On March 04 2011 21:18 zyzq wrote: Slap a face to the people in Code-A, since the competition is so much better than IEM. And what about the great players fighting in the up and down matches, it would be terrible to see an inferior player get a free Code-S (if they're lucky with groups).
If such a bad player would really get into the up-and-down matches via IEM, then you can be pretty sure that the winner of Code A would insta-pick him and roflstomp over him to Code S.
On March 04 2011 21:46 Lann555 wrote: About as unfair a solution as was possible. The Koreans in IEM basically got rewarded for getting knocked out of Code A in the first round. It freed up their schedule to come to IEM, stomp through easier competition and get a shot at the up and down matches. In the mean time, half the people who actually won their first round in Code A and thus outperformed the IEM guys, get no chance to play for Code S.
Giving the winner of Code A a free pass seems much better. Code A has some really sick players in it and you have to be quite a boss to win that tournamnet
You're forgetting that someone relatively undeserving would need to take the empty Code A place in up and down matches, and would also get two bo1 chances to advance to Code S. Idra's spot only gets one chance.
delighted by this move. all of the players that can benefit from this would deserve it, giving the winner of the crapshoot that is code A would probably also be fine but i don't really like it.
On March 04 2011 20:01 MuTT wrote: code a people are going to rage. Foreigner seeds and now this LOL
listen to idra and ret talk about trying to break into the starcarft scene in korea. their all dicks tbh, i dont care if one of them gets shafted to give another guy a break
Not to rain of Moonglade's parade or anything, I really like the guy, but he went 0-2 in the first round of Code A vs ZeNEXJJUN. Look at who is in the up and down matches right now, a lot of amazing players: Fruitdealer, MVP, Nestea... I honestly don't think he has a chance, however it will at least seed him a spot in Code A again right?
On March 04 2011 22:58 HeIios wrote: Unfair, but a good incentive for people to get a good foot into the proscene without moving to korea. Thanks GOM!
But it's not really an incentive; this really is just because idra left and they have a spot to fill.
Unless moonglade wins*, it's really defeating the purpose. You'll have two koreans fighting for code S up/down, just like you would have in korea. And even still, moonglade has to beat 2 koreans to win the tourney from here. There's no foreign feel to it.
If you were a korean in code A ro16 and didn't go to IEM because of that (ofc space is limited, but w/e) and lost, wouldn't you be mad if 3 koreans who lost round of 32 then went to a foreign tourney, all 3 made the semis, and then got to go to up down matches? Koreans have every right to be mad from just a korean perpective (ignoring foreigners all together).
*I don't know if games have been played yet for semis.
It's a rather brilliant marketing move. The GOM people just generated more buzz for their product. They will get free mentions all over the eSports community for this on a week that should be dominated by talk of IEM and their world championship. It will generate talk all about GOM whether this is fair or unfair. They will tap into the European market even more by getting this pub from the IEM. If IEM even mentions at all that the winner gets to go GSL, it's free advertising on IEM's time.
On March 04 2011 22:34 turdburgler wrote: listen to idra and ret talk about trying to break into the starcarft scene in korea. their all dicks tbh, i dont care if one of them gets shafted to give another guy a break
Knowing quite a few Koreans I'd say it's more of a cultural problem, one that is particularly difficult for Americans to overcome.
If you're from Northern Europe it is often quite a bit easier.
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