EPTOn August 12 2011 08:40 SafeAsCheese wrote:
65000 watched the bnet EU invitational...
65000 watched the bnet EU invitational...
lol. in terms of last season's competitors, the likes of ret, thorzain and naniwa would hardly be considered low level.
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corpsepose
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lol. in terms of last season's competitors, the likes of ret, thorzain and naniwa would hardly be considered low level. | ||
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FluidKMC
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godemperor
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justinpal
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tsuxiit
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Klamity
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SageFantasma
United States383 Posts
 All this being said, it is sad to see that an agreement couldn't be reached regarding this. Any players not being able to participate in a tournament simply because of expenses is unfortunate, especially considering the level of play that Koreans are known to provide. Looking forward to Season 2! :D | ||
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EchoZ
Japan5041 Posts
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The.Doctor
Canada333 Posts
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Harrow
United States245 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:39 Brad wrote: I don't understand why the business side of the disagreement has been posted on here. Feels like NASL is trying to get us to take sides. Doesn't seem professional that the offers and demands are being shown to the public. Transparency is good. If they just said that most Koreans won't be playing in NASL and gave no further info, there'd be a huge shitstorm on TL and I suspect that most people would blame NASL for it. Assuming the OP isn't misleading, describing what happened is completely reasonable. | ||
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MrCon
France29748 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:34 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: I understand making a stand to protect your scene. In fact I think the Korean scene making some sort of a stand is going to be good for everyone in the long run. However what is going on here with putting players into a qualifier, accepting invites, all with full knowledge of what NASL pays, and then threatening to last minute pull everyone out is just not acceptable behavior. Makes me very sad to see this organization used for these ends. I hope the Korean scene can come to re-think their actions and act differently in future situations. Yeah...it's exactly like if Thorzain, Jinro, Naniwa and Sase went to Gom studio 2 days ago and said "sorry, you pay us 2000$ each or we don't play and you have no broadcast today, sorry" Seriously, what the hell with this korean association ? | ||
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monie
Sweden258 Posts
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godemperor
Belgium2043 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:42 justinpal wrote: It's because we are a AA+ nation now. The Koreans don't trust us to pay back their security deposit. Blame Congress. lol, brought a little smile to my face. | ||
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Sina92
Sweden1303 Posts
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The.Doctor
Canada333 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:42 SageFantasma wrote: It's actually really annoying seeing so many people say that they won't be watching the NASL simply because of the fact that there won't be as many Koreans. I can say with complete confidence that the best games I have ever seen in Starcraft II have not come out of Korean players, but from the foreigners. But, oh well, I guess some people aren't in it for the entertainment from the game, but simply from the players participating. All this being said, it is sad to see that an agreement couldn't be reached regarding this. Any players not being able to participate in a tournament simply because of expenses is unfortunate, especially considering the level of play that Koreans are known to provide. Looking forward to Season 2! :D ? Puma v MC was the best SC2 TvP I've ever seen. | ||
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tiaz
Sweden231 Posts
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NASL.tv
699 Posts
On August 12 2011 08:41 masterbreti wrote: Then why not just say to them "we're covering your entire costs," instead of putting a limit on it. Thats rather dumb. you tell the Koreans that you'll cover 2k. they say to you they want you to cover it all. Well if 2k will cover it then tell them that you'll cover it all. seems like really poor thinking on NASL's part. What if they request business class, or first class? There has to be a limit, otherwise the demands will go unchecked. | ||
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-StrifeX-
United States529 Posts
I just find it hard to debate $2,000 being an issue? they are progamers this is what they basically play for, is to make money and for teams to turn it down can only hurt the team itself from a possible higher rate of income into their progaming team. If what is said and offered is true, This is basically the only things i can really think of, just talking out of my ass also so don't flame me :D | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
I think the real issue is just how late the decision was, I would probally understand it if it were made earlier. | ||
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stormchaser
Canada1009 Posts
Not really. They are missing out on a massive prize pool. The Western esports crowd cares more about player personality and commentators than skill level. | ||
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