This is great news now I won't have to stay up to watch the gsl^^ Was only really interested in the foreigners success and particularly idras. This has to have something to do with incontrols announcement about a huge tournament. Absolutely fantastic gl gg

ZyM

Italy50 Posts

February 16 2011 12:56 GMT

#242

What will happen to the IMBALANCE show then? :D

DennizR

Sweden653 Posts

February 16 2011 12:57 GMT

#243

It is understandable since the upcoming tournaments will have huge prizes with possibly lesser competition. However, I don't think he will dominate the western scene at all, he will be a top contender for sure but not much more than that. Also, code S is quite hard to get into, but not as hard to stay in, so it won't be an easy way back if he ever intends to try again...

Furthermore, not to sound like a hater, but I do believe he realizes that GSL is a lot harder for him to make money in, and that he is unlikely to actually win a GSL. Winning MLGs etc however has a higher possibility so, overall an understandable choice to make.

BeMannerDuPenner

Germany5638 Posts

February 16 2011 13:24 GMT

#244

sad :/ want our 2 foreigner heroes fighting for us in gsl.

and nothing can rival gsl in prestige,skill and most likely money. sure it might be better for him, maybe its better for eg or whoever. but i wouldve preferred our bm nerd to stay where he belongs.

1Eris1

United States5797 Posts

February 16 2011 14:07 GMT

#245

Haha. I feel bad for the rest of the foreigners outside of korea.

YuriFTW

United States9 Posts

February 16 2011 14:15 GMT

#246

WIN! Super excited to see Idra in foreign tournaments!
Let Jinro dominate the east, and Idra take the west... : )

GinDo

3327 Posts

February 16 2011 14:23 GMT

#247

Wow, unexpected, I really thought this was his year. But any how NA will be a joke for him which equals more Tournament wins.

1 big tourney with the best with a very slim chance of winning vs. Multiple decent Tourneys where he has better odds.

With GSL it was just 1 shot to hit big, in NA he will have more chances to win.

AimlessAmoeba

Canada704 Posts

February 16 2011 14:27 GMT

#248

I was looking forward to watching him rock Code S again... This could've been your month, IdrA!

I wonder if HuK will follow suit? Doubtful, seeing as how he just now finally got into the GSL.

EmilA

Denmark4618 Posts

February 16 2011 14:30 GMT

#249

Probably a wise decision but really, chill out on the "he'll win everything" hype. This is not a "best player wins guaranteed" game and I could imagine many players who could take BO3 or BO5 off him.

Farkinator

United States283 Posts

February 16 2011 14:34 GMT

#250

"However, due to his long stay in Korea and many foreign tournaments coming up, EG and Greg have decided that Greg should return to US so he can better concentrate on growing non Korean tournaments."

You mean like the North American Starleague? (iNcontroL's big secret thread O_O)

I'm really excited to see IdrA back in the American scene and looking forward to actually getting replays of him in tournaments!

LarJarsE

United States1378 Posts

February 16 2011 14:39 GMT

#251

Go IdrA! You will make some DOLLAZ back in America and I bet you can help StarCraft II tourneys becoming more popular and even televised.

Salivanth

Australia1071 Posts

February 16 2011 14:53 GMT

#252

I doubt you're actually gonna read this thread, but good for you. If it makes you happier and makes you more money to be in America, go do it, and you can do wonders for the community here. Especially now that you're doing Imbalanced, which I think is quite a good show, I think you can do great things. Smash some skulls at MLG for us

GagnarTheUnruly

United States655 Posts

February 16 2011 15:06 GMT

#253

It's interesting because it sets a pretty strong precedent -- one of the absolute top Western progamers is leaving code S in the #1 tournament in Korea because he or his team can make more money if he plays in the 'States. It doesn't bode well for foreign participation in future GSLs, but it will be good for the NA and possibly European SC scenes.

ptbl

United States6074 Posts

February 16 2011 15:09 GMT

#254

So, I'm assuming the EG house isn't happening in Korea? It wouldn't be the same with Idra in Korea.

StyLeD

United States2965 Posts

February 16 2011 15:09 GMT

#255

On February 16 2011 21:56 ZyM wrote:
What will happen to the IMBALANCE show then? :D

Idra seemed very adamant about the show's continuation. It seems he enjoys the controversy it causes.

He talked about experimenting with split screen, audio-only, etc on the latest SOTG

Tenks

United States3104 Posts

February 16 2011 15:16 GMT

#256

Kind of lame that the people in the group simply get a free win. I'd almost have preferred they filled the spot with someone who performed well in Code A from last season.

Souljah

United States423 Posts

February 16 2011 15:20 GMT

#257

Bad move.. if you ask me, winning the toughest tournament out there like the GSL stomps any amount of MLG tournaments with inferior competition. If we really want the SC2 esports scene to take off outside korea, a foreigner winning GSL would make the biggest impact.

Looks like Jinro is the best hope for this.

GaryBrackett

Bulgaria106 Posts

February 16 2011 15:24 GMT

#258

LOVE YOU GREG, GL BABY IN THE STATES, YOU GONNA BRING HOME THE GOLD NEXT TIME :p

sevia

United States954 Posts

February 16 2011 15:26 GMT

#259

This is undoubtedly linked to iNcontrol's big announcement. He must have something pretty amazing lined up for IdrA to leave Korea at a time like this.

brentsen

1252 Posts

February 16 2011 15:27 GMT

#260

I think the theorycrafting in this and the other (NASL) threads is getting a bit out of control but nonetheless if Idra doesn't even wait for this season to conclude there must be something up.