[IPL 2] Main Event Day 1 - WR1 - Page 3

On July 15 2011 06:43 Pokerfan_02 wrote:
Why does noone say, if it is live or not oO?

On July 15 2011 06:43 Pokerfan_02 wrote:
Why does noone say, if it is live or not oO?

On July 15 2011 06:48 JustPassingBy wrote:
Looking at the awesome intro video, Drewbie dares to face europe again...? ^^"

edit: and considering the Tarson game, it all depends on how late he has partied in the previous day and how drunk he still is while he plays the game. :-)

On July 15 2011 06:46 126Q;A1 wrote:


It is not live, no. Unless I'm mistaken, the entire tournament was played out in June.

On July 15 2011 04:57 red4ce wrote:
Well this is it. Put up or shut up time for the non-Korean communtiy, for both the players and us the viewers. Every major tournament after TSL3 has been dominated by players from the Korean scene, and since then there's been a lot of talk about the need for foreigner-only tournaments. IPL is the biggest tournament with no Koreans playing left. The onus is now on us to show that tournaments don't need Koreans to pull in lots of viewers and that we can be entertained even if the games aren't at the absolute highest level. Of course the second part of the previous sentence can't happen unless the progamers themselves give us a show worth cheering for. IPL1 games were pretty boring overall except for the Idra-Kiwikaki-Select games. I have no doubt this time around they will be much better.

On July 15 2011 04:57 red4ce wrote:
Well this is it. Put up or shut up time for the non-Korean communtiy, for both the players and us the viewers. Every major tournament after TSL3 has been dominated by players from the Korean scene, and since then there's been a lot of talk about the need for foreigner-only tournaments. IPL is the biggest tournament with no Koreans playing left. The onus is now on us to show that tournaments don't need Koreans to pull in lots of viewers and that we can be entertained even if the games aren't at the absolute highest level. Of course the second part of the previous sentence can't happen unless the progamers themselves give us a show worth cheering for. IPL1 games were pretty boring overall except for the Idra-Kiwikaki-Select games. I have no doubt this time around they will be much better.

On July 15 2011 08:07 Cassel_Castle wrote:


It makes perfect sense to not allow Koreans living in Korea since there are two separate communities, one for Koreans and one for foreigners. I would have allowed notable foreigners living in Asia to compete (Huk, Sen, and Jinro in particular) since they're part of the community but they might have declined due to latency and scheduling anyway.

On July 15 2011 05:47 TotalBiscuit wrote:Trust me when I say, you'll wanna watch it on your TV. IPL production value for Season 1 was some of the best anyone's ever done, Season 2 will be even better.

On July 15 2011 08:27 Mordiford wrote:


I actually think that is wrong, to exclude people for an arbitrary reason of, "They're not a part of our community". A player like MC has made a huge effort learn English and communicate with the foreign community, as well as taken the time to attend numerous foreign events.

I think removing regions for logistical reasons makes much more sense for now, no player outside of EU and NA is allowed to compete, regardless of their nationality, that's a logistical and regional restriction. Your reasoning seems really bizarre and exclusive for no particular reason, there are plenty of foreign players who don't interact with the community at all, and there are a few Korean players who make quite an effort to interact with the foreign community, be it on twitter, interviews or by streaming.