Valve issues statement re. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive match fixing scandal - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Paradox621;47018635]This is like saying it's OK for Peyton Manning to give up a safety because kids do it in middle school football. Professional players don't freeze up like that; it appeared to cost them the round, of course commentators jumped on him for it.[/QUOTE]He misses a chance to pull off a [I]sick double kill[/I] and the commentators go WHOA WHAT WHY'D HE MISS THAT HAHAHA, not the same thing imo. Gotta hand it to the pros for wanting to keep being pros when pretty much everyone, fucking [I]commentators[/I] included, make you a laughing stock for the simplest mistakes.

[QUOTE=Flubbman;47018514]Jesus, even commentators get pissy when people screw up in the slightest? (Yes, this was intentional but anyone could've done that) People support this kind of stuff?[/QUOTE] because they are making extremely rookie mistakes like seeing your teammate get sniped from around the corner, and then walking to the corner with the bomb in your hands for some stupid ass reason (because they threw the game on purpose)

[QUOTE=Flubbman;47018514]Jesus, even commentators get pissy when people screw up in the slightest? (Yes, this was intentional but anyone could've done that) People support this kind of stuff?[/QUOTE] You call that being pissy?

[QUOTE=Flubbman;47018690]He misses a chance to pull off a [I]sick double kill[/I] and the commentators go WHOA WHAT WHY'D HE MISS THAT HAHAHA, not the same thing imo. Gotta hand it to the pros for wanting to keep being pros when pretty much everyone, fucking [I]commentators[/I] included, make you a laughing stock for the simplest mistakes.[/QUOTE] it's really not a simple mistake there. if you are even remotely good at CS you would know that what he did, whether intentional or not, is just embarrassing. professional counter strike simply isn't played that sloppily. this is coming from someone who has played for 8 years and is global elite. what he did was totally noob tier, and anyway it's not like they are 'pissy' about it and neither am I. it's just not how the game is played at that level so "what is he doing?" is quite fitting actually

[QUOTE=Reagy;47016043]Swag just fucked himself for life now. He dropped out of the education system to go pro. He's gonna now have to backpedal into it to do anything now.[/QUOTE] imagine being stupid enough to drop out of school to play videogames

[QUOTE=Dermock;47018925]imagine being stupid enough to drop out of school to play videogames[/QUOTE] [url=http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/EternaLEnVy]I mean, when there is money to be made.[/url] [t]http://i.imgur.com/RhRht32.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Banned?;47018946][url=http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/EternaLEnVy]I mean, when there is money to be made.[/url] [t]http://i.imgur.com/RhRht32.png[/t][/QUOTE] he's an idiot for not having something to fall back on to. he's the equivalent of that one guy in every highschool that only played (x sport) and said he would go pro, doing nothing buy (x sport), but in the end he just lived at his parents place, working at walmart, before hanging himself at 25 using his sports medals from highscool.

[QUOTE=Dermock;47018925]imagine being stupid enough to drop out of school to play videogames[/QUOTE] Arteezy and Zai quit school in 2014/late 2013 and have likely made over $400,000usd each (arteezy is 18, zai is 16) and now a Pakistani kid Suma1L who is 15 has quit school to play with EG and is earning a salary. stupid? I wouldn't say stupid... if you are saying Swag is stupid then sure I agree (considering he put everything on the line and literally gambled with it, lol), but not every gamer who quits school to play is stupid.

[QUOTE=Dermock;47018965]he's an idiot for not having something to fall back on to. he's the equivalent of that one guy in every highschool that only played (x sport) and said he would go pro, doing nothing buy (x sport), but in the end he just lived at his parents place, working at walmart, before hanging himself at 25 using his sports medals from highscool.[/QUOTE] But these people have already gone pro.

[QUOTE=Slice919;47019018]But these people have already gone pro.[/QUOTE] and now he's in his moms basement slugging back a 40oz, jerking off and reminiscing his glory days as he waits for his walmart application to go through.

[QUOTE=Dermock;47019034]and now he's in his moms basement slugging back a 40oz, jerking off and reminiscing his glory days as he waits for his walmart application to go through.[/QUOTE] Dude you got some weird projections.

[QUOTE=Banned?;47018946][url=http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/EternaLEnVy]I mean, when there is money to be made.[/url] [t]http://i.imgur.com/RhRht32.png[/t][/QUOTE] University and high school are different matters. University can be done at any point in life if you so desire, and there's nothing preventing you from doing that. Dropping out of a regular school however is a bit of a different issue.

[QUOTE=Dermock;47019034]and now he's in his moms basement slugging back a 40oz, jerking off and reminiscing his glory days as he waits for his walmart application to go through.[/QUOTE] Same with those NFL players. Just sitting at home waiting for their walmart application amirite

[QUOTE=CrucialSeBBi;47019164]Same with those NFL players. Just sitting at home waiting for their walmart application amirite[/QUOTE] The difference between these losers and a NFL player is a few magnitudes of fame, a few zeros on their paychecks and the fact your average ex-nfl player isn't disgraced and shamed from their sport for throwing a match. ex NFL players do advertisements and endorsements to sweeten their multi million bank accounts. Disgraced CS:GO players with no education sit at home and cry with their sub-mill banks hoping it'll last them till they die. EDIT: I like how you rate disagree as if implying that it's wrong NFL players are much richer and much more famous, and that nobody will want to go near these assholes for throwing a match.

[QUOTE=Flubbman;47018514]Jesus, even commentators get pissy when people screw up in the slightest? (Yes, this was intentional but anyone could've done that) People support this kind of stuff?[/QUOTE] Nobody does that at pro level though? That's the point, that was silver-tier awping whereas any pro would've taken the shot instantly [editline]27th January 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Justjake274;47016242]Except they're [I]not[/I] good at CS:GO[/QUOTE] You seriously believe that because they match-fixed that means they aren't good at the game ?

[QUOTE=Dermock;47019205]The difference between these losers and a NFL player is a few magnitudes of fame, a few zeros on their paychecks and the fact your average ex-nfl player isn't disgraced and shamed from their sport for throwing a match. ex NFL players do advertisements and endorsements to sweeten their multi million bank accounts. Disgraced CS:GO players with no education sit at home and cry with their sub-mill banks hoping it'll last them till they die. EDIT: I like how you rate disagree as if implying that it's wrong NFL players are much richer and much more famous, and that nobody will want to go near these assholes for throwing a match.[/QUOTE] It says more about how pathetic the NFL is if throwing a match doesn't end your career.

[QUOTE=fixture;47018967]Arteezy and Zai quit school in 2014/late 2013 and have likely made over $400,000usd each (arteezy is 18, zai is 16) and now a Pakistani kid Suma1L who is 15 has quit school to play with EG and is earning a salary. stupid? I wouldn't say stupid... if you are saying Swag is stupid then sure I agree (considering he put everything on the line and literally gambled with it, lol), but not every gamer who quits school to play is stupid.[/QUOTE] Arteezy is planning to quit Dota 2 in one-two years though (to study medicine IIRC) and Zai is still in school

So maybe now we can get a bit of matchmaking fixes that group cheaters together instead of those wanting to grief on a legitimate game?

let's try our best to limit corruption in sports to FIFA please

[QUOTE=Tetsmega;47019047]Dude you got some weird projections.[/QUOTE] I can confirm this was a regular thing.