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On April 03 2013 11:11 rasnj wrote:Show nested quote +On April 03 2013 11:05 ThomasR wrote:On April 03 2013 11:04 snakeeyez wrote:
Yeah I have to say this is good overall to give each region something to shoot for and the best rise to the top. All the competitions now count for something. no it wouldnt it'd be just like the grandmaster system in different regions getting GM in NA / EU is not much as an accomplishment as getting GM in korea But it will let us see inter-region battles. Where foreigners ended in large tournaments were much more to do with what Koreans you hit than your skill-level. I would love to see a somewhat accurate picture of the NA scene. Is Minigun or Illusion the best? What about Demuslim? How does Idra stack up, is he even top8 when it comes to the NA scene? Also GM means very little because ladder is a terrible indicator of skill.
Not that it matters. Any of them will get slaughtered by EU players, let alone Koreans.
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On April 03 2013 11:09 geokilla wrote:
Anyone got the thinking that smaller tournaments will disappear? NASL and Iron Squid...
NASL should be fine regardless of not being sponsored by WCS because it functioned well as an independent tournament. Iron Squid also attracted a ton of viewers and respect.
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United States97276 Posts
On April 03 2013 11:12 lichter wrote:
WCS Ro16 will just be 90% GSL Ro16. =/
It will just be like Polt returning to the GSL at Blizzcon 
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On April 03 2013 11:11 Dodgin wrote:Show nested quote +On April 03 2013 11:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:On April 03 2013 11:09 ninjamyst wrote:
y is everyone complaining about region locks? players can still attend NON WCS tournaments anywhere they want Thing is, just NASL and DreamHack feels restricted compared to the absolute freedom players had before. I think this will make Dreamhack THE tournament to watch though, because they will be one of the few ones with players from all regions.
MLGs? IEMs? etc.
Only WCS events are locked.
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On April 03 2013 11:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:Show nested quote +On April 03 2013 11:09 ninjamyst wrote:
y is everyone complaining about region locks? players can still attend NON WCS tournaments anywhere they want Thing is, just NASL and DreamHack feels restricted compared to the absolute freedom players had before.
I need to see the points before I make an opinion in the subject.
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Dreamhack probably hosting the eu final
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On April 03 2013 11:11 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Chinese scene takes another hit
Yes. Still important to remember:
Thomas Kilian @Khaldor 26s
"Other tournament free to operate outside the system." - Probably one of the most important key messages. Everybody happy now? :-)
China hasn't been that active with the rest of the world when it comes to Starcraft 2.
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China and Australia?? no love for them =(
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erik lonnquist @ggDoA 1m
Basically OGN and GOM will have english casts of Code S/OSL going on simultaneously. We're still digesting it too.
Btw
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On April 03 2013 11:11 rasnj wrote:Show nested quote +On April 03 2013 11:05 ThomasR wrote:On April 03 2013 11:04 snakeeyez wrote:
Yeah I have to say this is good overall to give each region something to shoot for and the best rise to the top. All the competitions now count for something. no it wouldnt it'd be just like the grandmaster system in different regions getting GM in NA / EU is not much as an accomplishment as getting GM in korea But it will let us see inter-region battles. Where foreigners ended in large tournaments were much more to do with what Koreans you hit than your skill-level. I would love to see a somewhat accurate picture of the NA scene. Is Minigun or Illusion the best? What about Demuslim? How does Idra stack up, is he even top8 when it comes to the NA scene? Also GM means very little because ladder is a terrible indicator of skill.
i know it is, i was just using it as an example
what's the point of inter-region battles, when koreans are just going to dominate? all this is is blizzard putting a ban on koreans to participate in US/EU major tournaments so those in US/EU can actually win some prize money
edit: i know it's not really a ban, but essentially they're making it so that koreans have to fully commit to playing overseas in order to play in US/EU major tournies
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Who cares about China? they are isolationist.
No free market, no humanatarian rights, no SC2 for you.
Edit: @ to 2
User was temp banned for this post.
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So, now there won't be koreans in NA/EU tournaments anymore, except those koreans who will chose to get locked there for a whole year?
Sorry, but I'm not gonna watch it.
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TeamLiquid @TeamLiquidnet 48s
Players can can pick what region they want to play in. Not nationality restricted. But they are locked into the region they select.
Totalbiscuit @Totalbiscuit 1m
What's gonna be ridiculous is if Koreans try to play in the American/European leagues online because it's an easier field
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On April 03 2013 11:13 StarVe wrote:Show nested quote +erik lonnquist @ggDoA 1m
Basically OGN and GOM will have english casts of Code S/OSL going on simultaneously. We're still digesting it too. Btw
So... who's not going to watch Tastosis?
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So, Blizzard wants to be the new Kespa. Big surprise :/
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On April 03 2013 11:12 Shellshock1122 wrote:It will just be like Polt returning to the GSL at Blizzcon
I am just waiting for the GSL announcement (how many seasons)
I was really hoping for a Korean Mega Team League too :<
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On April 03 2013 11:12 StarVe wrote:Show nested quote +On April 03 2013 11:11 Dodgin wrote:On April 03 2013 11:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:On April 03 2013 11:09 ninjamyst wrote:
y is everyone complaining about region locks? players can still attend NON WCS tournaments anywhere they want Thing is, just NASL and DreamHack feels restricted compared to the absolute freedom players had before. I think this will make Dreamhack THE tournament to watch though, because they will be one of the few ones with players from all regions. MLGs? IEMs? etc. Only WCS events are locked.
Yeah, people don't understand that MLG and IEM are RUNNING the WCS. MLG events and EIM events are still going on.
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On April 03 2013 11:13 Integra wrote:
China and Australia?? no love for them =(
The technology infrastructure wasn't there.
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Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
I wonder if Hyun/Revival will play the EU or NA WCS series. I would if I was them.
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