So not SlayerS, and no "foreign" teams besides FXO.
According to the article, even SlayerS is participating in this trade lock despite not being a Federation team.
This agreement prohibits KeSPA-affiliated teams to acquire players from eSports Federation (including SlayerS) until October 2013. Players affected by this agreement will be 25 players per each team's roster, and the Federation will periodically report 25 players in their roster to KeSPA. As per agreement, transfers will be possible regardless of the roster after October of next year.
Not sure about FXO, though. However, FXOBoSs tends to read through these forums sometimes, so he might show up sooner or later to hint at what FXO's stance on this is.
On August 08 2012 15:16 starception wrote: Is it possible for some rich company like Microsoft or apple or maybe even a Team Blizzard to step in and buy the best/most famous from GOM and kespa? Like a team with DRG MKP mc MVP Taeja NesTea flash Jaedong Bisu Soulkey etc?
If that happen, then every GSTL,PL will be dominated by that team. And Also I think the scene will go down because now all the people who are new will just recognize this 1 team
HOTS will be out long before this is up...don't really like it tbh...I thought they already had such an agreement, but to extend it this long seems a bit silly
On August 08 2012 15:16 starception wrote: Is it possible for some rich company like Microsoft or apple or maybe even a Team Blizzard to step in and buy the best/most famous from GOM and kespa? Like a team with DRG MKP mc MVP Taeja NesTea flash Jaedong Bisu Soulkey etc?
If that happen, then every GSTL,PL will be dominated by that team. And Also I think the scene will go down because now all the people who are new will just recognize this 1 team
On August 08 2012 15:51 eviltomahawk wrote: Not sure about FXO, though. However, FXOBoSs tends to read through these forums sometimes, so he might show up sooner or later to hint at what FXO's stance on this is.
I think the Brood War bias is rampant here. First, with Brood War waiting to be put down like a sick dog, the amount of money BW teams have to play with is completely up in the air. They aren't teams in the sense that Slayers is a team. BW teams are extensions of the companies who own them, and will exist as such only as long as they can be made profittable. Saying otherwise shows you have no understanding of business. And from what I've read, SC2 is not popular in Korea.
Secondly, what to do all the currently successful Korean SC2 pros have in common? They either win GSL, or they go play in foreign events. Guys like MMA bring in more bank from foreign tourneys than from GSL, thats for sure. Exactly how interested is KeSPA in the western scene? Because that is where all the money is at. Even GomTV is thriving off western money right now. KeSPA has been notoriously against letting their players play in other events.
Thirdly, GomTV has always had the full blessing of Blizzard Entertainment behind them. As long as GomTV successfully promotes SC2 in and out of Korea, I don't see that changing. It really helps that Gom is always more than willing to interact with the western audience and players. That alone assures that they will receive money from the people who like that. When was the last time we had a foriegn player in KeSPA?
I don't see KeSPA coming out on top. Not now. Not a year from now. Not ever again.
On August 08 2012 15:56 zerger420 wrote: Isn't October 2013 a bit optomisitic? I imagine LoL will completely take over by then.
HOTS will breathe life back into SC2; And Dota2 will hurt LoL.
But in either way, i hope to god not. I hate LoL and mobas.
Mobas are good, like dota,dota2, But yeah i also hate lol.
I cant stand mobas at all. I cant stand any form of RPG where you have one character :/ ive never finished a single moba match, none the less a RPG. I havent even finished WoL campaign :p I get bored
On August 08 2012 16:29 BanditX wrote: I think the Brood War bias is rampant here. First, with Brood War waiting to be put down like a sick dog, the amount of money BW teams have to play with is completely up in the air. They aren't teams in the sense that Slayers is a team. BW teams are extensions of the companies who own them, and will exist as such only as long as they can be made profittable. Saying otherwise shows you have no understanding of business. And from what I've read, SC2 is not popular in Korea.
Secondly, what to do all the currently successful Korean SC2 pros have in common? They either win GSL, or they go play in foreign events. Guys like MMA bring in more bank from foreign tourneys than from GSL, thats for sure. Exactly how interested is KeSPA in the western scene? Because that is where all the money is at. Even GomTV is thriving off western money right now. KeSPA has been notoriously against letting their players play in other events.
Thirdly, GomTV has always had the full blessing of Blizzard Entertainment behind them. As long as GomTV successfully promotes SC2 in and out of Korea, I don't see that changing. It really helps that Gom is always more than willing to interact with the western audience and players. That alone assures that they will receive money from the people who like that. When was the last time we had a foriegn player in KeSPA?
I don't see KeSPA coming out on top. Not now. Not a year from now. Not ever again.
Every Kespa and GOM player says in a few months Kespa players will be more or less equal, to say nothing of how HotS will reset things.
Any GSL players not included in the 25-player roster from the Federation as well as players qualified in the KeSPA-hosted amateur tournament (formerly known as the Courage Match) will be able to join KeSPA teams during its draft period.
So will this still mean that if a player purposely drops out of a team, it will be possible for them to join a KeSPA team? And I find this "KeSPA-hosted amateur tournament" intriguing considering that it's supposed to replace Courage.
Meanwhile, a pro gamer license given by KeSPA will be distributed to current StarCraft 2 players. Any players previously qualified in GSL Code S and Code A can opt to apply for Progamer status, and once the required professionalism seminars are completed, a Progamer license for StarCraft 2 will be awarded to them.
So it does seem that KeSPA is still sticking to its old Progamer license tradition, though with Code A being a qualifier for the time being. Would this be a requirement for playing in Proleague and OSL? Would it extend to the partnerships that the GSL teams and foreign teams have? And those professionalism seminars often have photos of progamers sleeping through them in the audience haha.
Given some of the crap that's gone on so far in SC2 in various ways, with lots of drama, having professionalism seminars isn't a bad idea.
On August 08 2012 15:49 eviltomahawk wrote: Not surprising. It was even mentioned in one of the rumors threads.
-All Kespa-run proteams have agreed not to bring in any current SC2 progamers under Gretech for a year.
Also, this quote from the article is especially interesting.:
Any GSL players not included in the 25-player roster from the Federation as well as players qualified in the KeSPA-hosted amateur tournament (formerly known as the Courage Match) will be able to join KeSPA teams during its draft period.
So will this still mean that if a player purposely drops out of a team, it will be possible for them to join a KeSPA team? And I find this "KeSPA-hosted amateur tournament" intriguing considering that it's supposed to replace Courage.
Also:
Meanwhile, a pro gamer license given by KeSPA will be distributed to current StarCraft 2 players. Any players previously qualified in GSL Code S and Code A can opt to apply for Progamer status, and once the required professionalism seminars are completed, a Progamer license for StarCraft 2 will be awarded to them.
So it does seem that KeSPA is still sticking to its old Progamer license tradition, though with Code A being a qualifier for the time being. Would this be a requirement for playing in Proleague and OSL? Would it extend to the partnerships that the GSL teams and foreign teams have? And those professionalism seminars often have photos of progamers sleeping through them in the audience haha.
Given some of the crap that's gone on so far in SC2 in various ways, with lots of drama, having professionalism seminars isn't a bad idea.
Jessica needs a few PR classes that's for sure haha
Makes sense, KESPA would try anything to keep their league from going under, if they began swapping players between each league, one would become more interesting than the other.
However on that note im sure there will be many cross leagues between the two (GSL & KESPA) im pretty sure the next move will be a SC2 team league between the two companies. I think it's a good move
EPT
