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WCS AM Season 2 to be run by NASL and Blizzard - Page 5

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Riquiz
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands402 Posts
June 18 2013 16:57 GMT
#81
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Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
June 18 2013 16:58 GMT
#82
I think this works out better for all parties.

NASL has really built itself as the north american defacto league and already ran around 2-3 events a year, which lines up with the WCS season structure. It's infrastructure was just starting to reach a pinnacle in production value and now can turn it towards WCS America. They even had a more standard broadcast schedule throughout the week that made it more lineup more with what WCS America wanted and I feel it should've been the first pick to begin with.

MLG, especially since they carry other games, was an understandable pick but made less sense. Now they can focus again on their live events, part of which the open bracket made it exciting to go visit, and they can seek out their own sponsors again. It just made more sense to do it this way because MLG also houses LoL, CoD, FGC and other games at their live events, and forcing all of those other leagues to lineup with blizzard's WCS seasons seemed dauntingly difficult.

Good luck to MLG and I look forward to your amazing events again, and grats again to NASL for getting the chance they deserve!
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Mekare
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany393 Posts
June 18 2013 16:58 GMT
#83
The way it should be! :D Really awesome news!
Gogogo NASL, I'm sure you'll do a great job! <3
Chloroplaste
Profile Joined February 2011
France281 Posts
June 18 2013 16:58 GMT
#84
NASL are so pro in production value as we seen in Pulse show and last NASL tournament.
So happy to see NASL crew again !
This is so awesome, MLG will continue to do Lan as they know how to do and will stop to fail at organisating WCS AM.

Congratz NASL Crew, I will definitly follow this !
Bijan
Profile Joined October 2010
United States286 Posts
June 18 2013 16:58 GMT
#85
I've been waiting for this for a long time.

Now we really have a good balance of regional, daily WCS content, and a healthy schedule of large, weekend-warrior tournaments.

Things are shaping up.
Random2732
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada51 Posts
June 18 2013 16:58 GMT
#86
Bring the LAN to Toronto please :D:D:D

cool news though, best of luck to all ^^
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
June 18 2013 16:58 GMT
#87
On June 19 2013 01:57 ramask2 wrote:
"NASL will be handling the LAN portion of the event, while Blizzard's own staff in San Francisco (the old IGN guys) will be handling much of the rest.".

....Wait.... what!? So who's going to be casting the online part of the tounament..????

Likely Bitterdam and whoever else they hire. Don't read into press releases to much. Just wait for all the information to come out.
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garbanzo
Profile Joined October 2009
United States4046 Posts
June 18 2013 16:59 GMT
#88
On June 19 2013 01:58 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 19 2013 01:57 ramask2 wrote:
"NASL will be handling the LAN portion of the event, while Blizzard's own staff in San Francisco (the old IGN guys) will be handling much of the rest.".

....Wait.... what!? So who's going to be casting the online part of the tounament..????

Likely Bitterdam and whoever else they hire. Don't read into press releases to much. Just wait for all the information to come out.

Don't they still have Kevin Knocke and other IPL guys?
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Tobblish
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden6404 Posts
June 18 2013 16:59 GMT
#89
This is how it should have been from the start but cant be bitching about it too much because of Season 1 was only a test run.
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Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
June 18 2013 16:59 GMT
#90
On June 19 2013 01:58 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 19 2013 01:57 ramask2 wrote:
"NASL will be handling the LAN portion of the event, while Blizzard's own staff in San Francisco (the old IGN guys) will be handling much of the rest.".

....Wait.... what!? So who's going to be casting the online part of the tounament..????

Likely Bitterdam and whoever else they hire. Don't read into press releases to much. Just wait for all the information to come out.

Bitterdam and Kevin Knocke with Idra or Incontrol plz. i guess Nathanis could work too but i think he's employed at ESL?
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Aveng3r
Profile Joined February 2012
United States2411 Posts
June 18 2013 17:00 GMT
#91
awesome. lets do something in the Philadelphia area!
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Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
June 18 2013 17:00 GMT
#92
On June 19 2013 01:49 Cinim wrote:
What about Dreamhack? (

What about Dreamhack? ESL did a good job with WCS Europe. Let dreamhack be its own thing and let them focus on that 100%.
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
June 18 2013 17:01 GMT
#93
OMG
thank god!
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Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
June 18 2013 17:01 GMT
#94
On June 19 2013 01:59 garbanzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 19 2013 01:58 Plansix wrote:
On June 19 2013 01:57 ramask2 wrote:
"NASL will be handling the LAN portion of the event, while Blizzard's own staff in San Francisco (the old IGN guys) will be handling much of the rest.".

....Wait.... what!? So who's going to be casting the online part of the tounament..????

Likely Bitterdam and whoever else they hire. Don't read into press releases to much. Just wait for all the information to come out.

Don't they still have Kevin Knocke and other IPL guys?

Could be them too. The point is that NASL will release more information in the next couple of days. I wouldn't be shocked if Incontrol and Idra cast, since they are in Cali too. This is NASL, they could do anything.
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Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28512 Posts
June 18 2013 17:02 GMT
#95
This makes so much more sense. MLG organizing great, standalone tournaments and NASL producing online/ studio content. WIN WIN
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farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18840 Posts
June 18 2013 17:02 GMT
#96
Does this mean Bitterdam and Kevin Knocke will be working together? I sure hope so!
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Kyir
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1047 Posts
June 18 2013 17:02 GMT
#97
Thank god.
Ben...
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3485 Posts
June 18 2013 17:02 GMT
#98
Sold. Wasn't a huge fan of MLG's handling of WCS season 1, was quite poor.
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Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
June 18 2013 17:03 GMT
#99
I've always felt like MLG excels at running big events with a lot of budget (in case you think that this is obvious/easy - you're wrong). It takes a lot of skill to do this and they have mastered it throughout the years. They are legitimately good at what they do with their events when they go all out. However when things are on a lower budget it seems that ESL/NASL are able to solve things by being cute and funny. Entertainment such as DIMAGA coming out in Carmac's bee suit, White-Ra as a bartender, and the random NASL dog come to mind. That is probably what WCS America could benefit from right now.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
June 18 2013 17:03 GMT
#100
Beautiful T_T

I like my MLG, but their production of WCS AM was totally lacking.

NASL and the IPL team I feel really knew how to go that extra mile and gives us not just the games but additional content that was fun.

We're going to own EU this season :p!
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