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WCS 2013 Format, Players, Prizes and Point Details - Page 2

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Jknighty
Profile Joined July 2011
159 Posts
April 16 2013 16:01 GMT
#21
If there was a bias toward Korea they wouldn't be coming across so much. It's because EU and NA have been given equality with Korea, despite the fact that both regions are much worse, that all the Koreans are coming. Korea has been well and truly screwed over in this whole thing and yet people are still moaning. How many NA/EU players are going to be making $1500 at least for doing NOTHING this season?
Siwelcela
Profile Joined November 2011
United States87 Posts
April 16 2013 16:02 GMT
#22
Honestly if you are in code A in europe or america there is no reason to play with the possibility of winning enough to eat for a few weeks while the season is at least two months. What are these guys supposed to do about literally everything else in there lives. Why would blizz make a new global league and only make it viable to play in for part of code S. 1500 over two and a half months means ramen and parents basement. Love that they are trying but a multi billion dollar corporation cant give out a little more?
pokes & fun
Blackrobe
Profile Joined August 2010
United States806 Posts
April 16 2013 16:02 GMT
#23
1st-8th in WCS Challenger League Europe/America earns less prize money than 41st-64th in Korea. :O
"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
HoboJoe20
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada63 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-16 16:05:34
April 16 2013 16:03 GMT
#24
On April 17 2013 01:01 heyoka wrote:
I can't actually read the charts because they don't display for me in chrome


Try enlarging the image, and then scrolling the page. It magically appeared for me once I did that.
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
April 16 2013 16:04 GMT
#25
So.. Blizzard screwed up. As expected. There goes the highly sought after GSL. OSL I can't comment because it didn't exist for SC2...
Larkin
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United Kingdom7161 Posts
April 16 2013 16:04 GMT
#26
Really cool distribution.
https://www.twitch.tv/ttalarkin - streams random stuff, high level teamleague, maybe even heroleague
Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
April 16 2013 16:05 GMT
#27
On April 17 2013 01:01 Jknighty wrote:
If there was a bias toward Korea they wouldn't be coming across so much. It's because EU and NA have been given equality with Korea, despite the fact that both regions are much worse, that all the Koreans are coming. Korea has been well and truly screwed over in this whole thing and yet people are still moaning. How many NA/EU players are going to be making $1500 at least for doing NOTHING this season?

Of course they would, the talent pool of KR is just so much bigger than the 32 or even 64 players a single tournament system can support. Giving an extra 20k to the winner because that's what GSL used to give wouldn't change jack shit.
aike
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1629 Posts
April 16 2013 16:05 GMT
#28
On April 17 2013 01:01 heyoka wrote:
I can't actually read the charts because they don't display for me in chrome



Works fine for me in Chrome.
Wahaha
m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-16 16:08:15
April 16 2013 16:07 GMT
#29
There are too many proplayers for too little money in Korea. That is not Blizzards fault, but rather due to the reduction in audience for SC2 from SC:BW. The Korean scene will have to adapt. Probably some players will have to find another way of making a living.

If the audience for blizzard is outside of Korea, why should the money go to subsidizing the Korean scene? To ensure that they will stay the strongest forever?
MVTaylor
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2893 Posts
April 16 2013 16:07 GMT
#30
On April 17 2013 01:01 Jknighty wrote:
If there was a bias toward Korea they wouldn't be coming across so much. It's because EU and NA have been given equality with Korea, despite the fact that both regions are much worse, that all the Koreans are coming. Korea has been well and truly screwed over in this whole thing and yet people are still moaning. How many NA/EU players are going to be making $1500 at least for doing NOTHING this season?


Well what was WCS last year then?

There was equality last year, except that time they didn't allow the Koreans out of their own shooting gallery until the final stages.
@followMVT
Killmouse
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria5700 Posts
April 16 2013 16:07 GMT
#31
On April 17 2013 01:02 Blackrobe wrote:
1st-8th in WCS Challenger League Europe/America earns less prize money than 41st-64th in Korea. :O

gsl added money on top of blizzs price pool
yo
gaymon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1023 Posts
April 16 2013 16:08 GMT
#32
On April 17 2013 01:02 Blackrobe wrote:
1st-8th in WCS Challenger League Europe/America earns less prize money than 41st-64th in Korea. :O

There are only a few full-time-players who wont be in the top 32 in Europe/North America, while there are still a lot of those in Korea. (While in Korea there are idk, atleast 200 fulltime progamers, there are a lot less i guess in NA and Europe)
aike
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1629 Posts
April 16 2013 16:08 GMT
#33
On April 17 2013 01:02 Siwelcela wrote:
Honestly if you are in code A in europe or america there is no reason to play with the possibility of winning enough to eat for a few weeks while the season is at least two months. What are these guys supposed to do about literally everything else in there lives. Why would blizz make a new global league and only make it viable to play in for part of code S. 1500 over two and a half months means ramen and parents basement. Love that they are trying but a multi billion dollar corporation cant give out a little more?


almost 2 million a year isn't enough? lol.

My rent: $300/mo
Phone: $50/mo
Car Insurance: $100/mo

That means after the $750/mo

I still have $300 for food. Now idk where you live, but ramen isn't that expensive.
Wahaha
mikkmagro
Profile Joined April 2011
Malta1513 Posts
April 16 2013 16:09 GMT
#34
This is great, thank you Blizzard for listening!

People, just because you would have done something different, doesn't make it the "worst decision ever". Personally, I would have given EU/NA challenger a bit more, but there's nothing to whine about at all - they listened! Give them credit for once, when they deserve it!

(Yes, $20,000 for a GSL winner seems low compared to other years, but remember that whoever wins a GSL qualifies for a tournament with a bigger prizepool. So it's good.
mousesports, Team Acer, Fnatic!
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
April 16 2013 16:09 GMT
#35
On April 17 2013 01:03 HoboJoe20 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2013 01:01 heyoka wrote:
I can't actually read the charts because they don't display for me in chrome


Try enlarging the image, and then scrolling the page. It magically appeared for me once I did that.


Interestingly that worked.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
April 16 2013 16:10 GMT
#36
On April 17 2013 01:08 aike wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2013 01:02 Siwelcela wrote:
Honestly if you are in code A in europe or america there is no reason to play with the possibility of winning enough to eat for a few weeks while the season is at least two months. What are these guys supposed to do about literally everything else in there lives. Why would blizz make a new global league and only make it viable to play in for part of code S. 1500 over two and a half months means ramen and parents basement. Love that they are trying but a multi billion dollar corporation cant give out a little more?


almost 2 million a year isn't enough? lol.

My rent: $300/mo
Phone: $50/mo
Car Insurance: $100/mo

That means after the $750/mo

I still have $300 for food. Now idk where you live, but ramen isn't that expensive.

I'm pretty sure for a player to win the $20k or whatever. Not the $1.6 million overall prize distribution.

More I read about the WCS, more I dislike it. Old GSL and individual leagues were better.
Killmouse
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria5700 Posts
April 16 2013 16:11 GMT
#37
On April 17 2013 01:10 geokilla wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2013 01:08 aike wrote:
On April 17 2013 01:02 Siwelcela wrote:
Honestly if you are in code A in europe or america there is no reason to play with the possibility of winning enough to eat for a few weeks while the season is at least two months. What are these guys supposed to do about literally everything else in there lives. Why would blizz make a new global league and only make it viable to play in for part of code S. 1500 over two and a half months means ramen and parents basement. Love that they are trying but a multi billion dollar corporation cant give out a little more?


almost 2 million a year isn't enough? lol.

My rent: $300/mo
Phone: $50/mo
Car Insurance: $100/mo

That means after the $750/mo

I still have $300 for food. Now idk where you live, but ramen isn't that expensive.

I'm pretty sure for a player to win the $20k or whatever. Not the $1.6 million overall prize distribution.

More I read about the WCS, more I dislike it. Old GSL and individual leagues were better.

i like wcs , im hyped
yo
sitromit
Profile Joined June 2011
7051 Posts
April 16 2013 16:13 GMT
#38
20K for winning the most difficult tournament in the world. LOL...
Horiken
Profile Joined April 2013
Japan68 Posts
April 16 2013 16:14 GMT
#39
Korean prize pool is decreased but 3rd~32nd finisher's prize pool is increased.
And korean 1st~5th finisher will be at least 5~8th at season final,which means they earn at least $7,500

I think it's not bad for a lot of Korean player.
rename
Profile Joined February 2012
Estonia329 Posts
April 16 2013 16:14 GMT
#40
On April 17 2013 01:09 mikkmagro wrote:
This is great, thank you Blizzard for listening!

People, just because you would have done something different, doesn't make it the "worst decision ever". Personally, I would have given EU/NA challenger a bit more, but there's nothing to whine about at all - they listened! Give them credit for once, when they deserve it!

(Yes, $20,000 for a GSL winner seems low compared to other years, but remember that whoever wins a GSL qualifies for a tournament with a bigger prizepool. So it's good.


I really, REALLY hope at the GSL finals mangosix will surprise the winners with additional checks for finalists - checks only having mangosix logos and devoid of any WCS graphics.

The fact that Code S / OSL title gives less moneys compared to almost every premier weekend tournament out there makes me sad.
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