Yes this is a rant and yes i am mad bro so dont ask...
Clan IMI, aka clan immortal is a new clan to have risen into the NA scene. They have some pretty decent plays and are quite competitive in their clan wars. They also like to help one another. Sounds like a bunch of cool guys eh? Well i thought the same as well.
About a few months ago, when i was about top diamond at the time on NA (currently mid diamond :P) i notice IMI was taking in diamond players and thought "oh cool i have heard about these immortal guys im gonna see if i can join then, wouldn't mind joining a NA clan". So i asked one of the i guess "officers" of the group and simply ask "Hey, im stodd and i was wondering if i could maybe join your clan? " About half an hour passes when he responds "Ask the main manager". I thinking to myself wow ok it took you that long to respond? Maybe he was afk who knows, then i noticed he was 100% active in the public chat channel for that past half an hour, so for that long he ignored me. This point, im a bit hurt but you know w/e.
Anyways, i see the main manager of the clan is on. "Yes! this is my time, im excited to try out these immortal guys!" I give him a pm "Hey there im stodd a high diamond interested in joining your team! " About 2 (yes 2) hours pass. These immortal guys take forever to respond i thought. Eventually he responds with. "lol sorry we dont need another diamond." My initial response to myself was like "oh, but like you, just took in like 2 diamond players just before, i asked them if immortal would take me in and all i had to do was ask and here you say i cant join?
At this point i have been essentially rejected for no real known reason, but you know what fair enough what can i do? Time passes by and im just laddering as i normaly do. I then encounter a IMI guy on ladder, some diamond zerg. "Oh sweet" i thought "I can verse these IMI guys and see what they got!" Game starts i chuck out a gl hf and he never responds. He eventually wins cause my PvZ is shit and in frustration i leave the game. That zerg, who never responded to me pm's me after the game saying "lol noob gg". Like, wtf seriously? I didn't reply because its better not to talk back and let it slide. At this point i think to myself, ok so i guess their are some idiots in IMI but with all clans (or most) thats normal, im bound to meet a sweet person from IMI right? Time goes by and i verse a terran from IMI. I say gl hf and he responds "gg". Now i know the koreans tend to do this which is normal, but recently i have had doubts about IMI but i ignored it and played on. The game ends with him successfully proxy widow mine rush and due to no protection, i lose the game. After game he pm's me and says "gg noob". Wow, ok, so maybe im just getting the dickheads from IMI? Im sure they are not all nob jockeys.
Some more time passes and im killing ladder im rank 1 diamond at this point, i verse a masters from IMI "Alright its a IMI player but he is master terran player, maybe it was just the diamond roster who were bm. I start the game normal with "gl hf" and after a bit he says "glgl". Ok fair enough, first immortal guy to respond to me somewhat nicely. The game pushes on and i decided to go for a 1 base all in (yes i know how noob of me) and i almost win but well, repair bunkers are quite strong. So i lose and tap out leaving the game. I was waiting for the pm as it seems every IMI i have faced so far has done this, before you knew it bang a pm (surprise) and he says "ezpz 1 base noob". Wow so nothing nice to say. I am now angry with IMI at this point and just recently i versed the same IMI guy twice, both games he 2 gates me and both times it doesnt work. Both games after the match he pm to me saying im so bad and that i was lucky and at this point i lost it i pm him back saying WHY ARE ALL OF YOU IMI PEOPLE A BUNCH OF WANKERS?! He just responds with the dullest answer. "idk what you mean". WTF i thought? what you mean you dont understand?
Im officially over these IMI pricks and their BM and cheese and aggressive behaviour. I am yet to encounter someone nice on this IMI clan. I know this rant wont fix the problem and i know im just some diamond scrub but im sick and tired of IMI and the NA community in general. The SEA community, despite competition, was 100X better back in the day. At least people wouldnt harass you or bm you or w/e. Im not sure if anyone else agrees with me or even knows about these IMI guys but whether you with or against me i felt this needed to be adressed. That way, if you guys encounter a IMI player please tell me if they bm you or harass you during or after the match.
RANT OVER!
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"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
Ok let me clear something up guys. First of all i appreciate the comments and advice i will admit i can have a hot head when im frustrated to a point. Now that my mind is clear let me brush up some things.
People have said in these comments that i need to just ignore the BM as its apart of gaming. Well i have been playing online gaming for about almost 7-8 years now (i understand some of you have been longer) and i know there are harsh people on the internet and in gaming communities trust me you dont need to tell me this. What i was trying to address was that their bm was uncalled for. Like i would 1 base, 2 base or even 5 base macro w/e i needed to do to try and win and the result was the same. They would be rude and harsh. Now i cant stop this but i just felt i needed to tell you guys this just so i could get feedback on other peoples views on the members of IMI as i obv havent versed or talked to the GM IMI guys.
Some people have said "Not all IMI guys are dicks some are nice and cool". Well then its obvious that you people have not read or misread my blog. I said multiple times that i haven't versed or talked to all IMI guys. What i am saying basically is that SO FAR these IMI guys seem to be dicks cause i personally yet to encounter a nice player from IMI.
Now in terms of when IMI was launched im sure it was during summer of last year (so during winter in USA) im not 100% sure but i think it was around then. They were a new bunch and because of this i felt it was a good opportunity to start fresh as i have had a bad experience with one of my previous clans (not naming the clan for obvious reasons).
Now i know 1 basing and even 2 basing can make opponents mad. I know this, i lose to 8 pools and 2 gates like its going out of fashion. I also lose to proxy widow mines and baneling busts and even 1 base dt rushes. It comes to a point where people get so mad to losing to 1 base or 2 base all in's/cheese they do it themselves. Like last week i encountered a terran on ladder. I was sick of terrans out playing me macro wise and stuff so i thought "im gonna 1 base blink all in" (cause protoss am i right ;P) i did it and won and he was like "wow so much skill, now im gonna 1 base all in my next opponent and make his life hell". He then leaves the game, it was this moment i realise theres a chain going and that cheesing and all in plays will never stop. But NEVER DID I ONCE pm a player how bad they were cause they 8 pool me or 2 gate me or w/e. I would be mad yes but this anger i would try and keep to myself.
If theres anything else you want me to brush up on please dont be afraid to ask. I remember having so much fun on sea, like if i lost to a 10 pool speedling on sea, the guy would pm me saying "Next time try and work on your sim city, that way you can use your FF more effectively". And i was like wow thats legit advice (i was gold back then) and it helped me heaps. The SEA community when we played on the SEA server was excellent, sure you get the occasional idiot on SEA but NA takes it on another level.
They remind you of sR Nem?
So they're gonna be smurfing hard in clan wars and stealing players from other clans huh?
That's not what I meant. So don't turn it out of context please.
As far as I know they dun advocate smurfing and cheating.
EDIT : sR has nice people too like nama
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I think the problem with the blog in general is actually calling out a clan the way u did.
While u might not have met all the members, your experience with some of them were unpleasant. However when u make it a blog in this manner, calling out a singular particular clan, it seems to suggest that they are the biggest bad one out there. Whether that may or may not be true is another matter.
On one hand I want to make this as fair as possible, not sounding like I'm defending lMl or putting down your valid unpleasant experiences and trying to make a fair as non judgemental argument/view as possible.
If you really don't like them, look for another. Prozer has offered twice for you to check out his clan. And I'm sure there are others out there as well.
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"and we'll invest more on Bots, as our first Trial bot, the 'NemBotElie' was a huge success, organising tournaments and being part of the Council of mGG. But there are a few bugs in which the bot cannot go past the skill level of a Platinum Protoss." - PaRAnorMaL
Ok let me clear something up guys. First of all i appreciate the comments and advice i will admit i can have a hot head when im frustrated to a point. Now that my mind is clear let me brush up some things.
People have said in these comments that i need to just ignore the BM as its apart of gaming. Well i have been playing online gaming for about almost 7-8 years now (i understand some of you have been longer) and i know there are harsh people on the internet and in gaming communities trust me you dont need to tell me this. What i was trying to address was that their bm was uncalled for. Like i would 1 base, 2 base or even 5 base macro w/e i needed to do to try and win and the result was the same. They would be rude and harsh. Now i cant stop this but i just felt i needed to tell you guys this just so i could get feedback on other peoples views on the members of IMI as i obv havent versed or talked to the GM IMI guys.
Some people have said "Not all IMI guys are dicks some are nice and cool". Well then its obvious that you people have not read or misread my blog. I said multiple times that i haven't versed or talked to all IMI guys. What i am saying basically is that SO FAR these IMI guys seem to be dicks cause i personally yet to encounter a nice player from IMI.
Now in terms of when IMI was launched im sure it was during summer of last year (so during winter in USA) im not 100% sure but i think it was around then. They were a new bunch and because of this i felt it was a good opportunity to start fresh as i have had a bad experience with one of my previous clans (not naming the clan for obvious reasons).
Now i know 1 basing and even 2 basing can make opponents mad. I know this, i lose to 8 pools and 2 gates like its going out of fashion. I also lose to proxy widow mines and baneling busts and even 1 base dt rushes. It comes to a point where people get so mad to losing to 1 base or 2 base all in's/cheese they do it themselves. Like last week i encountered a terran on ladder. I was sick of terrans out playing me macro wise and stuff so i thought "im gonna 1 base blink all in" (cause protoss am i right ;P) i did it and won and he was like "wow so much skill, now im gonna 1 base all in my next opponent and make his life hell". He then leaves the game, it was this moment i realise theres a chain going and that cheesing and all in plays will never stop. But NEVER DID I ONCE pm a player how bad they were cause they 8 pool me or 2 gate me or w/e. I would be mad yes but this anger i would try and keep to myself.
If theres anything else you want me to brush up on please dont be afraid to ask. I remember having so much fun on sea, like if i lost to a 10 pool speedling on sea, the guy would pm me saying "Next time try and work on your sim city, that way you can use your FF more effectively". And i was like wow thats legit advice (i was gold back then) and it helped me heaps. The SEA community when we played on the SEA server was excellent, sure you get the occasional idiot on SEA but NA takes it on another level.
Pls stop. Stupid replies like this isn't necessary.
Anywho, Stodd, if you've been playing online games for that long and would still waste time to make a blog about something that pretty much happens commonly on NA cos you got mad then you're not really ignoring them and just making yourself mad over something not worth being mad at.
Pretty much, who gives a shit, you won by doing what you did. It's a strategy game, if you win by doing what you did and they get mad cos they lost, it's their fault for not properly countering your strategy and you should feel good about winning. If they PM you with BM post-game and if you can't ignore it then just say gg and move on.
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Known for a time as mGGCrayonPop and mGGxJieun
Q_Q'd.
"and we'll invest more on Bots, as our first Trial bot, the 'NemBotElie' was a huge success, organising tournaments and being part of the Council of mGG. But there are a few bugs in which the bot cannot go past the skill level of a Platinum Protoss." - PaRAnorMaL
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