EPTIs your interest in GSL lowering? - Page 8
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Ome
Canada157 Posts
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GagnarTheUnruly
United States655 Posts
On March 10 2011 13:04 Clare wrote: So they kinda view it as a white vs Asian thing? That's weird. I root for foreigners because they're the underdogs and are easier to relate to becuase they are closer to my age and culture. I feel like an outsider to the Korean SC scene so I root for the outsiders. Also, foreigners never ever had a chance in BW for the past decade or so. A lot of the big fans of foreigners remember having that feeling with BW. It's nice to see foreigners having a decent go and it feels like a wall has broken down. | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
On March 10 2011 13:08 Saig0n wrote: GSL is extremely entertaining, however I look forward to the NASL and MLG even more. I just love rooting for foreigners. Oh I do too. I really like a lot of foreigners. I just don't fool myself into thinking they're the best in the world. Foreigners certainly stand a lot closer to top Koreans in SC2 than they did in BW, but that gap is only widening with time. We keep hearing about foreigner training houses, but that's yet to happen and it really doesn't look like it ever seriously will. If it does, it'll be a temporary half-way house at best, not like a Korean pro-team house where they actually live together training for years instead of months. | ||
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templar rage
United States2509 Posts
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HolyArrow
United States7116 Posts
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On March 10 2011 13:01 Zzoram wrote: It's the whiteness factor. Many white people want to watch white people win. People rarely admit it, but it's the truth. A lot of the Europeans have mangled English and boring interviews as well, but their whiteness makes them more interesting to many people than a superior Korean player. Don't BS please, lots of foreigners are of asian descent. It's the fact that we know them from small tournaments that Koreans don't know about, streams, and forum posts, much like Korean fans know the lesser-known Koreans. Cella is much more widely known than most Koreans of his skill level because he streams, Select isn't white but he's as well or more well known to foreigners than a lot of white players. Using the race card is just so wrong here. | ||
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Tenks
United States3104 Posts
GSL has the best players. Therefore, I care most about the GSL. | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
On March 10 2011 13:15 jalstar wrote: Don't BS please, lots of foreigners are of asian descent. It's the fact that we know them from small tournaments that Koreans don't know about, streams, and forum posts, much like Korean fans know the lesser-known Koreans. Cella is much more widely known than most Koreans of his skill level because he streams, Select isn't white but he's as well or more well known to foreigners than a lot of white players. Using the race card is just so wrong here. I'm not saying it's the only factor, but it's definitely a really big one that people aren't willing to admit. Select doesn't get half the attention that he should, everyone was shitting on his play despite making it to the MLG finals having to play more matches than anyone else at that tournament. Even in the coverage of GSL qualifiers, Incontrol gets a ton of screen time but Select, who is likely a much better foreigner player, gets almost nothing. Plus when you hear people talk about foreigners in GSL, they always forget guys like Sen and Loner. Why do you think that is? | ||
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SwiftSpear
Canada355 Posts
On March 10 2011 11:51 GhostFall wrote: code A im losing interesting in. code S still high Code A was awesome this season. There are utter beasts in Code A. | ||
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albis
United States652 Posts
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
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ComTrav
United States1093 Posts
Code A I don't know though. Both seasons they've had some good games, but the last few rounds have been really disappointing. It's almost like the players stop caring once they get tot he up-and-down matches. | ||
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HolyArrow
United States7116 Posts
On March 10 2011 13:18 Zzoram wrote: I'm not saying it's the only factor, but it's definitely a really big one that people aren't willing to admit. Select doesn't get half the attention that he should, everyone was shitting on his play despite making it to the MLG finals having to play more matches than anyone else at that tournament. Even in the coverage of GSL qualifiers, Incontrol gets a ton of screen time but Select, who is likely a much better foreigner player, gets almost nothing. Plus when you hear people talk about foreigners in GSL, they always forget guys like Sen and Loner. Why do you think that is? I feel like you are definitely hitting some piece of an uncomfortable truth around here. Indeed, I've complained in the past about people forgetting players like Sen and Loner when talking about foreigners. It's pretty annoying. | ||
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Gryffes
United Kingdom763 Posts
GTL was great though, would love to see a shift to a team format. | ||
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Twiggs
United States600 Posts
^^^ Yeah GSTL was amazing, bring that back! | ||
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.Aar
2177 Posts
Maybe if the players in Code A had a bit more personality to make up for it, but.. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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badwater
Canada77 Posts
Also, Tastosis can sometime add so much to a game. The players make the game, sure, but sometimes the caster can give out something quite entertaining. | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
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sOvrn
United States678 Posts
It's just the Koreans play for a freaking living and 24/7 at that! They are all about perfecting their starcraft skills - which is just so impressive and that's why I check it out. | ||
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