The 3rd season of LoveTV Starleague is now officially in the making and Noona promises us a significant growth in scale compared to the firsttwo seasons.
The first round of sponsorship talks with a company is now over and a second meeting is scheduled, so -fingers crossed- we'll see a boost in the prize pool.
Additionally, Love will now focus solely on casting. Observing and other broadcasting matters, as well as confirming players and making sure everything runs smoothly will be handled by her extended team. The overall responsibility for the league will go into the hands of her clanmate sOoL who sponsored and helped manage both previous seasons.
While not much is known at the moment, we can see the players lineup forming as Love updates us with each new addition confirmed. As of now, a total of 31 players are confirmed:
Players Terran - The Triumph of War Mind, HiyA, PianO, Mong, Sharp TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA
In the previous season, we already saw some new faces (like Jy) make their debut but this time Love already promises us sixteen new ex-progamers who never streamed on Afreeca. They could be new ex-pro's saying goodbye to their official gaming career, or they could be older stars coming back to have some fun with their pals. Their identities will most likely be announced with more specific details on the league's format and prizepool, so for now, you can all feel free to take your guesses.
Also as you may have noticed, Love did a series of test matches on maps to see if they're viable for today's standards, confirmed maps as of now: Bifrost 3 ver.2014, Neo Guillotine and Katrina.
Im just asking sorry for this :D , i know BW its the best , but isnt this making starcraft 2 look bad ... i mean ya i got moust of you wish Fantasy or others retire so they can come back to broodwar but still....
Anyway looking forward to see some matches too im a little sad thath LOL and Dota are more big in korea then starcraft (
On August 06 2014 02:47 adymus wrote: Im just asking sorry for this :D , i know BW its the best , but isnt this making starcraft 2 look bad ... i mean ya i got moust of you wish Fantasy or others retire so they can come back to broodwar but still....
Anyway looking forward to see some matches too im a little sad thath LOL and Dota are more big in korea then starcraft (
I don't think DotA is bigger than StarCraft in Korea...
Well its going there , i mean i dont have anything with other games , good for them , but whath i dont like its the hate and hope thath starcraft 2 will fail and some people still think starcraft 1 will be back ^_^
I love both games , thats why its strange for me to see , not saying here , in the past and in some posts lots of people hope for retire and SC2 will fail , and its a little sad sometimes
oh wow, didn't realize it was 6 of them. I thought it was 3 of them that were being kept a secret. Guessing last and possibly Fantasy. Hydra as well but not sure who else.
On August 06 2014 00:24 derElbe wrote: bisu please?
Love already promises us six new ex-progamers who never streamed on Afreeca :D
But seriously why Bisu not playing any tournament (
I think Bisu realizes that he's making bank from balloons and streaming on top of being with SKT for a while thus he's giving an opportunity for other pros to make a bit as well. My theory at least.
On August 06 2014 03:18 BigFan wrote: oh wow, didn't realize it was 6 of them. I thought it was 3 of them that were being kept a secret. Guessing last and possibly Fantasy. Hydra as well but not sure who else.
On August 06 2014 00:24 derElbe wrote: bisu please?
Love already promises us six new ex-progamers who never streamed on Afreeca :D
But seriously why Bisu not playing any tournament (
I think Bisu realizes that he's making bank from balloons and streaming on top of being with SKT for a while thus he's giving an opportunity for other pros to make a bit as well. My theory at least.
I doubt it's Hydra considering he's was still in the regular lineup of CJ Entus (who got to the semi finals of the playoffs of Proleague) and is going to play in Red Bull Battlegrounds Global this weekend for a chance to qualify at Red Bull's major tournament in Washington.
BigFan: It was 3 originally, the other 3 were announced today. Surprised me too but it should be pretty cool to see new people regardless of who it is... we can't have the same ro32 lineup with the occasional starcue for every league out there. .)
On August 06 2014 03:18 BigFan wrote: oh wow, didn't realize it was 6 of them. I thought it was 3 of them that were being kept a secret. Guessing last and possibly Fantasy. Hydra as well but not sure who else.
On August 06 2014 00:24 derElbe wrote: bisu please?
Love already promises us six new ex-progamers who never streamed on Afreeca :D
But seriously why Bisu not playing any tournament (
I think Bisu realizes that he's making bank from balloons and streaming on top of being with SKT for a while thus he's giving an opportunity for other pros to make a bit as well. My theory at least.
If the secret players are non-Afreeca streamers, then it's likely not Last, as he's been streaming for at least a month now. Not gathering many views/fans, though, so hopefully he perseveres
Heh, I like the altruistic Bisu theory
But I imagine it's largely fear and laziness. He doesn't play/practice nearly as much as some of the big names, and even when streaming, his game play is frequently lackadaisical, preferring to keep one eye on his Balloon count. I don't know if the passion still burns red hot
At the same time, I'm sure if Bisu commits himself, he can maintain/regain his throne, but it'd take a good amount of effort. But why trouble yourself with preparing and participating in a tournament when you already have the adoration of fans? There's a lot to risk if he falls, very little to gain if he wins (again)
I haven't seen Jangbi in a while. I wonder what he's up to, though he's streamed on Afreeca before. Someone with a lot of initiative could probably make a list of ex-progamers and Afreeca streamers to narrow down the possibilities. With the SC2 Proleague coming to a close and team shuffles already starting, there may be some players from there as well. Hyvaa, for one, got kicked off of MVP along with a lot of other players.
EPT
Mind, 
TBA, 
Killer, 
TBA, 
Shuttle, 
TBA, 
Bifrost 3 ver.2014, 
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im a little sad thath LOL and Dota are more big in korea then starcraft 
