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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
October 31 2014 10:17 GMT
#161
I bet tons of foreigners will go to Korea now. Especially the ROOT guys because Catz knows they are just as good as Koreans
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DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
October 31 2014 10:21 GMT
#162
On October 31 2014 19:01 StatixEx wrote:
"There are no region restrictions on GSL and or SpoTV tournaments, with players from any region able to compete."

so its region locked then


I believe in the Jinro comeback.
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Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
October 31 2014 10:24 GMT
#163
This is awesome, 6 premier tournaments per year in Korea + bonus tournaments will go a long way towards stabilizing the scene and perhaps encourage a wave of newcomers to try their luck.
WriterNever give up, never surrender! https://www.youtube.com/user/DestructiconSC
sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5524 Posts
October 31 2014 10:39 GMT
#164
I'm so happy right now... and I'm watching Rain stream. Good SC times right now.
Like Tinkerbelle, I leave behind a sparkly residue.
REyeM
Profile Joined August 2014
2674 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-31 10:47:59
October 31 2014 10:43 GMT
#165
This is great news. I got one question. Will the players who will play in WCS EU/AM be able to play in these leagues aswell alongside those tourneys? Or are they locked out of it?

e.. I know it's kind of dumb question but my brain has stopped working properly from all the excitment and hypuu

e. e.. ALSO!! 10 months of proleague. YES PLS
S4 Arrows, never forget. RIP Woongjin Stars.
GreenMash
Profile Joined August 2012
Norway1746 Posts
October 31 2014 10:46 GMT
#166
On October 31 2014 19:43 REyeM wrote:
This is great news. I got one question. Will the players who will play in WCS EU/AM be able to play in these leagues aswell alongside those tourneys? Or are they locked out of it?

My guess is that foreigners living in korea could play in the qualifiers if they wanted
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
October 31 2014 10:49 GMT
#167
Llewellys explained a week ago that when Stephano participated in Blizzard Cup in 2011, he needed to get a working visa first. So yes, Korea is region-locked. This plus the fact that from the very beginning, even qualifiers, you have to be physically in Seoul.

Anyway, great news for the KR scene, that's something we've wanted all year long when discussing WCS system problems. Good luck SPOTV, I hope your league will be successful !
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
stevorino
Profile Joined April 2011
957 Posts
October 31 2014 10:51 GMT
#168
good news, GREAT news to be more precise
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Pino
Profile Joined June 2013
1032 Posts
October 31 2014 10:52 GMT
#169
On October 31 2014 18:42 digmouse wrote:
Proleague early info is out too, starts late December and will run for ten(!) months, ST/YoeFW replaces IM.



OMG ten months of pro league. I guess SPOTV is really stepping up their game. Wow, PL is by far my favorite tournament
Liman
Profile Joined July 2012
Serbia681 Posts
October 31 2014 10:54 GMT
#170
Seems to me that foreign tournaments will suffer in quality because Koreans wont have time to travel.On the other hand its always good to see the best of the best playing more tournaments together.
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nimdil
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland3775 Posts
October 31 2014 11:00 GMT
#171
On October 31 2014 19:52 Pino wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 31 2014 18:42 digmouse wrote:
Proleague early info is out too, starts late December and will run for ten(!) months, ST/YoeFW replaces IM.



OMG ten months of pro league. I guess SPOTV is really stepping up their game. Wow, PL is by far my favorite tournament

Yes. I'm not a fan of winners format - that's why I'm not fan of pretty much every other team league (like Acer's TeamStory Cup would be a lot more interesting if one player couldn't carry the team).
-Celestial-
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom3867 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-31 11:02:15
October 31 2014 11:01 GMT
#172
So no news on any potential returns for the GSTL then?

Booo...another year without a highest level all all-kill tournament to watch.
"Protoss simultaneously feels unbeatably strong and unwinnably weak." - kcdc
ROOTCatZ
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Peru1238 Posts
October 31 2014 11:04 GMT
#173
On October 31 2014 19:17 Darkhorse wrote:
I bet tons of foreigners will go to Korea now. Especially the ROOT guys because Catz knows they are just as good as Koreans


I've never said that, solid joke tho.
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REyeM
Profile Joined August 2014
2674 Posts
October 31 2014 11:08 GMT
#174
On October 31 2014 20:00 nimdil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 31 2014 19:52 Pino wrote:
On October 31 2014 18:42 digmouse wrote:
Proleague early info is out too, starts late December and will run for ten(!) months, ST/YoeFW replaces IM.



OMG ten months of pro league. I guess SPOTV is really stepping up their game. Wow, PL is by far my favorite tournament

Yes. I'm not a fan of winners format - that's why I'm not fan of pretty much every other team league (like Acer's TeamStory Cup would be a lot more interesting if one player couldn't carry the team).


On October 31 2014 20:01 -Celestial- wrote:
So no news on any potential returns for the GSTL then?

Booo...another year without a highest level all all-kill tournament to watch.


Yeah those are really fun. It was so awesome to watch sOs almost all-kill KHAN with just DT builds oh sOs..

But not to worry guys! I'm sure with SPL being extended to 10 months, they will add some all-kill rounds aswell!
S4 Arrows, never forget. RIP Woongjin Stars.
hfsrj
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany166 Posts
October 31 2014 11:35 GMT
#175
On October 31 2014 20:08 REyeM wrote:

Yeah those are really fun. It was so awesome to watch sOs almost all-kill KHAN with just DT builds oh sOs..

But not to worry guys! I'm sure with SPL being extended to 10 months, they will add some all-kill rounds aswell!


Ha I just remember this match now. Any link for the lol ?
REyeM
Profile Joined August 2014
2674 Posts
October 31 2014 11:38 GMT
#176
On October 31 2014 20:35 hfsrj wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 31 2014 20:08 REyeM wrote:

Yeah those are really fun. It was so awesome to watch sOs almost all-kill KHAN with just DT builds oh sOs..

But not to worry guys! I'm sure with SPL being extended to 10 months, they will add some all-kill rounds aswell!


Ha I just remember this match now. Any link for the lol ?


http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_Proleague/Round_4

Round 1 of playoffs. First three games.
S4 Arrows, never forget. RIP Woongjin Stars.
suddendeathTV
Profile Joined January 2012
Sweden388 Posts
October 31 2014 11:47 GMT
#177
It specifies that there's no region lock in Korea. However, it doesn't say whether or not you are allowed to compete in both WCS EU/AM and also compete in GSL which is also another WCS event. Any information regarding this? Are you allowed to participate in both? Otherwise this is no different from last year.

The only chance a foreigner would try their luck in a Korean tournament would be if they were allowed to do so while also competing in WCS NA/EU. Then again, if foreigners were allowed to do that, it would be wrong to not allow koreans to do the same.

So basically nothing is different from last year, when it comes to the region lock thingy. I miss the time when foreigners would try their luck in GSL. It was the most hyped and most interesting thing in the sc2 scene. How many of us didn't stay up/go up early to watch Jinro, NaNiwa etc in the GSL? I wonder if WCS/blizzard will ever figure out how to bring that back.
Information is everything
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 31 2014 12:00 GMT
#178
On October 31 2014 20:47 sd_andeh wrote:
It specifies that there's no region lock in Korea. However, it doesn't say whether or not you are allowed to compete in both WCS EU/AM and also compete in GSL which is also another WCS event. Any information regarding this? Are you allowed to participate in both? Otherwise this is no different from last year.

The only chance a foreigner would try their luck in a Korean tournament would be if they were allowed to do so while also competing in WCS NA/EU. Then again, if foreigners were allowed to do that, it would be wrong to not allow koreans to do the same.

So basically nothing is different from last year, when it comes to the region lock thingy. I miss the time when foreigners would try their luck in GSL. It was the most hyped and most interesting thing in the sc2 scene. How many of us didn't stay up/go up early to watch Jinro, NaNiwa etc in the GSL? I wonder if WCS/blizzard will ever figure out how to bring that back.


I guarantee that you wouldn't be able to compete in both. Imagine if a player found a way to win two seasons at once.
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suddendeathTV
Profile Joined January 2012
Sweden388 Posts
October 31 2014 12:06 GMT
#179
On October 31 2014 21:00 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 31 2014 20:47 sd_andeh wrote:
It specifies that there's no region lock in Korea. However, it doesn't say whether or not you are allowed to compete in both WCS EU/AM and also compete in GSL which is also another WCS event. Any information regarding this? Are you allowed to participate in both? Otherwise this is no different from last year.

The only chance a foreigner would try their luck in a Korean tournament would be if they were allowed to do so while also competing in WCS NA/EU. Then again, if foreigners were allowed to do that, it would be wrong to not allow koreans to do the same.

So basically nothing is different from last year, when it comes to the region lock thingy. I miss the time when foreigners would try their luck in GSL. It was the most hyped and most interesting thing in the sc2 scene. How many of us didn't stay up/go up early to watch Jinro, NaNiwa etc in the GSL? I wonder if WCS/blizzard will ever figure out how to bring that back.


I guarantee that you wouldn't be able to compete in both. Imagine if a player found a way to win two seasons at once.


Yeah that's kind of my point... so the hope for a foreigner to play in Korea is still non-existant Blizzard really needs to figure out a way for that to happen, because that was what was most epic about sc2 a few years back
Information is everything
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24239 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-31 12:22:31
October 31 2014 12:16 GMT
#180
Very nice. Hope this gives hesitant Koreans the little incentive they needed to go on their career.

Edit : from what I understand, those tournaments will take place parallely to WCS KR that will have a region lock. Is that right ? Or will GSL still play the role of WCS KR ?
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