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mnck
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark1518 Posts
January 09 2012 12:06 GMT
#221
On January 09 2012 21:03 Leetley wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 20:56 Toppp wrote:
People are acting like this is new knowledge.. come on this has been known.

Most of the "information" has been rumors or believes. It's announcements like these that are way more opening.


This is just as much rumors as the other rumors were...
@Munck
Leetley
Profile Joined October 2010
1796 Posts
January 09 2012 12:08 GMT
#222
On January 09 2012 21:06 mnck wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 21:03 Leetley wrote:
On January 09 2012 20:56 Toppp wrote:
People are acting like this is new knowledge.. come on this has been known.

Most of the "information" has been rumors or believes. It's announcements like these that are way more opening.


This is just as much rumors as the other rumors were...

"A wittle bwirdy told me..."

Yeah, I quess. Sorry about not reading the OP that well.
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3690 Posts
January 09 2012 12:32 GMT
#223
On January 09 2012 19:57 bmml wrote:
People need to understand that there is no reason Kespa players would start playing in GOM run leagues, I mean fuck they arent even on TV and it seems as though GOM is basically living off of foreign subscriptions (and treating us the worst, go figure). That isn't what these big sponsors in Kespa pay for, if they move over I assume they'll have their own league running alongside their proleague / OSL shows.


Kespa players have licenses for being starcraft 1 progamers for kespa (which is the sickest pain in the ass for blizz btw since they don't get any money from kespA), if they'd switch they would no longer be kespa players, you know like every bw pro that has switched thus far has no longer any buisness with kespa.
GOM is a tv channel in korea, you know gomtv, go to gomtv.com and check out the korean site which features a lot more than just the gsl. The only thing about the gsl that lifes of foreigner subscriptions is the foreigner production, and the current stream quality is the quality it is because thats how much the current subscription are able to pay for.
GOM has exclusive sc2 rights for I think atleast this year, or maybe just half of it. And even though blizz invited some bw pros to blizzcon to show them how big sc2 is in the foreign scene atm, all the shit that happened between kespa and blizz kinda makes me believe that if kespa will ever host sc2 competitions, it will atleast be in a corporation between kespa, gom and blizzard.
LayZRR
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany449 Posts
January 09 2012 12:34 GMT
#224
oGs.SAviOr


Dont think that any of them will switch cause the big money is still in BW.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50612 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 12:41:22
January 09 2012 12:38 GMT
#225
On January 09 2012 21:34 LayZRR wrote:
oGs.SAviOr


Dont think that any of them will switch cause the big money is still in BW.


lol no.

why can't people let go he can never compete again. NEVER!

On January 09 2012 21:32 Lorch wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 19:57 bmml wrote:
People need to understand that there is no reason Kespa players would start playing in GOM run leagues, I mean fuck they arent even on TV and it seems as though GOM is basically living off of foreign subscriptions (and treating us the worst, go figure). That isn't what these big sponsors in Kespa pay for, if they move over I assume they'll have their own league running alongside their proleague / OSL shows.


Kespa players have licenses for being starcraft 1 progamers for kespa (which is the sickest pain in the ass for blizz btw since they don't get any money from kespA), if they'd switch they would no longer be kespa players, you know like every bw pro that has switched thus far has no longer any buisness with kespa.
GOM is a tv channel in korea, you know gomtv, go to gomtv.com and check out the korean site which features a lot more than just the gsl. The only thing about the gsl that lifes of foreigner subscriptions is the foreigner production, and the current stream quality is the quality it is because thats how much the current subscription are able to pay for.
GOM has exclusive sc2 rights for I think atleast this year, or maybe just half of it. And even though blizz invited some bw pros to blizzcon to show them how big sc2 is in the foreign scene atm, all the shit that happened between kespa and blizz kinda makes me believe that if kespa will ever host sc2 competitions, it will atleast be in a corporation between kespa, gom and blizzard.


Gom is not a tv channel at all its an internet streaming service.

their exclusive rights expires in may I believe.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
OopsOopsBaby
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Singapore3425 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 12:42:17
January 09 2012 12:41 GMT
#226
On January 09 2012 21:32 Lorch wrote:
if kespa will ever host sc2 competitions, it will atleast be in a corporation between kespa, ogn and blizzard.

fixed for you. gom has no chance.
s3x2-2 xiao3x2+2 bone3+2+2
romelako
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States373 Posts
January 09 2012 12:44 GMT
#227
damn, these bw korean pros are gonna be hitting a sick-ass timing in SC2 eSports history!
antilyon
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Brazil2546 Posts
January 09 2012 12:44 GMT
#228
Since it's FXOBoss who wrote it, it's probably real.
But I don't think it'll be a mass exodus like people are expecting. At least nothing that would hit the BW scene hard.
Mongolbonjwa
Profile Joined January 2012
Finland376 Posts
January 09 2012 12:45 GMT
#229
On January 09 2012 20:50 RelZo wrote:
LOL @ ppl thinking that ex-A teamers (A TEAMERS!!!) won't totally dominate the SC2 scene. And no, current A-teamers won't switch, proleague is too competitive right now.

It is not quaranteed succes if you were a-teamer in brood war, it just means that you have higher chance of succes than lets say b-teamers

There is many b-teamers who kinda dominate the scene and many b-teamers who fail at the competition. There is just too much variance. This is why bw-succes does not automatically grant you great succes at sc2, it just means that probably it is somewhat higher probability.
antilyon
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Brazil2546 Posts
January 09 2012 12:55 GMT
#230
On January 09 2012 21:45 Mongolbonjwa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 20:50 RelZo wrote:
LOL @ ppl thinking that ex-A teamers (A TEAMERS!!!) won't totally dominate the SC2 scene. And no, current A-teamers won't switch, proleague is too competitive right now.

It is not quaranteed succes if you were a-teamer in brood war, it just means that you have higher chance of succes than lets say b-teamers

There is many b-teamers who kinda dominate the scene and many b-teamers who fail at the competition. There is just too much variance. This is why bw-succes does not automatically grant you great succes at sc2, it just means that probably it is somewhat higher probability.

Many B-teamers fail at competition, not a-timers.
Rednaxela_19
Profile Joined December 2010
United States150 Posts
January 09 2012 12:57 GMT
#231
It seems like these are just rumors... and now much evidence lol.
Mongolbonjwa
Profile Joined January 2012
Finland376 Posts
January 09 2012 13:11 GMT
#232
On January 09 2012 21:55 antilyon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 21:45 Mongolbonjwa wrote:
On January 09 2012 20:50 RelZo wrote:
LOL @ ppl thinking that ex-A teamers (A TEAMERS!!!) won't totally dominate the SC2 scene. And no, current A-teamers won't switch, proleague is too competitive right now.

It is not quaranteed succes if you were a-teamer in brood war, it just means that you have higher chance of succes than lets say b-teamers

There is many b-teamers who kinda dominate the scene and many b-teamers who fail at the competition. There is just too much variance. This is why bw-succes does not automatically grant you great succes at sc2, it just means that probably it is somewhat higher probability.

Many B-teamers fail at competition, not a-timers.

what is the evidence you are basing this statement to? and how many ex-a-teamers there is in sc2 scene?
bmml
Profile Joined December 2009
United Kingdom962 Posts
January 09 2012 13:13 GMT
#233
On January 09 2012 21:32 Lorch wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 19:57 bmml wrote:
People need to understand that there is no reason Kespa players would start playing in GOM run leagues, I mean fuck they arent even on TV and it seems as though GOM is basically living off of foreign subscriptions (and treating us the worst, go figure). That isn't what these big sponsors in Kespa pay for, if they move over I assume they'll have their own league running alongside their proleague / OSL shows.


Kespa players have licenses for being starcraft 1 progamers for kespa (which is the sickest pain in the ass for blizz btw since they don't get any money from kespA), if they'd switch they would no longer be kespa players, you know like every bw pro that has switched thus far has no longer any buisness with kespa.
GOM is a tv channel in korea, you know gomtv, go to gomtv.com and check out the korean site which features a lot more than just the gsl. The only thing about the gsl that lifes of foreigner subscriptions is the foreigner production, and the current stream quality is the quality it is because thats how much the current subscription are able to pay for.
GOM has exclusive sc2 rights for I think atleast this year, or maybe just half of it. And even though blizz invited some bw pros to blizzcon to show them how big sc2 is in the foreign scene atm, all the shit that happened between kespa and blizz kinda makes me believe that if kespa will ever host sc2 competitions, it will atleast be in a corporation between kespa, gom and blizzard.


Kespa is an organisation built up of the various powerful entities in pro broodwar, CJ, KT, SKT etc etc they are the teams - they own the players. a BW pro wouldn't drop a dedicated income and such a solidified and glamorous position in a REAL proteam sponsored by the biggest corporations in their country on a whim. What you don't seem to understand is that Kespa = teams = players, if they didn't want to be kespa players they wouldn't be in a BW proteam. GOMtv is an online streaming service for music/video/games, it is NOT a TV station just like say Vice isn't a TV station.
See.Blue
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2673 Posts
January 09 2012 13:23 GMT
#234
If Effort comes over I will switch back to zerg.
TheKefka
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Croatia11752 Posts
January 09 2012 13:25 GMT
#235
The BeSt is are coming.
Cackle™
lacho_u
Profile Joined April 2009
Bulgaria535 Posts
January 09 2012 13:28 GMT
#236
This my friends mean that all the foreigner hopes are lost at the very same minute when the big guns sit down and start playin this game for real.
Power is nothing without control
raf3776
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1904 Posts
January 09 2012 13:29 GMT
#237
The androids are coming!! Basically what theyre saying lol im excited to see whos coming over
WWJD (What Would Jaedong Do)
shaftofpleasure
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Korea (North)1375 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 13:36:49
January 09 2012 13:34 GMT
#238
On January 09 2012 21:45 Mongolbonjwa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 20:50 RelZo wrote:
LOL @ ppl thinking that ex-A teamers (A TEAMERS!!!) won't totally dominate the SC2 scene. And no, current A-teamers won't switch, proleague is too competitive right now.

It is not quaranteed succes if you were a-teamer in brood war, it just means that you have higher chance of succes than lets say b-teamers

There is many b-teamers who kinda dominate the scene and many b-teamers who fail at the competition. There is just too much variance. This is why bw-succes does not automatically grant you great succes at sc2, it just means that probably it is somewhat higher probability.


Face it. SC2 scene is dominated by ex-Brood War players who were good at it. It's not about chance, it about time. Success is absolutely guaranteed and the question you should be asking is not "Will they succeed?" but "How long will it take them to takeover the current 'Good' SC2 players when the 'Good' BW players switch?".

Also, regarding the title: 'Top'? Hardly believable. Any 'Top' BW progamer would be crazy to switch to SC2 now.
It's either the holes of my nose are getting smaller or my fingers are getting bigger. /// Always Rooting for the Underdog. Hyuk/Sin/Jaehoon/Juni/Hyvva/Hoejja/Canata //// Hiding in thread somewhere where BW is still in it's pure form here on TL.
jellyjello
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)664 Posts
January 09 2012 13:37 GMT
#239
On January 09 2012 21:32 Lorch wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2012 19:57 bmml wrote:
People need to understand that there is no reason Kespa players would start playing in GOM run leagues, I mean fuck they arent even on TV and it seems as though GOM is basically living off of foreign subscriptions (and treating us the worst, go figure). That isn't what these big sponsors in Kespa pay for, if they move over I assume they'll have their own league running alongside their proleague / OSL shows.


Kespa players have licenses for being starcraft 1 progamers for kespa (which is the sickest pain in the ass for blizz btw since they don't get any money from kespA), if they'd switch they would no longer be kespa players, you know like every bw pro that has switched thus far has no longer any buisness with kespa.
GOM is a tv channel in korea, you know gomtv, go to gomtv.com and check out the korean site which features a lot more than just the gsl. The only thing about the gsl that lifes of foreigner subscriptions is the foreigner production, and the current stream quality is the quality it is because thats how much the current subscription are able to pay for.
GOM has exclusive sc2 rights for I think atleast this year, or maybe just half of it. And even though blizz invited some bw pros to blizzcon to show them how big sc2 is in the foreign scene atm, all the shit that happened between kespa and blizz kinda makes me believe that if kespa will ever host sc2 competitions, it will atleast be in a corporation between kespa, gom and blizzard.


Not just on GOMTV, GSL is also shown on AniBOX as well as Channel1. We can also watch the VODs from olleh TV.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-09 13:46:43
January 09 2012 13:42 GMT
#240
Flash is obviously switching, he's like the only ¨top player remaining in BW!

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This is sarcasm
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