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thanks for this interview. its nice to know what the guy at the top thinks.
On December 13 2013 06:32 StarStruck wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2013 01:58 Darkhoarse wrote:
Can't be mad at this guy, he says nice things about teamliquid. I can just because you pucker up to kiss TL doesn't mean we forget about everything. I can see these guys still don't understand why their whole system sucks and why they should do a complete overhaul of it. Then again that isn't his job.
your expectations are too high.
Blizzard's strength is in making video games. The farther they get away from this activity the weaker they are as a company.
they are mediocre at over-seeing and structuring competitive league systems. as a result, we got a mediocre WCS 2013. But, i'm happy with it.
i'm happy and totally satisfied with SC2 being great fun to play and with the WCS being "ok"/"mediocre"/"meh".
The 2010 Olympics did nothing to prove which country was the best hockey nation on earth.
But, it was still hella fun to watch.. just like WCS.
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On December 13 2013 05:52 S1eth wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2013 05:29 JustPassingBy wrote:
Do they really think that playing a certain amount of games on the NA ladder will hinder the Koreans who are competing in the Premiere league to continue competing in it? All they need to worry about would be how to get the blood of their NA ladder opponents out of their keyboard after a finished session... The goal is not to lock the Koreans out. The goal is to improve the quality of the NA ladder as a training ground for progamers.
Are you... agreeing with me or disagreeing with me...?
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On December 13 2013 02:06 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2013 02:03 Philozovic wrote:Do you think the entire unified storyline with a global champion at the end is necessary? Compared to say, a system like tennis or golf where you have several majors, but without a specific final tournament to crown the year end champion.
ATP World Tour Finals ?! I mean, TECHNICALLY
I don't it's fair comparison considering that the prestige (and because of that: money, significance etc) of Grand Slams in tennis are because these are very old and established tournaments while professional tennis is relatively recent change. If you want to look at how tennis would be organized from scratch by ATP - than there's Masters' series and ATP World Tour Finals on top. Exactly like WCS. The only Grand Slam-like events for SC2 could be probably WCG and OSL - the only events that were relevant before Starcraft became professional in Korea.
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Morhaime always comes off as a pretty likable guy to me. It's always nice to hear his thoughts about things.
Thanks for the interview.
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I disagree with a lot of it, and I think more changes will be necessary next year, but I'm glad he at least know his shit.
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On December 13 2013 02:19 Conti wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2013 02:04 Drake wrote:On December 13 2013 01:59 Conti wrote:He didn't thank TeamLiquid for their support of Dota2 and LoL. That meanie.  why on earth should he thank they suppot other companies ? O_o Come on guys, do I really have to add sarcasm tags to that?
There are a lot of Romanians out there too. So sometimes yes.
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I actually met Mike and had a discussion with him at the after-party after Red Bull Battlegrounds in NYC.
He's a really cool guy and is quite passionate about the game. Seems like he's really trying to improve it. A lot of people simply assume that CEOs only care about money and have no interest in the games.. while it IS his job to care about money (he runs a business) I can assure you that is very far from the truth.
He's very close with members of the community (players, casters, etc.) and I think there are far worse people to have in charge (think Activision CEO Dick Fuckface).
EDIT - And yes I know Activision owns Blizzard.
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You know, you could do the Korean thing where you say "Please cheer for me, and I hope to show you exciting games," and you could actually mean it in the very literal sense.
That's true.
This really needs to happen!
Good interview!
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Morhaime is a boon to the scene.
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I know Mike is a cool guy when he started buying pizza for everyone whenever he shows up to an event.
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We love you Mike Morhaime <3
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Pretty cool for TL writers to get a shoutout from Mike himself!
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i think he is living the dream
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Great interview, Blizzard is my favourite dev because of guys like Mike and Dustin.
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On December 13 2013 05:14 playa wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2013 04:47 Plansix wrote:
Wow, Playa is salty. Had to really dig deep to find something to complain about in that interview, huh? I just get tired of seeing the guy playing dumb. Maybe I'm naive or w/e, but I still like to see people give honest answers, else what's the point? A fill in the blank with a random answer generator is just as fulfilling as one of his interviews. I'm not a big fan, what can you say.
You just can't read apparently, it had nothing to do with how hard or not hard for premiere league players to play on ladder or play a certain number of ladder games. But what he wants to avoid is the situation where one of the premiere league players doens't meet the requirements and then have to kick them out? Like he said, that's not good for anybody.
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Oh look scripted answers.. whats next, Morhaime playing fetch with Waxangel?
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I'm gradually turning into a huge Morhaime fan (: go Mike
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On December 13 2013 12:24 ArTiFaKs wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2013 05:14 playa wrote:On December 13 2013 04:47 Plansix wrote:
Wow, Playa is salty. Had to really dig deep to find something to complain about in that interview, huh? I just get tired of seeing the guy playing dumb. Maybe I'm naive or w/e, but I still like to see people give honest answers, else what's the point? A fill in the blank with a random answer generator is just as fulfilling as one of his interviews. I'm not a big fan, what can you say. You just can't read apparently, it had nothing to do with how hard or not hard for premiere league players to play on ladder or play a certain number of ladder games. But what he wants to avoid is the situation where one of the premiere league players doens't meet the requirements and then have to kick them out? Like he said, that's not good for anybody.
I think they should implement the ladder game minimums through fines rather than DQs, but I guess that's a different topic altogether.
All in all, I really like Mike Morhaime. With all the flak he gets, I'm surprised Blizzard's still in the "business" of fostering esports. Can things be better? Of course, but I really wish people would take a minute to think about those they're criticizing. Mike Morhaime is a genuine fan and by all accounts a really nice guy to boot.
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I shook hands with the boss at Red Bull. He gives me passion.
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