No rules were broken here. Should a player be allowed to play another game on camera on broadcast, obviously not, but it’s on Blizzard to prevent this. A player is simply responding to incentives from the system. Without a cam there is no story, just another misplay.
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Replying to @BoarControl @HS_Seiko
Yes, this is technically true. No rules were violated so he could argue his innocence in a court of law. However, there is also the court of public opinion. Based on choices he made to display for everyone to see, he must accept the consequences/backlash. Everyone loses here.
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Blizzard should have been more clear on communication — sure. But seiko clearly took advantage of the freedom and trust given to GMs. Good faith is critically important in an online circuit like this. Seems like we are advocating for Blizzard to be totalitarian in their approach.
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To go with your point of a backup job (valid comparison imo), AFAIK seiko was only playing in the qualifier for the $1M autochess event It’s important to be prepared, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to interview for a new job in front of their current employer on company time
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I have no idea whether your views are colored by your position, but don't you think you're a bad spokesman for this take? You likely make more money casting GM than anybody in GM who doesn't make Blizzcon for your casting and several casters took a week off to go to a wedding.
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We communicated clearly to Blizzard so they found replacement casters for that week. We didn't try to do the wedding while casting GM. If your argument is that casters make too much money, that's sounds like a personal issue you have with me and not the Seiko incident.
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Replying to @Frodan @Joshua_Gutman and
If Blizzard had refused to provide replacement casters and you had tried to do the wedding while casting GM (since it's an important event and Blizzard said it was allowed), would that have been a case of taking "advantage of the freedom and trust given" by your employer?
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Replying to @noblord_hs @Joshua_Gutman and
In this hypothetical, it’s likely Blizz would say “yeah you can call in and participate in the wedding but juggle it on your own time” But if we decided to call in during the broadcast and distractedly let it affect the broadcast, yes it would have been taking adv of that.
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Replying to @Frodan @noblord_hs and
Clear expectation would be: - pre/post show, call in & be part of the special day - during the show, focus on the job It’s heavily implied as a baseline for professionalism. Blizz is trying to be lenient by letting him compete in other games. Other games don’t allow that.
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Replying to @Frodan @noblord_hs and
Riot, OWL, and other developer sanctioned leagues actively ban players from competing in other games, especially competitors, and even their own games (LCS players disallowed from some non-LCS tournaments). Blizz/HS is ridiculously chill compared to other dev-controlled leagues.
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@Frodan Really appreciate how reasonable and fair on this issue you're being.
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