EPTUpcoming Changes to WCS 2015 - Page 9
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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. | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
I could hype Bunny vs Snute WCS EU finals | ||
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BreAKerTV
Taiwan1658 Posts
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:57 BreAKerTV wrote: What about the guys from SEA, China, and Taiwan? Look up | ||
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32746 Posts
Have to reuse this quote again, "I'm not locked in here with you... you're locked in here with me!" - Poltschach | ||
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AWalker9
United Kingdom7229 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:47 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Me and TB share thoughts on this. This is pretty much all bad for Koreans and all good for foreigners but we'll see the skill gap widen as we now have welfare tournaments. I agree it's really sad. I just hope we get to see another individual league in Korea or we go back 2012 with 5 GSL's. | ||
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KingofdaHipHop
United States25602 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:57 BreAKerTV wrote: What about the guys from SEA, China, and Taiwan? Top of thread. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:56 stuchiu wrote: Well at least I wont ever have to pay attention to WCS NA or EU again. Think of all the time you will save yourself and all the peasants you will get to mock for watching it. Its all wins all around for you. | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
the big question is how will the scene respond? more non-WCS competitions to accomodate korean players? better competitive environments in NA/EU? it's all going to come down to execution | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:56 Dodgin wrote: I could hype Bunny vs Snute WCS EU finals the real test to be a writer is to see if you can hype up Bly vs Namshar or Gemini vs Believe. | ||
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Wroshe
Netherlands1051 Posts
Also WCS EU will still be incredibly stacked with MC, First, Yoda, Jjakji, Stardust, Patience, Golden, ForGG and HYUN all living in europe under visa's that would allow them to participate. | ||
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Silvana
3713 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:47 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Me and TB share thoughts on this. This is pretty much all bad for Koreans and all good for foreigners but we'll see the skill gap widen as we now have welfare tournaments. Agreed totally with TB. Damn, he basically said what I was fearing. I wonder if this is gonna really increase the interest in Starcraft in NA and EU because they're taking a huge risk with this screw-the-koreans move IMO. | ||
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Die4Ever
United States17724 Posts
On September 05 2014 11:00 Wroshe wrote: What is to stop koreans from getting a residency visa for NA countries not being USA/Canada (think mexico/colombia but more likely, Taiwan/Singapore/Malaysia) and take NA spots that way? Also WCS EU will still be incredibly stacked with MC, First, Yoda, Jjakji, Stardust, Patience, Golden, ForGG and HYUN all living in europe under visa's that would allow them to participate. good point | ||
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CakeSauc3
United States1437 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On September 05 2014 11:00 Wroshe wrote: What is to stop koreans from getting a residency visa for NA countries not being USA/Canada (think mexico/colombia but more likely, Taiwan/Singapore/Malaysia) and take NA spots that way? Also WCS EU will still be incredibly stacked with MC, First, Yoda, Jjakji, Stardust, Patience, Golden, ForGG and HYUN all living in europe under visa's that would allow them to participate. I think you under estimate how hard it is to get permanent residence in another country. Especially the cost of doing so for the hope of winning prize money. EU will still be stacked. | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On September 05 2014 11:00 Wroshe wrote: What is to stop koreans from getting a residency visa for NA countries not being USA/Canada (think mexico/colombia but more likely, Taiwan/Singapore/Malaysia) and take NA spots that way? Also WCS EU will still be incredibly stacked with MC, First, Yoda, Jjakji, Stardust, Patience, Golden, ForGG and HYUN all living in europe under visa's that would allow them to participate. NA is hell to get a visa. I guess they can try to work around it and get a visa in China/Tw/Sea/Mx/Canada though and see if Blizzard lets them. | ||
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Fishriot
United States621 Posts
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geokilla
Canada8244 Posts
On September 05 2014 10:45 Nebuchad wrote: More than that, there was absolutely no whine about the system this year. Actually, the whine that happened was that blizzcon wouldn't be competitive enough because of the people scoring points in WCS EU and America. This will be even "worse" (if you thought that was a bad thing) next year. Problem with Blizzcon is that it rewards players who get flown out the most while the more deserving players get shafted because they got no points. Aka, most of the Koreans playing in GSL and Proleague. | ||
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Wroshe
Netherlands1051 Posts
On September 05 2014 11:02 stuchiu wrote: NA is hell to get a visa. I guess they can try to work around it and get a visa in China/Tw/Sea/Mx/Canada though and see if Blizzard lets them. I very well realise that getting a visa for Canada or the USA is incredibly hard. I however very much doubt that it would be as hard to get a visa for countries like Peru, Belize or Jamaica. Also there is currently a lucrative sounding loophole around which would involve getting a visa for Taiwan, play in all the local TeSL tournaments and take a spot in the Taiwanese qualifier for WCS NA. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On September 05 2014 11:01 CakeSauc3 wrote: Wow, lame. Nothing will be fun to watch anymore except GSL again There's always Pro League, that's what's keeping SC2 in Korea alive anyway. Without Kespa and PL the Korean scene would be pretty dead right about now. | ||
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