EPTOn September 05 2014 12:07 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Polt seeker missiles another one of his broodlords and he GG's into second retirement.
Polt seeker missiles another one of his broodlords and he GG's into second retirement.
Except without the GG
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Motlu
Australia884 Posts
Except without the GG | ||
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LimeNade
United States2125 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:07 KingofdaHipHop wrote: Polt seeker missiles another one of his broodlords and he GG's into second retirement. or polt just uses marines O_O lol | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12268 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:01 Arceus wrote: Calm down I count like only a dozen who will be forced to return to KR A dozen? Without even starting to think about it I'm at like 20 | ||
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chipmonklord17
United States11944 Posts
Seems like Blizzard is doing everything right | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
Idra boots up sc2 to play wcs na qualifiers. This is the first time he's played sc2 since the dya Polt trashed him. He is ready, willing to give sc2 another chance. Then he sees his first opponents. Its cruncher. Rage quits. | ||
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JazzJackrabbit
Canada1272 Posts
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trifecta
United States6795 Posts
Palms are sweaty Knees weak, arms are heavy | ||
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Arceus
Vietnam8333 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:02 Exarl25 wrote: Ah yes, Koreans who can't keep up with the competition are expected to disappear. Foreigners on the other hand, something must be done for them. No they are expected to try their hardest on their home soil and win that $70K 1st place. And no one prevents them from playing 25 IEM/DH/[insert random foreign tourney] each year. Im happy as far as the KR scene is not harmed by this (in this case, probably improved) And you can see all those tweets about how happy those foreigners are now that Korean bullies are booted. Fuck competitiveness, they are laughing straight to the bank with this. Win-Win situation really. | ||
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jakethesnake
Canada4948 Posts
I actually really dislike the full region lock idea. i have loved what WCS AM was this past year and have watched so much of it and unless a bunch of Koreans actually get residency in the AM region, I fear that WCS AM is going to just be plagued with forfeits and whining. I hope I'm wrong about that though. | ||
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Exarl25
1887 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:05 Circumstance wrote: This is the improper assumption. Skill isnn't determined by nationality, and hard work is both made possible and made more valuable by the fact that the Korean competitive infrastructure started light-years ahead of the rest of the world, as characterized by the fact that the GLOBAL StarCraft League was "show up here in Korea to attempt to qualify", and the rest of the world has to uproot their lives to try and turn their talent into actual success. As Catz once put it. "In Korea you can eat and breathe SC2. Try to eat and breathe SC2 in America and watch how fast you starve." I want people who are talented and dedicated enough to try to eat and breathe SC2 wherever they might live, and let only their actual abilities, honed by dedicated practice, determine who wins. Is it possible? Not entirely, but I'd rather come as close as possible to it than simply abandon it and let one country stomp all over everyone. Enough time has passed that this no longer holds weight. All of this shit has been repeated over and over. SC2 has been bigger internationally than it has been in Korea. Many, many foreign team houses have been set up and all have failed miserably. Koreans have left the environment and continued to prosper. Scarlett originally reached Korean killing level by laddering as a complete unknown on a laptop that could barely run the game. CatZ and his fucking Root house, what good has it done? Outside of very few exceptions the players themselves have not stepped up to the challenge, and if they haven't by now then they never will. They just don't have what it takes. | ||
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Random_0
United States1163 Posts
In the short-term, though, this hurts a lot of people. Off the top of my head, the parties who are going to feel worst about this are: 1) Koreans competing overseas who can't get a foreign visa, don't want to live overseas long-term. These guys are top guys when they play in WCS America and WCS Europe, but I don't think will hack it in the GSL. Guys like Patience, Stardust, and MMA in Europe. Guys like Pigbaby, Jaedong, and Hero in WCS America. 2) Koreans who have fought their way into the GSL Ro8 and gave a big sigh of relief because they will definitely be in Code S next year. Wait! You have to re-qualify from scratch. Now admittedly all the guys who make GSL Ro8 are MONSTERS anyways, but upsets do happen, especially in Code A and Code B. Guys who might not make it back are Innovation and Stats. Maybe even Rain, who doesn't seem to be all that hot in qualifiers. | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:08 illidanx wrote: I would love to see the foreign Koreans come back to Korea and got crushed by Kespaaaaaaaaaaaaa. and the next season it will be 40/40 again like it always has been x.x | ||
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oo_Wonderful_oo
The land of freedom23126 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:09 chipmonklord17 wrote: Absolutely wonderful. This doesn't really change WCS EU in any way as 31/32 (maybe 30) live there anyway. This should do wonders for the scenes WCS AM were actually made for, and will increase the quality of the code A qualifiers and GSL itself. Seems like Blizzard is doing everything right "Increase the quality". Code A ain't supposed to be sOs-soO and Rain-Flash every game but we're on our way it seems. On September 05 2014 12:10 Arceus wrote: No they are expected to try their hardest on their home soil and win that $70K 1st place. And no one prevents them from playing 25 IEM/DH/[insert random foreign tourney] each year. Im happy as far as the KR scene is not harmed by this (in this case, probably improved) And you can see all those tweets about how happy those foreigners are now that Korean bullies are booted. Fuck competitiveness, they are laughing straight to the bank with this. Win-Win situation really. Ofc foreigners are happy, rofl, free moneys inc. I can't imagine NaNiwa or Idra going like "Oh, those bitches are leaving our region, now we can compete with each other and Polt, sick". | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:11 jakethesnake wrote: Polt must be so happy right now. I actually really dislike the full region lock idea. i have loved what WCS AM was this past year and have watched so much of it and unless a bunch of Koreans actually get residency in the AM region, I fear that WCS AM is going to just be plagued with forfeits and whining. I hope I'm wrong about that though. WCS AM was a pleasure to watch this year. Now it's just gonna be so much less interesting. The skill level that was before Ro32 is now going to be Ro16 or maybe even Ro8. We've seen that no one wants to really watch lower level NA players on a regular basis and now that's most of what it'll be. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12268 Posts
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mikumegurine
Canada3145 Posts
Major is 6-0 vs Polt recently and if Polt gets past major in the qualifiers, set up the tournament so he will have to face Major again during the Ro32/16 | ||
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Starecat
938 Posts
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KingofdaHipHop
United States25602 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:15 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: WCS AM was a pleasure to watch this year. Now it's just gonna be so much less interesting. The skill level that was before Ro32 is now going to be Ro16 more even Ro8. We've seen that no one wants to really watch lower level NA players on a regular basis and now that's most of what it'll be. But Arium has an American flag guys! Clearly this is what we wanted, to watch Arium play against Shana! | ||
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jakethesnake
Canada4948 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:15 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: WCS AM was a pleasure to watch this year. Now it's just gonna be so much less interesting. The skill level that was before Ro32 is now going to be Ro16 or maybe even Ro8. We've seen that no one wants to really watch lower level NA players on a regular basis and now that's most of what it'll be. Yeah, unfortunately I think it will really hurt WCS AM viewership as if this goes through I would watch a lot less and then watch more GSL vods. | ||
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
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