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Hello TL,
long time lurker / poster, first time contributor. After seeing even DjWheat and Chill struggle with the Code A-S Format in their show "Weapon of Choice" i decided to visualize the concept. This is my first time i did something like that, so don't be to harsh.
If you find any error, bugs or misinterpretations please write me a PM. I have no time to parse a complete thread.
Code A
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/zBrne.png)
Code S
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/A99X7.png)
DISCLAIMER: This graphic is a visualized version of a translated GOMTV News, so it may differ from their format after all.
ADDITION: Here are more versions (eps, psd, ...) of these diagrams, if you would like to work with them or change them feel free to do so. http://www.mediafire.com/?idmmau1dpnrr2ck
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Leave it to GOMTV to turn something like Code S and Code A qualification into some sort of Kafkaesque monstrosity :/
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And here I thought they just used a magic 8-ball.
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There's one on reddit right now which I think is clearer:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Ev5Jc.jpg)
It was made by puzzl from teamliquid.
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that is the most messed up system i have ever seen.
i dont get it.
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Now we just need someone to explain in a video with nice graphics 
On December 14 2010 03:48 idonthinksobro wrote:
that is the most messed up system i have ever seen.
i dont get it.
Apparently it was designed to make players compete more. Even a couple of ranks higher can provide additional benefits in the long run.
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On December 14 2010 03:40 Empyrean wrote:
Leave it to GOMTV to turn something like Code S and Code A qualification into some sort of Kafkaesque monstrosity :/
I think you've just given the name to the eventual GSL newspost.
Reminds me of this.
+ Show Spoiler +
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i feel like a Caveman looking at this 
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Wow, that is very complicated. It looks like it will make a lot of games though.
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Thanks for the visual ArdentZeal, I thought I had a pretty good idea how it worked but your visual made easier. Confusing system by GOMTV but I think it might actually work to make every match worth something and make the players play hard even if they've already lost in order to maintain their position
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it's not that hard to understand guys... the reddit graph is very clear.
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Wait, so before the Code S Replacement matches, Code A players play against each other to get ranked? The math doesn't really work out for that reddit one, there are only 24 Code A players, right? How can there be 8 groups of 4 in Code A?
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On December 14 2010 03:40 Empyrean wrote:
Leave it to GOMTV to turn something like Code S and Code A qualification into some sort of Kafkaesque monstrosity :/
Eh, no worse than OSL used to be back in the days of OSC, ODT etc.
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On December 14 2010 04:10 oogles wrote:
Wait, so before the Code S Replacement matches, Code A players play against each other to get ranked? The math doesn't really work out for that reddit one, there are only 24 Code A players, right? How can there be 8 groups of 4 in Code A?
That's Code S - 32 Code S players
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On December 14 2010 04:10 oogles wrote:
Wait, so before the Code S Replacement matches, Code A players play against each other to get ranked? The math doesn't really work out for that reddit one, there are only 24 Code A players, right? How can there be 8 groups of 4 in Code A?
32 A code players instead of 24.
lol if you just read it right.
It says 4 players. If you win your first match you are Code A atleast for next season. Multiply that by 8 and you get 32 players. Top16 means you're Code A next season while the top8 gets to play the up and down matches to determine the Code S of next season.
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The visualisation on reddit is very clear, although they forgot to mention that 4 code-A spots are reserved to the best foreigners (based on their achievement in non-Korean competitions iirc).
All I can say is I <3 GSL. I bought all 3 season tickets, have watched every single game (expect maybe a few 'unattractive' Ro64 matchs ^^) and by the looks of it, I'm gonna do the same for many seasons to come!
I hope they upgrade the non-Korean streaming service a little, maybe with a European server. I can never watch the HQ live stream (from France), but the VODs are perfect with a 10s pause for buffer. All in all, those 50$ were very well spent 
In the words of Tasteless, 'Tell your friends about it!'
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On December 14 2010 04:30 Cheebah wrote:
The visualisation on reddit is very clear, although they forgot to mention that 4 code-A spots are reserved to the best foreigners (based on their achievement in non-Korean competitions iirc).
Does that mean that "uncoded" foreigners will be limited to 4 places or am I being unfairly pessimistic?
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On December 14 2010 03:45 dvide wrote:There's one on reddit right now which I think is clearer: + Show Spoiler +
It's actually from the TL thread. But I think they are not as clear as mine 
(based on the visual style of the OSL FAQ):
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Dp2vFl.png)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/xXcH0.jpg)
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ONE WORD SUMS THIS ALL UP::
CLUSTERFUCK!
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EPT![[image loading]](http://info-wars.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/0005DC-289.jpg)
