interesting what they have been doing in southeast asia...i think the leader of fxo called it an emerging market for esports. without knowing the dynamics of area i will just agree.

it seems like they've really made a real push for this and i think although korea hasn't embraced sc2 as drastically as peak bw levels, a worldwide push will definately bring out the korean pride. and i like that.

Peanutsc

United States277 Posts

February 27 2011 11:19 GMT

#166

Wow! I am so impressed with you guys, and happy that Wolf has found a team to be staff caster for. I hope we (VT) can collaborate with you guys on events, showmatches, etc. The team house sounds incredibly exciting and I wish I could visit~

FXO fighting!

FXOpen

Australia1844 Posts

February 27 2011 14:21 GMT

#167

hi guys,

Thanks alot for the support. I have been celebrating a few things here so forgive me for not adding further insight yet.

I will write a few things up to explain a little more over the coming days.

Regards

FXOBoSs

FALAPARK

United States224 Posts

February 27 2011 14:26 GMT

#168

On February 26 2011 16:33 Arnstein wrote:
Nice!

I still find most SC2 matches boring, but will definitely support this, as I'm pretty sure that I will find SC2 really exciting after expansions and after the game have started to evolve more.

I find this first post very discouraging, I think you should edit the part that says you find sc2 matches boring, you are the first post, people look up to you literally. Fix it if you have a heart!!!l

bennyaus

Australia1833 Posts

February 27 2011 14:28 GMT

#169

Host the tournament after uni exams in late november and I would totally fucking hit that on the way to Europe from Aus.

:D

Kikimiki

Egypt92 Posts

February 27 2011 14:39 GMT

#170

Nice announcement, the only thing that spoils it is that FXOpen is a scamming company.

strongandbig

United States4858 Posts

February 27 2011 14:47 GMT

#171

On February 27 2011 23:39 Kikimiki wrote:
Nice announcement, the only thing that spoils it is that FXOpen is a scamming company.

... Sigh, TL has already been over this, not the case.

Anyway on topic:

Super exciting news! This seems like a great complement to the NASL - we have gsl in Korea with a couple foreigners, NASL for the foreigner scene with a couple of Koreans, and then once or twice a year the big FXO ladder tournament or IEM brings the scenes together. I really hope both FXO and NASL grow strongly.

Edit: also, wolf and unstable make a great casting duo, I really enjoy listening to both of them - good choices by FXO. One worry though - I could be totally wrong, but I thought wolf was based in Europe - would there be any worries about lag between there and sea server events? I know players hate caster lag...

Unstable87

Australia226 Posts

February 27 2011 15:10 GMT

#172

On February 27 2011 23:47 strongandbig wrote:
One worry though - I could be totally wrong, but I thought wolf was based in Europe - would there be any worries about lag between there and sea server events? I know players hate caster lag...

I'm based in Australia and Ive never had trouble casting a game on any server us/eu/kr/sea so it should not be a problem.

FXOpen

Australia1844 Posts

February 27 2011 15:20 GMT

#173

On February 27 2011 23:39 Kikimiki wrote:
Nice announcement, the only thing that spoils it is that FXOpen is a scamming company.

Hi,

I kind of understand your skepticism. But seeing your location as egypt is pretty heart breaking. We have been in egypt from the beginning (our company originated as fxegypt). 8 years of charity and sponsorship of education in egypt makes me feel a little disheartened when you come up with such a baseless comment.

Although I understand, I can't say I appreciate, your post. If you do have a problem with our company, feel free to PM me and we can hopefully rectify any issue you may have.

Regards,

FXOBoSs

Wolf

Korea (South)3290 Posts

February 27 2011 15:37 GMT

#174

On February 28 2011 00:10 Unstable87 wrote:

Show nested quote +

I'm based in Australia and Ive never had trouble casting a game on any server us/eu/kr/sea so it should not be a problem.

Besides, I'm actually based in the Moon, so the lag is always equal.

In all seriousness, there's never been any serious lag in FXO events. It will be dealt with accordingly. The bigger issue is the player lag.

SmoKim

Denmark10305 Posts

February 27 2011 16:00 GMT

#175

gogo FXOpen, great team and great organisation

Anuzi

192 Posts

February 28 2011 01:05 GMT

#176

So happy to hear this news. Really looking forward to more of Wolf and Unstable casting together, they were amazing during the FXO invitational. The best of luck with these endeavors! (though I doubt you need it with how well thought out everything seems

)

bkrow

Australia8532 Posts

February 28 2011 01:21 GMT

#177

Okay i just read that post.. and had to read it twice..

My brain literally hurts with the amount of awesomeness..

Incredible things can happen when you throw money in the right direction

This is amazing! Keep up the good work FXO!

Wargizmo

Australia1237 Posts

February 28 2011 01:38 GMT

#178

Just a quick question about the ladder, will it be based on all tournaments or just those put on by FXO? And if so, will FXO put on more open tournaments instead of invitationals so that all players will get an equal chance to earn points?