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YellowEmperor
Profile Joined October 2008
Taiwan100 Posts
March 30 2010 14:58 GMT
#41
Complete bullshit... I didn't get to play b/c of no key.. Korean kids get to just go to the nearest PC cafe for like 1 US dollar an hour and play it without a key... bullshit...

However, glad it's in Korea, since they obviously are the foundation for e-Sports.
When you learn something, use the heart.
Fraidnot
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States824 Posts
March 30 2010 15:08 GMT
#42
On March 30 2010 15:08 Kenpachi wrote:
this made me feel like shit

+1
Perseverance
Profile Joined February 2010
Japan2800 Posts
March 30 2010 16:02 GMT
#43
I <3 Blizzard, but I wish that they would allow 3-5k more people on the US servers!
<3 Moonbattles
C0rrupt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States57 Posts
March 30 2010 16:14 GMT
#44
The wait is longer now
The corruption has begun
Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
7034 Posts
March 30 2010 16:19 GMT
#45
On March 30 2010 23:44 asdfTT123 wrote:
More importantly, is this an indication that KeSPA and Blizzard have resolved their disagreements???

Why would it be? Its not like KESPA runs all the pc cafes or anything rofl.

It's more like Blizzard trying to get Koreans more excited about SC2 so KESPA can do nothing but accept that its the future and if they want to be of importance in the future they need to listen to what Blizzard says.
OreoBoi
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada1639 Posts
March 30 2010 16:26 GMT
#46
This is probably the best idea for balancing.
The amount of games that will be played in a competitive context will skyrocket when the korean's start playing.
Its like in SC1, we all complain something is imba, and then the progamers solve our problems with magical builds.
OOl
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States65 Posts
March 30 2010 16:27 GMT
#47
I don't see how people are happy about this. We should be at SC war with korea for a dominant position. We spent what? 10+ years having "korean" be *the* thing and now they get first open beta which means more time to play with more serious gamers. IE: a potential edge. I don't want to see korea as *the* sc2 community just like it was *the* sc1 community. I want to see euro/us get some credit.
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
March 30 2010 16:38 GMT
#48
On March 31 2010 01:27 OOl wrote:
I don't see how people are happy about this. We should be at SC war with korea for a dominant position. We spent what? 10+ years having "korean" be *the* thing and now they get first open beta which means more time to play with more serious gamers. IE: a potential edge. I don't want to see korea as *the* sc2 community just like it was *the* sc1 community. I want to see euro/us get some credit.

Then the EU/US players better pick up the slack, eh?
Spawkuring
Profile Joined July 2008
United States755 Posts
March 30 2010 16:42 GMT
#49
On March 31 2010 01:27 OOl wrote:
I don't see how people are happy about this. We should be at SC war with korea for a dominant position. We spent what? 10+ years having "korean" be *the* thing and now they get first open beta which means more time to play with more serious gamers. IE: a potential edge. I don't want to see korea as *the* sc2 community just like it was *the* sc1 community. I want to see euro/us get some credit.


Even if the goal is for more countries to play SC2 competitively, it's still extremely important that Korea accepts SC2. Korea is still the e-sports capital, and what they like/dislike will have an impact on how other countries accept it. This is obviously Blizzard's trump card against Kespa. Kespa may not listen to Blizzard, but they'll definitely listen to what their paying customers want.
yomi
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States773 Posts
March 30 2010 16:43 GMT
#50
On March 31 2010 01:27 OOl wrote:
I don't see how people are happy about this. We should be at SC war with korea for a dominant position. We spent what? 10+ years having "korean" be *the* thing and now they get first open beta which means more time to play with more serious gamers. IE: a potential edge. I don't want to see korea as *the* sc2 community just like it was *the* sc1 community. I want to see euro/us get some credit.

Korea won't dominate because they get to play beta earlier. They will dominate because they have players living in a house together, playing full time, with a dedicated coach and substantial sums of money at stake.
Volshok
Profile Joined August 2008
United States349 Posts
March 30 2010 16:57 GMT
#51
I was going to say April Fools, but it would be a few days early. Now I'm now confused then anything else.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=123657
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
March 30 2010 17:17 GMT
#52
WHAT THE HELL BLIZZARD. Giving koreans yet another advantage as if they werent good enough at SC already.
RumZ
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States956 Posts
March 30 2010 17:29 GMT
#53
Blizzard doesn't give a crap if Foreigners can compete in SC2. They just want to up the bankroll.

Here's proof.
psychopat
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada417 Posts
March 30 2010 18:03 GMT
#54
If you honestly think that a couple months of playing makes that big of an advantage in the long run, you're quite mistaken.

Sure, they'll have a leg up for the first couple of months but things will even out. The more important things, like actual practice time & innate skill will take over. Of course, the funny thing is that they'll still beat us based on that too. :-)
Pufftrees
Profile Joined March 2009
2449 Posts
March 30 2010 18:14 GMT
#55
This makes me extremely happy

And yes, a couple months with orders of magnitude more player base and general accepting into the Korean Culture, the game will evolve drastically in beta.

Some national or "server" pride is good, but I think its pretty selfish to cry out that Korean's are given an edge now over other servers and say it's "not fair".

Having more beta testers is good.
Having a lot more beta testers is better.
Having the e-sports capital's general public test the game is awesome.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
See.Blue
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2673 Posts
March 30 2010 18:27 GMT
#56
On March 31 2010 03:14 Pufftrees wrote:
This makes me extremely happy


Pretty much my sentiments. I'm dying to see how the game evolves with that many new (highly dedicated) players being entered. Relax guys, in a few months we'll all have the game
Gnosis
Profile Joined December 2008
Scotland912 Posts
March 30 2010 18:30 GMT
#57
On March 31 2010 02:29 Joey.rumz wrote:
Blizzard doesn't give a crap if Foreigners can compete in SC2. They just want to up the bankroll.

Here's proof.


Haha, what?! How is giving Korea an open-beta an indication that Blizzard doesn't want foreigners competing?! It's an inevitability, and this is a very good move on Blizzards part, imo. I'd like for some Koreans to solve T mech and the generic MMM builds that happen every game.
"Reason is flawless, de jure, but reasoners are not, de facto." – Peter Kreeft
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
March 30 2010 18:40 GMT
#58
bullshit.
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5469 Posts
March 30 2010 18:43 GMT
#59
Some of my kids were talking about this...

SC2 will be very big.
milo
Profile Joined February 2010
116 Posts
March 30 2010 18:44 GMT
#60
I don't mind as long as Blizzard keeps the foreign invites rolling
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