Looks like there is a WCS pre-show immediately after the opening ceremonies, and apparently they think they can do the entire Round of 16 in 6 hours.
That either means they'll be doing multiple streams and/or not broadcasting all games, or they're doing a bracket instead of groups?
Edit: Ahh, there's more info on the page if you highlight the box (thanks Pyloss): Match 1, 3, 5, 7 will be on stage and 2, 4, 6, 8 will be broadcast online only, so second stream, and it looks like it'll be a bracket for Ro16. Hopefully Bo5 the whole way?
I feel like they're willing to push it back for the extra 1.75 hours available if necessary. I don't know why they'd list a schedule till 11 if it was definitively over at 9:15
Also I hope they'll spend a lot of effort on getting some good interviews and smacktalk going, Blizzcon is THE SC2 event of the year, so it'd better be really F'ing great!
On October 18 2013 05:01 lolfail9001 wrote: Well, if they will release all the replays, they may not show the games.
They've been building to this for the whole year and not going to show all the matches or have multiple streams? I have a hard time believing they will get through it all in the allotted time as well. O-o
On October 18 2013 05:01 lolfail9001 wrote: Well, if they will release all the replays, they may not show the games.
They've been building to this for the whole year and not going to show all the matches or have multiple streams? I have a hard time believing they will get through it all in the allotted time as well. O-o
Yeah, if you look at this in context you will be disappointed. If you look at it in CONTEXT, you will be disappointed even more. So i just ignored context and pray they will bother to save replays and release them at least :D
I will be shocked if not every single game is broadcast and commentated. Two streams for sure. Every Season Finals game so far has been broadcast (where they were playing one on main stage and one off, as here); I can't imagine it'll be otherwise in the whole year's Grand Finals. Also remember last year's Blizzcon WCS Finals? It had what, four streams going at the same time?
I don't like the possibility of it being just a 16-man bracket. (which is what the schedule looks like it will be) I personally would prefer the dual-format groups into 8 player bracket. Maybe that is just me though. Also only 2 hours for the Finals?? That isn't even enough time for a Best of 5.
On October 18 2013 05:08 DifuntO wrote: I have high expectations for this,it is supposed to be the biggest sc2 tournament of the year.
It's at Blizzcon and will have Blizzard's hands all over it. Going on their previous attempts at running games during the convention I doubt it'll come close to expectations.
We waited for a whole year to pick 16 best starcraft players, and get informed that we can't just sit and watch their games one by one but pray for replays? oh wtf..
The format will be the same as for season finals, I'm pretty sure. They've established that way of playing a tournament in EVERY. SINGLE. TOURNAMENT this year. They won't change it for the Global Finals.
On October 20 2013 14:31 slowbacontron wrote: Why so little time for such a big event >:o
Because BlizzCon is not only about SC2. It's about everything Blizzard has done and is planning on doing, and not everyone there will be all about SC2.
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