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iMrising
United States1099 Posts
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Dismay
United States1180 Posts
On October 08 2013 06:37 ElMeanYo wrote: I've heard this argument before... but in reality if the game was popular enough it could support all these new pros and more. I don't like to diss SC2 cause it is still my favorite game, and I'm hoping for a revival and resurgence in popularity at some point. I guess LOTV. This was also called months ago when KeSPA officially switched over so that's probably where you remember hearing it. | ||
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rd
United States2586 Posts
On October 08 2013 05:51 MiQ wrote: It's just a continuation of retirements that have been going on for weeks now. I'm not using these two to make a point, but it's hard not to look at whats been going on and say everything's fine and dandy. I'm getting used to people defending the game nomatter what though and find it mildly entertaining so please keep doing what you do. I'd rather not get used to people shitting up this forum by stringing together unrelated events and unifying them under the single conspiracy that they happen because SC2 is dying. If sC and TheBest did anything more in their careers other than occasionally take games off much more relevant players, they'd probably have an incentive to continue playing. Turns out it's pretty difficult to keep playing a game you have virtually no success in excluding a couple deep runs in 2011 during the GomTvT era. Additionally, as fate has already proven, way more players before these past few months of apocalyptic bad news have retired for this reason, and they will continue to do so until the end of time. Because it's pretty normal. | ||
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
On October 08 2013 07:51 rd wrote: I'd rather not get used to people shitting up this forum by stringing together unrelated events and unifying them under the single conspiracy that they happen because SC2 is dying. If sC and TheBest did anything more in their careers other than occasionally take games off much more relevant players, they'd probably have an incentive to continue playing. Turns out it's pretty difficult to keep playing a game you have virtually no success in excluding a couple deep runs in 2011 during the GomTvT era. Additionally, as fate has already proven, way more players before these past few months have retired for this reason, and they will continue to do so until the end of time. Because it's pretty normal. Fuck off with your logic and reason, we don't need that shit here!!!! Sad to see oldtimers like sC and TheBest go  but as rd says: it kinda makes sense (sadly) | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
On October 08 2013 06:37 ElMeanYo wrote: I've heard this argument before... but in reality if the game was popular enough it could support all these new pros and more. I don't like to diss SC2 cause it is still my favorite game, and I'm hoping for a revival and resurgence in popularity at some point. I guess LOTV. Yeah, and also it doesn't help the fact that South Korea has had half the tournaments than before. Shortly after KeSPA switch, there were 5 GSLs that year and 1 OSL too (potentially 2 OSLs a year alongside those GSLs next year). However, now it's 2 GSL and 1 OSL (technically we did have 3 GSL but that one was before the WCS system). Of course, you can argue whether GSLs or OSLs would have cut short regardless of WCS system or not, and that's definitely a valid point (even without WCS, would there be less GSLs this year anyway)? In any case, the problem of the retirements lately is not just because of more players but also less tournaments too. | ||
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Goldfish
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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RampancyTW
United States577 Posts
On October 08 2013 09:38 Shellshock wrote: Honestly, for me watching those videos was just a reminder of how bad people were at SC2 back then. A current masters player would have beaten up on either one of them. They were interesting games, but the level of overall play is just... underwhelming.The 2 sC games in the OP were so good. One of my favorite sc2 players all time | ||
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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zhurai
United States5660 Posts
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Holdenintherye
Canada1441 Posts
But good luck in his new game | ||
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GoodSirTets
Canada200 Posts
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Advantageous
China1350 Posts
i will miss you sC... you're the only terran i liked by Ryung...Sigh... grim day for sc2... | ||
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norjoncal
89 Posts
On October 08 2013 09:36 Goldfish wrote: Yeah, and also it doesn't help the fact that South Korea has had half the tournaments than before. Shortly after KeSPA switch, there were 5 GSLs that year and 1 OSL too (potentially 2 OSLs a year alongside those GSLs next year). However, now it's 2 GSL and 1 OSL (technically we did have 3 GSL but that one was before the WCS system). Of course, you can argue whether GSLs or OSLs would have cut short regardless of WCS system or not, and that's definitely a valid point (even without WCS, would there be less GSLs this year anyway)? In any case, the problem of the retirements lately is not just because of more players but also less tournaments too. I think they would have been cut short regardless. There are not enough fans in Korea. OSL in BW was sustainable. GOM GSL from what I recall has been propped up by blizzard the whole time. | ||
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Enstein
Russian Federation134 Posts
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slowbacontron
United States7722 Posts
On October 08 2013 17:07 Enstein wrote: Does this mean that sC is also forfeiting his spot in Fragbite Masters? Nope, he will play it out as his last tourny | ||
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Specialist
United States803 Posts
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
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partydude89
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Nekovivie
United Kingdom2599 Posts
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