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On September 10 2014 11:20 Liquid`Jinro wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2014 05:41 Xinzoe wrote:SKTsoO Well, for example we're in the situation where Classic, a champion of the toughest region, might not make it to Blizzcon this year. I don't think GSL is the hardest, I think it's all pretty similar. I think non-Korean wins should be recognized all the same. am = eu = kr, confirmed by soojwa The manner contrast between his answer and Taeja's is so fucking funny ^^
That's where you know Taeja has become a good North American !
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On September 10 2014 05:17 Twine wrote: Dat scarlett's answer. Nice job.
What? Scarlett isn't in the pro's opinion list. I even hit CTRL+F to search for scarlett but nada . I feel deceived.
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On September 10 2014 15:50 kaluro wrote:What? Scarlett isn't in the pro's opinion list. I even hit CTRL+F to search for scarlett but nada  . I feel deceived.
i did the same initially. Look for "show spoiler" at the end of the OP.
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Pros saying fans wouldn't be able to tell the difference is starting to come across as them trying to convince themselves they're at a similar level.
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i think it would be an interesting experiment to have player names blacked out and guess if it was a korean or foreigner playing. regardless, the argument is still valid. you want to see the best vs the best. if it were a korean vs a NA player, you're gonna know which one is the foreigner, because the foreigner is gonna be losing unless their name is scarlett or perhaps major. and that's gonna be painfully obvious when the NA players get stomped down in the finals.
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On September 10 2014 13:08 ROOTCatZ wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2014 12:56 Wasaru wrote: Tune into Catz stream everyone.
It's like we're basically watching soulkey! you're also missing the point completely
FWIW, I get your point and agree.
Vaguely related; we get a lot of shit when people's favorites aren't top 10 on aligulac. Doesn't that say something about the players? Maybe they aren't as good as you think?
(I know that we have some problems with the system still, but we are working on some changes that are ready for deployment Soon™)
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On September 10 2014 13:38 dacimvrl wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2014 11:17 ROOTCatZ wrote: You're completely missing the point I'm trying to make again, I am not talking about playstyle of course everyone has different playstyles, im merely pointing out the gap in skill isn't as big as people think, and a game between two top forgeiners can be just as exciting and interesting as two top koreans, I've repeated this about 20 times now,
Please explain Shoutcraft TB kindly hosted, please.. so exciting that the viewer count is abysmal, amirite? Show nested quote +On September 10 2014 13:08 ROOTCatZ wrote:On September 10 2014 12:56 Wasaru wrote: Tune into Catz stream everyone.
It's like we're basically watching soulkey! you're also missing the point completely what point is he missing? You said you beat all the top level koreans pretty damn often, name dropping soO, PartinG, Solar, DRG..etc. Let's give you the benefit of the doubt, and so it's fair to assume that watching you is like watching soulkey? Lol... And if your point that the skill difference is so similar stands true, then why would there be a need for this region lock? And why is every bad foreigner advocating it desperately? Explain that one.
not sure you read my post at all, I've said plenty of times koreans are on average better, even much better than forgeiners, there's no debating that, and watching a stream / pov is completely different than watching casted match, I am saying that the difference in skill to a viewer shouldn't be noticeable, I know i'd have trouble myself telling a top forgeiner game from a top korean game if the games were blacked out, like I said in a different post, in sc2 ONE unit can make a huge difference in a fight, go open the unit tester and fight 2 mirror armys, and make one of them have ONE extra unit, by the end of the fight there should be a big difference made by that one unit, the army that had it should have not one but multiple remaining units as the one unit is able to do it's dps throughout the entire duration of the fight, Koreans in general are better mechanically, no argument there, to make things even more basic, if Flash or Soulkey can spend his money faster, drone or scv stack better, rally faster, whatever the case, it's very likely that they'll have more units than most if not all forgeiners, that ONE unit can decide the outcome of a game, a difference as sutile as ONE unit, it can be a VERY consistent difference, but its very sutile non the less, I don't think most people can tell differences this sutile ESPECIALLY in a broadcasted game as opposed to a replay, and I am confident forgeiner strategy is just as good as korean.
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On September 10 2014 15:52 Jono7272 wrote: Pros saying fans wouldn't be able to tell the difference is starting to come across as them trying to convince themselves they're at a similar level.
that's not at all the case, please read my responses if you'd like a further explanation of my thoughts
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On September 10 2014 16:08 ROOTCatZ wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2014 13:38 dacimvrl wrote:On September 10 2014 11:17 ROOTCatZ wrote: You're completely missing the point I'm trying to make again, I am not talking about playstyle of course everyone has different playstyles, im merely pointing out the gap in skill isn't as big as people think, and a game between two top forgeiners can be just as exciting and interesting as two top koreans, I've repeated this about 20 times now,
Please explain Shoutcraft TB kindly hosted, please.. so exciting that the viewer count is abysmal, amirite? On September 10 2014 13:08 ROOTCatZ wrote:On September 10 2014 12:56 Wasaru wrote: Tune into Catz stream everyone.
It's like we're basically watching soulkey! you're also missing the point completely what point is he missing? You said you beat all the top level koreans pretty damn often, name dropping soO, PartinG, Solar, DRG..etc. Let's give you the benefit of the doubt, and so it's fair to assume that watching you is like watching soulkey? Lol... And if your point that the skill difference is so similar stands true, then why would there be a need for this region lock? And why is every bad foreigner advocating it desperately? Explain that one. not sure you read my post at all, I've said plenty of times koreans are on average better, even much better than forgeiners, there's no debating that, and watching a stream / pov is completely different than watching casted match, I am saying that the difference in skill to a viewer shouldn't be noticeable, I know i'd have trouble myself telling a top forgeiner game from a top korean game if the games were blacked out, like I said in a different post, in sc2 ONE unit can make a huge difference in a fight, go open the unit tester and fight 2 mirror armys, and make one of them have ONE extra unit, by the end of the fight there should be a big difference made by that one unit, the army that had it should have not one but multiple remaining units as the one unit is able to do it's dps throughout the entire duration of the fight, Koreans in general are better mechanically, no argument there, to make things even more basic, if Flash or Soulkey can spend his money faster, drone or scv stack better, rally faster, whatever the case, it's very likely that they'll have more units than most if not all forgeiners, that ONE unit can decide the outcome of a game, a difference as sutile as ONE unit, it can be a VERY consistent difference, but its very sutile non the less, I don't think most people can tell differences this sutile ESPECIALLY in a broadcasted game as opposed to a replay, and I am confident forgeiner strategy is just as good as korean.
it's not just that ONE unit like you are saying though, it's one unit every 10~30 seconds, which piles up..... not to mention the supply blocks and various micro mistakes..etc.
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Saying foreigner and top Koreans level are not much different is not true. Koreans win every major tournament, even when most of top Korean KESPA players cant go to international tournament. If u want to say level between foreigner and Korean not too much different, please do as good as them first, win some major tournament, get a place in BLITZCON then we discuss again. Except few top foreigners ( most from EU region) can compete with top level korean players and win some games, i doubt any other foreigner can even make into code A ( or code B if they have code C j/k) in GSL level.
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I still don't understand why Catz is trying to defend his thought here. Because, yeah, as much as I can understand his thought, here is the part of the audience which can see the difference in the game(mostly). I know some friends of mine cannot tell the difference and probably most of the viewers cannot, but man, we are on TL.net, it is like going on the biggest WoW/DOTA2/LoL fan-forum and argue about ... damn, I don't know, I do not play/watch any other multiplayer than SC2 :D
Catz, you are right, but on the wrong part of the internets 
Edit: It is like saying I could not see the difference between HeatoN in his prime in CS and a "regular" pro. Hell, the biggest fans of CS would tell the difference correctly 9 times from 10. But casual viewer would not, hardcore part of the audience is the smaller though, IMO... Man, last year we were watching some old videos and I was like "This was HeatoN, right?" And after rewind, yeah, it was his play I need to watch some old school videos of CS now, damn it!
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Way too many people with poor reading comprehension in here. It's usually the case with forums though. Make your post more than a few sentences, and people will just latch on to a single idea and ignore everything else to suit their own opinions.
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StarDust made a good point, and if it's really going to work like that, then this whole system is pointless. Namely, that you'll need to have a valid Visa for the region that you want to participate in, but not necessarily live there. In that case, like SD said, you could just get a Visa for the region you want while still living and training at wherever you're now. Which is basically the same situation as now, except with the pointless hassle of getting extra Visas. And TLO put it best, that the whole region lock, as it is planned now, is just a cop out. The fact that Blizzard didn't even plan some sort of compromise, like leaving some spots in each region open to anyone from anywhere in order to keep it from being a completely boring massacre where a few local pros mow down a bunch of no-name scrubs who only got in because of Blizzard's coddling, makes me wonder if they shouldn't just pass the organization of the WCS to someone more competent. Or maybe they'll realize how ridiculous and flawed this whole system of theirs is and refine it until 2015.
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About the skill debate, why not just adjust the format?
In WCS EU, the ro32 can be extremely dull and have a level of skill that makes it just not entertaining. If there were less koreans that would be even worse.
So if this change actually happens why not just start WCS EU and AM at ro16? It would give a higher level of skill with more competition and make the whole thing more entertaining.
in the other hand, in GSL, the ro32 groups are so stacked it's crazy. Maybe add more players (ro48 or ro64) to give more people a chance?
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Scarlett is interview bonjwa.
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soO, Taeja and Scarlett best opinions ever.
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"Blizzard is considering the redistribution of WCS points by region. What do you think is an appropriate amount for Korea compared to other regions? Hmmm, I don't know why there's a need to do that. I think all regions should reward the same amount of points."
soo is 100% correct here, ofc blizzcon is not top16 then BUT if they want that they can invite the 16 koreans in first place without having the other areas.
Its like World Cup, ofc is Germany stronger then Saudi Arabia, but that does not mean that Brasil Germany and Spain send 6 teams each and no more teams for asia ...
taeja is right true
Don't you think that the North American scene needs to grow in order for the long term health of SC2? There aren't even many NA pros to save.
SAD! but true
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Czech Republic12129 Posts
On September 10 2014 16:40 Drake wrote:"Blizzard is considering the redistribution of WCS points by region. What do you think is an appropriate amount for Korea compared to other regions? Hmmm, I don't know why there's a need to do that. I think all regions should reward the same amount of points." soo is 100% correct here, ofc blizzcon is not top16 then BUT if they want that they can invite the 16 koreans in first place without having the other areas. Its like World Cup, ofc is Germany stronger then Saudi Arabia, but that does not mean that Brasil Germany and Spain send 6 teams each and no more teams for asia ... taeja is right true Don't you think that the North American scene needs to grow in order for the long term health of SC2? There aren't even many NA pros to save. SAD! but true  Do not think about countries in football but about regions. Because Europe is the strongest region it sends the most countries. Almost half of the countries(13) are from Europe
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On September 10 2014 16:53 deacon.frost wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2014 16:40 Drake wrote:"Blizzard is considering the redistribution of WCS points by region. What do you think is an appropriate amount for Korea compared to other regions? Hmmm, I don't know why there's a need to do that. I think all regions should reward the same amount of points." soo is 100% correct here, ofc blizzcon is not top16 then BUT if they want that they can invite the 16 koreans in first place without having the other areas. Its like World Cup, ofc is Germany stronger then Saudi Arabia, but that does not mean that Brasil Germany and Spain send 6 teams each and no more teams for asia ... taeja is right true Don't you think that the North American scene needs to grow in order for the long term health of SC2? There aren't even many NA pros to save. SAD! but true  Do not think about countries in football but about regions. Because Europe is the strongest region it sends the most countries. Almost half of the countries(13) are from Europe  Was about to post that. Europe sends 13, Americas 7, Africa 5 and Asia 3. Not all european countries get equal chances of qualifying for champions league either
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Taeja! wow, owning them nerds with so few words.
i notice that the NA pros have paragraphs to write for some reason, unlike the rest. brb finish reading
E: I think Catz's post is the most interesting. For a while now I've been wondering whether or not I could tell the difference between a GSL match and WCS EU match, with the name's blacked out. After watching Grubby against Happy, yesterday I got the impression that I could. There are tiny details, like medivacs in danger being turned around and saved, that I picked up. However the overall strategy and mind-games seem to be there.
It seems that most people are definitely aware that koreigners are getting the short end of the stick (notice taeja). it also seems like that a lot of people are looking at the NA scene and condemning it to suck
tangent:
I definitely think casters should stick to being more play by play / some analysis instead of being ridiculously judgmental.
e.g. tastosis when they see a player with a game-winning advantage, they'll just say that and give a few possibilities about what might make the game go the other way. tasteless particularly is excellent at explaining what's going in a broad fashion, which is what you want to do generally speaking. "zerg's ahead because of this", "that was a good move from Terran".
instead of apollo and kaelris (however it's spelled) who just say "rofl, this guy is dead".
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