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Yegwen
Profile Joined September 2011
Poland80 Posts
April 10 2013 12:34 GMT
#741
Will all those great players really leave GSL? Gom.tv would need to do something about that since the players are the main source for their viewership and regular income.
We don't grow old, we get old by not growing
syllogism
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland5948 Posts
April 10 2013 12:34 GMT
#742
Perhaps a bit too many koreans for NA WCS, but other than that this is actually going to make watching these other regional WCS interesting.
dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
April 10 2013 12:34 GMT
#743
On April 10 2013 21:23 baldgye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2013 21:17 sc2superfan101 wrote:
On April 10 2013 21:13 baldgye wrote:
On April 10 2013 21:10 sc2superfan101 wrote:
No my analogy is to explain why I have little sympathy for someone who doesn't succeed because of outside factors like money. It's basically me telling you and everyone else that the "Oh these poor NA players!" or any other emotional argument isn't going to work on me. I work too goddamn hard at a job I don't really like to barely make ends meet to be moved by someone who *gasp* might have to do the same.

The real argument is that this will actually be better for prospective foreign players anyway. Either they work out a way to make it, or they fall away. Those who make it will be that much stronger and more worthy, and their success will mean that much more. Those who don't make it will have tried and failed, and learned something valuable in the process. It will be painful, it will be unpleasant, but in the long term, it is the only legitimate way.


reading your posts you seem to be of the thinking that;
1. Your life sucks, so everyone elses should
2. The BW scene that had basically no western followers is what sc2 should aim to be

They both seem like pretty legit arguments.

My life is amazing. I have so many opportunities that the vast majority of human beings will never have. I consider my job I don't really like to be a blessing. Untold millions would have killed to get a decent job that pays enough for them to live comfortably, if frugally. You're missing the point entirely. I would love to have a world where everybody succeeds at their dream. But that isn't the real world. Either you hand people success, and they never grow; or you force them to fight tooth and nail for success with the very real prospect of failure. Only in the second scenario can you separate the chaff from the wheat, so to speak. Only in the second scenario do people actually grow and learn something.

I actually think the proposed region-locks would result in BW 2.0 before turning into something worse: a dead game and dead scene.


How so?
At the moment because of BW the Korean scene is insane, everything is centered on Seoul the infrastructure is insane, they have coaches lots of team houses all practicing and working together with there own domestic league where they all play and practice for.
Outside of Korea there isn't any of that because the rest of the world is pretty big, and so you instead have random team houses here and there with no real relation to anything in particular and little to no infrastructure. Most non-Korean pro's don't live in team houses and don't have access to the environment Korean players do.
By allowing Koreans to play in the WSC outside of Korean your killing any chance of that infrastructure to be built up meaning that foreigners for the most part have no realistic chance of being able to compete with Koreans.

You should read Catz post if you havn't already, it really highlights everything that is fundamentally wrong with how this is going.

http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1c1slt/my_views_on_wcsregional_based_leagues_region/

If they allowed region locks, you would still have Koreans coming out of Korean for 'easy' money in tournaments etc and the GSL/Pro League would still be the highest level, but it would give the rest of the world the chance to catch up



The Koreans who go to NA/EU will play online with significant lag though. And for those going to EU, they will move there i am pretty sure. Or at least RO16 onwards. They will leave their infrastructure benefits behind and will go to teamhouses in NA/EU. They have no coaches, they will experience cultural shock much like what foreigners experienced in Korea, they will be so tired due to jetlag and travels, etc.

The Koreans can transfer their skill and expertise to NA/EU teams who want to build the infrastructure in NA/EU. Additionally, maybe the NA/EU upstarts can't hope to beat MC/MVP in prime condition. but a jetlagged, cultureshocked, coach-less, teamhouse-less MC and MVP? If you want any hope to become good at least you should aim to beat that.

I think the goal is to accelerate the growth of Pro Scene in NA and EU. Kinda like how developing countries invite MNCs to set up factories and initiate technological transfer. How MLS invite Beckham / Henry to raise the profile of the local scene and improve the quality of the league. It all depends on how the local scene responds though. If they see it as an opportunity and rise up to the challenge, this can turn out good. If they gave up and saw Koreans as some insurmountable barriers and decided to just rely on streaming income then well it's bad.




Escape
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada306 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-10 12:35:27
April 10 2013 12:35 GMT
#744
As a casual player and hardcore fan.

What is happening!? I want to see local stories, not another Korean dominated tournaments. I would just watch GSL if I want to see that.

Somehow, I suspect the local tournament organizers have something to do with this 'requirement' of having koreans involved.
1handsomE
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States199 Posts
April 10 2013 12:35 GMT
#745
To those who are saying GSL is dead now, it's basically the same exact thing sans MVP/MC/TaeJa. Pretty sure that Code S will still be far and away the hardest competition (as the best modern players did not leave)
MarineKing / Jaedong / DeMusliM / SeleCT / Maru hwaiting!
Onlinejaguar
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia2823 Posts
April 10 2013 12:35 GMT
#746
On April 10 2013 21:30 lookfirewood wrote:
I'm pretty sure this doesn't affect proleague?
What about GSTL?


I believe pro league and GSTL is unaffected.
SheepleArePeopleToo
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden73 Posts
April 10 2013 12:36 GMT
#747
Hahah esf players dodging kespa in KR WCS
Bigot fallacy - Anyone who dislike what I like and like what I dislike is a bigot
RiSkysc2
Profile Joined September 2011
696 Posts
April 10 2013 12:36 GMT
#748
ehhh Blizzard fucked up really hard on this one.
playa
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1284 Posts
April 10 2013 12:36 GMT
#749
On April 10 2013 21:35 1handsomE wrote:
To those who are saying GSL is dead now, it's basically the same exact thing sans MVP/MC/TaeJa. Pretty sure that Code S will still be far and away the hardest competition (as the best modern players did not leave)


For now, sure, but many will obviously be going to EU in the future, sans no changes in format.
StarscreamG1
Profile Joined February 2011
Portugal1653 Posts
April 10 2013 12:36 GMT
#750
ahahah, congratulations to the koreans switching. Blizzard didn't respect their value giving same prize money to the 3 regions.
Clefairy
Profile Joined September 2011
1570 Posts
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#751
Blizzard ruined GSL. No more MVP, MC, or Nestea playing against the best in the league with the best production is a huge loss for the scene.
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-10 12:38:01
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#752
MC?
MVP ?
damn europe america cant compete even with so many and nestea

On April 10 2013 21:37 Clefairy wrote:
Blizzard ruined GSL. No more MVP, MC, or Nestea playing against the best in the league with the best production is a huge loss for the scene.


i said it from the start, everyone was WOW SO COOL but i said it will hurt ... ALOT ... wonder what artosis will say
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
Kylo55
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland64 Posts
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#753
On April 10 2013 21:33 KalWarkov wrote:
"ha, i choose NA, its the easiest server.
...
oh shit, 20 others thought that way"


Mvp outsmarted them all.


Another laugh Thank you for that Although i think it had more to do with the team for EG,TL,Ax players than picking easiest server, korean mindset is that they are better thatn every foreigner, so they are not planning to avoid any of them you could see this in the video about prohouses by Khaldor.
-IeZaeL-
Profile Joined December 2007
Spain327 Posts
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#754
koreans playing in EU/NA...and some of them are "invited" hahahaha... if u r good go and win a qualifer at least...

Good luck everyone in WCS KR#1 , WCS KR#2 and WCS KR#3 ^_^
aka:Wizards-> FnaticMSI ->IImg.IeZaeL ->MYM.IeZaeL . Actually teamless,Top40-80 GM Europe.Twitter: @IeZaeL_7
Douillos
Profile Joined May 2010
France3195 Posts
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#755
On April 10 2013 21:35 1handsomE wrote:
To those who are saying GSL is dead now, it's basically the same exact thing sans MVP/MC/TaeJa. Pretty sure that Code S will still be far and away the hardest competition (as the best modern players did not leave)



And TBH, MVP and MC are out.... Taeja we will see but with his wrists...
Look a giraffe! Look a fist!!
syllogism
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland5948 Posts
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#756
On April 10 2013 21:36 StarscreamG1 wrote:
ahahah, congratulations to the koreans switching. Blizzard didn't respect their value giving same prize money to the 3 regions.

They purposely decided against a region lock; they wanted this to happen.
McBrungus
Profile Joined April 2011
United States265 Posts
April 10 2013 12:37 GMT
#757
I guess if there's a silver lining to this (a small, very well hidden, extremely insignificant silver lining), at least WCS NA is getting the Koreans that are actually interesting characters. I really wish that this had been thought out more... this is a very disappointing development.
So I says to Mabel, I says...
Douillos
Profile Joined May 2010
France3195 Posts
April 10 2013 12:38 GMT
#758
On April 10 2013 21:37 -IeZaeL- wrote:
koreans playing in EU/NA...and some of them are "invited" hahahaha... if u r good go and win a qualifer at least...

Good luck everyone in WCS KR#1 , WCS KR#2 and WCS KR#3 ^_^



At least we will have 3 interesting tourney's instead of 1
Look a giraffe! Look a fist!!
Deleted User 124618
Profile Joined November 2010
1142 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-10 12:39:40
April 10 2013 12:38 GMT
#759
On April 10 2013 21:31 Benjamin99 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2013 21:27 Greentellon wrote:
I've said this somewhere but I'll repeat myself.

Have you ever read about placebo effect? There is also its counterpart: nocebo effect. Basically: you believe a completely harmless pill will cause harmful effect, thus you actually can feel physical, mental and emotional effects. There are no chemicals at work: these real effects are caused your belief and belief alone.

When you talk and think about koreans as some kind of SC2 master-race, then you have subconsciously already given up and you might as well surrender the match. You are not going to win, because you have already decided that in your mind.

Step #1: stop thinking about yourself as an inferior player
Step #2: find a way to be better than them


That´s all fine but what you going to do if you are a new upcoming NA player who cant get sponsorships or teams because there is no point to sponsor a player who will never get any exposure?

You want them to live on the street with a laptop playing WCS NC and hope there opponents get disconnects?


This thread is full of people who have already decided that Koreans will win everything. I'm just saying, we have already given up hope for "foreigners". And because we believe that we might aswell lie down and let Koreans take all of the money. Nothing will change until someone believes it can be changed.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
April 10 2013 12:39 GMT
#760
Lol NesTea

Most are foreign team Koreans :x
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
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