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WCS AM will continue to include LatAm, Oceania/SEA, CN, and TW/HK/Macau, you can all stop freaking out about it. | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On September 06 2014 08:45 calh wrote: This might just make the skill gap a little bit smaller - by stagnating the Korean scene. TIL, having all the best players in one place stagnates a scene. | ||
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jax1492
United States1632 Posts
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astray71
United States325 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:03 Pent217 wrote: Polt's probably pretty happy with this decision, basically just handing him the WCS AM titles for the next year Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Polt say that he was going to move back to Korea soon? It was in an interview at Red Bull he said that he was going to move back or move on or something. The only thing I can recall is Polt saying he wanted to win really badly because it was going to be one of his last. Oh, if this is a full region lock, I predict a huge dive in viewership for WCS NA. EU won't be effected as much since a lot of Koreans are actually living there. I believe MC, Yoda and First are living together? Not sure about the rest of the Koreans, but a few of the others probably live somewhere close to the venue Wait, new thought. Who's going to be taking over WCS America? Aren't the WCS EU guys taking over for WCS NA at the moment? | ||
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
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DBS
515 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:01 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I kind of agree, this neuters the foreign scene a bit. Koreans competeing everywhere was helpful for foreigners and now we won't have that. For the european scene most of the top koreans there actually live there already (MC Yoda First Stardust etc.) so it shouldn't be a big deal | ||
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Darkdwarf
Sweden960 Posts
On September 06 2014 08:28 Ammanas wrote: Let's actually see what this 'drama' is all about. Here is the list of all WCS EU Korean players: + Show Spoiler + Out of all these players, here are players that will probably be largely unaffected (due to already living in the region): + Show Spoiler + Leaving us with  Patience, San,  Mvp and  Golden. Out of these players, I am not really sure about Patience and Golden, maybe someone knows more but I don't think they currently live in Europe. Mvp lives in Korea, but GEM house is probably there for him if he wants to. San is on Taiwanese team, so depending on where he will live and how exactly the rules will be, he probably could get into WCS NA through Taiwanese qualifiers. So at worst, WCS EU will lose 4 KR players.AFAIK, Patience and Golden live in Germany. | ||
Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On September 06 2014 09:48 Darkdwarf wrote: AFAIK, Patience and Golden live in Germany. Pretty sure they do, but Golden is also retiring to go to the military in December I'm pretty sure | ||
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Spect8rCraft
649 Posts
Blizzard needs to give WCS a focus: is it for the best or is it going to be representative? They need to cement their intent and then provide the resources to support the other half. Only then will WCS have any hope of encompassing both of those qualities. What Blizzard is doing now will only result in players floating around, some retiring, and teams disbanding. | ||
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AWalker9
United Kingdom7229 Posts
On September 06 2014 09:50 Darkhorse wrote: Pretty sure they do, but Golden is also retiring to go to the military in December I'm pretty sure Yeah he's leaving for the military after Blizzcon I think. | ||
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Aeceus
United Kingdom1278 Posts
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Ammanas
Slovakia2166 Posts
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Paukum
Norway60 Posts
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imrusty269
United States1404 Posts
On September 06 2014 09:34 astray71 wrote: Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Polt say that he was going to move back to Korea soon? It was in an interview at Red Bull he said that he was going to move back or move on or something. The only thing I can recall is Polt saying he wanted to win really badly because it was going to be one of his last. Oh, if this is a full region lock, I predict a huge dive in viewership for WCS NA. EU won't be effected as much since a lot of Koreans are actually living there. I believe MC, Yoda and First are living together? Not sure about the rest of the Koreans, but a few of the others probably live somewhere close to the venue Wait, new thought. Who's going to be taking over WCS America? Aren't the WCS EU guys taking over for WCS NA at the moment? Polt never said he was going to move back to Korea. | ||
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Boucot
France15997 Posts
On September 06 2014 10:51 Ammanas wrote: https://twitter.com/nathaniastv/status/508068449843937280 Just saw that as well. Gimme back Goswser. AND KIWIKAKI !! | ||
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boxerfred
Germany8360 Posts
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Parcelleus
Australia1662 Posts
For WCS 2015 we will be resetting all points, Challenger, and Premier slots. All players will be required to participate in their respective regional qualifiers to be a part of WCS 2015 Season 1. // Just no. Waste of time and a kick in the face of players who earnt their spot in the previous season. So what if happens to be a 'new year', it is the next season. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On September 06 2014 10:37 Aeceus wrote: I like the plans apart from all requalifying. Top 8 in current GSL should be in next GSL. That does suck, might take a few seasons before we see it as stacked as it is now. | ||
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calh
537 Posts
On September 06 2014 08:54 KrazyTrumpet wrote: TIL, having all the best players in one place stagnates a scene. Initially it makes for higher skill but if the money pool isn't enough to support the 2nd tier of players there will hardly be any chances for new talents to rise, not to mention migration to MOBAs. | ||
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Gen.Rolly
United States200 Posts
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yido
United States350 Posts
Have fun "relating" to the new "talent" and keep telling yourself that you like them because of the "personality" not skin color. Everyone should be valued based on their skill and dedication in any craft. I guess Blizzard disagrees with that sentiment. | ||
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