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evetS returns..
 

I'm Steve Hunt or "FaDeEvetS", the maphacker who got caught out in 2011.

I hacked on and off for a long time on the ladder, eventually deluding myself into thinking it didn't give me that big an advantage etc etc.

This is my first attempt at an apology which will take a long time to fulfill.

Since leaving sc2sea in december-ish of 2011, i took about 5-6months off sc2, except for the occasional 4v4 games etc.
Around 2-3 months ago now, i started laddering up NA, i was unsure whether i wanted to get 'good' on NA then come to sea, or just stick to NA...Since then i've come to the decision that i would like to eventually be a part of this community again, and will provide anything that it takes to do that.

After attending WCS Australia and seeing how the community and players have grown, I'd be extremely disappointed in myself if i didn't try to be a part of it again, however i know it'll take time, and even then i don't expect to be 'welcomed' by everyone.
If, after time for consideration etc the general consensus is that the community doesn't want me, i'll leave the SEA server (atleast in 1v1 ladder).

around 1-2 months ago, after 'training up' etc on NA, i joined team solarity (sR) in an effort to gain practice partners etc of similiar skill.
**Please note* that sR were unaware of my previous alias, and had nothing to do with me 'hiding' myself. If Grim wishes me to leave sR, i will do so, as i don't want to spoil the teams reputation. Honestly, they had NOTHING at all to do with it.

I will provide replay packs of my ladder games, and perhaps do services for the community (coaching or something?) if wanted.

I genuinely want to work for acceptance and forgiveness in the SEA region and community, and apologise deeply for the things that i both said and did.
I'm attaching a handful of replays to this blog, and as i ladder i'll add more if requested. I'll potentially do weekly or monthly blogs with replays and step by step analysis if that would be wanted.
I will begin streaming ladder sessions periodically, (however can't for a few days due to internet usage - can stream on saturday)

I'm extremely sorry to the community that i lied to all of you for so long, especially people like PiG who i feel i used to have a strong rapport with, all the members of clan FaDe, Nirvana, Shortizz, maynarde and all my close friends. But as well to every single person i played against, lied to and mislead.


EDIT: I got an 'attachement files could not be uploaded due to the file folder not being writeable" or something error while trying to upload replays with this blog. I'll provide them soon.

**EDIT: replays have been added to the replay section of the site.

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Wow, I didn't know this. So long as it doesn't happen again I don't care tbh lol. Good to see you wanna be involved in the community! Winter Fighting!

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o.o seems a little odd that you would hide your identity from sR but oh well welcome back

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wow winter this is very brave of u wish u luck fighting mate

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insert standard Spook v sR post gl with sc2!

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It's... hard to say how I feel right now.

I felt like over the past two months I got to know you really well but now after your coming out I feel like I don't. However, after speaking to you the multiple times in our short time together I feel like you are a very genuine person. Back then, I was one of the people who consistently fought back at the FaDe members that tried to defend you when you didn't admit that you were a hacker yet and now I feel I am stuck in the same position as the FaDe members.

sR still welcomes you with opened hands and not once have I suspected you of being a hacker in the past 2 months. I hope this continues to be so but I will definitely not be tolerant of any suspicious behavior.

I hope the community understands my position in keeping Winter in the clan and I am welcome to any bad reception because of this but I hope you understand that I am doing this based off my experience with "Winter" in the past months (not knowing that he was evetS).

Thanks.

EDIT: nirvAnA's post is great

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Welcome back

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good to see u want to put in a genuine effort to make up for your mistakes..
good to have u back

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WTF how did you not tell them?!?!

I think you didn't do yourself any favours by hiding your identity to sR. If they're willing to overlook that bit then you better get your ass into gear. You're not gonna get another chance.

Good luck and have fun

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Welcome Hack

edit: back***

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Nice to hear, would like to see you really stick to what you say here though and expect me to yell at you if you don't and push you to keep your word.

Did you have to make it such a horrible title? Sounds so sinister hahaha.

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Being an ex-FaDe member and current sR member, not knowing anything about this is pretty embarrassing haha :P Guess not really keeping up to date with the community stuff. Oh and yes.. your title makes it sounds like "herpderp I have returned to steal all yo ladder points baby!" Regardless, welcome back!

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Wow never would have guessed that we knew before your new hosts did 0.o
I would urge due diligence with regards to sRWinter as he had all but one person from FaDe fooled and ready jump on a proverbial grande to defend him - hell even PiG.
I thought through that whole episode that he would have learned a lesson or matured somewhat
Sorry to say not off to a good start thus far but that said I do hope to be proven wrong

FaDe looks forward to crushing sRWinter and sR in future wars and tournaments

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yea I dunno whats the deal with sR but i hope you told them at the start

also easier said than done, and i look forward to your taking some action in regards to community work as you said the same thing before 6 months ago but nothing came out of it.

i guess a step forward would be to offer coaching to BSG/GPD winners. message asylumofsouls / eddie and let them know of your intention, i'm sure they will be happy to let you redeem yourself. good luck on your journey back

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winter backwards doesnt spell anything cool

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So you are back? i think its long enough, as long as u dont maphack any more, i think the community will readily accept you back!

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I disagree there. You gotta work to get back in the good graces of the community.

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-Removed after sobering up-

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I completely agree with what you have said, and it was hard for me to decide whether or not to condone this behavior in sR. However, I do accept the invitation and so to say : "Let the games begin!"

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Interesting, I remember seeing your name a lot around SEA back in the day and I think I even lost a few games to you when I got into Diamond IIRC.

I'd love some insight into the hacking mindset. As you said: you deluded yourself into thinking it didn't give you that much of an advantage.

What made you want to stop hacking? Was it just being caught or did you come to terms with your reliance on the software 'crutch'?

What made you get a hack in the first place? Pressure to be a better player? The feeling of having an edge? The risk of being caught? Something else?

I mean no offence with any of my questions, I am just incredibly interested in the competitive psychology when it comes to competitive gaming.

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What? =/ Oh... oh... I see what you did there.

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Better than some of the apologies I have seen here before. Time will tell if you are sincere. Hiding your identity on your return is obviously a dumb start mate.

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yeah i think the community is very nice for giving u ur chance so take it and actually help out

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You know he can totally hide that he is evetS and continue for the next few years without ANYONE noticing?

Like start anew as Winter

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I think that the hiding of Identity is being taken way to harshly. Imagine how hard it is for him as a person to stand up and openly admit he was wrong and that he is sorry.

To be sincerely sorry and to ask for forgiveness and acceptance is one of the hardest things a person can ever do.

I hope that he can continue on with his return to Sea regardless of clan or otherwise and make a positive name for himself.

pro tip, help out the newbies, biggest way to make a difference for someone starting to play sc2.

GLHF

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What made you want to stop hacking? Was it just being caught or did you come to terms with your reliance on the software 'crutch'?

- At first being caught obviously, but in all reality i could've continued on NA or kr under an alias or something, However being 'exposed' forced me to rethink the hacking situation and i decided i wanted to get legitimediatly 'good'

What made you get a hack in the first place? Pressure to be a better player? The feeling of having an edge? The risk of being caught? Something else?

At first it was just curiosity tbh, and then i did some customs with it just for the fun/lols etc. A few weeks later i actually forgot they were on and searched for a ladder game, which kinda started the whole....ball rolling. I DID however not hack in any of the masters cup etc tournies that i entered, for the tiny amount that helps my case.

I'm willing to do coaching etc, but i'd probably be more comfortable offering it as a free service rather than the reward for winning a bsg etc, as i've never done any coaching before and am not sure how effective the time spent with me coaching would be, saturation, vision, supply blocks, scouting? When they're not zerg it'll just be me winging what the responses should be