I don't like seeing this kind of drama happen like it did last year, since it was blown way out of proportion. I agree with the points Loctav is making (surprisingly as it may seem to some), and it's a bit ignorant to hold grudges from last year's World Cup.
HoweverI don't agree with :
Loctav wrote:
I am sure there are other people more than happy to join this competition. If you are so salty about everything, better leave the spot for people who actually enjoy these things.
This isn't a random tournament. This is
the World Cup. The best a country can bring vs the best a country can bring. What we are seeing (last year as well) is 1 - 3 of a country's best players are being banned from playing. Of course I understand the rules and such, but like any sport or e-sport for that matter, you don't see this kind of reinforcement anywhere. A player who hasn't violated any serious rules, such as hacking and so on, should have
some sort of leniency. Why is there such a draconian policy on a minor violation? In sports, you don't see a foul result in them not being able to play in the finals of an event.
I feel like maybe restricting the player who violated a minor rule to be restricted to playing a certain number of maps? Don't know, just throwing a random idea I just thought of out there. I'm sure the tournament staff could figure this out better than I could, and I'm sure that you realize something like multiaccounting or acting like a douchebag is enough to be banned from
the World cup is silly. I can list countless dicks in real sports / e-sports that never have such a harsh, (and yes I'm using the word harsh because this is like the
one officially sponsored tournament for osu! std that people actually look forward to), punishment for being rude.
However much we like to blame Loctav, he's doing these things for a reason. He's not petty enough to decide these things out of spite. We should trust Loctav's decisions at times because he DID manage OWC 2013 that everyone loved so much...
However the lack of proper communication, let alone respect is astonishing. In no other community, not even the most toxic, have I seen a
mod openly call people out and act rudely. Sure you aren't getting respect either, but you're a
fucking mod. If you acted a bit, just a bit more understanding and respectful, maybe there wouldn't be so many people hating on the decisions that you've made simply because they don't like you.
Anyways, I hope we have an awesome World Cup like 2013!
USA! USA!
(wait Kablaze is banned?)TAIWAN! TAIWAN!