EPTOz and Revival Interviews: Road to IEM Katowice - Page 2
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movac
Canada494 Posts
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movac
Canada494 Posts
On March 10 2014 23:09 Elite_ wrote: It would almost be as good as the IEM Shanghai fina- Oh wait. well I think most people will say that the favorites to get to the finals will be TaeJa, sOs, Life, herO.... maybe Rogue? basically, the guys that play on WCS KR and Proleague. speaking of a soul crushing 2nd place finishes, I think this one would be devastating for JD if he got 2nd place. I hope it doesn't happen to him, but it would make for an epic Kong line story. | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On March 11 2014 02:11 stuchiu wrote: The way these two talk about it, EG kind of sounds like a cold place. I imagine it was after they closed the EGTL house | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12536 Posts
Oz got in by beating HerO... That tells you how long a starcraft year is, and how much can happen. | ||
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Ctesias
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On March 11 2014 02:27 Nebuchad wrote: Pretty sure these people will have a look at how poker dealt with large prize pools and strike some sort of deal, and I'm perfectly fine with that. Oz got in by beating HerO... That tells you how long a starcraft year is, and how much can happen. Actually Oz has always had HerO's number! He is pretty darn good at PvP when he's not cursing himself  | ||
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Tanzklaue
Germany1429 Posts
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Yorkie
United States12612 Posts
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Darkdwarf
Sweden960 Posts
And like someone before me said, the IM house is taking in a lot of dudes... | ||
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
Honestly, I do feel that being a star matters more than skill in the foreign scene. Sad but true | ||
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Pyloss
Germany1515 Posts
How cool would it be to have an interview with everyone before IEM, kinda like Blizzcon.  | ||
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dizzy101
Netherlands2066 Posts
Not the best PR for Evil Geniuses, but in a way not very surprising either. | ||
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karaokesalesman
United States13 Posts
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JessicaSc2
Poland123 Posts
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shabby
Norway6402 Posts
I don't know, I think it depends on the individual." Lol that's because they both think they're gonna win it. And MC probably has a high chance, historically speaking :D | ||
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LimeNade
United States2125 Posts
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Gatesleeper
Canada300 Posts
On March 11 2014 07:32 LimeNade wrote: lol all these players with defeatist mentalities of worrying about not making money if not coming in first. No one is forcing them to attend this tournament and I can guarantee you a player like Jaedong who is entering into the tourney only cares about getting that 1st place finish with little regards to the prize structure. That's a very ruthless mentality. The reality of the situation is that out of the 16 players in attendance, 15 of them will be walking away with $0 in prize money. That sucks. Obviously, all of them will be looking to win the tournament, but it's not defeatist to keep in mind that there are 15 other good players trying to do the same, and the odds are you probably won't win. Jaedong may have little care for the prize structure because he's already one of the richest individuals in esports, he can afford to not win any money at this tournament. The same could be said for MC and PartinG, the two players mentioned who were enthusiastic about the prize structure. For the rest of the lineup, it's a different story. The winner take all prize structure is flat out bad for the players. It's only there to to interest viewers, to artificially create hype for a tournament that would otherwise have had to rely on the promise of good games by good players to entice viewers. | ||
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Diaresta
United States597 Posts
I was a bit disappointed in that, so this time around I want to look for a team that really wants me and is like a family, regardless of the size. So I'm going about looking for a new team very carefully. Aw, good luck getting a team, Oz  | ||
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boxerfred
Germany8360 Posts
ftfy (I know it's your opinion, not mine). Seriously, stardom is great for attracting sponsors and stuff. Reality displayed a huge amount of skill in his kind-of-legendary game vs. soulkey, but who the hell cared for him? If I was to put up a perfect example of stardom and skill, I'd have to bite my tongue and say "PartinG". On foreigner site, there's maybe Stephano/Scarlett (come at me, naniwa fanboys). Take away all the stardom and you basically have that "faceless korean" thingy as a standard. | ||
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