I didn't buy it this season cause I just don't have the time to watch the games live or the vods. Whenever I do have the time I just prefer to play than watch games. Hopefully I have more timdhe for the next GSL. And I hope more protoss are in next GSL.

Dubo

United States161 Posts

September 29 2011 01:17 GMT

#282

I pretty much buy GSL passes to watch Tastosis, Nestea, MVP, and other Zergs and Terrans, in that order. I didn't buy a pass this season though, but not because of the TvTs, I just didn't want to spend the money.

Wuster

1974 Posts

September 29 2011 01:20 GMT

#283

On September 29 2011 09:09 sc2trainer wrote:

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On September 29 2011 08:57 Wuster wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:50 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:46 Mylkyjo wrote:
I didn't buy it for the first time this year. I don't have time to keep up with all of it, especially with so many TvTs which tend to be long games.

I would really prefer the GSL to be the Top 10 players of each race + 2 the next two highest ranked players or invitees. I think the diversity would really spice it up and we'd still have at least the 12 top players in Korea.

see other people agree, its a perfectly reasonable idea

Well he changed your idea which was terrible. Some reserved slots might be ok, but across the board would be horrible.

On September 29 2011 08:50 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:47 Kieofire wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:45 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:39 Fluffboll wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:36 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:20 Dodgin wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:18 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:07 Vindicare605 wrote:
There isn't anything Gom can do about it that wouldn't cause more harm to the tournament than it would help.

That's a fact.

Force equal number of positions for all 3 races.

That might actually be the worst idea i've ever heard. Let's force players to change races or remove them because it just so happens that there are a lot of terrans.

On September 29 2011 08:20 zeru wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:18 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:07 Vindicare605 wrote:
There isn't anything Gom can do about it that wouldn't cause more harm to the tournament than it would help.

That's a fact.

Force equal number of positions for all 3 races.

That's the worst idea ever.

On September 29 2011 08:22 Kieofire wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:18 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:07 Vindicare605 wrote:
There isn't anything Gom can do about it that wouldn't cause more harm to the tournament than it would help.

That's a fact.

Force equal number of positions for all 3 races.

Yeah bad idea...if you start bringing over people who don't deserve/earn the spot then there will be a huge skill gap and make games way boring.

On September 29 2011 08:22 Fluffboll wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:18 sc2trainer wrote:

On September 29 2011 08:07 Vindicare605 wrote:
There isn't anything Gom can do about it that wouldn't cause more harm to the tournament than it would help.

That's a fact.

Force equal number of positions for all 3 races.

Got to echo the others and say this is the worst idea I've heard in a very long time.

Actually its the best idea to fix the situation.

The only reason so many terrans win is because everyone plays terran.

It's best from an entertainment perspective to allow an equivalent number of best players from each race to play each other.

Look how many people said no gsl b/c terrans?

It is a horrible idea. If you do this you need to have 8 spots in Code S reserved for Random players too and there are NOT that many good Random players.
To simply kick people out of the GSL because they play a certain race no matter if they win or not is just dumb period.

You don't have to include random there are 3 races.

You wouldn't be kicking people out of the gsl, you'd be removing excess terrans that shouldn't be there in the first place.

They deserve to be there because they earned their Code S spots, just handing out Code S spots for more diversity is plain wrong.

Why? What people want to see are good players playing all the matchups. If they want their spots they can switch to a race they think they can place in.

Forcing people to change races due to popularity or because you can't surpass the top players of your chosen race turns the competition into a farce and game quality is going to fall off really, really fast if players are constantly switching races due to current population balances.

That or they'll just go to other tournaments, which again, makes the competitive integrity of GSL a joke.

Players don't switch teams in sports constantly? If someone has the skill to switch races constantly and continue placing top in the gsl I think that would be amazing.

You people overreact way too much.

Do you honestly believe playing on a different team is the same as changing races?

If you want the real sports analogy then it's changing positions. It happens sometimes and often is a huge mess (happens all the time in the NBA where they try to shoe-horn a new Shooting Guard into playing Point Guard).

I don't see too many successful Soccer Goalies making the switch to Striker for example.

It does happen sometimes between Amateur to Pro, but usually it's a case of the guy dominating Amateur so thoroughly that he plays multiple positions for the hell of it.

Why don't we just look at what happened to all the Pro Random players in SC2? They've all picked a race because you just can't keep up without really bearing down on a single race.

KoTakUEurO

605 Posts

September 29 2011 01:23 GMT

#284

i still bought it, to me TvT is the most diverse, beautiful matchup in the game, and never get tired of it.
every match is so strategic...
but i guess all the BW players and spectators are used to this kind of game, while the newer players aren't too used to it yet. trust me, its really great once you get past the length and some of the more uneventful parts of the game.

Asymmetric

Scotland1309 Posts

September 29 2011 01:39 GMT

#285

Was a no brainer for me to buy it this season since i got AOL free with it.

I really think that people have underestimated just how high calibre the code S zergs are this season despite there numbers. I could easily see there being just as many zergs as terrans left in the round of 8.

GentleDrill

United Kingdom672 Posts

September 29 2011 01:45 GMT

#286

Code A has had no such terran dominance, the team league has been fucking amazing, and GOM even set up Arena of Legends apparently for the sole purpose of having a competition with full racial diversity.

Even if Code S is a total blowout for somebody, I can't understand why they would suddenly not watch GSL at all.

ICarrotU

United States254 Posts

September 29 2011 01:59 GMT

#287

I've bought every season save for the first and the last 2, personally I find TvT the most boring match up and with the vast amount of terrans, I don't think I'd find it very entertaining haha.

I also find it funny that some of the posts in this thread are saying that a large majority of the best players in the world just happen to be terran. You can't actually think that, can you?

BushidoSnipr

United States910 Posts

September 29 2011 02:04 GMT

#288

Gom shouldnt do anything, Blizzard should.

Fyodor

Canada971 Posts

September 29 2011 02:32 GMT

#289

I don't get why people think TvT is boring. Because of Tank lines?

Rarak

Australia631 Posts

September 29 2011 02:46 GMT

#290

On September 29 2011 01:40 Radook wrote:
Would buy any GSL when they start accepting credticard over just PayPal.

I have bought through paypal and then later just my credit card.

garlicface

Canada4196 Posts

September 29 2011 02:47 GMT

#291

Disappointing to see Gom being penalized by the community for something that's out of their control.

sjschmidt93

United States2518 Posts

September 29 2011 02:49 GMT

#292

No. Sage jyp hro and oz are very entertaining.

rfoster

United States1005 Posts

September 29 2011 02:53 GMT

#293

This has actually been a great season so far I feel bad for people who didnt buy a ticket. This is the best code a has been since it was casted by tastosis themselves. Good games good casters. And on top of that you have code s which is awesome just like always

I just thought of something funny. (hypothetical dont take it serious) gom subsidized playing protoss. Like if you play as protoss you get an extra 500 dollars. That way all of the good players dont pick terran just because.

Nyctophobia

Canada99 Posts

September 29 2011 03:02 GMT

#294

I'm here to watch the best players, I don't care what the matchup is. Sure, there's a lot of fucking long-ass TvTs (cough cough BoxeR vs Rain) and the whole tournament is practically free of protoss, but a lot of the time they turn out pretty interesting.

Regardless, I didn't buy a season pass because I couldn't get it right at the start, and I want to get the most out of my money. Have to say, though, I was more excited for Code A than Code S in the first week. Love seeing foreigners play in the GSL.

akalarry

United States1978 Posts

September 29 2011 03:19 GMT

#295

this season is even better than the past seasons. instead of someone like nestea just going through a season without meeting anyone high level.

this sason has the dream matches / matchups that will finally happen (mvp, dongraegu, mma, bomber, nestea, losira... in addition to people ready to make huge splashes including ganzi, ryung, coca, leenock, ...etc).

this season is by far the highest level yet, and it's going to be amazing. can you even confidently make a top 4 prediction? me neither.

AngryFarmer

United States560 Posts

September 29 2011 03:33 GMT

#296

i bought code S because of DRG!!!

whatthefat

United States918 Posts

September 29 2011 03:41 GMT

#297

On September 29 2011 11:32 Fyodor wrote:
I don't get why people think TvT is boring. Because of Tank lines?

TvT is great. 10 TvTs in a row is not.

Yergidy

United States2107 Posts

September 29 2011 03:42 GMT

#298

I bought a ticket to see the underdog race play, makes it more exciting when one makes it though imo.

Belisarius

Australia6233 Posts

September 29 2011 03:52 GMT

#299

OP needs a poll option for "I'm protoss"

All my heroes were out before I even got to consider buying a ticket.

icarly

United States400 Posts

September 29 2011 03:55 GMT

#300

I'm a terran so I absolutely freakin' love it, but I DEFINITELY would not buy a ticket if the amount of terrans was changed with zergs or toss, so I can see where everyone is coming from.