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KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
June 22 2014 00:22 GMT
#1661
On June 22 2014 09:20 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Poll: Recommend Illusion vs RagnaroK Game 2?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (1)
 
20%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)
 
20%

★★★- Good game (0)
 
0%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (3)
 
60%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)
 
0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Illusion vs RagnaroK Game 2?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season

Poll: Recommend Illusion vs RagnaroK Game 3?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)
 
0%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)
 
20%

★★★- Good game (3)
 
60%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)
 
20%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)
 
0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Illusion vs RagnaroK Game 3?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season


Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
pigmanbear
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Angola2010 Posts
June 22 2014 00:23 GMT
#1662
Cool 2/2 attack by Hyun
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
June 22 2014 00:23 GMT
#1663
On June 22 2014 09:21 Slakter wrote:
Polt winning would be best for Scarlett, right?


Yes, because Hyun has less game losses than scarlett, even if he wins 2-1. If he wins he's ahead of scarlett
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
June 22 2014 00:23 GMT
#1664
Poll: Recommend HyuN vs Polt Game 1?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (2)
 
22%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)
 
11%

★★★- Good game (5)
 
56%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)
 
11%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)
 
0%

9 total votes

Your vote: Recommend HyuN vs Polt Game 1?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season

Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
June 22 2014 00:23 GMT
#1665
On June 22 2014 09:22 Bowzar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:19 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
any viewer count info for the streams?

Nope you will have to wait for the mandatory post-tournament update from MLG. it goes something like this "RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS u guise!!!11 trust us bro MLG n1 USAUSAUSADrPepper4lyfe"


apparently there's no dr. pepper
Foreverkul
Profile Joined March 2014
United States1649 Posts
June 22 2014 00:23 GMT
#1666
Polt completely botched that game, probably because the Zerg DIDNT go Muta/Bane
Roachu
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden692 Posts
June 22 2014 00:23 GMT
#1667
On June 22 2014 09:17 Bowzar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:10 Roachu wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:05 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:01 Roachu wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:53 Foreverkul wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:48 Roachu wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:37 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:27 phil.ipp wrote:
MLG is weird, the open winner bracket has now only high Level games, like bomber vs jaedong or something similar, and the one who wins then has to beat another good korean like leenock.

and the winner of this Plays then for like 4 rounds People like paetreus, Illusion, hendralsik, miniraser ,... only then after 4-5 rounds meet again big Players.

They wanted a NA centric tournament and I have been told that this is what the silent majority in the community wants. Im surprised it has taken this long for someone to region lock considering how horrible Korean domination is for the game.

I'm pretty sure they want anything but an exclusively Korean top 8. I would love to present stream numbers showing evidence for why Korean dominance is detrimental to popular Starcraft 2 but sadly I don't have any access whatsoever to such figures. I am however absolutely certain a mix between foreigner and Korean player base would yield a much higher viewer base than an exclusively Korean top8.

Why do you think having Korean top 8s are bad? Top 8 is supposed to be the best players and if Koreans are the best players, then so be it. I'm not sure what you are basing that Koreans hurt eSports when Koreans are at the foerfront of bringing eSports to the masses :/

I'm saying a varied base of nationality is more compelling to the general masses compared to single nation dominance. Like I said, I'd love to present stream numbers confirming my stance but sadly I don't have access to such numbers. I'm sure you could find convincing arguments for my case by watching every single SOTG/LO3 episode featuring Sundance DiGiovanni but I can't be arsed to do that (as I'm sure you feel the same). I'm saying only the small minority of dedicated people care about "the best players", the majority of people care about something as frivolous as nationality. If not the football world cup wouldn't be the multi-billion dollar sport even it is today.

I kinda agree with you but if thats a fact how come tournament organizers dont do more straight up region locked qualifiers?

I haven't payed that much attention the past 12 months but I thought tournaments had started to adhere to some really strict region locking? I thought you needed a green card / work visa to participate in respectable WCS regions? Like Polt and Violet have legit athlete visas in order to participate in WCS America.

I think there are still like 2 ladder wildcard spots for everyone and once youre in challenger its pretty hard to get knocked out. No major region locking in other tournaments.

Ladder wildcards are fine by me since the ladder is so incredibly volatile. In my mind I think challenger should be a serious shark pit, meaning a loss means you're f****ng out. Like I said I haven't kept up with WCS but don't you get knocked out if you lose your challenger match?
Don't be asshats
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
June 22 2014 00:24 GMT
#1668
On June 22 2014 09:22 Bowzar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:19 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
any viewer count info for the streams?

Nope you will have to wait for the mandatory post-tournament update from MLG. it goes something like this "RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS u guise!!!11 trust us bro MLG n1 USAUSAUSADrPepper4lyfe"


Wrong sir, there is no Dr. Pepper.
Moderator
djraphi23
Profile Joined August 2013
France2262 Posts
June 22 2014 00:24 GMT
#1669
Big mistake by Polt to give Hyun the ability to kill the 3rd CC. And he forgot the armory for a long time.
Polt | Bomber | MMA | Taeja | Maru | TY | Byun | Innovation
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-22 00:25:33
June 22 2014 00:25 GMT
#1670
ohhh, Scarlett vs Hyun sounds like a good ZvZ after he's done with Polt
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
AlternativeEgo
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden17309 Posts
June 22 2014 00:25 GMT
#1671
On June 22 2014 09:23 Dodgin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:22 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:19 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
any viewer count info for the streams?

Nope you will have to wait for the mandatory post-tournament update from MLG. it goes something like this "RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS u guise!!!11 trust us bro MLG n1 USAUSAUSADrPepper4lyfe"


apparently there's no dr. pepper


What does that mean for the Pepper Crew? No more room makeovers?
Mark Munoz looks like Gretorp
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3470 Posts
June 22 2014 00:25 GMT
#1672
Stick a fork in those buns!
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
June 22 2014 00:25 GMT
#1673
On June 22 2014 09:23 Roachu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:17 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:10 Roachu wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:05 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:01 Roachu wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:53 Foreverkul wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:48 Roachu wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:37 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 08:27 phil.ipp wrote:
MLG is weird, the open winner bracket has now only high Level games, like bomber vs jaedong or something similar, and the one who wins then has to beat another good korean like leenock.

and the winner of this Plays then for like 4 rounds People like paetreus, Illusion, hendralsik, miniraser ,... only then after 4-5 rounds meet again big Players.

They wanted a NA centric tournament and I have been told that this is what the silent majority in the community wants. Im surprised it has taken this long for someone to region lock considering how horrible Korean domination is for the game.

I'm pretty sure they want anything but an exclusively Korean top 8. I would love to present stream numbers showing evidence for why Korean dominance is detrimental to popular Starcraft 2 but sadly I don't have any access whatsoever to such figures. I am however absolutely certain a mix between foreigner and Korean player base would yield a much higher viewer base than an exclusively Korean top8.

Why do you think having Korean top 8s are bad? Top 8 is supposed to be the best players and if Koreans are the best players, then so be it. I'm not sure what you are basing that Koreans hurt eSports when Koreans are at the foerfront of bringing eSports to the masses :/

I'm saying a varied base of nationality is more compelling to the general masses compared to single nation dominance. Like I said, I'd love to present stream numbers confirming my stance but sadly I don't have access to such numbers. I'm sure you could find convincing arguments for my case by watching every single SOTG/LO3 episode featuring Sundance DiGiovanni but I can't be arsed to do that (as I'm sure you feel the same). I'm saying only the small minority of dedicated people care about "the best players", the majority of people care about something as frivolous as nationality. If not the football world cup wouldn't be the multi-billion dollar sport even it is today.

I kinda agree with you but if thats a fact how come tournament organizers dont do more straight up region locked qualifiers?

I haven't payed that much attention the past 12 months but I thought tournaments had started to adhere to some really strict region locking? I thought you needed a green card / work visa to participate in respectable WCS regions? Like Polt and Violet have legit athlete visas in order to participate in WCS America.

I think there are still like 2 ladder wildcard spots for everyone and once youre in challenger its pretty hard to get knocked out. No major region locking in other tournaments.

Ladder wildcards are fine by me since the ladder is so incredibly volatile. In my mind I think challenger should be a serious shark pit, meaning a loss means you're f****ng out. Like I said I haven't kept up with WCS but don't you get knocked out if you lose your challenger match?


You do.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
June 22 2014 00:26 GMT
#1674
On June 22 2014 09:25 AlternativeEgo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:23 Dodgin wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:22 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:19 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
any viewer count info for the streams?

Nope you will have to wait for the mandatory post-tournament update from MLG. it goes something like this "RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS u guise!!!11 trust us bro MLG n1 USAUSAUSADrPepper4lyfe"


apparently there's no dr. pepper


What does that mean for the Pepper Crew? No more room makeovers?

Dr. Pepper is a subpar soda. Get a better drink sponsor and end up better than before
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
ptbl
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6074 Posts
June 22 2014 00:26 GMT
#1675
On June 22 2014 09:24 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:22 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:19 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
any viewer count info for the streams?

Nope you will have to wait for the mandatory post-tournament update from MLG. it goes something like this "RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS u guise!!!11 trust us bro MLG n1 USAUSAUSADrPepper4lyfe"


Wrong sir, there is no Dr. Pepper.


Is there still hot pockets? Do they have any food and beverage sponsors. They must at least have nos right...Sucks for the attendees if there isn't any food sponsors.
Don't mind me
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32746 Posts
June 22 2014 00:26 GMT
#1676
So any good games for today? Was off for most of the day and missed LR and MLG.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
kottbullar
Profile Joined August 2012
Australia490 Posts
June 22 2014 00:27 GMT
#1677
Does head-to-head record come before map score when it comes to determinine ties ?
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
June 22 2014 00:27 GMT
#1678
On June 22 2014 09:26 PhoenixVoid wrote:
So any good games for today? Was off for most of the day and missed LR and MLG.

IdrA vs BoxeR on Dual Sight
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
Foreverkul
Profile Joined March 2014
United States1649 Posts
June 22 2014 00:27 GMT
#1679
"Polt used to destroy Zerg! But not anymore..."
I wonder if that had something to do with HotS?
Bowzar
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden741 Posts
June 22 2014 00:27 GMT
#1680
On June 22 2014 09:24 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2014 09:22 Bowzar wrote:
On June 22 2014 09:19 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
any viewer count info for the streams?

Nope you will have to wait for the mandatory post-tournament update from MLG. it goes something like this "RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS u guise!!!11 trust us bro MLG n1 USAUSAUSADrPepper4lyfe"


Wrong sir, there is no Dr. Pepper.

Is the pretzel company with the scantily clad ladies still around tho? Please tell me they are still around.
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