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Funny stuff.I second that.
I never really fanboy'd on any teams or players in sc2. The closest would be hero, I guess.
But now we have khan back. Fuck yeah.
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robopork
United States511 Posts
I second that. I never really fanboy'd on any teams or players in sc2. The closest would be hero, I guess. But now we have khan back. Fuck yeah. | ||
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[Silverflame]
Germany640 Posts
I am only worried about Jaedong. Hope he gets a healthy mind set again soon! | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
The skill gap between foreigners and Koreans wouldn't be that big in SC2, since there were not that many BW tournaments back then. Well, BW pros are pretty much going to be AT LEAST on par with the current sc2 pro due to infrastructure and team support. And since the BW teams have more financial power, I could see them sending a lot of their players over to foreign events. Especially at the beginning because they want to expose their players to the international sc2 fanbase that didn't know much about BW. So you are going to see 2-3x more koreans at foreign events once Kespa feels comfortable sending them over. | ||
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eden-san
Belgium42 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:01 robopork wrote: I've been staring at an empty text box for at least five minutes trying to figure out what to say to this. Any ideas? Wow, if you just wasted 5 minutes of your time thinking about this, then I guess he's a happy (successful) troll. Just ignore it. On topic I am eagerly waiting for someone to summarize the conference, just got bits and pieces here and there but still pretty confused about the actual details and implications. | ||
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Hier
2391 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:01 robopork wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 02 2012 14:25 bbrian wrote: Yes! Brood War is gone! I understand it's a great game but why insult SC2 players? You BW elitists think your so cool? I've been staring at an empty text box for at least five minutes trying to figure out what to say to this. Any ideas? "Do not take your frustration out on a very respected game with an enourmous history and wish it death just because the path that SC2 has taken does not appeal to somebody with a heavy BW background, no matter how vocal they may be about it. BW doesn't deserve death." Sounds OK, maybe. | ||
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Mothra
United States1448 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:01 robopork wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 02 2012 14:25 bbrian wrote: Yes! Brood War is gone! I understand it's a great game but why insult SC2 players? You BW elitists think your so cool? I've been staring at an empty text box for at least five minutes trying to figure out what to say to this. Any ideas? Maybe the mods will righteously brandish the ban hammer. Gotta be a huge douche to insult the dead at a funeral. | ||
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hydrogg
United States377 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:10 vthree wrote: Well, BW pros are pretty much going to be AT LEAST on par with the current sc2 pro due to infrastructure and team support. And since the BW teams have more financial power, I could see them sending a lot of their players over to foreign events. Especially at the beginning because they want to expose their players to the international sc2 fanbase that didn't know much about BW. So you are going to see 2-3x more koreans at foreign events once Kespa feels comfortable sending them over. They won't be going to foreign events once Proleague starts. That's about 2 matches per week every week that they have to prepare for and attend. | ||
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Herry
England681 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:01 robopork wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 02 2012 14:25 bbrian wrote: Yes! Brood War is gone! I understand it's a great game but why insult SC2 players? You BW elitists think your so cool? I've been staring at an empty text box for at least five minutes trying to figure out what to say to this. Any ideas? He is kind of right. I have loved pro BW for over a decade, yet I have no reason to think its not passed its prime and that everything else sucks including the same game with a 2 next to it. Not sure I'm THAT happy about it finishing but hey shit happens, and finally we can see all the great BW pros, both passed and current battle it out on a new playing field. It's going to be epic. | ||
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Hier
2391 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:17 hydrogg wrote: They won't be going to foreign events once Proleague starts. That's about 2 matches per week every week that they have to prepare for and attend. Hard to say how it'll end up being structured. I'm fairly sure things like that will be taken into consideration. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
Gotta be a huge douche to insult the dead at a funeral. To be far, it is not like the BW fans are just 'mourning' BW. They are also very aggressive about telling everyone that sc2 sucks and is for noobs. I think that both sides have their 'aggressive' fans and it is just going to take time to have it settle down. Of course, it would be better if both sides are able to see where the other side is coming from but it is the internet, one 'out of line' comment from an individual poster can get things escalated very quickly. | ||
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Gorilla23
United States339 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:10 vthree wrote: So you are going to see 2-3x more koreans at foreign events once Kespa feels comfortable sending them over. I don't know. The only big foreign events, imo, are IPL and MLG. MLG has that stuff where they have qualifiers for each region, and the top players from those regions all go to the tournament. That is pretty diminishing to game quality if roughly 1/3 of the players are Koreans. It also reduces the possible exposure of fresh faces from Korea. Honestly, it really irritates me that MLG does that stuff. I don't care who is playing. I just want to see great games. Watching either poor games, or players being noticeably outclassed, is not fun. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
They won't be going to foreign events once Proleague starts. That's about 2 matches per week every week that they have to prepare for and attend. I think one of the primary reasons for the move is that sponsors want more international exposure. So I think they will find some way to at least send some players over for the big events. MLG has that stuff where they have qualifiers for each region, and the top players from those regions all go to the tournament. That is only for arenas. All players are allowed to try to qualify at the championships via open brackets. You don't see as many sc2 pros doing this now due to the cost and the difficulty of trying to make a run from the open brackets. But with sponsors for BW, the cost is probably not as prohibitive. | ||
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Rellit
Singapore92 Posts
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frezMki
Germany62 Posts
Since 2hours watching at a cake?! Thats probably not the right way to say "pause now, brb at XX:XX o'clock"  | ||
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Deimos0
Poland277 Posts
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Epithet
United States840 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:01 robopork wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 02 2012 14:25 bbrian wrote: Yes! Brood War is gone! I understand it's a great game but why insult SC2 players? You BW elitists think your so cool? I've been staring at an empty text box for at least five minutes trying to figure out what to say to this. Any ideas? Let's just hope the hammer comes out. Obvious troll is obvious with 9 posts. His last post, "Can't wait to see Brood War disappear!" Way to kick something while it's having its last breath. | ||
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figq
12519 Posts
A: We don't know if this is the last BW OSL or not, it all depends on a lot of conditions. Best line of the day. BW OSL is not dead... yet. | ||
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jumbotroN
Peru229 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:32 Rellit wrote: the thing im afraid of is the huge influx of koreans into foreign tournament, that could kill the foreign scene as it will restrict the growth of foreign talent look at what is happening now, not a single foreigner could reach Jinro's high (semifinals) in the GSL, foreigners are not as good as koreans because you simply don't have the competition koreans have (they practically win what equals to foreigners finals to get near to qualify to Code A). Also take a look at what foreigner players get more exposure and compare their e-fame/e-relevance to their results (i.e. IdrA, Destiny, most of the EG roster, etc). The foreigner community is mainly drived by hype instead of results. It is assured that Koreans will dominate SC2 even harder now that BW is going away and all the focus will be on one game. | ||
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Creager
Germany1894 Posts
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hypercube
Hungary2735 Posts
Plus there's the whole "free agency" BS. (A rule designed to stop players from switching teams when their contract ends.) Unless they scrap that it will be extremely hard to attract foreign players to Kespa teams. I don't see Kespa addressing either of these issues. I'm thinking in their mind SC2 is going to be like BW except with English commentary and more international viewers. | ||
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