EPT[NASL] Announcing The Pulse (Weekly Talkshow) - Page 16
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On February 11 2013 05:28 figq wrote: The region lock discussion is a big topic, but one easy escape is: just let there be different kinds of tournaments. Yes, some of them could be regional-only; and yet others could be (pseudo)global - the way they've been up to now. That's something that should have been done 2 years ago. Since no tournament wanted to sacrifice their views for long-term good of their scene we ended up with what we have today. | ||
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Anyway, great episode this week, and I'm sad we're not getting one for next week as well, but can't really help it. | ||
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iSunrise
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The team that is in front of the camera has really great chemistry (especially Ben and Rotterdam, who really are made for shows like this) and there´s different personalities that make this show exciting and not boring at all. Even when there´s a lot of funny chatter, Ben really understands how and when to come back to the main topic at hand to present the show professionally for the viewers, while Rotterdam constantly lays down some very well thought-out examples to support his opinions/arguments. Rounding out the show with Frodan´s segment always leaves a smile on my face and most of the time it´s pretty hilarious. Up to speed is well presented by Clutch and Lauren is great with the polls and also has the guts to stand up to all the guys. I really appreciate the always surprising call-ins, where programers, team managers, organizers etc. are interviewed, which adds short and to-the-point views from external eSports people who are well spoken and can express their opinions and thoughts, which is really great. To sum it up, this is by far the best news/talk show I´ve ever seen on the Internet. I hope sponsors can appreciate how well this show is done as well, not just for the NA scene, but for eSports in general. PS: I would really love one thing NASL could add to this show. How about a segment where Gretorp presents e.x. some asian food for all the non-asian (e.x. AUS/NA/EU) viewers out there. I constantly hear that asian food is delicious and I sometimes visit chinese restaurants. But even though we have pretty good restaurants in Germany, I actually never got introduced into the asian culture and their great food. I think a lot of the non-asian viewers would love that. It should be something non-esports related to not saturate this topic too much. Something like "Food for thought" could be the name of this segment and it doesn´t have to be purely about asian food of course. To know a culture that we came to love through eSports more and more, because it has brought us not only great personalities, but also great sportsmanship. | ||
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JustPassingBy
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On February 11 2013 05:32 pmp10 wrote: That's something that should have been done 2 years ago. Since no tournament wanted to sacrifice their views for long-term good of their scene we ended up with what we have today. Ever heard to the EPS? And the IEM are also softly region locked in my opinion. edit: also enjoyed the show very much. What was the caster vs professional gamer event they were referring to? They mentioned the name, but it slipped my mind... <.< | ||
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ibraishome
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On February 11 2013 21:07 JustPassingBy wrote: Ever heard to the EPS? And the IEM are also softly region locked in my opinion. edit: also enjoyed the show very much. What was the caster vs professional gamer event they were referring to? They mentioned the name, but it slipped my mind... <.< NASL Casterbash! http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397534 ... first episode with Ret was really entertaining. | ||
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SinCitta
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The problem with discussing region-locking is that it is often discussed in black and white. IMHO, there need to be both styles of competition. Drawing the racism card is silly when regional structures are the natural thing to do in every other sports. Regional structures pair well with regular competition. Pro players' daily bread should be to come on top of the regional competition to qualify for the big boys' league. This should also tone down the importance of marketability of players. Yes, marketable players still have an advantage elsewhere, but proving oneself in competition should be the job of a pro. Do you think coming to very few tournaments in a year (where travel compensation is a big concern for many) is a better model of training players than weekly, regular competition? I think regional competitions would be a welcome change from the tournaments that give us the feeling of oversaturation. It builds suspense towards the super tournament where the champions of the regions finally meet. Only series of one-off tournaments is surely not the way to build a sports. Yes, regional competitions might not be a crowd magnet. But I think it is possible that it will be like Rotti described it. You might watch your domestic league, plus maybe a league you find interesting. You still watch the high-class league and then you are really, really hyped up how the players you learned to know do in the tournament where they all meet. While I believe it when community members say that they don't care whether a player is Korean or not, I also believe that a scene cannot grow domestic acceptance, popularity and competition, if you only import skill. Long term growth of the scene remains important and you don't make anyone a favor, not even Koreans, if you abandon your domestic players. Gretorp brought up players like HuK and Naniwa that try to go against all odds and take huge sacrifices. Others agree in the sense of "everyone needs to be exposed to the highest of the competition immediately and we see what comes out of it". Although it sounds reasonable, for me it's undeniable that we have witnessed the failure of this mentality in WoL. Players retire, hardly anybody truly new comes up, rarely good storylines, overly focus on popularity. Players that try to make a living are not going to tournaments when their odds are bad. Players that need to be built up aren't improving with the competition, they are overwhelmed by it. Exceptions like HuK and Naniwa make their way either way, but giving them as an example while seeing the fallout of that mentality for many others is just ignorance of the problem. The question for me is if we want to "save" the foreigner scene or not. For me, the answer is yes because I think it's the only way to grow the SC2 scene as a whole. Which is what we need. | ||
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