CT Chia
Smash Obsessed
Do I support splitting? Hell no. In fact, I've been one of the biggest forerunners against splitting. Now we know what happened at ROM, but is it so out of the question? Why do we flip **** over it now?
I understand the importance of there being no prize splitting, but for it now to explode out of no where and for a stink about it to be made publicly on stream and on social media in front of thousands of players is not going to do anything positive, all it does is hurt out community. Barring the Unity Ruleset, it has not (or hardly) been documented as prize splitting is not allowed, and why it is bad. It was not documented as not being allowed in either the ROM 5 thread, or in any Apex Series resources (since this was an Apex qualifier).
So what do you think, should action be taken? I'm not here to answer that question. I am also not here as any representation of Apex Staff.
But how bout some food for thought?
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329882&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=15067974&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329377&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=15025066&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14984836&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14966007&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14965388&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=328520&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=328301&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=328111&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327412&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327109&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14820554#post14820554
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327051&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=326469&highlight=split
And that's just a small sample of what recent results have to offer. And in that list are two of the three players included in yesterday's split with another incident.
I also have one other example from a little bit further ago:
http://www.apex-series.com/the-big-house-wrap-up-results-2/
A write up for The Big House on the Apex website itself. The Big House was a qualifier for Apex 2012. This article itself states that top 2 split, on the official Apex website for a previous Apex qualifier.
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Is splitting a problem? Yes. Does it need to stop? Yes. Causing such an insane fuss over it now seemingly out of no where? Not right. Had it been documented at all then you can say otherwise, but what happened at ROM (splitting wise, not dealing with the ruleset confusion and Winners Semis splitting) is NOTHING new. The community needs to work on fixing the problem, and not think that what happened at ROM was out of the blue.
As for CT and Mew2King, he takes full fault for offering the split at ROM 5. I have talked with him extensively since it happened, and have made sure that he knows it is wrong and not to do it again. He offered it with no bad intentions, and even stated himself to me that it was not said that it wasn't allowed at all, and that it happens all the time (as proved here). Despite the split, he continued to play his hardest through Losers and Grand Finals, as he still wanted to win the tournament. Still, I have taken the time with him to make sure he knows that he should not be splitting again.
I understand the importance of there being no prize splitting, but for it now to explode out of no where and for a stink about it to be made publicly on stream and on social media in front of thousands of players is not going to do anything positive, all it does is hurt out community. Barring the Unity Ruleset, it has not (or hardly) been documented as prize splitting is not allowed, and why it is bad. It was not documented as not being allowed in either the ROM 5 thread, or in any Apex Series resources (since this was an Apex qualifier).
So what do you think, should action be taken? I'm not here to answer that question. I am also not here as any representation of Apex Staff.
But how bout some food for thought?
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329882&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=15067974&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329377&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=15025066&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14984836&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14966007&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14965388&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=328520&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=328301&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=328111&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327412&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327109&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=14820554#post14820554
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327051&highlight=split
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=326469&highlight=split
And that's just a small sample of what recent results have to offer. And in that list are two of the three players included in yesterday's split with another incident.
I also have one other example from a little bit further ago:
http://www.apex-series.com/the-big-house-wrap-up-results-2/
A write up for The Big House on the Apex website itself. The Big House was a qualifier for Apex 2012. This article itself states that top 2 split, on the official Apex website for a previous Apex qualifier.
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Is splitting a problem? Yes. Does it need to stop? Yes. Causing such an insane fuss over it now seemingly out of no where? Not right. Had it been documented at all then you can say otherwise, but what happened at ROM (splitting wise, not dealing with the ruleset confusion and Winners Semis splitting) is NOTHING new. The community needs to work on fixing the problem, and not think that what happened at ROM was out of the blue.
As for CT and Mew2King, he takes full fault for offering the split at ROM 5. I have talked with him extensively since it happened, and have made sure that he knows it is wrong and not to do it again. He offered it with no bad intentions, and even stated himself to me that it was not said that it wasn't allowed at all, and that it happens all the time (as proved here). Despite the split, he continued to play his hardest through Losers and Grand Finals, as he still wanted to win the tournament. Still, I have taken the time with him to make sure he knows that he should not be splitting again.