He didn't actually apologize for the things he said or did
That's because he's not sorry and he doesn't actually care. It blows my mind that people in the FGC are tiptoeing around Aris and the shit that he did. The only reason I can think for it, which is an incredibly stupid reason, is they don't want to shit on Aris because the reason he could do what he did is ultimately Capcom's fault and they don't want to piss off Capcom. I hope in a few days when the reality of the situation sets in, people will start putting things right.
That's because he's not sorry and he doesn't actually care. It blows my mind that people in the FGC are tiptoeing around Aris and the shit that he did. The only reason I can think for it, which is an incredibly stupid reason, is they don't want to shit on Aris because the reason he could do what he did is ultimately Capcom's fault and they don't want to piss off Capcom. I hope in a few days when the reality of the situation sets in, people will start putting things right.
I disagree..it's not Capcom's fault and no one is worried about Capcom.
It's because, at its base, the community is still somewhat small and shitting on him could cascade because...well, everyone is connected.
That doesn't make it right. If someone deserves it, they should be called out on it.
But, people can be cowards / worried about other things than what's right.
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That's because he's not sorry and he doesn't actually care. It blows my mind that people in the FGC are tiptoeing around Aris and the shit that he did. The only reason I can think for it, which is an incredibly stupid reason, is they don't want to shit on Aris because the reason he could do what he did is ultimately Capcom's fault and they don't want to piss off Capcom. I hope in a few days when the reality of the situation sets in, people will start putting things right.
I disagree..it's not Capcom's fault and no one is worried about Capcom.
It's because, at its base, the community is still somewhat small and shitting on him could cascade because...well, everyone is connected.
That doesn't make it right. If someone deserves it, they should be called out on it.
But, people can be cowards / worried about other things than what's right.
I'm going to have to disagree with that bolded part.
It is certainly Capcom's fault. Look.. what Aris did is not acceptable... but Capcom should have known what they were signing up for when they brought Aris on a show. Did they really think he was going to clean up his language or change anything about himself?
Capcom had the change multiple times to fix a situation that was getting out of hand and chose not to.
As for the bolded part in Mgcw's quote.... trust me when I say that the player base has no problem shitting all over capcom. People rush out to buy their fighting games and within a week they're raging over the internet because of how unbalanced it is. Check out the g&t marvel thread for a sample of how much crap is there.
Yeah, you guys make a good point. I knew when saying it that it didn't sound too solid on my end. My last sentence stands though, I really hope people start putting things right w/ all this.
Plenty of people in the FGC support Miranda, Mike Ross comes to mind. I think it's the vocal minority that backs Aris, or at least backs the idea that people acting like 15 year olds is an acceptable standard for community.
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Yes but plenty of people/parties that support Miranda are already trying to move past the issue when the fact is people like Aris are a problem and now is as good of a time to deal with this problem as ever.
there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
you know, for everyone who isn't a fucking troglodyte clinging to one of the only places they've ever felt they have exclusivity and power in their miserable greasy life.
Could there be a correlation between the fact that Japan both owns us for free and still has a thriving arcade culture and the fact that you don't have to get in a dick measuring contest when you go to an arcade
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there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Could there be a correlation between the fact that Japan both owns us for free and still has a thriving arcade culture and the fact that you don't have to get in a dick measuring contest when you go to an arcade
Yeah probably. What do they charge per play over there? I stopped going to arcades here after they started charging $1-2 for everything.
there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Pretty much. I mean you want to have fun and you want to play other people who are good.
But at the end of the day you're trying to win.
Like I can tell people good game and pat them on the back when they deserve it, I can even give people advice when I can because I like playing good players. But when we're going against each other I'm going to try my hardest to kick their ass...I don't care who they are.
Could there be a correlation between the fact that Japan both owns us for free and still has a thriving arcade culture and the fact that you don't have to get in a dick measuring contest when you go to an arcade
Actually, if you watch Japanese streams I would say they get just if(if not more) hype as American players. I watch BB matches all the time and even though I don't know what they're saying, they do go crazy.
Also...I would say that arcade failure in America has a lot more to do with logistics and cost effectiveness more than culture. Also, for the most part, the arcade has been slowly on the decline even in Japan in the last few years. To the point where I honestly don't know if it will still be around next decade.
The price of playing in an arcade in Japan was usually based on what you were playing. Street Fighter, Melty Blood and such usually cost 100 yen, if my memory serves. But if you wanted to save your info, you needed to buy a card for the machine. That was around 500 yen, I want to say.
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$1.25 per credit? Yeah fuck that and fuck arcades.
Can't help but feel like he's full of shit! I can't be the only one who reads this and thinks that.
Dude didn't change his behavior at all over the course of the week, the behavior backed up the statement. It sounds more like he's sorry that he said the shit he said. Sorry he 'got caught' in other words. "Mild hostility" as a "defining characteristic"? Give me a break.
What do you mean? According to what I've heard, the harassment was stopped on Day 2, Aris apologized to Miranda on Day 2, and she even tweeted that the situation had been handled.
What he's been trying to do was explain what his argument was on Day 5 (which you called me a moron for trying to do even though I never supported it ). I still think he's not doing a good job of it, but I can't blame him for that as he's not a very articulate person.
As for hostility being necessary for competition... I wouldn't say it's necessary, but some players thrive off of it. I thrive off of improving my game and getting better, so hostility never really enters my world other than jokingly trash talking with players I know like Rip. Trash talking is actually limited by the rules, and you can't trash talk during matches (too distracting).
Could there be a correlation between the fact that Japan both owns us for free and still has a thriving arcade culture and the fact that you don't have to get in a dick measuring contest when you go to an arcade
Probably causation :P
There are many factors to why Japan arcades are thriving compared to the US. The main reason is that the money is there. Japan is a very densely populated area, where players from all around could travel to the same arcades easily. This is in contrast to the US where arcades were split between Southern California, Northern California, Texas, and New York. Also they are located in better socioeconomic areas, as arcades in the US were placed with golf lands or seedy areas, so they're more welcoming. The money is also there in sponsorship and tournaments, as they have a strong competitive culture where fighting game matches are actually televised. You can find Japan arcades with nothing but ROWS AND ROWS of well-maintained Street Fighter machines, whereas you'd be lucky to get more than 2 moderately-working SF machines in a US arcade. It's because the monetary environment can support that there while it definitely can't here.
there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Aris is saying that acting like a bunch of assholes is good for the community. I'm saying it is actively bad for the community, and that that fact is blindingly obvious if you have even a basic grasp of human behaviour and motivation, which idiots like Aris clearly do not.
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The fact this is even a topic of discussion makes me lose respect for aris.
Apologies only mean something if you actually apologize. And then only if you take measures to make sure it doesn't happen again.
there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Aris is saying that acting like a bunch of assholes is good for the community. I'm saying it is actively bad for the community, and that that fact is blindingly obvious if you have even a basic grasp of human behaviour and motivation, which idiots like Aris clearly do not.
Honestly, at the end of the day I don't think you can say it is a good or bad thing.
There are some people who like that competitive hostility and who can thrive off of it. There are also people who just want to play without having to deal with that.
At the end of the day I think the problem most people have is that they think you need to be on either extreme with your mentality towards that. When really, I believe that it is just something that is.
I shouldn't care but I can't tell which rivalries are real
It's pretty obvious which rivalries are real. For instance, any rivalry with a REALLY nice guy like Mike Ross or Combofiend are usually not real. A rivalry like Smoothviper and Noel Brown (who really should have been banned from all tournaments) where Noel Brown ended up PUNCHING SmoothViper in the FACE? Yeah that's real.
Aris is saying that acting like a bunch of assholes is good for the community. I'm saying it is actively bad for the community, and that that fact is blindingly obvious if you have even a basic grasp of human behaviour and motivation, which idiots like Aris clearly do not.
Something obvious to you and I doesn't necessarily mean it's obvious to everyone, or that they're an idiot for not believing it. From his socioeconomic standpoint and history with fighting games, it was how it was. People were hostile, and some players got good from it. It was what worked for him. Nowadays with the FGC expanding into a more mainstream scene, there should be a cleaner more inviting environment, but it's something unfamiliar to him.
I'm sure with time he'll acclimate himself to this.
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there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Aris is saying that acting like a bunch of assholes is good for the community. I'm saying it is actively bad for the community, and that that fact is blindingly obvious if you have even a basic grasp of human behaviour and motivation, which idiots like Aris clearly do not.
We're both in agreement that Aris is an idiot and bad for the community but general "trash talking" is at best a tangential issue. It's not what Aris is being criticized for and it's not what he was quoted as defending. There's plenty of trash talk on the field of a football game among the players but someone yelling "Raper her! Rape her! Rape that bitch!" from the stands doesn't qualify as that. Not to mention anyone doing that in a stadium would likely be removed and possibly arrested.
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Yeah. Really...I can't say fighting game started to blow up until around SF4 as far as these really big gatherings go.
Not to mention, this is something I honestly find interesting.
I would say one of the main disconnects I think happens as far as tourney mentalities goes is that you have pre-SF4 players who pretty much came from the more competitive arcadey setting.
And you have post-SF4 who were probably raised in a more casual or online environment.
I'm not saying that each person who comes for those settings will have the same outlook. Because I come from the arcade setting and I don't agree with a lot of stuff. But I think that's why you get a lot of miscommunication on both sides. Really...I think it forms some kind of Old School vs. New School mentality that isn't good for anyone.
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I shouldn't care but I can't tell which rivalries are real
It's pretty obvious which rivalries are real. For instance, any rivalry with a REALLY nice guy like Mike Ross or Combofiend are usually not real. A rivalry like Smoothviper and Noel Brown (who really should have been banned from all tournaments) where Noel Brown ended up PUNCHING SmoothViper in the FACE? Yeah that's real.
To be fair, didn't SmoothViper grab Noel's wallet, keys, and phone and then throw them across the room?
Yeah. Really...I can't say fighting game started to blow up until around SF4 as far as these really big gatherings go.
Not to mention, this is something I honestly find interesting.
I would say one of the main disconnects I think happens as far as tourney mentalities goes is that you have pre-SF4 players who pretty much came from the more competitive arcadey setting.
And you have post-SF4 who were probably raised in a more casual or online environment.
I'm not saying that each person who comes for those settings will have the same outlook. Because I come from the arcade setting and I don't agree with a lot of stuff. But I think that's why you get a lot of miscommunication on both sides. Really...I think it forms some kind of Old School vs. New School mentality that isn't good for anyone.
I'd hardly call the online environment clean, based on the messages I get when I win :P
But I don't think the Old School vs New School issue is as pervasive as it seems. Alex Valle is OLD school (but not OLD old school), known to be a shit talker and otherwise vulgar person, and he's cleaned up his act pretty well. You only saw shades of it when he jerked off on camera during Cross Assault.
But like Biz mentioned, it's growing pains. The community will slowly keep improving itself and it'll only get better from here.
I shouldn't care but I can't tell which rivalries are real
It's pretty obvious which rivalries are real. For instance, any rivalry with a REALLY nice guy like Mike Ross or Combofiend are usually not real. A rivalry like Smoothviper and Noel Brown (who really should have been banned from all tournaments) where Noel Brown ended up PUNCHING SmoothViper in the FACE? Yeah that's real.
To be fair, didn't SmoothViper grab Noel's wallet, keys, and phone and then throw them across the room?
From what I heard SmoothViper did do something to Noel's stuff and did overly trash talk, but getting violent is where I draw the line.
It was referenced just as an example of a real rivalry.
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Yeah. Really...I can't say fighting game started to blow up until around SF4 as far as these really big gatherings go.
Not to mention, this is something I honestly find interesting.
I would say one of the main disconnects I think happens as far as tourney mentalities goes is that you have pre-SF4 players who pretty much came from the more competitive arcadey setting.
And you have post-SF4 who were probably raised in a more casual or online environment.
I'm not saying that each person who comes for those settings will have the same outlook. Because I come from the arcade setting and I don't agree with a lot of stuff. But I think that's why you get a lot of miscommunication on both sides. Really...I think it forms some kind of Old School vs. New School mentality that isn't good for anyone.
I'd hardly call the online environment clean, based on the messages I get when I win :P
But I don't think the Old School vs New School issue is as pervasive as it seems. Alex Valle is OLD school (but not OLD old school), known to be a shit talker and otherwise vulgar person, and he's cleaned up his act pretty well. You only saw shades of it when he jerked off on camera during Cross Assault.
But like Biz mentioned, it's growing pains. The community will slowly keep improving itself and it'll only get better from here.
Oh, believe me...I think the online community is a shithole in general and filled with people x10 worse than you would have ever found at an arcade(except for the occasional jackass).
But thing about online is since it isn't in face to face there is a lot more wiggle room with how you interact with people.
This guy being a jackass? You can just leave the room and find someone else to play.
You didn't really have that luxury back in the day(that being said I can't say it was ever really a problem either).
there is a bevy of empirical evidence that positive reinforcement is much better at improving performance than negative reinforcement
know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Aris is saying that acting like a bunch of assholes is good for the community. I'm saying it is actively bad for the community, and that that fact is blindingly obvious if you have even a basic grasp of human behaviour and motivation, which idiots like Aris clearly do not.
I think he might be more cognizant of his state of mind than you think. It's bad for the community if you want the community to grow, which I don't think he does. He openly chides the Starcraft 2 community for being too mainstream. He seems to actively be against the evolution of the community, which is why he supports its exclusionary nature.
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You know a lot of people say that but I don't think people don't want the community to grow, so much as they think for them to grow they have to be "boring" like the SC2 community is.
Which is a little short-sighted, I think people just have to learn that you can still be hype without being offensive.
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I shouldn't care but I can't tell which rivalries are real
It's pretty obvious which rivalries are real. For instance, any rivalry with a REALLY nice guy like Mike Ross or Combofiend are usually not real. A rivalry like Smoothviper and Noel Brown (who really should have been banned from all tournaments) where Noel Brown ended up PUNCHING SmoothViper in the FACE? Yeah that's real.
To be fair, didn't SmoothViper grab Noel's wallet, keys, and phone and then throw them across the room?
From what I heard SmoothViper did do something to Noel's stuff and did overly trash talk, but getting violent is where I draw the line.
It was referenced just as an example of a real rivalry.
Yeah but you also threw in "should have been banned" and didn't provide fair context. I saw the video on cross counter. In between rounds Noel grabbed his keys, wallet, and I think his phone and set them on a table next to them or whatever to try and center himself. Then after Viper took the next round he started throwing Noel's stuff while trash talking and though violence isn't acceptable it was certainly predictable. If I throw a drink in some dude's face at a bar I may not deserve a punch in the face but I'm certainly asking for one.
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That's because he's not sorry and he doesn't actually care. It blows my mind that people in the FGC are tiptoeing around Aris and the shit that he did. The only reason I can think for it, which is an incredibly stupid reason, is they don't want to shit on Aris because the reason he could do what he did is ultimately Capcom's fault and they don't want to piss off Capcom. I hope in a few days when the reality of the situation sets in, people will start putting things right.
I disagree..it's not Capcom's fault and no one is worried about Capcom.
It's because, at its base, the community is still somewhat small and shitting on him could cascade because...well, everyone is connected.
That doesn't make it right. If someone deserves it, they should be called out on it.
But, people can be cowards / worried about other things than what's right.
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I'm going to have to disagree with that bolded part.
It is certainly Capcom's fault. Look.. what Aris did is not acceptable... but Capcom should have known what they were signing up for when they brought Aris on a show. Did they really think he was going to clean up his language or change anything about himself?
Capcom had the change multiple times to fix a situation that was getting out of hand and chose not to.
As for the bolded part in Mgcw's quote.... trust me when I say that the player base has no problem shitting all over capcom. People rush out to buy their fighting games and within a week they're raging over the internet because of how unbalanced it is. Check out the g&t marvel thread for a sample of how much crap is there.
What I meant was I don't think Capcom factors in, at all, with the decision of players in how to treat Aris. He's not a Capcom employee.
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know what's better than a harsh community bathed in "mild hostility" where you have to fight to be respected and accepted? a community that is warm, accepting, respectful, and willing to share knowledge and teach you to play and encourage you to continue playing and help you out. it will produce better players, and attract more people, and be a better experience.
you know, for everyone who isn't a fucking troglodyte clinging to one of the only places they've ever felt they have exclusivity and power in their miserable greasy life.
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Um...ok but this is competition we're dealing with here and when in tournament individuals aren't trying to level up the player base they're trying to beat each other.
Yeah probably. What do they charge per play over there? I stopped going to arcades here after they started charging $1-2 for everything.
Pretty much. I mean you want to have fun and you want to play other people who are good.
But at the end of the day you're trying to win.
Like I can tell people good game and pat them on the back when they deserve it, I can even give people advice when I can because I like playing good players. But when we're going against each other I'm going to try my hardest to kick their ass...I don't care who they are.
Actually, if you watch Japanese streams I would say they get just if(if not more) hype as American players. I watch BB matches all the time and even though I don't know what they're saying, they do go crazy.
Also...I would say that arcade failure in America has a lot more to do with logistics and cost effectiveness more than culture. Also, for the most part, the arcade has been slowly on the decline even in Japan in the last few years. To the point where I honestly don't know if it will still be around next decade.
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What he's been trying to do was explain what his argument was on Day 5 (which you called me a moron for trying to do even though I never supported it ). I still think he's not doing a good job of it, but I can't blame him for that as he's not a very articulate person.
As for hostility being necessary for competition... I wouldn't say it's necessary, but some players thrive off of it. I thrive off of improving my game and getting better, so hostility never really enters my world other than jokingly trash talking with players I know like Rip. Trash talking is actually limited by the rules, and you can't trash talk during matches (too distracting).
Probably causation :P
There are many factors to why Japan arcades are thriving compared to the US. The main reason is that the money is there. Japan is a very densely populated area, where players from all around could travel to the same arcades easily. This is in contrast to the US where arcades were split between Southern California, Northern California, Texas, and New York. Also they are located in better socioeconomic areas, as arcades in the US were placed with golf lands or seedy areas, so they're more welcoming. The money is also there in sponsorship and tournaments, as they have a strong competitive culture where fighting game matches are actually televised. You can find Japan arcades with nothing but ROWS AND ROWS of well-maintained Street Fighter machines, whereas you'd be lucky to get more than 2 moderately-working SF machines in a US arcade. It's because the monetary environment can support that there while it definitely can't here.
Aris is saying that acting like a bunch of assholes is good for the community. I'm saying it is actively bad for the community, and that that fact is blindingly obvious if you have even a basic grasp of human behaviour and motivation, which idiots like Aris clearly do not.
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Honestly, at the end of the day I don't think you can say it is a good or bad thing.
There are some people who like that competitive hostility and who can thrive off of it. There are also people who just want to play without having to deal with that.
At the end of the day I think the problem most people have is that they think you need to be on either extreme with your mentality towards that. When really, I believe that it is just something that is.
Something obvious to you and I doesn't necessarily mean it's obvious to everyone, or that they're an idiot for not believing it. From his socioeconomic standpoint and history with fighting games, it was how it was. People were hostile, and some players got good from it. It was what worked for him. Nowadays with the FGC expanding into a more mainstream scene, there should be a cleaner more inviting environment, but it's something unfamiliar to him.
I'm sure with time he'll acclimate himself to this.
We're both in agreement that Aris is an idiot and bad for the community but general "trash talking" is at best a tangential issue. It's not what Aris is being criticized for and it's not what he was quoted as defending. There's plenty of trash talk on the field of a football game among the players but someone yelling "Raper her! Rape her! Rape that bitch!" from the stands doesn't qualify as that. Not to mention anyone doing that in a stadium would likely be removed and possibly arrested.
Not to mention, this is something I honestly find interesting.
I would say one of the main disconnects I think happens as far as tourney mentalities goes is that you have pre-SF4 players who pretty much came from the more competitive arcadey setting.
And you have post-SF4 who were probably raised in a more casual or online environment.
I'm not saying that each person who comes for those settings will have the same outlook. Because I come from the arcade setting and I don't agree with a lot of stuff. But I think that's why you get a lot of miscommunication on both sides. Really...I think it forms some kind of Old School vs. New School mentality that isn't good for anyone.
To be fair, didn't SmoothViper grab Noel's wallet, keys, and phone and then throw them across the room?
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But I don't think the Old School vs New School issue is as pervasive as it seems. Alex Valle is OLD school (but not OLD old school), known to be a shit talker and otherwise vulgar person, and he's cleaned up his act pretty well. You only saw shades of it when he jerked off on camera during Cross Assault.
But like Biz mentioned, it's growing pains. The community will slowly keep improving itself and it'll only get better from here.
From what I heard SmoothViper did do something to Noel's stuff and did overly trash talk, but getting violent is where I draw the line.
It was referenced just as an example of a real rivalry.
Oh, believe me...I think the online community is a shithole in general and filled with people x10 worse than you would have ever found at an arcade(except for the occasional jackass).
But thing about online is since it isn't in face to face there is a lot more wiggle room with how you interact with people.
This guy being a jackass? You can just leave the room and find someone else to play.
You didn't really have that luxury back in the day(that being said I can't say it was ever really a problem either).
I think he might be more cognizant of his state of mind than you think. It's bad for the community if you want the community to grow, which I don't think he does. He openly chides the Starcraft 2 community for being too mainstream. He seems to actively be against the evolution of the community, which is why he supports its exclusionary nature.
Which is a little short-sighted, I think people just have to learn that you can still be hype without being offensive.
Yeah but you also threw in "should have been banned" and didn't provide fair context. I saw the video on cross counter. In between rounds Noel grabbed his keys, wallet, and I think his phone and set them on a table next to them or whatever to try and center himself. Then after Viper took the next round he started throwing Noel's stuff while trash talking and though violence isn't acceptable it was certainly predictable. If I throw a drink in some dude's face at a bar I may not deserve a punch in the face but I'm certainly asking for one.
I'm kind of irritated by the suspicion that most of them just came for the drama
the connection was underwater
it still works
I just didn't want to butt in on you guys.
I'll play anyone, I'm a scrub.