On March 06 2013 18:04 Dodgin wrote: I mean let's be serious guys, he probably would have made it through the up/downs. He lost to Flash, so he should have to play in up/downs like everyone else. This is worse than seeding popular foreigners into the GSL from Code B, this is manipulating the tournament structure itself. I really don't get it. Do a wildcard group like you did last season, that was both fair and fun. This is unfair and boring.
I really don't get it either. Some shady business going on. It's not even like Rain has a 90% winrate lately... They could have seeded CJ_herO and let Rain play in his up & downs.
when undeserving foreigner get seeds, 90% of TL doesn't complain, when a deserving korean player does 90% complains... I really dont get this community
On March 06 2013 22:04 ShakkaFL wrote: when undeserving foreigner get seeds, 90% of TL doesn't complain, when a deserving korean player does 90% complains... I really dont get this community
He had a Up & Down group today... and the group is still happening right now... The timing of this announcement (5 minutes before the group started) is about as fucked up as the three way tie for second place in the group right now...
On March 06 2013 22:04 ShakkaFL wrote: when undeserving foreigner get seeds, 90% of TL doesn't complain, when a deserving korean player does 90% complains... I really dont get this community
What 90% are you reading that isn't complaining about foreigner seeds?
Also define "deserving". You don't have a "deserving" reason that wouldn't apply to any other non-Rain player better. No-one does.
Which is why Mr Chae's answer is sooooo confusing. Idevenknow whats going on haha.
On March 06 2013 21:59 tj341 wrote: "it's due to Blizzard's 2013 plans to create unified world rankings, road to WCS, etc." strong deleted twitter predictions ^^
this is literally the only thing that makes sense
which still doesn't even make sense as hots should be a fresh slate, but whatever. papa blizzard can step in whenever
waiting for announcement of blizzard hots osl tourney and "rain defending osl champion" jazz, because not like ogn has done anything towards osl (and why would they when they can easily slap together gigantic lol teamleague/tourney/invitational for primetime)
edit: oh forgot rain won wcs asia. guess it doesn't have to be osl related, can be blizzard hots plans. "asian champion rain will be in code S"
On March 06 2013 22:07 DiMano wrote: GOM GIVE YONGHWA HIS FUCKING DESERVED CODE S SEED PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
He doesn't deserve a seed. He deserves a chance to fight for it (up/downs), but that didn't work out. He doesn't "therefore deserve to be directed seeded".
Questionable circumstances aside, if Rain takes his current form with him to Code S next season, I'll give him up to the Round of 16 until he finally drops out. And I say that as a big Rain fan.
On March 06 2013 22:04 ShakkaFL wrote: when undeserving foreigner get seeds, 90% of TL doesn't complain, when a deserving korean player does 90% complains... I really dont get this community
Grubby (who got screwed over by GOM, moving the Code A matches couple of weeks back, and he had the plane ticket booked for that) has nearly a million followers on social media sites whereas Rain got 2,5k.
I believe the correct phrase is "some old bullshit." This is more than a slap in the face to everyone who participated in code a (a huge deal on it's own), this is blatant ass kissing to KeSPA, who have continually used rain to get back at GOM for the whole "no gsl/no osl" spat. And it's not even like rain is the murder machine he was right after the switch, so you can't make a statement like "well obviously he would have won." The up & downs are made of upset potential anyway; you can ask effort and shine all about that. Way to taint the inaugural HotS GSL, GOM
Perhaps this is blizzards plan for a unified world ranking. Although, I still don't understand given the history of sc2, how rain would be top 32 :-S not in current form at least.
That post by Mr Chae is so boss. It's clear they have the public interests in mind, but are currently in a stuck position.
God I love that guy.
I look forward to the reasoning, but the initial "TA DAAAAAAAAAA" of the announcement was pretty damn drama inducing. But hey, its created a lot of talk and interest within the community, so it cant be all bad
I love how hes like "lol we dont get pressured by KeSPA and arent sponsored by SKT" hahaha. So good.
On March 06 2013 22:09 NovemberstOrm wrote: This really makes me curious as to who the 2nd seed is.
Well either: 1) Maybe it's an OSL thing? In which case maybe Last for coming 4th? 2) It's a global ranking thing from Blizzard. In which case maybe MVP? 3) The second seed is unrelated. Maybe winner of IEM WC if applicable then?
On March 06 2013 22:09 NovemberstOrm wrote: This really makes me curious as to who the 2nd seed is.
Well either: 1) Maybe it's an OSL thing? In which case maybe Last for coming 4th? 2) It's a global ranking thing from Blizzard. In which case maybe MVP? 3) The second seed is unrelated. Maybe winner of IEM WC if applicable then?
I'm out of ideas beyond that.
maybe the original plan was seed the winner of IPL/IEM
On March 06 2013 22:02 Seeker wrote: Whoever changed title from SKT1Rain to SKT_Rain, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I LOVE YOU!
I was about to strangle NovemberstOrm
However, the perfect title would be SK Telecom T1's Rain
It is SK Telecom T1's Rain, but I guess this title is fine too.
It'll be super interesting to see what the reasoning is. Maybe trying to make sure there's a more diverse number of races for the first season? Who are these others and why can't they be announced yet? O_O
yeah maybe they have race quotas, after realising code s finals is going to be a washout
EPT
