Zakken's AMA Spectacular!

[Zakken]

Since people are taking their opportunities to bring those "ask me anything" games from Reddit and Ask.fm, I might as well do one too! Yes!

ROOLS:

1. Don't expect any serious responses if you ask something exceedingly private.
2. It is advised not to ask me math (or any other classes) problems. I'm not here to do your homework for you! I'll make a few exceptions though.
3. No mames gringo.

Let us begin.

[Jenova]

Will you join the IDL this season?

http://forums.intldoomleague.com/index.php?topic=913.0

[Catastrophe]

Do you understand why people think you're gay?

[Popsoap]

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[19:42:19] <+Zakken>: http://zandronum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3155
[19:42:20] <+LinkBot>: [ Zakken's AMA Spectacular! ]
[19:42:29] <+Zakken>: Oh God, stop ruining the suspense LinkBot
[19:42:34] <+Zakken>: Fuck!
[19:44:37] <+Hypnotoad_>: whats a mame zakken
[19:44:50] <+Popsoap>: 2. It is advised not to ask me math (or any other classes) problems. I'm not here to do your homework for you! I'll make a few exceptions though.
[19:44:53] <+Popsoap>: Oh god
[19:45:01] <+Popsoap>: You should not have made that rule
[19:45:16] <+Popsoap>: I'm gonna fucking ask you to derive something now
[19:45:19] <+Zakken>: Yes I should have.
[19:45:27] <+Zakken>: I actually know how to derive, so... c:
[19:45:36] <+Popsoap>: ...damn
[19:45:52] <+Zakken>: My first year in college has calculus classes. :P
[19:46:02] <+Popsoap>: Differential Equations here
[19:46:08] <+Popsoap>: Well, not the first year
[19:46:15] <+Popsoap>: Just my most recent math class
[19:46:29] <+Popsoap>: And 99% likely the last
[19:47:57] <+Popsoap>: How about... Laplace Transforms?
[19:48:28] <+Zakken>: Did you google that?
[19:48:49] <+Popsoap>: No
[19:49:31] <+Popsoap>: YOU DON'T KNOW THEM?
[19:51:40] <+Popsoap>: You don't, I can SMELL it
[19:52:13] <+Popsoap>: Prepare for a living hell, YOU WILL REGRET MAKING THAT THREAD ON ACCOUNT OF TOO ADVANCED MATH PROBLEMS
[19:54:40] <@TerminusEst13>: Zakken: Which shape is inherently cooler, the lemniscate or the visca pescis?
[19:55:27] <+Zakken>: ...I hate you.
[19:56:01] <@TerminusEst13>: :(\
[19:57:24] <+Zakken>: OH! Popsoap I googled that.
[19:57:43] <+Zakken>: I believe I am starting to learn that now.
[19:57:52] <+Popsoap>: Yeah right
[19:57:53] <+Zakken>: Since I am learning integrals atm.
[19:58:07] <+Popsoap>: I have a tough problem then
[19:58:18] <+Popsoap>: I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER with math
[19:58:30] <+Roman6a>: rofl
[19:58:52] <+Popsoap>: Also, So gonna add this irc chat to the post

SO ANYWAY

y" + 4y = sin(t) + uπ(t) sin(t - π), y(0) = 0, y'(0) = 0

[Zakken]

Will you join the IDL this season?

http://forums.intldoomleague.com/index.php?topic=913.0

I only see myself trying to sign up if many people I have ties to join the free agency. I say trying because I have no idea how IDL sees me at this moment, and my guess is they would rather keep me away from there (le drama).

Otherwise, no. Don't feel like having to adapt to a different port again, which would hurt my overall Doom groove in one way or another. My focus lies in Zanzan right now. c:

Do you understand why people think you're gay?

[Hypnotoad]

What is a mame

[Zakken]

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[19:42:19] <+Zakken>: http://zandronum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3155
[19:42:20] <+LinkBot>: [ Zakken's AMA Spectacular! ]
[19:42:29] <+Zakken>: Oh God, stop ruining the suspense LinkBot
[19:42:34] <+Zakken>: Fuck!
[19:44:37] <+Hypnotoad_>: whats a mame zakken
[19:44:50] <+Popsoap>: 2. It is advised not to ask me math (or any other classes) problems. I'm not here to do your homework for you! I'll make a few exceptions though.
[19:44:53] <+Popsoap>: Oh god
[19:45:01] <+Popsoap>: You should not have made that rule
[19:45:16] <+Popsoap>: I'm gonna fucking ask you to derive something now
[19:45:19] <+Zakken>: Yes I should have.
[19:45:27] <+Zakken>: I actually know how to derive, so... c:
[19:45:36] <+Popsoap>: ...damn
[19:45:52] <+Zakken>: My first year in college has calculus classes. :P
[19:46:02] <+Popsoap>: Differential Equations here
[19:46:08] <+Popsoap>: Well, not the first year
[19:46:15] <+Popsoap>: Just my most recent math class
[19:46:29] <+Popsoap>: And 99% likely the last
[19:47:57] <+Popsoap>: How about... Laplace Transforms?
[19:48:28] <+Zakken>: Did you google that?
[19:48:49] <+Popsoap>: No
[19:49:31] <+Popsoap>: YOU DON'T KNOW THEM?
[19:51:40] <+Popsoap>: You don't, I can SMELL it
[19:52:13] <+Popsoap>: Prepare for a living hell, YOU WILL REGRET MAKING THAT THREAD ON ACCOUNT OF TOO ADVANCED MATH PROBLEMS
[19:54:40] <@TerminusEst13>: Zakken: Which shape is inherently cooler, the lemniscate or the visca pescis?
[19:55:27] <+Zakken>: ...I hate you.
[19:56:01] <@TerminusEst13>: :(\
[19:57:24] <+Zakken>: OH! Popsoap I googled that.
[19:57:43] <+Zakken>: I believe I am starting to learn that now.
[19:57:52] <+Popsoap>: Yeah right
[19:57:53] <+Zakken>: Since I am learning integrals atm.
[19:58:07] <+Popsoap>: I have a tough problem then
[19:58:18] <+Popsoap>: I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER with math
[19:58:30] <+Roman6a>: rofl
[19:58:52] <+Popsoap>: Also, So gonna add this irc chat to the post

SO ANYWAY

y" + 4y = sin(t) + uπ(t) sin(t - π), y(0) = 0, y'(0) = 0

What is a mame

Some Mexican verb. If you ever see a Mexican telling you this, it means he refuses to listen to your fukin' yankee banter. :^)

[Hypnotoad]

How do you feel about my signature?

[infer]

Que levas nesse caixão?

[Zakken]

How do you feel about my signature?

As a whole? It's alright. Could've racked up all mod links into a single line, that'd be aesthetically better. As for my quote, you should've added the image you posted for better context. c:<

Que levas nesse caixão?

Um monte de caralho!

[Catastrophe]

Why is your sig so big?

[legion]

why did you bail on the idl in such a fashion, abandoning a captain spot and a spot on the board

[Zakken]

Why is your sig so big?

Is it? It is only a tiny bit larger than your own! But, if you insist, I can take off the Blue's TS link to make it shorter. :3

why did you bail on the idl in such a fashion, abandoning a captain spot and a spot on the board

Ah, yes. Back to the IDL topic...

I left because of lack of motivation. Many events that occurred up to the point I left and the league's drastic change of image pretty much caused it.

IDL probably could've done one more season outside of Odamex, given its lack of a few features (no PWO for season 12, certain mouse options) and a few severe bugs. MAP16 of the IDL wad had a lift that bugged sometimes, shots would get delayed permanently if you lost a few packets, whiffing occurrences (it was rare from my end, but it seemed to happen a lot to low-ping players). They hosted an IDL-R a couple of months before announcing the port change. They should've switched places, that is, to host another IDL season on ZDaemon and IDL-R on Odamex. That would give the port some proper ironing out before realizing the big move, and it wouldn't be so whimsical.

The lack of respect a bunch of players had for the league was quite disappointing as well. In my very first season as a cap, I had the misfortune of drafting somebody without knowing the person that well (BloodStrike, in case you were wondering). It was truly upsetting how he decided to bail on my just because our standings were low, specially considering he was pretty excited at the beginning. I had a good replacement (Watermelon), but it was still a tiresome season overall. Remember when SGS (Hatred, Collision and Shakal's team) gave up on Odamex mid-season? They stopped playing while they had full potential to make into the playoffs and, therefore, potentially change their outcome entirely. How sad. And, to top it off, as season 13's preparations were still underway, the commish was looking for captains to fill in the ever-so vacant spots. General interest was dropping dangerously. There was a single spot left to fill, and I suggested Dragon (AKA Zettec/Pollution/Sinistr), but he showed interest for Tenchu instead. I insisted against his preference, to no avail. Now, we all know how that ended up (*cough* BBCya *cough*). Meanwhile, the team Dragon himself participated in reached the MasterBowl. Quite funny, if I may say so myself.

Dewww's behavior turned me away from the league quite a bit. Not only from his constant #idl banhammering, but also because of his threats to leave the board or the league entirely purely because of either the possibility of Jenova participating for a season (and he had or still has lots of bad blood with him) or because #idl wouldn't respect him after his drunk rages. Being the leader of the board and all, it tainted the league's reputation a bit, in some people's eyes. I even confronted him in many of his bans, but no agreement was concretized. At some point, HumanBones himself was showing lack of interest in IDL itself, being in a grumpy mood more often through the months. It is kind of demotivating when the league's main man starts to show visible signs of fatigue and disappointment.

As far as my captain spot is concerned, I wasn't the first one to leave while being so. Tenchu, Hatred and Nautilus bailed too, but none of them were reprimanded as much as I was. My position in the board? It wasn't worth much, let us be real. Our only real job as board members was to vote on league structure changes, and that's it. To make up numbers to decide what gets done or not -- not very different from a jury. I guess it also gives you more voice to discuss about league matters in a separate place, but any IDL veteran should have the same privilege. Being part of the board is not a big deal as it sounds, truth be told. People also ripped on me because I was an easy target, which was rude. I was pretty sick of it by the time the 5-page drama thread came to be. Talk about blown out of proportion. I decided not to talk much about my reasoning at the time it happened because it would just fall upon deaf, angered ears. Any arguing I'd make would've been in vain. Still, I gave it a try, and guess what: that is exactly what happened!

In the end, these dedicating false promises towards the league and then abandoning it halfway through... I had to review my thoughts about IDL, because it's not like all of those quitters, and not just those who left during a season, but also those who stopped signing up (aside from BloodStrike, that guy is a bitch ass) were out to ruin IDL, specially Hatred, who supported it for such a long time. They must've had good reasons to do so. It is safe to assume that the league has been going downhill ever since Ralphis stepped down from his post. I'm not saying Bones did his job poorly, but he doesn't have the character Ralphis has. Ralph did a better job at getting hype and giving IDL a more heated personality, both of which are very important for the health of any kind of competitive gathering, instead of just managing the teams and updating the rules, and all of the other "obligations" one has to do as a commish.

It was a good decision of them to give IDL a break. Maybe it was also a good decision to bring it back just after this year's QuakeCon hyped it up a notch. Maybe they will get back into action, now that word on the street is this version of Oda is actually attracting everyone. However, if you want to talk about me coming back, refer to my first reply in this thread.

All questions regarding IDL were probably addressed in here, so I don't want to argue this any further. I won't turn this into another dramatic thread. Other subjects related to the league are fair game though. C:

[HeX9109]

I left because of lack of motivation. Many events that occurred up to the point I left and the league's drastic change of image pretty much caused it.

Tbh, fair enough. I can honestly say I see your point regarding every reason.

I mean if you can honestly say you just straight up didn't want to do it anymore, why suffer?

[Ru5tK1ng]

Oh please the misinformation is too much to bear. I'll address a few of your points that irk me the most.

It's your fault for not being a good captain and scouting players or having a chat with them BEFORE you draft them. Plus there's a reason he's called BailStrike. SGS stopped playing because they wanted to pursue a career in League of Legends. They expected to not practice and be able to win. Yeah good luck. We saw how far that got them.

No one takes dew seriously when he goes on his rampage. How many times has everyone been through this?

What separates Ten, Hate and Naut from you is that they weren't board members when they bailed. Out of all the people who bail, board members are expected to be the very last ones to quit like you did. I for one (and others) gave plenty of crap to Bailchu and QuitDaddy. Don't assume, they are going to get off that easy.

I think you just need to be honest and tell everyone you quit because you couldn't cut it as a player or a captain. I don't expect to ever see you come back, but you probably would be allowed to play if you proved to certain people that you have changed your quitting ways. But your post reveals you're still in that same mind set as when you left. GG next map

Oh as for my question, why did you name yourself zakken? It's plural of Zak which means sack. Ball sack possibly

[Zakken]

Tbh, fair enough. I can honestly say I see your point regarding every reason.

I mean if you can honestly say you just straight up didn't want to do it anymore, why suffer?

Whenever I tread into dangerous territory, I try my best to be polite and not hostile. After all, we all do bad and/or stupid things in our lives, but it is the way we handle these situations that may affect the final outcome.

I also didn't want to just last through the entire season because I would be entirely demotivated while doing so, which in turn, would be much more disrespectful and dishonest towards my teammates who are so eager to play and win than if I just left them to somebody else's capable hands. The damage I caused the league was minimal too, considering Water pulled off a better job as a captain than I did, even though I admit I wasn't trying my best. I thank you for understanding though, Hex. ODAMEX!

*questions my ability to cap, despite it being my very first season as one*
*defends SGS's reasoning as something unrelated to Doom even though its members openly admitted to not liking Odamex, meanwhile they take part in ZCL freely. So much for "League of Legends career"*
*defends Dew, aka "bans aren't bad!"*
*questions board member status, after Soul already explained its actual lack of importance*
*goes for more "you're not a good player or captain, you're still as quit-happy as you were back then" name-calling*

Oh as for my question, why did you name yourself zakken? It's plural of Zak which means sack. Ball sack possibly

I did tell you I wouldn't argue this any longer. I'll let this one slide though, if you don't mind me ignoring it. Now, onto the name... It is actually based on an anime. There is that character called Zaraki Kenpachi from Bleach, right? Well, let's say I grabbed the first few letters of each name and fused them together. Kind of simple, huh? :L

In any case, making fun of my name is a running gag in this community, so I don't mind it much. Oh, the days of "DickSucka", "SoleFucka" and the more recent "Antshit"...

[Watermelon]

When and how/why did you start playing doom, and do you regret it?

[Ivan]

Are you gay?
Will you play Rise of the Triad?

[Hypnotoad]

<capo_> can someone asked soul in his thread if he enjoy play on worst port with worst players with no choice come back to IDL in next 2 years ?

[Samurai]

Why do you blame everyone but yourself when you lose a game of priv?