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On August 24 2012 02:27 Dingodile wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 02:21 cablesc wrote:On August 24 2012 01:30 Dingodile wrote:On August 24 2012 01:15 Torte de Lini wrote:
Currently qualified are the following players: Sleep, Snute, MarineKing, TaeJa, Polt, Xigua, aLive (invited), Crank, Violet, QXC, MajOr, Axslav, Daisuki, Glon, ViBe, Perfect, Nerchio, ParanOid, Bly, ToD, DBS, Ziktomini, HayprO, JonnyRecco, Creator, J, Byun, TheStC, Sculp, Byul, HerO. And which Koreans have qualified for WCG 2012 (World Cyber Games)? The same weekend as IPL5  Whew. Thank god it's only the World Cyber Games. I was worried it was the Blizzard sponsored World Championship Series. The WCG broadcast from last year was very very subpar, but the WCS has been great so far. I am sure more players prefer WCG than WCS. The only one reason to go to WCS is money. You you talk about dream then is WCG (without a doubt).
WCG used to be a big deal when there wasn't any other foreign tournaments. But it's lost almost all its prestige from back then. The qualifiers have pretty much been an afterthought to the WCS, and there was even some talk about dropping all the non-mobile games. Now it's WCG that's just another tournament and WCS that's getting the most attention/viewers.
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On August 24 2012 02:39 shabby wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 02:36 Liquid`NonY wrote:On August 24 2012 02:35 shabby wrote:On August 24 2012 02:32 Liquid`NonY wrote:On August 24 2012 02:15 shabby wrote:
Let us vote on the best foreigners, not a quota for specific regions. lol Why is that so funny, shouldn't skill be considered above all else when you are trying to hold a tournament with "the best five foreigners" vs "the best five koreans"? I get that it's better for the crowds if you get diversity, but one could argue that it didn't turn out too swell for TSL4. Just my opinion. edited my post, see above Ah, alright. My point still stands, though, I don't think it should be limited to 2 from NA and 3 from EU. Why not the other way around, or 0/5, or 5/0. It's like deciding the best five koreans with "max one player per pro team".
EU arguably has the top players, but the competition is in the USA, so they probably think they need some "local" representation. Otherwise it would end up with 5 Europeans in the NA vs Korea, with no NA players at all on either side.
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On August 24 2012 02:49 cablesc wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 02:27 Dingodile wrote:On August 24 2012 02:21 cablesc wrote:On August 24 2012 01:30 Dingodile wrote:On August 24 2012 01:15 Torte de Lini wrote:
Currently qualified are the following players: Sleep, Snute, MarineKing, TaeJa, Polt, Xigua, aLive (invited), Crank, Violet, QXC, MajOr, Axslav, Daisuki, Glon, ViBe, Perfect, Nerchio, ParanOid, Bly, ToD, DBS, Ziktomini, HayprO, JonnyRecco, Creator, J, Byun, TheStC, Sculp, Byul, HerO. And which Koreans have qualified for WCG 2012 (World Cyber Games)? The same weekend as IPL5 Whew. Thank god it's only the World Cyber Games. I was worried it was the Blizzard sponsored World Championship Series. The WCG broadcast from last year was very very subpar, but the WCS has been great so far. I am sure more players prefer WCG than WCS. The only one reason to go to WCS is money. You you talk about dream then is WCG (without a doubt). WCG used to be a big deal when there wasn't any other foreign tournaments. But it's lost almost all its prestige from back then. The qualifiers have pretty much been an afterthought to the WCS, and there was even some talk about dropping all the non-mobile games. Now it's WCG that's just another tournament and WCS that's getting the most attention/viewers.
Agreed, WCG is a rather insignificant tournament from a SC2 perspective, while the WCS is shaping up to be a very large event with quite some hype building up for it, the regional WCS leading up to the main event are already well done ( I suppose Blizz payed a lot to get those qualifiers done all over the world with - most of the time - top notch production and good casters). Compare that to WCG with bad streams, no english coverage (are there even qualifiers outside of Asia? I'm aware there are qualifiers in Korea for this, but elsewhere?) and the whole disaster that was the mobile game only announcement, and you get a tournament that hardly anyone would miss if it were cancelled.
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I'm still sad there is no open bracket. IPL 4 was awesome but it will be hard for me to want to go if I know I can't play T_T
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On August 24 2012 03:05 ThisIsJimmy wrote:
I'm still sad there is no open bracket. IPL 4 was awesome but it will be hard for me to want to go if I know I can't play T_T
I was slightly disappointed when I heard this. After seeing how fun it was to compete at IPL4 and have a chance to go head to head against just about any pro, I had made a decision that I would compete too if I was able to get my silver level play up to at least Plat in time for IPL5. I hit top 8 gold last night, but... oh well.
I'll still go as a spectator
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Any information on the map pool? We are getting to the point where the "ladder six" is getting to be a pretty boring map pool on its own.
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Any word on casters yet? No painuser plox.
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On the on hand, it will be interesting to see the GSL-final in a new setting. On the other hand, it cannot not detract from the attention given to the 'main' tournament. The result will be a more cramped schedule for the tournament and more important matches not being shown. Which is a real shame. I'm really not sure the upside up weighs the downside.
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Yay! Cats finally out the bag! :D
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They should just rename "World Championship" to "Korea VS The World".
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On August 24 2012 02:12 Aegeis wrote:
I think this indirectly confirms Stephano competing in the next season of GSL since to get to the semi Finals he only has to play 3 days.
errrr....No he has to win Ro32 (week 1), RO16 (week 2), RO8 (Week 3) and RO4 + finals (Week 4). So by the unlikely chance he competes and actually makes it through, it would require a full month of consistently playing well (wont happen, sorry fan boys).
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I'll never like the idea of doing two tournaments at the same event. They always overshadow each other. If it was just the finals like Blizzcon last year, that would be fine since the players can still prepare, but putting too much stuff in one weekend is always a bad idea.
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On August 24 2012 04:18 Incomplet wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 02:12 Aegeis wrote:
I think this indirectly confirms Stephano competing in the next season of GSL since to get to the semi Finals he only has to play 3 days. errrr....No he has to win Ro32 (week 1), RO16 (week 2), RO8 (Week 3) and RO4 + finals (Week 4). So by the unlikely chance he competes and actually makes it through, it would require a full month of consistently playing well (wont happen, sorry fan boys).
i think he said he would of if he qualified for ipl5 on stream
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That's awesome. I'm going to this.
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IPL 5 <3
Glad to see they reduced the GSL stuff. This gonna rock :D
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Anyone else find it a terrible idea to have gsl semi and final in same weekends? What I always though made GSL better then other tournament was the preparation.
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On August 24 2012 02:52 Lonyo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2012 02:39 shabby wrote:On August 24 2012 02:36 Liquid`NonY wrote:On August 24 2012 02:35 shabby wrote:On August 24 2012 02:32 Liquid`NonY wrote:On August 24 2012 02:15 shabby wrote:
Let us vote on the best foreigners, not a quota for specific regions. lol Why is that so funny, shouldn't skill be considered above all else when you are trying to hold a tournament with "the best five foreigners" vs "the best five koreans"? I get that it's better for the crowds if you get diversity, but one could argue that it didn't turn out too swell for TSL4. Just my opinion. edited my post, see above Ah, alright. My point still stands, though, I don't think it should be limited to 2 from NA and 3 from EU. Why not the other way around, or 0/5, or 5/0. It's like deciding the best five koreans with "max one player per pro team". EU arguably has the top players, but the competition is in the USA, so they probably think they need some "local" representation. Otherwise it would end up with 5 Europeans in the NA vs Korea, with no NA players at all on either side.
So? It's meant to be the best of Koreans vs the best of non Koreans..
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IPL proves to be a competent e-sports community when they actually listen to the community, or at least have some rational people behind the program. Really stoked for the new players for IPL and the two GSL events.
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Hey everyone! Wanted to give you guys some background on the decisions we've made for this event:
Regarding the new format:
We found that people have the most interest in following the up and comers through a bracket (hence why players like Illusion and Scarlett were receiving the most attention during IPL4). This tournament system is a reflection of that. It's intended to remove group play and ensure that everyone who enters could have an awesome bracket run and a shot at the title. However, it is a new experiment for us, and we may find significant flaws. We are certainly open to criticism and suggestions moving forward.
Regarding the change in GSL Code S:
We listened to the community and found that most were upset with having the entire Round of 8 through the finals at the event. As such, we've modified the format so that there's still a significant amount of content from the GSL as we're working closer and closer with them but ensures that the players involved still have time to prepare for their opponents. As I mentioned before, anyone involved in the Code S semifinals is in no way, shape, or form forced to participate in IPL5. If they choose to withdraw to concentrate on the GSL title, more power to them!
We should have a schedule of the actual events themselves coming up soon, but we're happy to have a long lead time for this event. Also, it's our hope to announce IPL 6 in the relative near future as well.
See you at the event! ^__^
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Kevin,
Make sure your voice gets plenty of rest so you can announce the GSL event like last time. Epic stuff. =D
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