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DinosaurPoop
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eNtitY~
United States1293 Posts
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
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Hammer442
Australia749 Posts
On November 21 2013 15:50 Schelim wrote: i mostly like this but i'm kind of surprised at how many points the non-WCS major events produce. you get 2k points for winning a GSL/WCS, but you get 1.5k for winning a DH/MLG etc.? that feels really strange to me. as soon as you have a few major tournaments during one season of WCS, they are gonna outweigh the overall amount of points from the actual WCS events, especially now that there are no more season finals.a https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/content_folder_media/CQ01ZUK2Y8A91384986003588.jpg Not many tournaments will qualify for the highest tier. | ||
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d00p
711 Posts
One thing I don't understand however: is Korea included in "southeast asia" in the WCS AM slots or is it all about the ladder wild card if they wish to participate in WCS AM? Also, there is no chance outside ladder for Koreans to do WCS EU, as they only accept Europe/Africa/Middle East? I'm sorry if this is obvious or something. It doesn't feel like partial region locking, more like complete locking with small loopholes but that's a good thing. | ||
Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
On November 21 2013 15:55 Hammer442 wrote: https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/content_folder_media/CQ01ZUK2Y8A91384986003588.jpg Not many tournaments will qualify for the highest tier. hmm, are you saying this cause of the prizepool requirement? cause i'm pretty sure all the major tournaments have all the other points listed. | ||
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Ansinjunger
United States2451 Posts
On November 21 2013 15:55 Hammer442 wrote: https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/content_folder_media/CQ01ZUK2Y8A91384986003588.jpg Not many tournaments will qualify for the highest tier. That image got me wondering why if casters are optional for the smallest of three tournament sizes, why does it say "number of players on-site: 4+" ? That is, a $10k online tournament can't exactly have players "on site" It seems kind of pointless to dictate that, especially in the case of existing tournaments that might be affected. Are these simply parameters if you want your tournament to be part of WCS? Is it just automatic as long as you meet the parameters? From OP: **Note that meeting the requirements listed above does not automatically grant you partner status -- we'd like to work with you directly to ensure your event fits well into the schedule and doesn't overlap other partner events. I guess that answers half of my questions. It still seems a bit dangerous if there are an increasing number of WCS partners, which can lead too frankly too many WCS points being awarded outside of the WCS proper. | ||
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ishida66
Japan74 Posts
that sounds.... bad. | ||
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True_Spike
Poland3420 Posts
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Hammer442
Australia749 Posts
On November 21 2013 16:02 Schelim wrote: hmm, are you saying this cause of the prizepool requirement? cause i'm pretty sure all the major tournaments have all the other points listed. Yeah just the prizepool, most tournaments that were tier 1 this year did not have the prize pool required for the new highest tier. | ||
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MyrMindservant
695 Posts
On November 21 2013 16:02 Schelim wrote: hmm, are you saying this cause of the prizepool requirement? cause i'm pretty sure all the major tournaments have all the other points listed. Exactly because of the the prize pool requirement. Take a look at http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Premier_Tournaments In 2013 only three non-WCS tournaments had (2 in the past + DH Winter) $75k prize pool or higher: IEM Season VII World Championship, 2013 MLG Winter Championship, 2013 DreamHack Open: Winter. Assuming that MLG won't continue to organize SC2 tournaments any more or that their new tournaments will have lower prize pool, this leaves us with only 2 tournaments that can qualify for the highest tier. And one of those tournaments (DH Winter) takes place during WCS off-season. | ||
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Daswollvieh
5553 Posts
 But I am quite confused by the ladder wildcards. How are they chosen (highest rank, special qualifier)? | ||
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therabit
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Ariovist
Germany430 Posts
Giving more space to the scene overall is good and I am curious whether or not hte RO32 premier will be live - if so then I think the changes are pretty much as good as it can get. Great Job, Blizzard! | ||
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neptunusfisk
2286 Posts
MLG, and Twitch, did a remarkable job in producing WCS and bringing StarCraft II eSports to a global audience. Yeah, about that... | ||
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CycoDude
United States326 Posts
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Gaius Baltar
United States449 Posts
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Zetter
Germany629 Posts
OGN has rights to run both StarCraft and StarCraft II tournaments alongside WCS Man, I hope so badly this means OGN might be hosting a BW tournament in 2014. =D | ||
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Topdoller
United Kingdom3860 Posts
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