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On March 17 2012 17:22 Lysenko wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:07 zeehar wrote:On March 17 2012 16:58 Lysenko wrote:On March 17 2012 16:34 jmbthirteen wrote:
1. Oh sorry about sc2 GOM, we go with kespa now. But here is some free pizza to smooth things over.
If Blizzard were even thinking of breaking off their relationship with GOM, there's no way in the world that Mr. Morhaime would be sitting in the audience, on camera. he's in the audience for the bw proleague... irrelevant point He was in the GOMTV audience about 15 minutes ago, and as another poster pointed out, bought them pizza, so no, it's not irrelevant at all. It is, however, not a reference to the appearance in the picture in the OP.
I think the pizza is like that scene from Iron Man 1 where Obadiah bought Tony Pizza from New York, you guys know what transpired after, right???
RIGHT???????????
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haha lol at bw pros
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oh look at that tl.net tshirt behind mikey.
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On March 17 2012 17:19 Areon wrote:
Wait.... what? Another GSL? Another IPL? Aren't there already a lot of "Starcraft 2 Pro leagues"??? It sounds awesome but why are they making this sound like something revolutionary and a first, because it sure doesn't seem like it. I can't stand when Blizzard is so unspecific about announcements like this. Blizzard is so unspecific in general, like not having the pricing for the WoW annual pass anywhere in the FAQ. That was just ridiculous. I had to learn from a friend who bought it that it's the same flat rate of $15 a month because Blizzard didn't have that information anywhere until you buy it!
Point is, Blizzard please clear your crap up and be more specific. Please?
OGN = Home of Brood War + Home of e-Sports...
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On March 17 2012 17:23 dabom88 wrote:
Here's hoping the current teams don't get crushed by the Kespa teams. Both in skill and finances. The Kespa is a lot richer so that might be an issue because the current SC2 teams are gonna want to have at least some EQUALITY in terms of finances since they've been playing this game for 2 years already.
finances they will be crushed  however once the kespa teams bring more exposure to the scene, more sponsors will trickle down to the current sc2 teams.
skill....hmmm things are about to get more crazy up in here. at first the bw teams wont beat the top sc2 teams...but they sure as hell will bring brilliance and more competition to the scene. injecting new blood. and later bw teams will rise cuz they...just have a starcraft training system that is sooo strict and efficient.
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overall this is a very very great thing.
korean players will get more money since the big sponsors like samsung will now go into the sc2 realm as well
also they will have the chance to compete in two leagues as well.
current korean sc2 teams are kinda screwed though. i predict a lot of buyouts and fusions
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On March 17 2012 17:29 Highways wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:19 Areon wrote:
Wait.... what? Another GSL? Another IPL? Aren't there already a lot of "Starcraft 2 Pro leagues"??? It sounds awesome but why are they making this sound like something revolutionary and a first, because it sure doesn't seem like it. I can't stand when Blizzard is so unspecific about announcements like this. Blizzard is so unspecific in general, like not having the pricing for the WoW annual pass anywhere in the FAQ. That was just ridiculous. I had to learn from a friend who bought it that it's the same flat rate of $15 a month because Blizzard didn't have that information anywhere until you buy it!
Point is, Blizzard please clear your crap up and be more specific. Please? OGN = Home of Brood War + Home of e-Sports...
i dont think he understands the importance of this happening. pretty sure he will understand once kespa teams start playing against sc2 teams.
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kespa dollars injected into sc2 is incredibly good for korean sc2.
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On March 17 2012 17:29 Golgotha wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:23 dabom88 wrote:
Here's hoping the current teams don't get crushed by the Kespa teams. Both in skill and finances. The Kespa is a lot richer so that might be an issue because the current SC2 teams are gonna want to have at least some EQUALITY in terms of finances since they've been playing this game for 2 years already. finances they will be crushed however once the kespa teams bring more exposure to the scene, more sponsors will trickle down to the current sc2 teams. skill....hmmm things are about to get more crazy up in here. at first the bw teams wont beat the top sc2 teams...but they sure as hell will bring brilliance and more competition to the scene. injecting new blood. and later bw teams will rise cuz they...just have a starcraft training system that is sooo strict and efficient.
The current sc2 teams cannot play on Kespa Leagues unless they are carried by the companies that Kespa represents. For example, Based on the legality about the proleague, the only way for slayers to play in the proleague is when they are bought by a team like SKT.
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Sounds like they are basically trying to rush this agreement before LoL takes over BW completely
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On March 17 2012 17:31 Golgotha wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:29 Highways wrote:On March 17 2012 17:19 Areon wrote:
Wait.... what? Another GSL? Another IPL? Aren't there already a lot of "Starcraft 2 Pro leagues"??? It sounds awesome but why are they making this sound like something revolutionary and a first, because it sure doesn't seem like it. I can't stand when Blizzard is so unspecific about announcements like this. Blizzard is so unspecific in general, like not having the pricing for the WoW annual pass anywhere in the FAQ. That was just ridiculous. I had to learn from a friend who bought it that it's the same flat rate of $15 a month because Blizzard didn't have that information anywhere until you buy it!
Point is, Blizzard please clear your crap up and be more specific. Please? OGN = Home of Brood War + Home of e-Sports... i dont think he understands the importance of this happening. pretty sure he will understand once kespa teams start playing against sc2 teams.
I dont think he understands that Pro League is a specific tournament.
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It seems like everyone is resigned to the fate of bw getting phased out and teams swapping over to sc2 because of it.
Looks like Big Toblizzco wins.
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On March 17 2012 17:33 shaftofpleasure wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:29 Golgotha wrote:On March 17 2012 17:23 dabom88 wrote:
Here's hoping the current teams don't get crushed by the Kespa teams. Both in skill and finances. The Kespa is a lot richer so that might be an issue because the current SC2 teams are gonna want to have at least some EQUALITY in terms of finances since they've been playing this game for 2 years already. finances they will be crushed however once the kespa teams bring more exposure to the scene, more sponsors will trickle down to the current sc2 teams. skill....hmmm things are about to get more crazy up in here. at first the bw teams wont beat the top sc2 teams...but they sure as hell will bring brilliance and more competition to the scene. injecting new blood. and later bw teams will rise cuz they...just have a starcraft training system that is sooo strict and efficient. The current sc2 teams cannot play on Kespa Leagues unless they are carried by the companies that Kespa represents. For example, Based on the legality about the proleague, the only way for slayers to play in the proleague is when they are bought by a team like SKT.
And then there's that whole Progamer License thing.
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On March 17 2012 17:33 jidolboy wrote:
Sounds like they are basically trying to rush this agreement before LoL takes over BW completely
How has it been rushed? People have been talking about April and this Proleague season being the last BW season for months now.
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Am I missing something? Nowhere in here does it say that the BW teams are switching to SC2. It only says that KeSPA is going to run a SC2 Proleague that will be broadcast on OGN. I realize that represents a great leap forward in production value, accessibility, professionalism, and financial means, but it doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be seeing Jaedong vs. MMA anytime soon.
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On March 17 2012 17:39 Kiyo. wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:33 jidolboy wrote:
Sounds like they are basically trying to rush this agreement before LoL takes over BW completely How has it been rushed? People have been talking about April and this Proleague season being the last BW season for months now.
I havent heard about April but I heard rumours about SC2 proleague
HOWEVER
I think Blizzard CEO coming unexpectedly to Korea and think about starting SC2 PL in April sounds rushing to me. Usually
agreements last for a couple of months to get their shit together and agree on something.But trying to do that in less than a month? ...
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On March 17 2012 17:40 QuothTheRaven wrote:
Am I missing something? Nowhere in here does it say that the BW teams are switching to SC2. It only says that KeSPA is going to run a SC2 Proleague that will be broadcast on OGN. I realize that represents a great leap forward in production value, accessibility, professionalism, and financial means, but it doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be seeing Jaedong vs. MMA anytime soon.
Im a hard-core BW fan to heart and yes it's been indicated for some time now that BW will be replaced with SC2 Proleague.
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On March 17 2012 17:40 QuothTheRaven wrote:
Am I missing something? Nowhere in here does it say that the BW teams are switching to SC2. It only says that KeSPA is going to run a SC2 Proleague that will be broadcast on OGN. I realize that represents a great leap forward in production value, accessibility, professionalism, and financial means, but it doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be seeing Jaedong vs. MMA anytime soon.
Why would they open a sc2 Proleague and not have their teams play in it? There's already the GSTL for that. Someone has to sponsor proleague so why would they put effort into that when It's not their players competing in it.
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On March 17 2012 17:43 jidolboy wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2012 17:39 Kiyo. wrote:On March 17 2012 17:33 jidolboy wrote:
Sounds like they are basically trying to rush this agreement before LoL takes over BW completely How has it been rushed? People have been talking about April and this Proleague season being the last BW season for months now. I havent heard about April but I heard rumours about SC2 proleague HOWEVER I think Blizzard CEO coming unexpectedly to Korea and think about starting SC2 PL in April sounds rushing to me
Just because you didn't expect it doesn't mean it wasn't a planned trip.
I wouldn't expect it to start in April. Mainly they'd just be getting the foundation down and ready for it to start sometime in May/June I'd imagine.
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