Well it seems retiring is going to be a good option for all players now(as we can see Stephano/IdrA)

I dont blame them. We can see that even if youre a top class world player its not enough to win against top class korean pros.

With KeSpa entering the market HoTS is wayyyyyyyyyy different playing field than WoL.

This will def not the last person to retire in the next coming months and I hope the best for them.
SC2 doesnt pay well if youre not a kespa player tbh(by time investement i mean)

LoL has a better set up than SC2 does. Playing (NA vs NA) (EU vs EU) and (KR vs KR )is the only real way you can create a world wide esport. Blizz failed.

Blargh

United States2102 Posts

May 18 2013 20:30 GMT

#126

On May 19 2013 03:25 SoOJuuu wrote:
Well it seems retiring is going to be a good option for all players now(as we can see Stephano/IdrA)

I dont blame them. We can see that even if youre a top class world player its not enough to win against top class korean pros.

With KeSpa entering the market HoTS is wayyyyyyyyyy different playing field than WoL.

This will def not the last person to retire in the next coming months and I hope the best for them.
SC2 doesnt pay well if youre not a kespa player tbh(by time investement i mean)

LoL has a better set up than SC2 does. Playing (NA vs NA) (EU vs EU) and (KR vs KR )is the only real way you can create a world wide esport. Blizz failed.

Nationality is stupid anyway. It's unbelievable so many people even care about that. LoL is so successful with that system because of they have so many viewers, too.

Badboyrune

Sweden2247 Posts

May 19 2013 01:20 GMT

#127

On May 19 2013 05:30 Blargh wrote:

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Nationality is stupid anyway. It's unbelievable so many people even care about that. LoL is so successful with that system because of they have so many viewers, too.

It's true that LoL is successful with the current system because it has a larger playerbase. However the large amount of viewers is also in part due to the system. If they had went for the Blizzard approach and all the crown favorite team was steam rolled and promptly knocked out the viewership would most likely plummet very quickly. If people only cared about quality of play everyone would watch the Korean and Chinese tournaments, but they don't because they don't know the people playing.

If people had gone with a similar system I would guess they would have generated more viewers as well, because people like to tune in and cheer for people they know. Admittedly it is a bit different for SC2 because most people will know the bigger Korean players.

And when one nationality has a huge advantage over the rest of the world nationality is not stupid, it is a very real factor you need to consider. If you want a more even playing field where players from all over the world can stand their ground against each other you need to either hold the domination nation back or give the others a boost. Riot went with the second and so far it seems to be working out to some degree. The NA and EU teams have probably not fallen farther behind of the asian teams than before. They're not on par by any means, but it's probably heading in the right direction. I'm not sure if the same can be said for SC2.

Then again if you don't care about complete Korean dominance then I guess it's all fine.

And good luck to Miya with whatever he decides to do.

xgtx

227 Posts

May 19 2013 01:34 GMT

#128

who? never heard of him

LiLSighKoh

United States588 Posts

May 19 2013 01:36 GMT

#129

On May 19 2013 10:34 xgtx wrote:
who? never heard of him

Then go look him up, do some research before even posting that.

Angelavenger

United States59 Posts

May 19 2013 01:51 GMT

#130

I'm so sad about this. I watched Miya's stream a lot and he had entertaining play as well as really hilarious personality. Good luck Miya in whatever you do! Just know i was always cheering for you.

HeavyCross

Canada21 Posts

May 19 2013 13:28 GMT

#131

gl miya

J0k3r98

Germany6 Posts

May 19 2013 15:46 GMT

#132

So sad Miya ♥♥♥♥

Detri

United Kingdom683 Posts

May 19 2013 18:02 GMT

#133

On May 19 2013 10:34 xgtx wrote:
who? never heard of him

Don't follow Korean scene? Then wonder why you haven't heard of a Korean player?

Kinda hurtful to the player if they read this O_o but that was probably what you are looking for

Best of luck miya