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Apparently some people are dumb enough to STILL be asking for it, so let's make things clear:

Do NOT ask for re-streams, and do NOT post re-streams.

Do not come here and muddle the thread by bitching about PPV.
ShAdZ_ZX
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia635 Posts
February 27 2012 01:58 GMT
#5781
On February 27 2012 10:51 Spaceneil8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:39 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:37 Xercen wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote:
One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!


only 10k but the tournament had the best players in the world with very few exceptions.

It was as stacked as the gsl in terms of the level of competition


No it wasn't.

Take a look at both pools. You can't seriously tell me that this bracket compares to Code S.

It was stacked no doubt, probably the most stacked we've seen at a foreign event, but not as high class across the field as Code S.

Not saying that's a bad thing or anything, but its true.

Yes, you can. It's as stacked as Code S. All of the players in Code S participated in the MLG Korean qualifiers so only the best went to the arena.


Yes.. and there was only 8 spots to give...

Put it this way. Of everyone had to qualify via the one qualifier, a large majority of this bracket wouldn't have even made it to the final 32 and would have been replaced by a lot of the current Code S/A players..
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 27 2012 01:58 GMT
#5782
On February 27 2012 10:53 ncsaint wrote:
Show nested quote +
But the competition there was as strong as it comes


Great foreign tournament, but be serious. Slightly over 3% of the players in this tournament were Drewbie.


Damn that's harsh man. Drewbie isnt great but he did win the NA qualifiers
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
-TesteR-
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1165 Posts
February 27 2012 01:58 GMT
#5783
On February 27 2012 10:56 zefreak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:51 Spaceneil8 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:39 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:37 Xercen wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote:
One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!


only 10k but the tournament had the best players in the world with very few exceptions.

It was as stacked as the gsl in terms of the level of competition


No it wasn't.

Take a look at both pools. You can't seriously tell me that this bracket compares to Code S.

It was stacked no doubt, probably the most stacked we've seen at a foreign event, but not as high class across the field as Code S.

Not saying that's a bad thing or anything, but its true.

Yes, you can. It's as stacked as Code S. All of the players in Code S participated in the MLG Korean qualifiers so only the best went to the arena.


Yeah you get the top 8 from the korean qualifiers and then 8 from.. north american qualifiers? And european qualifiers too. Its not as stacked as Code S because its ALL the koreans instead of 8 of them and then an assortment of foreigners among whom the vast majority of which drop out early. It's not hard to understand.


Naniwa is not in the GSL. This MLG was MORE stacked than GSL. Nice try though.
Supamang
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2298 Posts
February 27 2012 02:01 GMT
#5784
On February 27 2012 10:53 Robson13 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:50 ydeer1993 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:48 Robson13 wrote:
Dont see why people moan about there not being a prize ceremony, its not like you paid $20 to watch a prize ceremony.


i paid $20 expecting there to be a prize ceremony at the end because thats the perfect way to close of the tournament off


What are you really missing out on though? JP would ask "how do you feel?" and Marineking would reply "It feels great to have won blahblahblah" The they would give him a cheque. The end. Does that really influence your decision to spend $20?

yea man, i totally didn't buy the PPV because I heard there was no prize ceremony. you can see good high level SC2 games for free with the GSL, the prize ceremony is the only thing i was here for. what a disappointment
zefreak
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States2731 Posts
February 27 2012 02:01 GMT
#5785
On February 27 2012 10:58 -TesteR- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:56 zefreak wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:51 Spaceneil8 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:39 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:37 Xercen wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote:
One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!


only 10k but the tournament had the best players in the world with very few exceptions.

It was as stacked as the gsl in terms of the level of competition


No it wasn't.

Take a look at both pools. You can't seriously tell me that this bracket compares to Code S.

It was stacked no doubt, probably the most stacked we've seen at a foreign event, but not as high class across the field as Code S.

Not saying that's a bad thing or anything, but its true.

Yes, you can. It's as stacked as Code S. All of the players in Code S participated in the MLG Korean qualifiers so only the best went to the arena.


Yeah you get the top 8 from the korean qualifiers and then 8 from.. north american qualifiers? And european qualifiers too. Its not as stacked as Code S because its ALL the koreans instead of 8 of them and then an assortment of foreigners among whom the vast majority of which drop out early. It's not hard to understand.


Naniwa is not in the GSL. This MLG was MORE stacked than GSL. Nice try though.


Nice trolling, its super effective
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ShAdZ_ZX
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia635 Posts
February 27 2012 02:02 GMT
#5786
On February 27 2012 10:58 -TesteR- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:56 zefreak wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:51 Spaceneil8 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:39 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:37 Xercen wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote:
One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!


only 10k but the tournament had the best players in the world with very few exceptions.

It was as stacked as the gsl in terms of the level of competition


No it wasn't.

Take a look at both pools. You can't seriously tell me that this bracket compares to Code S.

It was stacked no doubt, probably the most stacked we've seen at a foreign event, but not as high class across the field as Code S.

Not saying that's a bad thing or anything, but its true.

Yes, you can. It's as stacked as Code S. All of the players in Code S participated in the MLG Korean qualifiers so only the best went to the arena.


Yeah you get the top 8 from the korean qualifiers and then 8 from.. north american qualifiers? And european qualifiers too. Its not as stacked as Code S because its ALL the koreans instead of 8 of them and then an assortment of foreigners among whom the vast majority of which drop out early. It's not hard to understand.


Naniwa is not in the GSL. This MLG was MORE stacked than GSL. Nice try though.


That's because Naniwa can't even make it past R1 of Code A.

I'm convinced you're just trolling now. You mustn't follow the scene much if you seriously think that half of the players in the Arena bracket could even touch Code S players.
nvs.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada3609 Posts
February 27 2012 02:03 GMT
#5787
On February 27 2012 11:01 zefreak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:58 -TesteR- wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:56 zefreak wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:51 Spaceneil8 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:39 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:37 Xercen wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote:
One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!


only 10k but the tournament had the best players in the world with very few exceptions.

It was as stacked as the gsl in terms of the level of competition


No it wasn't.

Take a look at both pools. You can't seriously tell me that this bracket compares to Code S.

It was stacked no doubt, probably the most stacked we've seen at a foreign event, but not as high class across the field as Code S.

Not saying that's a bad thing or anything, but its true.

Yes, you can. It's as stacked as Code S. All of the players in Code S participated in the MLG Korean qualifiers so only the best went to the arena.


Yeah you get the top 8 from the korean qualifiers and then 8 from.. north american qualifiers? And european qualifiers too. Its not as stacked as Code S because its ALL the koreans instead of 8 of them and then an assortment of foreigners among whom the vast majority of which drop out early. It's not hard to understand.


Naniwa is not in the GSL. This MLG was MORE stacked than GSL. Nice try though.


Nice trolling, its super effective


I was going to say... My mind is melting
Xercen
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom375 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-27 02:05:52
February 27 2012 02:03 GMT
#5788
On February 27 2012 10:50 ydeer1993 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:48 Robson13 wrote:
Dont see why people moan about there not being a prize ceremony, its not like you paid $20 to watch a prize ceremony.


i paid $20 expecting there to be a prize ceremony at the end because thats the perfect way to close of the tournament off


i paid $20 expecting the same also. Instead, i saw that the asus rog assembly actually had an amazing prize ceremony and also gave the top 3 amazing trophies and 4-6 nice participation certificates.

If you want to ask people to pay $20, then the least you can do is to give us a trophy ceremony. I can put up with lag during th finals and during games but when there is a anticlimax with no trophies awarded, that is disappointing.

Mlg should realise that if you want esports to be compared with sporting events, then you better start following assembly and start giving players trophies and big cheques. I don't want to end on a negative note, but i'd like to say that the mlg streaming system was pretty much amazing, and it was a pleasure to watch the quad streams.

Also, the end interview with MKP and JP was amazing. I didn't used to like JP but i actually like him a lot now. He is an excellent caster as well as the other lot.
Stoffelhase
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany162 Posts
February 27 2012 02:04 GMT
#5789
On February 27 2012 10:52 how2TL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:47 Stoffelhase wrote:
what would have happened at mlg if:
huk would have won against drg -> huk vs mkp finals

Finals:
first "bo3" -> actually a extended bo7 with MKP 2:0 in the lead
then i.e. huks wins this 4:2

now we have 2 options:
1.) huk won the tournament overall without MKP ever dropping to the lower bracket! he would just be eliminated with losing his first match (i cant really believe this)
or
2.) MKP drops to the losers bracked (like he did against drg now) and the will play another "bo3". But this would have been their third "bo3". Would this then be actually a Bo11 with huk 4:2 in the lead?

this case actually never happened so far, does anyone know FOR SURE how this would have been handled (good explaination and maybe sources)?


1 happens. MKP lost 4 games. So it's sort of like losing 2 bo3's. It's not elegant and I would prefer separate series, but that's what would happen.

Where did you get that from? I actually think #2 would make more sense, but cant find any official sources to this
Jarree
Profile Joined January 2012
Finland1004 Posts
February 27 2012 02:05 GMT
#5790
I honestly think this could have been an online tournament. Save 100k$+ and make something with it. Great players and really good stream quality (those colors!) Tasteless with that blizzard dude was pretty painful to watch/listen. Some good games, but not incredible. Kind of mixed feelings.
zefreak
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States2731 Posts
February 27 2012 02:05 GMT
#5791
On February 27 2012 11:02 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:58 -TesteR- wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:56 zefreak wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:51 Spaceneil8 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:39 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:37 Xercen wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:09 werynais wrote:
One of the biggest tournaments of 2012? You sure JP? Its only 10K after all!


only 10k but the tournament had the best players in the world with very few exceptions.

It was as stacked as the gsl in terms of the level of competition


No it wasn't.

Take a look at both pools. You can't seriously tell me that this bracket compares to Code S.

It was stacked no doubt, probably the most stacked we've seen at a foreign event, but not as high class across the field as Code S.

Not saying that's a bad thing or anything, but its true.

Yes, you can. It's as stacked as Code S. All of the players in Code S participated in the MLG Korean qualifiers so only the best went to the arena.


Yeah you get the top 8 from the korean qualifiers and then 8 from.. north american qualifiers? And european qualifiers too. Its not as stacked as Code S because its ALL the koreans instead of 8 of them and then an assortment of foreigners among whom the vast majority of which drop out early. It's not hard to understand.


Naniwa is not in the GSL. This MLG was MORE stacked than GSL. Nice try though.


That's because Naniwa can't even make it past R1 of Code A.

I'm convinced you're just trolling now. You mustn't follow the scene much if you seriously think that half of the players in the Arena bracket could even touch Code S players.


He's not the one you originally responded to, he is just a troll. You are right of course, this tournament is about 1/2 as stacked as Code S was this season
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noD
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
2230 Posts
February 27 2012 02:06 GMT
#5792
Too lazy to read 30 pages, why are people complaining? Did MKP just all in all 6 games?
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
February 27 2012 02:09 GMT
#5793
Nice tournament, worth paying I guess. In fact I wanted to pay since yesterday, but the stream kept staying free so I never ended up paying (I thing MLG will have some words with Twitch....they cost MLG some money this weekend).
Gratz to MKP <3
ShAdZ_ZX
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia635 Posts
February 27 2012 02:09 GMT
#5794
On February 27 2012 11:03 Xercen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 10:50 ydeer1993 wrote:
On February 27 2012 10:48 Robson13 wrote:
Dont see why people moan about there not being a prize ceremony, its not like you paid $20 to watch a prize ceremony.


i paid $20 expecting there to be a prize ceremony at the end because thats the perfect way to close of the tournament off


i paid $20 expecting the same also. Instead, i saw that the asus rog assembly actually had an amazing prize ceremony and also gave the top 3 amazing trophies and 4-6 nice participation certificates.

If you want to ask people to pay $20, then the least you can do is to give us a trophy ceremony. I can put up with lag during th finals and during games but when there is a anticlimax with no trophies awarded, that is disappointing.


I think you have to view this as an experiment. In my eyes, if MLG is wanting to head in the direction of PPV events (which is completely acceptable given the growth of the scene), it makes more sense to make it a live audience event, not a closed lan event.

Overall, I think this event was a success. The content was very good (how could it not be with such a good bracket), the stream itself was very smooth with only a couple of hiccups, very intuitive UI, casting line-up was decent (thought there are only like 3-4 casters I actually enjoy listening to atm, but I won't get into that).

I think MLG did it a bit wrong, and hopefully as a community we've contributed to them seeing they're errors and correcting them in the future.

You have to remember how new the scene still is. As this get bigger, there are going to be more experiments made and there are always going to be kinks that need to be worked out. As a community, offering advise and criticise is a good thing, as long as we don't over dramatise things too badly.

MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
February 27 2012 02:09 GMT
#5795
On February 27 2012 11:06 noD wrote:
Too lazy to read 30 pages, why are people complaining? Did MKP just all in all 6 games?

A terran has won.
sickoota
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada918 Posts
February 27 2012 02:11 GMT
#5796
Hey MLG you might not want to spoil the games on the same page people go to access the VODs. Just MIGHT be a good idea.
I could spend a while with that smile
magnaflow
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1521 Posts
February 27 2012 02:11 GMT
#5797
On February 27 2012 11:06 noD wrote:
Too lazy to read 30 pages, why are people complaining? Did MKP just all in all 6 games?



lol, "why are people complaining" They complain just to complain man. Every thread on this website has at least 1 person complaining about something.

ShAdZ_ZX
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia635 Posts
February 27 2012 02:11 GMT
#5798
On February 27 2012 11:06 noD wrote:
Too lazy to read 30 pages, why are people complaining? Did MKP just all in all 6 games?


Some people seem to have forgotten that 2 rax pressure is completely standard.
KillAudio
Profile Joined October 2010
1364 Posts
February 27 2012 02:12 GMT
#5799
Don't know why there's so much hate with terran. There are only 2 terrans in the top 8.
From a scale of sheth to idra, how mad are you?
zefreak
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States2731 Posts
February 27 2012 02:12 GMT
#5800
On February 27 2012 11:11 ShAdZ_ZX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2012 11:06 noD wrote:
Too lazy to read 30 pages, why are people complaining? Did MKP just all in all 6 games?


Some people seem to have forgotten that 2 rax pressure is completely standard.


Most people don't play on the korean server

Or follow GSL.

To be honest, its probably only those that follow the foreign scene exclusively that are surprised..
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