On May 05 2005 07:43 [BOyGiRl]ShaRp wrote:
31) Starleague collects entrance fees - During the 1.07 days OSL decides to collect money for the Boxer vs Giyom final. It was the first and last time that starleague was paid for.

Manifesto7

Osaka27178 Posts

January 18 2008 05:20 GMT

#23

Im going to make a copy of this to place in the articles section. Very nice stuff!

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17743 Posts

January 18 2008 05:43 GMT

#24

i remember during gom s3 finals they were handing out wemade mouse pads and cola around hehe

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

March 25 2008 13:19 GMT

#25

Bumped with permission from Kennigit for added photo guide.

proA.June91

Vietnam445 Posts

March 25 2008 13:32 GMT

#26

COEX MBC Centre Hall... something like that..I can remember and connect it while I was watching VOD :D
hehe

10/10 for you :D
that's awesome

Response

United States1938 Posts

March 25 2008 19:25 GMT

#27

so its free to go to a match? that's insane

TranceStorm

1616 Posts

March 25 2008 21:52 GMT

#28

Ticket sales wouldn't add much to MBC's revenue and would drive away potential fans from seeing matches. Most of their revenue comes from advertising.

lilsusie

3861 Posts

March 25 2008 23:14 GMT

#29

The MBC Game center is actually moving out of COEX at the end of the month from what I recall...

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

March 26 2008 01:32 GMT

#30

On March 26 2008 08:14 lilsusie wrote:
The MBC Game center is actually moving out of COEX at the end of the month from what I recall...

I know - I remember you telling me and I'll be doing a fresh guide for the new location as soon as it's open, but I thought it'd be nice for anyone who hasn't seen the exterior of the old centre even if they can't go before it closes down ^_^

outqast

United States287 Posts

July 18 2008 15:28 GMT

#31

Sorry to bump this,

But I bookmarked it last time someone bumped it, and I was unable to find any new posts about it.
Given that,

I am going to be in Seoul sometime between July 30th and August 20th (probably for about three days). I don't know that much about professional starcraft, but I had a couple of questions. My first question is:

1). Are there any good events to attend, that is, is there going to be a good professional gaming event that I should aim for in that time. If so, what days? (Either dates, or days of the week that professional events are being played).

2). Instructions. I do not know Korean at all, and will probably have a tough time getting around so explicit instructions like the one made in this first post would be great.

3). I am vacationing there for around three days. Can you recommend any fair-priced hotels (I'm a poor graduate student), obviously I do not want to stay in the hood, but are there any reasonably priced hotels of decent quality that I can stay at in Seoul?

Thanks in advance, and sorry about bumping the post as I know you all are anal retentive about that.

thedeadhaji

39489 Posts

July 18 2008 17:10 GMT

#32

1) proleague playoffs, possibly even finals (but that's in pusan iirc)
not sure exactly waht days, i'm in a rush atm so can't answer. I think they'll be every week on saturday for the next 3 weeks or so.

2-3 are outside my expertise, sorry! As long as you're IN seoul it shouldnt be too bad sine metropolices tend to have english speaking pple.

riotjune

United States3394 Posts

July 18 2008 17:22 GMT

#33

Nice FAQ. Ever tried throwing coins into the fountain-like thing, I can never seem to get it on spot.

The subway's pretty easy to navigate since everything's in english, once you get pass the seemingly convoluted korean names of the stops.

pachi

Melbourne5338 Posts

July 19 2008 11:09 GMT

#34

Proleague finals are at a beach in Pusan.
GomTV Finals are in their studio in IDon'tKnowWhere, but i remember hearing it was far from Seoul.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

July 20 2008 04:33 GMT

#35

1). Are there any good events to attend, that is, is there going to be a good professional gaming event that I should aim for in that time. If so, what days? (Either dates, or days of the week that professional events are being played).

~ The MSL final is on Saturday the 26th of July so sadly you're going to miss it as well as the play offs. The proleague final is in Pusan on the 9th of August - the time is yet to be confirmed. Aside from that I'd keep an eye on fomos.co.kr's schedule (it's really easy to read even if you don't know much/any Korean.) I think the only thing going on will be the GOM TV Classic during that period.

2). Instructions. I do not know Korean at all, and will probably have a tough time getting around so explicit instructions like the one made in this first post would be great.

Getting to the GOM TV studio in Mokdong is pretty annoyingly difficult (It's the only venue I've gotten lost looking for lol.) - if there's anything on during the period you're visiting then I can give you detailed instructions - but I think you're out of luck what with it being off-season for everything except the Classic - whose schedule for August hasn't been announced yet.

3). I am vacationing there for around three days. Can you recommend any fair-priced hotels (I'm a poor graduate student), obviously I do not want to stay in the hood, but are there any reasonably priced hotels of decent quality that I can stay at in Seoul?

~ I'd try Uni areas like Hyehwa, Hongik etc - they usually have alot of decently priced hotels. I used hostelbookers.com to find my first places when I was looking at staying in Seoul