I do hope for the "Huge Round Robin" idea. That'd mean that you're given a chance to compete in the pool play not only because of a good streak, but because of your performance against a huge number of opponents... (But it'd have to be with much less players than an open bracket I suppose, not everyone is used to marathon tournaments...).

Welp I just don't really know what to think of it until we learn more about it...

DifuntO

Greece2376 Posts

January 22 2013 18:44 GMT

#43

This is intriguing,i'm gonna wait for some more info before saying anything.

zealenth

18 Posts

January 22 2013 18:44 GMT

#44

Some of my fondest memories of MLG are from the open bracket - like Whitera's huge comeback after getting disqualified for showing up 5 minutes late in Columbus 2011. Supply's crazy run prompting an EG signing. Reddit sending MKP and Crank. The list goes on. I'll hold my judgement until they announce the plans, but I'll be sad to see open bracket go

NephewJ

Germany4 Posts

January 22 2013 18:44 GMT

#45

prob it has something to do with the partnership from esl and so on prob qualifining via esl or smthing like that

RoninKenshin

Canada97 Posts

January 22 2013 18:45 GMT

#46

Following up the intense interest that their FFA show matches have brought on, they are replacing open bracket with a real-life free for all in which we will be able to see 8 players fight to the death. The victor moves on into pool play.

Elite_

United States4259 Posts

January 22 2013 18:45 GMT

#47

Whatever happens hopefully Polt can play... It would fucking suck if the first tournament he could possibly attend while living in America is in the state he's living in and he can't play because MLG fucks everyone over with whatever format this ends up being...

GhandiEAGLE

United States20754 Posts

January 22 2013 18:46 GMT

#48

This could be a terrible decision, but I will hold off on the ranting until I see what he has planned. Good luck MLG ^_^

Duvamil

United Kingdom11 Posts

January 22 2013 18:49 GMT

#49

I dunno, this would have to be fairly epic to replace the open bracket. That was always the good thing about MLG, that a nobody COULD (didn't often, but hey

) could turn up and win it just through the open bracket

Q.E.D

United Kingdom2 Posts

January 22 2013 18:51 GMT

#50

I stopped watching MLG events when they first introduced pay wall (for arenas i think it was).

HuK

Canada1591 Posts

January 22 2013 18:53 GMT

#51

no open bracket TT...

but everyone is invited ! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ^_^

Mudkipnick

Korea (South)241 Posts

January 22 2013 18:53 GMT

#52

I guess I won't be buying my plane ticket to Dallas. Was really looking forward to competing as well.

prabhbhambra13

United Kingdom424 Posts

January 22 2013 18:56 GMT

#53

I hoping for big things for the "something else planned". maybe something kespa related to compete with the GSL finals at IPL? I'd kill for proleague matches at MLG but it's probably very unlikely.

DiMano

Korea (South)2066 Posts

January 22 2013 18:56 GMT

#54

I would be ok with preliminaries system like GSL and OSL uses.

speknek

758 Posts

January 22 2013 18:59 GMT

#55

Probably auto-inviting everyone that plays zerg to save people the trouble.

allyourbase3

United States14 Posts

January 22 2013 18:59 GMT

#56

How many winners have come out of the open bracket?

Nahsom

Austria361 Posts

January 22 2013 19:00 GMT

#57

Fill the open spots with kespa invites?

triforks

United States370 Posts

January 22 2013 19:00 GMT

#58

they should host an open bracket hots tournament on the side lol.

smaller prizepool ofc

the top wol players can fight for the championship and then the random ppl in the open bracket who arent gonna win anyway can compete in hots

torm3ntin

Brazil2534 Posts

January 22 2013 19:00 GMT

#59

MLG allways delivers :D