Another prime example of SDS excellence and class
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
But he has these rants and slams on every opponent he plays in his videos and SDS knows it, ( all low class and 7th grade humor), but when he uses the same language against one of their other creators he is banned???? Guy is an A** but a consistent A** since day one
I don’t feel bad for the guy, , but can’t have it both ways, SDS.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get no sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
That may be true, but does that deserve a ban? I think he should be free to speak his mind. Most of us can see beyond the rant and most likely not think too highly of him as a result. Isn't that enough?
Deserve? I am not sure.
But deserved or not I don't have an issue with it happening based on what he said.
Maybe I am just getting too mellow in my old age but I have very little tolerance for people who personally attack others simply because they are frustrated at a game.
you are absolutely in the right feeling mate - i hear you and people need to learn there are consequences for their behaviour - good or bad
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With the way SDS has been moving and operating this year I wouldn’t be surprised if in a few years there’s a completely different developer making the licensed yearly baseball game. They’re following the Elon/Twitter mold of running a company into the ground.
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@Tadow9_MLBTS said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
With the way SDS has been moving and operating this year I wouldn’t be surprised if in a few years there’s a completely different developer making the licensed yearly baseball game. They’re following the Elon/Twitter mold of running a company into the ground.
If anything, there should be competition in the sports videogames industry. EA, 2K and SDS are lazy and greedy because there is no (serious) competition.
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There definitely needs to be competition, it creates innovation and makes the customer experience a top priority. We’ve had the exact same gameplay and graphics for years making the game feel stale, now the content quality has severely dropped and that’s really dampened any positive feelings towards the game as a whole.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
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@Tadow9_MLBTS said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
With the way SDS has been moving and operating this year I wouldn’t be surprised if in a few years there’s a completely different developer making the licensed yearly baseball game. They’re following the Elon/Twitter mold of running a company into the ground.
Twitter (X) is going as strong as ever. Really bad example
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@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
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@baseball229056_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
What he said was 100% wrong but they banned his account and all consoles with that account on it. He was just a content creator not an ambassador or employee. If he was an employee then yea you’re 100% correct but he’s not just a content creator
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@baseball229056_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
Funny how you got involved in the discussion without really knowing what was going on.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
Talk bad about your employer in public: get fired.
Anyone who's ever had a job knows this is rule #1.
Apparently SDS doesn't like customers.
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@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
Thuney has announced he is no longer an e-sports ambassador for SDS and said it was not his decision and the reason the decision was made is because he had talked negatively in public about the current state of the tournaments organized by SDS.
For those who don't know, Thuney is the guy who does the commentary for the games and he is beloved by the community who participates in these events. He is very passionate and, like many others, he would like to see MLBTS make significant steps to become a worthy e-sports title.
But since the tournaments have been a hot mess and SDS doesn't seem to care about it, he voiced his frustrations on his personal social platform. This lead SDS to strip him from his ambassador role moving forward.
Classy as always SDS, great work. You truly understand how to build a community.
If you’re an employee you do not bad mouth your employer publicly this is just common knowledge. If you have differences with your employer you talk to them privately and if a resolution can’t be found then both parties move on
Also if you go on an interview and you start bashing your former employee chances are you won’t get hired bc they feel why wouldn’t this person bash us to others just like he’s bashing his former employer
I told this to thuney last night in his chat and he still seems to not grasp this concept 100% bc he still believes he shouldn’t of been fired but at the same time says he knew he was going to get canned for weeks before his rant
He told me he’s 26 trying to say he’s grown etc etc etc… I love it when 26 year olds think they know everything lol… so much to learn
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@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
Thuney has announced he is no longer an e-sports ambassador for SDS and said it was not his decision and the reason the decision was made is because he had talked negatively in public about the current state of the tournaments organized by SDS.
For those who don't know, Thuney is the guy who does the commentary for the games and he is beloved by the community who participates in these events. He is very passionate and, like many others, he would like to see MLBTS make significant steps to become a worthy e-sports title.
But since the tournaments have been a hot mess and SDS doesn't seem to care about it, he voiced his frustrations on his personal social platform. This lead SDS to strip him from his ambassador role moving forward.
Classy as always SDS, great work. You truly understand how to build a community.
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If you have to tell us who he is then we don’t care.
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We can look up how many people play this game online and know about 200 play so. 🥱
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@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
What he said was 100% wrong but they banned his account and all consoles with that account on it. He was just a content creator not an ambassador or employee. If he was an employee then yea you’re 100% correct but he’s not just a content creator
Got it yea actually banning for that seems excessive.
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@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
Funny how you got involved in the discussion without really knowing what was going on.
Thanks so much for the feedback!
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@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
Funny how you got involved in the discussion without really knowing what was going on.
My God you are an insufferable Tool!
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
Thuney has announced he is no longer an e-sports ambassador for SDS and said it was not his decision and the reason the decision was made is because he had talked negatively in public about the current state of the tournaments organized by SDS.
For those who don't know, Thuney is the guy who does the commentary for the games and he is beloved by the community who participates in these events. He is very passionate and, like many others, he would like to see MLBTS make significant steps to become a worthy e-sports title.
But since the tournaments have been a hot mess and SDS doesn't seem to care about it, he voiced his frustrations on his personal social platform. This lead SDS to strip him from his ambassador role moving forward.
Classy as always SDS, great work. You truly understand how to build a community.
If you’re an employee you do not bad mouth your employer publicly this is just common knowledge. If you have differences with your employer you talk to them privately and if a resolution can’t be found then both parties move on
Also if you go on an interview and you start bashing your former employee chances are you won’t get hired bc they feel why wouldn’t this person bash us to others just like he’s bashing his former employer
I told this to thuney last night in his chat and he still seems to not grasp this concept 100% bc he still believes he shouldn’t of been fired but at the same time says he knew he was going to get canned for weeks before his rant
He told me he’s 26 trying to say he’s grown etc etc etc… I love it when 26 year olds think they know everything lol… so much to learn
He is not an employee so your whole argument is moot. Also, he provided criticism about the thing he did for them it's not random or uncalled for. I bet none of you clowns actually participate in this championship so you have no idea how bad it was. It's extremely frustrating for everyone involved and him being the face and vocal point of that event, he has every right to voice his displeasure. If that results in SDS cutting ties with him instead of acknowledging the issue and promise to be better, than they are the ones who are to be shamed, not him.
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@GixxerRyder750 said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
They banned Digital Champion for bad mouthing Ashley and her moments on a stream. Which last I checked banning an account for something said in a content creators stream isn’t in the code of conduct. We should be careful they’ll ban everyone in this thread.
I just saw the clip.
Here's a thought, don't personally insult the devs. Be frustrated with the game if you want, question their decisions and direction if needed. But, if you have to result to vulgar insults towards any of the devs, then you don't get any sympathy from me.
It was a classless little rant he went on.
Again I get it. But to ban him? We still have a freedom of speech thing. He wasn’t cheating he wasn’t exploiting the game he went on a rant. Was it classless absolutely but to ban him, basically what SDS is saying don’t bad mouth us, dont question us, don’t say anything we don’t like or we’ll ban you. But I still see racism in the game with team names, sexually explicit logos, exploiting the game, and other things that aren’t being banned. DC owned it. Apologized. But a perma ban, or in Thuuneys case questioning the company and being fired. Basically don’t question them. Or they’ll make you disappear
Was he actually banned or just dropped as an ambassador? I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. I’m not sure what he said but just following the thread here it seems like he said some dumb things. If he technically is an employee of the company, it seems very reasonable to drop him as an employee or ambassador but if they did ban him from playing the game that seems excessive. If you work for a company or are affiliated with a company and you have a problem you should go to the company in private and express your issues. If you go online and post about the company you work at you should expect repercussions.
Funny how you got involved in the discussion without really knowing what was going on.
My God you are an insufferable Tool!
For speaking truth? Gotcha. It's uncomfortable I get it. Thanks for your feedback tho.
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@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@aware_ward13_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
Thuney has announced he is no longer an e-sports ambassador for SDS and said it was not his decision and the reason the decision was made is because he had talked negatively in public about the current state of the tournaments organized by SDS.
For those who don't know, Thuney is the guy who does the commentary for the games and he is beloved by the community who participates in these events. He is very passionate and, like many others, he would like to see MLBTS make significant steps to become a worthy e-sports title.
But since the tournaments have been a hot mess and SDS doesn't seem to care about it, he voiced his frustrations on his personal social platform. This lead SDS to strip him from his ambassador role moving forward.
Classy as always SDS, great work. You truly understand how to build a community.
If you’re an employee you do not bad mouth your employer publicly this is just common knowledge. If you have differences with your employer you talk to them privately and if a resolution can’t be found then both parties move on
Also if you go on an interview and you start bashing your former employee chances are you won’t get hired bc they feel why wouldn’t this person bash us to others just like he’s bashing his former employer
I told this to thuney last night in his chat and he still seems to not grasp this concept 100% bc he still believes he shouldn’t of been fired but at the same time says he knew he was going to get canned for weeks before his rant
He told me he’s 26 trying to say he’s grown etc etc etc… I love it when 26 year olds think they know everything lol… so much to learn
He is not an employee so your whole argument is moot. Also, he provided criticism about the thing he did for them it's not random or uncalled for. I bet none of you clowns actually participate in this championship so you have no idea how bad it was. It's extremely frustrating for everyone involved and him being the face and vocal point of that event, he has every right to voice his displeasure. If that results in SDS cutting ties with him instead of acknowledging the issue and promise to be better, than they are the ones who are to be shamed, not him.
He was hired by SDS as an ambassador for the game. Just like Scan and Yeyo are.
Was he getting paid for his services? If so then yes he was employed/contracted by sds
You can’t fire someone if they don’t work for you and he was fired.
Unless he was a volunteer and did this because he loved commenting and wasn’t getting compensation from SDS- he was an “employee” in some capacity
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@aware_ward13_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
@raesONE-_PSN said in Another prime example of SDS excellence and class:
Thuney has announced he is no longer an e-sports ambassador for SDS and said it was not his decision and the reason the decision was made is because he had talked negatively in public about the current state of the tournaments organized by SDS.
For those who don't know, Thuney is the guy who does the commentary for the games and he is beloved by the community who participates in these events. He is very passionate and, like many others, he would like to see MLBTS make significant steps to become a worthy e-sports title.
But since the tournaments have been a hot mess and SDS doesn't seem to care about it, he voiced his frustrations on his personal social platform. This lead SDS to strip him from his ambassador role moving forward.
Classy as always SDS, great work. You truly understand how to build a community.
If you’re an employee you do not bad mouth your employer publicly this is just common knowledge. If you have differences with your employer you talk to them privately and if a resolution can’t be found then both parties move on
Also if you go on an interview and you start bashing your former employee chances are you won’t get hired bc they feel why wouldn’t this person bash us to others just like he’s bashing his former employer
I told this to thuney last night in his chat and he still seems to not grasp this concept 100% bc he still believes he shouldn’t of been fired but at the same time says he knew he was going to get canned for weeks before his rant
He told me he’s 26 trying to say he’s grown etc etc etc… I love it when 26 year olds think they know everything lol… so much to learn
He is not an employee so your whole argument is moot. Also, he provided criticism about the thing he did for them it's not random or uncalled for. I bet none of you clowns actually participate in this championship so you have no idea how bad it was. It's extremely frustrating for everyone involved and him being the face and vocal point of that event, he has every right to voice his displeasure. If that results in SDS cutting ties with him instead of acknowledging the issue and promise to be better, than they are the ones who are to be shamed, not him.
He was hired by SDS as an ambassador for the game. Just like Scan and Yeyo are.
Was he getting paid for his services? If so then yes he was employed/contracted by sds
You can’t fire someone if they don’t work for you and he was fired.
Unless he was a volunteer and did this because he loved commenting and wasn’t getting compensation from SDS- he was an “employee” in some capacity
If you have a collaboration going on, you work as a private contractor and you are not on the company payroll like the actual employees are. They most likely also don't receive benefits or others perks, again contrary to actual employees. So, not an employee.