EPTOn May 02 2012 11:30 raf3776 wrote:
glad GOM wont be shut out (as it looks like)
glad GOM wont be shut out (as it looks like)
Well, there is another need for a league since MSL is no longer doing esports
Blizzard-KeSPA-OGN-GOM SC2 Announcement May 2nd - Page 37
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
Well, there is another need for a league since MSL is no longer doing esports | ||
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:36 Hrrrrm wrote: I'm curious about how high of a priority will current BW players/teams put into "foreign" SC2 tournaments. I would think KESPA would want the players to be well rested for each and every scheduled team game and thus they probably won't be able to travel unless it's in between seasons. Will be interesting to see how that works out. I think that worry will also carry over to the GSL/GSTL teams as well once they become integrated into the SC2 Proleague in October. I recall reading a blog from FXOBoSs saying how if FXO participates in Proleague, the busy schedule would make it extremely difficult for his players to participate in foreign tournaments to the degree that they do nowadays. | ||
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Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
On May 02 2012 11:31 Imbu wrote: Don't worry, Code A qualifiers pretty much do that already. I kind of expect foreigners will still receive a seed. Or they could introduce a global courage system with tournaments held in the various regions. There will likely still be still discrepancy, but if players wanted to win the prestige, they will know where to play. | ||
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raf3776
United States1904 Posts
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FlamingTurd
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
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MountainDewJunkie
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JOJOsc2news
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Instead of playing alternating sets of BW and SC2, players will play matches between BW and SC2. We believe this will make for interesting games and bring both communities closer together. Unit sounds and music will differ for each player and we will implement a new observer UI that allows the spectator or referee to choose between BW or SC2 music. Our talks about this have all been fluff and rainbows until Dustin Browder insisted on adding at least 4 sets of Destructible Rocks on each tournament map. We gave him a large 4 piece puzzle to color in and as you all can see, he finished it while we agreed on the terms we presented you today. We cannot tell you details or dates but we love us, each other and you! More information soon to come when Dustin is done coloring the huge broken heart that says "BW Fans". Thank you! ; ) | ||
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
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finalboss2
United States34 Posts
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:18 finalboss2 wrote: I just don't see Kespa giving a shit about MLG or IPL One of the reasons BW is dying and sponsors aren't there is because they didn't go outside Korea. KESPA needs to go outside Korea. | ||
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coolcor
520 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:18 finalboss2 wrote: I just don't see Kespa giving a shit about MLG or IPL We are already in talk with many leagues in the world and already initiating some. KeSPA-affiliated players will attend international tournaments. Companies can change positions with changing circumstances sometimes. | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:21 Fionn wrote: One of the reasons BW is dying and sponsors aren't there is because they didn't go outside Korea. KESPA needs to go outside Korea. Yupper. They've eaten away at their own for too long. On May 02 2012 12:28 coolcor wrote: Companies can change positions with changing circumstances sometimes. Like I've been saying this entire time. You've got to adapt, or else your business will plummet. Still waiting on that Summit for everyone to tie it all together. Waiting. *twiddles thumbs* Nothing new in this conference at all. We knew this stuff already. | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:21 Fionn wrote: One of the reasons BW is dying and sponsors aren't there is because they didn't go outside Korea. KESPA needs to go outside Korea. I really don't think the lack of a non-Korean base had anything to do with the fall of BW. That said they have clear intentions of expanding relations outside of Korea now, so the quoted user is a bit off-base to say the least. | ||
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zokj
Canada136 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:31 p4NDemik wrote: I really don't think the lack of a non-Korean base had anything to do with the fall of BW. That said they have clear intentions of expanding relations outside of Korea now, so the quoted user is a bit off-base to say the least. Because it didn't. There are a lot of straws we can pick at. finalboss2's comments are what I would expect from any person coming late to the dance. | ||
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Hikari
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Talack
Canada2742 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:21 Fionn wrote: One of the reasons BW is dying and sponsors aren't there is because they didn't go outside Korea. KESPA needs to go outside Korea. You'd have to be dumb to think Kespa isn't aware of the money to be made with the foreign scene. Esports is no longer a niche but a growing industry and not siezing an opportunity to get in deep while it's early would suggest they have real idea about what they're doing. | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On May 02 2012 12:32 zokj wrote: are kespa players allowed to stream? Have to wait on that. Like others said, this whole conference was PR and fluff. Things we've already got wind of. There are still many pressing issues with regards to Courage, Pro Gamer Licenses, system and schedule of PL, how OGN will intergrate the leagues and like you said streaming. I understand the tech and I understand it's another means for players and personalities to make more money. I'm sort of against player streams because of the overexposure and they lose their mystique as players. There are a lot and I mean a lot of questions still. I'm sure Twitch and Own3d are already planning this stuff out. I wonder how policy will change in KeSPA, but I hope they stay away from all the bush league shit we see because there is a lot of it and hopefully bring more legitimacy in the scene. | ||
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