On September 17 2010 21:18 kirkybaby wrote:
$40night * 30 nights = 1200

renting a place in SEOUL = roughly $3,000 smacks. i've lived in korea for a year and i am going back for many more years. my korean wife who lived in seoul for 30+ years has never heard of any hostels. i'm not trying to be argumentative, i'm just genuinely curious about these hostels if they really exist.

and yes, soju is dirt cheap, but that's why you drink loads of it. :p i can go broke on soju, even after winning #1 in GSL hahaha.

we have cheap family owned motel-like 1 night places. It's bed and breakfast but at someone's private homes. They only exist in the country where farmers open their homes to tourists for extra income.

Gruntt

United States175 Posts

September 17 2010 17:31 GMT

#63

On September 18 2010 02:04 AlBundy wrote:
Enough with the stupid morrow/murrow jokes please.

On-topic: I can't understand how they are called "PRO" gamers when in reality they don't have the time nor the money to participate in the biggest sc2 tournament. Can someone explain to me what is up? In my opinion if you are a professionnal sc2 player, or if you want to become one, gsl is pretty much a mandatory step.

Or you can understand what the term actually means and just say that it's someone who makes money playing starcraft.

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 17 2010 17:32 GMT

#64

On September 18 2010 00:15 HuK wrote:
not i

and not morrow whos still in high school

That's a shame. I was sort of hoping you had some top secret plan to go to Korea, I would LOVE to see you in the GSL. Oh well there is always season 3

Pikachusc2

Canada91 Posts

September 17 2010 17:48 GMT

#65

Maybe a good idea would be if team liquid had a teamliquid house thats fianced between poster to help keep it running so when you go there u pay :D lol i actually dont know.

vnlegend

United States1389 Posts

September 17 2010 18:11 GMT

#66

Liquid should rent out some rooms and stuff so foreigners can come to test their skills in the GSL. They'd still charge for the room, food, etc but it'd be great for other foreigners to have a place to stay and English-speaking SC2 players to talk to.

TheBB

Switzerland5133 Posts

September 17 2010 18:15 GMT

#67

On September 18 2010 02:31 Gruntt wrote:

Show nested quote +

Or you can understand what the term actually means and just say that it's someone who makes money playing starcraft.

Or someone who makes a living, i.e. does not depend on doing anything other than playing SC.

gundream

United States229 Posts

September 17 2010 18:18 GMT

#68

the only way i can think of having a good set of foreigners going to GSL would be for people to band together to keep living costs down...pro teams fighting!

Al Bundy

7257 Posts

September 17 2010 18:22 GMT

#69

On September 18 2010 02:31 Gruntt wrote:

Or you can understand what the term actually means and just say that it's someone who makes money playing starcraft.

You can continue winning 100$ tournaments, OR you can try your luck at the gsl.

StarStruck

25339 Posts

September 17 2010 21:19 GMT

#70

Those are amateurs. As TheBB said, all Pro Gamers do is play the game. That's how they make their living. :/

In many cases (as in Korea) they have no time for school and not much else.

whomybuddy

United States620 Posts

September 17 2010 21:49 GMT

#71

Look at the bright side, if you lose your qualify round, you don't have to spend all 3000$ because you only stay in S . Korea for 2 days to 1 week XD not 1month hehe.

sleeepy

Canada777 Posts

September 17 2010 21:50 GMT

#72

On September 17 2010 20:37 Sobba wrote:
Id like to see Huk and Morrow and Dimaga.

I second this.

TekKpriest

308 Posts

September 17 2010 21:56 GMT

#73

On September 18 2010 03:11 vnlegend wrote:
Liquid should rent out some rooms and stuff so foreigners can come to test their skills in the GSL. They'd still charge for the room, food, etc but it'd be great for other foreigners to have a place to stay and English-speaking SC2 players to talk to.

If they'd do this i would go to Korea instantly :D

Xxio

Canada5565 Posts

September 17 2010 21:56 GMT

#74

Dimaga said in an interview after IEM that he has no plan or motivation go to Korea, while Huk was lamenting about his decisions to go to MLG instead of the GSL after seeing how many foreigners made it to the Ro64.

It's cool to see any foreigner go to Korea, it's a big deal whoever it is, though of course we want to see top players make the trip.

CheeseGrater

United States290 Posts

September 17 2010 22:00 GMT

#75

I really hope Sen can make it

Gatsbi

United States1134 Posts

September 17 2010 22:01 GMT

#76

Don't understand how ANY foreigner on a gaming team wouldn't go to the biggest competition for their sport?? Makes me confused how players like HuK and MoRRoW wont be going.. isn't this what they've been training for? playing sc2 hours a day for? like wtf is the point if you're not gonna compete? Money concerns shouldn't be an issue between sponsors or even just working like 2-3 months to scrounge the money up yourself...

Slasher

United States1095 Posts

September 17 2010 22:04 GMT

#77

GSL Season 2 is directly in the middle of IEM US finals in NYC, the start of the IEM European Championship qualifiers, MLG DC, MLG Dallas, BlizzCon, and most likely one other event among dozens of smaller events. To me, all of those tournaments, especially to the American players, are more worthwhile then one season of Gom. After they all end in mid-November, season 3 sounds like a better option.

TBO

Germany1350 Posts

September 17 2010 22:05 GMT

#78

I am pretty sure Blizzcon and GSL won't conflict with each other.

Grettin

42381 Posts

September 17 2010 22:08 GMT

#79

On September 18 2010 07:00 CheeseGrater wrote:
I really hope Sen can make it

I hope this aswell. He would have good chances in there.

reki-

Netherlands327 Posts

September 17 2010 22:11 GMT

#80

Can you as a foreigner even play since you probably need to go on korean battlenet? (with the korean ssn needed for an account)

I mean i know TLO and gang can do it but i wonder how this would work if you're a nobody