EPTOn October 28 2011 03:30 Leifish wrote:
Wow, 2 Code S spots for MLG now?
Providence is going to get pretty intense.
Wow, 2 Code S spots for MLG now?
Providence is going to get pretty intense.
Not really
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nimdil
Poland3751 Posts
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Fanatic-Templar
Canada5819 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
for foreigners qualifying through MLG, etc., they are no longer offered a spot in the tournament, but rather have to qualify through the up and down matches? so, if you get a spot through MLG, go to Korea and lose in the up and downs, you never even get the opportunity to play in the real tournament? is that correct? thats pretty jacked up in my opinion. korean invites auto get put in group stages for MLG, but foreigners only get the opportunity to qualify for GSL. seems to me that there will be even less incentive for foreigners going to korea. also, how long between up and down matches and the next code s? if foreigner wins the up and down, does he then have to stay X weeks before he gets to play in the next tournament? seems like koreans are getting the better bargain on the MLG-GSL exchange. | ||
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GreyKnight
United States4720 Posts
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Lamphead
Canada241 Posts
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Vehemus
United States586 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:39 dAPhREAk wrote: am i reading this correctly? for foreigners qualifying through MLG, etc., they are no longer offered a spot in the tournament, but rather have to qualify through the up and down matches? so, if you get a spot through MLG, go to Korea and lose in the up and downs, you never even get the opportunity to play in the real tournament? is that correct? thats pretty jacked up in my opinion. korean invites auto get put in group stages for MLG, but foreigners only get the opportunity to qualify for GSL. seems to me that there will be even less incentive for foreigners going to korea. also, how long between up and down matches and the next code s? if foreigner wins the up and down, does he then have to stay X weeks before he gets to play in the next tournament? seems like koreans are getting the better bargain on the MLG-GSL exchange. No. If you lose in the Up & Downs you go down to Code A. The only thing that's changed is that instead of automatically playing in Code A, you play a few matches to determine whether you get to play in Code S or Code A. | ||
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DrakanSilva
Chile932 Posts
Somehow Code A became some sort of "loser bracket" for Code S wich helps to really define those from Code A that deserve to go right away to Code S and solves many unfair situations. Now it's going to be hard to stay in Code S since there are 22 chances to get there from Code A + Up/Down Matches. What about the prices for the new season ? | ||
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tyrless
United States485 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:42 Vehemus wrote: No. If you lose in the Up & Downs you go down to Code A. The only thing that's changed is that instead of automatically playing in Code A, you play a few matches to determine whether you get to play in Code S or Code A. awww, ic. that makes sense. one concern i have still is that they are essentially qualifying for the next season of code s or a. so, how long do they have to stay in the country before they get the opportunity to make some real money? | ||
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Sableyeah
Netherlands2119 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:46 dAPhREAk wrote: awww, ic. that makes sense. one concern i have still is that they are essentially qualifying for the next season of code s or a. so, how long do they have to stay in the country before they get the opportunity to make some real money? tbh no foreigner has made any real money off GSL. they're in korea for korea, GSL is just a bonus. | ||
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darkcloud8282
Canada776 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:41 Lamphead wrote: this might be TOO much turnover, a bad pool and a bad matchup means you go from code S to code B.. Considering it's group play with a BO3, you can't really blame luck if you can't even place 3rd in the group.. | ||
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
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Tuskon
United States86 Posts
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haitike
Spain2722 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:46 dAPhREAk wrote: awww, ic. that makes sense. one concern i have still is that they are essentially qualifying for the next season of code s or a. so, how long do they have to stay in the country before they get the opportunity to make some real money? Just the pre-season. Now The Up&Down are the week after the Code S finals, so one or two weeks before next GSL. | ||
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Brotatolol
United States1742 Posts
Oh, and thanks for the explanation. | ||
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QNdie
Poland210 Posts
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LovE-
United States1963 Posts
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Yomi-no-Kuni
Germany333 Posts
it wouldn't hurt anybody to have the Code A Bracket be played out till the end and have some Prizes for it... edit: oh, and its pretty harsh that you can be kicked out by having a tough group and a bad matchup or bad Luck on your opponent, and then be stuck in Code B... but on the other hand that guarantees more player rotation (i hope) | ||
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ptrpb
Canada753 Posts
MMA vs MVP was nice but almost every Code A finals has been better. | ||
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