EPT[MLG] Winter Season featuring Heart of the Swarm - Page 6
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goswser
United States3548 Posts
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ssg
United States1777 Posts
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Aldehyde
Sweden939 Posts
On February 01 2013 02:45 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Ah, I see. I don't understand why that reason would affect the single MLG weekend for an open bracket then. Blizzard is pretty mindful with not patching during tournament weekends, and even if Blizzard did screw up and patch on March 15-17, the pro-gamers who were invited would still be screwed. They seem to be going for online open brackets this year that take place at an earlier time than the main event. I guess they send all the winners out to the main event after that. | ||
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
On February 01 2013 02:56 sitromit wrote: Of the players on your list, only those on your team, Violet and Polt are now living in the US, all the rest are in Korea, aren't they? Didn't Hwangsin, theStC, Puma and JYP just play in the Code A qualifiers? Violet and Polt are already invited. So that leaves only your players. You can run a poll and ask how many people want to see Yong instead of MC, I doubt it'll turn out in your favor though. Their invitation criteria stipulated it accounted for the entire 2012 Season, so I did the same with my list. I just don't see the point in a separate category for a player like MC who lives in a Korean eSF Team House unless we're labeling it the "Popularity Contest" category. | ||
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Cassalina
United States65 Posts
some players that weren't invited, put in a LOT of time to HotS and imo should have been invited. with that said, some people here are taking it way too personally. stop attacking eachother plz and let's just enjoy the show :D...i really hope the invite only thing never happens again. one example of a player that has put in too much passion into HotS since the early stages that i don't see on here is white-ra. like, i think more should have been put into who got invited to this thing. either way i'm watching <3 | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:02 Aldehyde wrote: They seem to be going for online open brackets this year that take place at an earlier time than the main event. I guess they send all the winners out to the main event after that. Running the open bracket during the event was madness. It might have made sense earlier, but not now. I am glad they are going to remove it from the main event and have a more streamlined show. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:01 goswser wrote: This map pool is also a horrible joke. Most of the HOTS maps are so bad none of them are fit for competition. If they used any of the current maps that I have seen 2000 games on, I would not watch. They need new maps for a new game. After that, we can decide what is balanced for not with all the changes. | ||
MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:05 Plansix wrote: If they used any of the current maps that I have seen 2000 games on, I would not watch. They need new maps for a new game. After that, we can decide what is balanced for not with all the changes. We are trimming to 7 maps for Dallas. | ||
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goswser
United States3548 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:05 Plansix wrote: If they used any of the current maps that I have seen 2000 games on, I would not watch. They need new maps for a new game. After that, we can decide what is balanced for not with all the changes. New maps is great. But I think when looking at the new HOTS maps it is obvious a lot of them are just to test new concepts, and aren't made to be balanced maps. | ||
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Glon
United States569 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:03 VirgilSC2 wrote: Their invitation criteria stipulated it accounted for the entire 2012 Season, so I did the same with my list. I just don't see the point in a separate category for a player like MC who lives in a Korean eSF Team House unless we're labeling it the "Popularity Contest" category. It's all a popularity contest. I find it even funnier that Hyun didn't get an invite... lol. | ||
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TheDougler
Canada8306 Posts
Hey that's pretty good! Read the lineup for Europe: WHY CAN'T YOU ALL BE WINNERS!!!??? | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45290 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:02 Aldehyde wrote: They seem to be going for online open brackets this year that take place at an earlier time than the main event. I guess they send all the winners out to the main event after that. Well yeah, but that's because they're doing a different format. Oh well. I'll still be watching and the tournament will undoubtedly be great anyway. I just feel like it's burning bridges with a lot of players and viewers. I hope it doesn't. | ||
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Glon
United States569 Posts
On February 01 2013 02:33 MLG_Adam wrote: Again. We want aspiration, we want open qualification, we want success stories, how can you say anything different based on our track record? This event is 3 days after a major content release. Qualification is taking place on BETA servers. We wanted to have open online qualification for this event but it was not a logistical reality. We are not done announcing 2013 plans. Have faith. And just how exactly were these players chosen......? | ||
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Thinasy
2856 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:01 goswser wrote: This map pool is also a horrible joke. Most of the HOTS maps are so bad none of them are fit for competition. Sounds like the start of WoL then. | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
Do not make me watch Daybreak or Cloud K. We have seen to many games on those and we need fresh blood. | ||
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Glorfindel!
Sweden1815 Posts
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
They say the reasons they can't do online quals/open bracket (which they have championed in the past) is because of instability across all the regions.. most people accept that. I don't really see anyone saying the reasoning for that isn't good enough. Then I read a bunch of vague posts about how the picks are biased and no open bracket is bad. When has an invite tourney EVER made everyone happy? It simply isn't possible.. so if we accept the reasoning for why the invites are there, can't we be happy for the tourney itself? I mean, they are doing a hybrid tourney in the sense that there is at least 1 round of qualification which means a full 2x people get a crack at this as opposed to just a straight invite to an offline tourney? Demu wasn't invited, our koreans... yet I can still look at this and say "ok." Ever wonder why Ddoro (inactive) and fenix are invited amongst others? Probably some point system behind that right? It isn't like MLG is super tight with Ddoro... come on. I am obviously very sad about no open bracket.. but after hearing their reasoning and thinking about it.. I have come to a place where I can accept this for Dallas. I know this thread doesn't speak for all of sc2 but I wish more of us would think on a more rational level as opposed to just jumping to boycott or get pissed  | ||
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hotcoco
United Arab Emirates20 Posts
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On February 01 2013 03:15 iNcontroL wrote: This thread is odd to me. They say the reasons they can't do online quals/open bracket (which they have championed in the past) is because of instability across all the regions.. most people accept that. I don't really see anyone saying the reasoning for that isn't good enough. Then I read a bunch of vague posts about how the picks are biased and no open bracket is bad. When has an invite tourney EVER made everyone happy? It simply isn't possible.. so if we accept the reasoning for why the invites are there, can't we be happy for the tourney itself? I mean, they are doing a hybrid tourney in the sense that there is at least 1 round of qualification which means a full 2x people get a crack at this as opposed to just a straight invite to an offline tourney? Demu wasn't invited, our koreans... yet I can still look at this and say "ok." Ever wonder why Ddoro (inactive) and fenix are invited amongst others? Probably some point system behind that right? It isn't like MLG is super tight with Ddoro... come on. I am obviously very sad about no open bracket.. but after hearing their reasoning and thinking about it.. I have come to a place where I can accept this for Dallas. I know this thread doesn't speak for all of sc2 but I wish more of us would think on a more rational level as opposed to just jumping to boycott or get pissed This is the internet! Rational thought??? You're crazy, man! You ask the impossible! | ||
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