EPTAnd they are coming to the States! Next MLG I'm definitely going to go and get Jaedong's autograph!
I have no idea how anyone is actually saying this is a bad thing, other than the people who don't want the players to switch over at all.
MLG and KeSPA Announce Multi-Year Partnership - Page 33
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HyperionDreamer
Canada1528 Posts
And they are coming to the States! Next MLG I'm definitely going to go and get Jaedong's autograph! I have no idea how anyone is actually saying this is a bad thing, other than the people who don't want the players to switch over at all. | ||
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WhiteWOR
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Anyways.. huge news!!!  | ||
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Femari
United States2900 Posts
On May 12 2012 03:00 WhiteWOR wrote: "The partnership will kick off at the MLG Spring Championship in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, June 9 at 9pm PT, when KeSPA Pro players will compete in a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty exhibition tournament." So it will be Kespa players only in this tourney? Anyways.. huge news!!! Yeah BW players only I'd assume. They wouldn't want to match them up against Pros when they're still adjusting. Also since it was last post on the page and I doubt it was seen... On May 12 2012 02:58 Femari wrote: Number of competitors. MLG includes Gamebattles. | ||
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Atrain1982
United States23 Posts
I doubt this will happen, but if the transition from Brood War to SCII shows us games where Flash and Stork get ROFL stomped by players like Clide, AND the quality of Proleague matches go to shit, it will be bad news for the growth of SCII. I believe this deal is an attempt by KESPA (and MLG) to protect the greatest and unkown quantity to hit E-sports since SCII: Brood War switching SCII. or KESPA and MLG could be run by anti-christs who have no passion for gaming and actively want to ruin e-sports | ||
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jtp118
United States137 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On May 12 2012 00:53 Kuni wrote: They have been working hard their entire lives, but for a different game. That doesn't mean they don't know what it takes. -_- | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On May 12 2012 02:32 sc14s wrote: ~_~ shouldn't BW bitching get banned for talking shit about sc2? when sc2 people get banned on a daily basis in the BW forums for stupid ass comments like this? OT: stoked to see how they are coming along (the BW pros converting) Half the reason they get banned is because they use silly one-liners like that, use unfunny memes, and the biggest one being uninformed/ignorant comments. Sure, I'm missing some but there are many reasons. Anyway, I don't see a really big crime in showing displeasure for such announcement because there seems to be several people doing it. | ||
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black_ICE
United States59 Posts
Admittedly I am not a big fan of MLG, there are more fun tournaments to watch, like Homestory, Dreamhack, TSL and even the recent Iron Squid tournament(finals was amazing). Maybe I'm nuts and this won't play out like what I imagine or maybe it will, but I don't trust MLG with the responsibility of running the US SC2 scene, given the turbulent winter they had with the mass firings, sudden introduction of a pay-per-view only event and questionable spending of $50million when incredibly smaller tournaments like TSL and Homestory Cup(size and live vs online arguments aside) are run so much smoother on a fraction of the cost. Even the fact that they are holding this exhibition concurrently with Proleague exhibits haphazard planning and poor decision making. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On May 12 2012 03:25 black_ICE wrote: The idea of "exclusivity" leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Even though the initial participation of KeSPA players is just an exhibition and the full details of this deal are vague, I don't see a need for this at all. Only allowing KeSPA players to play in MLG events only benefits MLG and seems extremely selfish. There are so many tournaments worldwide, it would be detrimental to non-MLG events by not having BW heavyweights play in the future. As of right now, I'm not even that excited about watching the KeSPA players. Having watched a replay of Firebathero, my expectations for the quality of the games for this exhibition are low. But SC2 is progressing so quickly, BW pros are going to be better sooner than later. Locking out the players from other tournaments for years is going to kill the legitimacy of the other tournaments when they're skill level eventually improves. It's like MLG is positioning themselves to squeeze out their competition by making this deal. The standard MLG answer regarding the success of other tournaments benefiting MLG by providing competition and not wanting others to fail, seems more hollow and disingenuous now. Admittedly I am not a big fan of MLG, there are more fun tournaments to watch, like Homestory, Dreamhack, TSL and even the recent Iron Squid tournament(finals was amazing). Maybe I'm nuts and this won't play out like what I imagine or maybe it will, but I don't trust MLG with the responsibility of running the US SC2 scene, given the turbulent winter they had with the mass firings, sudden introduction of a pay-per-view only event and questionable spending of $50million when incredibly smaller tournaments like TSL and Homestory Cup(size and live vs online arguments aside) are run so much smoother on a fraction of the cost. Even the fact that they are holding this exhibition concurrently with Proleague exhibits haphazard planning and poor decision making. of course smaller events like TSL and HSC run smoother. they are smaller! they deal with like 32 players. mlg has 256 players for sc2 alone while also running other tournaments at the same time. not to mention, tsl us all replays until the finals and hsc is a relaxed event among friends. comparing how those tournaments run to a massive mlg, which has over 700 participants is silly | ||
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ArchDC
Malaysia1996 Posts
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Pimpmuckl
Germany528 Posts
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SHOOG
United States1639 Posts
I'm so happy I can finally see some of these players play in America. Flash...you better be here. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16670 Posts
On May 12 2012 02:02 TBone- wrote: I hope theres nothing ill between IPL/Gom and MLG/Kespa. i hope they hate each others guts and compete with every ounce of energy they have to bring the best possible events to the fans | ||
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amazingoopah
United States1925 Posts
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black_ICE
United States59 Posts
On May 12 2012 04:23 jmbthirteen wrote: of course smaller events like TSL and HSC run smoother. they are smaller! they deal with like 32 players. mlg has 256 players for sc2 alone while also running other tournaments at the same time. not to mention, tsl us all replays until the finals and hsc is a relaxed event among friends. comparing how those tournaments run to a massive mlg, which has over 700 participants is silly Homestory Cup and TSL have a budget in the thousands of dollars. MLG is funded by millions. My point is HSC and TSL are much better value for the money spent compared to an MLG. At the end of the day, it's me sitting in front of the computer watching SC2 and I have a better viewing experience watching TSL compared to an MLG. Plus if the amount of SC2 participants is disrupting the running of the SC2 tournament itself plus the other tournaments during an MLG, seems like that would be a problem in organization on MLG's part. Being that MLG are touting themselves as the longest running, most experienced video gaming tournament in the country you would think the quality would be exceptional. I guess a better example would be Dreamhack compared to MLG. Awesome events and they do it mainly from a volunteer effort. Other tournaments seem to be able to pull off amazing events without drama or controversy on a smaller budget. I think that is mostly due to the fact that they do it for the love of the game, not to make a profit. | ||
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JackDT
724 Posts
It's been SO amazing seeing new new events. Lone Star was a real surprise - run by volunteer students! Iron Squid was shockingly awesome and so very, very french. HomeStory has a wonderful atmosphere. We've also got TotalBiscuit experimenting with monobattle tournaments and tip jars funding great online tournaments too. So much innovation and community building everywhere. | ||
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biomech
Germany380 Posts
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JackDT
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figq
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Thus I edit down my list of hoping: ACE: - T8: Jaedong STX: Calm Stars: Soulkey CJ: Effort KT: Flash Khan: Stork SKT: Bisu, Fantasy edit: They also confirmed it's gonna be single elimination format. | ||
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JackDT
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