I actually think they learned from the last blizzcon for the maps. They really got hit hard by the community so I think this time they will run things excellently and it will end up a really good tournament

greyconnect

39 Posts

January 25 2012 23:12 GMT

#83

Blizz wouldn't drop HotS on the competitors at the venue, would they? A big release tournament for the expansion?

Sinensis

United States2513 Posts

January 25 2012 23:16 GMT

#84

The last Blizzard tournament made me extremely angry so maybe now that they have time to focus, they can put on a better show. With so many other world tournaments going on I wonder what kind of cash incentives they're planning.

Then again we might also get JasBas vs Toodming on Steppes and lots of trivia.

nimdil

Poland3747 Posts

January 25 2012 23:24 GMT

#85

On January 26 2012 07:49 kedarking wrote:
I want a bracket starting at the round of 256, with ALL pro players lined up.

Triple elimination format.

GenesisX

Canada4267 Posts

January 25 2012 23:36 GMT

#86

this makes up for no blizzcon

TheRealNanMan

United States1471 Posts

January 25 2012 23:52 GMT

#87

I'm a little sad that Blizzcon isn't happening this year but i'm glad they are working hard on working on getting D3 and HOTS and hopefully they will devote as much time to making this tournament good!

Blasterion

China10272 Posts

January 25 2012 23:56 GMT

#88

Well makes sense, No WoW announcements, D3 is out, HotS is hopefully out by then. There is nothing to "con" about.

P.S. Buff hunters.

P.S.S Terran 4ever

forSeohyun

504 Posts

January 25 2012 23:58 GMT

#89

Hoping Blizzard will place the event at a strategical location and draw some crowds and interest for SC2. China or South Korea comes to mind. Am I correct in assuming that there isn't so big interest for Blizzard-games in Japan?

SeaSwift

Scotland4486 Posts

January 26 2012 00:02 GMT

#90

Something that people may not have focussed on in the first paragraph is that the competition is being held in ASIA.

Korea or China? I'm guessing Korea. If so, this has the potential to be fucking amazing. Inviting pretty much every Korean SC2 progamer to one venue... wow. Also, this could be held after the "big switch" for many A-class BW players over to SC2. This could get really interesting...

Mortal

2943 Posts

January 26 2012 00:05 GMT

#91

i guess this will suffice w/o bc

Adreme

United States5574 Posts

January 26 2012 00:06 GMT

#92

They stated on there wow forums that there wont be a blizzcon this year because they will be to busy with all the releases this year. That actually makes sense since all 3 of the games that blizzard is known for are schedules to have a release this year.

Nabes

Canada1800 Posts

January 26 2012 00:11 GMT

#93

It would be awesome if HoTS was ready by december

DYEAlabaster

Canada1009 Posts

January 26 2012 00:31 GMT

#94

I'm keeping in mind that the changes to the ladder pool were directly caused by Blizzcon, so I am excited for it, even if it bombs.... Cause then things will be fixed if there are huge problems

Vul

United States685 Posts

January 26 2012 01:36 GMT

#95

This is a nice way of saying that instead of hosting a tournament + panels/exhibitions etc. (Blizzcon), it will just be a tournament. During last year's Blizzcon I only watched the tournament and I don't remember it being one of the better tournaments of the year, primarily because of the map pool. They also didn't necessarily air the best games, plus the finals came under fire for the apparent theatrics of Nestea vs MVP.

On the bright side, maybe this will give them a chance to focus solely on hosting a good tournament. We know that Blizzard can draw a crowd, so if they can host a better tournament it could be epic (like the GSL finals MMA vs MVP held at Blizzcon).

Phant

United States737 Posts

January 26 2012 01:46 GMT

#96

I was planning on going to Blizzcon this year for the first time in a while, it's unfortunate that they delayed it to 2013, but I suppose if they don't have enough new stuff to hold an entire event, then that is ok.

At least this tournament should be awesome!

RaiKageRyu

Canada4773 Posts

January 26 2012 02:01 GMT

#97

Hopefully the ladder maps would be better by the end of the year.