[syfChadMann]

Re: Shuffle - I've heard that he GG'd all his games and shook players hands after the set.. however he left right after his last game and through out the day looked visibly enraged about his losses. Which is totally fine imo...

Why this thread isn't locked? - well it shouldn't be, this is a serious issue that effects this community.. I've said it before, but until everyone acts professionally and shows high sportsmanship, this game will not be seen as a serious sport... you want eSports to be as big as tennis? - a tennis player would be sacked if they stormed out of a tennis match and told everyone that Dunlop racquet's are imba and they wouldn't have lost if the other guy wasn't using Dunlop.

EDIT: Scara and tgun... take your argument to PMs.. Scara, its good to defend yourself when you've been publicly called out.. but everything has been said now - so take the rest to PMs plz.

[|Erasmus|]

Originally Posted by TAChadMann

well it shouldn't be, this is a serious issue that effects this community.. I've said it before, but until everyone acts professionally and shows high sportsmanship, this game will not be seen as a serious sport... you want eSports to be as big as tennis? - a tennis player would be sacked if they stormed out of a tennis match and told everyone that Dunlop racquet's are imba and they wouldn't have lost if the other guy wasn't using Dunlop.

That is an issue for sponsors, and not the community. If the sponsors (or teams that have said sponsors) feel that such behaviour reflects negatively on their company they will take them aside and tell them to shape up or lose the sponsorship.

I don't -encourage- bm, or breaking equipment, but for the people who play professionally, there aren't really that many events in Australia. Every result is important. And in some respects, I think the passion that (especially) tgun often shows at Sydney lans is part of the reason I think esports is so amazing, and really does have a shot at making it as a spectator sport.

I was a bit bored this morning, when after making the final four at mlg, HuK showed no reaction. He exchanged a few words with his opponent and just walked off, while the room was filled with screaming fans. Even in tennis, which has already been used as an example that is pretty manner, the winners will wander around the court and acknowledge the crowd, throw armbands into the audience and such. And of course, there are always guys like Lleyton who will let out a big "C'mon" if he wins a big point, and players throwing rackets is not made out to be a big deal.

And everyone loves MKP because a) he's such a cutie, and b)he cries when he loses an important set in the gsl. He does not rage, he does not be rude or mean to anyone, but you can really tell just how much it means to him when he wins.

tl;dr: I don't want people to be bm, or rude, but I don't like how some people want to suck the passion out of everything to be more professional.

Let's not lose all of the passion that some of our best players show in our games. Let's just try and channel it in a more positive direction on these occasions where it boils over a bit.

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