Oh, i'm new here, i'd like to introduce myself.
I come from China ,where the cyber competetions are not carered.
So even My nation is really a big and hot place to hold WCG, but couldn't be supported by government,

Then i'm very happy so see so many fans of SC from all over the world here,so fanscinated and exciting!!!!
I would never be isolated or feel lonely here since i've registered here.
I wanna to make freind with players frome all over the world,i'll be very appreciate to get the oppotunity,really!

mensrea

Canada5062 Posts

November 06 2002 00:13 GMT

#24

Glad you joined. Welcome!

Liquid`RaSZi

Netherlands2766 Posts

November 06 2002 01:06 GMT

#25

No Veg.. Euro 2004 is in Portugal

gErmany
It'd make a nice holiday trip though.

LexOr

LumberJack

United States3355 Posts

November 06 2002 11:56 GMT

#26

i heard rumors that they were thinking about moving it, but yea i don't really see that too likely. The main audience is already in korea, and u can't pack a stadium in any other country just to watch video games

. It takes ALOT of money to run that, and they already have the facilities and the means to do it. Just seems likely to continue having it in Korea, i think the prelims will get better every year though, and perhaps after a few more years they will discover that it's more important to bring the world's best talent to korea, instead of just weird countrie's representatives. Like host a regional prelim or something, where u can send multiple people per country if they qualifiy.

Liquid`Nazgul

22427 Posts

November 06 2002 12:19 GMT

#27

Candidates for WCG 2003 are Germany and Australia. This years WCG Germany was at a Game Expo which got 80.000 visitors. Way more than the main event in Korea had (true not all of them go there for the WCG, but they do stop by). Of course not as much media there as there was in Korea, not even close, but still.

A nice idea for the representatives would be each European country sending their top 4 players to a European championship where all the players together will fight for a certain amount of tickets. This way better countries get to send 3 or maybe 4 players and the lesser will send maybe 0 or 1. This idea actually comes from someone high in WCG, but is just an idea so far and will not take place for the next couple of years for sure. He's got my support for sure

LumberJack

United States3355 Posts

November 06 2002 23:34 GMT

#28

sounds like a smart man

, 80,000?!

nice. Sounds like germany is a definate candidate. I think there would be a larger showing as well from gamers, both participation and audience, just from the geography and the concentration of people/gamers/enthusiest in the area. And we all know german is easier to learn than korean

~ (but i think the korean girls are cutier

)

Elsi

United Kingdom8173 Posts

November 07 2002 01:20 GMT

#29

Australia is too fucking far

, From my country is takes about 23 hours to get there by plane

0x64

Finland4601 Posts

November 07 2002 06:50 GMT

#30

I praise for germany, would be nice also to get a finnish team

Wannasee

United States175 Posts

November 07 2002 08:31 GMT

#31

Hey, speaking about attendence, how was it at WCG 2002 this year? I know they had 15,000(as was reported by Mensrea) for the last OGN final. Were there comparable numbers at WCG 2002 this year? More? Less? Just wondering. Thanks ^_^

Riho

United States120 Posts

November 07 2002 11:16 GMT

#32

why did WCG allow the 'critters' on the maps of the WCG games? it seemed to be an unnecessary thing for professionals to have to deal with. i understand that it shouldnt be a big deal to players of that caliber but it seemed to me to be wrong.