EPTNASL a popularity contest? - Page 3
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Brad
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
On February 22 2011 09:40 GenoZStriker wrote: Popular players don't mean the best players in the world which is where his concern comes from. If TLOpen has proven anything is that there are so many players in the scene that are overlooked because they are not TLO's, MorroW or Strelok yet they are just as good or possibly better than them. Which is why the whole popularity contest thing will diminish the chances of good/better players not being able to compete. I'll be honest with you. I'm certain that mostly everyone would prefer to see a player like let's say Tester because he's popular, compared to say ONECruncher who yes, won a TLOpen... But he doesn't have that name. Popularity is everything. IF you win a MLG or get top 4, you WILL become popular; so there is no problem whatsoever. | ||
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Deleted User 108965
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qbs
Poland771 Posts
On February 22 2011 09:44 sickoota wrote: Incontrol is currently sitting at tenth, obviously actual results have nothing to do with popularity. yeah it should be like GSL ( or something similar ) qualifiers and then the main tournament i hope those are not final rules ; / | ||
Daigomi
South Africa4316 Posts
I hope they'll find a way for more than one player to qualify through an open tournament. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On February 22 2011 09:42 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: Are you basically saying that TL is a joke and we shouldn't discuss things about eSports here because we have no power? Also, finding out the flaws =/= posting on TL This is eSports we're talking about, and it's still in its infancy especially in NA... it should be the best it can be and have the cleanest start possible to ensure a good future. Edit: Also, what about Koreans? Are none of them on the voting list? Are they saying that Asians will have to compete in that Open Tournament? So basically this is a foreigners' only league? According to the interview with iNcontroL, Koreans will probably be able to compete in the open tournament but capped at five. The reason he gives for this is the nasty latency issues as well as physical time-zone limitations. They will also have to be able to physically make the finals, which could pose issues for some Koreans. Whether or not you think this is fair is another issue. The GSL has the funds and backing to reach out to foreigners, but even they aren't seeded directly into Code S (the top 32) until they prove themselves in Code A. In time, I suspect the NASL may do a similar thing with inviting a few Koreans. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
 Skillz_man Russian Federation. February 22 2011 9:51 Posts 1I vote for BratOK. He's an amazing player. | ||
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Aaayaaa
United States88 Posts
EGIdrA LiquidTLO LiquidHuK DuckloadWhiteRa LiquidTyler ROOTKiWiKaKi LiquidRet ROOTCatZ EGiNcontroL ROOTqxc MouzMorroW mTwDIMAGA aTnSocke ROOTMinigun DignitasSjoW DignitasSeleCT MouzMaNa MouzNaama EGDeMusliM FnaticSen MAdelscott ROOTDrewbie FXOmOOnGLaDe FXOSheth EGMachine LiquidHaypro MouzHasuObs LGPainUser DignitasNaniwa FnaticKawaiiRice aTnDarkForcE MYMMondragon MTarson EGAxslav FnaticFenix MYMClouD vVvRigid FnaticGretorp FnaticTT1 That's the current top 40. Pretty freaking good list let me tell you It will balance out more and more. | ||
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Gigaudas
Sweden1213 Posts
On February 22 2011 09:46 BasedSwag wrote: Brat_OK isn't even on the list of players you can vote for. You wait and see - it's really late at night in Russia but once goodgame.ru posts a news bulletin Brat_OK will dominate and a lot of other Eastern Europeans will get a boost. Brat_OK definitely deserves a spot (fingers crossed he won't be stopped by VISA problems again) though  | ||
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MuteZephyr
Lithuania448 Posts
I disagree. I want to see consistently good players, not players that managed to luckily beat someone in a qualifier. That aside, the more popular the players playing, the more viewers, the more exposure, the more sponsorship, the more everything good for esports. Plus, there's spots for qualifiers anyway. | ||
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Miena
United States24 Posts
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TheValley
Poland56 Posts
 more question then i have before announcement... | ||
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Weavel
Finland9224 Posts
edit: The current list looks really awesome though! | ||
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Swerc
United States124 Posts
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feanor1
United States1899 Posts
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GhostFall
United States830 Posts
Granted the best players will usually be the most popular. But where its going to get messy is with teams. Team liquid for example, will always be voted higher than other teams. There can be some dude who is better team liquid players, but he might just get edged out on votes. Or how bout interteam voting. Max 5 players from each team right? well Huk is one of the most popular Liquid players because of people like Husky and HD. However, there might be a situation that forms where he becomes the 6th best player on TL, but still edges out another TL member for 5th because of his popularity. All 50 players should earn their spots imo. A Code S/Code A up/Down rotation or something would be ideal. For the most part, the top 35-40, are cemented. Its the bottom 10-15 I'm worried about. Also, we want good turnover. If a newcomer proves himself, and is the next Flash or something, how easy would it be for him to enter this thing? what if he is not a visible player? what then? | ||
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Crais
Canada2136 Posts
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BasedSwag
Algeria418 Posts
On February 22 2011 09:51 Gigaudas wrote: You wait and see - it's really late at night in Russia but once goodgame.ru posts a news bulletin Brat_OK will dominate and a lot of other Eastern Europeans will get a boost. Brat_OK definitely deserves a spot (fingers crossed he won't be stopped by VISA problems again) though I already added BRAT_OK myself when NASL.TV came up but it's still awaiting moderator approval. | ||
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oOOoOphidian
United States1402 Posts
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.Trex
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