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Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
November 21 2013 00:08 GMT
#161
Ok, I like this region locking where the only way for the NA players to get a residential league is to knock out the Korea players. If you want them out of your region, you must evict them through force.......of starcraft.
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Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
November 21 2013 00:08 GMT
#162
On November 21 2013 09:04 Dingodile wrote:
We have now tier1/2/3?!
I like to know who can do tournament with 75k prizepool.
Only Redbull I guess

I feel that the new Tier 2 is like the old Tier 1 etc.
The Tier 1 seems to be for the really big non WCS tournaments like DH Winter (if DH Winter wouldn't been in WCS offseason)
Synche
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1345 Posts
November 21 2013 00:08 GMT
#163
Just wanted to pipe up that I think they're very strong changes, as well.

Glad to see Blizz moving in the right direction.
Incomplet
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1419 Posts
November 21 2013 00:09 GMT
#164
Very stupid move to inject all the additional money into 1st place in GSL.
A more sustainable system with a more balanced prize pool is more important than 1 guy winning the lottery.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33707 Posts
November 21 2013 00:09 GMT
#165


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goswser
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3548 Posts
November 21 2013 00:09 GMT
#166
I strongly dislike the new challenger league format, although a lot of the rest of this looks better than previously. A single bo5 match against a random opponent will now determine the new premier league players. Compared to previously having bracket and group stage.
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howLiN
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Portugal1676 Posts
November 21 2013 00:09 GMT
#167
So... What are WCS Global Events?
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1178 Posts
November 21 2013 00:10 GMT
#168
I'm most siked about the gsl returning! Also for the higher prize pool in Korea and getting rid of season finals
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Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
November 21 2013 00:11 GMT
#169
On November 21 2013 09:09 howLiN wrote:
So... What are WCS Global Events?

WCS Global Events is the new name for those tournaments who were not WCS Leagues, but still awarded WCS points (DH, IEM, HSC etc)
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23580 Posts
November 21 2013 00:11 GMT
#170
On November 21 2013 09:09 howLiN wrote:
So... What are WCS Global Events?


DH, IEM etc. (if they want). Now also smaller events since tier 3 is available.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Sherlock117
Profile Joined April 2013
United States40 Posts
November 21 2013 00:12 GMT
#171
On November 21 2013 09:07 painkilla wrote:
The prize pool for Code S is not correct. 70,000,000 KRW != 20,000 USD


That table is not a money conversion table...it is a comparison table from 2013 to 2014, albeit confusingly done with different currencies.
Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
November 21 2013 00:12 GMT
#172
great changes overall.

i would, however, not get my hopes too high about a sc2 osl or the korean scene having two premier competitions again. to me it sounds more like ogn and the korean esports scene as a whole are drifting away from sc...
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-21 00:12:57
November 21 2013 00:12 GMT
#173
On November 21 2013 09:09 howLiN wrote:
So... What are WCS Global Events?

International events (DH, IEM, ASUS ROG, etc.)
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Cheren
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States2911 Posts
November 21 2013 00:12 GMT
#174
On November 21 2013 09:08 Plansix wrote:
Ok, I like this region locking where the only way for the NA players to get a residential league is to knock out the Korea players. If you want them out of your region, you must evict them through force.......of starcraft.


But really, the rate at which Koreans drop out of WCS NA by losing or retiring isn't going to be more than the rate of Koreans entering WCS NA. (2 per season)

It's still going to be WCS KR 2, Blizzard just threw Challenger League spots at foreigners out of pity.

EU players were winning most of the WCS EU qualifiers lately too, so that hasn't changed either. Really the only meaningful change is that GSL prize pool has tripled. (but only for 1st place, everyone else gets the same) So unless you win GSL, WCS 2014 is exactly the same as WCS 2013.
kisoso
Profile Joined November 2010
Bulgaria105 Posts
November 21 2013 00:13 GMT
#175
Awwww yeah, GSL back with the big money.
felisconcolori
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States6169 Posts
November 21 2013 00:14 GMT
#176
All of this sounds to me to be pretty great. I hope that Blizzard's partners (inside and outside the WCS "core") take advantage of the down time available to run more events. (OSL would be nice.)

The note about OGN and Hearthstone makes me chuckle. Maybe Artosis can wear his phat jacket and win his next tournament in Korea!

Overall, I like the changes. Looking forward to seeing all the details going forward, so I can work out what days I need to take off work for serious WCS watching.
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Sherlock117
Profile Joined April 2013
United States40 Posts
November 21 2013 00:14 GMT
#177
On November 21 2013 09:09 goswser wrote:
I strongly dislike the new challenger league format, although a lot of the rest of this looks better than previously. A single bo5 match against a random opponent will now determine the new premier league players. Compared to previously having bracket and group stage.


I thought this at first too. Try to think of challenger as the 1st round of premier and everyone who qualifies for the tournament gets $600. It's actually a pretty awesome deal then! So long as they make the qualifiers reasonable.
LuckoftheIrish
Profile Joined November 2011
United States4791 Posts
November 21 2013 00:14 GMT
#178
On November 21 2013 09:09 Incomplet wrote:
Very stupid move to inject all the additional money into 1st place in GSL.
A more sustainable system with a more balanced prize pool is more important than 1 guy winning the lottery.


Unless that's how Gom wants it.
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Krogan
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden375 Posts
November 21 2013 00:15 GMT
#179
I honestly can't think how this could have been any better, I think it would have been a big mistake to remove koreans all together for EU and US as a big part of it is watching foreigners fight Koreans as otherwise it just feels like watching little league, which isn't fair to the quite few really good foreigners. But of course we didn't get to watch many foreigner vs Korea situations, esp in US, as the Koreans took over the majority of the bracket.

No this is EXACTLY what I wanted, also my biggest pet peeve with the GSL all these years has been adresses. Playing two seasons at the same time IS SUCH A BAD IDEA.

Really hyped for the new season of WCS!!!!!
Challengerr
Profile Joined October 2013
Canada20 Posts
November 21 2013 00:15 GMT
#180
please please please OGN, PLEASE do OSL <33333
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