EPTMVPsC switching to LoL - Page 8
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
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lessQQmorePEWPEW
Jamaica921 Posts
 the exodus continues. i bet we're gonna hear mkp switch next too | ||
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Hazuc
Canada471 Posts
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Cubu
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
I was always holding out hope that he'd make a dramatic recovery from his lung problems and return to glory. sC vs NesTea Game 5 on Crossfire. That's all that needs to be said. Hopefully you make it big in LoL so I can follow you there Seung Chul!~ | ||
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soulist
United States932 Posts
On October 24 2012 18:06 .kv wrote: so many countless epic games involving sC especially his series against NesTea...one of my favorite terrans to watch and I don't even play terran Can't forget his series in the finals against DRG in the LG 3d special tournament shit. | ||
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Lonyo
United Kingdom3884 Posts
I think from memory he played very few non-cheesy games that I have seen, especially in the semi-recent games. I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason for switching is because he can't get there in the game, because his playstyle isn't right for the way the game is played now. | ||
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
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Jaedong4thOSL
United States487 Posts
He's so young, could be Flash like in the future. sigh. | ||
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mythandier
United States828 Posts
On October 24 2012 23:18 Gentso wrote: ...it makes business sense. Anyone who's played SC2 at a high level can get to the highest elo's of League because there isn't much of a skill cap. This. Players are switching to LoL not because SC2 is "dying, declining...etc" but because of saturation and skill cap. The top of the SC2 scene is fairly well established and the progamer population has reached a point of over saturation as it relates to major tournaments, streams, sponsorships...etc. With the boom in popularity of other eSports-scene games it makes sense that many pros would switch over from a saturated market to one with plenty of room at the top of the pyramid. To put it in a sciency-wiency sort of way: think of progamers like electrons, the game they're playing as the conduit, and making money as the energy-output/goal. As you add more conduits to the goal, the electrons will move along those conduits as they offer less resistance to the goal. After all, the term is progamer, not proSC2player. | ||
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MockHamill
Sweden1798 Posts
They will not. The skillcap is not there, the only challenge is coordinating with your teammates and that is it. Nothing will differentiate pro team A from pro team B in a couple or years. It is like trying to make money by being better at flipping burgers than the the next guy. It does not work. Every good burger flipper is about as good as every other good burger flipper. | ||
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Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
On October 24 2012 23:00 Snowbear wrote: I can't say it better then this. Yeah, sc2 is not good enough, it's so boring, so people switch to an easier game that is much more boring? I challenge you, show a sc2 game to your non-gaming friends and show a LoL game to your non-gaming friends and see what makes them more excited. Kespa players joined a few months ago, and some of them are already code S level. Give it a few more months and we will see much more sick games. This is not about my non-gaming friends, but pros that play 12+ hours a day. | ||
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Elison
111 Posts
But this is not that unexpected. If you have followed sC on Twitter or read his interviews you know that he's been playing LoL seemingly quite a lot. If he feels this is the best course of action then I am sure it is and I think he will be just as great at LoL as he was with WoL. I will continue to cheer for you sC and wish you all the best as you walk down this new path in life. For me, today WoL lost one of it's brighest stars. | ||
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Eko200
United States101 Posts
On October 25 2012 00:06 mythandier wrote: This. Players are switching to LoL not because SC2 is "dying, declining...etc" but because of saturation and skill cap. The top of the SC2 scene is fairly well established and the progamer population has reached a point of over saturation as it relates to major tournaments, streams, sponsorships...etc. With the boom in popularity of other eSports-scene games it makes sense that many pros would switch over from a saturated market to one with plenty of room at the top of the pyramid. To put it in a sciency-wiency sort of way: think of progamers like electrons, the game they're playing as the conduit, and making money as the energy-output/goal. As you add more conduits to the goal, the electrons will move along those conduits as they offer less resistance to the goal. After all, the term is progamer, not proSC2player. Wait... so because the top of SC2 is already saturated some of the players already at the top are going to leave? Doesn't make much sense, its safe to assume LoL is so popular in Korea that some of the people who dreamed of becoming a household name like Boxer see a better chance of that in LoL. A part of me wants to say "good riddance" because I much prefer the best players to actually love the game then just do it for money and fame. | ||
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aintz
Canada5624 Posts
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DiMano
Korea (South)2066 Posts
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Wockets
Hong Kong467 Posts
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
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Lonyo
United Kingdom3884 Posts
On October 25 2012 00:31 Eko200 wrote: Wait... so because the top of SC2 is already saturated some of the players already at the top are going to leave? Doesn't make much sense, its safe to assume LoL is so popular in Korea that some of the people who dreamed of becoming a household name like Boxer see a better chance of that in LoL. A part of me wants to say "good riddance" because I much prefer the best players to actually love the game then just do it for money and fame. sC is at the top? He dropped out of Code A in April and hasn't done anything of note since then, except some losses in WCS Korea and in GSTL. He's at best middle of the pack, and that pack is pretty large. He's basically nowhere, so moving on to something else where he can try and be someone makes sense. | ||
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catplanetcatplanet
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