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Top Broodwar Pros swapping to Starcraft 2?

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Tazerenix
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia340 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-10 05:41:43
January 09 2012 04:40 GMT
#1
The Koreans are coming? Again?

Its been a long while since FXORaelcun blogged that the Koreans are coming to steal your pennies.

Well, here it is again…. The Koreans are coming.

A wittle bwirdy told me this morning that a certain number of brood war persons will be playing sc2 professionally in approximately 40 days time.

These pros are A team pros.

Whilst I am not fully familiar with the names (I am for sure not going to openly state who they are for risk of being insulted) I know that their results are very solid and consistent from brood war.

They have been playing sc2 for approximately 5 months so far, and from what I am told, they only play sc2 now during practice time.

This my dear friends, is the beginning. The beginning of what will soon be the true starcraft pro scene.

So in the true theme of what I have been preparing for for a while now. I will grow my finger nails so that when two of these bw pros meet in sc2, I can bite them off in what is surely going to be some nail biting sc2. Like Leenock vs MVP gsl semis… I think I bit my finger nails until they bled.

Looking back at this blog, I have been so vague I should write for TMZ…

Call me PerezBoss

Peace

Source: http://fxoboss.tumblr.com/

According to FXOBoSs's blog there will be a relatively significant number of high level BW pro's swapping over to SC2 in the coming months. Even more interesting is the information that these players have been playing nothing but Starcraft 2 for a while now. Which pro players are we expecting to come over? A Teamers? B Teamers? How many A teamers have been relatively inactive in Pro Leagues and High Level BW tournaments recently?

What do you think this will mean for the scene?

EDIT: New post on FXOBoSs's blog about OGN, GSL and KESPA, semi related.

Kespa, OGN and GSL

The idea that Korea could be getting another Large scale tournament on its soil sends excitement shivers down my spine….

But the question remains, can we all join hands and live together in peace and harmony?

I don’t think so.

One thing I have learned about doing business in Asia is that its a kill or be killed environment, that of course not meaning if you do business in Asia you will die but your business may just do that.

If we look into history, there has never been a situation where GOM and OGN have been able to live together on the same block. Much like the bloods and the crips.

So I raise the question, when OGN (yes WHEN) starts broadcasting an sc2 league will it monopolize Korea once again? Or will, in some sort of christmas miracle, they be able to share the benefits of a successful e-sports society?

Of course, this will have alot to do with KESPA’s actions which I am still not 100% sure on what they are planning. But I do know that OGN is on its way. Can GOM stand the heat? Will OGN continue to broadcast in less than HD quality? Who will cast for OGN? Who will work for them? Who knows!? I certainly don’t.

But these thoughts of mine are very exciting given that I have a Korean based team and there will become more opportunities for them as a whole to compete.

What are your thoughts?

Tweet them to me http://www.twitter.com/fxopenesports


I personally can't see how KESPA would fit into the current SC2 model in korea. I can imagine that Blizzard will step in and stop them from doing to the starcraft 2 scene what they did in BW.
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
January 09 2012 04:42 GMT
#2
With the disbandment of the three teams at the end of last season, there are quite a few low level A-players floating around. If they switch over, bang, they'll be pretty good.
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
January 09 2012 04:44 GMT
#3
Interesting, this is great for the scene. More pros and better players will force current players to work harder to become better or fall behind. I can't wait to see what these pros have up their sleeve assuming this is correct
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Kaoriyu
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada276 Posts
January 09 2012 04:44 GMT
#4
It has begun...
1Eris1
Profile Joined September 2010
United States5797 Posts
January 09 2012 04:45 GMT
#5
A little birdy? Does that mean a kespa insider or just a friend of his? Gonna take this with a grain of salt unless we know who is really saying this
Known Aliases: Tyragon, Valeric ~MSL Forever, SKT is truly the Superior KT!
MaV_gGSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1345 Posts
January 09 2012 04:45 GMT
#6
I love this.
Life's good :D
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
January 09 2012 04:45 GMT
#7
I really am doubting this. haven't people been saying this since day 1 and it has not happend yet. I doubt to think it would happen while GOM has sc2 broadcasting control as well.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 04:47:54
January 09 2012 04:46 GMT
#8
I can see them practicing WoL to get a feel for the slight differences between BW and SC2, and then possibly making the official switch when HotS comes out, since that will equalize the playing field.

And then they'll probably crush some skulls and crack some necks. Being an A-Teamer BW player is not something to take lightly.

On January 09 2012 13:45 masterbreti wrote:
I really am doubting this. haven't people been saying this since day 1 and it has not happend yet. I doubt to think it would happen while GOM has sc2 broadcasting control as well.


Meh. fOrGG/ oGsFin?
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
January 09 2012 04:48 GMT
#9
Time for Perfectman to become forever GSL champion.

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daxile
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada829 Posts
January 09 2012 04:49 GMT
#10
Can't wait
to live is to suffer
Elefanto
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland3584 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 04:49:53
January 09 2012 04:49 GMT
#11
On January 09 2012 13:48 Fionn wrote:
Time for Perfectman to become forever GSL champion.

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I'm sorry, Dts are fairly ineffective in Sc2.
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awwnuts07
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States621 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 04:53:56
January 09 2012 04:50 GMT
#12
Unless it's the BW top dogs, I can't really say I'm super interested.
I'm a noob
Warpath
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1242 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 04:50:27
January 09 2012 04:50 GMT
#13
On January 09 2012 13:46 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
I can see them practicing WoL to get a feel for the slight differences between BW and SC2, and then possibly making the official switch when HotS comes out, since that will equalize the playing field.

And then they'll probably crush some skulls and crack some necks. Being an A-Teamer BW player is not something to take lightly.

Yeah, a whole bunch of players above MVPs level at average, which means some will be even better.
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 04:53:32
January 09 2012 04:51 GMT
#14
On January 09 2012 13:45 1Eris1 wrote:
A little birdy? Does that mean a kespa insider or just a friend of his? Gonna take this with a grain of salt unless we know who is really saying this


I agree. I wish he had announced this in a better, more professional way, it almost seems like a bid for attention.

Whilst I am not fully familiar with the names (I am for sure not going to openly state who they are for risk of being insulted) I know that their results are very solid and consistent from brood war.


Not familiar with the names? Then how can you know that they are good, A-team pros?


That being said, it might take a while before these top players begin to make an impact, since the GSL system does not have the "open bracket" like MLG, IPL or NASL, where someone can just register and win their way to the top. Since only Hyun was the only major BW pro to play in the Code A qualifiers this season (congrats for qualifying), that means the earliest these pros would play in the GSL would be next season. That also means the earliest we would see them in Code S would probably be Season 3, which is around summertime.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
January 09 2012 04:51 GMT
#15
In 40 days? That's one helluva timing push.
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 04:52:43
January 09 2012 04:52 GMT
#16
a little birdy? were gonna need something more substantive or else this post doesn't really provide any new information that we did not already know.
aristarchus
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States652 Posts
January 09 2012 04:52 GMT
#17
Playing in 40 days means playing in what sort of event? Is the next GSL season that soon? Is there going to be GSTL that includes them? or some other tournament? or I remember rumors that Proleague would have some SC2? Or is this just that they'll announce a switch then, and play whenever the next event happens to be?
Diizzy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States828 Posts
January 09 2012 04:55 GMT
#18
haha.... this doesnt tell us much. but i knew it would happen sooner or later.
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
January 09 2012 04:56 GMT
#19
On January 09 2012 13:46 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
I can see them practicing WoL to get a feel for the slight differences between BW and SC2, and then possibly making the official switch when HotS comes out, since that will equalize the playing field.

And then they'll probably crush some skulls and crack some necks. Being an A-Teamer BW player is not something to take lightly.

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On January 09 2012 13:45 masterbreti wrote:
I really am doubting this. haven't people been saying this since day 1 and it has not happend yet. I doubt to think it would happen while GOM has sc2 broadcasting control as well.


Meh. fOrGG/ oGsFin?


From what I gather from the blog post. He is saying current bw pros. He isn't saying former.

When he says current. It might mean former bw players who lost their jobs when the 3 teams disbanded. Which would mean former bw players. which would be a different thing. and is fairly common nowadays since forgg and hyun switching.

if they mean current bw pros. then they would not be A-Teamers since there is pl and the fact is, they would not practice sc2 while pl is running, unless they did it on spare time.
BasilForSkin
Profile Joined June 2011
United States115 Posts
January 09 2012 04:56 GMT
#20
On January 09 2012 13:50 awwnuts07 wrote:
Unless it's the BW top dogs, I can't really say I'm super interested.


Are you serious? These guys are on level or better than people like MVP or ForGG.

If you're not interested for that... Wow.
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