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Mr_Z
Profile Joined June 2011
South Africa88 Posts
September 19 2012 07:19 GMT
#201
This sucks
Always last :(
CloudMage
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada221 Posts
September 19 2012 07:22 GMT
#202
Well that really suck... i hope they reschedule soon
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iloveav
Profile Joined November 2008
Poland1482 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-19 07:51:16
September 19 2012 07:28 GMT
#203
Politics Strike again....

I wonder if it will ever change... and if ill get to see it.
aka LRM)Cats_Paw.
cronichazel
Profile Joined May 2012
United States81 Posts
September 19 2012 09:16 GMT
#204
I am really worried for WCS finals, like most of us....

Keeping my fingers crossed :S
ShatterZer0
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1843 Posts
September 19 2012 09:24 GMT
#205
On September 19 2012 12:52 Shinta) wrote:
lol not surprising..China has a really retarded part of their personality.
Not that I have anything against Chinese, but it's true. Gotz tons of Chinese friends and I'm going to China next summer, but they've got some mad issues to get over.


It's actually quite prudent for them to think far enough a head to cancel an ANIME convention in a MAJOR CITY.

I'd like to think of the Chinese organizers and ESL as pretty damn responsible for taking the hits and protecting the players instead of just going on with it in some smaller way.

Kudos to them!
A time to live.
CrAyZeD
Profile Joined January 2012
United States36 Posts
September 19 2012 09:52 GMT
#206
Why don't WE just keep tournaments out of China WE know they have sketchy political views compared to the rest of the world :O

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Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
September 19 2012 10:03 GMT
#207
On September 19 2012 18:52 CrAyZeD wrote:
Why don't WE just keep tournaments out of China WE know they have sketchy political views compared to the rest of the world :O


But they make so nice offers.
KvltMan
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Sweden1609 Posts
September 19 2012 10:19 GMT
#208
On September 19 2012 18:16 cronichazel wrote:
I am really worried for WCS finals, like most of us....

Keeping my fingers crossed :S

How so? If I recall correctly no Japanese player has qualified for it, and it is going to be an event hosted by Blizzard. There's not really all too much that can go wrong unless Blizzard wants to make a political stand, but otherwise I am not sure how the WCS will be affected.
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HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-19 10:40:38
September 19 2012 10:38 GMT
#209
On September 19 2012 19:19 KvltMan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2012 18:16 cronichazel wrote:
I am really worried for WCS finals, like most of us....

Keeping my fingers crossed :S

How so? If I recall correctly no Japanese player has qualified for it, and it is going to be an event hosted by Blizzard. There's not really all too much that can go wrong unless Blizzard wants to make a political stand, but otherwise I am not sure how the WCS will be affected.

Yeah it's crap to be worried about WCS ._. If you had read the thread you'd know this only got cancelled because it was held at an Anime Comics and Games convention and thus there were a crap ton of Japanese going to it. WCS on the other hand might have a few Japanese spectators, if at all.
Elurie
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
4716 Posts
September 19 2012 10:48 GMT
#210
On September 19 2012 15:33 Syloc wrote:
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On September 19 2012 11:12 Exia0276 wrote:
Well this sucks. First time there's an esports event near me and it gets cancelled...

They could perhaps relocate to Hong Kong?


Perhaps, but not in that time frame, the political dispute began like 3 weeks before event. And you can't get everything done to relocate in that time.


What about postponing the event for a few weeks? Even if the production isn't epic as planned, I'm sure the audience will stow away their pitchforks under such circumstances. FXO's mc-mansion in Malaysia is big enough to host the SC2 portion (omg pool-side tourney!), especially with their uber fios connection and all. :p
Pucca
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Taiwan1280 Posts
September 19 2012 11:12 GMT
#211
I'd much rather this event canceled then players have the potential of being in a firefight or be in a country that is about going to war with Japan. This is really unforntunate this all started with a group fishermen who stumbled onto the island that were captured by Chinese forces and only has escalated since.

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Vandrad
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany951 Posts
September 19 2012 14:06 GMT
#212
On September 19 2012 18:52 CrAyZeD wrote:
Why don't WE just keep tournaments out of China WE know they have sketchy political views compared to the rest of the world :O


True! I wondered why Blizzard decided to host the WCS finals in china and not in sweden
And who are you, the proud lord said, that I must bow so low?
MaNaVoId
Profile Joined February 2012
492 Posts
September 19 2012 14:08 GMT
#213
On September 19 2012 23:06 Vandrad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2012 18:52 CrAyZeD wrote:
Why don't WE just keep tournaments out of China WE know they have sketchy political views compared to the rest of the world :O


True! I wondered why Blizzard decided to host the WCS finals in china and not in sweden

They should host in USA!
Joakiiim
Profile Joined August 2011
Norway35 Posts
September 19 2012 14:15 GMT
#214
People who qualified for this event should get a inv to the next one atleast!
Also known as everlong
Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
September 19 2012 14:16 GMT
#215
On September 19 2012 23:06 Vandrad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2012 18:52 CrAyZeD wrote:
Why don't WE just keep tournaments out of China WE know they have sketchy political views compared to the rest of the world :O


True! I wondered why Blizzard decided to host the WCS finals in china and not in sweden

Most likely to promote it there.
China has enormous amount of people and what better way to promote your game then origanize the World Championship Series there?
SeriousLus
Profile Joined July 2012
169 Posts
September 19 2012 14:27 GMT
#216
politics should be banned from any and all ESports related stuff.. cant believe that.. what have some islands to do with Starcraft - geez
very sad
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
September 19 2012 15:37 GMT
#217
On September 19 2012 19:03 Daswollvieh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2012 18:52 CrAyZeD wrote:
Why don't WE just keep tournaments out of China WE know they have sketchy political views compared to the rest of the world :O


But they make so nice offers.


This is actually a pretty important thing, and probably get even more important as the time comes. There is a simple fact: China has money. And nother one: China does not answer to anyone. Many people tend to overlook the later because of the temptation of the former.

I can see it even in academia, you hear it here and there - let's go to China with the project, they have money to fund it ... yes, they do, but you have no guarantee of anything when you start fiddling with China. So in the end, it's up to anyone: do we follow the glittering of the gold, or the common sense?

I am not saying that you can't make good business with China. But surely as hell you have to be ready a surprise or two along the way.
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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nemod
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden10 Posts
September 19 2012 23:10 GMT
#218
That sucked badly.
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_MagnuM_
Profile Joined July 2011
Denmark136 Posts
September 20 2012 00:19 GMT
#219
What is this shit???

Politics killing e-sports??! WHYYYYY !!??

This better not ruin WCS
We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
tMomiji
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1115 Posts
September 20 2012 02:24 GMT
#220
I have to wonder why it's held in Guangzhou of all places...that's not exactly the most, um...friendly area of China if you catch my drift. Why not somewhere less eh...shady, shall we say...? Genuinely curious here.
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