EPTMLG vs Proleague Invitational and MLG Fall Season - Page 12
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heartlxp
United States1258 Posts
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DeathSquire36
United States167 Posts
On September 14 2012 03:29 Whitley wrote: ON TOPIC This is great all the popular players that will surely give us entertaining games. Good job MLG, this will be a lot of fun to watch. OFF TOPIC Stop complaining about everything possible. Pretty much this. You'd think MLG walked into people's houses and kicked their dogs. An NA tournament giving spots to NA players; this isn't exactly a terrible thing. | ||
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Bonkarooni
United States383 Posts
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:02 MLG_Adam wrote: Thanks for all of the comments, complaints, suggestions, misc. praise, etc. We do read everything, I know I do at least. I can say with 100% certainty that I'm excited to be working full time on all of these broadcasts with MLG's first ever full time in house commentary team: Axlav and Axeltoss. We have never had full time talent and we're pretty stoked in the office to have these guys on our team  Oh yeah, forget this part: Getting tons of questions twitter about Axlav. Although Nick will no longer be competing at MLG events, his full time employment will not prevent him from competing at other events or continuing his current streaming/lessons, in fact we encourage it. We want him to be one of the best Analytical casters out there and that is only possible through playing and tournament competition. | ||
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Hall0wed
United States8486 Posts
Also hoping the GSL players that compete are big names that will make it so this isn't just Kespa smashing everyone else. Hoping for atleast 1 of Squirtle/Seed/Creator/Parting. =D Cool event though, I imagine it will draw a lot of viewers. Hopefully Tastosis will be casting atleast some of this, since if you want the best tournament you certainly need the best casters. ^_^ Axslav is a great caster though and I can't wait to be able to hear more from him. On September 14 2012 04:11 MLG_Adam wrote: Violet not participating due to being in groups already from his Raleigh top 8. Ah I see, well that is good for him but unfortunate for the rest of NA. Hope Scarlett is pressured into competing if available. | ||
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:10 Hall0wed wrote: I hope viOLet will count as an NA player. =D And hopefully Scarlett participates, otherwise NA will have no champion (as in a leader, not someone to actually be the champion of this tournament, though I would love to see that be viOLet). Would be nice if Idra competes in this just to see him back up against Kespa players, though I'm not sure how well he will actually do. Also hoping the GSL players that compete are big names that will make it so this isn't just Kespa smashing everyone else. Hoping for atleast 1 of Squirtle/Seed/Creator/Parting. =D Cool event though, I imagine it will draw a lot of viewers. Hopefully Tastosis will be casting atleast some of this, since if you want the best tournament you certainly need the best casters. ^_^ Violet not participating due to being in groups already from his Raleigh top 8. | ||
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MLG Deimos
United States652 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:08 Bonkarooni wrote: So this means that there is no fall Arena this season, and that the online qualifiers will seed straight into the open bracket at MLG? As everyone prepares to make Dallas the most insane event ever and we bring you new broadcast programming, we will no longer be holding the previously announced Arena activities. The top players from each region of the Invite-Only Qualifiers will win all-expenses paid trips to the Fall Championship in Dallas on November 2-4, where they’ll start in Group Play. | ||
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Megiddosc
United States966 Posts
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BoZiffer
United States1841 Posts
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:11 Megiddosc wrote: And I assume that Axeltoss will still be able to cast ROOT events, provided of course that it doesn't interfere with anything he's doing with MLG? Happy for them both. Correct.They both need to prioritize their MLG work schedules, but we have no issue with them doing work outside of MLG. | ||
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Mackus
England1681 Posts
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:13 Mackus wrote: Axslav's and Axeltoss' employment is just contracted work and they're free to do anything when a MLG isnt happening - Take Bitterdam and NASL. Kind of sort of. They are employees, just as Bitterdam are for NASL (they are not contractors) | ||
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xrapture
United States1644 Posts
GJ, MLG. You've proven yet again you're the best league out there. All of TBLS!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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Hall0wed
United States8486 Posts
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Mackus
England1681 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:14 MLG_Adam wrote: Kind of sort of. They are employees, just as Bitterdam are for NASL (they are not contractors) Maybe too soon to ask but any plans to re-introduce Pool Play this time round? It was my favourite part of any MLG. | ||
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Thurken
961 Posts
On September 14 2012 02:06 MLG_Adam wrote: Viewership is definitely affected by the presence of EU and NA players. It is a fact that viewership goes DOWN after the last 'foreigner' (hate that term) is eliminated. As a company we will definitely be focusing more and more on North America, not exclusively but this region will be a priority. North American players winning, gaining confidence, getting better, etc. is great for the scene as a whole. We need there to be aspiration to be the best in North America, and that should not REQUIRE you moving to Seoul to prove it/make a living (at least in our opinion). In any case, for those speculating about the invites, here is the list of players we have formally invited. We did NOT include the Top 8 from Raleigh as they are already in Group Play: Korea/Taiwan DongRaeGu MarineKing Alicia MC Puma Mvp Europe Naniwa Stephano Sase Sockeh Grubby Ret North America Huk Idra Select Sheth Sasquatch Illusion KawaiiRice Hawk Caliber Scarlett Vibe Major ***THIS LIST IS INVITED PLAYERS, NOT CONFIRMED PLAYERS*** Also please remember that we still have online qualifiers for group play spots for KR, EU, and NA. Edit: Top 8 from Raleigh that are already in Dallas Groups: Leenock First Taeja TheSTC Hero Violet Revival, Heart I find it very cool to see an event executive tell us the list of players he has invited even if they haven't accepted yet. You always see locked up communication, and that's refreshing to see another approach. Besides that, great list! | ||
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Raid
United States398 Posts
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Megiddosc
United States966 Posts
On September 14 2012 04:25 Raid wrote: Shame on an American tournament event trying to give themselves more spots to try to gain more exposure in their own homeland for their own players. Tsk tsk tsk.. Guessing this is sarcasm, but pretty much all tournaments do this. Hell, Dreamhack usually only has 1 or 2 NA players and maybe 5-6 Koreans. MLG is one of the best tournaments in terms of diversity. | ||
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Balgrog
United States1221 Posts
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aristarchus
United States652 Posts
I really think the community needs to start seeing starcraft as more of a sport. There's room for debate about some format details (separating qualifiers by region, for example), but no tournament that gives players advantages in the competition because of their fame or money or what company they work for should be seen as a "major" by the community. Why are we really upset when Kespa boycotts GSL, but not upset at all when they push the other Koreans out of MLG? Are we really dumb enough that only pushing them 80% of the way out fools us? | ||
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