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Frequencyy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States344 Posts
July 14 2011 13:36 GMT
#61
The funny part is prior to like a month or so ago I thought IPL had started little to my knowledge they had a ton of qualifiers, anyway I'm pumped for season 2
You will not do incredible things without an incredible dream
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
July 14 2011 13:38 GMT
#62
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.
ishboh
Profile Joined October 2010
United States954 Posts
July 14 2011 13:40 GMT
#63
wait what? IPL season 2 is 50k? thats pretty amazing.
kethers
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States719 Posts
July 14 2011 13:40 GMT
#64
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.


As much as I root for Americans/Europeans, I think you're only kidding yourself if you think Koreans are not the best players in the world right now...
turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
July 14 2011 13:43 GMT
#65
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.



you clearly dont know what you're talking about : D
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
July 14 2011 13:44 GMT
#66
On July 14 2011 22:40 kethers wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.


As much as I root for Americans/Europeans, I think you're only kidding yourself if you think Koreans are not the best players in the world right now...


I'm not trying to kid myself. They are the best players overall. But they are not so far ahead that IPL2 is a joke. In 100 straight between some Korean pro and some NA pro, the Korean will win the majority. But these guys in IPL2 are still amongst the best of the best, and can beat the Koreans on any given day. The absolutely are the best in the world, but the margin of separation is not as large as most people think.
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
July 14 2011 13:47 GMT
#67
On July 14 2011 22:43 turdburgler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.



you clearly dont know what you're talking about : D


In any given tournament, someone like Drewbie/iNcontrol/Kiwikaki can knock out a korean. If they were to play 100 straight games, yea, the korean will win most. The koreans aren't THAT much better, but they are definitely better.
ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
July 14 2011 13:48 GMT
#68
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.


I'm not sure if you've been following the international Starcraft scene lately, but it's not the beta anymore...
Don't mind me
GornWood
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany121 Posts
July 14 2011 13:49 GMT
#69
I think Idra gonna win this if not he made BIG mistakes.
oDDable
Profile Joined April 2011
United States54 Posts
July 14 2011 13:56 GMT
#70
Looking forward to this. IPL production has been quality. I actually like that we have one major tournament that doesn't have Koreans. As a spectator I really like that GSL/NASL/Dreamhack/MLG all have a mix of the best players but its nice that foreigners have a tournament just for them. It is good to have variety.
Machine - QXC - MC - HuK
K_Dilkington
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden449 Posts
July 14 2011 13:58 GMT
#71
Is IPL like TSL where they play on all the regions to make it fair? Or is it NA only like NASL?
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by the age of 18
EGfanBoi!DemuFtw
Profile Joined June 2011
United Kingdom46 Posts
July 14 2011 14:05 GMT
#72
Both idra's and the ipl pic look really gay >.<
mechavoc
Profile Joined December 2010
United States664 Posts
July 14 2011 14:08 GMT
#73
Very nice, they do have great production quality.
The dream situation would be to have the high level of finsh/polish couple with the rush of a live event.
Treetop
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States140 Posts
July 14 2011 14:08 GMT
#74
It's so hard to believe people aren't grasping what IPL is trying to do here. They see no Koreans so it's an instant turn off because blah blah blah.

It's stated right in the article. They are trying to throw some serious cash out there so players from NA and EU can get some financial backing so they don't have to do their 9-5 jobs and can sit down and practice like mad. Get their skills to the level where they can be competitive with all the Korean players.

This is nothing but a good thing. A few seasons go by with little to no Korean players doesn't just write this off. Players that don't have to worry about punching the clock at work, or do ridiculous amounts of coaching to keep their lights on, is a great idea.

We're still in the infancy of this game. If this league can help get a good sized group of players focusing full time on the game, then bring on all the Koreans that you want. We can be ready and maybe we can start posting some real results against them.
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
July 14 2011 14:09 GMT
#75
On July 14 2011 22:48 ptbl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.


I'm not sure if you've been following the international Starcraft scene lately, but it's not the beta anymore...


Learn to read what is written and not what you think I might possibly be implying. The koreans are the best, no doubt. They aren't so far ahead that it wouldn't even be competitive to play the guys here in IPL. I never once said that they were equal to or better than the koreans. They are "amazing world class players". Enjoy the tournament and stop bitching. Apparently that comment was to be directed at you. Your ignorance and those of you alike is the only thing hindering the growth of IPL which is likely the highest production value online tournament out there.
Laneir
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1160 Posts
July 14 2011 14:29 GMT
#76
great write up good job can wait for this season to start has a great line up of players so wil be some great matches as well
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pallad
Profile Joined September 2010
Poland1958 Posts
July 14 2011 14:29 GMT
#77
It always pissed me off , in every turnament , posters etc , players pictures are OLD !! , you cant go search new ones ? ...i dont get it
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TelesisGQ
Profile Joined March 2009
United States83 Posts
July 14 2011 14:34 GMT
#78
I don't see drewbie as being in the same class as Idra, not by a long shot.
Cogito Ergo Sum
ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
July 14 2011 14:35 GMT
#79
On July 14 2011 23:09 Mr Showtime wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2011 22:48 ptbl wrote:
On July 14 2011 22:38 Mr Showtime wrote:
I've heard enough of the "these aren't the best players" bullshit. That's what it is. Complete BULLSHIT. Stop complaining. All of these guys are amazing Starcraft players. The people of the UK get wicked hyped for the Premier League championships even though at least the worlds top 3 players (Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka) all play in La Liga out of Spain. These guys are all amazing world class players. Go out an enjoy the awesome championship, and stop bitching. Please.


I'm not sure if you've been following the international Starcraft scene lately, but it's not the beta anymore...


Learn to read what is written and not what you think I might possibly be implying. The koreans are the best, no doubt. They aren't so far ahead that it wouldn't even be competitive to play the guys here in IPL. I never once said that they were equal to or better than the koreans. They are "amazing world class players". Enjoy the tournament and stop bitching. Apparently that comment was to be directed at you. Your ignorance and those of you alike is the only thing hindering the growth of IPL which is likely the highest production value online tournament out there.


I would tone down your language unless you want to get a temp ban. Anyway, I would say the TSL3 has the highest production value of an online tournament.
Don't mind me
Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-14 14:41:38
July 14 2011 14:41 GMT
#80
Not a drewbie fan, I hope idra smashes him

GLGL idra!!!


On July 14 2011 23:34 TelesisGQ wrote:
I don't see drewbie as being in the same class as Idra, not by a long shot.



They're surprisingly close in skill actually.
"We have unfinished business, I and he."
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