Balanced? Not that long ago. Logically it had to have been balanced at some point in between proxies being unbeatable, and TvP being unwinnable for terran.

Playable/watchable? It was probably okay at some moments between phoenix/adept being nerfed in April 2017 and patch 4.0 in November 2017.

Xain0n

Italy3963 Posts

January 07 2019 03:09 GMT

#167

I am specifically addressing late game TvP as I don't think(and results show) that TvP as a whole definitely isn't unplayable, even if it is on a timer.

RaNgeD

United States733 Posts

January 07 2019 03:50 GMT

#168

Does anyone know if there will be a replay pack released from this qualifier?

geokilla

Canada8240 Posts

January 07 2019 04:01 GMT

#169

Am I the only one who is glad the Koreans qualified even though it's an American qualifier? This qualifier should put an end to the "gap is closing" talk.

Xain0n

Italy3963 Posts

January 07 2019 04:15 GMT

#170

This qualifier doesn't really say much tbh!
If Koreans will qualify throughout EU servers we should worry.
I'm positive there are going to be more than eight foreigners in the final stage of the tournament, eventually.

ZigguratOfUr

Iraq16955 Posts

January 07 2019 04:20 GMT

#171

On January 07 2019 13:01 geokilla wrote:
Am I the only one who is glad the Koreans qualified even though it's an American qualifier? This qualifier should put an end to the "gap is closing" talk.

Nothing short of Serral losing 69-0 against an off-racing Supernova is going to stop the "gap is closing" talk. And everyone expected three Koreans to qualify through the American qualifiers (last year where Elazer qualifier through the American qualifiers was rather bizarre).

52 Posts

January 07 2019 07:06 GMT

#172

On January 07 2019 12:50 RaNgeD wrote:
Does anyone know if there will be a replay pack released from this qualifier?

Sinistro

Brazil684 Posts

January 07 2019 11:23 GMT

#173

Alright folks, we continue the action today! And again, here are some important details:

Sign up link: https://iem.gg/IEMKATO2019-SC2-EU
In-game Chat Channel: IEM (/join IEM in the Europe region)
Check-in: Monday, Jan 07 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Late Sign up: Monday, Jan 07 2:45pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (in case you forgot to sign up, you can do it during the Late Sign up)
Starting hour: Monday, Jan 07 3:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

All players must upload the replays of their matches
No Skins are allowed, all players have to play with the default skin;
All the in-game names should be recognizable and attached to your online persona. If you need help in setting up your ESL account please check this guide;
All the Qualifiers will be transmitted by a team of pre selected Casters - for those who don't remember, applications were open since the announcement of the qualifiers. Currently we have streams listed to broadcast in English, German, French, Polish, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Taiwanese (see first post);
8 Players advance from Stage 1 to Stage 2, that means the last round played today is the Ro16. Stage 2 is played tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan 08 3:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

If you end up facing issues when signing up, or have any general questions regarding the tournament, feel free to open a ticket on the support

Pandain

United States12989 Posts

January 07 2019 15:10 GMT

#174

I don't think Reynor ended up checking in?

argonautdice

Canada2719 Posts

January 07 2019 15:22 GMT

#175

Ah, the great IEM brawl continues.

argonautdice

Canada2719 Posts

January 07 2019 15:23 GMT

#176

On January 08 2019 00:10 Pandain wrote:
I don't think Reynor ended up checking in?

Hes already invited to play in stage 2 based on his wcs performance last year.

Athenau

569 Posts

January 07 2019 15:47 GMT

#177

If two koreans play each other, do they play on KR or EU?

Rodya

546 Posts

January 07 2019 15:51 GMT

#178

On January 08 2019 00:47 Athenau wrote:
If two koreans play each other, do they play on KR or EU?

Korea. Two players can decide on any server they want. But if a Korean plays an NA or EU, then their opponent will (as they are entitled to), insist on EU, and if the 2 players cant agree, then the server is defaulted to EU.