Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Anonymous Sources: Tralfamadore as OTP's 6th?

Received this email recently from an anonymous source:

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I think there is something shady going on, not sure..

http://sv.twitch.tv/architiger626/b/364315336
1:18:00 Start

Just something i thought you could investigate and post about on your blog!

Tralf playing as OTP 6th? They trying to keep it secret but they fail and call him by his name on stream multiple times as you can see in the VOD i posted above. Like they listen to everything he says like he is their captain aswell, i refuse to think it is a "random" player/friend that they recently just brought on.

Im curious about why they have him on their HonTour roaster as he is casting at the same time they play!
Mabey you could find out some fun stuff about it and make a post on ur blog :)

http://i.imgur.com/6uZUncc.png Picture of roster
http://i.imgur.com/gG5DwrE.jpg Screenshot from the VOD just to keep you going! Just one of many examples from the VOD.

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So I watched the VOD and it's hard to tell immediately if its a troll tactic or not. Pewe calls StarStuffing "Tralf"  at which point ArchiTiger clears chat, but immediately after Pewe apologizes for "outting star". Upon remake of the game, [HCT]Tralfamadore connects to the server as a spectator and Archi explains to his viewers that it can't be Tralf on StarStuffing because Tralf is spectating.

This type of deception is one of the oldest tricks in the book. And considering the time of day (2PM EST) there are hundreds of PC's at S2's office which he could log into, and join the lobby, or even have Lisa do it for him from home. I'm not saying that's what happened, just that it's entirely possible.

I watched the game via the VOD and noticed a couple things:

1. StarStuffing used the "UncleChicken" skill build (maxing Charge and Whirling Blade and waiting to get Taunt at lvl 10) which is consistent with the way Tralf skill builds when he plays Legionnaire.

2. The APM range for Tralf and StarStuffing are nearly identical when playing Legionnaire.

3. Going into the game client to look for other samples of StarStuffing shows that there are no matches listed directly under the name, but if you type in the matchid from the VOD (110454615) it shows up and is available for download. Could be an error, could be a coverup.

Unfortunately, there is too little to sample of StarStuffing to make a good call out here, but it is definitely interesting. I haven't looked through any of OTP's official matches in HoN Tour to see if StarStuffing has actually competed, but it would be really difficult for Tralf to both cast a game and play in one at the same time... although there has been video evidence that he's been able to dual box and play multiple heroes in the same game or in different games.

What do you guys think? Is it okay for an S2/Honcast member to be on a roster or compete in HoN Tour?

25 comments:

  1. Just DDoS tralf's ip when StarStuffing are playing. and if he DC's, we have a match :D

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  2. That is Tralf, im 99% sure.

    2:17:00

    We scrim more?

    "i dont know if Tralf have time"

    That was right before the HonTour gold game was going live at honcast so he left due to that reason.

    It is pretty obvious.

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  3. Wierd that he never talks either :)

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  4. I think its okay for S2 members to play. but he shouldnt try to cover it up. maybe his contract with s2 doesnt allow him to play competetive

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    1. That's the thing. People from S2 are not allowed to play competitive because S2 employees aren't eligible to receive prizes and could you imagine the accusations of cheating or otherwise slandering S2 would get if a team with S2 employees were to do well? If he were allowed to play competitively then I assume he would just use his real name, vice StarStuffing. In the end, he hasn't played in any HoN Tour matches, so the "drama" is basically him being put on the OTP HoN Tour roster.

      This is of course assuming they are the same person (which I am now convinced they are, mostly due to how they build, micro elementals with Tempest and where they place their items as the game progresses).

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  5. Why are you still posting on your fucking disgusting blog concerning competitive scene and S2's policies about its employees? We can obviously see that you are butt-hurt for the fact that S2 fired your fat ass. But holy shit, get over it. It's been what? Almost a fucking year? Get a hobby, walk out of your fucking basement, and stop posting about HoN's competitive scene. You offer ZERO competitive insight since you aren't even close to being a fucking competitive player; nor are you ever going to get your job back for a shitty company. Get a life fat faggot.

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    1. I just love comments like this! :D I love Phil though!

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    2. Related picture :)
      http://i.imgur.com/eBHPf5R.png

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    3. LOL. I would say I actually respect Phil more for this blog. He clearly has a big passion for HoN and we need more of that!

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    4. Tralf pls. stop posting under Anonymous and fake nicks

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  6. Gonna have to agree with Anon. Get over yourself Phil. Dont you have a family to deal with? I agree with that Tralf shudnt be competing but dude.... give it a rest. You are obsolete and irrelevant to this game.

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  7. Keep it up Phil! Let haters hate and bring us more drama news!

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  8. Phil will do anything for attention. It is why he was "let go".

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  9. Think Tralf should be fired for ringing for OTP.

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  10. i mean, he did nothing until now. he didnt played competitively for them in a serious match,only scrims. no big deal.
    if he does something, then s2 should make a move.

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  11. Agree with sindra, Ofc it's bad he is playing for them at all making him a bit biasist and shit, still as long he isnt playing competative (like actually taking part in competetive games like Hontour) I don't realy think it is that bad, beyond being say a lil inappropriate!

    As you can't find any games for said Hon account - "Starstuffing" , just check Znoowy's recent games like 6 of his 10 games is played with starstuffing

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  12. This may be the consequeences of Tralf fooling around :
    https://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?480709-Honcast-WANTS-YOU-Hiring-Additional-Shoutcasters!/page1

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  13. who better testie moon

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  14. Tralf is definetely leaving honcast, listen to this video at 3:05:00 or so, when the game ends and tralf and breaky is wrapping up the cast, breaky says it's tralfs last cast.

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  15. http://da.twitch.tv/honcast/b/364993252 For comment above ^

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