EPTThe way I'm reading it... Nothing is changed? Why are people happy with his interview. We got no insight.
Blizzard Q&A on WCS 2014 - Page 2
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I'm seeing a lot of comments from people who are disappointed that we did not share the exact plans for WCS 2014. To clarify, we did not intend for this to be an announcement, or an announcement of an announcement for that matter  The reality is that we are still finalizing the details of WCS 2014 with our partners, however, we did not want to wait until everything was finalized before letting you know some of the things we were discussing. We want to give the community an opportunity to provide feedback before we locked down the specific details. We have outlined most of our plans and ideas in some of our answers, but haven't fully committed to any of the decisions because we want to hear from the community. Our goal is to confirm and announce the plans for WCS 2014 before BlizzCon. That gives you at least a week to give us your input on what we've shared! Thanks again for your support! -kimaphan | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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The way I'm reading it... Nothing is changed? Why are people happy with his interview. We got no insight. | ||
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GoodSirTets
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NovemberstOrm
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On October 15 2013 09:09 giririsss wrote: Only having 3 seasons? And then not having a season final? So it goes from 7 tournaments to 4. Fail. Utter fail. No wonder GSL are looking elsewhere for new e-sports, this is basically the last nail in the coffin. Only 3 seasons this year, nothing is finalized why even bother criticizing something when you don't even know everything about it? | ||
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Josh_Video
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Chubz
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shabby
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packrat386
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Badfatpanda
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Bagration
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Fizzy
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This will sound increadibly negative, and i apologize for that, but all Kim Phan is saying is "We are going to make changes, we cant announce any changes because we havnt decided what to change... but there will be changes. And we know what changes people in the community are suggesting.. and we are taking them into consideration." But its good to hear there will be changes atleast. | ||
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Dark.Carnival
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floor exercise
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On October 15 2013 09:13 FiWiFaKi wrote: Did this interview say anything? The way I'm reading it... Nothing is changed? Why are people happy with his interview. We got no insight. Pretty much nothing from what I've read, but then again my eyes glazed over around the 7th time I read something about 'storylines' that didn't really answer the question I can't believe that actually became a buzzword | ||
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HeavenResign
United States702 Posts
On October 15 2013 09:13 FiWiFaKi wrote: Did this interview say anything? The way I'm reading it... Nothing is changed? Why are people happy with his interview. We got no insight. Feel free to read it again then, they mention an idea for region lock being a certain amount of spots being reserved for players living in or citizens of the region, they mention 3 seasons instead of 4 in order to give more tournaments a spotlight and finding better ways to incorporate other tournaments, and the season finals are going to be cut or drastically altered. Blizz isn't the type to show the big shock and awe changes through an interview on TL, you can get some insight into what they're thinking, but the big news is probably going to come at or around Blizzcon. | ||
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packrat386
United States5077 Posts
On October 15 2013 09:17 Bagration wrote: Not a lot of information. Very vague I'm pretty sure they have't decided much yet. Which is fine now, its only October. However, if its not figured out by early December we have a problem | ||
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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
On October 15 2013 09:13 FiWiFaKi wrote: Did this interview say anything? The way I'm reading it... Nothing is changed? Why are people happy with his interview. We got no insight. Three seasons next year, not the planned four. No more season finals next year (in their current form). Some sort of "region lock." Honestly, I'm surprised they don't just commit to a hard region lock and force players to live in the region they are playing in. I'm okay with Koreans winning, but they should at least live in the region, play on the ladder, and hopefully be on a team from that region so as to support the region itself and the players playing in it. None of this "Let's fly out the Koreans to win their money, and then they go home without contributing anything to the region." Also, I'm surprised Blizzard doesn't see the value in team leagues. If they want SC2 to be self-sustaining, it should have a strong team league where players can represent their sponsors. | ||
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ZombieGrub
United States712 Posts
"Blizzard has shown us they refuse to listen!" "Actually they are, here *enter link*" Hoping for something more concrete soon. ): | ||
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IndyStarCraft
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Mattumsfox
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Stringy
United States127 Posts
i feel bad for kim, 2gd said it best on unfiltered with something along the lines of "being the esports director for blizzard is a trap job" | ||
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Tobblish
Sweden6404 Posts
Seeing how the only events existing right now is IEM and Dreamhack hopefully OSL or a GSL all-star season could happen. Disappointing with no WCS China. | ||
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