EPTWCS 2013 Announced - April 3rd - Page 107
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Lukeeze[zR]
Switzerland6838 Posts
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dacimvrl
Vatican City State582 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:12 edlover420 wrote: so this is the blizzard's big announcement? what about Korean OSL tournament? you didn't happen to read the announcement, did you? | ||
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Ammanas
Slovakia2166 Posts
On April 04 2013 01:57 opterown wrote: the whole season is just that... one season. the top 5 point places will be the top 5... places Not really. Like if somebody ends up in 5-8 place in GSL and also wins Dreamhack, he can have more points (assuming Dreamhack awards points) then somebody in Top3 GSL. imo. | ||
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:14 Ammanas wrote: Not really. Like if somebody ends up in 5-8 place in GSL and also wins Dreamhack, he can have more points (assuming Dreamhack awards points) then somebody in Top3 GSL. imo. no. you can only participate in one region, which means you only get points from one region. | ||
opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:14 Ammanas wrote: Not really. Like if somebody ends up in 5-8 place in GSL and also wins Dreamhack, he can have more points (assuming Dreamhack awards points) then somebody in Top3 GSL. imo. true enough, but i sort of expect peripheral tournaments to be worth significantly less than the major WCS leagues On April 04 2013 02:15 Schelim wrote: no. you can only participate in one region, which means you only get points from one region. dreamhack is not a WCS league though so players can play in WCSKR and dreamhack easily enough. same with the weekend MLGs etc | ||
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sitromit
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On April 04 2013 02:15 Schelim wrote: no. you can only participate in one region, which means you only get points from one region. If only Europeans get extra points from Dreamhack, that would be silly. | ||
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
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Bowzar
Sweden741 Posts
I honestly think WCS Korea should get a much bigger prize pool because winning that actually means something. Obviously that wont happen. | ||
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Qikz
United Kingdom12041 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:23 monkybone wrote: hmm what will it cost to have access to all vods? I would imagine both OGN and GOM would keep their respective price for VODs as they need to get some benefit out of this deal. | ||
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:23 monkybone wrote: hmm what will it cost to have access to all vods? we will known soonTM | ||
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purakushi
United States3302 Posts
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Ammanas
Slovakia2166 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:25 Qikz wrote: I would imagine both OGN and GOM would keep their respective price for VODs as they need to get some benefit out of this deal. OGN has the VoDs for their channel (so basically LoL The Champions + WCS) set to 6 USD per month. Of course you will have their casters = Doa and Montecristo casting, not Tastosis/Woldor. I guess we don't know about GOM, but I am personally paying the 20 USD/month for full access to everything SC2 GOM and I guess I will keep doing that (and I will probably also buy the OGN for LoL tbh :D) | ||
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TheRealFluid
United States501 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:25 Bowzar wrote: I was kinda hoping for an announcement that would make the foreign teams get off their lazy asses and start buying affordable practice houses and start running them properly and develop new talent like the ESF teams did with the little money they had. I honestly think WCS Korea should get a much bigger prize pool because winning that actually means something. Obviously that wont happen. Creating team houses are a HUGE investment. You need sufficient sponsors and dedicated team members, and they HAVE to produce results in order for the investment to pay back itself. Foreign teams also have their money elsewhere, it's not like they only partake in starcraft 2 ventures. They typically have LoL, Dota, CS, etc. teams. | ||
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Gesperrt
Germany417 Posts
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Wingblade
United States1806 Posts
On April 04 2013 01:47 Kylo55 wrote: Well honestly if playing in GSL excludes you from WCS EU/NA, then i belive that there wont be so many koreans at the Grand Finals. I cant imagine any of MVP, MC, Life, Flash, DRG, Leenock, Parting, Rain etc. to NOT play in GSL and only 5 of those will be able to play in WCS GF. So it will be either only 5/6 koreans (host country maybe) or it will be 5 top koreans and 10 koreans who nobody ever heard about that was suddenly better that top EU/NA players. This rules may actually make LESS koreans in the main event. No no no... The Grand Finals is dependent solely on points which is controlled not only by WCS but potentially from points awarded at non-WCS events. | ||
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Bowzar
Sweden741 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:39 TheRealFluid wrote: Creating team houses are a HUGE investment. You need sufficient sponsors and dedicated team members, and they HAVE to produce results in order for the investment to pay back itself. Foreign teams also have their money elsewhere, it's not like they only partake in starcraft 2 ventures. They typically have LoL, Dota, CS, etc. teams. Of course its a huge investment but its also the reason why Koreans shit on every other region. ESF teams rents apartments in Seoul (which probably cost waaaay more than buying houses in the US). Dont forget that most ESF teams had very small sponsorships in the beginning of SC2. They sacrificed a lot (salary, travel and probably even basic stuff like food) but they persevered and now they are reaping the benefits. | ||
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vesicular
United States1310 Posts
On April 04 2013 02:25 Bowzar wrote: I was kinda hoping for an announcement that would make the foreign teams get off their lazy asses and start buying affordable practice houses and start running them properly and develop new talent like the ESF teams did with the little money they had. I honestly think WCS Korea should get a much bigger prize pool because winning that actually means something. Obviously that wont happen. Uh, this was that announcement. Foreign teams placing high in tournaments means more sponsor money. Foreign teams placing high in tournaments means more tournament winnings. Given the prestige and amount of money on the line at WCS, foreign teams should see a large windfall from this, which should allow them to become more competitive. | ||
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zefreak
United States2731 Posts
The last WCS was sort of like the WSOP main event. Huge prize pool but filled with low talent and nobody really thinks the first place finisher is the best in the world. To potentially undermine the GSL and OSL in order to make the WCS even bigger.. I feel it is a huge mistake. | ||
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