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On October 28 2011 02:47 OpticalShot wrote:Show nested quote +On October 28 2011 02:35 Weedk wrote:On October 27 2011 22:31 supernovamaniac wrote:On October 27 2011 19:54 Sephy90 wrote:On October 27 2011 14:15 BLinD-RawR wrote:in other news Hydra is getting LASIK(Laser eye surgery?) on his damaged eye. source: DES Oh it's actually repairable? When I heard about his eye the information that was given was kind of weird so I didn't fully know what was going on or I just read wrong. Either way this is great news if it's successful but I hope he can get used seeing with both eyes~ hasn't he been like this for a long time now? His one eye was fucked up when he was little (we don't know what happened) His other eye has been bad for quite a while now. So he's just maintaining his useful eye? Hydra's LASIK is on his "good" eye, not the damaged one. Because he's been solely relying on one eye for intense usage like SCBW, his eyesight is degrading on that good eye. Before he put on a lens he could barely tell what's going on in the minimap. He put on that lens and he had his recent surge as #1 Zerg (sigh JD get your act together). So he's doing that LASIK on the good eye to see better without the lens. I'm not sure whether it helps him preserve his eyesight longer or whatever. In other news, looks like the Shutdown Regulation will be edited to exclude Blizzard games. I don't have any official statements but there are articles on the usual sites (Fomos, DES, TIG, PlayXP, etc. blablabla) that report that Family Women's Council will make the necessary edits to exempt Blizzard's classic games from the regulation. The tricky thing is that this raises the question whether SC2 should also be exempt (for now it seems like it'll still be affected) as well, since it falls under the same category of "packaged, CD-installed games" but the user's age can be checked.
There was always a controversy whether old CD-installed games were going to be included in the shutdown system or not (there were rumors that CD-installed games won't be included in the regulation originally; however rumors are rumors so I didn't post that here).
Current games like SC2 will be regulated in such way so that 18+ years won't be banned after nightfall, because they need their Korean SSID to make an account.
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Yeah... I'm feeling really awkward after reading it.. I'm sad and worried and enraged all at the same time.
It's not official yet and this wait is killing me. I wish we had translations from the korean community, what do they think about it? That poll showed that the majority of koreans are not interested in SC2, why would the teams and KeSPA switch then?
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If there is any switch, it will hurt me so much that I even cannot describe it. I will leave.
I have still hope.
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On October 29 2011 07:23 Amanebak wrote:
If there is any switch, it will hurt me so much that I even cannot describe it. I will leave.
I have still hope.
My advice to you is to start downloading the MBCGame torrents if you haven't already done so.
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I'm confused about how the articles posted in this topic and the article on Fomos don't seem to connect. Bisu complains that the new Proleague maps aren't P favored but apparently they are all actually practicing SC2 for next season? I wish KeSPA would make an official statement so we could know exactly what is going on and why.
I feel sad.
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so hard watching a game ive loved for so many years start to fade away like this 
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Wow, poor Hiya
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When is SPL starting again?
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On October 29 2011 07:47 Pifualkd wrote:
I'm confused about how the articles posted in this topic and the article on Fomos don't seem to connect. Bisu complains that the new Proleague maps aren't P favored but apparently they are all actually practicing SC2 for next season? I wish KeSPA would make an official statement so we could know exactly what is going on and why.
I feel sad.
Proleague will still happen, anything else wouldn't make sense. There won't be a mass switch of all players either because it simply isn't viable; think how many pro's would be attempting to make a living from SC2 in total. Some A/B teamers who never won anything will be obviously be wanting to switch when they see the players who are winning money in SC2, problem is they are going to be disappointed when there's so much competition. I wouldn't be surprised as some players switching then coming back later, now they can stay in their team house after all.
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How come only ~2700 netizens voted in those polls? I thought fomos had a bigger BW userbase. Was it always this small?
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On October 29 2011 13:36 Release wrote:
When is SPL starting again?
When is the SPL all-stars? : D I iz excited for more relays and offraces
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On October 29 2011 16:20 chongu wrote:When is the SPL all-stars? : D I iz excited for more relays and offraces
i have no idea T___T
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Some minor updates:
Hydra's lasik surgery was successful, he will be able to play normally in 2 weeks.
About Woongjin and KT's combined workshop, a soccer tournament was held. Reach's team won Light's team 4:3, no surprises.
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thanx kona-kun~
sad month for hiya =[
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On October 29 2011 21:59 konadora wrote:
Some minor updates:
Hydra's lasik surgery was successful, he will be able to play normally in 2 weeks.
About Woongjin and KT's combined workshop, a soccer tournament was held. Reach's team won Light's team 4:3, no surprises.
Light's team defense was invisible no?
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On October 29 2011 16:14 RHCPgergo wrote:
How come only ~2700 netizens voted in those polls? I thought fomos had a bigger BW userbase. Was it always this small?
People voting on a esports news site isn't representative of all the people who will watch BW or go to the games.
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Sorry if this is posted elsewhere and I missed it, but I found some additional news that doesn't seem to have been translated, so here it is. (Source: SC Times)
STX SouL players participate in volunteer activities
A total of 26 players and coaching staff from STX SouL's StarCraft and Special Force teams volunteered on the 19th as participants in STX Happy Volunteer Week. STX began this corporate volunteer program in late 2008 and has run it twice a year since. Activities this time included sidewalk repairs at Kyongbokkung. On the 22nd, they also took part in a walking marathon, part of STX's broad social activism program "Creating the World with Dreams and Future" [T/N: yes, this is the official name], at the Misari Regatta in Gyeonggi Province, completing a roughly 9.5km course. (Sources: 1, 2)
KT Rolster and Woongjin STARS hold joint workshop (some more details beyond what's in the OP)
The KT Rolster and Woongjin STARS teams met to hold a three-day workshop on the 26th. In the "Right/Wrong Quiz" [T/N: Not sure exactly what this is, but it's probably a competition where players are asked to guess whether a statement is right or wrong and those who answer incorrectly are eliminated until only one person is left] held on the first day, Woongjin STARS's Gosi[Flying] survived to the end and won a gift certificate. On the second day the teams scaled Hambaek Mountain, with KT's Crazy-Hydra reaching the summit first. The teams closed out the workshop with a friendly game of soccer. (Source)
Free undergoes wrist surgery
Woongjin STARS's Free has received surgery on his wrist and is currently recovering. "I've been suffering from wrist pain for quite a while now. I want to keep playing, so I decided on surgery," he said. "Apparently some of the cartilage there was damaged and unable to heal, so the purpose of the surgery was to remove that part. Since the procedure I haven't experienced any pain, so I'm happy I did it." (Source)
Flash's rehabilitation proceeding smoothly
[T/N: I only translated the part that isn't in the OP of the thread we have about this.] ..."Some of you might be worried about the fact I've put on some weight, but I'm doing my best to lose at least 7 kg before the new season starts and to get my arm back into peak condition so that I can give you even better performances than before and look great while doing it," Flash said in a message to his fans. (Source)
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On October 30 2011 15:34 gngfn wrote:Sorry if this is posted elsewhere and I missed it, but I found some additional news that doesn't seem to have been translated, so here it is. (Source: SC Times) Flash's rehabilitation proceeding smoothly[T/N: I only translated the part that isn't in the OP of the thread we have about this.] ..."Some of you might be worried about the fact I've put on some weight, but I'm doing my best to lose at least 7 kg before the new season starts and to get my arm back into peak condition so that I can give you even better performances than before and look great while doing it," Flash said in a message to his fans. ( Source)
I lost it there. Hahaha!
At least Bisu doesn't have to try. :D
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On October 30 2011 15:34 gngfn wrote:KT Rolster and Woongjin STARS hold joint workshop (some more details beyond what's in the OP) The KT Rolster and Woongjin STARS teams met to hold a three-day workshop on the 26th. In the "Right/Wrong Quiz" [T/N: Not sure exactly what this is, but it's probably a competition where players are asked to guess whether a statement is right or wrong and those who answer incorrectly are eliminated until only one person is left] held on the first day, Woongjin STARS's Gosi[Flying] survived to the end and won a gift certificate. On the second day the teams scaled Hambaek Mountain, with Woongjin's Crazy-Hydra reaching the summit first. The teams closed out the workshop with a friendly game of soccer. ( Source) [)
Did CH is on KT now? By the way, thanks gngfn for the news  I'm really appreciate it.
To Flash and Free, get well soon.
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