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gn1k
Profile Joined July 2010
United States441 Posts
March 10 2011 09:20 GMT
#321
I liked it much more when everything was cast by the amazing Tastetosis. The new casters are only 5-10% as entertaining or intelligent about the game. I will probably still watch all GSL and the new tournaments. Incontrol Day9 TLO and Rotterdam are way better commentary than the code A casters.
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AmiPolizeiFunk
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany804 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-10 09:21:17
March 10 2011 09:20 GMT
#322
GSL Code S casted by Tastetosis is the Main Event, and looks like it will be for a long time to come. Best players, huge prizes, beautiful booths, best casting Archon, LIVE events, high production values/editing. Who is gonna compete with that any time soon? I venture to say, nobody.
Buddhist
Profile Joined April 2010
United States658 Posts
March 10 2011 09:20 GMT
#323
On March 10 2011 17:29 papaz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 10 2011 17:23 double1185 wrote:
On March 10 2011 16:52 esaul17 wrote:
I missed that interview, what did White-Ra say?

Did you see some GSL matches recently?

White-Ra: Yes I did, but I did not focus too much on them.

There were many All-in-Games.

White-Ra: I don't like these tactics. I do love skill-based games. I do not like the way Koreans play.

Why not?

White-Ra: Because there aren't many good gamers. We don't see matches like the matches between European and American gamers. We do have more guys who show an interesting playstyle. The Koreans do not play with big engagements. And I don't think that this is good for the community.

For ur reference: http://www.fragster.de/de/esport/coverages/intel-extreme-masters/season-5/european-championship-finals-kiew/artikel/iem-kiew-sc2-whitera-interview-englisch.html


LOL, what a troll White-Ra is. He is welcome to go over to GSL and show us the "skill based" games, whatever that means.

That was an awful and, really not exepcted, thing to say from such a respected player as him.

He comes out, at best, looking like a troll.

? What he said is completely true. Day9 has said basically the same thing as well.
Gotmog
Profile Joined October 2010
Serbia899 Posts
March 10 2011 09:22 GMT
#324
I stopped watching during the cheese-fest days, i was also of the same thinking as white-ra...that eu/us is miles ahead of korea (at least at that time).

And now, i just can't pay for premium (nor i ever did) so i am not watching...and restreamers are getting banned so it's hard to find them anyway.

As long as tournaments are free to watch i am fine with it...
"When you play the game of drones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground"
vrok
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden2541 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-10 09:41:21
March 10 2011 09:32 GMT
#325
On March 10 2011 18:22 Gotmog wrote:
I stopped watching during the cheese-fest days, i was also of the same thinking as white-ra...that eu/us is miles ahead of korea (at least at that time).

And now, i just can't pay for premium (nor i ever did) so i am not watching...and restreamers are getting banned so it's hard to find them anyway.

As long as tournaments are free to watch i am fine with it...

EU/NA was NEVER ahead of Korea. They play to win. If doing an all-in is the best way to win because many aren't able to defend it, there's nothing wrong with that. It's necessary to separate good builds from bad and good players from bad. It's part of becoming a good player. If anything you should blame Blizzard for their horrible maps.

Also, GSL is free to watch live.
"Starcraft 2 very easy game" - White-Ra
Hectic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia159 Posts
March 10 2011 09:42 GMT
#326
I have cut back on GSL simply because i work and wont have anytime to play the game myself if i spend all my time watching it
Only if you beleive.
m3rciless
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1476 Posts
March 10 2011 09:43 GMT
#327
On March 10 2011 18:18 HolyArrow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 10 2011 17:51 m3rciless wrote:
On March 10 2011 17:29 papaz wrote:
On March 10 2011 17:23 double1185 wrote:
On March 10 2011 16:52 esaul17 wrote:
I missed that interview, what did White-Ra say?

Did you see some GSL matches recently?

White-Ra: Yes I did, but I did not focus too much on them.

There were many All-in-Games.

White-Ra: I don't like these tactics. I do love skill-based games. I do not like the way Koreans play.

Why not?

White-Ra: Because there aren't many good gamers. We don't see matches like the matches between European and American gamers. We do have more guys who show an interesting playstyle. The Koreans do not play with big engagements. And I don't think that this is good for the community.

For ur reference: http://www.fragster.de/de/esport/coverages/intel-extreme-masters/season-5/european-championship-finals-kiew/artikel/iem-kiew-sc2-whitera-interview-englisch.html


LOL, what a troll White-Ra is. He is welcome to go over to GSL and show us the "skill based" games, whatever that means.

That was an awful and, really not exepcted, thing to say from such a respected player as him.

He comes out, at best, looking like a troll.


I think that interview was after IEM kiev, not hannover, during which the GSL was a stupid all-in fest, especially TvZ. White-Ra's comments were justified. Now im sure he would say different things.


That's good to hear. I'm a pretty big White-Ra fan, and if that was still his opinion in the wake of this current GSL and the most recent IEM, I'd be very disappointed.


Stay the course. White-ra is and forever will be rational, manner and gosu. Hes sort of the ex-soviet bloc version of nony
White-Ra fighting!
LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
March 10 2011 09:44 GMT
#328
Not a bit. Rather increasing I'd say, the stories and rivalries are tighting up.
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arcticStorm
Profile Joined January 2009
United States295 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-10 09:50:56
March 10 2011 09:48 GMT
#329
TBH, I think the market is oversaturated with SC2 games. With BW, there are only 3OSL/3MSL/1 PL per year. Finals are coordinated by season and occur around the same time of the year, to mutually help each other build up hype. MSL/OSL never scheduled matches in the same timeframe. With SC2, not only are there 2 GSL tournaments (Code A/Code S) per month, there's NASL, IEM, MLG, TSL, and tons of smaller tournaments. While this is a sign of a vibrant programing scene, which is good, it also lessens the appeal of any one particular tournament as there's just so many options out there. It's not uncommon to see 3 to 4 tournaments/streams to be up at the same time. This, I think is the problem with GSL. By crowning two champions a month, they reduce the novelty of the whole event, and makes it a lot less appealing. Although it sounds silly, but I think less SC2 would make GSL more exciting.
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snow2.0
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany2073 Posts
March 10 2011 09:50 GMT
#330
I feel the GSL is very much the most interesting thing to watch, the players find ways to be aggressive throughout the game and the casters are of high quality.

most other tournaments i like watching, but it doesn't seem as full of entertainment.


To watch and learn from pros i'd take replays over casting any day.
nufcrulz
Profile Joined February 2010
Singapore934 Posts
March 10 2011 09:51 GMT
#331
i only watch GSL because of the foreigners.. And now that theres only basically Jinro and maybe HuK in it, i just dont find myself watching regularly anymore.. Dont think this is going to change either, considering the influx of overseas tournaments. No foreign team is going to send players to Korea..

Ashby
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia204 Posts
March 10 2011 09:51 GMT
#332
On March 10 2011 11:51 GhostFall wrote:
code A im losing interesting in.
code S still high


I agree, not because of the players or whatever. The commentators are the reason for my loss of interest in Code A (and the reason I'm not buying any more season passes), although, i still watch the games on mute if a foreigner is playing .

Code S is still amazing as tasteless and artosis are still commentators .

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robih
Profile Joined September 2010
Austria1086 Posts
March 10 2011 09:52 GMT
#333
On March 10 2011 11:58 Grobyc wrote:
Needs a "Yes, but never had a premium ticket in the first place" poll option.


i agree with that
Influ
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany780 Posts
March 10 2011 09:54 GMT
#334
I've never been very interested in GSL, way less then in EU scene.
sharky246
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
1197 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-10 09:59:41
March 10 2011 09:58 GMT
#335
Tastosis is the best casting combo i know of (probably the best, although i don't know alot of other casters). They need a couple who have good team chemistry like tastosis for code A, maybe not as good, but something decent at least. So yeah, Code S has been as good as always (better when they introduced new maps) but I had to mute the volume and turn on kpop as a substitute while watching Code A.
On January 03 2011 13:14 IdrA wrote: being high on the ladder doesnt get you any closer to your goal. Avoiding practice to protect your rating is absurd. If you want to be good go play 40 games a day and stop thinking about becoming a pro.
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11062 Posts
March 10 2011 10:04 GMT
#336
On March 10 2011 11:58 Grobyc wrote:
Needs a "Yes, but never had a premium ticket in the first place" poll option.


pretty much this. with idra/ret leaving that just leaves jinro/huk and other old bw players that i'm interested in. guess i might watch the final if july gets there, but too much interesting bw going on right now.

tl's policy of not linking to restreams doesn't help matters
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Michaels
Profile Joined August 2010
419 Posts
March 10 2011 10:04 GMT
#337
Foreirgners are just a bonus. Tastetosis is the reason i watch GSL x)
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
March 10 2011 10:06 GMT
#338
Yes, I've lost interest in GSL and sc2 as a whole quite a bit recently.

I have had no urge to play the game recently and dont watch it often anymore.
Jayson X
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Switzerland2431 Posts
March 10 2011 10:07 GMT
#339
GSL > all for me. I follow the BW pro scene religiously and care most about skill and not where the player is from. Seeing players of the calibre of MC, MVP or Nestea is much much more interesting to me than foreigners who'd be Code A at their very best. I like Jinro because of his style and not that he's white.

The production value is that of the MSL and the prestige comparable to winning an OSL. And with Artosis and Tasteless we have great commentators. I love all the GSL Maps! The all-in's show just a general problem with the game.
Knutzi
Profile Joined July 2009
Norway664 Posts
March 10 2011 10:07 GMT
#340
yeah pretty much lost all intrest in code a, cant listen to kelly for more than 5 min or my head hurts.

dont know how the guy is since he always cast with kelly
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