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stephenrau
Profile Joined November 2011
468 Posts
November 01 2012 05:15 GMT
#61
This really will not end well..
M‡Stephano ¤ By.Sun ¤ SKT1.Rain ¤ soO
BgSBendeR
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada170 Posts
November 01 2012 05:16 GMT
#62
On November 01 2012 14:14 Fionn wrote:
Why does he get to keep his Code A spot?

OtherRain forfeited his spot and got suspended for two seasons.

Read the announcement on the GOMTV website . . .
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
vandelayindustries
Profile Joined August 2011
United States290 Posts
November 01 2012 05:16 GMT
#63
On November 01 2012 14:11 GolemMadness wrote:
http://www.gomtv.net/forum/view.gom?topicid=226964&cid=0&kind=8

No ban, Hyun gets bye into winner's match.


Interesting that SKT didn't include MLG on the submitted schedule for Rain and then the team elected to send him there instead of playing GSL.
whatevername
Profile Joined June 2012
471 Posts
November 01 2012 05:16 GMT
#64
When Terran Rain forfeited his spot everyone agreed with it, when protoss rain does its irrational. Huh? Staying in the GSL is actually economically a bad decision, travelling the world and taking foreign events gets you the purse--look at MC. The only reason you would want to play GSL is during the downtime while you practice. If your a world class player, the RATIONAL perspective is to view GSL as a glorified off season while the rest of the year you travel and pocket thousands in front of large crowds.
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
November 01 2012 05:16 GMT
#65
On November 01 2012 14:14 Fionn wrote:
Why does he get to keep his Code A spot?

OtherRain forfeited his spot and got suspended for two seasons.

other rain was also leaving the country and gom knew he wouldn't be back for a long time.

other rain didn't just get GSL ro4 and won OSL. other rain wasn't on SKT.
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.Wraath
Profile Joined May 2012
United States262 Posts
November 01 2012 05:16 GMT
#66
Possible that MLG is paying for his flight/hotel + possibly money just for attending?
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
November 01 2012 05:17 GMT
#67
On November 01 2012 14:15 tribulator wrote:
This is pretty nuts. It went from Rain being a favorite to win Code S to wide open competition. Good news though: I can go to sleep early tonight.


There is this dude named Life who's pretty good.
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ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
November 01 2012 05:17 GMT
#68
Gom would be stupid to suspend him or ban him for a season or w/e. It wouldn't spell good news for the gom/kespa relationship.
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Khaldor
Profile Joined March 2008
Germany861 Posts
November 01 2012 05:17 GMT
#69
I said it on my Twitter already:

This is way too convenient for KeSPA in my personal opinion. Last season KeSPA tried to block their players from participating in the GSL until the ESF stepped in. Now "their" OSL Champion goes to MGL and announces it so late that GOM has no chance to reschedule the Code S groups.

Am I the only one who thinks this seems a little bit weird?
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Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
November 01 2012 05:18 GMT
#70
On November 01 2012 14:16 whatevername wrote:
When Terran Rain forfeited his spot everyone agreed with it, when protoss rain does its irrational. Huh? Staying in the GSL is actually economically a bad decision, travelling the world and taking foreign events gets you the purse--look at MC. The only reason you would want to play GSL is during the downtime while you practice. If your a world class player, the RATIONAL perspective is to view GSL as a glorified off season while the rest of the year you travel and pocket thousands in front of large crowds.


Uhh because Rain doesn't plan to travel to a ton of foreign tournaments like MC due to the MLG/Kespa partnership.
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Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-01 05:19:32
November 01 2012 05:18 GMT
#71
I don't think people realize how much progamers really fucking enjoy Western fans. I forgot who it was, but one of them in an interview said he was blown away by how many Westerners knew about him the one time he went out of Korea to play. It's really not unreasonable for a Korean, nonetheless Kespa progamer to break out on the scene in his first competitive year of Starcraft 2, hear about how awesome the good "last-gen" of GSL progamers like MC have had it for three years when they travel abroad, and decide he wants to feel the warmth of playing in America.

Let's not make assumptions about Kespa now...
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MCXD
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Australia2738 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-01 05:19:42
November 01 2012 05:19 GMT
#72
It was most likely KeSPA's decision, not Rain's.

They're partnered with MLG, so they probably feel obliged to send their best and most publicized player, with the added bonus of giving KeSPA global exposure and getting a free stab at GSL's viewer count.

If Rain wanted to go to MLG, good for him. But I kinda feel like he would have had to go whether he liked it or not.
whatevername
Profile Joined June 2012
471 Posts
November 01 2012 05:19 GMT
#73
On November 01 2012 14:18 Canucklehead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2012 14:16 whatevername wrote:
When Terran Rain forfeited his spot everyone agreed with it, when protoss rain does its irrational. Huh? Staying in the GSL is actually economically a bad decision, travelling the world and taking foreign events gets you the purse--look at MC. The only reason you would want to play GSL is during the downtime while you practice. If your a world class player, the RATIONAL perspective is to view GSL as a glorified off season while the rest of the year you travel and pocket thousands in front of large crowds.


Uhh because Rain doesn't plan to travel to a ton of foreign tournaments like MC due to the MLG/Kespa partnership.
Uhh clearly he does given he just left in preference to MLG.
AgentW
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States7725 Posts
November 01 2012 05:20 GMT
#74
On November 01 2012 14:17 Fionn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2012 14:15 tribulator wrote:
This is pretty nuts. It went from Rain being a favorite to win Code S to wide open competition. Good news though: I can go to sleep early tonight.


There is this dude named Life who's pretty good.


Now Life's the clear favorite.... until Mvp decides to go god mode again.

Khaldor's right: KeSPA's like the stereotypical supervillain, it never does anything unintentionally.
Who's the bigger scrub, the scrub, or the scrub who loses to him?
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18821 Posts
November 01 2012 05:20 GMT
#75
On November 01 2012 14:17 Khaldor wrote:
I said it on my Twitter already:

This is way too convenient for KeSPA in my personal opinion. Last season KeSPA tried to block their players from participating in the GSL until the ESF stepped in. Now "their" OSL Champion goes to MGL and announces it so late that GOM has no chance to reschedule the Code S groups.

Am I the only one who thinks this seems a little bit weird?

No, you are not the only one. This seems like a power play, given what we know so far.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
November 01 2012 05:20 GMT
#76
I think the best choice of action is to allow FnaticRain to get Rain's Code S seed and let him take his place tonight. You still get a Rain in Group D, the other Rain goes to MLG Dallas, and everyone is happy.
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BgSBendeR
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada170 Posts
November 01 2012 05:20 GMT
#77
On November 01 2012 14:17 Khaldor wrote:
I said it on my Twitter already:

This is way too convenient for KeSPA in my personal opinion. Last season KeSPA tried to block their players from participating in the GSL until the ESF stepped in. Now "their" OSL Champion goes to MGL and announces it so late that GOM has no chance to reschedule the Code S groups.

Am I the only one who thinks this seems a little bit weird?

Yes you are.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Khaldor
Profile Joined March 2008
Germany861 Posts
November 01 2012 05:20 GMT
#78
Statement by GOM: http://www.gomtv.net/forum/view.gom?topicid=226964&cid=0&kind=8
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Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-01 05:21:57
November 01 2012 05:21 GMT
#79
On November 01 2012 14:19 whatevername wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2012 14:18 Canucklehead wrote:
On November 01 2012 14:16 whatevername wrote:
When Terran Rain forfeited his spot everyone agreed with it, when protoss rain does its irrational. Huh? Staying in the GSL is actually economically a bad decision, travelling the world and taking foreign events gets you the purse--look at MC. The only reason you would want to play GSL is during the downtime while you practice. If your a world class player, the RATIONAL perspective is to view GSL as a glorified off season while the rest of the year you travel and pocket thousands in front of large crowds.


Uhh because Rain doesn't plan to travel to a ton of foreign tournaments like MC due to the MLG/Kespa partnership.
Uhh clearly he does given he just left in preference to MLG.


Uhh, yeah it's an MLG tournament.... Explain to me how that makes your point true if he only goes to MLG tournaments?
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
Cri du Chat
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany606 Posts
November 01 2012 05:22 GMT
#80
Very sad. Was looking forward to see his play in Code S.
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