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Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
July 17 2013 07:01 GMT
#41
On July 17 2013 12:33 rift wrote:
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On July 17 2013 10:33 jkim91 wrote:
Has WCS NA turned into Code A?

Code C. Code A and Code B qualifiers are both harder


Code B qualifiers are definitely not harder, have you even bothered to look at the qualifier brackets for the past few seasons? most groups only have 2 known players tops.
Surili
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom1141 Posts
July 17 2013 07:04 GMT
#42
Awesome Select!
The world is ending what should we do about it?
dardoz
Profile Joined June 2011
Ireland26 Posts
July 17 2013 07:09 GMT
#43
On July 17 2013 08:44 Race is Terran wrote:
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On July 17 2013 08:25 GreenMash wrote:
On July 17 2013 08:10 Race is Terran wrote:
haha 5 terrans in AM, 5 protoss's in EU

3 zerg eu 2 zerg na. So perfect balance o.o

1 protoss in NA.....this guy Arthur. Korean, but with an american name. My mind is intrigued with what this guy has to offer


Are you for real?
UT > Q > SC2??
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-17 07:20:07
July 17 2013 07:18 GMT
#44
On July 17 2013 08:12 hangene92 wrote:
Sad to see no Terrans from EU but none the less great players so far that qualified!


all say this but its totally wayne and also nice, sure if heromarine qualified it would be nice but STILL
with the downcomers from premiumleague, 1 day before the last group we have 10 protoss 10 zerg 10 terran in challanger 1st round ... 10 10 10 ... why u complain about perfection xD

ps: its nice for select and he deserves it by beating boongboong etc BUT seeing american guy elige just losing qualifier by ONE map ... hurts bro
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
July 17 2013 07:21 GMT
#45
WCS America is starting to look like WCS Korea 2.0
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
KristofferAG
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Norway25712 Posts
July 17 2013 07:24 GMT
#46
Oh Myungsik. So close
@KristofferAG | http://vestkyststoy.bandcamp.com | last.fm/user/KristofferAG
Gofarman
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada648 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-17 07:25:45
July 17 2013 07:24 GMT
#47
On July 17 2013 15:50 Pokebunny wrote:
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On July 17 2013 14:29 Arnstein wrote:

Back then, SC2 was a lot easier, as it wasn't as developed, and less people played it. Today many people have become really good at it, but for some reason it seems americans haven't. I don't know why though, because there are many players that get a lot of money and play full time. But they probably don't practice as hard as koreans and europeans.

Gotta love the random baseless conclusions!

SO MANY ESPORTS DOLLARES

fyi, with all these pros making SO MUCH MONEY why is theogenis taking a spot on ROOT instead of a salary, yes, instead.

FCUK I just want to scream.
H.R.Giger
Profile Joined December 2011
China27 Posts
July 17 2013 07:30 GMT
#48
(P)Arthur, (T)Hack, (T)Sound, (Z)HyuN, (T)Center, (Z)ByuL, (T)SeleCT, and (T)Heart
'murica
ashita wa ashita no kaze ga fuku
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 17 2013 07:33 GMT
#49
Genius <33
Good job sir
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vidium
Profile Joined January 2012
Romania222 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-17 07:34:13
July 17 2013 07:33 GMT
#50
I like how after every qualifier americans come and cry on the forum that the big bad koreans stole their spots. How about people start working hard like the rest of the world and not expect things to be handed over on a silver plate. But hey, 'mericah, so we should get free stuff.

Anyway gratz to Bling and Stardust.
You ever notice how no one returns to the barracks?
saltis
Profile Joined September 2012
159 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-17 08:37:32
July 17 2013 08:35 GMT
#51
WCS NA : international Korean league
WCS NA qualifier proved - there are no more top tier american players anymore, only pro-amateurs.
It's fine that sponsors pay for swimming pool, gym and other non related activities to SC2 but apart of that NA teams performance is declining.
schaf
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1326 Posts
July 17 2013 08:44 GMT
#52
On July 17 2013 11:27 Antylamon wrote:
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On July 17 2013 10:33 jkim91 wrote:
Has WCS NA turned into Code A?

Code A with a bigger prize pool, basically.


So this was all a secret plan to get the poor Code A guys some better payment? Genius, Blizzard! No Terrans on EU...
Axiom wins more than it loses. Most viewers don't. - <3 TB
sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
July 17 2013 08:55 GMT
#53
On July 17 2013 09:14 Alryk wrote:
SeleCt definitely counts as American... he hasn't trained in korea for the vast majority of SC2.

i sense desperation here...
MY LIFE STARTS NOW ♥
sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
July 17 2013 08:56 GMT
#54
On July 17 2013 17:44 schaf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 17 2013 11:27 Antylamon wrote:
On July 17 2013 10:33 jkim91 wrote:
Has WCS NA turned into Code A?

Code A with a bigger prize pool, basically.


So this was all a secret plan to get the poor Code A guys some better payment? Genius, Blizzard! No Terrans on EU...

heromarine so close twice :/
MY LIFE STARTS NOW ♥
jeri
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany335 Posts
July 17 2013 09:12 GMT
#55
trolls
"The voices are back. Excellent." Dexter Morgan
badeanden
Profile Joined December 2011
Norway56 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-17 09:24:24
July 17 2013 09:23 GMT
#56
North/South Americans in Premier League:
puCK
HuK
Minigun
theognis
MajOr
Neeb
ViBE
Suppy


What about scarlet? Probably the best na player out there!
Snute will be the new Stephano in 2013! Mark my words
Clazziquai10
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Singapore1949 Posts
July 17 2013 09:26 GMT
#57
I don't care what anyone says, SeleCT is totally american son. <3
ibo422
Profile Joined April 2012
Belgium2844 Posts
July 17 2013 09:31 GMT
#58
I was sure that socke, nightend, marine, b4 and golden all would qualify without much trouble. I hope they get back where they belong next season.
Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
July 17 2013 09:37 GMT
#59
On July 17 2013 15:50 Pokebunny wrote:
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On July 17 2013 14:29 Arnstein wrote:
On July 17 2013 14:22 Icekommander wrote:
On July 17 2013 12:54 BronzeKnee wrote:
On July 17 2013 10:15 SniXSniPe wrote:
On July 17 2013 08:54 titan55 wrote:
Koreans definitely made the American competition look like a joke.. NA talent needs to be grown more to keep ourselves more competitive.

American teams really need to stop focusing on acquiring the correct korean talent and go back to just finding talent.



What people don't seem to realize is how many players have already quit SC2, including some former solid NA players that were there. NA isn't going to become any better, in regards to the number of skilled players. Maybe one or two might reach a level of being able to beat some lesser Koreans (in tournaments), but yeah...


Yes, we need Combatex back. The same Combatex who took a game off Parting and defeated Adelscott, Killer and, fraer at WCG.



But seriously, there have been a lot of solid NA players who have disappeared/retired. IdrA, Sheth, and Nony/Tyler are the biggest ones people remember right now, but Drewbie, Painuser, TT1, Kiwikaki and Slush all made waves and then disappeared or retired. And how many people remember Cruncher, Chance, Silver, Lastshadow, Murder, Torch, dde, Mihai, Optikzero? Grabbing the top 16 of IEM Cologne 2010 and MLG Raleigh 2010, something like 11/15 Europeans are still playing, and only 4/16 North Americans are still playing (numbers are slightly off, point stands).


Back then, SC2 was a lot easier, as it wasn't as developed, and less people played it. Today many people have become really good at it, but for some reason it seems americans haven't. I don't know why though, because there are many players that get a lot of money and play full time. But they probably don't practice as hard as koreans and europeans.

Gotta love the random baseless conclusions!


The state of the game in 2010 was entirely different from what it is today. And there are many americans that play SC2 full-time, that still doesn't win a lot. Since it's not genetics(americans will probably say it is, though) they can't practice as hard as koreans. Of course I don't know, but I can't find any other explanation for it.
rsol in response to the dragoon voice being heard in SCII: dragoon ai reaches new lows: wanders into wrong game
hyshes
Profile Joined December 2010
Belgium428 Posts
July 17 2013 10:03 GMT
#60
Are EU or NA players allowed to qualify for wcs korea online without having to commit themselves by moving to korea before being into the money?
How does liquid slide? Liquid horns Hero after the synonym. How can Hero return beside the driver? The moving feat expenses the mortal. Will Hero pause?
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