On March 30 2011 11:50 Crunchums wrote:
oh wow this strikes me as great news
i doubt any amateurs will make some noise but it ought to help keep new blood flowing into the scene

edit: ps netizen reactions?

the only netizen reaction I know of is

"MA BONJWA WILL DOMINATE THE OSL NOW"

dRaW

Canada5744 Posts

March 30 2011 02:56 GMT

#82

You know what this means? Who's going to pack their bags and join me to play Flash/Jaedong/Bisu in korea? imagine you cheese him out of the tourny

Megaliskuu

United States5123 Posts

March 30 2011 02:56 GMT

#83

On March 30 2011 11:28 Redunzl wrote:
Wow, this is the only noteworthy piece of news in BW since the match-fixing scandal first broke. Might be too little too late to save BW but good job nonetheless to the bosses at OGN.

Lol get a clue

This is amazing news! I can't wait to see Effort, I really hope he plays :D

Vasoline73

United States7835 Posts

March 30 2011 02:57 GMT

#84

Awesome because it will bring new talent into Broodwar but I don't think I'll be paying too much attention to the league pre ODT. Still great news

Crunchums

United States11144 Posts

March 30 2011 02:57 GMT

#85

there seems to be confusion about what the tournament is for - my understanding is it's a qualifier for the osl prelims, is that correct?

Spica

United States5582 Posts

March 30 2011 03:06 GMT

#86

Besides the usual "Ma Bonjwa will be back" comments:

"Oh? This actually seems good... We shall see how things will go"
"Not bad, but wth, this delays the OSL even more -___-"
"...so we've been waiting all this time for just this? Laaame...."
"Oooh Effort can come back sooner!! This is great!!!"
"It's OGN's version of Superstar K (A show like American Idol) huh..."
"It seems okay. We can find new players through this!"
"This is nice, but it'll take too long... T____T"

etc. etc.

tree.hugger

Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts

March 30 2011 03:08 GMT

#87

Oh this'll be neat.

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

March 30 2011 03:10 GMT

#88

Dunno if it would be a good idea for (Z)

EffOrt to participate in this. He may be a bit out of shape after his temporary retirement, but he is still a force to be reckoned with, especially compared to amateurs. Since the main purpose of this league is to bring the spotlight onto some new blood for BW, I think it would be wise to let the amateurs have their moments of glory.

thopol

Japan4560 Posts

March 30 2011 03:11 GMT

#89

Cool idea.

They should have gotten on this sooner though. I agree with people saying it'll take too long.

Canadium

Canada171 Posts

March 30 2011 03:12 GMT

#90

I'm just glad they're going to continue doing OSL's.... I was getting scared. But not really..... BW is still HUGE in Korea.

nbaker

United States1341 Posts

March 30 2011 03:16 GMT

#91

Makes me want to fly out to Korea and try to win an OSL

Seriously though, this is really really exciting news. It'll be cool to see amateurs play against progamers. I'll bet some of them will be able to compete.

Turgid

United States1623 Posts

March 30 2011 03:19 GMT

#92

Whoa awesome! This is so cool.

Disregard

China10252 Posts

March 30 2011 03:19 GMT

#93

Great way to attract a crowd and scout potential progamers!

Fraidnot

United States824 Posts

March 30 2011 03:21 GMT

#94

On March 30 2011 12:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Dunno if it would be a good idea for (Z)

And giving players a chance to play effort would hinder this how? Giving players a chance to show they have game against someone like Effort is a good thing, Idra got noticed by CJ because he played well against Stork.

Belano

Sweden657 Posts

March 30 2011 03:23 GMT

#95

well this is pretty sweet.

xXFireandIceXx

Canada4296 Posts

March 30 2011 03:24 GMT

#96

Hmmm. They really are trying to attract more of an audience....

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

March 30 2011 03:31 GMT

#97

On March 30 2011 12:21 Fraidnot wrote:

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True. However, I'm just afraid that a semi-former progamer like Effort has a good chance of roflstomping their way through the league and winning it uncontested. Having someone like Effort in the league seems really risky. On one hand, it can allow competent amateurs to get noticed if they play well against him. On the other hand, there is no guarantee that there won't be a complete roflstomp from him.

Crunchums

United States11144 Posts

March 30 2011 03:37 GMT

#98

I think effort participating would be fine given that the players are all fighting for 12 slots.

Doughboy

United States721 Posts

March 30 2011 03:43 GMT

#99

This is pretty awesome. I wish the dates weren't spread out so much though, this is going to take a long time :/. I was originally thinking that if Blizzard has their way in the lawsuit the next OSL could be the last OSL unless they start and wrap it up fast then maybe they'd be able to squeeze in 2 more, but if things turn out for the worse this could the last one D: .