On August 14 2016 08:23 Nebuchad wrote:
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In that case you should also be sad that the pre2015 Koreans were banned, cause you would have even more than 7 back then. Again, the problem isn't wanting more Koreans, the problem is wanting 7 koreans instead of 4 and being really devastated that this number changed in such a meaningless fashion.

Well obviously that goes without saying. I don't want region lock to begin with. But if we have to have region lock I would prefer the 2015 model over the 2016 one. Also, I normally try not to complain about it to begin with, because I don't really feel it adds anything to complain, I just don't watch instead.

Well then your position is rational, but it doesn't go without saying at all. Part of why we got the 2015 system is because the community pushed for it. The 2016 system is the one who gets shit on, not region locking in general. There was no talk of WCS welfare in 2015, that system went swimmingly.

I meant it goes without saying that:

On August 14 2016 08:23 Nebuchad wrote:
In that case you should also be sad that the pre2015 Koreans were banned

as in me personally not liking it.

And there might be less complaining about it if there were still Koreans at weekend tournaments, but who knows.

Honestly though, is there really that much complaining to begin with really, are you sure that it isn't just a few vocal people? Just like there used to be a few people who posted stuff like "Oh, only Koreans left in the tournament, time to stop watching." back then.

If nobody speaks against them, then "a few vocal people" become the voice of the community.

So I'm speaking against them.

The truth is that it feels more "welfare" than last year because there are more tournaments where this region locking actually applies. Last year we had three seasons which are these championships now, additionally we now have other "weekend" wcs tournaments region locked as well. That wasn't a thing last year. That's the reason people shout these statements. Another truth is (probably) that if it wasn't for that region lock we probably wouldn't have sc2 at any dreamhack/IEM this year.

There aren't more tournaments where it applies, there are less tournaments where it doesn't apply.

There are also less tournaments.

Exactly.
So the community should voice their concerns on the number of events, and the number of global events, instead of being offended that foreigners have it too easy because they fight 4 Koreans instead of 7.

There's less tournaments because there are fewer viewers. Nothing Blizzard can do except spend more money subsidising them can change that.

Then we'll probably lose this fight in the end. But hey, at least we'll lose fighting the right fights.

intotheheart

Canada33091 Posts

August 13 2016 23:58 GMT

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On August 14 2016 08:58 Cricketer12 wrote:

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still no where near blizzcon 2014 level

My blog will definitely cause a stir, given the shitposting potential of the candidates.

blade55555

United States17423 Posts

August 13 2016 23:58 GMT

#3019

As a note, I guess chargelots are never made in pvt anymore? Just realized I haven't seen any in the PvT's I have seen, even though Protoss will have 2k minerals and no gas.