This hybrid league is a terrible idea that is putting BW players under tremendous stress while producing half-ass games due to players not being able to specialize. It would be one thing to have a separate BW and SC2 matches played by different players but forcing players like Jaedong do both is just too much. Also SC2 unit designs are still terribly bland compare to BW, if they wanted to transition they could just wait for HoTS to do it.

MSwiLD

United States8 Posts

May 25 2012 06:05 GMT

#104

I wish they would just totally switch. The've been stuck on sc1 for over a year too long already. Plus their play won't be as good in either field. MVP himself said it was a bad idea!

Vasoline73

United States7850 Posts

May 25 2012 08:03 GMT

#105

Terrible. I have no desire to watch a hybrid. Full switch to SC2 would have been painful but way more interesting.

odem

143 Posts

May 25 2012 09:30 GMT

#106

seriously:
i think its better to play a hybrid league than going directly 100% into sc2.

because:
now all players have an excuse "we have to play 2 games at a time, life is so cruel, meh"
and its not a real shame to loose games, even if it myb feels bad for them.

but what if they would be playing an 100% sc2 tournament now, would that be better?
NO!
(because all the games would be low quality then. and now they can at least referr to their bw skill, even if they could "only" pull it out around 80-90%)

they would at least have to make a 1 year break for training sc2 to deliver a decent sc2 tournament. would that make sense from a sponsor point of view?
NO!

so come up with a better idea than the hybrid league. is there a better way to organize the switch which they alrdy agreed on?
only complaining about everything without giving a better solution is childish.

and no "just stick to one game" IS NOT A SOLUTION - sorry.

btw:
when my old favorite game ut99 died, it felt kinda really shitty aswell. so i know how there is a lot of frustration in the air anyway. but i dont think the hybrid league is the right valve for it. since i dont see a better way to satisfy all sides.

Recognizable

Netherlands1552 Posts

May 25 2012 16:53 GMT

#107

On May 25 2012 17:03 Vasoline73 wrote:
Terrible. I have no desire to watch a hybrid. Full switch to SC2 would have been painful but way more interesting.

Agreed, I don't understand the reasoning behind this.

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

May 25 2012 17:47 GMT

#108

Kill it with fire honestly.. I wish BW could go on and on but if they wanna switch then switch. Have a season off so everyone can focus 100% on SC2. Currently it's such a mess and it can't be taken seriously when they are competing in a game they haven't practice with

catabowl

United States815 Posts

May 25 2012 18:02 GMT

#109

Well, I like both games but I think a split league is very bad. Sure, it's a transition but the play of SC2 is really bad and some BW players have suffered.

I remember the 2v2 games of Brood War Proleague... and I didn't really like those either.

JustPassingBy

10776 Posts

May 25 2012 18:12 GMT

#110

Kill it with fire! If they (with that I mean the league organisers) want a transition, then make a smooth one.

Cowpieguy

United States97 Posts

May 25 2012 19:07 GMT

#111

I wish they would have done something like this sooner, but not make players play both games. I've decided that I actually like watching Brood War, and it would be cool to have top-quality Brood War games along SC2 games. I think that could do really good things for both games. Unfortunately, this setup will be really hard on the players playing both games and the games won't be as good. And it's the end of BW T_T. I think it will still be really cool though.

anatem

Romania1369 Posts

May 25 2012 19:07 GMT

#112

horrible, kill it with fire then pour cement on top of the ashes.

should've done one last bw league to appease fans and give players time to preapre mentally for the transition without fucking their jobs up, then switched completely to sc2.

Laneir

United States1160 Posts

May 25 2012 19:36 GMT

#113

Its a great way for all these BW players to make a smooth run into SC2 and it will make them a stronger players

EienShinwa

United States655 Posts

May 25 2012 20:40 GMT

#114

On May 23 2012 22:54 Darkfrog wrote:
I never followed broodwar. I'm one of those starcraft newbs. But I respect and understand what broodwar did for eSports and thus I think it's not getting the respect it should have. Let it end in a blaze of glory not like this.

I am in shock and awe at a SCII fan's humility and self-awareness. Thank you. I wish there were more like you.
Kill this abomination with fire. To let BW go like this is so pathetic. It's killing the fire that started E-Sports. It's killing the passion. You can see it in the players. Maybe that's what E-Sports was. Now what we have is competitive gaming.