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On March 08 2014 11:19 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2014 11:16 Squat wrote:On March 08 2014 11:11 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Got some serious concerns regarding travel compensation which was supposed to be done through NASL. Hopefully we'll get an answer from Blizzard soon about it otherwise that could be a huge suckerpunch to teams budgets. You got any Axiom guys in WCS NA atm? Sorry, I haven't been following this season much so I'm a little out of the loop. I really think Bizzard should pick up the tab for it regardless, they are the ultimately responsible party. 3 of em, we have the most of any team in that tournament iirc. We sent them because of travel compensation arrangements made for the 2014 season. This puts that into flux, though I trust Blizzard to have our backs regardless. No doubt other teams with Korean players have similar concerns though. I'm most worried about the Chinese players.
Alright, cool. I think you should be pretty safe in that case.
The Chinese guys might be fucked though, no question about that. Hard enough to get a Visa as it is, this just makes it even more of a pain for them.
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Big Thanks to NASL for recognizing that "Toronto" was a great place to put on a live event.
NASL is gone, but not forgotten.
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not sure what's wrong with broadcasting it at the same time they do WCS EU... that's 9am PST. Not too bad for NA and much better for the players and casters in EU.
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On March 08 2014 11:26 Popkiller wrote:
not sure what's wrong with broadcasting it at the same time they do WCS EU... that's 9am PST. Not too bad for NA and much better for the players and casters in EU.
That's fucking terrible, I'm at work and half of the fa base or more will be at class.
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Yeah they should keep the NA friendly schedule so I'll have something to watch when I get to work
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ouch, NASL was the very first SC2 content I ever watched  thanks for all the memories!
hopefully all goes well regarding WCS AM and its players / teams
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Just seems like a few months ago when I attended WCS Season 3 finals at the Convention Center in Toronto. Really a shame, enjoyed that and watching the NASL finals on stream the year before that where Stephano won... really really feel for NASL and wish everyone there all the best going forward
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On March 08 2014 11:26 Popkiller wrote:
not sure what's wrong with broadcasting it at the same time they do WCS EU... that's 9am PST. Not too bad for NA and much better for the players and casters in EU.
Because if you play the tournament, which now consists mainly of Koreans and a few Chinese fellows, in EU, on an EU centric timetable, you kind of lose any right to call it WCS NA anymore. It's supposed to be an NA region qualifier for the WCS season and grand finals. If they did that it would just be WCS EU 2.
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R.I.P. NASL... i knew something was fishy when frodan, bitter, clutch were no longer involved. never thought this day would come... #dicey ((
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Blizzard restructures everything so there is a tonne of time between active seasons. and still a league goes tits up midway through a season.
its telling that this happens right in the middle of a season rather than in a nice clean neat and tidy way between seasons.
"Alas, fate has scouted our fast expand, and our time broadcasting StarCraft has come to an end. To all of our partners, sponsors, friends, and especially our fans, thank you. "
NASL needed extra cash so when they built their expansion command center they converted it to an orbital command.
i guess they couldn't afford bunkers, missile turrets and a planetary fortress upgrade..
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On March 08 2014 11:28 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2014 11:26 Popkiller wrote:
not sure what's wrong with broadcasting it at the same time they do WCS EU... that's 9am PST. Not too bad for NA and much better for the players and casters in EU. That's fucking terrible, I'm at work and half of the fa base or more will be at class.
NA fans are almost like second class citizens.
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On March 08 2014 11:33 Advantageous wrote:R.I.P. NASL... i knew something was fishy when frodan, bitter, clutch were no longer involved. never thought this day would come... #dicey ((
aw man I just realized we may never here "I DON'T KNOW KEV IT'S GETTING KINDA DICEY" ever again
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On March 08 2014 11:36 stuchiu wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2014 11:28 Plansix wrote:On March 08 2014 11:26 Popkiller wrote:
not sure what's wrong with broadcasting it at the same time they do WCS EU... that's 9am PST. Not too bad for NA and much better for the players and casters in EU. That's fucking terrible, I'm at work and half of the fa base or more will be at class. NA fans are almost like second class citizens.
Even SEA server is now more relevant
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Wtf? WCS AM in Europe? Why not give it to Red Bull?
So... there goes the sleep schedule of all the players and the casters as well as the production team?
On March 08 2014 11:26 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Big Thanks to NASL for recognizing that "Toronto" was a great place to put on a live event.
NASL is gone, but not forgotten.
This! They loved Toronto! We loved NASL! You will always be remembered just like IPL!
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On March 08 2014 11:38 lichter wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2014 11:33 Advantageous wrote:R.I.P. NASL... i knew something was fishy when frodan, bitter, clutch were no longer involved. never thought this day would come... #dicey (( aw man I just realized we may never here "I DON'T KNOW KEV IT'S GETTING KINDA DICEY" ever again
Never say never
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On March 08 2014 11:41 Nathanias wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2014 11:38 lichter wrote:On March 08 2014 11:33 Advantageous wrote:R.I.P. NASL... i knew something was fishy when frodan, bitter, clutch were no longer involved. never thought this day would come... #dicey (( aw man I just realized we may never here "I DON'T KNOW KEV IT'S GETTING KINDA DICEY" ever again Never say never
:o :o :o :o :o
don't disappoint me :D
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On March 08 2014 11:38 lichter wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2014 11:33 Advantageous wrote:R.I.P. NASL... i knew something was fishy when frodan, bitter, clutch were no longer involved. never thought this day would come... #dicey (( aw man I just realized we may never here "I DON'T KNOW KEV IT'S GETTING KINDA DICEY" ever again
They can invite Rotti to cast an RB event and hey, there is always Harstem
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Damn, now not only are NA players basically extinct from WCS Premier, but now even the tournament is being run by EU.
At least ESL will put on a good show
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On March 08 2014 11:44 Bagration wrote:
Damn, now not only are NA players basically extinct from WCS Premier, but now even the tournament is being run by EU.
At least ESL will put on a good show
if ESL is based in Europe i think they'll have a hard time putting on solid live events in NA.
my prediction is... the live events for WCS AM in 2014 will suck balls compared to the final WCS event organized by NASL.
ESL's online only stuff should be good though.
basically, Blizzard is unwilling to pay MLG enough money to make it worth their while.
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