EPTSKT_Rain seeded into GSL Code S - Page 8
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bokchoi
Korea (South)9498 Posts
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Ragnarork
France9034 Posts
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TAMinator
Australia2706 Posts
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naux
Canada738 Posts
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Fenrax
United States5018 Posts
This is GREAT news because one thing it CERTAINLY it means more cooperation between GOM/ESF side and Kespa/OGN. The rest is just speculation. The reason is probably the GSL/OSL champ gets seed in other league thing, but we have to wait for confirmation on that. | ||
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eGoRama
Bulgaria1542 Posts
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bittman
Australia8759 Posts
On March 06 2013 19:20 naux wrote: People saying is unfair has to think, he never got eliminated at Code S, it is like IdrA leaving the one time he was in Code S You're right. He got eliminated from Code A. On March 06 2013 19:17 Ragnarork wrote: Undeserving. A seed should go to someone who does not have any mean of qualifying for the next season, but deserves to be in (like, the best foreigner if he looks like a contender, the best player in foreign tournament, as Polt once). And if no one meet these requirements, then no seeds... Well First won a IEM in January. There's another IEM going on now they could reward as an example. | ||
nimdil
Poland3748 Posts
On March 06 2013 18:53 bittman wrote: No no. We'll complain about something. They've always aimed to give out two seeds to players with notable recent results. Rain has neither a recent competition win or is the best proleague performing player not in Code S. So if they're going to give out a seed, what's the reason? I think MVP is one of the best players not in Code S. See. Where's his seed? =( Rain has more impressive resume than IdrA when he was invited - for example. Plus I don't think these seeds are for players with noticable recent results, though these results are definitely a factor. | ||
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Severian
Australia2052 Posts
On March 06 2013 19:15 Maxilicious wrote: Apart from conspiracy theory, it might be down to racial balance for Heart of the Swarm. As it stands, Protoss is way under-represented for the first season of Heart of the Swarm GSL. If Rain isn't in the Up and Down, he is likely to be one of the top choices to be seeded for this reason. Nevertheless, it is just sneaky and unfair to other players. boo~ Then it would make more sense to wait until Rain's group has been played. If Rain doesn't advance you can invite him anyway, or invite another Protoss like CJ.Hero. Best-case scenario (for more Protoss) both Rain and Flying advance, then if you want even more Protosses you can invite yet another. There were 2 slots from group E and 2 Protosses - seeding Rain in advance guarantees that a non-Protoss will advance from the group. | ||
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Tommylew
Wales2717 Posts
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
Also to those who said Rain forfeit for MLG... it was most likely KeSPA's decision (remember that KeSPA and MLG had a partnership over GOM and MLG). | ||
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Elite_
United States4259 Posts
On March 06 2013 19:31 Goldfish wrote: Would have liked MVP to get seed. Best WoL player hands down. Also to those who said Rain forfeit for MLG... it was most likely KeSPA's decision (remember that KeSPA and MLG had a partnership over GOM and MLG). Actually GOM and Tastosis said multiple times it was Rain's decision to go to MLG that week. | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
On March 06 2013 19:32 Elite_ wrote: Actually GOM and Tastosis said multiple times it was Rain's decision to go to MLG that week. Ahh I see. Thanks for clarifying. Anyway to talk more about MVP - Sad to see him fall out of the GSL (especially with his health condition). MVP is the best WoL player, and like Artosis said, he was one of the few Terran (after Zerg + Protoss domination) who showed that Terran can still win. He better get his 5 GSL championship before he his health gets to him  . | ||
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archonOOid
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Ragnarork
France9034 Posts
On March 06 2013 19:32 Elite_ wrote: Actually GOM and Tastosis said multiple times it was Rain's decision to go to MLG that week. Thanks for clarifying, I find very doubtful excuses like "But it was KeSPA's decision" without anything backing them... | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
On March 06 2013 19:35 Ragnarork wrote: Thanks for clarifying, I find very doubtful excuses like "But it was KeSPA's decision" without anything backing them... Well before it was confirmed Rain's decision, it's not very doubtful that it could have been KeSPA decision instead. Remember that if it wasn't for the OSL boycott (by all ESF players), KeSPA would have kept their all players and teams from being able to play the GSL (even with GOM saying they were handing their players seeds; KeSPA didn't allow their players to play in GSL... they did bust out the excuse "we're too busy card" but of course that wasn't really the case). (This isn't the first time either, the GOMTV Classic in BW ended supposedly due to KeSPA trying to keep their teams from playing too.) Plus, the announcement of MLG + KeSPA (topic on TL) had MLG be aggressive towards GOM (saying things like KeSPA doesn't even acknowledge GSL). (I'll try to go dig up that thread.) Edit - Well I can't find the thread (I remember it being in featured news... I can't set the search to filter on things in featured news?) but overall, it was reasonable to say it was KeSPA's decision considering the circumstances back then (before it was confirmed to be Rain's decision that is). | ||
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XaMaXaM
Germany113 Posts
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
Rain hwaiting ! | ||
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Taronar
Netherlands177 Posts
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Dauntless
Norway548 Posts
The fact that Rain has received a seed is not due to a random selection of who we wanted. There is a reason why he has been chosen and it will be revealed soon. Just wait and see what the reasoning is before lashing out. | ||
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