Of Winning And Losing

October 4, 2007 · Filed Under General, Level Up, Musings, LIVE 2007, Gaming

In any competition, after the dust settles, there will always be a WINNER and a LOSER.

What frustates me the most is that we Pinoys always see the victor as a cheater. This is especially true in the last few online game tournaments organized by Level Up with me as either tournament director or head judge. I’ve seen them all, from the first RWC in Folk Arts theater to the current woes of the last day of the Wild Card. But cheaters are a different story. For me and for our organization, they have no place in the tournament.

That’s why we had to put our foot down and come up with the ruling on the Armed and Loaded Double EC fiasco.

Trust me, it’s not an easy job. The stress is high! One has to look into the future and see if all the other teams will complain. But like I say, everything is based on the evidence.

Now that was the “big league”. It really surprised me when my small, little voting rule for my Group Writing Contest would also be marred with accusations of cheating and “daya”. DeSqaullie who is currently leading has said his peace in his latest post. Again, my point is IT’S NOT ETHICAL TO ACCUSE SOMEONE WITHOUT EVIDENCE. Not that I am taking sides. Perhaps he simply has a lot of friends, perhaps there may be a bug in the voting system, but let the investigation take its toll and simply campaign for your votes.

Did our bad heritage of politics taken its toll on our mindset? Even deals such as ZTE and NBN are complicated with corruption and controversies. I think you know that “trapos” (traditional politicians) always accuse their opponents of cheating whenever they lose an election. This way of thinking really sucks.

“Pag nanalo - NANDAYA. Pag tinalo - DINAYA”

Why can’t we all just grow up? It will be good not just for the MMORPG industry but for our country as well.

Agree?

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10 Responses to “Of Winning And Losing”

Flamer on October 4th, 2007 9:54 pm

As the saying goes, “There are two kinds of candidates in Philippine Elections: Those who won and those who cheated.”
joel on October 4th, 2007 10:23 pm

err i believe last rpc 2006 and rpc 2005 wla nmn nagproprotest na may dayaan.. there are reasons kaya xla nagproprotesta.. what if meron nga dayaan? xiempre iniicp niyo na dhil natalo xla gmgwa xla ng mga chismis ek ek.. di nmn kc ganun parati yung case..

@about sa group writing contest.. dba 1gb usb lng naman ung prize dun?
Shiro.Yoshida on October 4th, 2007 11:05 pm

May point din si GM T.

But of course you also have to see the other side. Baket ba may nagrereklamo? May problem ba talaga to begin with? May umaksyon na ba sa mga reklamo ng mga players? The way I see it talaga, sobrang different ang pagtreat ng cases nung RPC last year compared to this year. If you’re going to summarize everything, pardon my bluntness but sobrang di prepared ang LUG ngayon. Alot of cases have been filed, but only 1 concrete action was taken (thats the AnL Double EC issue) what about the others? Its either wala pikit bulag GM team or kelangan pa namin sumugod sa LUG para malaman sagot. Ask Jibrelle and Wintertsuki for more info.

My 2 cents.
Blackwolf on October 5th, 2007 12:35 am

Emotional maturity is a commodity we Filipinos have in minute quantities.

Then again, the same could be said of all other races.

Must be the crab-mentality combined with a lack of trust within many of us. We wallow in our mediocrity and when someone excels, he is automatically branded a cheat because we don’t trust the rules of fair play to work. What do you expect in a country where traffic lights are optional and only people with wealth and power make the rules?

True, change is happening, but it’s so slow.

Well, if life gives you crabs, make taba ng talangka.
elmer0224 on October 5th, 2007 6:51 am

@wauks… kung matino sana yung levelup site nung last day ng voting ng wild card, masasabi natin na walang dayaan… kaso nga hindi eh.

kaw mismo, recent posts mo… sinabi mo na on the very last hour ng WC voting nagkaroon ng technical issue. hindi mo maaalis smin na hindi maniwalang WALANG DAYAAN.
joel on October 5th, 2007 7:22 am

kung wla nga dayaan.. bt di prin mamataymatay ung issue about sa RWC sa mga lumahok sa elims…
Castigador on October 5th, 2007 9:50 am

Ganyan naman ang pinoy eh, sobrang competitive at ayaw magpatalo. Laging may reason. Although nagkagulo kasi yung Wild Card nung last day, kaya siguro may mga nagsasalita.
joel on October 5th, 2007 11:06 pm

MALI KAU! may bagong post about sa RPC match na nangyari sa freya.. btw im from tyr di ako tga freya.. hehe..

A formal protest was filed by the Wargods guild against Telios. This is for an alleged use of a bug during their match at the Freya Server Eliminations last September 22, 2007

e2 pa..

Based on the evidence of both parties involved, the tournament committee has decided WITH FINALITY to order a rematch between both guilds.

e2 ang ibig ko sbhn..

btw..
sinasabi nyo gawain un ng pinoy? na kpg natalo nadaya? pinoy b tlga kau? wla kau kwenta..
GM T on October 6th, 2007 2:05 am

I am aware of this new ruling re Freya. I let the RO team and the RPC committee decide on this. I was there just as a guide to make sure that all angles were looked at. Will blog about this new development soon.

Sigh…
RPC 2007: Freya Server Series Ruling | gmtristan.com on October 7th, 2007 10:01 pm

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