MC goes off on WCS & Polt's Machiavellian plan - Page 20

On April 05 2013 04:40 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:


amen.

On April 05 2013 04:56 ThomasjServo wrote:
I think region locking the qualifiers is the hatchet rather than scalpel solution to this issue. With the stated goal of Blizzard in this being raising SC2's esports profile having Min Chul be the "European Champion," will raise a lot of eyebrows from those who may be tuning in for the first time or more casual viewers.

I would like to and do expect to see Koreans qualifying elsewhere but perhaps a cap on number of seeds for region crossing players is a more middle of the road fix?

Say each region has five open seeds you can apply for which are given out by lottery to ensure fairness. Not one of the five who gets to play on another server you can play on your native server. Doubtful that there would be many takers to play on KR I don't know what bearing this would have on practice or preparation but it seems moderately equitable while still allowing for some lesser known players to remain competitive and work their way up a bit.

On April 05 2013 05:16 Plansix wrote:


And hopefully welfare plane fare and hotels for Koreans coming to MLG. And brackets for them to qualify for Korea without, with a separate bracket for kespa.

On April 05 2013 05:35 Moa wrote:

It may be a hatchet job but I think the new format is fundamentally flawed. The game is played globally and trying to make it regional is really just cutting out the best players so that some no-name player can get hype behind them. The Koreans shouldn't be punished for putting in more effort and being dominant they should be rewarded.

It is a fundamentally flawed idea to have favoritism built into a tournament's structure.

On April 05 2013 05:44 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:


Oh don't tease me ... MLG going FULL FOREIGNER would be su-perb

On April 05 2013 05:59 Thrill wrote:
Yeah fuck it. The system is fucking dreadful, not like the Code B no-namers had much to gain from the scene before either though but yes, certainly a slap in the face of koreans.

On April 05 2013 06:03 Plansix wrote:

I am sure they will get over it. There was no better system for Korea beyond making everyone qualify again, which just as bad. As I said before, life is hard and isn't fair, get a helmet.

On April 05 2013 06:10 JJH777 wrote:


There was a way better system for Korea... Keep the GSL and WCS Korea separate tournaments... They should have just had OGN and Gom host their own tournaments while the other one of them was hosting WCS Korea. Then they'd swap etc. That would have been infinitely better than this for everyone.

On April 05 2013 06:07 Abominous wrote:
Soccer analogy is just bad. Look at FIFAs world cup club competition, only one European club and we all know how dominant Europe is in soccer. (in terms of clubs)
Same goes for World Cup for national teams, only South America can cope with Europe, and European cup is considered a lot more difficult than the World Cup.

I just hope it remains this way and somehow they prevent Koreans from farming other regions.

On April 05 2013 05:48 Wuster wrote:
To be fair; that was the stated goal of the WCS last year. To develop regional storylines and heroes, which in term help foster new communities.

I'm not sure how well it worked (esp since they're scrapping it this year); but for example there was a blog about the the 10 or so contestants for one of the Central American qualifiers and it looked like fun for all involved.

I wonder if this change is more due to the difficulties relying on tiny regional partners who may or may not know what they're doing than the failure to develop local scenes.

On April 05 2013 06:19 disciple wrote:

my thoughts exactly. EU only gets one direct seed per qualification group for the World Group. France/Spain should totally complain about it. I can totally understand the koreans being upset, but making a point with football is completely wrong, it is the sport where certain region gets fucked to reach better diversity

On April 05 2013 05:44 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:


Oh don't tease me ... MLG going FULL FOREIGNER would be su-perb

On April 05 2013 06:29 Cyrak wrote:


I'd actually be curious to see a poll of MLG ticket buyers that asked whether they would prefer all foreigners or having a Korean presence because I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum from you on this.

On April 05 2013 06:40 rift wrote:
mlg knows well enough that no koreans = no good for business