EPTGSL Finals at Blizzcon Anaheim - Page 21
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BlueBird.
United States3889 Posts
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XnG_777
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dacthehork
United States2000 Posts
On July 13 2011 12:03 JunkkaGom wrote: To the pessimists : 1) What is the point holding it at Blizzcon when only people with Blizzcon ticekt can attend which is hard to get by? A : I imagine blizzcon ticekt is still cheaper than plane ticket to Korea. Sure, plane ticket is still easier to get if you have money but if you weren't planning to fly to Korea just for GSL final I don't think there is anything to complain. At the very least those living in NA can view it in their own time zone for a change. 2) Blizzcon is full of WOW nerds. What's the point having final at Blizzcon? A : You would say this if you've not been to blizzcon last year. I've been there and even then(when SC2 and GSL was not as popular as now) there were tons of crowd watching and cheering the players and I daresay the reaction was better than any of our final. I say it's even better that there are lot of WOW/Diablo/WC3 fans. This provides opportunity for those who have not watched SC2 game before to see how awesome SC2 is. I'm a fan of all Blizzard games myself but SC2 is by far superior in terms of watching and esports. If one knows anything about entertainment they will like SC2 at blizzcon. I just hope we don't get another GSL final curse. 3) Wouldn't it be bad for Korean fans and scene if GSL final was held outside Korea? A : I just don't see why holding GSL final outside Korea would hurt Koreans. So far they are even more hyped about it than any other finals we've held so far. It's GLOBAL Starcraft Leage, and not KSL. Most Korean SC2 fans also play WOW or WC3 and will watch blizzcon anyway. Holding a Korean based event at somewhere huge as Blizzcon also provides great publicity and adds weight to its prestige. We've been holding matches at unconvenient hour for most global fans and people still support it. Why would Koreans have any hard feeling because a single final was held not at their prime time? "This is a small step for GSL, but a ginat leap for eSports". Stop worrying so much and support it. tickets are sold out the day they went on sale months ago. | ||
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Duravi
United States1205 Posts
tickets are sold out the day they went on sale months ago. There are tons of them on ebay for a reasonable mark-up. If someone wants to go to blizzcon the tickets being sold out is not a huge deterrent. | ||
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Drayne
Canada239 Posts
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Xapti
Canada2473 Posts
I'm personally not a huge fan of spectating games, or the pro scene in general, but a move like this catches my attention, even if in my opinion it isn't all that special. I doubt kespa would ever consider doing something like that, which is just another reason (for at least me) to dislike them. | ||
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MadNeSs
Denmark1507 Posts
SC2 had huge potential to become the huge international e-sports games. And this is a step in the right direction for gom. Now they just need to find a better way for foreigners to get to play in GSL, so the teams dont need to set up a progamer house or something there. | ||
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