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Wow this is great, many people here have asked for help regarding this matter.
Great job
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featured thread !! or ressource for a better starcraft life !!!
thx even if i'm not in korea
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nice
this will be tons useful in the future ;D
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Melbourne5338 Posts
Great first post. I dream of the day I can go watch games in korea live (with a teamliquid sign of course):x
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They sell any merchandise, specifically t-shirts of proteams, there?
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On January 17 2008 23:47 Dknight wrote:
They sell any merchandise, specifically t-shirts of proteams, there?
Only the diaries at present. I've not seen them selling anything else since I started going to matches in November - I believe KTF had a clothing sale online a couple of months back, but as with alot of online purchasing here you have to wire the money instead of paying automatically. The only other gaming related items for sale in COEX are issues of EsForce in B&L books for 3,000 won ($3). I'll keep an eye out for future sales and other places to purchase gamer t-shirts etc though.
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On January 18 2008 00:02 nevergg wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2008 23:47 Dknight wrote:
They sell any merchandise, specifically t-shirts of proteams, there? Only the diaries at present. I've not seen them selling anything else since I started going to matches in November - I believe KTF had a clothing sale online a couple of months back, but as with alot of online purchasing here you have to wire the money instead of paying automatically. The only other gaming related items for sale in COEX are issues of EsForce in B&L books for 3,000 won ($3). I'll keep an eye out for future sales and other places to purchase gamer t-shirts etc though.
Please let us know if you are able to find merchandise anywhere, especially t-shirts. It is beyond me as to why there is no merchandise of the pro teams available. I am absolutely sure that there is a high demand for such items.
I remember seeing somewhere online a t-shirt from G.O. for purchase. I think it was airmall or something like that but they probably don't have anymore anyway...
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On January 18 2008 00:07 Schnake wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2008 00:02 nevergg wrote:On January 17 2008 23:47 Dknight wrote:
They sell any merchandise, specifically t-shirts of proteams, there? Only the diaries at present. I've not seen them selling anything else since I started going to matches in November - I believe KTF had a clothing sale online a couple of months back, but as with alot of online purchasing here you have to wire the money instead of paying automatically. The only other gaming related items for sale in COEX are issues of EsForce in B&L books for 3,000 won ($3). I'll keep an eye out for future sales and other places to purchase gamer t-shirts etc though. Please let us know if you are able to find merchandise anywhere, especially t-shirts. It is beyond me as to why there is no merchandise of the pro teams available. I am absolutely sure that there is a high demand for such items. I remember seeing somewhere online a t-shirt from G.O. for purchase. I think it was airmall or something like that but they probably don't have anymore anyway...
*nods* Absolutely. I'm on the look out for items myself so I will post if I find anything. I was honestly surprised there was nothing for sale at the MSL final given the large turn out of fans - we got free We Made Fox keychains and mouse-mats, but there was no official merchandise on offer.
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yakii
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ooo i love this. thanks a lot for this guide.
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Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
I will definitely make this a featured thread, I want to leave it in general for a bit to get more exposure though.
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United States5262 Posts
neveregg is MDT reincarnated.
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Thanks 
Know anything/going to Yongsan anytime soon?
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I did this exact thing and got Boxer's signature.
It was so epic.
Nice thread with good info!
Edit: Btw I got there 3 hours early for the first Boxer match I ever went to and sat in the first row without knowing that it's reserved for his fanclub, so I had to move. In my head I was thinking, what lousy fanclub members, they don't even show up before me and I flew all the way from the US.
It's okay though I was on break and they still had school ^^
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On January 18 2008 04:00 EvilTeletubby wrote:
I will definitely make this a featured thread, I want to leave it in general for a bit to get more exposure though.
Thanks ^^ I'm glad it's useful. I'll be adding a video guide for getting from the COEX doors to the Centre in about 2 weeks.
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On January 18 2008 06:04 GTR-2-Go wrote:Thanks Know anything/going to Yongsan anytime soon?
I'm taking a two week break from matches due to work, but I'll be going to more during weekends in February - I usually know the schedules about a week/a few days in advance from Fomos and here - so pm me if you fancy going to anything in Feb.
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Holy crap, even the finals tickets were free? DAAAAAAAMN. Koreans aren't greedy; it's so much better.
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China3334 Posts
Thanks a lot! This is really helpful for foreigners. FEATURED PLZ!
(even with players like Kim Taekyong who doesn’t know *any* English.)
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51593 Posts
On January 18 2008 10:24 thoraxe wrote:
Holy crap, even the finals tickets were free? DAAAAAAAMN. Koreans aren't greedy; it's so much better.
I think you can't force people to pay to watch a game unless you have Blizzard's permission (?)
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Melbourne5338 Posts
On January 18 2008 10:24 thoraxe wrote:
Holy crap, even the finals tickets were free? DAAAAAAAMN. Koreans aren't greedy; it's so much better.
From Progaming Incidents #4
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.
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Osaka27173 Posts
Im going to make a copy of this to place in the articles section. Very nice stuff!
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i remember during gom s3 finals they were handing out wemade mouse pads and cola around hehe
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
Bumped with permission from Kennigit for added photo guide.
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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
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so its free to go to a match? that's insane
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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.
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The MBC Game center is actually moving out of COEX at the end of the month from what I recall...
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
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 ^_^
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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.
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thedeadhaji
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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.
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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.
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Melbourne5338 Posts
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.
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