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MCXD
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Australia2738 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-24 09:21:35
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#201
On August 24 2012 18:19 kollossal wrote:
what stops kespa teams going to ESF?


KeSPA does. They own the teams. The only way that could happen is if an entire team literally quit/retired/moved from KeSPA entirely, abandoning their sponsors, then formed their own new independent team.
netherDrake
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Singapore1831 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#202
the players
SC2 player for Flash eSports. twitch.tv/nether_drake, https://twitter.com/bryan_sum, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bryan-Drake-Sum/468389706519567
rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#203
kespa should ban all ESF players from ever participating in OSL again

that'd probably force ESF to reconsider boycotting pretty quickly
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#204
On August 24 2012 18:18 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2012 18:15 blade55555 wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:14 Talin wrote:
Hey, I thought ESF players had the freedom and independence to play in any tournament they like!

Guess not.

Seriously, GOM & co are such drama queens.


Just an FYI this is the players decisions. Nothing to do with GOM the players want to react themselves. Isn't that funny now you can't blame GOM as they don't have ANY control over the players in what they play or not.


Yes, let's trust bland PR statements because they're definitely being honest. -_-

It's literally the same thing on both sides and for literally the same reasons. Except the GSL players already committed to playing in OSL.

And GOM and ESF are close enough that it's silly to say it has nothing to do with GOM.


How dare you doubt Nestea!
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Legace
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden342 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#205
Intriguing turn of events.

Looks like "everyone not KeSPA" won't accept being bullied by the latter and I hope this will lead to OGN putting some pressure on KeSPA.

I still think KeSPA should have let the players, or even the teams decide if they wanted to participate.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#206
Holy shit seriously? FFS
It is not even that much of a big deal! Who cares if KESPA players aren't in the up coming GSL qualifiers this time! Jesus, now they have just spoilt an amazing tournament in OSL coming up. I'd much rather see KESPA vs KESPA for a bit longer anyway, maybe just one more season (2-3more months) as i think they still need a bit more time to be able to be ready for proper good games vs GSL players. Now we get another huge shit storm which might be the final nail in the coffin for this never to happen!
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Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#207
On August 24 2012 18:14 Waxangel wrote:
how the fuck did OGN get stuck in the middle of this

We can only hope that they realise how many foreign viewers they will lose by only having KeSPA players and put pressure on KeSPA to fix this.
Kiyo.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2284 Posts
August 24 2012 09:21 GMT
#208
On August 24 2012 18:20 mrtomjones wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2012 18:18 NoobSkills wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:10 Mauldo wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:04 bgx wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:00 blade55555 wrote:
On August 24 2012 17:57 Kergy wrote:
This may end up killing SC2 completely in Korea


No it won't. It might hurt Kespa, but GOM will be fine as from what I read korean fans (that watch GSL players anyway) agree with their decision as it's been fairly positive someone said.


I dont think thats a reality, if GOM(ESF) risks that much, it means they are threatened already by Kespa players reputation in Korea. Meaning Kespa already leads in Korea, how long GOM will live by foreign votes?


What are they risking though? Kespa fucked GOM, so ESF fucked Kespa. Considering ESF has been basically supported by the regular paycheck of GSL, the move makes sense. Mr. Chae (and Artosis on a few SOTGs) has gone on record multiple times saying GSL was basically there to fund teams until they could get real sponsors with Code A and Code S paychecks.

What happened was Kespa threw a jab at GOM, and ESF stepped in to tackle them to the ground. Now Kespa has figure out how they're going to get standing again.

Can you tell me what they're risking? Especially when Korean fans are uniformly with the ESF decision?


ESF what are they risking? Their organization along with GOM. Why? Because KESPA doesn't need their players now, they will just offer them bigger paychecks later. Because KESPA has MONEY. KESPA threw a fucking haymaker. ESF slapped them because they have no real influence. Now, KESPA doesn't have to give a shit. One more blow. Snipe all ESF/GOM players ASAP. Why? Cuz dey has money.

Uhh no. 1) They signed an agreement not to do that and 2) All of the players wont suddenly up and move.


For 1 year... They can wait as long as they need to. KeSPA isn't in a rush to get this all worked out.
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6NR
Profile Joined March 2012
United States1472 Posts
August 24 2012 09:22 GMT
#209
Fast gas will push this timing a bit
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
August 24 2012 09:22 GMT
#210
On August 24 2012 18:21 rauk wrote:
kespa should ban all ESF players from ever participating in OSL again

that'd probably force ESF to reconsider boycotting pretty quickly


It wouldn't. They don't plan on playing in the OSL already lol. They aren't going to try next season if kespa is still going to ban their players from playing in GSL.
When I think of something else, something will go here
Jakkerr
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands2549 Posts
August 24 2012 09:22 GMT
#211
On August 24 2012 18:19 Gosi wrote:
Yeah this is such a dick move to OGN and Auction though. This affect alot more people than just "KeSPA".


Than KeSPA has something to explain to those guys.
ESF/GOM did everything right in this case, they don't like getting screwed over, they did the only thing they could do.
It sucks, but KeSPA has to be brought down to an acceptable level of power cause this is just retarded.
I won't be watching any OSL events until KeSPA gives in.
Fluffboll
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden516 Posts
August 24 2012 09:22 GMT
#212
On August 24 2012 18:20 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
are the players ok with this though? Isn't ESF just doing exactly the same thing that we called Kespa out on? I doubt the GSL players don't want to play in the OSL


The ESF IS the players... research my good man it is not hard to do, maybe you should try it sometime.
You need to construct additional pylons.
ImNightmare
Profile Joined May 2012
1575 Posts
August 24 2012 09:22 GMT
#213
On August 24 2012 18:21 mrtomjones wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2012 18:19 ImNightmare wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:18 Talin wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:15 blade55555 wrote:
On August 24 2012 18:14 Talin wrote:
Hey, I thought ESF players had the freedom and independence to play in any tournament they like!

Guess not.

Seriously, GOM & co are such drama queens.


Just an FYI this is the players decisions. Nothing to do with GOM the players want to react themselves. Isn't that funny now you can't blame GOM as they don't have ANY control over the players in what they play or not.


Yes, let's trust bland PR statements because they're definitely being honest. -_-

It's literally the same thing on both sides and for literally the same reasons. Except the GSL players already committed to playing in OSL.

MC came out on twitter to say he sides the ESF. Choya is explaning OZ's side. That's not PR. And the one who announce this decision is Nestea. A player. See the difference?

Is there anywhere with a list of what the progamers have said? Any links you can give?

All the sources and everything are on reddit. http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/ (are we allowed to post reddit links? Please tell me to delete if its not allowed thank you.)
knL
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany400 Posts
August 24 2012 09:22 GMT
#214
ok this is pretty sick.

But i understand this decision and kind of support it. I think Kespa brought it on them self.
Mekare
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany393 Posts
August 24 2012 09:23 GMT
#215
This doesn't really surprise me, and I don't think anyone can blame the ESF for making this decision. It sounds a bit like a fight between kindergardeners to say "KeSPA started it!", but well... they kinda did. Now there's consequences. I guess they aren't used to that.
I think this is the right move to do. It's sad overall, and it makes me a bit nervous to think about how this could "hurt esports" as we like to call it. But a line had to be drawn, and KeSPA needs to understand that maybe it's not always a good idea to try to make everyone play by their rules.
Shkudde
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands709 Posts
August 24 2012 09:23 GMT
#216
Not sure if this is the correct move by ESF, but definitely understandable. Kespa says FU, you say FU back.
What I'm hoping for right now is that the Kespa-players just give Kespa the finger and play in GSL anyway, alhough from my limited knowledge of the Kespa scene that might be near impossible.
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6NR
Profile Joined March 2012
United States1472 Posts
August 24 2012 09:23 GMT
#217
sentry dead. rain can win this
vthree
Profile Joined November 2011
Hong Kong8039 Posts
August 24 2012 09:23 GMT
#218
On August 24 2012 18:20 Laryleprakon wrote:
MVP tried to save us with his speech but it wasn't enough, I hope it all works out


Looking back at it now, I think maybe Mvp (and other players) probably thought this was a real possibility.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18418 Posts
August 24 2012 09:23 GMT
#219
Lovely. So SC2 is a small scene in Korea and now they decide to make it even smaller!

All this does is make SC2 more unattractive to the average viewer who does not want drama.
MCXD
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Australia2738 Posts
August 24 2012 09:23 GMT
#220
On August 24 2012 18:23 6NR wrote:
sentry dead. rain can win this


Wrong thread =P
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