Why is no one talking about REO?

[UsedForGlue]

First of all, we all know about the topic of Nightmare missing out on TOP 8 at EVO because he accidentally paused during a round, and when I say round, I literally mean during a round, the first round was over and the game was paused when neither player was able to move and Godspeed took the win.

But, no one is giving REO any props for having the game paused on him at 1-1 (whilst still physically moving) and instead of taking the win for 2-1, REO opted to take nightmares damage down to his second health bar, and proceeded to just get on with it, and that deserves major props, and its sickening that no one has talked about it or brought it up.

So, this is the thread to to give REO what he deserves.

 

[NRF CharlieMurphy]

It was the same issue.

basically Godspeed took the health bar the same way REO did.

I don't see the problem with it.

 

[Crathen]

I think Godspeed did the same thing REO did wich was taking a round , unfortunately for Nightmare SF it was the last round

 

[Lumpymoomilk]

As much as REO trolls I think he is one of the few people that actually wants a balanced game, of course he is going to play better characters for tournament wins and money but his ideas of balance that I have seen him mention for MK9 in the past always seem to be fair and justified. He's probably just being a smart ass because this community takes pro players words like they are gospel and jokes about it.

Maybe he has some sort of honor code and likes a challenge but he's not going to throw away his chances of winning with bad characters either. At least he gave him a chance, even if it was at a disadvantage for Nightmare. REO still wanted to physically beat him.

 

[STRYKIE]

There's a stark contrast between top 64 winners and your last opportunity to make top 8 staring you in the face.

However, as much of an ass he might be on the forums, we have to admit REO at least takes pride in morals as a competitor. After all, he did point out Scorpion was unpatched at CEO and (at the very least) dropped Kabal until the block infinite was gone at the start of MK9.

I have a lot of reasons to blow a lot of people up after what happened at EVO, but I give credit where it's due and acknowledge human nature.

 

[ShadowBeatz]

I think Godspeed did the same thing REO did wich was taking a round , unfortunately for Nightmare SF it was the last round

Yeah, this.

Rule states that if the game is paused, the player loses the round, and that is what happened in both cases

 

[UsedForGlue]

Two different scenarios.

One was mid round, no one was physically able to engage.

One was during movement.

REO took a life bar, but Godspeed took a win, and we can all bet our mortgages that with one life bar or two, Godspeed was taking the win, REO on the other hand did not.

No difference you say?

 

[Gurrry]

Sorry, but if your opponent pauses. You take the win.

There is absolutely no shame in doing that.

No one spends 1000+ dollars to goto Vegas, get paused on, and lose.

 

[ShadowBeatz]

Two different scenarios.

One was mid round, no one was physically able to engage.

One was during movement.

REO took a life bar, but Godspeed took a win, and we can all bet our mortgages that with one life bar or two, Godspeed was taking the win, REO on the other hand did not.

No difference you say?

Wait, what? Nightmare didn't pause in between rounds. Godspeed was about to combo him. He jumped and got caught with a d1

EDIT: Go to 11:56:40 http://www.twitch.tv/srkevo2/b/429925318

 

[Goldi]

I affectionately introduced REO as our king to a friend at EVO and I wasn't wrong <3

He's talented, but more than that he works hard. Everyone was saying that while he played. He's smart and funny (maybe a bit of a troll sometimes but always good natured) his style just captures a lot of what I love in MK and I think we're very lucky to have him.

K, enough fan girling I don't want to look creepy. Check under your bed for goldfish lol

 

[TheIrishFGCguy]

Nightmare was really unfortunate. I don't know how he managed to pause twice, but he was clearly better than a lot of the guys there and could have placed even better, MAYBE even top 3. His batman was so confident and he was very strong on his execution.

 

[The Gabriel]

First of all, we all know about the topic of Nightmare missing out on TOP 8 at EVO because he accidentally paused during a round, and when I say round, I literally mean during a round, the first round was over and the game was paused when neither player was able to move and Godspeed took the win.

This sentence has no basis in reality.

 

[NRF CharlieMurphy]

I'm also pretty sure that the judge of the match called the shot.

Until someone explains what really went down.... we don't even know if anyone was given a choice in any of the situations.

 

[coolwhip]

I've never met him, but I feel REO is much more likable in person. When he's serious on podcasts and whatnot, he comes off as an intelligent, reasonable, and funny guy. I just can't stand the forum trolling.

 

[Vilén]

I give REO no props for not just taking the win. We're not Carebears. I don't like it when people break clear-as-crystal, easy-to-follow rules and then all of a sudden everybody thinks that person is entitled to mercy at the superbowl of fighting games. No one else broke any rules... Nightmare got what was coming to him.

I'll give REO props for not taking the win only so far as how funny I found it that what he chose to do in lieu of that made Nightmare completely crack. That was even slightly funnier than watching Godspeed take a free-ride to top 8.

Nightmare was really unfortunate. I don't know how he managed to pause twice, but he was clearly better than a lot of the guys there and could have placed even better, MAYBE even top 3. His batman was so confident and he was very strong on his execution.

This also has no basis in reality. No matter how you look at it. a) Nightmare wasn't confident enough to not throw a public tantrum while getting combo'd or b) his execution wasn't en pointe enough to prevent himself from 'accidentally' pressing pause mid-match.

Either way, get rid of that notion he was somehow top 3 material at that point in his gaming life.

 

[Sasarix]

I'm also pretty sure that the judge of the match called the shot.

Until someone explains what really went down.... we don't even know if anyone was given a choice in any of the situations.

I think Godspeed posted on here about it and said the EVO judges called it after it happened twice involving the same player

 

[NRF CharlieMurphy]

I think Godspeed posted on here about it and said the EVO judges called it after it happened twice involving the same player

Which leads me to believe that the judge made the decision with REO too.....
I wonder what kind of converter he had. I do truly feel bad for the guy. He was playing top notch that day. Wrecking everyone.

 

[TheIrishFGCguy]

I give REO no props for not just taking the win. We're not Carebears. I don't like it when people break clear-as-crystal, easy-to-follow rules and then all of a sudden everybody thinks that person is entitled to mercy at the superbowl of fighting games. No one else broke any rules... Nightmare got what was coming to him.

I'll give REO props for not taking the win only so far as how funny I found it that what he chose to do in lieu of that made Nightmare completely crack. That was even slightly funnier than watching Godspeed take a free-ride to top 8.



This also has no basis in reality. No matter how you look at it. a) Nightmare wasn't confident enough to not throw a public tantrum while getting combo'd or b) his execution wasn't en pointe enough to prevent himself from 'accidentally' pressing pause mid-match.

Either way, get rid of that notion he was somehow top 3 material at that point in his gaming life.

He was clearly nervous, and without nerves, very well might have gotten further.
Even still, it stands as a point to all these elitists who think online players would be garbage at tournaments.

 

[Sasuga]

I would remove the start button from my joypad if I were him.

 

[Vilén]

He was clearly nervous, and without nerves, very well might have gotten further.

Yes, I agree. If Nightmare was a better player, he would've gone further.

Even still, it stands as a point to all these elitists who think online players would be garbage at tournaments.

No serious person can think that about a fighting game scene anymore, anyway. SCV for one was filled with people who trained online only to come out and kick every ass and take every name. If the netcode is half decent to the point that with a decent connection (admittedly extremely hard to come by in the US) you can set-up very low-latency matches with other competent players, anyone can train effectively to compete offline. On a technical level anyway.

But not wetting yourself is part of the skill-set you need to do that too. Nightmare did pretty well for himself, but I'm not going to try and sugarcoat fucking up the same way twice in one day. I hope he does better at his next tournament, but minimizing his error is to discredit the people who weren't suffering that nervous malady.