EPT"e-Sports Federation" formed by SC2 teams - Page 14
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JustPassingBy
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quickclickz
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We should probably hope this works given what Boss has said. | ||
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Beeblistical
Australia26 Posts
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SolidMustard
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Utinni
Canada1196 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:12 SolidMustard wrote: Interestingly enough, FXO isn't a part of this. read again. | ||
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AGsc
Canada120 Posts
On March 30 2012 13:46 FXOBoSs wrote: Hi guys, The point of this association is purely to show that we have done the hard yards as organisations in Korea and abroad to get sc2 to where it is now. It would be improper for an organisation such as Kespa to then say "join us or die". It also promotes the ability to run 2 leagues in Korea so that the players have more incentive to train hard. If there is no resistance or discussion between the two sides, there will be heavy schedule overlaps between proleague and GSL. It would also mean you would have to pick which side you wanted to be part of. It 'potentially' would mean an end to foreigners in korea as well. Which none of us want of course. I hope this helps. Regards FXOBoSs A lot of new (post-BW) fans just don't have the attachment to BW players and teams that they do to SC2 teams and GSL. Given that these new fans make up a huge part of the foreigner fan base I don't see the current SC2 teams losing their primacy overall. This SC2 Federation makes complete sense, though, because in Korea Kespa knows it has the upper hand. Blizzard needs to recognize that current SC2 teams have done all the heavy lifting and have most of the fan base. I'm interested to see Flash and Jaedong play SC2 (even though I have a hard time believing that they will achieve some kind of instant dominance), but If I'm staying up late to watch a Korean league it will be GSL. It will also be a huge turnoff if Kespa tries to monopolize players while SC2 Fed is allowing anyone to join. | ||
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Tanatos
United States381 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:16 AGsc wrote: + Show Spoiler + On March 30 2012 13:46 FXOBoSs wrote: Hi guys, The point of this association is purely to show that we have done the hard yards as organisations in Korea and abroad to get sc2 to where it is now. It would be improper for an organisation such as Kespa to then say "join us or die". It also promotes the ability to run 2 leagues in Korea so that the players have more incentive to train hard. If there is no resistance or discussion between the two sides, there will be heavy schedule overlaps between proleague and GSL. It would also mean you would have to pick which side you wanted to be part of. It 'potentially' would mean an end to foreigners in korea as well. Which none of us want of course. I hope this helps. Regards FXOBoSs A lot of new (post-BW) fans just don't have the attachment to BW players and teams that they do to SC2 teams and GSL. Given that these new fans make up a huge part of the foreigner fan base I don't see the current SC2 teams losing their primacy overall. This SC2 Federation makes complete sense, though, because in Korea Kespa knows it has the upper hand. Blizzard needs to recognize that current SC2 teams have done all the heavy lifting and have most of the fan base. I'm interested to see Flash and Jaedong play SC2 (even though I have a hard time believing that they will achieve some kind of instant dominance), but If I'm staying up late to watch a Korean league it will be GSL. It will also be a huge turnoff if Kespa tries to monopolize players while SC2 Fed is allowing anyone to join. Just to make things to be clear, it is e-sports Fed. I really think they will involve Korean LOL teams into this organization. | ||
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OpticalShot
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Forikorder
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6644 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:31 Forikorder wrote: i KesPA tries to be too insular and refuse all foreigners right to participate on the pro-league cant Blizz step up and say "yo, thats no good you have to give foreigners a chance to participate"? once Kespa gets the right to run their tournament, Blizzard will not really have anything they can do. You can't tell them how they can and can't run their tournament. Also, why is it just assumed that Kespa is pure evil and are going to run the foreigners out of town? Back in BW if a foreign player had enough skill/determination he could participate in their games... just no one had enough skill to be past the B-teams. | ||
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m0ck
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On March 30 2012 23:26 OpticalShot wrote: Good to see some sort of central governing body forming, it's definitely something the scene desperately needed. I hope they enter earnest negotiations with Blizzard and KeSPA so that they won't become another SC2Con. How is a central governing body desperatly needed? If anything, I would say that the current model of foreign tournaments proves that there is no need for a centralized bureaucratic organization that gets to decide who competes. | ||
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Uracil
Germany422 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:31 Forikorder wrote: i KesPA tries to be too insular and refuse all foreigners right to participate on the pro-league cant Blizz step up and say "yo, thats no good you have to give foreigners a chance to participate"? If the new OGN LoL league is a indication of what they will do I'm sure they will try include foreigners in some way. | ||
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MaV_gGSC
Canada1345 Posts
 It also sounds like a counter strike team o_O | ||
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Forikorder
Canada8840 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:35 Necro)Phagist( wrote: once Kespa gets the right to run their tournament, Blizzard will not really have anything they can do. You can't tell them how they can and can't run their tournament. Also, why is it just assumed that Kespa is pure evil and are going to run the foreigners out of town? Back in BW if a foreign player had enough skill/determination he could participate in their games... just no one had enough skill to be past the B-teams. having jsut read FXOBoss's blog he linked on reddit he certainly made it sound like unless your on a korean team (as in on a korean that is based in Korea with more koreans then foreigners) then you wont be able to participate in the proleague, so if HuK for instance wanted to hed have to leave EG and join a korean team like slayers or IM | ||
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Gladiator6
Sweden7024 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:07 quickclickz wrote: http://fxoboss.tumblr.com/post/20162736523/kespa-and-korea We should probably hope this works given what Boss has said. I love his blog haha, always seems to know what's going on and telling the truth! | ||
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KING CHARLIE :D
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6644 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:40 Forikorder wrote: having jsut read FXOBoss's blog he linked on reddit he certainly made it sound like unless your on a korean team (as in on a korean that is based in Korea with more koreans then foreigners) then you wont be able to participate in the proleague, so if HuK for instance wanted to hed have to leave EG and join a korean team like slayers or IM Just read the blog, very interesting... Again though lots of people are just claiming Kespa as evil(Not you but in general) but from what I can tell its legally all they can do. I expect some loop hole to be found that will allow partnership teams to participate. The only bad thing I am really worried about is the scheduling conflict... To all those people wanting "NA or EU only tournaments" Careful what you ask for, some boring ass tournies incoming without the Korean star power... | ||
BLinD-RawR
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pdd
Australia9933 Posts
On March 30 2012 23:40 Forikorder wrote: having jsut read FXOBoss's blog he linked on reddit he certainly made it sound like unless your on a korean team (as in on a korean that is based in Korea with more koreans then foreigners) then you wont be able to participate in the proleague, so if HuK for instance wanted to hed have to leave EG and join a korean team like slayers or IM He would still be allowed to stay with GSL (althought it might become more competitive with the BW guys coming in). He would also get a less competitive foreign environment when he goes for MLGs, IEMs, etc. Also people are also confusing Proleague with the regular Individual Starleague. If OGN's effort on the Kespa-sanctioned LoL tournament is any indicator, they could potentially open up the individual league to foreigners. I don't really get the panic and concern at the moment. The only major cause for one is Koreans not being able to make too many foreign events. Until KeSPA and OGN announce their plans for the INDIVIDUAL Starleague, I think this will not be an issue. | ||
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xSixGeneralHan
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