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xtruder
Profile Joined October 2011
Afghanistan135 Posts
November 13 2013 14:20 GMT
#121
People have the wrong idea about what the WCG should be. It's the Olympics of Esports, not the World Championships. The difference here is that the Olympics is a cultural event first, competitive event second, whereas World Championships are mostly competitive. The Olympics aren't about the best X players in the world competing, it's the best Y players from each country competing, ideally with all countries represented. Obviously for an esports event, funding and sponsorships are highly limited for most countries and they can't all afford to send a player there, but the idea is there.

Skillwise, it's not WCS. But the importance of having this worldwide esports cultural event is undeniable.

tl;dr: it's not about taking a list of the best players in the world and having them compete, it's about a cultural exchange of the best players from as many countries as possible.
craz3d
Profile Joined August 2005
Bulgaria856 Posts
November 14 2013 16:35 GMT
#122
The WCG has gone downhill over the years, judging by the game selection and the number of countries represented. It's a damn shame, really.
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never_Nal
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica676 Posts
November 14 2013 22:24 GMT
#123
Too bad Dashiz isn't going, Local organization didint deliver prize
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-14 22:40:30
November 14 2013 22:40 GMT
#124
On November 15 2013 01:35 craz3d wrote:
The WCG has gone downhill over the years, judging by the game selection and the number of countries represented. It's a damn shame, really.

this.

will be easy for soulkey, parting, sora and jim to reach top4 unless they run into each other early on. and even then i'd expect the top3 to be out of those 4 ....
"What am I supposed to do against this?" - "Lose!" :-]
publicenemies
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
458 Posts
November 19 2013 07:21 GMT
#125
Honestly, the only good thing about WCG now is its theme song.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 11:19:55
November 19 2013 11:18 GMT
#126
Didn't follow the selection progress. But nobody from either Belgium or The Netherlands is sad for a "world championship" or "the e-sport olympics".
I had a good night of sleep.
PandaTank
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
South Africa255 Posts
November 19 2013 12:17 GMT
#127
Sad South Africa never got to participate
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Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 12:38:41
November 19 2013 12:37 GMT
#128
On November 19 2013 21:17 PandaTank wrote:
Sad South Africa never got to participate

What is the scariest? A CobraTank or a PandaTank?
I had a good night of sleep.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 12:38:25
November 19 2013 12:38 GMT
#129
Double post D:
I had a good night of sleep.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27259 Posts
November 19 2013 16:53 GMT
#130
I actually like the model, just wish it's stock wasn't quite so low these days.

A hyped WCG tournament, without overlap to other tournaments would be fantastic if it was done well.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
HsDLTitich
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Italy831 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 18:54:12
November 19 2013 18:43 GMT
#131
On November 12 2013 11:55 Shinta) wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 10:08 arctics86 wrote:
There is not one player from Spain, Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Netherlands or Belgium, but 6 players who don't even have a Liquipedia entry

Curious who the casters will be

Have you asked those countries if they wanted to participate?
It's their responsibility to send forth competitors. It's not like WCG invites them, the countries are supposed to host qualifiers and send them.

Why are people asking "why is my country not participating"? It's because your country decided not to participate....


Do you know how much it costs to buy a WCG license to host a qualifier? Without WCG direct support (aka: Samsung willing to sponsor a certain national qualifier) it's pretty impossible to run a qualifier, unless you're full of money ofc
I used to organize tournaments for ESL Italy and referee Go4SC2s, WCSs, and IEMs for ESL SC2.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27259 Posts
November 19 2013 19:14 GMT
#132
Yeah, it's a bit of a pain.

Me and some of the boys wanted to try to host a WCG Ireland comp. The idea was to have an all-Ireland contest, and even of we had no chance in hell of sending people over to the finals, we'd at least have settled the best Irish player.

No however, you can't even do that with an army of people working on it for free (as we would have) because the license is pricey. Can't hope to recoup that for a tournament featuring only Irish players
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
dampv
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden83 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-21 14:46:45
November 21 2013 14:46 GMT
#133
On November 20 2013 04:14 Wombat_NI wrote:
Yeah, it's a bit of a pain.

Me and some of the boys wanted to try to host a WCG Ireland comp. The idea was to have an all-Ireland contest, and even of we had no chance in hell of sending people over to the finals, we'd at least have settled the best Irish player.

No however, you can't even do that with an army of people working on it for free (as we would have) because the license is pricey. Can't hope to recoup that for a tournament featuring only Irish players


Wow, WCG are even dumber than I thought, they spend all this money to host a big event and then they not only pay don't for qualifiers but actually demand the organizers of said qualifiers to pay for the privilege of hosting them? Mental.
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