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Chicane
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7875 Posts
January 20 2012 00:40 GMT
#40041
139 seems low for all the regions combined. O_O It also doesn't seem to fit into a normal bracket. Some people will start ahead. 256 would have made more sense, and just let the rest of the spots be sign up.
EndOfTime88
Profile Joined February 2011
Austria259 Posts
January 20 2012 00:40 GMT
#40042
John Nelson is killing esports.
"Time is what we want most,but what we use worst."-William Penn
GwSC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1997 Posts
January 20 2012 00:41 GMT
#40043
Lol.
All the Koreans come to NA qualifier for easy wins
All the NA players go to Korea to avoid the Koreans.
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 00:41:54
January 20 2012 00:41 GMT
#40044
On January 20 2012 09:39 Lyter wrote:
What don't you understand? The arena is not the big tournament? It is part of the run up to the big end of season tournament? My brain is full of fuck now I have no idea what you're getting at

My bad. I worded that wrong. I understand what they're doing, but I don't agree with it. I believe qualifiers should be open to anyone. That's the whole point right? Give everyone a chance?
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
pPingu
Profile Joined September 2011
Switzerland2892 Posts
January 20 2012 00:41 GMT
#40045
I already see the Korean teams dividing the servers between each other
dubRa
Profile Joined December 2008
2165 Posts
January 20 2012 00:41 GMT
#40046
Invite qualifier? MLG underdog stories killed. Boom.
Bayyne
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1967 Posts
January 20 2012 00:42 GMT
#40047
His name was John Nelson.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
decerto
Profile Joined November 2011
244 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 00:45:20
January 20 2012 00:43 GMT
#40048
There is 139 koreans better than all americans and most europeans ......, destiny, inc and tyler arnt near the top 139 players
Adreme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States5574 Posts
January 20 2012 00:43 GMT
#40049
On January 20 2012 09:41 Telcontar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2012 09:39 Lyter wrote:
What don't you understand? The arena is not the big tournament? It is part of the run up to the big end of season tournament? My brain is full of fuck now I have no idea what you're getting at

My bad. I worded that wrongly. I understand what they're doing, but I don't agree with it. I believe qualifiers should be open to anyone. That's the whole point right? Give everyone a chance?


The big prize for this event is to get seeding into the big event which is still open like every other MLG event and the people who dont win will have to battle thru the open bracket.
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
January 20 2012 00:44 GMT
#40050
On January 20 2012 09:43 Adreme wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2012 09:41 Telcontar wrote:
On January 20 2012 09:39 Lyter wrote:
What don't you understand? The arena is not the big tournament? It is part of the run up to the big end of season tournament? My brain is full of fuck now I have no idea what you're getting at

My bad. I worded that wrongly. I understand what they're doing, but I don't agree with it. I believe qualifiers should be open to anyone. That's the whole point right? Give everyone a chance?


The big prize for this event is to get seeding into the big event which is still open like every other MLG event and the people who dont win will have to battle thru the open bracket.

Oh, so the arena decides the seeding for the actual big live event? I guess that makes sense. Thanks.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
zaii
Profile Joined October 2010
Guam2611 Posts
January 20 2012 00:44 GMT
#40051
On January 20 2012 09:41 dubRa wrote:
Invite qualifier? MLG underdog stories killed. Boom.


nope, theres still an open bracket
SiguR
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada2039 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 00:48:34
January 20 2012 00:46 GMT
#40052
This sounds atrocious, assuming its 139 combined across all regions. No open qualifier...and people like JP picked them? JP doesn't even know who half of the european players are. Literally. There are 139 koreans that are better than most of the people that will probably be invited from NA.

This sounds absolutely horrible. Their solution to having players being kept seeded too long was to make it so up and coming players can't qualify to get seeding for the regular events?

Isn't this the exact same problem as last year in different form? If a new player breaks onto the seen he's still going to be seeded lower than players invited to the qualifiers.

On January 20 2012 09:46 Bayyne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2012 09:46 SiguR wrote:
This sounds atrocious, assuming its 139 combined across all regions. No open qualifier...and people like JP picked them? JP doesn't even know who half of the european players are. There are 139 koreans that are better than most of the people that will probably be invited from NA.

This sounds absolutely horrible. Their solution to having players being kept seeded too long was to make it so up and coming players can't qualify at all?


Stop speculating and assuming shit and wait and see how it turns out.


I'm not speculating and assuming. I'm replying to exactly what I just heard them say.
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 00:47:07
January 20 2012 00:46 GMT
#40053
I thought sotg wasn't owned by MLG anymore ><
edit : oh, as soon as I post that the MLG talk ends :D 45mn is way too much imo.
ravenKRaz
Profile Joined March 2011
United States580 Posts
January 20 2012 00:46 GMT
#40054
poor john nelson
DarkneSS.1360
BrodiaQ
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States892 Posts
January 20 2012 00:46 GMT
#40055
john nelson doesn't exist, he is just a scapegoat they made up to hide the conspiracy.

Hear the truth, block out the lies.



Player 140 exists. Don't let them fool you.
"So come right up and let me squash your creativity with my iron fist of conservative play."--Nony
Bayyne
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1967 Posts
January 20 2012 00:46 GMT
#40056
On January 20 2012 09:46 SiguR wrote:
This sounds atrocious, assuming its 139 combined across all regions. No open qualifier...and people like JP picked them? JP doesn't even know who half of the european players are. There are 139 koreans that are better than most of the people that will probably be invited from NA.

This sounds absolutely horrible. Their solution to having players being kept seeded too long was to make it so up and coming players can't qualify at all?


Stop speculating and assuming shit and wait and see how it turns out.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
EndOfTime88
Profile Joined February 2011
Austria259 Posts
January 20 2012 00:50 GMT
#40057
Incontrol's pronunciation of kebab makes my skin crawl. T_T
"Time is what we want most,but what we use worst."-William Penn
McFeser
Profile Joined July 2011
United States2458 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 00:52:01
January 20 2012 00:51 GMT
#40058
On January 20 2012 09:50 EndOfTime88 wrote:
Incontrol's pronunciation of kebab makes my skin crawl. T_T

That how we pronounce it over here. How is kebab pronounced over there?
Promethelax still hasn't changed his quote
WArped
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom4845 Posts
January 20 2012 00:54 GMT
#40059
On January 20 2012 09:51 McFeser wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2012 09:50 EndOfTime88 wrote:
Incontrol's pronunciation of kebab makes my skin crawl. T_T

That how we pronounce it over here. How is kebab pronounced over there?


I assume you pronounce it like we do and say KeBAB and it is Geoff who says it retarded?
Lyter
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United Kingdom2145 Posts
January 20 2012 00:55 GMT
#40060
ke-bab, as in bab, bob has an o in it
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