EPTKeSPA Agrees to Participate in GSL Season 5 - Page 2
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seoul_kiM
United States545 Posts
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Lumi
United States1616 Posts
This. Everyone needs to understand this and remain prepared for the future with KeSPA. | ||
imallinson
United Kingdom3482 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:12 Ghyslyn wrote: That seems contrary to what they announced just a few hours ago... http://www.thisisgame.com/en/2012/08/24/kespa-explains-the-reason-not-joining-gsl-season-4 Here is the direct source for the article that OP provided, if anyone who speaks Korean fluently wants to clarify whether it states that they WILL or WON'T participate in GSL 5 please help us out here. http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=65681 That first article suggests that the reason the Kespa players weren't participating in GSL was scheduling issues. I assume something has been worked out so that it fits with the OSL and SPL schedules. | ||
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ragz_gt
9172 Posts
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Highways
Australia6112 Posts
Means Kespa players will have more time to practice, and once released on GSL they will destroy. | ||
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JyB
France466 Posts
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JustPassingBy
10776 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:15 X3GoldDot wrote: ESF should say that they wont participate in this osl and only in the next osl as well lol Didn't the ESF state that they will not participate in the OSL until the Kespa players tryout for the GSL? That kind of implies what you said. | ||
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geno
United States1404 Posts
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:09 OpticalShot wrote: Jeez, now will all of you put your pitchforks down? As I stated in the earlier thread (of the same issue) it was just a business decision due to lack of detailed schedule planning (source: Fomos Source, Not Allowed to Translate) and they clearly stated, at least publicly, that they're not trying to create a feud with GOM or the ESF (source: Another Fomos Source, Not Allowed to Translate). Both of these Fomos articles popped up overnight or something, I didn't see them yesterday. *edit: I'll add some details from the above two articles, in case you're curious: + Show Spoiler + First article: - KeSPA apologizes for creating this mess - KeSPA states that there were no official discussion on schedules and dates - KeSPA states that they had no idea GSL were willing to give out seeds to KeSPA players - They're not trying to create a divide, why else would they have accepted the cross-matches in the past then? - They're now discussing the possibility of giving the same "progamer license" to ESF players, and accordingly: - They're now discussing the possibility of (finally) recognizing GSL as an "official tournament" - KeSPA states that the above two points have been made known to GOM and they're internally discussing it too Second article: - much of the same things, more details - in the past 4 months, KeSPA sent players to WCS, Cross-Matches, WCG Korea, and MLG Invitations on top of the OSL and PL - all this was possible due to months of planning ahead - in the upcoming month (September) KeSPA players are already booked for the PL games + playoffs, OSL, continuation of WCG Korea, WCS, and MLG. - above is why KeSPA thought participating in GSL S4 would be too much of a push - KeSPA promises to act and plan ahead and communicate better with teams and players in the future (T/N: LOL yeah right, like I haven't heard that one before) As linked many times, according to This DES Article, KeSPA stated on the 24th (today) that they will send eligible players from ALL teams (stated explicitly in the article as "all teams") to participate in the next GSL (next as in Season 5). They also added that they don't want any more tension in the scene, but that's most likely a PR statement lol. | ||
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Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:15 X3GoldDot wrote: ESF should say that they wont participate in this osl and only in the next osl as well lol Totally agree. It seems Kespa has to feel the pain first before they understand that the sc2 scene is not just about them, like in BW. and they need to cooperate and stop being childisch. | ||
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FoxerGames
Australia120 Posts
Now let the fun BEGINN!!!!! | ||
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Medrea
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pmp10
3396 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:13 pallad wrote: Thank god , end of this drama This one perhaps - more will follow soon. This was just a probing action. Now that GSL showed a heavy-handed response Kespa will take a less direct route. Let the cold-war begin. | ||
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soiii
Germany266 Posts
It feels great to see KeSPA get smacked in the face but i think they will stay the same scumbags and just wait for another chance to fuck everybody else over. | ||
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8mmspikes
United States1704 Posts
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ilsamsamchil
155 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:25 soiii wrote: It feels like Blizzard pressured KeSPA quite a bit behind the scenes. Hard to imagine what else made them change their mind so fast. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2012_OnGameNet_Starleague_Season_1/Round_of_16 This probably. | ||
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Deleted User 124618
1142 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:23 pmp10 wrote: Now that GSL showed a heavy-handed response Kespa will take a less direct route. I wonder how many times it has to be repeated that the ESF isn't GOM. | ||
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Aunvilgod
2653 Posts
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
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Anomi
Sweden149 Posts
There is still no justification on why all the kespa players are not allowed in season 4. | ||
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