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On July 25 2014 12:31 geokilla wrote:Show nested quote +On July 25 2014 11:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On July 25 2014 11:20 Foreverkul wrote:On July 25 2014 11:18 stuchiu wrote:On July 25 2014 11:17 Foreverkul wrote:
So only Impact is tired? Not also everyone who made it this far? :/ Polt played on East coast time. So 11:00 AM to now. Impact played from 1 AM to 10 AM Was he planning not to make it all the way then? Couldn't take a nap before the tournament? Players have lives and families, you can't just flip your sleeping schedule around and around and around at will. I'm sure he did take a nap but a nap isn't enough to give you 10 hours of endurance. The fatigue took an obvious toll as you saw with that muta control mistake which resulted in his entire muta ball getting killed. It's fine though, the qualification is what mattered. He wanted to put on a good showing against Polt and he did, I think if the mutas hadnt died he'd have won that game, he had the superior economy and his 3/3 was well on the way. He'll get a chance at revenge at the event. I just find saying someone is tired is a bad excuse for playing poorly That's weird, because it's maybe the most legitimate excuse for any SC2 player playing poorly. It sucked for Symbol as well, the qualifier is setup at a time which makes life difficult for the Koreans living in SK, but ideal for those that moved to Europe for WCS and such. You can't exactly have people stay up just for KR and EU region either. What about all the NA players that were trying out but knocked out early in the tournament? It's a global qualifier and so there will always be time zone problems. It's just that it affects different people. Having said that, do I like the idea of global qualifier? Yes and no. I think it would be better if there was two NA qualifiers, one EU qualifier, one KR/TW/CN qualifier, and one or two global qualifiers. That way, players can possibly play at a better time and not have to play in the wee hours like Impact or all the other players that were affected by fatigue.
I don't necessarily like the regional qualifiers thing, it just seems like a wasted slot. If a foreigner can't get through the qualifier with mixed regions then they're not gonna be able to get anything done in the main tournament, so you'd be better off with a more competitive player.
The suggestion someone had earlier was great, keep all 3 qualifiers local but rotate the times to favour different regions. That would be great.
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Wow, Mvp sure went deep. Shame he couldn't make it.
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Sign up for the global qualifiers cup 2 happening tomorrow! Its stacked, so don't miss out!
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On July 25 2014 12:53 TotalBiscuit wrote:
The suggestion someone had earlier was great, keep all 3 qualifiers local but rotate the times to favour different regions. That would be great.
I assumed they already planned that but was disappointed to learn they did not. Should be standard practice for global events like this so people can pick they best date they can compete.
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On July 25 2014 12:53 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 25 2014 12:31 geokilla wrote:On July 25 2014 11:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On July 25 2014 11:20 Foreverkul wrote:On July 25 2014 11:18 stuchiu wrote:On July 25 2014 11:17 Foreverkul wrote:
So only Impact is tired? Not also everyone who made it this far? :/ Polt played on East coast time. So 11:00 AM to now. Impact played from 1 AM to 10 AM Was he planning not to make it all the way then? Couldn't take a nap before the tournament? Players have lives and families, you can't just flip your sleeping schedule around and around and around at will. I'm sure he did take a nap but a nap isn't enough to give you 10 hours of endurance. The fatigue took an obvious toll as you saw with that muta control mistake which resulted in his entire muta ball getting killed. It's fine though, the qualification is what mattered. He wanted to put on a good showing against Polt and he did, I think if the mutas hadnt died he'd have won that game, he had the superior economy and his 3/3 was well on the way. He'll get a chance at revenge at the event. I just find saying someone is tired is a bad excuse for playing poorly That's weird, because it's maybe the most legitimate excuse for any SC2 player playing poorly. It sucked for Symbol as well, the qualifier is setup at a time which makes life difficult for the Koreans living in SK, but ideal for those that moved to Europe for WCS and such. You can't exactly have people stay up just for KR and EU region either. What about all the NA players that were trying out but knocked out early in the tournament? It's a global qualifier and so there will always be time zone problems. It's just that it affects different people. Having said that, do I like the idea of global qualifier? Yes and no. I think it would be better if there was two NA qualifiers, one EU qualifier, one KR/TW/CN qualifier, and one or two global qualifiers. That way, players can possibly play at a better time and not have to play in the wee hours like Impact or all the other players that were affected by fatigue. I don't necessarily like the regional qualifiers thing, it just seems like a wasted slot. If a foreigner can't get through the qualifier with mixed regions then they're not gonna be able to get anything done in the main tournament, so you'd be better off with a more competitive player. The suggestion someone had earlier was great, keep all 3 qualifiers local but rotate the times to favour different regions. That would be great.
I appreciate the attitude that whom so ever happen to be the best players should be the ones going through, but it also depends on what the aim of the tournament is. If it's more of an olympic style event, i.e. every country or region or whatever sends one competitor, and then it's a region vs region showdown, then regional qualifiers make sense.
If the aim is simply to get the absolute best players regardless, then having an open bracket with rotating timezones and home servers makes sense. In Sc2 this is a little skewed because one region is just so massively superior that only a very select few of the people outside can even compete with mid-tier Koreans. I don't know what Red Bull is looking for, but they likely know for a fact that having foreigners in the main event will draw viewership, so I'm not surprised they look for ways to insert at least a few.
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On July 27 2014 07:02 pHaRSiDE wrote:
Sign up for the global qualifiers cup 2 happening tomorrow! Its stacked, so don't miss out!
I signed up because it was stacked. Just for a chance to face a pro, and get a legendary smackdown :D
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@pHaRSiDE it's BO3s from the start right?
Also I haven't found anywhere where it says what maps the games will be on. I mean is it veto or what?
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On July 28 2014 02:23 Mozdk wrote:
@pHaRSiDE it's BO3s from the start right?
Also I haven't found anywhere where it says what maps the games will be on. I mean is it veto or what?
All of that is in original post o.O yes its best of 3 all rounds and yes its vetos by ladder maps. Its in original post under map selection process spoiler.
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On July 28 2014 02:34 pHaRSiDE wrote:Show nested quote +On July 28 2014 02:23 Mozdk wrote:
@pHaRSiDE it's BO3s from the start right?
Also I haven't found anywhere where it says what maps the games will be on. I mean is it veto or what? All of that is in original post o.O yes its best of 3 all rounds and yes its vetos by ladder maps. Its in original post under map selection process spoiler.
Kewl thanks
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On July 28 2014 03:17 The_Templar wrote:
No Mvp or Harstem? TT
Mvp is in, harstem is commenting ATC
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Possible Mvp vs DRG or GuMiho, nice!
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Possible Gamja vs Gamtja match if they both win
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Mal is Oz' manager and got a walkover. Plays Mvp next most likely, GL haha
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Heh, trust has the North Korea flag
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