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pmp10
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But I don't get why would they do this. Even if they sign-up Byul and ship Thorzain to Korea they will barely have a basic roster. They have very little exposure to gain. It's not like proleague foreign viewership was astounding. Moreover if proleague doesn't change the format it will be stuck as a mirror-matchup tournament. That can't be good for attracting audience. | ||
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
I remember Idra went to KR last december to train until like february. A bunch of EG players could do the same and not really miss out any foreign tourneys either with most not starting up again till march. Of course I base this on the leagues prior schedules, so who knows if MLG will start again in march next year. | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
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tuho12345
4482 Posts
On November 26 2012 13:35 RaiKageRyu wrote: I was hoping Korea would get their act together and combine the Proleague and GSTL by now. Or they could have a superbowl between the champion of GSTL vs SPL??? Win win situation | ||
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shadowrunner99
Belarus93 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On November 26 2012 15:08 shadowrunner99 wrote: Hopefully, they can do a little better than TL did in GSTL S2 that was kinda sad to watch. as many people stated things will depend on the roster. | ||
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LTY
United States223 Posts
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Ksquared
United States1748 Posts
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lim1017
Canada1278 Posts
I don't see any foreigner team alone having a roster that can play proleague throughout the season. Considering all the events people will be flying to etc next year. Having 5 players alone is not good enough if 3 of them are going to an mlg on a match weekend | ||
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FXOBoSs
337 Posts
This opinion is enough to support it regardless of who is playing in it. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
On November 26 2012 13:37 Canucklehead wrote: At first I thought EG wouldn't make sense because I don't see players like stephano staying in KR for that long due to missing out on tourneys. Then I realized pro league starts Dec 8th and foreign tournaments are basically done by dec and it's sort of like the off season. MLG doesn't start up again till like March, same with IPL. I forget when euro tourneys start but I don't think they start in january either. I remember Idra went to KR last december to train until like february. A bunch of EG players could do the same and not really miss out any foreign tourneys either with most not starting up again till march. Of course I base this on the leagues prior schedules, so who knows if MLG will start again in march next year. There is HSC, Asus RoG, Iron Squid, MLG Arena, IEM in Jan/Feb, IEM WC, MLG in March. A proleague season is like 4 months so all these tournaments would have to be skipped (especially if the team barely has enough players to begin with). | ||
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Fyodor
Canada971 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:37 FXOBoSs wrote: To be honest, and this is just my dirty opinion and no one probably cares. But a foreign team in a KESPA tournament to me reaks of market testing. If it fails, I think we could expect proleague to disappear. This opinion is enough to support it regardless of who is playing in it. If what fails? EG is paying for its participation... Proleague wins the second the funds are deposited, the only way it fails is if Idra starts raging, destroys the booths and murders someone. | ||
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Fragile51
Netherlands15767 Posts
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:54 Fragile51 wrote: People are all jumping to the conclusion that by "foreigner team" they mean one of the bigger western teams like EG and the like but if you consider the amount of foreigner tournaments those players would have to sacrifice in order to play in proleague for 4 months for little to no gain whatsoever i seriously doubt that that's the case. I'm putting my money on one of the chinese/taiwanese teams joining proleague. No offense to the Chinese/Taiwanese teams, but if this occurred, they'd more than likely go 0-38 and get bounced out of the league faster than ace. Even Sen's team would probably get their ass kicked due to the non all-kill format. It's more than likely EG. While they would probably be projected to be a bottom of the table team, they could still be competitive if Byul/Stephano/JYP/Puma are there weekly. | ||
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bgx
Poland6595 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:54 Fragile51 wrote: People are all jumping to the conclusion that by "foreigner team" they mean one of the bigger western teams like EG and the like but if you consider the amount of foreigner tournaments those players would have to sacrifice in order to play in proleague for 4 months for little to no gain whatsoever i seriously doubt that that's the case. I'm putting my money on one of the chinese/taiwanese teams joining proleague. Which would make A LOT of sense. China market is the most important market right now (and has been). Proleague finals were supposed to be in china last year, WCS finals were in China, etc. | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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Fragile51
Netherlands15767 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:58 Fionn wrote: No offense to the Chinese/Taiwanese teams, but if this occurred, they'd more than likely go 0-38 and get bounced out of the league faster than ace. Even Sen's team would probably get their ass kicked due to the non all-kill format. It's more than likely EG. While they would probably be projected to be a bottom of the table team, they could still be competitive if Byul/Stephano/JYP/Puma are there weekly. Well they were looking for a replacement for ACE, so replacing them with another team that isn't expected to win anything makes a whole lotta sense, don't you think? :p I just don't see teams like EG participating because that would put them in a very awkward position in terms of foreign tournaments. GSL participation they could probably deal with aside from SPL, but foreign tournaments always happen in the weekend, which is also when SPL matches are played. I don't think EG are going to keep their players in korea for a tournament that limits itself only to korea instead of being able to spread their brand in international events with way more international coverage. Then again i could be completely wrong, and it would make for a pretty interesting situation for sure. | ||
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FXOBoSs
337 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:53 Fyodor wrote: If what fails? EG is paying for its participation... Proleague wins the second the funds are deposited, the only way it fails is if Idra starts raging, destroys the booths and murders someone. Can you show me the receipt of payment from EG to proleague? Or the statement that says they are paying to participate.. For some reason I don't think anyone will be paying to play in the first sc2 proleague. What fails? Gaining enough audience to make it economically viable. If it gets the current ogn numbers for sc2, I would question its viability. | ||
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