What do you think of the new WCS system? - Page 3
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KaiserKieran
United States615 Posts
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dNa
Germany591 Posts
The only thing that straight up bugs me, (maybe because I didn't understand it completely yet) is that there might be a problem regarding getting 'new' (read: unknown) players into this tournament. This new system seems to be more of a overall global point system for existing players, which means Blizzard seems to go away from their original goal of WCS which was to give players the opportunity to have regional champions, as well as a platform for rising stars. In some ways I'll have to see how it will pan out (in regards to how the point system works, or how different tournaments play into it). Also I'm not sure if I personally had chosen IEM over Dreamhack, simply because Dreamhack made a REALLY great tournament last year, and choosing a new partner over one I already had a great experience with seems counterintuitive to me. Then again, I'm sure there are reasons behind the scenes that I don't know of, and I don't think anyone can argue that IEM will do a great job as well. Other than those 'doubts' I'm positively surprised by this new system, It's really much better than the one of last year, and I'm convinced that Blizzard will continue to improve upon it, when or if problems should come up. | ||
trada
Germany347 Posts
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Darpa
Canada4413 Posts
Other than that, seems good. | ||
Zerg.Zilla
Hungary5029 Posts
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GelberSack
Germany8 Posts
I like the aspect WCS had last year, and WCG still has. Foreigners vs some Koreans with an actual chance of winning something that matters. It's fun to see some European win a Dreamhack, where the strongest Korean has no chance of playing Code S. But to see e.g. Socke, Stephano or Naniwa make Koreans fight for their victory is where it's at for me. I hope we don't lose that with the new format. Nonetheless: Loving how Blizz seems to make Gom, KeSPA, eSF and OGN work together! Just saw: Socke to EG ^^ | ||
Damnight
Germany222 Posts
I don't think there needs to be a nationality restriction, but I am of the opinion that we need a residency restriction which means, that violet can play on NA qualifier but not on EU/KR; vise versa Symbol can't stomp NA/EU but only crush KR. I don't think we have to have only Koreans in the final event, and I'm sorry to all foreign pro's but there are very little of you being able to compete with a ton of koreans. If you look at it, even B-Teamers are SO strong. This system would benefit all people who live outside Korea, and everybody who lives there would have a disadvantage, but as Sase said: He isn't there for the money, he wants to be as good as possible. I think the System ESL uses would be great as a structure (EPS is residency restricted). As a format I am more than happy with the GSL one | ||
J1.au
Australia3596 Posts
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Miss_Foxy
Singapore109 Posts
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warmus
United Kingdom196 Posts
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neptunusfisk
2286 Posts
On April 04 2013 09:56 kochanfe wrote: if there ends up being free VODs That would be the best part. But now, it's rather bizarre with the "let's put a bunch of foreigners as cannon fodder in the grand finals"-attitude promoting B-teamers to go abroad and hindering Code A players from having a chance ever. The concept is cool but the execution is inhumane. | ||
markrevival
United States222 Posts
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HeeroFX
United States2704 Posts
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zephiK
United States372 Posts
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Mallement
Denmark39 Posts
Winning WCS will prove ultimately that you are the best. GSL Code S/A will always be something special with the element of preparation that goes into it for each player. | ||
[]Phase[]
Belgium927 Posts
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TheDougler
Canada8287 Posts
Somewhat disapprove. | ||
Terrasmith
47 Posts
This severely disadvantages the best players in the world while promoting second-rate players (read:most foreigners), but doesn't mean the foreign players will get any better. So "Koreans are too good; let's limit the number of them that compete to make it more fun." Except that I want to see the most skilled characters, not my country's flag. I also strongly agree with what MC said about what the new format does to code A players. Overall, I don't like it. That said, I'm happy that Blizzard is trying to make SCII a more international event. They just need find a way to do it that forces foreigners to improve instead of crippling the korean players. | ||
Havik_
United States5585 Posts
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Incubus1993
Canada140 Posts
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