M5 s'est plaint de l'article de Riot, disponible ici.
Le passage en question :
CLG.eu’s second-place finish at ECC Poland will see them still solidly seated in second place for the upcoming World Championship. But their 0-2 defeat at the hands of M5, a team they have consistently beaten in final matches in the past, is a warning that they cannot ignore. Whether a perfect storm of sweltering heat, jetlag, and travel time may have contributed to their ultimate loss, the daring and innovative play of M5 is an undeniable threat. These two teams will undoubtedly face each other again on the World stage, and this time CLG.eu will have their own grudge to settle.
Et c'est évident qu'il y a un énorme parti pris dans l'affaire.
Réaction de M5 (traduction d'un article russe) :
MoscowFive.ru got acquainted the consequence of events which took place during the ECC tournament in Poland and finds it unacceptable when the official main page authors express their preference to any specific team. When an author is trying his best to prove their defeats to be caused more by some external factors (such as enduring travel flight, tough previous matches, etc) than by the abilities of the opponent's team, then it is more suitable to place such stuff on some fan-website, rather than put it on LeagueOfLegends.com
We do not ask for any kind of apologies. Our organization believes that the mentioned author really meant his words and that from his point of view the whole situation really did look the way he described it. Or, perhaps, his goal was just to “troll” the fans of M5 and their spectacular performance. We would only like to analyze 2 main statements from the text.
35-hour Jet Lag.
Team CLG.eu is one of the best squads in the world and its players and managers without a doubt are aware of the mentioned problem. If the author of the text is not mistaken and the flight from South Korea to Warsaw really did take them 35 hours, then we can only feel sorry for the players, because they are routes with “only” 12 hours of flight. In case of 35-hour trip the managers should have made sure that the players had enough time to recover. We also would like to note that the jet lag didn't prevent CLG.eu from outplaying M5 in the group stage where they “exhibited the cool and deliberate playstyle that has trounced M5 in the past, racking up a victory without too much exertion”, according to the author.
Few people know that when M5.BenQ was 10 minutes late for the final match of Dreamhack Summer 2012 (which was caused by the incorrect information provided to us by the organizers), we were deprived of opportunity to pick the champions in first hand, while all the so-called First Picks were given to our opponents. We were trying our best in that match, giving it our 100% and not looking back or thinking about the unfairness of the situation. M5 lost not due to the First Picks or lack of focus. We lost because CLG.eu were stronger than us that day.
Last Sunday we proved ourselves stronger. Why so? Maybe somebody from CLG.eu got bit by a mosquito and his arm was itching all the time? Or maybe someone had a terrible meal and was suffering with a stomachache? Any kind of excuses really looks silly. The players from CLG.eu are tough guys and they have admitted that we were stronger this time, they don't look for excuses. So, why should you (the fans)?
M5.BenQ organization would like to address the author of the article and tell him, that it's really weak – trying to find excuses for the defeats of the favorite team and the causes outside the real game. If the players do not approach an important match at the peak of their shape – they are not really good players. Either that or the managers are doing their job poorly. And we are confident in that CLG.eu has outstanding athletes and managers know their thing. Writing that it was something else, than our desperate resistance, that prevented them from stopping us means insulting both teams. M5.BenQ hopes that the author will avoid such “slippery” subjects to write about in the future, and that he will push his focus towards some positive events.
We love this game, League of Legends, and would like to thank Riot Games for such an amazing product they created. No matter what people say, M5.BenQ does respect other professional teams who turn a computer game into a real sport. Thanks for the fantastic matches to Elohell, Oceloteworld, Curse.eu and CLG.eu, of course. We also appreciate all the viewers who were following the tournament.
Et réaction de Krepo :
Publié par Krepo
Hey guys, i didn't find the time to read the entire thread nor the riot article.
We from clg.eu just wanna point out that M5 was the deserved champion in poland. We underperformed in the last day while they brought their A-game. There's no need to go look for excuses and what not. All we can do is train hard and be prepared better for gamescon. We still managed to make it to the finals which was my goal at least. Note that there is barely any rivalry between the two teams and the pre-game "trashtalks" were just good banter to keep the crowd going. After the finals we all went to the pub together and had a couple of beers while Gosu "thanked me for the lessons".
It was a really nice tournament with an amazing crowd and a good production. I'm looking forward to coming back to Warsaw next year.
quick edit: Travel time to poland was around 20 hours total. Travel time back is irrelevant (this is by no means an excuse, just saw people wondering about it)
Pour le coup je suis d'accord avec M5, l'article est irrespectueux à leur égard. Ils n'en font pas tout un plat, ils ne porteront pas plainte pour ça, mais ça reste anormal de minimaliser une victoire comme ils le font dans l'article.
Et le message de Krepo montre bien que les M5 ne sont pas des ennemis et qu'ils détestent tout le monde.
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