EPTOn July 14 2011 17:18 Lovedrop wrote:
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IPL Fighting! See if you can find PainUser.
IPL Fighting! See if you can find PainUser.
Is he hiding in CatsPajamas' beard?
[IPL] A Class Above - IPL2 Preview - Page 2
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holycrapitsTony
United States330 Posts
Is he hiding in CatsPajamas' beard? | ||
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Joedaddy
United States1948 Posts
But... wtf you're driving me crazy cuz I can't find Painuser in that picture... | ||
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
I'm most excited to hear TotalBiscuit and dApollo cast together, every time they do they are just so goddamn hilarious. | ||
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schben
Germany60 Posts
I had planned this all along. The experimental IPL1 gave us data points that gave the green light to proceed. We actually could go higher than $50,000, and I would not be surprised if IGN pays out more than $1,000,000 in prize money within the next 12 months. OMG!!! Sounds awesome. | ||
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sas01
Canada303 Posts
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CNSnow
Greece67 Posts
GL to all players and especially to Idra/White-Ra!!! | ||
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HotShizz
France710 Posts
I guess it is like soccer or football. It's not popular in the US though it is crazy popular in the entire rest of the world. If NA players keep getting owned by Koreans, maybe the market won't find a wider base of followers than gamers. If NA keeps losing, NA stops caring. Of course, that is not to say SCII fans would stop caring, but if you are trying to catch a wider audience, it is probably easier to do it with people you can correlate with, first. That guy speaks English, I speak English. Go that guy!!! Once they are caught in the storm of show, then viewers, if they so choose, can start catching up on the GSL, MLGs, DHs, TSLs, etc. And if they choose to watch NA only tournaments, the matches won't be world class, but that doesn't mean they won't have excitement of their own. Back when I lived in Toledo, OH I would go watch same AA baseball. I'm not a baseball fan, and the players aren't the best players in the world, but it was still an exciting show. So no Koreans, fine, don't expect the best games, just find what excitement you can, and go catch up on the GSL for some clutch games. | ||
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Cyberpansy
United States24 Posts
I am so sorry to do this but these things drove me crazy. Yes, I am one of those people... + Show Spoiler + Though IPL Season 1 was praised for slick presentation and production, perhaps its only fault was just its genuine game quality overall along with solo caster. Should be "quality, along with only a solo caster" + Show Spoiler + On the flip side of things, mOoNan's recent move to Korea can only be beneficially for his already outstanding play. Can only be beneficial for his... + Show Spoiler + Neither player post resounding statistics on their particular matchup, Neither player "posts" resounding... + Show Spoiler + <div id="two" class="introbox"> [center]IPL+: A look at the precedence set for competitive StarCraft 2 production A look at the precedent set for... + Show Spoiler + The western scene at this point is unique to the Korean scene as they have a multitude of "centralized" huge events The Western is capitalized. + Show Spoiler + Though I'll admit the shiny production makes up for a lot of it, it is extremely hard to make predictions on the bracket for discussions sake because it's hard to pinpoint when these players actually played the game, For discussion's sake, because... + Show Spoiler + The IPL's focus on post production and the fact that it was branched from a mainstream video games organization sets a lot of amazing precedence for western ESPORTS, Sets a lot of amazing precedents for Western ESPORTS... That was most of them. The interviews looked really good. There were a few others like post-production having a hyphen, and making sure West and Western are capitalized. A few comma errors but those are little things. Just trying to keep Team Liquid professional. This was an amazing write-up and really well done interviews. I am really excited for IPL Season 2! | ||
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TheAntZ
Israel6248 Posts
It was expected that IdrA would start off IPL2, having the champ defend his throne. The undisputed best NA Zerg has had I wouldnt say idra is the UNDISPUTED best NA zerg. sure when he plays like himself, he can beat literally any player in the world, but he messes his own chances up often so you cant rely on him to beat lesser players | ||
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
On July 14 2011 18:10 CNSnow wrote: Sooooooooooooooooooooo exited about his cause no Korean is in the tournament!!!!! I love koreans game play but i dont like ti see them everywere!!! I wanna see other players too and the foreigner seen is very good!!! A little bit behind koreans but he are giving their best!!! GL to all players and especially to Idra/White-Ra!!! Why do you watch Starcraft II? Your mannerisms suggest that you're not a high level player (although this is purely an assumption, after all, Day[9] sure loves his exclamation marks and xDs), so I'm assuming you watch for entertainment value. Why the hell would you watch anything less than the best of the best if you have a choice. Do you really prefer not to watch a game because of the race of the players? I dunno if that could be considered 'racist', but it can certainly be considered stupid. If you want to watch the best in Europe, well, there's events like DreamHack. Same with the US if there was a North American LAN event (NASL had international players and such). In online tournaments, where a player is nothing more than their name and their skill, there is no room for weaker players to get the main stage just because of their nationality (except if there's lag and stuff). It's obvious why IPL is excluding Koreans; their audience is different than the other events. Who's watching NASL aside from SC2 fans? No-one. IPL has a mainstream gaming audience and it's easier to associate with players that aren't Korean, because we don't know their language, and 'they all look the same'. It also breaks the reputation that BW had, as foreigners didn't even come close to Korean level. I do understand where IPL is coming from, and I agree that SC2 as an esport looks more attractive to someone who's never seen it before if it's not 2 Koreans playing, but beyond that first impression it's stupid not to let the best play. That's my opinion, not trying to be spiteful or anything, if anyone has a counterargument I'd be happy to read it, I'm genuinely interested in the subject. | ||
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Joedaddy
United States1948 Posts
[QUOTE]On July 14 2011 17:18 Lovedrop wrote: I am so sorry to do this but these things drove me crazy. Yes, I am one of those people... + Show Spoiler + Though IPL Season 1 was praised for slick presentation and production, perhaps its only fault was just its genuine game quality overall along with solo caster. Should be "quality, along with only a solo caster" + Show Spoiler + On the flip side of things, mOoNan's recent move to Korea can only be beneficially for his already outstanding play. Can only be beneficial for his... + Show Spoiler + Neither player post resounding statistics on their particular matchup, Neither player "posts" resounding... + Show Spoiler + <div id="two" class="introbox"> [center]IPL+: A look at the precedence set for competitive StarCraft 2 production A look at the precedent set for... + Show Spoiler + The western scene at this point is unique to the Korean scene as they have a multitude of "centralized" huge events The Western is capitalized. + Show Spoiler + Though I'll admit the shiny production makes up for a lot of it, it is extremely hard to make predictions on the bracket for discussions sake because it's hard to pinpoint when these players actually played the game, For discussion's sake, because... + Show Spoiler + The IPL's focus on post production and the fact that it was branched from a mainstream video games organization sets a lot of amazing precedence for western ESPORTS, Sets a lot of amazing precedents for Western ESPORTS... That was most of them. The interviews looked really good. There were a few others like post-production having a hyphen, and making sure West and Western are capitalized. A few comma errors but those are little things. Just trying to keep Team Liquid professional. This was an amazing write-up and really well done interviews. I am really excited for IPL Season 2![/QUOTE] Personally, I find overly critical posts even more annoying than grammar and spelling errors. If you want to help someone out try PM'ing the OP instead of cluttering up the thread with red ink style posts. | ||
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supdubdup
United States916 Posts
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xtfftc
United Kingdom2343 Posts
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Pekkz
Norway1505 Posts
On July 14 2011 17:51 Chenz wrote: MLG > IPL > NASL. Meaning, I'm quite excited for this one. Watching IPL seems to always be a quality experience. Good production is really nice, but cant get excited about the matchups we gonna see today atleast. Could have been round of 64 in any random open tournament. | ||
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DeKk
Poland15 Posts
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Sbrubbles
Brazil5776 Posts
On July 14 2011 18:42 Ruscour wrote: Why do you watch Starcraft II? Your mannerisms suggest that you're not a high level player (although this is purely an assumption, after all, Day[9] sure loves his exclamation marks and xDs), so I'm assuming you watch for entertainment value. Why the hell would you watch anything less than the best of the best if you have a choice. Do you really prefer not to watch a game because of the race of the players? I dunno if that could be considered 'racist', but it can certainly be considered stupid. If you want to watch the best in Europe, well, there's events like DreamHack. Same with the US if there was a North American LAN event (NASL had international players and such). In online tournaments, where a player is nothing more than their name and their skill, there is no room for weaker players to get the main stage just because of their nationality (except if there's lag and stuff). It's obvious why IPL is excluding Koreans; their audience is different than the other events. Who's watching NASL aside from SC2 fans? No-one. IPL has a mainstream gaming audience and it's easier to associate with players that aren't Korean, because we don't know their language, and 'they all look the same'. It also breaks the reputation that BW had, as foreigners didn't even come close to Korean level. I do understand where IPL is coming from, and I agree that SC2 as an esport looks more attractive to someone who's never seen it before if it's not 2 Koreans playing, but beyond that first impression it's stupid not to let the best play. That's my opinion, not trying to be spiteful or anything, if anyone has a counterargument I'd be happy to read it, I'm genuinely interested in the subject. People have multiple reasons for not wanting to watch the best of the best play, in any sport, all over the world. You watch a game between ppl who aren't the best because you feel emotionally linked to them and to the "sports scene" the game belongs to. I, for example, prefer watching any Brazillian soccer tournament than Europe's Champion's League even though the Champion's League has overall better games. If you want to call me racist or stupid, that's your problem! | ||
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Brandish
United States339 Posts
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Kevlar622
United States49 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/KW0xI.png) sorry, im crap with photoshop... | ||
Moralez
Portugal1857 Posts
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Sokalo
United States375 Posts
On July 14 2011 19:36 Brandish wrote: can anybody find painuser? Betcha he's in the reflection of HD's glasses. | ||
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