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MrInocence
Profile Joined February 2010
United States172 Posts
July 31 2013 17:54 GMT
#1
Just played some games in KR, wow am I amazed. Silver/gold leaguers play like NA plat/diamonds, and the Koreans have wicked game sense and aggression, compared to passive NA.

Is there a real difference in skill between servers, or am I just imagining this?
MrInocence, Monday, 1st of March 2010 - Tuesday, 2nd of October 2015
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-31 17:56:04
July 31 2013 17:55 GMT
#2
This should probably be asked somewhere else like general questions, but NA=EU from my experience and obviously korea > na and eu in terms of difficulty by quiet a bit.
When I think of something else, something will go here
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
July 31 2013 17:55 GMT
#3
There is a real difference.
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bGr.MetHiX
Profile Joined February 2011
Bulgaria511 Posts
July 31 2013 17:56 GMT
#4
hmmm

NA is so much easier than EU. And both are incomparable to KR.
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NEEDZMOAR
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Sweden1277 Posts
July 31 2013 17:57 GMT
#5
anyone whos been in the scene for a bit knows that kr is ahead of eu and na, even when it comes to skill on the ladder.

From what Ive heard its not a big difference between eu and kr before master league, but since I havent tried it out myself, dont qoute me on that one
Flossy
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States870 Posts
July 31 2013 17:57 GMT
#6
From what I understand:
NA<EU<KR
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MrInocence
Profile Joined February 2010
United States172 Posts
July 31 2013 17:57 GMT
#7
Not just skill too... playing KR and NA feel different, it's hard to explain, maybe Koreans follow the proscene more closely so their play resembles the most up to date strategies.
MrInocence, Monday, 1st of March 2010 - Tuesday, 2nd of October 2015
Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
July 31 2013 17:57 GMT
#8
difference is on KR, you can play anywhere but from NA, EU is bit laggy and KR is even laggier, and EU is in between everything
Gullis
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden740 Posts
July 31 2013 18:00 GMT
#9
GM and master is obviously harder in Korea but shouldn't diamond and below be about the same?
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Traceback
Profile Joined October 2010
United States469 Posts
July 31 2013 18:01 GMT
#10
On August 01 2013 03:00 Gullis wrote:
GM and master is obviously harder in Korea but shouldn't diamond and below be about the same?

You would think, but it's not.
phodacbiet
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1740 Posts
July 31 2013 18:01 GMT
#11
KR is a lot better than NA and EU, i feel like they are more aggressive and their strat is a bit less random. I played on EU before and it feels the same compared to NA (although EU is a bit more mannered because NA is filled with mini-idras). SEA is just wood league because everyone good on SEA are all playing on a different server so it's not difficult to get top gm on SEA.
Grovbolle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Denmark3813 Posts
July 31 2013 18:02 GMT
#12
On August 01 2013 03:00 Gullis wrote:
GM and master is obviously harder in Korea but shouldn't diamond and below be about the same?

No, when everyone is better, those who would be Diamond in EU are not good enough to beat the KR Diamonds, so they are placed in a lower league.
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ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
July 31 2013 18:04 GMT
#13
Everything is the same until high Master where Korea > Europe > America. I was actually surprised how much easier the top of American ladder is than Europe :/.
JBright
Profile Joined September 2010
Vancouver14381 Posts
July 31 2013 18:04 GMT
#14
Don't make stupid threads. Ask in the SC2 general discussion thread or something.
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