I forget whether this was specifically stated at the KeSPA/Blizz/GOM announcement, but the detail that GSL players will be able to participate is certainly new. And awesome. BW players are gonna have a hard time competing in this first season.

NekoFlandre

United States497 Posts

June 06 2012 00:30 GMT

#25

omfg......

Origonal SC2 Players Go gO MVP vs Um.. Flash?! O.o;;; Jaedong vs DRG?!

Now those are games I want to seeeeeeeeeeee

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

June 06 2012 00:31 GMT

#26

and so it begins.

GreyKnight

United States4720 Posts

June 06 2012 00:32 GMT

#27

thought this was obvious.

Probe1

United States17920 Posts

June 06 2012 00:33 GMT

#28

Words cannot fully communicate the immediate sadness reading the post .. It is a day of tomorrow and a day of mourning.

zyzq

United States3123 Posts

June 06 2012 00:33 GMT

#29

this seems like a big slap in the face to Kespa players because there is no way they can compete with the current SC2 players yet.

sCCrooked

Korea (South)1306 Posts

June 06 2012 00:33 GMT

#30

/suicide

las91

United States5080 Posts

June 06 2012 00:33 GMT

#31

Wow. Hard to believe, guess I really need to catch up on the Ro16 then T.T

jmbthirteen

United States10734 Posts

June 06 2012 00:34 GMT

#32

glad it will be open to non Kespa players!

Dakure

United States513 Posts

June 06 2012 00:34 GMT

#33

I wonder what tournaments current GSL players will prioritize and if GSL will allow Kespa-players participate in GSL. I guess even if they do, Kespa might require them to prioritize OGN league over GSL (or maybe even prohibit them from playing in the GSL)?

Either way, as someone only casually attached to BW these are exciting times.

Alou

United States3748 Posts

June 06 2012 00:34 GMT

#34

Sorry BW players.

Hope this means more incredible matches though.

amazingxkcd

GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts

June 06 2012 00:35 GMT

#35

:'( OSL, you were truely the greatest league ever to be put on. Now, you must join the rest of them and leave us in shambles...

*crys in corner*.

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

June 06 2012 00:36 GMT

#36

"Not the end. New beginning." Quite an ironic catch-phrase for this season of OSL.

I was hoping that there was a chance that there could at least be a few more BW leagues, but alas, that is not so.

[11:20] Is OGN, currently doing SC1 and (will do) SC2 concurrently, moving to SC2 for individual leauge?

Mr. Hwang: First of all, a schedule for SC2 League hasn't been finalized, but we are looking into the early July for the first season. OSL in SC1 will start its main tournament in 2 weeks, but if issues of sponsoship and players are solved, then this league may not be the final SC1 league. SC1 has been a big role for 10 years and saying farewell to it isn't bad either, but I cannot guarantee you that this will be the final one.

http://esfiworld.com/news/live-updates-starcraft-2-e-sports-vision-press-conference

Although later on in that transcript, they did claim to be doing a full transition of OSL into SC2.

[11:25] Will the Proleague/OSL be SC2 only or SC1 & SC2?

Mr. Lee: Officially speaking, Proleague season 2 will begin on 3rd week of May, and it will be both SC1 and SC2. We are still looking into the details of the format that can satisfy both SC1 and SC2 fans. We will probably announce the details by 2nd week of May. For OSL, the new season will begin on October, and it will be a complete transition to SC2. We are still discussing about the requirement of Proleague players. Since it will be both SC1 and 2, it will be hard to change SC1 players to SC2 players in terms of membership. By October, SC1 will vanish and everything will move to SC2. GSTL players is discussing this matter with GomTV and we will discuss with them as well.