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WCS FAQ update by Blizzard (4/10/2013) - Page 2
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DiMano
Korea (South)2066 Posts
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Serimek
France2274 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:00 JustPassingBy wrote: So basically Koreans can fail season 1 in KOR and then switch to season 1 on NA or EU? That doesn't sound very fair... The more unprepared or badly prepare you are, the more unfair you will be. Simple as that. | ||
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
On April 11 2013 00:58 ES_JohnClark wrote: IF??.... its already a done deal that you will see KR vs. KR vs. KR.. Pretty sure there will be Europeans in the top5 of WCS EU and not just one. | ||
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PardonYou
United States1360 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:00 JustPassingBy wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? So confusing... @.@ Since I don't know the new league names, I'll use the "old" gsl ones: Code B (and code A, maybe) will be played at the same time as code S, if the schedules conflict to change region, they must request permission from Blizzard. Or that's how I read it. | ||
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JustPassingBy
10776 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:05 Spektor wrote: Since I don't know the new league names, I'll use the "old" gsl ones: Code B will be played at the same time as code S, if the schedules conflict to change region, they must request permission from Blizzard. Or that's how I read it. Thanks for the answer, but the two things boggling me were: 1) how should a player be expected to play the season 1 qualifiers in KOR, when there were no to begin with? 2) why bother playing in the season 1 qualifiers, if you start with season 2 anyways? It's not as if you can play in season 1! What if you qualify for season 1? | ||
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StarVe
Germany13591 Posts
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ch33psh33p
7650 Posts
Less GSL, Less OSL, Less Korean Players in KR, and Less Money in KR, BY ALOT. Holy shit. | ||
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Serimek
France2274 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:10 ch33psh33p wrote: Blizzard has literally killed the KR scene with this. Less GSL, Less OSL, Less Korean Players in KR, and Less Money in KR, BY ALOT. Holy shit. 2013 GSL Season 1 Code S prize pool was about 124000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 prize pool will be 100000 $ 2013 GSL Season 1 Code A prize pool was about 38000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 Contender prize pool will be... none. That's a huge difference. | ||
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Adreme
United States5574 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:09 StarVe wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if more currently not successful Korean players followed Happy's lead. I wouldn't be surprised If the successful ones did. Blizzard is trying to pretend that a MLG or ESL is the equivalent of a GSL and is weakening the talent pool of the GSL to try and make it so. | ||
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justinpal
United States3810 Posts
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Prplppleatr
United States1518 Posts
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dustinth
China205 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:17 Serimek wrote: 2013 GSL Season 1 Code S prize pool was about 124000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 prize pool will be 100000 $ 2013 GSL Season 1 Code A prize pool was about 38000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 Contender prize pool will be... none. That's a huge difference. Yes, that's not fair. The best tourney should has best price pool. | ||
lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
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imre
France9263 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:17 Serimek wrote: 2013 GSL Season 1 Code S prize pool was about 124000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 prize pool will be 100000 $ 2013 GSL Season 1 Code A prize pool was about 38000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 Contender prize pool will be... none. That's a huge difference. add to the fact they're will be less GSL and you'll understand why some people were happy that blizz wasn't involving itself to much in esport. | ||
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Adreme
United States5574 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:21 dustinth wrote: Yes, that's not fair. The best tourney should has best price pool. I understand why the code S prize pool didn't need to be as high (with the global season finals adding in another 150k its not nessecary) but getting rid of the Code A prize pool is just a disaster. | ||
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dustinth
China205 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:04 DiMano wrote: The partners will not be adding additional prize money to the prize pool. OMG WTF T_T , poor GSL players That's rediculous... | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
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Quateras
Germany867 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:17 Serimek wrote: 2013 GSL Season 1 Code S prize pool was about 124000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 prize pool will be 100000 $ 2013 GSL Season 1 Code A prize pool was about 38000 $, WCS Korea Season 1 Contender prize pool will be... none. That's a huge difference. I guess now we know how they afforded their new studio :-P Feeling a little upset about the whole GSL thing, how can they reduce the price even further, they already reduced it in 2012, and now even less "Code S " seasons, as i dont see any difference towards korean wcs and code S. (really seems that they aren't doing too well themself either :-( ) Really want to be positive and patient for good things to come, but argh >_< European WCS looks amazing so far tho, should be a fun event. | ||
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m0ck
4194 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:09 StarVe wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if more currently not successful Korean players followed Happy's lead. But that is pretty much the same as before WCS, I think. Kespa moving to SC2 is massive for the second tier Koreans. Imagine suddenly having 50-60-70 new players of great talent (player-pool build up over years by taking the best-of-the-best young talent of a country where SC had a popularity usually reserved for traditional sport) competing with you. With WCS, at least a group of players have been moved out of the GSL system and to EU/US. Are you referring to the lack of money for the new code A? That is a worry, I agree. But that really isn't any different than what semi-pros experience in NA/EU. Right now there is an overabundance of Korean pro SC2 gamers, more than their home market can afford. | ||
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On April 11 2013 01:24 mikkmagro wrote: I guess we now know from where GOM was getting the $160,000 prizemoney for each GSL. I'm guessing it was funded entirely by Blizzard, and now Blizzard could just change it. Also, if you keep in mind the Season Finals, it is not really less money than before. Top heavy prize pools are recipes for disaster for all sports That's why a lot of professional leagues have profit sharing schemes for TV rights and other profits, and not just give everything to the best teams. | ||
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