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I just really hope that the scenes will unite at a point. I really don't care where the scene is situated, as long as the skill is going the same rate for everyone, and that we see a lot of tournaments with the best from the east and west. There is no doubt that the very top koreans are miles ahead of most westerners.. only a few can play close to balanced games with the top koreans. All the korean teams benefit from playing with these players, so I really hope the western scene can focus on spreading skill, and really work as a team to elevate hard work and serious gaming.
I think we have to realise that the base skill drops very fast after a few names have been added inot account. With only a few being at the very top level, spreding the skill needs to be adressed hard core imo. If not, the koreans will be to far ahead. This period of working up the scene will be crucial. I think the GLSTL has shown how fast the level is growing is Korea.. and it needs to be used as a resource in some way.
Do not get me wrong..I love what is being done in the west now, but i think we have to see some really nice deals with airlines in order to send people back and fourth
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As soon as e-sports gets big in other countries you will have Korean players playing the US/non Korean tournaments as well (you cant compare SC2 to BW here, it will be more like Warcraft 3). So I guess it's more about being stuck in Korea with the other EG guys not coming rather than increasing price moneys.
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he got owned in GSL so he decided to leave korea lol.
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I don't get why people are so happy about this? I for one am really gunna miss Idra in GSL. He was like, THE GUY I rooted for.
Just aint gunna be the same without him :\
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I have a little feeling that he's coming back for incontrol's event that he keeps hyping.
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lol great news although i may have lost all motivation to watch the GSL anymore. cant wait for western esports to explode.
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I wonder how much of this is EG wanting him back and how much he actually wants to go back. I thought I remembered him talking about people not being in Korean being unable to keep up. It seems odd that he had the sole choice to come back.
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On February 18 2011 08:13 HyPeRcAiNe wrote:
I don't get why people are so happy about this? I for one am really gunna miss Idra in GSL. He was like, THE GUY I rooted for.
Just aint gunna be the same without him :\
Well I do agree that with him leaving (and possibly the liquid guys to follow if North America and Europe become better options for them) the GSL will be less and less exciting to watch, but at the same time having many big names playing in large North America tournaments means esports may really take off from here on out... which would obviously be huge. I think that would be much more amazing than simply seeing him play in the GSL.
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I suppose this means more of his replays will be released as he is now eligible for non-korean tournaments. So great for me and any other zergs out there.
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It is interesting that he does this just after GSL introduces the new maps. Maybe he did it because there is little left for him to whine about? Sorry not being a troll or anything...but I wonder if the American tournaments are going to use the new GSL maps? I would guess not.
So why give up on the GSL when he is playing so well, just before he can play on the new maps? I mean, I would be so damn thrilled to be a zerg trying out those maps for the first time.
Also, wasn't EG going to set up a house in Korea?
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On February 18 2011 09:52 Starcraftmazter wrote:
It is interesting that he does this just after GSL introduces the new maps. Maybe he did it because there is little left for him to whine about? Sorry not being a troll or anything...but I wonder if the American tournaments are going to use the new GSL maps? I would guess not.
So why give up on the GSL when he is playing so well, just before he can play on the new maps? I mean, I would be so damn thrilled to be a zerg trying out those maps for the first time.
Also, wasn't EG going to set up a house in Korea?
You haven't listened to the interview, have you?
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On February 18 2011 10:16 Corrupted wrote:
You haven't listened to the interview, have you?
No not yet, I need to get home before watching it.
I'm extremely disappointed though, I really wanted to see him in this next GSL. So long as he would not meet Nestea, he could have gone all the way.
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And the plot thickens.... Best of luck to Idra and EG, I hope they make a positive impact on western E-sports.
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On February 18 2011 07:01 ExoD wrote:
he got owned in GSL so he decided to leave korea lol.
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As much as I felt this is rude and insensitive, I do believe he is right about this. It's like if you are attending Harvard, then all of a sudden you drop out and go to some no-name community college instead.
Of course, you may argue that the no-name community college may one day become a top school, but that's a bit far-stretched right now.
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On February 18 2011 11:54 Sufficiency wrote:Show nested quote +On February 18 2011 07:01 ExoD wrote:
he got owned in GSL so he decided to leave korea lol.
User was warned for this post As much as I felt this is rude and insensitive, I do believe he is right about this. It's like if you are attending Harvard, then all of a sudden you drop out and go to some no-name community college instead. Of course, you may argue that the no-name community college may one day become a top school, but that's a bit far-stretched right now.
That would make sense if he kept doing shittier every season, but Idra has been consistently placing better in the GSL. Ro32, Ro16, Ro8 so far in that order if I'm not mistaken. If he was getting owned, he wouldn't have made it to the Ro8 which is already a feat in itself.
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Why isn't anybody concerned that he leaves just before the next GSL? I think that is a pretty bad attitude towards a tournament series that is so professionally run. The groups were drawn and everything was set up and than he just leaves suddenly (just because of the $$??) and GOM has to give def-wins in his group. That`s not good for e-sports.
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On February 18 2011 13:20 00Visor wrote:
Why isn't anybody concerned that he leaves just before the next GSL? I think that is a pretty bad attitude towards a tournament series that is so professionally run. The groups were drawn and everything was set up and than he just leaves suddenly (just because of the $$??) and GOM has to give def-wins in his group. That`s not good for e-sports.
IdrA said in SotG that Gom already knew that he was going to leave even before the group drawn, and then even asked him to go and do the group drawn just for the sake of it. The thing is, is not like he left in the middle of the tournament, the GSL is almost always happenning, so any period where you can leave without making any harm is very short.
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On February 18 2011 12:05 Joementum wrote:Show nested quote +On February 18 2011 11:54 Sufficiency wrote:On February 18 2011 07:01 ExoD wrote:
he got owned in GSL so he decided to leave korea lol.
User was warned for this post As much as I felt this is rude and insensitive, I do believe he is right about this. It's like if you are attending Harvard, then all of a sudden you drop out and go to some no-name community college instead. Of course, you may argue that the no-name community college may one day become a top school, but that's a bit far-stretched right now. That would make sense if he kept doing shittier every season, but Idra has been consistently placing better in the GSL. Ro32, Ro16, Ro8 so far in that order if I'm not mistaken. If he was getting owned, he wouldn't have made it to the Ro8 which is already a feat in itself.
But he still get owned. Ro8 is not that great, either. It's like which is better, getting 30% on a test or 40%.
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Round of 8 means he is in the top 8 players (arguably) in the entire world. You compare this to getting an F on a test?
That's like saying Lebron James is getting "owned" because he isn't Michael Jordan. What kind of retarded logic is that?
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