[Eddie]

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Unfortunately Frustration and Ice have breached the OSC rules and code of conduct, and were proven to have engaged in deceitful actions during SEAcraft Weekly #41, and will be suspended.

Just to be clear, this is not a witch hunt, or an opportunity for people to rip into these guys. Evidence was collected of their guilt, both individuals had opportunities to present any evidence in their defence, and were given the chance to comment. They have been handed a punishment, publicly shamed, and if they wish to partake in our league afterwards, must abide by our conditions.

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What happened:

Frustration was disqualified by Philosopher for spamming in the sc2 chat channel, after being asked to stop. Ice then suggested to Frustration that he play on his account to bypass the disqualification. "Ice" (Frustration) defeated Chase, and lost 1-2 to team-mate DarK.

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There are quite a few things to consider about their actions.

-First off they tried to bypass the disqualification given by the SEAcraft admin. While the disqualification may seem harsh to some, let's take a second to consider that Philo is giving up his time, his money, and that of fellow community members to put on these events. Tournament chat channels are for the purpose of official matches, played for $'s and points, and should be treated seriously. Spamming chat disrupts other players and admins. I know some tournaments only allow scores to be posted, or questions directed to admins, which only they can answer. Also consider it can be confusing for those who use english as a second language. So there was reason and purpose behind such a decision.

-Additionally by playing under someone else's account you are effectively altering their ranking, and deceiving your opponents and community. Plus they tried to hide the fact this occurred.

-They disrespected the integrity and rules of our competition, the ruling of tournament admin, and breached the trust of our community and their peers.

-While some may just see SEAcraft, or any other one off tournament as just a bit of fun, they are part of a bigger picture. There are $'s on the line, and are collectively part of a growing league, which aims to provide a professional environment to the sport in the region. Last year we had $30000 in prizes, this year we aim for $50k+, upwards to $100k. We're starting to talk serious money, and peoples futures. If that's not enough, we have 2 new projects planned which dwarf anything done in our region thus far. The opportunities will be there for those who want to take them/be involved, and no one has a right to sabotage that!

Thanks to those who spent time collecting the evidence, and presenting it to the team. I haven't posted it here, as both players have admitted their guilt, but it was very detailed, and conclusive regardless of any admission.

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Statement from Ice:

I'll start with a disclaimer saying that my actions are not anything related to the Dynasty E-sports StarCraft 2 team or the Dynasty E-Sports organisation. I would first like to apologise to Chase, i have already apologised privately to him but felt the need for a public apology. I would also like to apologise to the sc2sea scene for my actions, what i did was wrong and i realise that.

As some of you are already aware there have been accusations of cheating in the recent SEAcraft Weekly. These accusations are correct, but i didnt do it for personal gain, i did it for a friend. Frustration was dq'd from the SEAcraft and he was upset so i made him play on my account, He was reluctant but i made him do it. Again my gut was wrong i shouldn't of done that

-Frustration declined to comment

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Punishment:

-Frustration will be banned from playing in all OSC tournaments for 8 weeks, and cannot acquire any OSC points in this time. The additioanly weeks are due to comments in chat and this thread, where it would seem Frustration might not be taking this as seriously as he should be. We hope he takes time to reflect further on his actions, and how he might want to act as part of this community. This is not a blind reactionary decision, Frustration and I had been talking before these comments were made, and it seems any advice was disregarded, and genuine sincerity, remorse or restraint hasn't been shown. I stand by the original 4 weeks given, if Frustration had of followed through on his end, but it does not seem to be the case.

-Ice will be banned from playing in all OSC tournaments for 4 weeks, and cannot acquire any OSC points in this time.

-Additionally both players will have OSC points stripped from their current total points acquired, Frustration 125, Ice 75.

-Both players will be ineligible for potential $ participation point prizes and sponsorship, but still can acquire points towards future rankings after their suspension.

-After the 4 week ban, both players can resume under probation, but will be required to submit every tournament replay for 4 months. Any further breach of OSC rules/etiquette will result in far harsher penalties.

Since both players have co-operated with our investigation, and have admitted their guilt, we wont seek to deny them from playing in any tournaments they have already registered for (that can be up to the individual admins to decide), and the 4 week ban will start on Monday April 13th. If they hadn't, or delayed the process, or if it occurred on more than just this occasion, it certainly would have been a far harsher punishment. There will be no more chances in the future!

We believe the actions of both players was a once off, and hasn't happened prior.

This verdict was determined by the OSC team, with input from SEAcraft and the sc2sea mod team.

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This is not the sort of post i like to make

I am very disappointed in both individuals.