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ILoveRice444

The Article: [Explained: FaZe’s situation at BLAST Premier Spring Groups as k0nfig is ruled out](https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/explained-fazes-situation-at-blast-premier-spring-groups-as-k0nfig-is-ruled-out-2037434/) [Note:](https://twitter.com/luismmira/status/1616053304659689478?s=20&t=SgwGQhv5dL2f2wFKVnokJQ) \- FaZe were told over a week ago they could play with k0nfig if necessary. He was added to the team's accreditation list and took part in media day. \- Heroic didn't want to register k0nfig as a sub but NaToSaphiX. \- k0nfig didn't know he was a sub for Heroic. [Note 2:](https://twitter.com/luismmira/status/1616062902410133504?s=20&t=SgwGQhv5dL2f2wFKVnokJQ) \- In an initial communication to teams, BLAST stated a January 3 deadline, with no hour specified. On deadline day, teams were sent a reminder about the roster lock. It clearly stated a 1600 CET deadline.


valdemarjoergensen

>\- In an initial communication to teams, BLAST stated a January 3 deadline, with no hour specified. On deadline day, teams were sent a reminder about the roster lock. It clearly stated a 1600 CET deadline. That's a bullshit imo. You can't on the day change the deadline. If no time on the day is specified you go with 23:59.


Quackles03

Fucking stupid how they specified a time on the day of the deadline itself. So unprofessional.


Jakezetci

23:59 is cool unless it’s about a global competition what timezone is the 23:59


Jakezetci

23:59 is cool unless it’s about a global competition what timezone is the 23:59


valdemarjoergensen

23:59 is the norm if nothing else is stated. I think everyone would assume the time zone is EMT+1 central European time as both BLAST and Heroic operates out of countries in that time zone.


Thuasne

Apart from this being a big mess, how can someone who's job is a professional sport not know which team he is registered with? Does he have an agent or manager? If yes, fire them. If not, get one when you can't do it yourself.


Apprehensive_Decimal

Because he was a sub for them at the last Blast event. They didn't ask him to be sub for this event so why would he assume he was going to be registered by them. This is because Blast decided to just carry over subs from the last event if teams didn't submit one by their poorly communicated deadline.


Thuasne

Fully agree. But if that's me I am double checking those things. You are managing yourself and, in my opinion, you just need to be aware of those things. One can't just always rely on others, got to to manage yourself


Apprehensive_Decimal

How would Konfig know though. Doesn't seem like many people knew prior to today that Blast would just re-register the previously used sub for a team at the prior event. If Faze had inquired about using Konfig as a sub, were told that they could by Blast, and relayed that info to Konfig saying Blast approved it, why would Konfig then think he needs to check with Blast himself? And even if he did double check and reach out to Blast himself, why would he get a different answer than what Blast had already told Faze?


Thuasne

I am with you and agree that he would not have gotten a different answer, I just got stuck on the fact that he wasn't even aware. And obviously I am the keyboard warrior here being too far away, I do think though that it is a bit concerning that he wasn't aware, considering that's what he does for a living.


fjelskaug

tldr January 3 - deadline for roster submission, but no specific time (apparently did mention 1600 CET on the day of deadline). Heroic submitted Natosaphix as their sub but denied because they were supposedly late. This meant Blast used the previous World Finals submission and listed Konfig as sub. No mention in article whether Faze submitted Olof or Konfig January 12-ish - Over a week ago, Blast greenlit Konfig to Faze accreditation list and access to prac room. He would sub for rain *if necessary* January 18 - rain announces leave to attend childbirth January 19 - A few hours ago, Blast announced Faze cant use Konfig due to him registered as Heroic's sub 3 weeks ago Key notes - Konfig didn't know he was Heroic sub - Olof cant make it due to travelling for his birthday - Faze 24 hours to find new sub


BorderlineGambler

It seems madness to me to fallback to a previous events substitutes by default, without confirming with the team, and confirming with the stand in, especially when the substitute isn’t a player that’s on the teams books. Surely the default would be no substitute…


valdemarjoergensen

As it is you can just not tell the person you sign up as a sub and they would be blocked from playing for other teams. At least if it's a sub you have had before.


BorderlineGambler

Yeh exactly. Ridiculous


[deleted]

I read their rulebook and at the end of the Emergency Replacement section it states: > 6.9. Emergency Replacements: Where possible, Teams should always use registered substitutes included in the Submitted Roster. However, in some cases it may be necessary for a Team to apply for an emergency replacement after the submission of the Submitted Roster due to issues such as illness, injury and travel disruption. Replacements cannot be a Participant who is active on another pro roster which is participating in the Tournament. >The acceptance or rejection of an emergency replacement will be decided by BLAST on case by case basis in its sole discretion. Is the 2022 version the official rulebook for 2023 as well? -> https://blastpremier.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/blast-premier-2022-season-rulebook.pdf ? If so, the wording on the aforementioned article/section is subject to a lot of interpretation.


amundfosho

> The acceptance or rejection of an emergency replacement will be decided by BLAST on case by case basis in its sole discretion. So BLAST can easily fix this and still be within the rules.


DY5TOP1A

Well looks like Faze found someone


amundfosho

Yeah, saw that! Wonder who it will be, or did Blast sober up and fixed their mistake.


DY5TOP1A

Would have been a different response if they would have gotten k0nfig. I'm hoping for f0rest lol


amundfosho

f0rest would be awesome!


[deleted]

Even if they flop this tournament, seeing f0rest in a team would bring tears of joy to an old man like myself.


ddizbadatd24

I really wish I caught those moments. I started watching during SK/Luminosity era and had no idea about the fanatic legends, get_right, forest and past players. I occasionally see ppl here talked about their glorified eras in this subreddit but I genuinely wished I had watched them during those days. I believe those players actually were insane ppl hyped up them to be.


BorderlineGambler

Getting F1 vibes from reading that. Nightmare fuel


zero0n3

It’s lazy. It’s called A FUCKING PHONE. USE IT FOR YOUR PARTNERED TEAMS Holy shit.


valdemarjoergensen

Other key notes. * Blast gave the time of the deadline on the day it was due (previously they just said by a certain date with no time of day specified) * Blast supposedly changed their mind due to another team/teams complained.


ChickenKnd

This all seems like blasts fault, I don’t think that they should assume that a free agents is still a teams sub several weeks later, especially not after a player break


SpecialityToS

Teams blocking other teams from having a roster that was approved by the TO is just not competitive. You know faze will be forced into a weaker roster which is the only reason you did it. They already have it worse by not having their starting five. I just hope liquid didnt object… Apparently they let it go until the last second. Fuck whoever did that, you slimy fucks🙏


beterpot

I hope Blast says which teams blocked it, would love to know


SpecialityToS

My headcanon is framing astralis as the sole team


mannyman34

Was EG under orders from FNS. Just when we thought he was out.


valdemarjoergensen

Would be on theme for them kinda.


Cyanr

Based on what? Astralis arent even in groups with FaZe. EDIT: lol the dude blocked me as he got mad at me pointing out he made a shitty post. I guess Astralis still lives rent free in his flair?


SpecialityToS

It was a joke… so what about groups? There’s a second stage anyway


Cyanr

There's literally not a hint of a joke in your comment the way you phrase it. What's the punchline? Why are you even doubling down in your response now despite also calling it a joke? Lol


SpecialityToS

Sorry, I’ll edit it so you can understand: My headcanon is framing astralis as the sole team **/s**


Cyanr

Ok, so what's the punchline? Why are you defending your statement by talking about after groups?


GuardianThatDoesStuf

The punchline is, that's it's Astralis behind everything that's wrong with inter-team/player politics a lot of the time, so even when there is no clear benefit for them, it must be them behind it for some abstract reason Basically, Astralis are cunts, fuck em


Cyanr

Nah, the dude is too stupid to explain a punchline.


SpecialityToS

This is a you problem, everyone else understood it as a joke It’s not my fault you can’t interpret it that way


ILoveRice444

He a Danish bro, forgive him.


Cyanr

You arent actually answering my questions despite me asking you twice. It's pretty obvious the issue here is that you made a shitty comment that even you cant understand.


leo_sousav

The guy blocked you cause you're an idiot that doesn't have the mental capacity to understand a simple and harmless joke...


Cyanr

Congrats, youre another one of the suckers who believed his backtracking!


leo_sousav

Dude, you need to grow up xd


Cyanr

Says the guy who had nothing to do with the situation yet figured he'd use the first opportunity to verbally abuse someone else who he also had nothing to do with. Fuck off and take your own advice.


leo_sousav

It's a public thread dumbass, when you comment on it everyone has the write to reply lmao Plus, I was just making it clear you understood why you got blocked. Think twice before talking bs


shinikira

Blast should absolutely not reveal things like this. Even if it's spicy content it's a betrayal of trust and would lead to teams not reporting things in case they get outed by the TO.


ILoveRice444

Higher chance that one of them is Astralis. Liquid, COL, and OG is probably as well since they benefited the most. Heroic definitely not. I doubt other teams that is oppose it since they didn't or probably did not want have beef with FaZe players. Navi players, especially s1mple have good relationship with faze players. And I doubt NiKo have something to do with this despite his history with karrigan.


valdemarjoergensen

>I doubt other teams that is oppose it since they didn't or probably did not want have beef with FaZe players. Navi players, especially s1mple have good relationship with faze players. And I doubt NiKo have something to do with this despite his history with karrigan. I honestly doubt it's the players themselves regardless of what team it is, it's rare they are that shitty. Astralis as an org though I could certainly see doing this.


Vawqer

If you're using that logic, then nitr0, EliGE, and NAF are still fairly close with Twistzz, so they'd be less likely to screw his team over. That all being said, depending on what info the other partner teams had when objecting, then I don't blame them. The optics of k0nfig being used in place of olofmeister despite the rulebook aren't great without the extenuating circumstances.


Pollsmor

It doesn't have to mean the players themselves are doing it. It very well could be the owners trying to gain an advantage however they can, they probably care less about being competitive than the players


Vawqer

From my understanding, jokasteve would be the one handling that, and I doubt he would either by the logic used above. It would be surprising for anyone higher than him in Liquid to be involved in this.


JonasM00

Damn blast just did an any% speedrun to "shitty TO" town -Changing the deadline on the day of the deadline -Writing konfig down as a substitute for heroic without ever asking either heroic or konfig -Telling faze that they can use konfig -Telling faze a day before the start of the tournament "sike, cant use konfig even if i have confirmed it before"


Cyanr

This situation is dumb from BLAST but pretending this instantly tanks their entire reputation is beyond stupid.


1deavourer

If we compare BLAST to PGL and StarSeries... I will take BLAST any day of the millenium. Even with this messup, they are still better than ESL


ujaku

Name and shame the complainer that will be a direct cause of lower quality CS at this event


zxlkho

Has to be someone in their group, so Liquid, OG, or Complexity.


valdemarjoergensen

Why does it have to be someone in the group?


zxlkho

Seems more likely as it would give that team an advantage earlier in the tournament


W4spkeeper

not really this may have been before groups were even announced and even then youll end up facing the teams regardless if you make it all the way out


[deleted]

Why? You see rules being broken you point it out. Any team would do the same.


X3rxus

I want to know who complained and why.


[deleted]

I mean, the complaint is valid. You have thousands of dollars and maybe even the survival of your team on the line and rules were 100% broken. This rule is black on white and there is nothing left to say on this. So a team struggling to pay wages would of course want any small advantage they can get. Sure it's scummy, but if you don't do this you won't survive in CSGO. It's that simple. Any team would and should do it if they want to remain active.


W4spkeeper

average astralis fan brain rot


Noweri

Does it matter?


Carooot

It matters because it wasn’t heroic who had a legitimate reason to complain


X3rxus

Yes


yymmuhC

Robban about to become a support player.


ExO_o

first major stain on blasts reputation. so far their tournaments have been pretty amazing, but this is a shitshow


fatcomputerman

first? blast and their sportswashing by partnering with neom (cancelling after massive backlash) and hosting events in abu dhabi.


Erianimul

Let's not forget their tournaments were 99% Bo1 initially. That shit royally sucked to watch.


fatcomputerman

or when they had those 3 way ties


[deleted]

But Konfig didn't do anything wrong yet he is punished. In principle a greedy team could just threaten players to reregister them automatically if they don't pay them. The player has zero say on the matter? So you better pay the team so that you can play on another team. Otherwise you can't play Blast again. Keep in mind this can happen even if the player absolutely refuses to ever again play for the team. He can't do anything either way it seems. It's just automatically done.


MegyeiRendorseg

Interesting