EPTIEM World Championship to be Winner Takes All for $100,000…
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Grumbels
Netherlands7031 Posts
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GreeNFalcoN
Germany8 Posts
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chaos021
United States258 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:05 Epamynondas wrote: That's a competition in the same way getting a contract from EG is a competition. A tournament competition is not the same thing and there's no similar thing in casting that i know of. Because we've never seen teams setup tournaments for that sort of thing. [/sarcasm] | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:06 Grumbels wrote: Hopefully this tournament will lead to some investigations into just how often progamers collude and share prize money. I don't see how it possibly would, given that this tournament will have the highest monetary stakes of any in SC2 history; that will make it much more likely for prize pool sharing to happen, unless of course someone as ballsy and composed as MC would reach the finals. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:04 Xoronius wrote: I highly doubt, that he will play there. Also saying that Socke should just not play instead of arguing about the tournament, while arguing about the tournament in this discussion, is a pretty bold statement. I´m sure, that Socke has more inside knowledge and a more valuable opinion than both of us combined and still we are arguing, so why should´nt he? I didn't say he couldn't state his opinion. I just disagree with him and he reasoning why the event is bad. I think it's fine and I agree with master if puppets that the players who are complaining have a pretty slim chance of winning. While MC is all about this event. I bet JD is also pumped. | ||
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shinobi112
19 Posts
On January 28 2014 05:57 Blargh wrote: You were the one who was trying to use the argument with the whole "could give a person a life-changing amount" bullshit. I can't even believe you came out and said "...is very hard to make a living even when you are winning some smaller tournaments." Having something like a $100,000 prizepool does.... THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE of what you said. You can't even use the dumbass politicians' "trickle down" argument here. It's far better to have a more even distribution if you want to help players have a sustainable income. Let's say MC wins it, then he'd have made the most money in SC2 than any other pro. Do you think that helps that one Korean guy who has only won one tournament (let's just say a previous IEM) and got to Ro16? The Korean who has only won $10k (prize money) in his whole SC2 is not going to be helping him make a living. Yes it is not possible to really make a living, to retire, to make progaming a job when the tournaments provide such little amounts of money, 100,000 offers that little korean guy the chance to break through and win, how does that NOT help him making a living? Everyone has an equal shot at the money… I am not even saying ALL tournaments should be like this, of course that should not happen. Honestly though have you looked at the top player money earnings? It is like 3 players that have made enough to actually justify pro-gaming as a good early life career choice. This is one tournament… all these people participating get PAID trips and they have already gotten PAID in the tournament they used to qualify for it, this is BONUS money basically. I really don't understand why you complain so heavily against it, what if that little korean kid who only has 10k in his lifetime wins this? Don't you think that is great for him? | ||
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Lorch
Germany3685 Posts
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Squat
Sweden7978 Posts
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Epamynondas
387 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:07 chaos021 wrote: Because we've never seen teams setup tournaments for that sort of thing. [/sarcasm] That's the most nitpicky and less relevant thing i've read today. | ||
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JustPassingBy
10776 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:08 Lorch wrote: inb4 some player pulls a savior and tells all players to matchfix so they can just split the 100k among all 16. I think you mistake matchfixing for splitting. | ||
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SpikeStarcraft
Germany2095 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:06 MasterOfPuppets wrote: So if Pewdiepie all of a sudden switched to casting SC2 for some odd reason and most of his fanbase would be ok with that and entertained by it, you think he would deserve to win a popularity contest over someone like Artosis or Apollo and that would mean he is a better caster than them? Hmm.. :D Thats such hypothetical bullshit :D if the viewers double because of that and outweigh everyone else, why would Pewdiepie not deserve it? That would be insanely good for sc2 especially with f2p arcade. Alive game anyone? haha (im not entirely sure who pewdiepie is and why hes famous on youtube, i just know hes famous) The point is that winner takes it all is bullshit but entertaining, for players and for casters. but i dont mind that much, its not about me anyway :D | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
I so fucking wish MC would win then makes a video in an Audi R8 revving the engine and with that super cheeky grin :D | ||
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borussia1871
Belgium23 Posts
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:10 borussia1871 wrote: Agree with BBK. That's sucks for players... These decision is killing sc2 esport. RIP every other tournament that isn't this and is not affected in any way, shape or form by this. | ||
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LongShot27
United States2084 Posts
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Usagi
Spain1647 Posts
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The_Templar
your Country52797 Posts
IEM isn't exactly the premier tournament, so... they can do as they'd like and people don't suffer that much. | ||
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tar
Germany991 Posts
 Those finals are going to be very, very interesting. | ||
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On January 28 2014 06:10 borussia1871 wrote: Agree with BBK. That's sucks for players... These decision is killing sc2 esport. This is the end folks. The wolf is going to swallow the moon and then we are all done for. | ||
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