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SilverStar

Sweden18511 Posts

March 22 2013 15:53 GMT

#48681

On March 23 2013 00:48 RuskiPanda wrote:
sc2 is subscription based? dafuq. I was under the impression that I was only paying for it once. If you're talking about LAN, LoL doesn't have that either so iunno.

I think he meant that it was pay2play vs free2play

hooahah

3752 Posts

March 22 2013 15:59 GMT

#48682

no, afaik SC2 had a subscription based pay to play in Korea, at least in the beginning

Comeh

United States18919 Posts

March 22 2013 16:00 GMT

#48683

On March 23 2013 00:53 SilverStar wrote:

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I think he meant that it was pay2play vs free2play

Honestly, I'm not to sure, but I've been told that sc2 was a subscription in Korea. I could be wrong though.

RuskiPanda

United States2906 Posts

March 22 2013 16:00 GMT

#48684

But... its not pay to play either. I mean it's just semantics but traditionally pay to play versus the alternative is paying Monthly to have access to the game at all like WoW vs f2p like Tera. You still buy WoW like sc2 but unlike WoW you don't need to keep paying to play sc2. Not to mention I don't see how Blizzard could have made sc2 free to play without butchering any competitive aspect to it by having things like buyable units or map unlocks. I really doubt it would be even remotely as successful with just buyable cosmetics like LoL.

I don't know much about it having a subscription in korea in the beginning but that seems pretty counterintuitive... then again it's Blizzard so who knows.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

March 22 2013 16:08 GMT

#48685

On March 23 2013 00:59 hooahah wrote:
no, afaik SC2 had a subscription based pay to play in Korea, at least in the beginning

I think it was normal price for a boxed copy, but required a subscription-based account to play in PC bangs (as opposed to the PC bang owner just buying a single copy of the game).

But since most users are playing in PC bangs and not on their home PC, that means it's effectively "subscription-based" for most of the relevant playerbase.

KillerSOS

United States4207 Posts

March 22 2013 16:52 GMT

#48686

Servers down? I haven't been able to play for a bit.

SilverStar

Sweden18511 Posts

March 22 2013 16:54 GMT

#48687

Tobi will cast the Techlabs Cup tomorrow. Set your alarms, it's starting at 7.15 am CET.

crms

United States11933 Posts

March 22 2013 17:18 GMT

#48688

demon leaving dota?

what a great day! maybe EG can be successful after all. go fear go!

Grettin

42415 Posts

March 22 2013 17:22 GMT

#48689

On March 23 2013 02:18 crms wrote:
demon leaving dota?

what a great day! maybe EG can be successful after all. go fear go!

So demon is the reason why EG has been loosing/been unsuccessful?

crms

United States11933 Posts

March 22 2013 17:27 GMT

#48690

On March 23 2013 02:22 Grettin wrote:

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So demon is the reason why EG has been loosing/been unsuccessful?

part of it, yes. He isn't a great player and his personality is caustic to a lot of players. I can't imagine how FeaR has carried him around for so long.

Numy

South Africa35471 Posts

March 22 2013 17:41 GMT

#48691

Problem is Maelk is still there. Don't think they will ever be successful as long as he's there. Unless he shapes up, stops taking so many breaks and actually improves.

BlitzerSC

Italy8800 Posts

March 22 2013 17:42 GMT

#48692

inb4 someone trashes jeyo and bdiz. OPEN THE PLAYER BASH GATES, GO !

edit: BTW I think Maelk is a good player. I don't understand why he gets so much hate, but ehy, people need to find someone to hate, right ?

Sn0_Man

Tebellong44238 Posts

March 22 2013 17:45 GMT

#48693

So is demon actually leaving or is this still all random speculation? I have a hard time checking sources at work...

PS I still say Jeyo is a lot of what holds EG back.

Grettin

42415 Posts

March 22 2013 17:49 GMT

#48694

On March 23 2013 02:45 Sn0_Man wrote:
So is demon actually leaving or is this still all random speculation? I have a hard time checking sources at work...

PS I still say Jeyo is a lot of what holds EG back.

Well, theres this:

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On March 23 2013 02:42 BlitzerSC wrote:
inb4 someone trashes jeyo and bdiz. OPEN THE PLAYER BASH GATES, GO !

edit: BTW I think Maelk is a good player. I don't understand why he gets so much hate, but ehy, people need to find someone to hate, right ?

Jesus, just stop with the hate bullshit.

duoform

Spain5180 Posts

March 22 2013 17:53 GMT

#48695

How come DeMoN is not one of their best players? What the hell are you people talking about..

Comeh

United States18919 Posts

March 22 2013 18:01 GMT

#48696

I thought DeMon was always a pretty good player. I think i've made my opinion of other players on EG. DeMon isn't always great, but he's usually pretty good - I've liked his mid play.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

March 22 2013 18:02 GMT

#48697

Demon is good but a bit volatile.

Talron

Germany7651 Posts

March 22 2013 18:19 GMT

#48698

Watching Draskyll's stream atm. He and Blitz have each their team fighting against each other. Lot's of smacktalk included. Very hilarious.

IPA

United States3206 Posts

March 22 2013 18:23 GMT

#48699

He's also abrasive and, to many of us, highly annoying. Skills were never in question. Just his bearing, personality, attitude, etc.

LuckoftheIrish

United States4791 Posts

March 22 2013 18:30 GMT

#48700

He's also really inconsistent. Sometimes he makes huge, gamewinning plays, but he's also responsible for more EG throws than any of their others. Maelk is fine, IMO, but he's too part-time for a team like EG. I respect that he's moving on with his life, and give him all the respect in the world for it, but if EG can find an equally-skilled US-based player willing to commit, they should switch.