| Forum Index > SC2 General |
|
Musicus
Germany23580 Posts
On November 21 2013 14:46 PandaTank wrote: Good changes over all. Although personally bad for me  You are fine, don't worry. Your are part Europe/Africa/Middle East and don't have to fight for the 4 wildcard slots! I'm sure you can grab one of the 12 spots for EU (even 18 for the first season)!. | ||
|
FuFighter
Germany60 Posts
| ||
|
Jyaki
Australia170 Posts
| ||
|
TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
| ||
|
iMAniaC
Norway703 Posts
 One aspect that I found really exciting, which hasn't been mentioned a lot in this thread yet, is all the potential for new partners to improve the scene. Some of the criticism against WCS 2013 was that it was too much and too closed down, essentially monopolizing SC2 broadcast time. With the WCS 2014 partner program, there is a lot of incentive for people to organize SC2 stuff, with the possibility of becoming an official WCS event and I especially like the entry-level grassroots tier. A very quick look at this year's  Major Tournaments, shows that tournaments such as Ireland's n00bc0n and Hong Kong's 1st eSports Tournament could potentially have been WCS events in 2014 (with maybe very minor changes). The way I read the table, it's also possible for leagues to be WCS events. If so, then TeSL or a possible SC2 Dream(Hack)League could also be WCS events. This point is especially interesting in regards to Korea, I think, where we might perceive a sort of broadcast vacuum which is up for grabs for whoever decides to fill those days that are not GSL or GSTL. I have a feeling that GOM might try to grab that chance if OGN doesn't. GOM has shown that they are able to do interesting and fun stuff that is not just Code S/A GSL or GSTL, so they might have some cool side-tournament up their sleeve. Overall, I think we can look forward to many exciting announcements next year.One thought that struck my mind: If I'm not mistaken, Japan is usually considered a part of East Asia, but the other East Asian countries are all accounted for in other ways. My guess is that Japan would be considered part of Southeast Asia for the purposes of qualifiers into WCS AM, but that point remains kind of ambiguous... | ||
|
Zax19
Czech Republic1136 Posts
| ||
|
Firestorm
Canada341 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:07 iMAniaC wrote: Wow! All of this is great news! Blizzard has really listened to everyone and found the best solutions to the criticism, even when compromises had to be made! I'm really hyped for 2014 now One aspect that I found really exciting, which hasn't been mentioned a lot in this thread yet, is all the potential for new partners to improve the scene. Some of the criticism against WCS 2013 was that it was too much and too closed down, essentially monopolizing SC2 broadcast time. With the WCS 2014 partner program, there is a lot of incentive for people to organize SC2 stuff, with the possibility of becoming an official WCS event and I especially like the entry-level grassroots tier. A very quick look at this year's Major Tournaments, shows that tournaments such as Ireland's n00bc0n and Hong Kong's 1st eSports Tournament could potentially have been WCS events in 2014 (with maybe very minor changes). The way I read the table, it's also possible for leagues to be WCS events. If so, then TeSL or a possible SC2 Dream(Hack)League could also be WCS events. This point is especially interesting in regards to Korea, I think, where we might perceive a sort of broadcast vacuum which is up for grabs for whoever decides to fill those days that are not GSL or GSTL. I have a feeling that GOM might try to grab that chance if OGN doesn't. GOM has shown that they are able to do interesting and fun stuff that is not just Code S/A GSL or GSTL, so they might have some cool side-tournament up their sleeve. Overall, I think we can look forward to many exciting announcements next year.One thought that struck my mind: If I'm not mistaken, Japan is usually considered a part of East Asia, but the other East Asian countries are all accounted for in other ways. My guess is that Japan would be considered part of Southeast Asia for the purposes of qualifiers into WCS AM, but that point remains kind of ambiguous... That event is indefinitely postponed. | ||
|
Kokokoz
France147 Posts
| ||
Yhamm
France7248 Posts
On November 21 2013 18:43 kimaphan wrote: How often do you think it should be rotated? Our current plan is to swap at least 2 new maps every season. I think you should change 3 or 4 maps per season. if you change only 2 maps, it means few maps will be in WCS for a full year which I think is really too long. Changing 3-4 maps will add more diversity and would also help the mappers community (if you still add their maps to the ladder roster?) I think you should also allow the WCS Global Events to use 1 or 2 maps that are not on the ladder, it would help to see new maps. | ||
|
ffadicted
United States3545 Posts
What is your reasoning for (correctly) acknowledging the higher difficulty and greater number of high caliber players in the Korean region and raising the prize pool accordingly, but leaving the points pool exactly the same? I don't understand how one thing could happen without the other? Anyone else feel free to help me understand too lol | ||
|
Noizhende
Austria328 Posts
| ||
|
KingLeonardo
12 Posts
And fgc means? | ||
|
Jampackedeon
United States2053 Posts
On November 21 2013 08:21 NovaMB wrote: 70.000.000 Won is roughly 66.000 dollars. Pretty damn good pricepool. I feel a bit sad that OGN is gone, I really enjoyed listening to Doa and Montecristo. The ladder spots are open to everyone on the planet I assume? I had to go check, but HOLY SHIT that is a huge increase! Now Korea really will be the premier region. | ||
|
korrekt
76 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:36 ffadicted wrote: It's a loooong shot that this will get answered, but I do have a question for kimaphan / blizzard. What is your reasoning for (correctly) acknowledging the higher difficulty and greater number of high caliber players in the Korean region and raising the prize pool accordingly, but leaving the points pool exactly the same? I don't understand how one thing could happen without the other? Anyone else feel free to help me understand too lol If you look closely, the korean price pool hasn't been raised by a lot... Though the winner gets a lot more, than in the other two regions, the total price pool is only ~150k $, compared to 131k $ for europe and america. | ||
|
AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:41 Noizhende wrote: I hate really hate, that they are removing the season finals. Those were the interesting parts of the 2013 wcs. I agree, enjoyed them a lot. Seems like we were in the minority though for some reason :S | ||
|
ZAiNs
United Kingdom6525 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:57 AxionSteel wrote: I agree, enjoyed them a lot. Seems like we were in the minority though for some reason :S I don't think they were very fair in terms of WCS points. It's really unfortunate there isn't anything similar to replace them though. | ||
|
ffadicted
United States3545 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:57 korrekt wrote: If you look closely, the korean price pool hasn't been raised by a lot... Though the winner gets a lot more, than in the other two regions, the total price pool is only ~150k $, compared to 131k $ for europe and america. That was a request by GOM for some reason I will never understand. Blizzard had control over the amount of money, and they gave KR more, what GOM decided to do with that amount is up to them. My original question stands though tbh | ||
|
Pirfiktshon
United States1072 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:36 ffadicted wrote: It's a loooong shot that this will get answered, but I do have a question for kimaphan / blizzard. What is your reasoning for (correctly) acknowledging the higher difficulty and greater number of high caliber players in the Korean region and raising the prize pool accordingly, but leaving the points pool exactly the same? I don't understand how one thing could happen without the other? Anyone else feel free to help me understand too lol To me it makes sense. They want people from other regions to be at blizzcon. If they made it considerably higher wcs points for winning in Korea there would be little if no chance for other regions to participate in Blizzcon. I think this is really smart and the prize money is definitely making up for any extra points you would get. Seriously just as a general statement about this Blizzard not only listened to the community but also followed through with it. Its a good day for eSports and I think this one deserves a standing ovation! GJ BLIZZ KEEP IT UP!!! | ||
|
Noizhende
Austria328 Posts
On November 21 2013 23:59 ZAiNs wrote: I don't think they were very fair in terms of WCS points. It's really unfortunate there isn't anything similar to replace them though. The WCS points were an issue, yes, it's just sad, because the tournaments were awesome, but maybe Dreamhacks and IEMs can compensate for them. | ||
|
Heartland
Sweden24604 Posts
| ||
| ||
StarCraft 2 StarCraft: Brood War Dota 2 League of Legends Counter-Strike Other Games summit1g5826 Coldzera  801shahzam488 FrodaN365 Day[9].tv347 C9.Mang0257 PiGStarcraft225 ToD176 Livibee157 |
|
Online Event
Korean StarCraft League
Afreeca Starleague
Rush vs Soulkey
CranKy Ducklings
AI Arena Tournament
BSL Open Qualifier
Sparkling Tuna Cup
OSC
IPSL
BSL Open Qualifier
[ Show More ] |
|
|
EPT
