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Source- https://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/9447310/WCS_Season_1_Dates-4_8_2013
With WCS Korea competition already underway, we'd like to highlight some important dates and details for the fast-approaching WCS America and WCS Europe leagues.
Since there was no preceding season to qualify players for Season 1 of WCS America and WCS Europe, we’re going to do things a little differently from how they’ll be done in future seasons.
For this inaugural season of WCS America and WCS Europe, 24 players will be invited to compete in each region based on their performance in past StarCraft II tournaments. In addition, a round of special qualifiers will be held to determine 8 players who will join the invited 24 (more details soon). Once all 32 players are locked in, play will commence and run for a few weeks.
The rest of Season 1 will then play out via the same structure planned for future seasons. The top 8 players in each region will compete in their region's finals, which will be a weekend offline event. Once all three regional finals have concluded, the top performers from each region will battle in an epic global Season Finals at a live event hosted by one of the regions. To seed that event, the top 6 players from the host region will be joined by the top 5 players from each of the two other regions to engage in a fierce tournament in order to crown the best StarCraft II player in the world for that season.
Important dates for Season 1 in each region are listed below. Note that the qualification rounds for future seasons take place during the current season. So, in addition to the intense Season 1 competition described here, the qualifiers for Season 2 will be taking place. Stay tuned for further details.
Date - Region - Round
April 4 - Korea: League play begins
April 14 - Europe: Special qualifiers begin
April 20 - America: Special qualifiers begin
April 23 - Europe: League play begins (round of 32)
April 28 - America: League play begins (round of 32)
May 14* - Korea: Regional league finals begin (round of 8)
May 25 - Europe: Regional league finals begin (round of 8)
May 31 - America: Regional league finals begin (round of 8)
*League Finals for WCS Korea will be held offline from May 14 through June 1, rather than over the course of a weekend.
All of the dates listed above are subject to change. We'll be providing more information on broadcast dates and times for WCS Season 1 as soon as possible.
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haha the other thread looks better - close this one plz ^^
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Well... at least your sig is better! =)
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motbob
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If I close a thread, does it stop being news'd?
EDIT: The answer is no.
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Kennigit
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No. You broke teamliquid.
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Engage Mortal Kombat decider.
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finally a decent update from B 
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EE HAN post timing
Edit: Have the broadcast times been released at all?
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what is going on in this thread lol
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you got it first haha. ah well, dates look good
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That was a sick posting battle. How am I going to fall asleep tonight now? 
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Remember kids: Always go 14/14  FE is insta fail
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On NA & EU, only regional league final is played offline? Another part is online?
OMG a lot of korean will change region to NA......
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motbob
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You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread.
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On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread.
really???? Isn't that plagiarism though???
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On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread.
+ Show Spoiler +
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So the ro8 and above are played in a week-end ? Disappointing :[
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motbob
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On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though???
It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise!
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WoW all this WCS stuff is happening so fast. My body is not ready for the influx of starcraft. I've been enjoying all this down times; actually being productive and shit.
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On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise!
o....kay...?
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On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...?
+ Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable.
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There are a lot of no-name players right now that are superior to a lot of the successful WOL guys. Blizzard's choice to seed from WOL results shows how out of touch they are with the scene. Quite disappointing that so many people are going to fight over 8 slots.
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opterown
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On April 09 2013 14:59 starcraft911 wrote:
There are a lot of no-name players right now that are superior to a lot of the successful WOL guys. Blizzard's choice to seed from WOL results shows how out of touch they are with the scene. Quite disappointing that so many people are going to fight over 8 slots.
hrmm, who are these noname players that are doing better?
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On April 09 2013 15:00 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:59 starcraft911 wrote:
There are a lot of no-name players right now that are superior to a lot of the successful WOL guys. Blizzard's choice to seed from WOL results shows how out of touch they are with the scene. Quite disappointing that so many people are going to fight over 8 slots. hrmm, who are these noname players that are doing better?
They never get a chance to qualify straight up against "popular" WOL guys for you to find out. They couldn't do it at MLG because that was invite and now here we have WCS with Blizzard and yet again with the invites.
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On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable.
Uh...
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Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever .
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On April 09 2013 15:00 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:59 starcraft911 wrote:
There are a lot of no-name players right now that are superior to a lot of the successful WOL guys. Blizzard's choice to seed from WOL results shows how out of touch they are with the scene. Quite disappointing that so many people are going to fight over 8 slots. hrmm, who are these noname players that are doing better?
Well, that's kind of the thing with noname players... they tend to lack names, so it's hard to name them
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On April 09 2013 15:03 blade55555 wrote:Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever .
learn to read, invite 24 ppl, qualifier for 8 ppl
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Seeker
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On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable.
You have way too much free time.
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On April 09 2013 15:06 Seeker wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable. You have way too much free time.
Well, not that much.
http://minnesotaattorney.com/cease-desist-letter-template-example-sample-forms/
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On April 09 2013 15:06 Seeker wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable. You have way too much free time.
cutting and pasting is hard to do.. am i right rice_devOurer? ;-)
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what we want to know is what will happen to dreamhack, ironsquid, ...etc
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On April 09 2013 15:14 dAPhREAk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:06 Seeker wrote:On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable. You have way too much free time. cutting and pasting is hard to do.. am i right rice_devOurer? ;-)
What? I couldn't copy-paste, as the thread was already closed....
Edit- wait... If you copy directly off the thread does it appear in the same format???
Edit 2- if yes, I am glad I'm taking compsci I next year
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This is really getting to a point it's beyond awesome, I wouldn't be surprised if Starcraft 2 starts to hit a growth increment surge soon.
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On April 09 2013 15:23 rice_devOurer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:14 dAPhREAk wrote:On April 09 2013 15:06 Seeker wrote:On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable. You have way too much free time. cutting and pasting is hard to do.. am i right rice_devOurer? ;-) What? I couldn't copy-paste, as the thread was already closed.... Edit- wait... If you copy directly off the thread does it appear in the same format??? Edit 2- if yes, I am glad I'm taking compsci I next year
i may have disparaged you unjustly. however, in the spirit of being a plaintiff's attorney, i will settle the matter with you for a payment by you of $1,000. =)
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On April 09 2013 15:05 SpecialistSc wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:03 blade55555 wrote:Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever . learn to read, invite 24 ppl, qualifier for 8 ppl
the special qualifiers are invite only as well, l2read
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On April 09 2013 15:34 Prplppleatr wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:05 SpecialistSc wrote:On April 09 2013 15:03 blade55555 wrote:Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever . learn to read, invite 24 ppl, qualifier for 8 ppl the special qualifiers are invite only as well, l2read
probably going to be a lot of people invited to the qualifiers so I can't imagine anyone who would be missed out.
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I can't find anything that I'd actually want to contribute to this thread. Maybe "Good luck, Sen. I hope you make it to 4th place again, buddy!"
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What about Code A/B for NA and EU? how does that work? (Or qualifier/whatever dumb name you gave it
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i'm a little disappointed. didn't they say ro16 onwards was offline? now it's only top 8 and it's a weekend tournament =/
should still be good though
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
This thread was hilarious
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On April 09 2013 15:53 Schelim wrote:
i'm a little disappointed. didn't they say ro16 onwards was offline? now it's only top 8 and it's a weekend tournament =/
should still be good though
More than likely lessened it due to travel costs.
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On April 09 2013 15:53 Schelim wrote:
i'm a little disappointed. didn't they say ro16 onwards was offline? now it's only top 8 and it's a weekend tournament =/
should still be good though
This is only season 1 dates. It sounds like its been a scramble to get it going in time for this year at all. Hopefully for season 2 onwards it will be more offline play.
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On April 09 2013 15:57 Hrrrrm wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:53 Schelim wrote:
i'm a little disappointed. didn't they say ro16 onwards was offline? now it's only top 8 and it's a weekend tournament =/
should still be good though More than likely lessened it due to travel costs.
And now even more reason for koreans to play in these.
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On April 09 2013 15:53 Schelim wrote:
i'm a little disappointed. didn't they say ro16 onwards was offline? now it's only top 8 and it's a weekend tournament =/
should still be good though
RO16 (groupstage #2) is offline
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On April 09 2013 15:14 dAPhREAk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:06 Seeker wrote:On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable. You have way too much free time. cutting and pasting is hard to do.. am i right rice_devOurer? ;-)
I still don't really know what kicked this all off but this ^^ was HILARIOUS
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I'm confused by the thread, but still good news with the message of the thread!
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Looking forward to EU/NA tournaments, enjoying the GSL in the mean time.
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I'm excited that things are finally rolling on the NA and EU side of WCS.
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This is the best news thread I've read recently.
Even without paying attention to the actual OP content ^^
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On April 09 2013 15:50 Bonkarooni wrote:
What about Code A/B for NA and EU? how does that work? (Or qualifier/whatever dumb name you gave it
It will start with WCS season 2.
Does anyone know what are Blizzard's criteria for invites ?
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On April 09 2013 20:14 Serimek wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:50 Bonkarooni wrote:
What about Code A/B for NA and EU? how does that work? (Or qualifier/whatever dumb name you gave it It will start with WCS season 2. Does anyone know what are Blizzard's criteria for invites ?
False. Code A/B (challenger/qualifier) for EU/NA will start soon after S (premier)
Remember that Code A is not really a standalone tournament by itself; as players are knocked out of S they are fed into it. It's a constantly running relegation/promotion tournament.
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On April 09 2013 14:52 dAPhREAk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 14:47 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:44 motbob wrote:On April 09 2013 14:38 rice_devOurer wrote:On April 09 2013 14:37 motbob wrote:
You could always copy/paste his thread into your thread. really???? Isn't that plagiarism though??? It's only plagiarism if you give him credit, no one will know otherwise! o....kay...? + Show Spoiler +Dear rice_devOurer: This law firm represents SmoKim. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of SmoKim's www.teamliquid.net thread infringes upon our client’s exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SmoKim is the owner of a copyright in various aspects of SmoKim thread. Under United States copyright law, SmoKim’s copyrights have been in effect since the date that thread was created. All copyrightable aspects of SmoKim's thread are copyrighted under United States copyright law. It has come to our attention that you have been copying SmoKim's thread. We have copies of your unlawful copies to preserve as evidence. Your actions constitute copyright infringement in violation of United States copyright laws. Under 17 U.S.C. 504, the consequences of copyright infringement include statutory damages of between $750 and $30,000 per work, at the discretion of the court, and damages of up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. If you continue to engage in copyright infringement after receiving this letter, your actions will be evidence of “willful infringement.” We demand that you immediately (A) cease and desist your unlawful copying of SmoKim's thread and (B) provide us with prompt written assurance within ten (10) days that you will cease and desist from further infringement of SmoKim's copyrighted works. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, SmoKim is entitled to use your failure to comply as evidence of “willful infringement” and seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your copyright infringement. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that SmoKim has asked us to communicate to you that it will contemplate pursuing all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorney’s fees. Your liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable.
You win the thread :D
This just makes me more excited to see the player list for NA/EU. Just around the corner o.o
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According this article http://www.esfiworld.com/wcs-america-europe-formats-detailed-invited-players-to-be-announced-april-12th/
''MLG will only be covering travel expenses for players living in the Americas. However, if a player first travels to any city in the United States, MLG will then pay for their flight to the MLG studio from that U.S. city.''
''Flight and hotel will be provided at no cost to players who are traveling from within Europe.''
Korean who want to change region have to pay for the flight form Korea to US(or Germany) by themselves.
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On April 09 2013 15:34 Prplppleatr wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:05 SpecialistSc wrote:On April 09 2013 15:03 blade55555 wrote:Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever . learn to read, invite 24 ppl, qualifier for 8 ppl the special qualifiers are invite only as well, l2read
Woah, that’s dumb. Although if they invite only regional players and the rest has to go through the qualifier that would be bearable.
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So if this whole first season is generally invites only, it is now up to Blizzard to determine if any Koreans are on hand in EU and NA? Should be interesting to see who is invited.
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On April 09 2013 22:26 Zax19 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:34 Prplppleatr wrote:On April 09 2013 15:05 SpecialistSc wrote:On April 09 2013 15:03 blade55555 wrote:Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever . learn to read, invite 24 ppl, qualifier for 8 ppl the special qualifiers are invite only as well, l2read Woah, that’s dumb. Although if they invite only regional players and the rest has to go through the qualifier that would be bearable.
They are setting this all up quickly. They can't create both code S, A and B overnight without cutting a few corners. Invites are fine for the first season, since those aren't good enough to stay will get weeded out.
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On April 09 2013 15:34 Prplppleatr wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2013 15:05 SpecialistSc wrote:On April 09 2013 15:03 blade55555 wrote:Disappointed in the invite only for the first season or whatever . learn to read, invite 24 ppl, qualifier for 8 ppl the special qualifiers are invite only as well, l2read
didnt they say that for qualifiers they are inviting the grand master league players of a region?
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I wonder on what merits the invitees are chosen from? Maybe it's the last years WCS or some players that reached far in the DH/MLG events
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On April 09 2013 23:40 archonOOid wrote:
I wonder on what merits the invitees are chosen from? Maybe it's the last years WCS or some players that reached far in the DH/MLG events
Would make sense if they invited the players from last years WCS EU and WCS NA. So yea I think they will go with that
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I honestly feel like having all of these invite only tournaments is creating way too much red tape to break into the scene. How many NEW players have we seen in HoTS aside from Korean pros in GSTL? None really. Not even during the beta did we have a lot of stand out players. HTOMario only stands out because he plays mech at a relatively high level.
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i agree, more open qualifiers, more newcomers, more interesting sc2 stories.
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On April 10 2013 03:36 Stolat wrote:
i agree, more open qualifiers, more newcomers, more interesting sc2 stories.
Only if the open qualifiers is played offline. Nobodies looking to see a bunch of weak amateurs that do great in online tournaments but get burned by some code B nobody Korean in offline.
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On April 10 2013 03:52 will216 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2013 03:36 Stolat wrote:
i agree, more open qualifiers, more newcomers, more interesting sc2 stories. Only if the open qualifiers is played offline. Nobodies looking to see a bunch of weak amateurs that do great in online tournaments but get burned by some code B nobody Korean in offline.
How is that ANY different from a lot of the foreigners we currently have? How is an amateur supposed to get the funds to fly out to an open qualifier just for a SHOT where he may or may not be successful? Face it, online qualifiers are a necessary evil if you actually want more people to participate in the competitive scene. Or not it's just going to be the same freaking circlejerk we've gotten since WoL beta with 75% of the same players who get propped up in the scene receiving invite after invite. The reason why so many Koreans have come out of nowhere is based off of the open nature of GSL and of course Team Leagues giving lesser known players a chance to impress.
The closed nature of western tournaments have stifled the growth of the scene for a very long time. And I want to be very clear that I mean growth in actual competitors, not in viewers or prize money.
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Invite only... and it was supposed to give incentive to all American players, cool logic.
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