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KeSPA Agrees to Participate in GSL Season 5 - Page 4

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seansye
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1722 Posts
August 24 2012 13:35 GMT
#61
Hm, maybe Kespa players will pull out of GSL again once majority of Kespa players surpass most of GSL players and I don't think that's far off based on recent results with Roro already defeating GSL champ.
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SilSol
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden2744 Posts
August 24 2012 13:35 GMT
#62
Haha this came out after the other news?! XD they must save face then ;D
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Alaiz
Profile Joined November 2011
France118 Posts
August 24 2012 13:36 GMT
#63
God thanks KeSPA for reverting your decision... We ALL really want to watch this epic OS2L, it will be a worldwide event that nobody could miss. We're probably going to watch the best matches ever in the history of SC2, don't mess up with it please, for the fans !
Exarl25
Profile Joined November 2010
1887 Posts
August 24 2012 13:36 GMT
#64
It's a trap!

No but seriously, GSL 5 is after the OSL. They will get the GSL players to participate in OSL, then just go back on their word again and not bother with GSL 5 after all. Unless they agree to play in the upcoming GSL then the boycott should continue. They aren't trustworthy.
Aunvilgod
Profile Joined December 2011
2653 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-24 13:39:25
August 24 2012 13:37 GMT
#65
On August 24 2012 22:26 Greentellon wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


Not quite but almost. Both can´t survive without the other one.


Honestly I think Blizzard needs to destroy KeSPA (As long as KeSPA is not making money with LoL this is possible) and then really act like the big boss in in the business.
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seoul_kiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States545 Posts
August 24 2012 13:37 GMT
#66
On August 24 2012 22:36 Exarl25 wrote:
It's a trap!

No but seriously, GSL 5 is after the OSL. They will get the GSL players to participate in OSL, then just go back on their word again and not bother with GSL 5 after all. Unless they agree to play in the upcoming GSL then the boycott should continue. They aren't trustworthy.



They will most likely sign a legal agreement to participate.

Kespa just bent over and took it hard from Mr. Chae.
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bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
August 24 2012 13:37 GMT
#67
Ehhh we'll see how this works out. All of this still feels like putting the blanket over the problem and hoping no-one looks under it.

I'm suddenly really not looking forward to the OSL and GSL this season any more =( That's what this drama has done to me as a spectator. I don't like confrontations.
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Kreb
Profile Joined September 2010
4834 Posts
August 24 2012 13:38 GMT
#68
On August 24 2012 22:20 OpticalShot wrote:
Just going to drop this here, already posted in the other thread but hopefully more people will be informed:


Show nested quote +
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.

I just wonder why players cant decide for themselves. If players think PL + OSL + WCS + more is already too much and dont want to try GSL on top of that, then, you know, they just have to not show up at Code A qualifiers. If others (and this is likely different from player to player) consider themselves to have enough time, or maybe just wanna go to the qualifiers to gain experience, why stop them?
Aetherial
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia917 Posts
August 24 2012 13:38 GMT
#69
I wouldn't be surprised that when the OSL is nearly finished KESPA pulls out of GSL season 5 just before it starts...
Kiyo.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2284 Posts
August 24 2012 13:40 GMT
#70
On August 24 2012 22:36 Exarl25 wrote:
It's a trap!

No but seriously, GSL 5 is after the OSL. They will get the GSL players to participate in OSL, then just go back on their word again and not bother with GSL 5 after all. Unless they agree to play in the upcoming GSL then the boycott should continue. They aren't trustworthy.


OSL ends at the very end of October. GSL Season 5 Qualifiers will have to be before that because their finals are at IPL in late November.
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MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
August 24 2012 13:40 GMT
#71
Wait, they'll join season 5, but next season is season 4, isn't it ?
ragz_gt
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
9172 Posts
August 24 2012 13:41 GMT
#72
On August 24 2012 22:38 Aetherial wrote:
I wouldn't be surprised that when the OSL is nearly finished KESPA pulls out of GSL season 5 just before it starts...


That would look SO bad I doubt any of their sponsor would want that headache. They obviously support KeSPA teams wanting good publicity, and going against a clearly defined statement that can be verified ("We will participate in season 5") is going to be a much bigger issue than going against some "vision" ("We promise to play nice").
I'm not an otaku, I'm a specialist.
seansye
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1722 Posts
August 24 2012 13:41 GMT
#73
On August 24 2012 22:40 MrCon wrote:
Wait, they'll join season 5, but next season is season 4, isn't it ?


Upcoming season is season 4, yes.
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ragz_gt
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
9172 Posts
August 24 2012 13:41 GMT
#74
On August 24 2012 22:40 Kiyo. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2012 22:36 Exarl25 wrote:
It's a trap!

No but seriously, GSL 5 is after the OSL. They will get the GSL players to participate in OSL, then just go back on their word again and not bother with GSL 5 after all. Unless they agree to play in the upcoming GSL then the boycott should continue. They aren't trustworthy.


OSL ends at the very end of October. GSL Season 5 Qualifiers will have to be before that because their finals are at IPL in late November.


That's season 4 GSL. GSL 5 Code A prelim most likely starts November.
I'm not an otaku, I'm a specialist.
bgx
Profile Joined August 2010
Poland6595 Posts
August 24 2012 13:42 GMT
#75
But honestly seeing how everyone jumped on Kespa player bandwagon shows how much value they have(and the GOM vs Kespa players rivalry), compared to previous indifference toward BW players. For me that was most interesting from this whole affair.
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TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8320 Posts
August 24 2012 13:42 GMT
#76
Good save everyone, especially ESF. Our pitchforks may rest again... F
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ensign_lee
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1178 Posts
August 24 2012 13:42 GMT
#77
Hah! F U Kespa.

Still wary of their bullshit, and I would be support of ESF not playing in OSL until Kespa is in GOM, but this is better than nothing. :D
robert0415
Profile Joined December 2011
China2 Posts
August 24 2012 13:43 GMT
#78
Season 5? In season 3 , KeSPA said that they would join the NEXT season, but what happens?
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
August 24 2012 13:43 GMT
#79
On August 24 2012 22:36 Exarl25 wrote:
It's a trap!

No but seriously, GSL 5 is after the OSL. They will get the GSL players to participate in OSL, then just go back on their word again and not bother with GSL 5 after all. Unless they agree to play in the upcoming GSL then the boycott should continue. They aren't trustworthy.


That's what I also thought Kespa would do at first but then I thought... they couldn't possibly be THIS stupid.
If they pull something like that, I think Blizzard will have a word with them. And there will be huge boycotts.
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MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
August 24 2012 13:43 GMT
#80
On August 24 2012 22:41 seansye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2012 22:40 MrCon wrote:
Wait, they'll join season 5, but next season is season 4, isn't it ?


Upcoming season is season 4, yes.

Yeah so they made an announcement that change nothing. But as long as it makes thread titles like this, it'll work on the masses ><
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