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Herry
Profile Joined March 2011
England681 Posts
August 12 2011 01:02 GMT
#861
This really doesnt make sense there has to be more to this than is in the original post,I can't believe they would all pull out just because those demands werent met, and its only regarding travel to the grand finals when most of it happens online over weeks. Some of the teams aren't struggling that much and i believe they could pay for it, they paid for players to go to Other events and didn't seem to have a problem about it, i don't see the difference.

No offence to the NASL but this is a huge mistake. not coming to an agreement with korean teams will take away a huge portion of fans including myself. now the league will be a joke.
Fuoeh
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands486 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#862
On August 12 2011 10:02 momonami5 wrote:
wow is this greed or does the 2,000 not cover the travel I don't get it.


You probably just don't get it. That's my guess.
Serpico
Profile Joined May 2010
4285 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-12 01:03:31
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#863
On August 12 2011 10:02 Noocta wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2011 09:59 Serpico wrote:
On August 12 2011 09:57 AsianEcksDragon wrote:
NASL can't grow without Koreans. The competition would be a joke if it's not played by the best players.

Oh please, if you had the best Europeans and Sen for example you'd have more than enough good players. Sooner or later it's just being snobby for wanting koreans or nothing. The level of play isn't that different if you could put more of the better european players in NASL.


Naniwa and Thorzain, who are 2 of our best foreigner, didn't even make it in the first round of code A.
The skill difference is getting bigger and bigger, you can't ignore it. :/

You're taking a bunch of bo3 as the gospel and some indictment on their skill? You conveniently ignore how they do in team leagues. Oh god Naniwa and thorzain lost 2 games.
gurrpp
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States437 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#864
On August 12 2011 09:57 Rasky wrote:
NASL steal Korean players? Check

No more Koreans allowed? Check

Profit???


Wait, could you tell me which Koreans they stole?
hot fuh days
Elefanto
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland3584 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#865
On August 12 2011 10:02 Noocta wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2011 09:59 Serpico wrote:
On August 12 2011 09:57 AsianEcksDragon wrote:
NASL can't grow without Koreans. The competition would be a joke if it's not played by the best players.

Oh please, if you had the best Europeans and Sen for example you'd have more than enough good players. Sooner or later it's just being snobby for wanting koreans or nothing. The level of play isn't that different if you could put more of the better european players in NASL.


Naniwa and Thorzain, who are 2 of our best foreigner, didn't even make it in the first round of code A.
The skill difference is getting bigger and bigger, you can't ignore it. :/


Yeah and after
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killed MVP alone
wat
storm44
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
1293 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#866
On August 12 2011 09:59 UnceL wrote:
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On August 12 2011 08:34 Zhalad wrote:
Disapointing.

But I can see a lot of good reason why the Koreans are demanding so much

* Unreasonable play times (4 am) for their weekly league matches

* Lag issues between KR and NA servers

* Bad format - travel all the way to the US to play potentially one Bo3

* The fact that a Korean player was poached during the last finals (Puma) doesn't reflect to well on the league

* With the amount of Koreans who would of been in the tournament now - it would of likely ended up in a lot of them in the finals - and the teams having to cover this (which goes to the format issue - sending players to US for a Bo3).

* Players being fatigued / participation in the Korean leagues (GSL/GSTL) (even MC has been saying he felt like he is falling behind due to all the foreign events)

* GSL partnership with MLG (politics / agreed conditions for players participating / etc)


Bad luck for NASL and the viewers, but got to think about it from both sides here....


Good points. True, lets look at the bigger picture rather than focusing only on traveling expenses. There is way more to be told.


I wish more people could see outside the box and the issue is most likely not the travel costs alone.
bertu
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Brazil871 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#867
On August 12 2011 09:55 R4iD wrote:
to be frank, screw em. NASL pretty much bent over backwards and was very accommodating in the talks. and for the Koreans to do this so last minute im quite mad at them. maybe if they had spoken out early (b4 signing contracts herp derp) about possible travel or money issues it could of worked but to at the last minute change their mind and say nah we dont have the money unless you want to cover everything i find that quite disgraceful.

time for HERO TO CRUSH


The statement doesn`t say contracts have been signed for season 2. We don`t know if the contract for season 1 should apply for all seasons, plus there are new players this time.

You can still consider it bad business practice, but it`s not like they are disrespecting a contract. They negotiated in the limit of a time frame that was convenient for them but not for NASL. Also, it really does make sense to negotiate a deal after having players in the qualifiers than before the qualifiers, as it put them in a strong position. Again, maybe BM, but also smart and not disrepectful of a previous agreement.
SEKO SEKO SEKO
Saeglopur
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada177 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#868
it's usually reddit that picks up the pitchforks when only one side of the story is present. at least wait for a statement from the korean reps before getting all riled up.

The Final Boss
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1839 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#869
Let's hope sC gets to play in this tournament, as he's such a fantastic player. Also, I don't know if this has been addressed, but will Strelok be competing in the next NASL? I know that he didn't get to go to the Finals, but he still cleaned up his group pretty handily. I think it would be unfair to see him not get a second shot at playing in the next season (plus who doesn't love that crazy Ukranian?)
Firesilver
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom1190 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#870
I think NASL has been more than fair in trying to compensate, still looking forward to Season 2 however.
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dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
August 12 2011 01:03 GMT
#871
Can someone let me know how much money GSL pays for foreigners to participate in the GSL (a month long tournament)?
LimeNade
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2125 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#872
oh wow O_O dunno how you shoot down a 1k stipen plus a guarantee of 1k for just showing up for a shot at another 40,000 O_O and they dont think they should have to pay anything? O_o sorry but really?
JD, need I say more? :D
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#873
On August 12 2011 09:09 Midgetman101 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2011 09:06 Beyonder wrote:
On August 12 2011 09:03 Fubi wrote:
On August 12 2011 08:17 storm44 wrote:
How about you change your fuckin terrible format. One series and you get knocked out? Who gives a shit if you pay for all their expenses. They are not going to travel across the world only to play for 30 minutes. I think this was a huge factor in why they chose not to participate.


This ^

For 2-3 months, the Koreans had to wake up at ungodly hours every week, play with lag disadvantage, then players like Boxer had to travel half way across the globe... all this to play two freakin games? And you're telling them that their full travel cost wont be covered?

No wonder players like Boxer is withdrew...

Sadly there is truth to this.. I think ret had it worst of all tho TT!

Ret literally lost in like 10 minutes with no shot at redemption and he was number 1 seed...

Yeah what happened to Ret really makes me wonder what the 9 weeks was for.
If I was a top level Korean player and I had the choice, I'd be someone like Puma and just try to hero the qualifiers rather than wake up at 4am for 9 weeks and play with shitty latency.
Klaus1986
Profile Joined April 2011
United States113 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#874
I'll still be watching every night. Still have a lot of fantastic players.
Executor1
Profile Joined April 2011
1353 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#875
On August 12 2011 09:46 TheStonerer wrote:
To those who aren't buying the season pass anymore, you are all killing esports!

Seriously though, this news makes me feel like korean players feel they deserve some special treatment. TSL3 was a huge success without any korean player in the finals. If anything, foreign pros have made much more entertaining matches than Koreans in GSL. Even, Koreans playing in foreign tournaments make more exciting games than GSL.

Maybe the finals, but the most exciting highest level games ive seen are still always going to be in the GSL.
babo213
Profile Joined January 2011
United States266 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#876
Is it really providing $2,000 when it's deducting from their winnings?
bearhug
Profile Joined September 2010
United States999 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#877
I want to hear form the Koreans. I'm not saying that NASL is hiding something. I just want to know the whole story.

Until then I won't make any comment.
We are dusts in the vast cosmic arena. Need to make the most out of life when we still have it.
Thorantham
Profile Joined September 2010
United States221 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#878
I didn't get a pass last season but I WILL be this season because of this. I'm a fan of foreign players and I'm looking forward to seeing a US player maybe get to the finals.
PrimeTimey
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada369 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#879
On August 12 2011 09:57 Smancer wrote:
I haven't seen this anywhere but a round trip ticket alone, from Korea to LA, his around $1,000 dollars, coach, and that is really cheap, with plenty of notice. But tickets I am looking at on Kayak.com can go up to $2.5k depending on the date.

So lets say they have to book, a month in advance, the tickets with all the fees and taxes at best would be $1500. I think that is being very conservative.

I would imagine that players once they book would have to plan to stay for the entire finals. That's probably a week. 7 days in a very cheap hotel room in California would run $100 a night per person. I still think I am being very generous. Then there a meals, drinks, traveling around and other day to day expenses that come with traveling.

I think a 2k Stipend would Barely cover it for these players. If I was traveling for work I would simply want to know that I would be completely covered and not have to worry about spending my own money.

I think the Koreans were in the right to ask for more, so that they know nothing would come out of pocket, otherwise what is the point?


NASL isn't their "work" .. the team that supports them and sponsors them is their "work". NASL SHOULDNT have to pay stipends but they do to be generous. OGS, Slayers, IM, MVP, etc. etc. etc. are the ones who are supposed to cover the travel arrangements for their players.
Fleebenworth
Profile Joined April 2011
463 Posts
August 12 2011 01:04 GMT
#880
I have to believe this also has a lot to do with how shitty NASL ran season one in the opinion of the players, they would probably have been more eager to return if it was actually an enjoyable experience, which for many it was not.
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