Chapter 22: You can check it out yourself

In order to share a variety of information, communities exist.

And to pursue dopamine.

Even if a topic once swept the community, if there is no new news for more than two weeks… it is bound to be pushed deep into the memory.

However.

When an incident that caused a strong reaction in the past reappears, the brain perceives it as a new stimulus.

An unexpected timing. A definite conclusion to an unresolved issue.

It was the moment the name ‘Elf Cho Eun’ made a spectacular comeback in related communities.

[Origin Rift Gallery]

Title: Announcement is out. Elf Cho Eun is cleared of suspicion.

Content: (Cradle’s additional verification result announcement)

[Upvotes: 1124 / Downvotes: 159]

Comments:

-Was there anyone who seriously believed in the hack?

ㄴThere were a lot of them here. Analysis posts and videos kept coming up

ㄴIt was just for fun because there were only boring topics like predicting league rankings… Anyone who really believed it is an idiot

ㄴㄴㄴ Back then, people who said there was absolutely no hack were treated as idiots. I’ve never even watched the stream, but I was treated like a Cho Eun fan

-A lot of people here are saying Cradle is a joke… There hasn’t been a single game that could beat Ori for years. Do you really think they would be vulnerable to hacks with that kind of technology?

ㄴRight, if a company the size of Cradle got hacked by an individual, they should just fire the entire security team

ㄴCome on, firing the entire team is too much

– But there were a lot of convincing things in the analysis posts… Is it all wrong analysis? It doesn’t feel right.

ㄴThe fact that you thought it was convincing just shows your level

ㄴI followed the forum topics in real-time back then, so I know what you’re talking about, but if the announcement is out, it’s over. If you keep pushing it here, it becomes a conspiracy theory

Title: I still can’t trust Cradle’s announcement

Content: Even after reading the announcement, I’m not 100% convinced. It strongly feels like they’re trying to gloss over it vaguely.

They should have said something like, we decided on additional verification because these data came out, and after actually testing it, the indicators were such and such, so we concluded that there is no suspicion.

I think these two issues need to be resolved before the hacking allegations are completely dispelled.

1. Disclose the verification process and result values in detail

2. ‘Elf Cho Eun,’ who went into hiding, should return (I think he’s still hiding because he’s scared)

[Upvotes: 244 / Downvotes: 628]

Comments:

– Who are you? Why do you get to decide if we believe it or not?

– If you don’t believe it, investigate it yourself… Stop harping on about strange things

-It’s not that he’s a hacker, but I’m also curious about that. Why aren’t they disclosing it in detail?

ㄴIt’s actually obvious. It could all be a technology leak. Analyzing the data could lead to a breach in the security system. Or even if it’s not that, it could provide information to competitors.

-You guys trampled on him and now you’re saying ‘Elf Cho Eun needs to come back before I believe it’? Is that right?

ㄴThat’s crazy, like a psychopath ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴㄴㄴ Actually, the author’s number 1 is a fake, and only number 2 is his true intention. It’s a 99% chance that he’s a viewer who wants to see the stream again, even if he has to provoke him.

ㄴThat’s exactly it

– Those who believe Cradle’s announcement are…ᄏ

ㄴThen what should we believe? Tell me.

ㄴThey just don’t want to admit that they attacked an innocent person, so they’re in denial

Title: I felt a sense of déjà vu from my amateur days with Elf Cho Eun

Author: TrackTrack

Content: Elf Cho Eun was mentioned in this forum before he started streaming

Back then, it was a game in the Diamond tier, and just by watching that, I predicted he was at least a Challenger, and even among the top.

But after seeing him play a few times against Masters, I changed my mind.

He’s probably pro-level, maybe even among the top.

Dodging all the enemy’s skills and hitting all of his own. Seeing him change the battle situation as he pleases just reminds me of Zerok.

This time, Cradle also verified that his play wasn’t due to hacks.

So it’s even more unfortunate. If an archer closes the distance like that, it’s hard to fully utilize the character’s performance.

If he played properly or played other close-range characters, I’m really curious about his peak.

Even if he quit streaming, I hope he’ll show us a new challenge as a pro

Comments:

– A player with ‘outstanding technical ability’ according to Cradle’s official statement

ㄴJust being ‘too good’ and being treated like a hacker…

-It’s crossing the line to compare him to Zerok when he can’t even reach Grandmaster

ㄴSeriously, the best player in the world

ㄴHe didn’t not reach Grandmaster, he didn’t try to. It might be different if he tried

ㄴAt best, he’s just a solo queue warrior. Pro gaming is a completely different field.

ㄴDidn’t pro players have their solo queue warrior days? You never know until they debut.

– But if that’s the case, it wasn’t hacking, but it was still trolling?

ㄴNot really trolling… a kind of self-imposed restriction. He carried a lot of games too

ㄴIt doesn’t matter if he carried some games. If an agreed-upon restriction play with teammates isn’t trolling, then what is it?

ㄴThat’s true… Then he should apologize for this part if he wants to go pro. It’s not a serious offense

ㄴWow, you guys are so creepy… You killed him and now you’re talking about him debuting as a pro? It’s because of this forum that the snowball got so big by bringing in topics from other forums

[Pajijik Gallery]

Title: Permanent user ᄋᄋ<<< If you think he should be taken down, upvote

Content: A punk who tried to take down someone with false fabricated data…

A punk who closed his gallery log because he didn’t want to get attacked after his false sniping…

A punk who I caught still badmouthing Elf Cho Eun, not knowing I had his ID memorized…

(Screenshot)

A punk who made this forum a mess for a while because it was known as the forum with the first sniper after the announcement…

If you think we should appease the spirit of Elf Cho Eun, who died억울하게 because of this punk’s blood, upvote

[Upvotes: 714 / Downvotes: 197]

Comments:

– Kill him

-Take him down

– Shoot a lot of arrows

-You guys also stabbed Cho Eun with knives… Did you all lose your memories?

ㄴHey buddy, read the room

-Wow, is that the number of upvotes you can see in the Pajijik Gallery

ㄴThere are a lot of people in the forum right now…

ㄴEveryone, please leave for the Ori Gallery ᅮᅮ

ㄴThe Ori Gallery is already so big that an invasion is meaningless…

-ᄋᄋ: There may have been some miscalculations, but saying it’s fabricated data is complete bullshit… I’m making a separate inquiry about why Cradle came to that conclusion

ㄴ(OP)Pajijik Gallery User: You should have come forward earlier, you’re only showing up now because you got sniped

ㄴSome miscalculations, blah blah blah…

ㄴIf you were wrong, just admit it

ㄴCatfish Cho Eun is more of a man than you. He just proved it with action. 100-hour broadcast. Getting verified directly by Cradle.

Title: Elf Cho Eun… Is there really no possibility of a comeback?

Content: (Origin Rift official ‘Archer’ illustration)

It’s actually just clickbait.

But what are you going to do about it?

What can you do

You little punk ᄏᄏ

What’s the best choice in this situation?

I think the best choice in this situation is to press the upvote button so that as many people as possible can see this post.

I’ll be waiting for your good judgment.

[Upvotes: 361 / Downvotes: 447]

Comments:

– What is this? Is he schizophrenic?

? The template is mixed up?

-Hey you punk, I came running here thinking it was real

ㄴBut what are you going to do about it?

ㄴWhat’s the best choice in this situation?

ㄴYou punks….

Title: Elf Cho Eun… Is there really no possibility of a comeback?

Content: Based on the verification by Cradle, he’s not injured, right?

With the suspicions cleared up neatly, and his name known from the 100-hour broadcast, his viewership would be much bigger.

Can’t he come back? I want to watch his stream again…

Comments:

-Honestly, it’s really shameless to ask for a comeback in this forum…

ㄴI didn’t even know about the hacking allegations until I saw the chat going crazy on his live stream ᅮᅮ

– To be serious, he’ll never come back. It’s so obvious that he’s completely lost interest in viewers and Ori

ㄴThat’s right. A 100-hour broadcast isn’t something you can do without being extremely determined. And then he got verified to clear his name, but he completely quit the game itself. His actions are so decisive… we should assume that he’s completely quit streaming too

-He just liked Ori so much that he played it all day… how bad did the harassment have to be to make him quit

***

[Partner Streamer Proposal] Special Collaboration Proposal with Cradle Korea

First, I looked at the email I received from Cradle.

We highly value the abilities and influence in the game that Elf Cho Eun-nim has shown. We would like to provide an opportunity to promote your gaming skills to more fans. Along with that, the benefits of a partner streamer were listed.

I thought it was a good opportunity.

If I started playing Ori again, there was no particular reason not to do it on stream. It was the game I was best at and enjoyed the most.

However, becoming a partner streamer would mean being ‘Elf Cho Eun,’ not a 3rd generation VTuber of Blooming Core. I thought I should discuss it with the company that chose me first and then contact them.

<Blooming Core 3rd Generation 3rd Additional Recruitment Final Acceptance Notice>

Next, I check the acceptance email.

Even though I expected it to some extent, the moment it was confirmed as my destiny brought a different kind of excitement.

It was a result I could achieve because I had worked hard until I almost collapsed, so the feeling was even more new. If I hadn’t been able to control every single movement until the end, who knows what other variables might have occurred during the verification.

First of all, we sincerely thank you for your interest in and application for the 3rd additional recruitment for Blooming Core’s 3rd generation.

We are very pleased to inform you that you have passed the final screening for the 3rd additional recruitment for Blooming Core’s 3rd generation, having confirmed your outstanding potential and passion…

The email that started like that contained the following content at the end.

As the two successful applicants from the 3rd recruitment were selected under slightly different circumstances than the existing recruitment, we would like to provide a small gathering separately to help with initial adaptation.

And the place and date for the gathering were written.

So, I could find out who the other person selected along with me in the 3rd recruitment was on this day.