Just remembering that Pure is the same guy that was booted from Virtus.pro for draw a large Z, signaling support to the Russian invasion, in the minimap during the Stockholm major.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    Totally agree, his previous support for the Russian invasion doesn’t make him more guilty of cheating.

    However just for that he totally deserves to get all the hate he’s getting. I don’t understand how this player is still allowed to compete. Should have gotten a lifetime ban from all event organizers imo.

    • Bearswithjetpacks
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      11 year ago

      Another very personal and maybe uninformed opinion is that I think he was a very stupid and immature kid when the previous incident happened and barely any different now, but with both cases I feel like there’s no malice involved - Hanlon’s razor.

      Pinning responsibility on Valve seems like the easiest thing to do, but I think they should be the ones deciding if he should be allowed to play in pro tournaments - organizers differ in their rules books and stances but the common denominator is that they’re playing Valve’s game.

      There’s a lack of consistency in the principles behind many of the things said and actions made by TOs, teams, players and spectators, and I may be asking too much here - iTs JuSt A gAmE - but it’d do so much good for the image and reputation of everyone involved if a decent amount of effort were put into running things professionally and consistently.

    • @theo
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      11 year ago

      I think that the decision to not give a lifetime ban was correct because it would set a double standard. What about mind_control who explicitly said that Hitler should have killed the Russian population? I realise this example was not in an official match but in my opinion is 10x worse. Also, Pure’s incident I believe can be placed into the category of ‘edgy meme’ (and one being assumedly a whole lot more normalised from the country he is from and media he consumes). Anyway the bottom line is that I think a lifetime ban should not be received for stupidity.