EPTThat being said, maybe this is an excellent opportunity for TLAF-Liquid to step up to the plate and kick some Korean ass!!
GomTV Global SC2 League Announced! - Page 24
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spancho
United States161 Posts
That being said, maybe this is an excellent opportunity for TLAF-Liquid to step up to the plate and kick some Korean ass!! | ||
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AdamBanks
Canada996 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:21 spancho wrote: How can they market this as a Global tournament when you have to be in Korea for the prelims? Couldn't they just set it so the refs are obs on normal b.net games, and then the players submit the reps? I would have no problem if they called it a Korean Star league, but trying to pass it off as 'Global' and then setting it up so that only people able to put the financial/time outlay to fly all the way to Korea can actually enter is ridiculous. It would make sense to make all the round o' 64 participants be in Soul so they can go up on stage, but for the prelims anyone should be able to enter. Compeared to the Korean leauge's, in which u must have a KeSpa issued license to play in, i would consider this global. Compeared to the time and effort it will take to raise your game level to the level which is needed to compete over there, the ticket and money are a piece of cake. | ||
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koppik
United States676 Posts
Otherwise, this should be a pretty fun tournament. It's interesting that Scrap Station and Xel'Naga Caverns--the two ladder maps NOT allowed by MLG--will be part of the bo3 for the prelims. And I guess they're planning on introducing some "professional" maps for the games past the semifinals? | ||
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Quanticfograw
United States2053 Posts
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AyJay
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On August 06 2010 03:14 teamsolid wrote: The real question is... Is Tasteless gonna be casting this for us? The bastard is not telling | ||
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LegendaryZ
United States1583 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:21 spancho wrote: How can they market this as a Global tournament when you have to be in Korea for the prelims? Couldn't they just set it so the refs are obs on normal b.net games, and then the players submit the reps? I would have no problem if they called it a Korean Star league, but trying to pass it off as 'Global' and then setting it up so that only people able to put the financial/time outlay to fly all the way to Korea can actually enter is ridiculous. It would make sense to make all the round o' 64 participants be in Soul so they can go up on stage, but for the prelims anyone should be able to enter. It's unreasonable to hold a professional tournament over inconsistent internet connections. There are way too many variables to consider. How do you verify that the player on the other side is indeed the player that is registered? How do you verify that there is no use of hacks and/or exploits? How do you ensure the quality of the connection or the equipment? The fact is that for any serious competition, you have to have the players congregate physically and when you do that, you have to pick a place. They selected Korea both because GOM is a Korean company and because Korea is the current capital of Starcraft and eSports overall. It's "global" in the fact that it's open to people from all countries just as WCG or the Olympics are "global" despite the fact that they are held in a single place each time. For an individual league and tournament in its infant stages and sponsored by a company with limited resources, it's unreasonable to expect them to have regional preliminaries all over the world simply because while people of all nations are invited to participate, it's not like WCG or the Olympics where a certain degree of equal national representation is guaranteed. It's the top players in the world on an individual basis. That's it. | ||
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Redmark
Canada2129 Posts
On August 06 2010 02:50 AyJay wrote: D- Players are not allowed to commentate professionally. In real sports most commentators aren't even D-. Of course, it's debatable how much Starcraft is a sport, but... | ||
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FlashIsHigh
United States474 Posts
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Calidus
150 Posts
Everyone be sure to thank your wow buddies for putting up the prize money. | ||
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yanmaodao
United States430 Posts
On August 05 2010 23:12 Gnabgib wrote: Big boy money. What are taxes like in Korea?? On the one hand, income tax rates (which includes a "resident surcharge") are generally similar to the US. Plus, Korea has a national sales tax. On the other hand, there are no state or municipal taxes to worry about, because all taxes are funneled to the national government IIRC. In fact, the "resident surcharge" can best be viewed as equivalent to a state income tax, as that's supposed to go to your province of residence. And most states in the US have some sort of state sales tax anyway. Hope this helped! | ||
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Zeridian
United States198 Posts
In any case, we wouldn't want to watch on TV when someone's computer has hardware failure, much like the artosis match a few months ago. | ||
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Juaks
United States384 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:14 teamsolid wrote: The real question is... Is Tasteless gonna be casting this for us? I am almost sure he will. I heard on an interview Artosis made to him that he had big plans with GOMTV but he couldnt tell us much at that moment. I guess now the secret is revealed.  I am so glad he is showing again in this big new e-sport scene that SC2 is. I would love to see him co-cast with Day9. I am sure he wont be the only english commentator anyways. There will be to much to cover. SC2 is getting bigger and bigger all over the world. | ||
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KudoJoe
Korea (South)66 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:36 Juaks wrote: I am almost sure he will. I heard on an interview Artosis made to him that he had big plans with GOMTV but he couldnt tell us much at that moment. I guess now the secret is revealed. I am so glad he is showing again in this big new e-sport scene that SC2 is. I would love to see him co-cast with Day9. I am sure he wont be the only english commentator anyways. There will be to much to cover. SC2 is getting bigger and bigger all over the world. The real question is.... Will lilsusie be casting and doing interviews? <3 | ||
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LegendaryZ
United States1583 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:36 Zeridian wrote: I hope no one takes the textures on high rule too seriously. You probably shouldn't be playing in a major tournament if your computer can't run SC2 with at least average settings. If you're gonna fly out to a tourney to make money in Korea you should be confident in your skills and invest in your "gamer gear". In any case, we wouldn't want to watch on TV when someone's computer has hardware failure, much like the artosis match a few months ago. Many people find the visuals much easier on the eyes with lower graphics settings. It doesn't always have to do with your computer's performance. | ||
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Qzy
Denmark1121 Posts
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mmdmmd
722 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:26 AdamBanks wrote: Compeared to the Korean leauge's, in which u must have a KeSpa issued license to play in, i would consider this global. Compeared to the time and effort it will take to raise your game level to the level which is needed to compete over there, the ticket and money are a piece of cake. I don't think the money will be a piece of cake to 99.9% of the foreign players that wants to go there. Ticket costs varies depending where in the world you are, but they are generally expensive during the summer periods. If you are 12-16 years old, you probably don't want to go to a foreign country alone. So you might have to travel with someone else. If you are seriously into competitive gaming, you will need to arrive there a couple of days in advance to let your mind and body adjust to the time/climate change. So the cost of accommodation and food is more than it seems (Even more if you advance). And it's a HUGE gamble. No matter how good you are, you are very likely to lose to a "all-in 5 pool rush" in the early parts of the tournament where cheap rushes are much more common. You are also unfamiliar with strategies in the Korean server thanks to Blizz's "server quality control scheme". With all these uncertainties, I think participation of the foreign scene will be at the very minimum. | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
On August 05 2010 19:11 Naib wrote: Bahaha, "nationality doesn't matter". Yeah, you just happen to have to be in Korea at the right place at the right time for the offline prelims. Easy peasy for almost everyone, right? At least IdrA & co. can participate, but that hardly makes it global. This is the same situation for any tournament in anything ever. Life isn't 100% fair. Suck it up. It has to be hosted somewhere. | ||
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Juaks
United States384 Posts
On August 06 2010 03:40 KudoJoe wrote: The real question is.... Will lilsusie be casting and doing interviews? <3 I hope she will. She is hot  . but maybe doing interviews and translations. For casting I´ll rather get SDM which does much better along with Nick. | ||
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hifriend
China7935 Posts
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TheNessman
United States4158 Posts
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