Hope it goes well and you can get a good group of active people. One thing i would think about changing is your attitude on your stream.
You ban people for giving tips/advice.
You ban people for talking about a game that you lost 5 mins ago.
You "threaten" to ban people when they say anything you don't agree on
You laugh at your opponents mistake but then ban/threaten people that pick up on yours. They are learning as much as you are trying to.
Your running your stream based on improvements but you make new accounts and plays lower league players then proceed to laugh at them when you can make 100 banes and steam roll them.
Goodluck in the future
Okay, in case you weren't aware, I have said in my stream have typed it out for those that don't understand.
1. I ban people in my stream that give advice/tips. Incorrect. Advice and tips are great if put across in the right way. Eg, If you make gases at x timing instead of y timing you'll be able to do ... However, comments that you may see as advice/tips that will get you banned, eg, LOL why the F**K did you do that, thats so dumb will
2. I ban those that talk about a game I lost 5 minutes ago. Correct. During my stream, mainly after a replay I will run a section where we discuss the previous game, once the discussion period is over (usually 2-3 minutes) I ask for comments about the prior game to stop as we are looking to focus on the next game. I even say that to people, then give a warning that the discussion phase about prior game has stopped, if it continues after that, yes you get the T/O.
3. You "threaten" to ban people for a statement they make, that you don't agree on. Incorrect. I tell people that I will ban them if they continue with x topic because of y reason. End of the day my stream my rules, if I disagree with your statement that's my place. Eg. Stream event yesterday, I lost to a certain style, that I'm unsure of how to defeat. I have tried multiple strategies, a viewer said that y strategy will work, I explained I have tried it and why it hadn't worked for me prior, this conversation continued for an extended period of time, then I had asked for it to stop (over 10 minutes had passed) so we could proceed to the next game, a warning was given, then a T/O occured.
I do not just ban people out on a limb, those that get banned instantly in my stream tend to be those that have previously warranted getting a T/O but have multiple accounts. A good example of this is yourself Inter, in which case you had another account with an extra underscore.
Also at the laughing at my opponent. I do that on stream, they do not see that, I find it amusing when for example a terran goes cc on low ground on sejong and gets a reactor on his barracks after 1 marine and then leaves after 6 lings walk into his base.
There was also another case where I asked the protoss how he was diamond after he cannon rushed my OL at my natural, that's a general question.
Hopefully this reply makes you understand how a stream chat is structured for me personally, If you disagree with what I have said, feel free to message me. This thread is about a new organisation within Australia that is hopefully going to provide some players with a nice learning environment while bolstering my own casting skills.
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The OP will have all players that have been added to the skype group, feel free to pm your skype details + race and league and ill get you added in asap.
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Formerly known as GravityAD
1. I ban people in my stream that give advice/tips. Incorrect. Advice and tips are great if put across in the right way. Eg, If you make gases at x timing instead of y timing you'll be able to do ... However, comments that you may see as advice/tips that will get you banned, eg, LOL why the F**K did you do that, thats so dumb will
I have seen this happen first hand to advice that was in no way insulting. You do this. Maybe you should watch your behaviour in some vods because it's possible that you think you are acting quite reasonably... But you aren't.
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2. I ban those that talk about a game I lost 5 minutes ago. Correct. During my stream, mainly after a replay I will run a section where we discuss the previous game, once the discussion period is over (usually 2-3 minutes) I ask for comments about the prior game to stop as we are looking to focus on the next game. I even say that to people, then give a warning that the discussion phase about prior game has stopped, if it continues after that, yes you get the T/O.
I'm all for the idea of "my stream, my rules". But honestly, controlling what topics people talk about in your stream chat? Good luck on that one. That's not normal, maybe you should make a note on your stream telling people that topics of discussion are to be at your direction. This is your choice if this is how you want it to be though, so all good.
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3. You "threaten" to ban people for a statement they make, that you don't agree on. Incorrect. I tell people that I will ban them if they continue with x topic because of y reason. End of the day my stream my rules, if I disagree with your statement that's my place. Eg. Stream event yesterday, I lost to a certain style, that I'm unsure of how to defeat. I have tried multiple strategies, a viewer said that y strategy will work, I explained I have tried it and why it hadn't worked for me prior, this conversation continued for an extended period of time, then I had asked for it to stop (over 10 minutes had passed) so we could proceed to the next game, a warning was given, then a T/O occured.
I think you need to figure out if you are going to welcome advice or not. At the moment, you don't welcome advice. I know from experience that in this sort of situation, your reaction to advice that you somehow think is not valid is to belittle, insult and rage at these people. Maybe this is the reason people are carrying on the discussion? You're literally calling people idiots, attacking their integrity, just because they've offered to help you and you don't understand the game well enough to see the merit. It's only natural that they would want to explain just why what they are saying is correct and helpful.
I'm not saying this as an insult: Your macro is terrible. It's just as horrible as your opponents'. It's just as horrible as mine when I was in your league. When it comes down to people telling you the solution to a problem, when your macro is as atrocious as yours (and others at your level), your experience at attempting to do what they say but not being able to execute it doesn't give you license to call that person an idiot or whatever for their advice, just because you think you know better (you don't).
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Hopefully this reply makes you understand how a stream chat is structured for me personally, If you disagree with what I have said, feel free to message me. This thread is about a new organisation within Australia that is hopefully going to provide some players with a nice learning environment while bolstering my own casting skills.
I support the idea of this group (there have been others similar in the past that have died off over time but almost always valuable). After what I've seen from you, I want to see it in action before I am willing to participate. I hope that people do get all the things you've stated as the goals for this - practice partners, as well as coaching, strategy discussions, and replay analysis (for which I hope you get some actual coaches/good players on board). I hope you don't rely on people without proper understanding of the game to be doing this sort of stuff. It can be pretty harmful to peoples' development who take the word of someone in good faith who claims to know what they are talking about that they should be working on or doing X, Y or Z when in fact that is totally wrong.
Breadfan, I appreciate your feedback though majority of it is negativity based on you being in my stream only a few times.
I do admit on occasion my stream gets out of hand in terms of how things are running.
However, I will strongly disagree with you saying my macro is "atrocious" and I find it insulting that you would say "(for which I hope you get some actual coaches/good players on board)"
Yes I am plat, no i am not the best player, nor do I claim to be, I will stand by the fact that my macro is my best feature in my game, when I win it's because my macro is solid and this happens when my first 6-7 minutes is uninterrupted .
Being a "high level player" or a "high level coach" and doing replay analysis and being a practice partner for people I find is irrelevant. I don't believe you need to be a top masters/ gm level player to help people with replays to find things like mistakes, inconsistent patterns and bad habits. As for practice partners, if I have silver players in the group I'd like to seem them versing other silvers and gold, that gives them an understanding of where there play is currently at.
But again, your opinion, your allowed to have it, I just don't find your insulting tone throughout your message to be positive or insightful to be honest
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As others have said, you need to clean your act up in general before you can expect the players in your team to do the same. How many team managers etc. do you see act the way you have? The only acceptable anti-social behaviour a team owner can do is eat babies. You have to be a duck (notice that I said duck, not dick), let the hate slide right off your back like water, don't even respond to it. For example, what you said to mezje in a comment, stop that.
But yeah, again. Good luck this time.
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I say best of luck to you Tony. I really hope it works out.
The only problem I see is how you are perceived in the wider community. Now I have talked to you off stream and the like and I like that Tony. He's pretty chill, hes supportive and an all round nice guy to talk to.
But it does appear to me that the split second you hit that "Start Stream" button you become a totally different Tony. And its not the good Tony I talk to from time to time.
I too have seen occasions where people have been banned for offering advice or telling you that macro is slipping. I have seen you smile at a low league players mistakes and yet get pissy at someone for pointing out that you are performing similar mistakes in your gameplay.
Just remember that you are representing your Organisation now Tony. Try to be that Tony I talk to and behave that way ALL THE TIME. You are the face of your new team. Just be a little more careful here on in OK?
I believe you can make something great of this but you gotta stick to it and take on challenges that may hinder the growth of this organisation. You've got a great bunch of guys on the roster so good luck man !
The only problem I see is how you are perceived in the wider community.
I don't watch him stream, but I can honestly say from talking to him that he is trying to fix that. Chid, sort out your behaviour on stream and I can't see why people can't start giving you another chance.
Great to see new initiatives in SEA scene. Best of luck
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I don't watch him stream, but I can honestly say from talking to him that he is trying to fix that. Chid, sort out your behaviour on stream and I can't see why people can't start giving you another chance.
Good luck champ.
He does well for a while then something happens to set him off
I know he is trying and I give him credit I wish him every success and fortune in getting this idea and his own ummmmm mentality(? - need a different word there) sorted.
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