EPTIEM World Championship to be Winner Takes All for $100,000…
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burzumbu
Croatia68 Posts
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29 fps
United States5724 Posts
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Tchado
Jordan1831 Posts
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xuanzue
Colombia1747 Posts
On January 28 2014 18:15 29 fps wrote: this is a terrible idea. 3 of the top 4 will lose motivation to play I don't think those 3 players have a mind that weak. | ||
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Fjodorov
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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
its not their normal format its a SPECIAL and i am for sure watching the finals ... EVERYONE WILL ^^ the viewercount will skyrocket ^^ thats good, people talk about it and thats good too and players will be ok with one tournament no money xD On January 28 2014 18:18 xuanzue wrote: I don't think those 3 players have a mind that weak. and we see which players have balls ^^ thats good man  imagine naniwa 2nd place xDDDDDDDDDDDDDD | ||
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jcroisdale
United States1543 Posts
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Ketch
Netherlands7285 Posts
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legatus legionis
Netherlands559 Posts
IEM is really good at taking that approach, one which supports all tiers of progamers. From the player that is a favorite to make it far and grab some cash to the new player that needs an opportunity to shine. With that in mind I can look past this one event. Even though it would seem be better to spread the money we have to look at what else is to gain here. Maybe spectators from other games will tune in to SC2 this time and fall in love. My only problem with that is that I think collusion is going to be expected here and I don't blame anyone for doing that. It's hard to balance. Whether we get games that end early or games that drag on forever, I have no preference. Play to win. I do think in general somewhat longer games can capture some of the magic better for new viewers. So even with collusion I'm hoping those near the end will at least see it as a showmatch. I'm thinking that could be worth it in the long run. Let's go for it. | ||
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xuanzue
Colombia1747 Posts
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Tchado
Jordan1831 Posts
She does make a point , but my guts tell me if her husband had a chance of winning her opinion would've been different. | ||
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McRatyn
Poland901 Posts
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Gr33d
Germany423 Posts
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LongShot27
United States2084 Posts
On January 28 2014 18:32 Tchado wrote: She does make a point , but my guts tell me if her husband had a chance of winning her opinion would've been different. If one of the guys who posted a negative tweet wins, get ready for the "I was just kidding! Winner takes all is the best format!" stuff afterward | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On January 28 2014 17:21 Khai wrote: This is insane but its' already working, just look at the amount of attention garnered already. Personally I am against a winner takes all $100k, that's really disrespectful to the players who might end up with nothing after a lot of hard work, imagine the runner up's feelings... This will be more about who will be the lucky on form player that day rather than be about skill. How is it disrespectful? Players know what's at stake if they lose. They can throw their hat in for a chance to win 100 grand, or make the decision to sit this one out, it's up to them. What would be disrespectful is suddenly saying on the day of the tournament that it's winner take all, but that's absolutely not the case here. Again, this is one tournament. It's obviously not a format that can become the norm or else the scene overall will die out, but it's ok to have something like this every now and then, imo. | ||
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qotsager
Germany585 Posts
On January 28 2014 19:03 LongShot27 wrote: If one of the guys who posted a negative tweet wins, get ready for the "I was just kidding! Winner takes all is the best format!" stuff afterward because people clearly only have a negative opinion about something if it affects them personally. even if you win, you can still think the format is bad. empathy and all that. the point cassandra makes is the main argument against it, as long as this stays a one time thing i dont really consider it to be an issue in that regard, but i still dont like it. | ||
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teapoted
United Kingdom24425 Posts
They'd get the same result in terms of player motivation, importance of the final, and whine from the community if the prize pool was 70/20/10. And in regards to sustaining the scene, 20/10k is still a significant amount, and 70k for the winner is still enormous. But hey, it's ESL, at least nowadays at least one person is getting their prize money. | ||
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Frankon
3054 Posts
On January 28 2014 18:32 Tchado wrote: She does make a point , but my guts tell me if her husband had a chance of winning her opinion would've been different. Ret removed the tweet. Did he get a invite? | ||
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ScoutWBF
Germany619 Posts
Non-Koreans already whining because they know that don't have a chance at winning the whole thing. It's not even a joke. ~_~ | ||
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contv
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