NOOOOOOO MY FAV SEA TERRAN AINT GOING?! WHAT EFFERY IS THIS?!?! Talk about BM yo. I really wish I could organize something as awesome as IPL but unfortunately, I was stopped by Blizzard even before I started =__= All the best YYJ! Don't be discourage by this mofo.
pretty much just seconding what pig said, I understand that some AZK members may be very nice people, but continuing to stay in a clan with:
1) A guy so obnoxious he almost gets beaten up for being a racist at his first lan event
AND
2) A person who literally had a chance to put SEA on the map and instead made it in a team inhouse tournament with 1 invited Australian player and a bunch of koreans.
Makes you a wanker. I honestly cant respect anyone who stays in AZK after this whole ordeal. Make your own new team without the retards if you don't want to have every single person that runs into you to instantly associate you with the 2 most hated people in SEA.
I'd say AZK are currently undergoing damage control. For the first time in over a month, all three of my AZK contacts (Gus, Mariano, Sonny) just signed into Skype simultaneously.
Sucks what happened, not only for Yoon but also for the SEA scene in general. I watched parts of the stream, but it was completely filled with AZK guys that I realized something was off. At least now the cat's out of the bag and we all know how PPSL/AZK/Witchdoc/ are really like and can stop them from participating in future events. Props though for staying professional, and I enjoyed TARossi beating some AZK scrub who had no clue how to play zerg.
Unfortunately for these good members who I'm sure are nice people, the upper management controls the organisation and so is responsible for the direction they take. In this case I think its clear its not the right direction. Some of these guys may be nice blokes, but if I had Zanooku as a teammate I would break contract if I had to in order to leave that team. Being associated with the management and some of the players they have chosen is appalling and any player worth his salt should be distancing himself from them. Yeah its my opinion and im really angry but I think this event needs no sugarcoating. What are the AZK members really getting out of membership in this team? If I were them I'd be out fast... really fast.
If I'm not mistaken it was mentioned on the venue that Zanooku himself was one of the organizers. A little bit of a conflict of interest IMO, considering he got by far the easiest group.
Last edited by ZraF; Tue, 8th-Nov-2011 at 2:17 PM.
My opinion - Everyone involved in this site - is at some degree a fan of, or part of the e sports industry, and I think I speak for most of us when I say that the greatest dream and vision for most of us would be a completely legitimised and successful industry. This kind of second rate events organisation is what needs to be weeded out before this goal and dream can be accomplished. The stream and issues at the event just add to the evidence of a poorly organised event - something that IPL will avoid in their next pan pacific qualifier.
This goal of a unified esports industry, of legitimate professionals competing at the highest level of the game is only possible when the contracts and structures of these events are solid and liable. If this was a national athletic event - Mr.Witchdoctor would be all over the media being flamed and his career would be in tatters (maybe we can still put his career in this state?).
Additionally, why was it decided that AZK were the best players in SEA and filled half the brackets?... that is such a conflict of interest (but it only makes it easier for the legit players..)
Anyway, lets all try and work for an international professional industry, where contracts matter and professionalism is expected - not just a bonus.
The world needs more Dox's.
Just my opinion... Best of luck to you Mr.YYJ.
You are confused, Dox ran the Australian qualifier close to perfect, which was a separate pre-event which served as a qualifier for the "main-event" PH tournament you now see. Dox is agreeing that the main event is a disaster, and his qualifications that he put alot of time and effort into organising has been overshadowed because of it.
Dox = Voluntary helped organise the Australian qualifiers (close to perfect event)
Gus / Wtichdoc = Organised the main-event (disaster and dox had nothing to do with it)
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