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Purind
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Canada3562 Posts
March 15 2007 12:43 GMT
#21
Expanding to 32 IS pretty crazy, but atleast they got rid of their really weird format (group stages = dual league style, quarters = dual league style)

There's gonna be more to follow, but it'll be easier to follow. Maybe the old system was more fair, but unless you're really into it, it was harder to follow
Trucy Wright is hot
Polemarch
Profile Joined August 2005
Canada1564 Posts
March 15 2007 13:30 GMT
#22
i think there's actually fewer games in this as there were for the 24 player OSL... i think i suggested going up to 32 players before.

ro24 OSL: 6 groups of 4, round robin = 6 games, * 6 groups = 36 games
wildcards: 6 3rd places players = 6 games? total 42.

this is assuming no tiebreakers, which would push up the game count even more.

ro32 MSL: 8 groups of 4, 5 games per group (2 initial games, winners bracket, losers bracket, final) = 40 games

then both formats are down to 16 players.

so we get more players, games that count for more, and still a manageable number of games.
I BELIEVE IN CAPITAL LETTER PUNISHMENT!!!!!
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27179 Posts
March 15 2007 13:44 GMT
#23
I am fine with this, because the two best from each group will carry on, rather than the lame duck 3rd place finishers who did in the OSL.
ModeratorGodfather
jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
March 15 2007 14:57 GMT
#24
On March 15 2007 22:44 Manifesto7 wrote:
I am fine with this, because the two best from each group will carry on, rather than the lame duck 3rd place finishers who did in the OSL.


I totally agree. That lame duck process made OSL SOOOOOO complicating.
Do your best, God will do the rest.
Lukeeze[zR]
Profile Joined February 2006
Switzerland6838 Posts
March 15 2007 16:30 GMT
#25
it sucks for the uploaders
Terran & Potato Salad.
muramasa
Profile Joined March 2005
Canada1299 Posts
March 15 2007 16:54 GMT
#26
Sounds good. A lot of new players will get their chance to shine on TV, but the format is still simple.
Hong Jin Ho. Nevar forget.
Xeln4g4
Profile Joined January 2005
Italy1209 Posts
March 15 2007 18:01 GMT
#27
uhmmmm ... they just found out 16 man format works way better and they wanna make a final league with 32 man?!?! This is completely WEIRD!

Mynock
Profile Joined September 2002
4492 Posts
March 15 2007 18:40 GMT
#28
On March 15 2007 22:44 Manifesto7 wrote:
I am fine with this, because the two best from each group will carry on, rather than the lame duck 3rd place finishers who did in the OSL.


And then went straight to the finals?

Anyway, nice thing IMHO, but we'll see how it fares and what the schedules will be like in the future...

-Mynock
pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5098 Posts
March 15 2007 19:53 GMT
#29
the more the merrier
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
~chut~
Profile Joined September 2003
France1317 Posts
March 15 2007 20:47 GMT
#30
On March 16 2007 03:40 Mynock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2007 22:44 Manifesto7 wrote:
I am fine with this, because the two best from each group will carry on, rather than the lame duck 3rd place finishers who did in the OSL.


And then went straight to the finals?

Anyway, nice thing IMHO, but we'll see how it fares and what the schedules will be like in the future...

-Mynock


Well, it happened twice that a player who should have been eliminated with the old system got to the final, Nada and Casy. Which is good for them, but eventually the groups lost their meaning because of this. Group stage is supposed to eliminate people, not to let them train.

I hope this 32 men league remain simple, it might be hard to follow. But it's a nice thing, we'll get to see lots of faces, different styles, that should be good.
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
March 15 2007 21:23 GMT
#31
I have pretty mixed feelings about that.
Following progaming will take even more time now. It will also increase VOD up-/downloading traffic.
Same with coverage. Not that this was of any concern for me, but it has to be considered.
Nobody ever reads signatures of people like me, do they?
Red_Dragon
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Croatia2862 Posts
March 16 2007 00:52 GMT
#32
I am glad to see leagues expanding However it will be pain in the ass to cover it.
Climbing walls of an endless circle
SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
March 16 2007 07:02 GMT
#33
True but at least familiar names will be more familiar.
If the tourney is a top 32 instead of top 16, we can still see faces like Reach and Kingdom more easily and maybe even Zeus.

Yellow can also lose around 32 too, etc.
In short, having more players also means more familiarity in a way... and in a way a lot more no namers too...
POWER OVERWHELMING ! ! ! KRUU~ KRUU~
Asakura
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
Germany471 Posts
March 16 2007 23:45 GMT
#34
more games more fun more vods! =)
Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them. (Epictetus)
EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
March 18 2007 14:55 GMT
#35
more games to watch= good

:D
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20667 Posts
March 22 2007 13:14 GMT
#36
On March 16 2007 16:02 SuperJongMan wrote:
True but at least familiar names will be more familiar.
If the tourney is a top 32 instead of top 16, we can still see faces like Reach and Kingdom more easily and maybe even Zeus.

Yellow can also lose around 32 too, etc.
In short, having more players also means more familiarity in a way... and in a way a lot more no namers too...


YellOw can also WIN THE WHOLE FUCKING THING

actually no he needs to win the OSL now. He won... gametv something something free challenger starleague yes?
ㅋㄲㅈㅁ
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
March 23 2007 00:43 GMT
#37
no he cant, he sucks
ModeratorHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
March 29 2007 00:28 GMT
#38
I've MSL gets bigger and OSL shrinks then there be about the same number of games, no ? I didn't bother to count cuz the OSL prelims are so fucking hard to undrestand. :D
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
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