EPTKorean teams withdraw from NASL - Page 13
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KingofKings891
United States5 Posts
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sevia
United States954 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:33 Polskaa wrote: Not only will the players be happy I am happy as well. Its NORTH AMERICAN starleague not SKSL. Now our american/european players will all have equal chances to actually win money and make Pro-gaming in NA more attainable It's not NASL's fault, but what you're describing is basically affirmative-action esports. There are smaller tournaments where NA/EU players can compete for smaller prize pools. But with this much money on the line, it's a joke to not have the best players in the world competing for it. | ||
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EightyFive
58 Posts
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Bagi
Germany6799 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:35 namste wrote: Soo anyone else excited for the upcoming Linko vs Optikzero finals in NASL? Or some other random player vs random player finals? Disclaimer: not dissing these players or anything, just would rather have people like Nada vs July or something in the finals. Except it'll probably be something like Sen vs Puma in the finals. If you can't appreciate that, your loss. | ||
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OhMyGawd
United States264 Posts
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
good situation for any remaining Korean players that can actually play in NASL though | ||
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Fakie
Canada62 Posts
no one wants to see low level starcraft2. =( | ||
Beyonder
Netherlands15103 Posts
I honestly see this as an opportunity for NASL though. I think the league would be vastly superior with just a few koreans. NASL wanted too much for an almost full online league. If you cut down on the amount of participants, NASL crew has a lot of free time available to put into the aspects that need improvement: production quality, stories, development. NASL still has tons of awesome players. That many Koreans felt unnecessary and unfortunate to me, because that is what the GSL is for. It is not really fun to watch them play a league on awkward times, a league which they generally have no affiliation with whatsoever and probably do not really want to play, but are forced to because SC2 is not as big yet in Korea. The top of NA and EU with a few Koreans mixed in would make a beautiful league. Hell, the Shoutcraft invitationals by TB already feel epic. I can imagine it being a huge disappointment, but this is also a room for growth. As long as there are not too many participants so the quality of the league suffers greatly. Go go NASL! | ||
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Contagious
United States1319 Posts
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Soleron
United Kingdom1324 Posts
At least try to invite decent Koreans who are not in the mentioned teams. IM is in the association. Not sure about the other teams. | ||
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SxYSpAz
United States1451 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:12 NASL.tv wrote: Koreans such as Rain, PuMa, and Hero will still be participating as they are not bound to SC2Con decisions! We are still waiting for a decision from FXOsC ty, was about to ask that. This whole communication between korea and foreigns has been pretty shitty so far, aside from mlg/ gsl. Hope this starts getting figured out. I kinda think it's getting more reasonable to meet in person. Col did eventually, gsl/ mlg did, and of course FXO and fou did well gl on your newest season. I'll still be watching  | ||
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Brad
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ReaperX
Hong Kong1758 Posts
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Flowjo
United States928 Posts
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namste
Finland2292 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:37 xXFireandIceXx wrote: C'mon, Koreans aren't the only ones who can play SC2. Besides, a little change in the scenery might just prove beneficial. I rather watch the best play rather than the semipros. But that's just me I suppose. | ||
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Asha
United Kingdom38149 Posts
oh well that's sad. Not a lot of incentive to watch s2 then. | ||
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HolyArrow
United States7116 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:38 Z3kk wrote: Wow....  That sucks D:Are they supposed to be suspicious of other teams stealing away players while they are not in Korea or something? ;; Dunno. I wouldn't be surprised if Korean teams saw what happened with TSL and PuMa, who is an amazing up and coming player, and are also factored that in. I don't think it's too big a deal, but every little factor counts. | ||
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Mairu
United States222 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:39 Bumblebee wrote: Do you think it'd be fair to Europeans and Americans that the prizepool should suffer because they can't fund it themselves? I mean, if the travel money, etc. would be the same for everyone, then maybe. But if this was taken out only to fund the Koreans, then I'd see a big, big problem in this. It looks like they were already willing to cut the prize pool. $2000 per player for the travel stipend seems like a lot even knowing how expensive travel from Korea to the US is, what were they requesting? | ||
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Kraznaya
United States3711 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:39 Bumblebee wrote: Do you think it'd be fair to Europeans and Americans that the prizepool should suffer because they can't fund it themselves? I mean, if the travel money, etc. would be the same for everyone, then maybe. But if this was taken out only to fund the Koreans, then I'd see a big, big problem in this. You could simply give the same amount money used to fund travel costs for Koreans as free prize money to the European and American players. And let's be honest, it wasn't like anyone but Koreans were going to get a piece of the prize pool anyway. | ||
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awwnuts07
United States621 Posts
Here's a quick band-aid solution: Sign more Koreans onto western teams. We still get Koreans, but now they're sponsored by foreigners. | ||
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