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On January 09 2013 11:14 BretZ wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2013 11:03 blade55555 wrote:On January 09 2013 09:41 Mairu wrote:
I hope you reconsider the decision to use WoL for the main event. I went to IPL5 and thought it was fantastic, but I don't want to watch a WoL tournament 2 weeks after HotS release. No desire to go or watch now :[ My thoughts exactly. I won't be watching this tournament cause MLG is hots, GSL is going to be hots, I imagine proleague will be hots. xD. I was going to say that as well. I don't think IPL will get away by doing WoL. Players are going to throw a fit, and rightfully so. That's similar to the hybrid proleague -_- (which never existed)
Yeah I agree although not as bad to that extent since the game isn't THAT different but still.
I dislike WoL, I am sick of watching mass infestor/bl/corr in all zerg match ups (even starting to happen in zvz -_-) so once hots is out i'm not watching anymore WoL tourneys.
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Well having WoL instead of HotS is doing it safe, I don't know why so many people want HotS just 2 weeks after release. Probably could cause a lot of upsets, as well being the last big WoL tournament.
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just signed up for the america regional before realizing there was an amateur one. Can i sign up for the ametuer one, and just not play in the American one?
/e Also which server will the ameteur regional be on?
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Sweet get home at 11:00 just enough time to warm up and then play. Not gonna win anyway but w/e
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Eek cutting it razor thin with the time between this announcement and when the qualifiers actually are.
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On January 09 2013 11:29 Gladiator333 wrote:
Well having WoL instead of HotS is doing it safe, I don't know why so many people want HotS just 2 weeks after release. Probably could cause a lot of upsets, as well being the last big WoL tournament.
Unless I was told wrong, I believe blizzard has said hots beta will run until the official release. The guy may have been wrong but I read it on reddit and TL about that.
I can't imagine pro's not practicing hots starting february at the latest. I imagine they will start practicing when there's about a month left of beta, because there is no reason not to.
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so there will be a MLG HotS and then a WoL IPL..... you dun goofed IPL
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meh why stay with the 1k in live events for amateur qualification.... Im freaking team less, no contract ever, and yet someone that lives in a pro team house will win... Is there any reason why this continues to be a trend? Or is there any way to skirt around the fact of 1k in live events, Such as they only count for MLG or major tournaments? as the wording of everything makes me sad as a teamless unknown player that wins to much in smaller and local events.
regardless looking forward to playing in the qualifiers I am eligible for =P
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One thing I would like to see returning to IPL is group play, could you possibly do something like 32 player (24 seeds+8 OB) group stage followed by double-elim bracket with 8 seeds in upper bracket already. This would require removing a qualifier but I don't think removing one can hurt (removing one spot from the international qualifier could work). The group stage could be round robin and then have first place get ro16 and 2nd place get ro1 losers bracket.
Alternatively: You could follow the same format but instead of having an open bracket, use the HOTS invites as your remaining 8 spots. Of course, to make the HOTS invites have some meaning, make HOTS an ESF v.s. Kespa format and simply invite the top 4 esf and top 4 kespa players that didn't qualify naturally. More top Koreans can never be a bad thing, especially when the play a story-line filled side tournament on a game that they have been playing for two weeks.
I can hope!
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Probably will not watch this if it's going to be WoL. As others have said, it doesn't really make much sense to regress to Wings after the expansion is released. Remember Hybrid Proleague?
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On January 09 2013 12:07 KiF1rE wrote:
meh why stay with the 1k in live events for amateur qualification.... Im freaking team less, no contract ever, and yet someone that lives in a pro team house will win... Is there any reason why this continues to be a trend? Or is there any way to skirt around the fact of 1k in live events, Such as they only count for MLG or major tournaments? as the wording of everything makes me sad as a teamless unknown player that wins to much in smaller and local events.
regardless looking forward to playing in the qualifiers I am eligible for =P
Looks like you are just gonna have to work a bit harder.
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seems like IPL guys want IPL6 and IPTL to be remembered as the last WoL individual and team leagues. 2013 GSL season 1 will be the last WoL tourny for me.
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Map Pool:
IPL had a pretty damn solid map pool of:
IPL Ohana • IPL Cloud Kingdom • IPL Metropolis • IPL Entombed Valley • IPL Daybreak • IPL Abyssal City
Seeing how Ohana is a goner because of the imbalance replace it with Bel'Shir Vestige.
Maybe add on another new map as well that haven't really been in a Premier Tournament.
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So there is no cost to sign up this time? last time it was 10 dollars I believe
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On January 09 2013 14:32 Bonkarooni wrote:
So there is no cost to sign up this time? last time it was 10 dollars I believe
no they were all free, the MLG/NASL qualies and a few other charged around that time.
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Omg please invite whitera for the HOTS tournament!!
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I didn't see anyone mention this yet but isn't Polt kinda on a hiatus for studying? He's invited but is it sure he's going to play?
I thought with him leaving TSL and going to America he wouldn't be playing in tournaments for a while, if at all.
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Please bring back the group stage, it's difficult to follow one huge bracket. So much is missed, and way too many things go unnoticed if everyone plays at the same time. There's a reason why Dreamhack / HSC are such a treat to follow (and in my opinion this is a major factor).
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On January 09 2013 16:21 ArchAngel0 wrote:
Omg please invite whitera for the HOTS tournament!!
Pretty sure Whitera and Idra will be there.
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EPT
