jason, i'm not in VVV -.-
so just to shine light on what went through my head...
i was fully aware that taking the win is morally wrong and that i would receive a lot of hate for it. at the end of the day i had to ask myself what is my job as a competitor... and that's to win by any means within the rules. if this was a local, i wouldn't have taken the win but it was a large event and to top it off the 4 players left in the bracket i was fully capable of beating... i'm very good against snake, that was the first day i ever lost to nicole in tourny, me and shugo are 1-1 and i have a winning record against conney. with that being said, i felt that taking the win and wining the tourny (around $350) would have been worth it... i mean i just made a 19 hour trip and had to pay over $100. due to those thoughts, i knew that i would regret blowing a chance at $350 more than the hate i would receive for taking the victory. that was my view on it and why i made the decision that i did. i did play him again to try to make it slightly more honorable opposed to taking the win. i suggested at one point but neither of them heard me or day was deciding on either just a win/lost ant that was it. so later when he suggested it i said that was fine with no hesitation *shrugs*
now to actually talk about what occurred, the vid shows that he paused as i was hit... but shieks up-smash has two hit boxes and i know it has been said that you can't sdi it or w/e but i don't actually know that, and another player claims he does it all the time. i was at 103 when i was hit also and supposedly it kills at 90 but eh :/ was there a chance that i could have lived, yes. was it likely, no.
Day didn't want to give me the win, but tbh... i never should have had to even make the decision. there is a rule in place and i actually should have even been given the option to give judo the win due to the fact that the rule was broken. granted this was an extreme circumstance and very unfortunate one for judo, every player has the option to request pause off and the request can't be denied, i actually took my start button out so i will never have to worry about this situation ever.
and for the people saying they wouldn't have done it in my situation... i actually would like to see someone shove $350 in your face and you say no (granted i lost, that is how i looked at the situation).
and if the roles were switched, would i be mad... yes! but it'd be more a mix of anger at the rule/myself. i never fault a player for doing anything within the rules to beat me, if it's legal, i as a player should be fully aware of it and accept any consequence for breaking a rule since i entered the event knowing the ruleset. to clarify again, this last section is directed to people speaking about the situation, not judo.
as messed up as this sounds... judo, i apologize for taking the win and not winning the rest of the event. i thought i would win, and that would make it worth it, obviously i lost... and thus it wasn't.
TLDR: my job as a competitor is to try to win by anything within the rules, and favorable odds of winning $350 seemed worth taking the win over judo.
and also, either take your start button out or make sure pause is off to avoid things such as this
edit: just outta curiosity, can you really be that mad at me for following a rule that has more or less been in place since mlg?
and shoutout's later cause some people put in mad work