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Pros React: WCS 2015 and Region Lock - Page 2

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Grovbolle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Denmark3807 Posts
September 09 2014 20:45 GMT
#21
On September 10 2014 05:23 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
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Taeja

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.


Ouch

Taeja brings the truth.
Lies, damned lies and statistics: http://aligulac.com
AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
September 09 2014 20:47 GMT
#22
On September 10 2014 05:45 Grovbolle wrote:
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On September 10 2014 05:23 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Taeja

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.


Ouch

Taeja brings the truth.


It's probably one of the more interesting interviews with TaeJa. But I love his bluntness.
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
GranC
Profile Joined October 2013
21 Posts
September 09 2014 20:48 GMT
#23
VortiX doesn´t play for mousesports anymore :D
TaeJa TY SpeeD | @sadGranC
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18457 Posts
September 09 2014 20:50 GMT
#24
pretty much no pro cried about the "horrible" region lock ^^
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33432 Posts
September 09 2014 20:51 GMT
#25
On September 10 2014 05:48 GranC wrote:
VortiX doesn´t play for mousesports anymore :D


I've been playing only hearthstone lately, give me a break
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
September 09 2014 20:52 GMT
#26
On September 10 2014 05:51 Waxangel wrote:
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On September 10 2014 05:48 GranC wrote:
VortiX doesn´t play for mousesports anymore :D


I've been playing only hearthstone lately, give me a break


Disgusting
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
September 09 2014 20:55 GMT
#27
Taeja, Soo and Scar's responses made me lol. Soo just seems like a chill dude, zero fucks given. I was kind of hoping for him to comment on how getting to three GSL finals is pretty hard, compared to farming mid-level foreigner invite tournaments.

Didn't really seem to be anyone who was too negative about it, interesting.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
September 09 2014 20:56 GMT
#28
Taeja and Polt retiring with region lock? Might as well rename WCS NA to WCS Bronze.
Lunareste
Profile Joined July 2011
United States3596 Posts
September 09 2014 20:57 GMT
#29
Lol Catz, just happy to get rid of the real competition.

Of course you can tell the difference between shit NA pros and top tier Koreans.

Enjoy your un-earned money. If you want to be a professional you should work hard and earn it, not have it handed to you because you weren't born in Korea.
KT FlaSh FOREVER
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
September 09 2014 20:59 GMT
#30
First takeaway I got was that Polt isn't gonna try to stay out of the military the way Violet's doing.

Really, this just sort of reinforces that we're being more paranoid about this system than the players affected by it are.

Also, of course soO has a high view of foreigners and the other WCS regions. Look at how many times he's credited Catz for builds he's used in GSL.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12268 Posts
September 09 2014 21:01 GMT
#31
Catz: "I call bullcrap on people whose argument is "I want to see the best game of SC2 possible and I can tell the difference between top foreign play and Korean play" because I'm almost certain they can't."

This is a dishonest way to state this, because the top foreigner players are already getting screen time in the current system. The people we will get to see more as a result of the change is people who are a level below that, and yeah I can certainly see the difference between those people and average koreans (or even top foreigners).
No will to live, no wish to die
Grumbels
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Netherlands7031 Posts
September 09 2014 21:09 GMT
#32
I don't think it's too bad if some progamers are retiring. Like, I don't know the Korean system too well, but your career as a progamer is always limited and you always need a plan B. Having to retire is sad because you don't get to live your dream, but it was always going to happen at some point. And even if half the Korean pro gamers retire then there are still at least 20 Koreans better than any foreigner.

I still wish for Blizzard to keep the Korean scene alive more though. More money and points for GSL, WCS points for proleague, KeSPA cooperating more with foreign tournaments, more tournaments in Korea. Anything really.

I don't believe Catz when he says that the difference between Koreans and foreigners is small. Haven't we gone over this argument often enough? The foreign scene largely consists of people that play part-time. Every single Korean pro is favored against every single foreigner with like five exceptions.
Well, now I tell you, I never seen good come o' goodness yet. Him as strikes first is my fancy; dead men don't bite; them's my views--amen, so be it.
tomastaz
Profile Joined January 2013
United States976 Posts
September 09 2014 21:12 GMT
#33
Can't wait until Taeja finally retires
No church in the wild --- @tzhang0126
Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
September 09 2014 21:13 GMT
#34
I think CatZ paid soO to say what he said

Seriously, the three regions similar in difficulty? I want whatever he is smoking.

Now really seriously, couldn't be that he meant something else... like... "you should be recognized and rewarded in the same way in all regions regardless of difficulty"? Otherwise I really don't get it, if GSL wasn't way more difficult why would all these Koreans fly to other regions...?
zalem95
Profile Joined January 2011
Peru184 Posts
September 09 2014 21:13 GMT
#35
Well this makes feel kind of old like I was a fan of sc2 from the very 2007 announcement of the game and now all my fav player are gone Idra, Naniwa, Thorzain and now taeja
nothing special
REyeM
Profile Joined August 2014
2674 Posts
September 09 2014 21:15 GMT
#36
On September 10 2014 06:13 Silvana wrote:
I think CatZ paid soO to say what he said

Seriously, the three regions similar in difficulty? I want whatever he is smoking.

Now really seriously, couldn't be that he meant something else... like... "you should be recognized and rewarded in the same way in all regions regardless of difficulty"? Otherwise I really don't get it, if GSL wasn't way more difficult why would all these Koreans fly to other regions...?


I think soO just doesn't give a fuck, hehe
S4 Arrows, never forget. RIP Woongjin Stars.
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
September 09 2014 21:16 GMT
#37
I was hoping that TaeJa would reconsider his retirement thing, I'm disappointed. I mean, he's only 19 years old. And we'll lose Polt and Bomber next year too because of the military, that's sad.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
September 09 2014 21:17 GMT
#38
On September 10 2014 06:09 Grumbels wrote:
I don't believe Catz when he says that the difference between Koreans and foreigners is small. Haven't we gone over this argument often enough? The foreign scene largely consists of people that play part-time. Every single Korean pro is favored against every single foreigner with like five exceptions.

thats exactly what hes saying tho? you cant go into progaming as easily as a NA starcraft player compared to KR, its just a different world and a different culture

i see people mocking NA pros as being lazy or stupid or deserving scorn because they dont want to commit to 16hr/day practice and learning to speak korean. i dont think its a bad thing that WCS AM/EU could potentially become more inviting for people who want to compete among the best in their regions but don't want to have to tank their social and academic lives to do so. as long as blizzard makes appropriate changes with regard to WCS points and prizemoney i think its good for fans
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Xinzoe
Profile Joined January 2014
Korea (South)2373 Posts
September 09 2014 21:19 GMT
#39
On September 10 2014 06:16 Boucot wrote:
I was hoping that TaeJa would reconsider his retirement thing, I'm disappointed. I mean, he's only 19 years old. And we'll lose Polt and Bomber next year too because of the military, that's sad.


its more of a health issue for taeja, his wrists are really bad, when he streamed, he would stretch after everygame. he even had to take a break during ATC finals which shows how severe it is.
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
September 09 2014 21:22 GMT
#40
On September 10 2014 06:19 Xinzoe wrote:
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On September 10 2014 06:16 Boucot wrote:
I was hoping that TaeJa would reconsider his retirement thing, I'm disappointed. I mean, he's only 19 years old. And we'll lose Polt and Bomber next year too because of the military, that's sad.


its more of a health issue for taeja, his wrists are really bad, when he streamed, he would stretch after everygame. he even had to take a break during ATC finals which shows how severe it is.


I hope he can win Blizzcon and buy new wrists from the money. Stay away SoS !
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