[Code S] Semi-Finals WCS Korea GSL Season 3 2013 - Page 70

On October 10 2013 05:23 Havik_ wrote:


I actually forgot that this is a GSL final with a Protoss in it. Its been a while since that's happened. I still think SoO will win it though. GSL hates Protoss

On October 10 2013 05:00 Shellshock wrote:
Super tournament was awesome. so was season 5 2012. really underrated finals between Sniper and HyuN. It was actually one of the better GSL finals imo. Worst was season 1 2013 for me. the last wol GSL

On October 10 2013 05:00 Shellshock wrote:
Super tournament was awesome. so was season 5 2012. really underrated finals between Sniper and HyuN. It was actually one of the better GSL finals imo. Worst was season 1 2013 for me. the last wol GSL

On October 10 2013 05:40 Muffloe wrote:
Shouldn't our finalists be quite evenly matched? I see potenital for a good final.. hype doesn't really mean anything

On October 10 2013 06:30 SmoKim wrote:
Poor Dear and SoO both making it to the finals of the hardest tournament, beating all the fan favorites, comming in as the underdogs that no one saw make it.... just so a bunch of ungrateful so-called "starcraft fans" starts to bitch and cry like they always do, just because their precious favorite players wasn't good enough to repeat their former succes.

Being sad (or angry) that the results that people wanted is normal and part of any sport, but reading replies in this thread is just depressing. Maybe all the screams of "SC2 IS DEAD" has finally worked all the way into peoples mind now.

Finals are gonna be good, haven't had a ZvP in a while, might be a close series, might be a stomp, might be one (or two) new Best starcraft 2 players in the world for 2 weeks until a new underdog come and beat them. Who knows, who cares. Let's just look forward to a (hopefully) good finals.

On October 10 2013 06:30 SmoKim wrote:
Poor Dear and SoO both making it to the finals of the hardest tournament, beating all the fan favorites, comming in as the underdogs that no one saw make it.... just so a bunch of ungrateful so-called "starcraft fans" starts to bitch and cry like they always do, just because their precious favorite players wasn't good enough to repeat their former succes.

Being sad (or angry) that the results that people wanted is normal and part of any sport, but reading replies in this thread is just depressing. Maybe all the screams of "SC2 IS DEAD" has finally worked all the way into peoples mind now.

Finals are gonna be good, haven't had a ZvP in a while, might be a close series, might be a stomp, might be one (or two) new Best starcraft 2 players in the world for 2 weeks until a new underdog come and beat them. Who knows, who cares. Let's just look forward to a (hopefully) good finals.

On October 10 2013 07:44 Black Gun wrote:

unfortunately, the bolded parts are the only things in your post that i agree with. yes, it is unfair of me to not care about dear vs soo. but its just how it is. i wish it was otherwise, i wish i could get hyped for this. but its just not possible.

On October 09 2013 20:42 lolfail9001 wrote:

PvZ is the best non-mirror in HotS, if we talk about strategic variety. TvP and TvZ suck in that regard for sure.

On October 10 2013 08:15 SmoKim wrote:


You or anyone else not caring about dear and soo is fine, in fact, it's more than fine, it's how it should be. I'm not saying that people SHOULD care (caus if you don't, you don't, simple as that). My problem is how some people. that don't care about Dear or soO, is how they imply that, not only did they NOT deserve to be in the finals (because Maru and Soulkey are popular, and they are not) but that somehow Dear and SoO (who made it to the finals, beating those two + a ton) are hurting the scene because they won't generate viewers enough.

This is so wrong for several reasons, so i will only mention two:

1) That if you are not cool (AKA popular), your not allowed to win. Look at Sniper, fuck, poor guy is a running joke, and he won a GSL, a GSL! but nope, Sniper won doing the Zerg dominance, ZvZ finals (mirror finals brings the worst out in people btw) etc. That means that even you become a champion (something that most will never be, not even the most popular ones) no one will see or think of you as a champion. Winning the hardest tournament in the world? Nope not good enough, try again or infact please don't

2) If players that aren't famous or popular gets disregarded for winning tournaments, how the hell can anyone achieve it? Look at Maru for christ sake. Before season 2, almost no one cared or thought of anything about him. Then he won, showing people how cool he is and BAM = super popular. before that GSL, Maru was just like Dear and soO are now, not well known, not many fans. Now look at him. But if people are so against two underdogs/unkowns playing in the finals, how can they (or anyone) achieve anything? Because the thing is: There was a time when Mvp wasn't Mvp, there was a time, when MC wasn't MC (in fact he was a suicide toss), Nestea(ZergBong, okay i stop now) Everyone at some point was unkown, underdog. Bisu, Jaedong, Flash, anyone, but all of them and many more achieved greatness. So how come Dear and SoO can't? (not saying that they won't btw, i'm sure they are already getting a tons of fans - as they deserve)

So no, i don't mind people that are not being exited about these two in the finals. But blaming them for it (the irony...) is so wrong on so many levels.

On October 10 2013 09:12 opterown wrote:
honestly I'm not sold on this 'finally a protoss gsl finalist' business when the osl last season had a very similar format and rain was in it lol

On October 10 2013 08:58 Baroninthetree wrote:

I really don't see a lot of blaming here, merely some disappointment.

And that the results are hurting the viewership is a simple, cold fact. In fact, the KESPA medicore players are dominating Korean scene right now, which hurts the GSL and OSL's viewership pretty bad. The dear vs trap ro8 had only 6 pages of discussion on TL. People don't hate them, they simply don't care.

The reason for that is 1. there aren't any new fans coming to SC2 scene; 2. It's hard for old fans to feel connected with kespa new talents.

These are all just observations. How to turn this over, growing the scene, and attracts new fans for new talents are blizzard's major task.

Again, we are not against any players. In fact, I am gonna root hard for a new protoss champion. But you can't blame anyone for the indifference.

Actually Maru is another story. Maru has been around since the beta. He's never been a superstar, but with very decent acknowledgement. Not to mention that Maru is a extreme young and stylish player. The hyper around him is not a surprise. Same thing happened with Life, he has been around for a while and wins game in style. When he did shine, easily attracts the aura.