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julianto
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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ReboundEU
508 Posts
Very happy for TL that they have this opportunity to interview some of the big guys in this industry, to bring us awesome reports! | ||
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FloKi
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frezMki
Germany62 Posts
if they arent allowed to compete internationally the scene will get broken pretty hard. Much SC2 koreans will play "for" Kespa then since they will guarantee way more money PS finish the cake pls ... 3hours isnt healthy :D | ||
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SCST
Mexico1609 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 Trust me, you don't have to worry about the foreign scene suffering. The masses in the foreign scene have demonstrated time and again with their wallets and viewership that they primarily desire to see their favorite personalities play (especially against Koreans), regardless of skill level (i.e. Idra stream 10k+ viewers / destiny ). This may seem odd to some diehard fans here who are in love with the Korean scene, but adding a bunch more Korean Pro's into the mix will probably only encourage tournaments to add even more foreigners (or at minimum maintain the status quo). What better storyline for an event than to pit a roster of underdog, beloved foreigner personalities against top level ex brood-war pros? Who isn't dying to see those games? Just remember this even as SC2 is a great game, at the pro level it's all about money and viewership. And this new formula of foreigner + korean mix is what most people want to watch right now. Why do you think GSL is clamouring to offer foreigners Code A/S seeds constantly, even when said foreigners may not "deserve" those seeds? The formula's not going away when BW merges, it's only going to get stronger. P.S. And on Kespa restricting players from the foreign scene - not gonna happen. Blizzard has control now with SC2, and even if for some psychotic reason they decided to allow the Koreans to excercise that kind of power, the Korean scene would be shooting themselves in the foot by not taking advantage of a vast, lucrative foreign market. This is a completely different situation than Brood War, which barely had any foreign scene at all worth courting. | ||
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ReboundEU
508 Posts
As in...will Kr stay 90% of the time in Kr, or will they also go to foreign tournamets as oftenly as they are doing now? Omg can u imagine Flash or Jaedong at an MLG vs Nestea, DRG, MC ...god... Also a small spoiler like "Why October, are u waiting for HoTS" ? this way we get an indirect release date :D | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
On May 02 2012 16:07 konadora wrote: ah whatever. bisu or not, i won't watch anymore :/ was nice following the bw scene for the past 10 years. Same here. I don't regret I flew to Korea to watch an amazing last Proleague finals with you. | ||
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Wockets
Hong Kong467 Posts
On May 02 2012 15:50 figq wrote: Best line of the day. BW OSL is not dead... yet. We can always pray.... | ||
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frezMki
Germany62 Posts
This conference didnt tell me anything new though Oô Hope the fullscript has new informations ... Who the hell didn't knew already that: 1) BW will die next season 2) Nearly all BW S-Class Players going to switch 3) OGN,GomTV,Blizz,Kespa and stuff are cooperating now ??? Just a summary of news which were published 3 weeks ago =/ | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50107 Posts
On May 02 2012 16:07 konadora wrote: ah whatever. bisu or not, i won't watch anymore :/ was nice following the bw scene for the past 10 years. you'll still hang around for Dota 2? | ||
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Befree
695 Posts
As for the October date, I don't think it is related to HotS. Proleague isn't like the GSL where there's basically a month long tournament if that is what is making you think that it being in October means they're "waiting." It's more like it's just the natural date for the following season to be scheduled. I can't wait till late May to see how this stuff turns out. An adventure is ahead of us! | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
We all so how bad were the ODT games. Nobody wants to sponsor a tournament players don't even train for. Hopefully now that things are getting serious in the Ro16, they will stop playing SC2 for a while. The last PL final was amazing, I hope the last OSL will be as well, so it can rest in peace. | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50107 Posts
On May 02 2012 16:39 endy wrote: We all so how bad were the ODT games. Nobody wants to sponsor a tournament players don't even train for. Hopefully now that things are getting serious in the Ro16, they will stop playing SC2 for a while. The last PL final was amazing, I hope the last OSL will be as well, so it can rest in peace. you know how I want this OSL to end? with a royal roader. | ||
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ellerina
Philippines452 Posts
Seeing as it was stated that BW is going to disappear completely from PL by October, I'm not holding my breath. Why would they bother with an OSL for a game that they're not going to play anymore? As a Legacy League maybe? With no professional playing BW regularly anymore that would just be awful to watch. Maybe a legacy showmatch or even showmatches, but after the mixed PL ends I can't see why they would dedicate a professional individual league to BW anymore. | ||
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ReboundEU
508 Posts
On May 02 2012 16:38 Befree wrote: It seems good news for everyone. Hints of BW OSL remaining, and plans of the full SC2 PL in October. Not that everyone is happy with this whole movement, but I mean just in terms of the new information/hints we've obtained from this specific conference. As for the October date, I don't think it is related to HotS. Proleague isn't like the GSL where there's basically a month long tournament if that is what is making you think that it being in October means they're "waiting." It's more like it's just the natural date for the following season to be scheduled. I can't wait till late May to see how this stuff turns out. An adventure is ahead of us! Yea i overlooked that. Thx for clarifing my question about HoTS and October fulltransition. Nice insight is always nice!  One thing is 101% sure. Things will change dramatically this year! Just hope we will see some of the big BW names in foreign SC2 competitions like MLG, IPL and so on. | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
On May 02 2012 16:40 BLinD-RawR wrote: you know how I want this OSL to end? with a royal roader. That's what I wanted at the beginning too, but for example if Mini wins the OSL, we will think a new Protoss revolution is born only to realize pro BW is dead and that Mini is forced to switch to SC2. Actually I wanted Bisu to get one, or JD to get a 4th OSL title. Not gonna happen. I guess I'll cheer for Stork and against Shine now. | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50107 Posts
On May 02 2012 16:49 endy wrote: That's what I wanted at the beginning too, but for example if Mini wins the OSL, we will think a new Protoss revolution is born only to realize pro BW is dead and that Mini is forced to switch to SC2. Actually I wanted Bisu to get one, or JD to get a 4th OSL title. Not gonna happen. I guess I'll cheer for Stork and against Shine now. I know, but a royal roader is basically the strongest story to an OSL, thats all. | ||
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atrox_
United Kingdom1710 Posts
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KaiserCommander
Mexico290 Posts
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