with bigger teams it makes sense to have bo7 > bo5, but it also makes sense to have less matches (4 days / week > 5)

wait how long have they been broadcasting two matches at the same time? it has been like that for as long as i can remember... I don't necessarily think that should change.

however i think 1 round of winners league will probably happen . idk that's the only thing that seems reasonable.

lol at this being spolighted, against op's request.

Rodiel3

France1158 Posts

October 12 2011 22:58 GMT

#83

Thx for the news

reincremate

China2216 Posts

October 12 2011 22:58 GMT

#84

What if they alternated between bo5 and bo7 for different rounds (e.g., round 1 bo5, round 2 bo7, round 3 bo5, etc). This would be kind of experimental for future seasons.

SlayerS_BunkiE

Canada1715 Posts

October 12 2011 23:38 GMT

#85

thanks for sharing this! i love reading updates on bw scene!

i can't wait for the next SPL and OSL... oh wait! is there any update on msl? are they still doing it or it's totally scrap now since mbc will be shut down by jan?

TheNessman

United States4158 Posts

October 13 2011 00:03 GMT

#86

On October 13 2011 07:58 reincremate wrote:
What if they alternated between bo5 and bo7 for different rounds (e.g., round 1 bo5, round 2 bo7, round 3 bo5, etc). This would be kind of experimental for future seasons.

... no i don't think that works.

red4ce

United States7313 Posts

October 13 2011 00:06 GMT

#87

Bo7: I liked it. Gave the lesser known players more opportunities to play. Also made having a deep lineup more important rather than just relying on your superstar player. For TBLS matches we always have...

Winner's league: I love it. Practically guarantees matches between the best players. Plus there's the tension of whether your favorite player can manage the all-kill. I understand if some people thought it dragged on too long. Maybe if the WL rounds weren't back-to-back it would have been more tolerable to fans who don't like WL

Days per week: Definitely cut it down. With only 8 teams next year there's no need for too many games. It would make each individual match more meaningful.

Kiri

United States84 Posts

October 13 2011 00:22 GMT

#88

No one cares about brood war anymore.... Tell the pros to come over to Starcraft 2!!! :D

User was temp banned for this post.

TheGlassface

United States612 Posts

October 13 2011 00:23 GMT

#89

On October 13 2011 09:22 Kiri wrote:
No one cares about brood war anymore.... Tell the pros to come over to Starcraft 2!!! :D

Ciryandor

United States3735 Posts

October 13 2011 00:23 GMT

#90

On October 13 2011 09:22 Kiri wrote:
No one cares about brood war anymore.... Tell the pros to come over to Starcraft 2!!! :D

Really? Look at the last OSL Finals and tell me with a straight face that nobody does.

Sawamura

Malaysia7602 Posts

October 13 2011 00:29 GMT

#91

On October 13 2011 09:22 Kiri wrote:
No one cares about brood war anymore.... Tell the pros to come over to Starcraft 2!!! :D

FyRe_DragOn

Canada2056 Posts

October 13 2011 01:00 GMT

#92

bo7 is so much better than ob5..ive seen a lot of new players this past proleague season who ive never really payed attention to before, the bo7 format allowing them more time to get over their nerves and come into their own. Also it gives me more bw to watch, which is ofc always good

Megaliskuu

United States5123 Posts

October 13 2011 01:04 GMT

#93

Thanks for translating these I really can't wait for next season! 1 more month TT

Also @ Kiri either you are really stupid, or 12 years old (or a troll but I doubt it), either way, go away or get banned, you don't belong here.

Sawamura

Malaysia7602 Posts

October 13 2011 01:07 GMT

#94

On October 13 2011 10:00 FyRe_DragOn wrote:
bo7 is so much better than ob5..ive seen a lot of new players this past proleague season who ive never really payed attention to before, the bo7 format allowing them more time to get over their nerves and come into their own. Also it gives me more bw to watch, which is ofc always good

Especially the amazing hon_ sin http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/players/689_hOn_sin

and WOoki http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/players/977_Wooki

wassbix

Canada499 Posts

October 13 2011 01:12 GMT

#95

Community news strikes again

On the topic of BO5 vs BO7 I do remember them being a little more exciting, since its big name after big name players.

Makes the final feel bit more special too imo

Gann1

United States1575 Posts

October 13 2011 01:20 GMT

#96

Why do people always feed the trolls

Greg_J

China4409 Posts

October 13 2011 01:27 GMT

#97

Surely having less teams will make less games anyway. Once a week for each team where possible sounds fine to me. I'm more worried about the lunchtime scheduling, I just don't understand why they put games on when the majority of the fan base is gonna be in school/college.

I fully understand the reason some people like BO5 you are gonna get slightly more exciting games if only the best 3-4 players from each team play. But I really prefer BO7 its nice to see the rookies coming in and see how they develop. You still get good games and there's more room for more players.

LaoShuAiDaMi

United States88 Posts

October 13 2011 01:30 GMT

#98

I think bo5 is better cause it's much better to see the highest skilled players play. A lot of the games last year were just low quality and thus boring to watch because some of these people being sent up just aren't good enough yet.

The rookies can have their time to play but only once they've shown themselves to be ready

Zariel

Australia1292 Posts

October 13 2011 01:31 GMT

#99

Bo7: Definitely a keeper. I want to see players like Wooki, Turn, Reality be able to play more often and also up-coming rookies.

SPL Scheduling: Well, for us bored mofo's of course we'll like 5 days a week (maybe because i live in australia n time difference is perfect for me), but for the players perspective, I think 4 days a week would seem viable since there will be (speculation) 8 teams, therefore making 4 matches possible hence 1 match a week per team would seem smart.

Winner's League: Just 1 round of Winners League, just enough so we get to see Bisu raking in all-kills for those avid fanboys/girls and I get to see Flash.... being Flash, the final boss. Oh and also alot of those random all-kills by stats, magikarp, Baby.