EPTWCS 2014: Partial Region Lock, GSL returns, and more - Pag…
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BakedButters
United States748 Posts
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dyDrawer
Canada438 Posts
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ZAiNs
United Kingdom6525 Posts
On November 21 2013 15:41 DinosaurPoop wrote: Mhm I really would have liked Suppy's suggestion which is to region lock all qualifiers but leave premier and challenger the same. This means more NA players in Challenger which forces the 'muricans to train harder and push the Koreans out while the good Koreans everyone wants to see are still there :D Americans aren't going to knock Koreans out in Up and Downs though. | ||
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DiMano
Korea (South)2066 Posts
Region lock = more Koreans retire. 3 GSL for 1 year = way more Koreans retire. So if a Korean did not qualify for GSL Season 1 he has to suck and do nothing for 2-3 months. SPL can give him some work but the reward for practicing and playing SPL for young players = almost nothing. | ||
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hansonslee
United States2027 Posts
On November 21 2013 13:21 XtreMe_au wrote: Hey Huk - how about you beat them.. With you know, skill. Such a noob. Feel like Naniwa and Scarlett the only foreigners who take this shit seriously. Aww... Don't say that. It's not his fault that his gimmicky YOLO-swag gateway attacks don't work anymore </3 | ||
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JustPassingBy
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TriZ
Belgium379 Posts
And I have to say, this looks really really good. Although it will always be 'see it then believe it' but I have a good feeling when I look at these formats and rules. I think my favourite is the globel season finals going away. Even though they produced some good games something just didn't felt right with the (almost always) sudden discrediting of 3 champions. Which through the volatility of the SC2 scene was to be expected. Second favourite is definitely more room for partner events. | ||
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ZAiNs
United Kingdom6525 Posts
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HeisenZerg
United States7 Posts
Gonna be good times, my friends | ||
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CloudMage
Canada221 Posts
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DiMano
Korea (South)2066 Posts
On November 21 2013 18:02 HeisenZerg wrote: I think 2013 was a really good year of Starcraft II. It's only going to get better too. Proleague is right around the corner along with WCS 2014. Gonna be good times, my friends I do not think the year when about 10 icon players have retired can be called good... | ||
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dyDrawer
Canada438 Posts
Seeking confirmation from TL sources. | ||
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Ketch
Netherlands7285 Posts
Edit: would have preferred Challenger league to not be only on Bo5, but can't have it all I guess. | ||
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Kheve
323 Posts
On November 21 2013 18:06 dyDrawer wrote: I have just received news that the OSL has been discontinued. This is from a reliable Chinese source (s.163.com) which translated the corresponding OGN article. Seeking confirmation from TL sources. OMG nearly 15 years of history ended. This is truly the end of an era if true | ||
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dyDrawer
Canada438 Posts
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boxerfred
Germany8360 Posts
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Tchado
Jordan1831 Posts
This might be trivial and not important to most of you but I like the fact that blizzard is recognizing africa/middle east as a region within WCS europe , while I dont believe that players from these regions will emerge into the WCS ( because we suck ) , the fact that blizzard is saying "hey ! work hard and you can play in this league" is definitely a step forward.....who knows what the future holds ? I am sick and tired of companies claiming "global" e-sports when they just ditch regions like these , even if we are paying customers ! I'm still pissed off because RIOT refused to give WCG Jordan accounts and a tournament realm because and I quote " who gave you the impression that we support countries like Jordan ? " , League of legends is a global e-sport MY ASS ! biggest bullshit I ever heard , last I checked the middle east and africa are a part of the globe. add to that , it actually adds some inspiration to the players , and a recognizable path to achieve their goals if they are serious enough about it. So when Blizzard says that WCS is a global tournament , they actually mean it  , BLIZZARD FTW ! | ||
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Fjodorov
5007 Posts
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
(I find it pretty clear for EU - top16 has to have 12 from EU and the next 4 players can be from anywhere :>) And do I understand this correctly, that Forgg or Polt(e.g.) can use the region place instead of ladder wildcard because they do not use visiting visas?(or do they? I don't know how visa thing works, TBH) And last question - what is the status of mYinsanity players, doesn anyone know? Thanks for making this clearer for me ^_^ | ||
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
On November 21 2013 18:06 dyDrawer wrote: I have just received news that the OSL has been discontinued. This is from a reliable Chinese source (s.163.com) which translated the corresponding OGN article. Seeking confirmation from TL sources. oh god no :-/ Korea needs more tournaments, not less! hope a miracle happens, i don't wanna see OSL go away  | ||
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