Well Soulkey 2 - 0 Parting, but otherwise yeah, same sentiment. I had a feeling Swagger or Pigbaby would 1-2 Parting, but I didn't expect Pigbaby to get 1 vs Soulkey, or for Parting to go to 3 on both PvPs.

But in terms of surprise it's like...when mythbusters folds paper in half 8 times. You're a little impressed, but it changes nothing in your life. And you know they're going to fold it more times later on.

Havik_

United States5585 Posts

August 29 2013 03:39 GMT

#965

So no more free vods?

Fionn

United States23455 Posts

August 29 2013 04:14 GMT

#966

To be honest, not really surprising. Without their TV contract with OGN, they are back to where it used to. Except instead of five to ten GSL's a year, we now get one or two. Hopefully if this continues, WCS Korea is fully given to OGN next year so there can be three OSL/WCS Korea's and GOM just goes back to doing their four-to-five $50,000 tournaments a year. If the trend continues, we would have two OSL's next year and ONE GSL. I would welcome back paid VOD's and the old system if we could just give OGN/OSL the WCS Korea tournaments and allow GSL to stand alone as its own entity.

Instead of three Korean tournaments a year, we could get seven or eight.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

August 29 2013 04:15 GMT

#967

I thought there was going to be 4 seasons next year so 2 of each?

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

August 29 2013 04:16 GMT

#968

I don't think gomtv would run 4-5 $50000 tournaments outside the wcs system, in fact I think without being part of wcs they would drop sc2 entirely.

Havik_

United States5585 Posts

August 29 2013 04:23 GMT

#969

I prefer the integration of the Korean leagues with WCS. It in a sense unifies the scene while still giving the organizers some independence. If any tourney could sustain itself outside of WCS though, its GSL.

Die4Ever

United States17676 Posts

August 29 2013 04:40 GMT

#970

Group B is starting in and it's not yet on the calendar and no LR thread yet, is anyone making it? I can't, gotta go to sleep

usethis2

2164 Posts

August 29 2013 04:52 GMT

#971

Korean casters said the DT opening in game 2 (SK v. PB) was a macro build to keep Z at home.. It looked that way to me, too. I guess Tastosis is slow at "metagame".

LockeTazeline

2390 Posts

August 29 2013 05:23 GMT

#972

On August 29 2013 13:14 Fionn wrote:
To be honest, not really surprising. Without their TV contract with OGN, they are back to where it used to. Except instead of five to ten GSL's a year, we now get one or two. Hopefully if this continues, WCS Korea is fully given to OGN next year so there can be three OSL/WCS Korea's and GOM just goes back to doing their four-to-five $50,000 tournaments a year. If the trend continues, we would have two OSL's next year and ONE GSL. I would welcome back paid VOD's and the old system if we could just give OGN/OSL the WCS Korea tournaments and allow GSL to stand alone as its own entity.

Instead of three Korean tournaments a year, we could get seven or eight.

I really hope this (or something similar) happens. The current system in Korea is the only thing I don't really like about WCS.

TeamBanished

United States301 Posts

August 29 2013 05:46 GMT

#973

Aren't WCS vods suppose to be free? Cannot find anything for this match that isn't behind a paywall...