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Deleted User 31060
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
3788 Posts
May 13 2009 13:18 GMT
#21
On May 13 2009 20:23 Art.FeeL wrote:
We should support GOMtv more now ... dogspa really destroys the beauty of starcraft


THis has my vote
Peaked at C- on ICCUP and proud of it! @Sunyveil
AlwaysGG
Profile Joined March 2009
Taiwan952 Posts
May 13 2009 13:18 GMT
#22
they still havent learn from the leta mistake. son of a .
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FaCE_1
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada6182 Posts
May 13 2009 13:24 GMT
#23
On May 13 2009 22:18 Sunyveil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 13 2009 20:23 Art.FeeL wrote:
We should support GOMtv more now ... dogspa really destroys the beauty of starcraft


THis has my vote

I Aggree

Even if GOM doesn't have all team, it's really good tournement

<3 Gom
n_n
Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
May 13 2009 14:06 GMT
#24
They really need to form a players association. It's the best way to solve the problem.
Don't hate the player - Hate the game
Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
May 13 2009 14:58 GMT
#25
could we get someone in the korean scene(NeverGG/Artosis/Idra/Tasteless) give us some info about this commotion its causing korea? what are the general reaction of most pro-gamers about this?
Trezeguet
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States2656 Posts
May 13 2009 15:03 GMT
#26
Kespa has helped starcraft overall, but if they weren't so concerned about $$ things would be much better.
hymn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Bulgaria832 Posts
May 13 2009 15:24 GMT
#27
I am thinking... What would happen if the teams decide not to follow KeSPA's regulations and make another organization that does the same thing but with much better rules?

Think of it like a soccer association - they allow the footballer certain freedoms as not every curse during a game is sanctioned and if it is it is not this ridiculous like this DQs.
azk he is the north american player but the titan he is the french stars
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Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3161 Posts
May 13 2009 15:26 GMT
#28
For everyone who thinks supporting GOM only is the answer, that's foolish. Especially with less than 100% of the teams participating (4 or 5 are holding out?), the endeavor would be wasted. The action needs to come mainly from within the depths of the Korean players themselves. They need to organize and force talks with KeSPA in order to bring about reform.

Like I said earlier, KeSPA has the right intentions with their rules, they just go about handling it the wrong way.
(-_-) BW for ever. #1 Iris fan.
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
May 13 2009 15:27 GMT
#29
Really KeSPA's biggest crime is trying to muscle GOM out of the scene - a company willing to pump a ton of money into bringing their sport to a mostly untapped market. It boggles my mind how uninterested (angry, even) they seem in reaching a wider audience.

This is just awful for business all around, we can always hope for a total rehaul of the system with SC2 some day.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Nitan
Profile Joined September 2008
United States3401 Posts
May 13 2009 15:35 GMT
#30
It's important to set standards and it's better for Kespa to uniformly enforce its rules rather than engaging in the exciting prospect of determining what's just a mistake and what's more sinister.
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.
VIB
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Brazil3567 Posts
May 13 2009 16:39 GMT
#31
Doesn't this sound a little bit like:

pros:
- Kespa made programming possible
- without them bw would have died a long time ago

cons:
- but they made a few mistakes like in that one game at that one time
- they're capitalists like 99.9% of the commercial corporations on the planet

Yea! We'd be much better off without out them?
Or do you think Gom, MBC or OGN would prioritize what if they had to choose between self profit Vs making your life as a spectator any better? o.O Do you think those would have done much different were they in Kespa's skin? Should we hate one and love the other because of their position?
Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about other people.
Crunchums
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States11144 Posts
May 13 2009 16:51 GMT
#32
Small nitpick; what is wrong with scanning players with metal detectors? Seems perfectly fine/reasonable to me.
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HonestTea *
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
5007 Posts
May 13 2009 17:00 GMT
#33
This is all under the assumption that Kespa cares for the quality of their product, ie the quality of games and gamers.

Kespa is run by a bunch of old men from influential IT companies mixed in with government officials who weren't competent enough to run a real project.

Kespa was very quick to centralize all SC related business and claim rights and establish authority.

They are very slow to do anything else, including insuring the well-being of gamers.
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Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7923 Posts
May 13 2009 17:03 GMT
#34
On May 14 2009 02:00 HonestTea wrote:
This is all under the assumption that Kespa cares for the quality of their product, ie the quality of games and gamers.

Kespa is run by a bunch of old men from influential IT companies mixed in with government officials who weren't competent enough to run a real project.

Kespa was very quick to centralize all SC related business and claim rights and establish authority.

They are very slow to do anything else, including insuring the well-being of gamers.

That makes sense to me.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
May 13 2009 17:06 GMT
#35
On May 14 2009 01:39 VIB wrote:
Doesn't this sound a little bit like:

Show nested quote +
pros:
- Kespa made programming possible
- without them bw would have died a long time ago

cons:
- but they made a few mistakes like in that one game at that one time
- they're capitalists like 99.9% of the commercial corporations on the planet

Yea! We'd be much better off without out them?
Or do you think Gom, MBC or OGN would prioritize what if they had to choose between self profit Vs making your life as a spectator any better? o.O Do you think those would have done much different were they in Kespa's skin? Should we hate one and love the other because of their position?


programming? the fuck?

kespa didn't make progaming possible, the original kespa made some headway and good moves for making sure players were treated well, then new guys took over kespa, they came in halfway through and decided they owned progaming and have done nothing but create and carry out terrible rules ever since
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
VIB
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Brazil3567 Posts
May 13 2009 17:10 GMT
#36
This is all under the assumption that Kespa cares for the quality of their product, ie the quality of games and gamers.
Kespa cares the most about the same thing that Gom, MBC, OGN, IEG, Blizzard, Microsoft and any other capitalist cares the most: Making money. Delivering a good product is just one of the many means to an end. If for whatever reason making a good product gets in the way of making the best short term profit. All of those will choose the same option. Moving their arse to solve a small mistake, for example, costs them money. So they won't move it unless it is really clear as day that doing otherwise would imply in severe losses.

Hating them for that, or wishing we were better off without them sounds a little bit superficial imho.
Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about other people.
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
May 13 2009 17:30 GMT
#37
On May 13 2009 22:12 AzureEye wrote:
Wtf. The winner's league is gone because of Kespa? fuck..

MBC's All-Kill league =/= Winners League

On May 13 2009 20:08 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 13 2009 20:03 cHicKeLoR wrote:
They should take their rulebook or whatsoever. Read it. Work it over and throw the old one away... I mean.. flaming is bad. But just mixing up some keys and typing "a" or whatever which leads to a forfeit loss is a bit hard. You should not punish everything the same way...

Maybe next season some Proteams will not play OSL/MSL but instead just gom :D

five teams dont participate in GOM because kespa has a hardon for their attempted monopoly

No, four teams don't participate in GOM because their owners do not believe it is in their best interests. KeSPA only holds part of the blame because they won't force those teams to participate by sanctioning GOM's leagues.

KeSPA has made a lot of bad decisions over the years but people need to realize that getting rid of them now would surely mean the end of competitive BW as we know it. Making rash statements like "the teams should just go create a new organization" or the like are just foolish. 90% of the problems we all are miffed about could be solved if there was a players association which helped maintain a balance of power between KeSPA and the players.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
May 13 2009 18:22 GMT
#38
On May 14 2009 02:30 p4NDemik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 13 2009 22:12 AzureEye wrote:
Wtf. The winner's league is gone because of Kespa? fuck..

MBC's All-Kill league =/= Winners League

Show nested quote +
On May 13 2009 20:08 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
On May 13 2009 20:03 cHicKeLoR wrote:
They should take their rulebook or whatsoever. Read it. Work it over and throw the old one away... I mean.. flaming is bad. But just mixing up some keys and typing "a" or whatever which leads to a forfeit loss is a bit hard. You should not punish everything the same way...

Maybe next season some Proteams will not play OSL/MSL but instead just gom :D

five teams dont participate in GOM because kespa has a hardon for their attempted monopoly

No, four teams don't participate in GOM because their owners do not believe it is in their best interests. KeSPA only holds part of the blame because they won't force those teams to participate by sanctioning GOM's leagues.

KeSPA has made a lot of bad decisions over the years but people need to realize that getting rid of them now would surely mean the end of competitive BW as we know it. Making rash statements like "the teams should just go create a new organization" or the like are just foolish. 90% of the problems we all are miffed about could be solved if there was a players association which helped maintain a balance of power between KeSPA and the players.


estro and t1 don't play because of the IEG/KeSPA connection

OGN/MBC dont play because the corporates see gom as competition AND they fear legal action from kespa when their players play in something not kespa sanctioned as is defined in the broadcasting rights that kespa created and sold to IEG

ace doesnt play for whatever reason
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-13 18:39:53
May 13 2009 18:27 GMT
#39
ace does play in Gom.

What basis would KeSPA/IEG have to sue MBC/OGN if they let their players play in GOM? I don't see the connection you're trying to make. Those teams don't play purely because OGN/MBC don't want the added competition. KeSPA doesn't have the power to dictate what events teams can not participate in - they can only tell them which events the teams absolutely have to participate in. (and that's pretty much limited to PL)

Basically what I'm asking is what clause in the broadcasting rights makes MBC and OGN's progaming teams KeSPA's bitch?
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Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 13 2009 18:35 GMT
#40
On May 14 2009 02:10 VIB wrote:
Show nested quote +
This is all under the assumption that Kespa cares for the quality of their product, ie the quality of games and gamers.
Kespa cares the most about the same thing that Gom, MBC, OGN, IEG, Blizzard, Microsoft and any other capitalist cares the most: Making money. Delivering a good product is just one of the many means to an end. If for whatever reason making a good product gets in the way of making the best short term profit. All of those will choose the same option. Moving their arse to solve a small mistake, for example, costs them money. So they won't move it unless it is really clear as day that doing otherwise would imply in severe losses.

Hating them for that, or wishing we were better off without them sounds a little bit superficial imho.



Im gonna guess you have no idea how business works.
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