of the physical sports I've played my entire life, such as tennis, bowling and golf. I bought all my business partners Wiis for Christmas. I even play Wii with my grandma. (Her favorite is Wii bowling.)

By making video gaming accessible and fun for people like my grandma, Shigeru Miyamoto, 54, head of the Wii design team, has opened the world I live in every day to people who never even wanted to visit it before. He showed us that video games are for everyone, something social and active that brings people together. I'm hopeful that competitive video gaming will rightfully be considered a pro sport like any other, and I will spend the rest of my life championing video gaming as an equal to pro football or basketball. That job is a little easier thanks to Miyamoto-san and his ingenious team at Nintendo. They didn't just start me on a career that I love. They have also given me a mind-set to give back to gaming and do my part to empower millions of gamers worldwide. If I can contribute just a fraction of what Miyamoto has to video gaming, I'll be honored.

Professional video gamer "Fatal1ty" is a spokesman and commentator for DirecTV and News Corp.'s Championship Gaming Series
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I bolded the parts where he talks about himself instead of, well, the guy the article is supposed to be about. Three sentences aren't bolded.
 
momolicious said:
so everyone here hates competitive gaming? what? its pretty big in korea, must be a social thing to think that competitive gaming is a joke
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Well, obviously. Just like a majority of Americans don't care about hockey or soccer. But in the case of ...ugh...competitive gaming...there's only one country that really gives a shit, and rightfully so. It's ridiculous.

LOOK I'M THE WORLD ****ING CHAMPION CANDYLAND PLAYER WATCH ME PLAY PLEASE
 
I don't hate him, but any time I see him talk... his mouth. I hate his mouth. It's not even like a mouth, it's like a little puckered butthole. I wanna go get scissors and cut the sides of it like the new Joker, so that maybe he could have a normal sized mouth.
 
Justin Bailey said:
From the Time 100:



I bolded the parts where he talks about himself instead of, well, the guy the article is supposed to be about. Three sentences aren't bolded.
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Haha, wow. I quoted that wiki part because I thought it was the other part of his wiki that was vandalized, but that's legit? Hilarious.

Do you ever shut up? And no, most GAFfers hate all competitive gamers. You didn't fix anything.
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Do you? The ratio of you bitching about GAF hating on competitive gaming to GAF hating about competitive gaming in this thread is astronomical. In fact, that last digit seems to be zero.

Edit: NM, Segata chimed in. Still, it's sitting at Your Post Count : 1
 
Dammit. We were caught, and it was changed back. Cited as "Revert vandalism". If they knew who he was, they would have allowed this.
 
Someone email the mods at Wikipedia and tell them that the "Most Full of Himself" or "MFH" award is legitimate and was awarded in 2007 at GAF.
 
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