EPTKeSPA Agrees to Participate in GSL Season 5 - Page 24
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anrimayu
United States875 Posts
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Salazarz
Korea (South)2591 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:36 anrimayu wrote: Keep in mind that if the ESF didn't pull out of OSL, Kespa wasn't even going to participate in GSL season 5, or any seasons. This shows you that they're completely going against the meeting they had with Blizzard and Gom earlier this year. How do you know that? | ||
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Sandermatt
Switzerland1365 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:24 Severedevil wrote: Aye. The analogue would be, KESPA players were seeded into Code S and played in qualifiers for Code S (many qualifying), the round of 32 was played, the round of 16 group ceremonies happened, and then KESPA decided to remove their players from the tournament. In reality, KESPA declined to submit its players to the qualifying tournament for the qualifying tournament for the GSL. They didn't yank the rug out from under an ongoing tournament. But Kespa announced that after they qualified for the OSL, they had no other option to retaliate. | ||
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mrjpark
United States276 Posts
On August 24 2012 22:30 Salazarz wrote: It's amazing how eager people are to claim that "KeSPA got owned", even though it's more likely than not that they were actually planning to participate in the next GSL season regardless, and all that happened was eSF people throwing a tantrum because they are scared of getting pushed aside. Well, yeah. It's happened before. They're making sure KeSPA doesn't have the cajones to try that shit again. And honestly, taking 9 players out of a 16 man tourney sucks. If the ESF holds to their boycott, KeSPA/OSL's "legacy" gets tainted with one of the worst professional StarCraft tournaments of all time. | ||
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JustPassingBy
10776 Posts
The first announcement did include that Kespa will not attend Season 5. | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
It's calling being safe rather than sorry, or something like that. English ain't my mother tongue. | ||
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Mistakes
United States1102 Posts
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anrimayu
United States875 Posts
source Then again, that's how corporation works. It's all about the profit. I don't think anyone's too surprised. | ||
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oBlade
United States5609 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:36 anrimayu wrote: From looking at Kespa's track record, it'd be safe to assume that they're going to fuck everyone else over if ESF decided to go back to OSL. Until there's a legal binding to get Kespa players to attend GSL season 4 and beyond, this is far from over. Why is it any of your business what leagues they play in? And how is anyone getting fucked over here? | ||
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Irave
United States9965 Posts
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achan1058
1091 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:08 ElephantBaby wrote: I believe they don't have a union or something similar, because they are just kids, impossible to play politics with big companies. If they are really fed up with KeSPA's behavior, the only thing to do is to retire from proleague teams and then join some GSL teams. My secret hope: KeSPA players under the leadership of 1 of the big names all join ESF. ESF effectively becomes the player's union for all of SC2. | ||
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Blueblister
Sweden321 Posts
Unless Blizzard pulls something off, Gom's only chance would be joining the evil empire, although the smaller competitors still wouldn't be saved. Kespa blocks smaller players like ESV TV from establishing themselves and as soon as Kespa gets the upper hand, eSF's toast. Kespa's long term strategy of controlling the player and leagues through licenses is as valid as it were yesteryear. I recommend reading Str1keFreedom's first post in this topic. | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:46 Irave wrote: Well this was resolved quickly glad to hear it. It's not resolved. No change of stance from ESF yet. | ||
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Salazarz
Korea (South)2591 Posts
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Apus
New Zealand74 Posts
 I'm sure Gom will seed some players though.This won't be the last shit Kespa pulls though. | ||
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Nazeron
Canada1046 Posts
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:47 achan1058 wrote: My secret hope: KeSPA players under the leadership of 1 of the big names all join ESF. ESF effectively becomes the player's union for all of SC2. Calling it now, BoxeR went back to KT so he can "rescue" dissenting KeSPA players and bring them under SlayerS team. :D | ||
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Burns
United States2300 Posts
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lord_nibbler
Germany591 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:18 Kal_rA wrote: Kespa has good intentions (theyre non profit right?). What the ...? KeSPA is practically the "Sponsors Union". They might officially be an independent organization but just like OGN they will always do what the Sponsors (Samsung, SKT, CJ and so on) want. Their 'good intentions', as you call it, are basically to protect their Sponsor's investment. Now sometimes that coincides with the fan's will but a lot of times it does not. | ||
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achan1058
1091 Posts
On August 25 2012 05:49 Nazeron wrote: Awesome to hear, will be cool to watch the players in GSL We still don't know yet. This is purely PR damage control by KeSPA. | ||
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