Korean teams withdraw from NASL - Page 92

On August 12 2011 15:25 annaky wrote:
Look in the overall scheme of things it not that bad. At least it gives Non-Koreans a chance.

Surely that's a good thing.

On August 12 2011 08:12 StayFrosty wrote:
fuck em

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On August 12 2011 15:22 MrBitter wrote:




There is definitely a gap between foreigners and Koreans, but top guys are still quite good.

I'm not saying its good that the Koreans can't come. It's obviously not good when the champ can't show up for the title fight, but I don't think its the end of the world either.

I had an incredible time casting the Blizzcon EU Invitational which consisted 100% of top EU players. The games were all very close and the outcomes very exciting.

I enjoyed watching it. And I also felt like the fans related more with the games because they were all European too. Its fun to cheer for your hometown hero.

So while it is definitely a bummer that the very best players in the world can't attend, I do think that we will still get some very exciting games, and I love that we will be seeing foreigner vs foreigner the whole way through... If nothing else, it let's us conclusively answer the question of "who is the best non-Korean".

On August 12 2011 15:20 Junichi wrote:
Personally I think it would be good to see the money flow into the NA or EU teams, by winning tournaments. If they do not earn money by playing there is less incentive to train hard.

I see this as a chance for NA / EU teams and will be watching the second season with great pleasure, I think.

On August 12 2011 14:43 binkman wrote:


Nowhere in the OP does it say that the koreans waited til the last second to bring this up, where is this information coming from?

Koreans agreed to the season 1 conditions, and abided fully by them. Second season comes round and they want to negotiate some of the conditions. The two parties can't come to a 'reasonable' solution, so the Koreans say its a no-go.

I don't understand where the unprofessional nature of what they did comes into this? Re-negotiating the contract at the end of the season seems like a pretty reasonable expectation to me, or were the Koreans hooked into that same contract indefinitely, until NASL folds?

I am sure most people would prefer it that a more amicable solution was found that kept the Koreans in the NASL, but sometimes thats the way the cookie crumbles.

On August 12 2011 15:13 Kush74 wrote:
NASL you should seriously take this post off. This is very misleading

First of all, Korean players havent gotten their deposit back from the first season yet!!

and NASL doubled their deposit.... Korean players feel that NASL used them to just make more

money. As a "Professional gamer" they feel like they are being disrespected by NASL since NO

OTHER TOURNAMENT ASK FOR DEPOSITS (and they still HAVENT GOTTEN THE MONEY BACK!!)

ON TOP OF THAT NASL STILL HASNT PAID THE PLAYERS THEIR PRIZE MONEY.... which is A FUCKING JOKE

On August 12 2011 15:26 Volvograd12 wrote:


http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?id=736266&board=&category=13439&subcategory=2&page=1&best=&searchmode=&search=&orderby=&token=

Read this. Use google translate if its in Korean.

Puma still hasn't been paid the 50k Grand Prize that the NASL promised.

2k isn't nearly enough to cover back to back flights from Korea to San Diego.

The deposits that the Koreans made hasn't even been returned yet.

Sounds like American Banksters to me.

On August 12 2011 15:28 SovereignT wrote:

Warn or not, this person hit it on the head. If they're going to be so ridiculous in their demands, fuck em.

Really pathetic that they won't make an effort to get out and spread the game to other areas outside of Korea. NASL went far above and beyond what should have been necessary in being accommodating, as well as being perhaps overly generous in their offers. Sounds to me like the koreans don't deserve the prize money anyway.

Obviously starcraft won't up and die tomorrow because of this. But I must say, such a lack of effort to support the game in other areas is going to seriously hurt this game's chances of continuing its growth, or perhaps of even maintaining its current popularity. I'm sure it's difficult to travel, but them's the breaks when you play an e-sport like SC.

Gonna repeat a previous opinion: $2500 minimum for each korean player is stupidly generous. Screw em.

(On a side note, I use the term "koreans" in an overly generalized manner. I'm sure there were some koreans who disagreed with this decision, but since the article seems to refer to korea as a whole, I did the same to save time. Just a disclaimer for those nit-pickers out there.)

On August 12 2011 15:16 Volvograd12 wrote:



This is probably the most constructive post in this entire debacle.
I completely agree with you mate.
NASL are making themselves look innocent.

On August 12 2011 15:28 SovereignT wrote:

Warn or not, this person hit it on the head. If they're going to be so ridiculous in their demands, fuck em.

Really pathetic that they won't make an effort to get out and spread the game to other areas outside of Korea. I'm aware that a select few korean players go to a tiny handful of other events, but if they don't start getting out of their dark caves soon, my interest, and I assume therefore that possibly some other people's interest, will rapidly decline.

NASL went far above and beyond what should have been necessary in being accommodating, as well as being perhaps overly generous in their offers. Sounds to me like the koreans don't deserve the prize money anyway.

Obviously starcraft won't up and die tomorrow because of this. But I must say, such a lack of effort to support the game in other areas is going to seriously hurt this game's chances of continuing its growth, or perhaps of even maintaining its current popularity. I'm sure it's difficult to travel, but them's the breaks when you play an e-sport like SC.

Gonna repeat a previous opinion: $2500 minimum for each korean player is stupidly generous. Screw em.

(On a side note, I use the term "koreans" in an overly generalized manner. I'm sure there were some koreans who disagreed with this decision, but since the article seems to refer to korea as a whole, I did the same to save time. Just a disclaimer for those nit-pickers out there.)

On August 12 2011 15:20 oldtimessake wrote:
http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?id=736266&board=&category=13439&subcategory=2&page=1&best=&searchmode=&search=&orderby=&token=


read this (use google translator) and u guys will understand a litle bit

On August 12 2011 15:33 vertical101 wrote:

GSL winner also wait for 3+months to get their money

Korean players feel that NASL used them to just make more money.

There goes 80% of NASL's viewers.

On August 12 2011 15:11 MrBitter wrote:
This isn't the worst news in the world.

NASL season 2 will be a true representation of its namesake: A North American, foreigner only tournament.

In all honesty, this excites me a little. It should motivate foreign players to work a little harder (because winning is more attainable) and it will serve as a chance to showcase some of the top foreigner talent that we don't know as much about.

Obviously very sad that we'll have no Koreans, and will lose some quality, but its not all bad news.