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Boucot
France15997 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:13 The_Red_Viper wrote: So for the WCS NA+EU one you will always be in challenger next season? That's kinda odd tbh Yeah, but maybe I don't understand it well. I feel like when you get top 8 (top 16 being maybe a bit too much), you should be automatically qualified for the next season. | ||
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olol
33 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:12 mikumegurine wrote: Snute vs Scarlett Z v Z grandfinals yeaaaaaa!! oh wait...its going to be Polt vs Violet... probably.. Maybe Polt but Violet isn't that good. | ||
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mikumegurine
Canada3145 Posts
violets slowly but surely regaining his previous elite Code S skills | ||
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Zenbrez
Canada5973 Posts
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Musicus
Germany23579 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:18 Zenbrez wrote: Unfortunately Redeye's idea doesn't fix the lack of korean tournament situation so the b (and hell, some A teamers) have something to do all year long. I much prefer the effective changes I am sure ReDeYe does too. But he didn't dare to dream that the number of tournaments in Korea would just triple I think. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:15 Boucot wrote: Yeah, but maybe I don't understand it well. I feel like when you get top 8 (top 16 being maybe a bit too much), you should be automatically qualified for the next season. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/lgjVbsu.jpg) "all 32 return back to challenger" So even the champ has to fight through it again, seems VERY weird to me. But i guess that's the solution to the limited amount of places. | ||
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Boucot
France15997 Posts
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Alucen-Will-
United States4054 Posts
Beyond this, which Koreans outside of Polt and Vi0let will be able to participate in the Na/Europe region? Also, will some Koreans try to get Work Visas in some of the smaller regions (which have lesser restrictions on work visas) in order to de-facto be a member of wcs na/europe as previously experienced the last couple of years? Overall if you leave out the disagreements I have with region locking, I think its a solid change. At the very least it will give some Koreans at the lower end of the spectrum the ability to compete against top level competition and gain some recognition . Other than that I'm not really sure that this change will fix any of the core issues with lack of viewership. It will, in the least give some of the top foreigners a better chance at qualifying for blizzcon. And perhaps at the macro level, its a huge deal that we are getting this. With such a low level of viewership, it is a good feeling knowing we have this level of financial and institutional support among the pro scene. Even if blizzard isn't exactly making the right steps to grow the game, or really any steps at all beyond wcs. It also seems like Blizzard has setup quite the payday for Polt. | ||
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Musicus
Germany23579 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:25 Boucot wrote: Another scary thought : HOW WILL WE CALL WCS AM/EU ? WCS EUROPERICA ? WCS Polt obviously! | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:25 Boucot wrote: Another scary thought : HOW WILL WE CALL WCS AM/EU ? WCS EUROPERICA ? Polt is your 52 time WCS EU/NA/CN/CA/MX/SEA/TW/Middle East/Africa Champion has a certain ring to it. | ||
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m0ck
4194 Posts
Challenger qualification has to be better than the luck-of-the-draw single bo5 that seems to continue. It is way too random when you consider the significantly reduced number of spots. Seeding is king, it would seem. But seeding is very unrealiable. Why do the non-korean part of WCS not implement a better system for qualification?! No automatic qualifiers from the previous season to the next one is a lackluster system and risks creating a jarring lack of continuity between seasons. We know how volatile SC2 is, and it is impossible for even the best players to always be in top form. Additionally, there is a significantly reduced number of tournament days for WCS. I think it's a pity. This format also removes what made the biggest difference between weekend tournaments and WCS as it has been the last two years. In WCS you generally had a chance of preparing for your opponent. This is not the case in a ro16 tournament. | ||
Yhamm
France7248 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:25 Boucot wrote: Another scary thought : HOW WILL WE CALL WCS AM/EU ? WCS EUROPERICA ? just WCS. | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:13 Dragoonstorm7 wrote: had to be this way imho. im sorry, but the american region would literally have been giving free money/points to Polt. Captain america won NA twice with a ton of koreans, so with him and violet being the only ones that would get to stay the level of competition would be totally screwed. 48 might have been a better number overall imo, but its also much harder to work with than 32. I may have misunderstood your post, but Polt/Violet are going to be able to stay and compete in America. They have the proper visas. | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
But if JYP wins the title of the recap will be called: EG.JYP.RC wins SC2 HotS (not HOTS) WCS NA/EU/CN/MX/CA/SA/AF/ME/TW/SEA CHAMPION!!!! | ||
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Rikudou
Germany151 Posts
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SNSeigifried
United States1640 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/IPpcZkh.jpg) | ||
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AKAvg
Brazil298 Posts
I think it's better for fans and viewership. Not sure about Pros | ||
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Clonester
Germany2808 Posts
On November 01 2014 10:45 SNSeigifried wrote: Hope this helps your perspective about new format for foreigners!!! MC, Yoda, First, Hyun, Jakji, Stardust, Sacsri. Working Visa and student visa arent so hard to get and those mentioned live the whole year in Europe. I think 8 of 14 spots of the EU Players gonna be Korean. I just dont like this system. While the major player base is in korea, blizzards wanted audience sits everywhere else in europa but now we have again the situation where the scene starts to concentrate only on korea. not that i do not like it, but the as a fan it was much more entertaining, when the top players ( and semi top players ) came to you as a fan, next door. Now i have to watch again during work ( impossible ) and we will soon see less and less events outside of korea till SCII is again only happening in korea like BW at its best times. | ||
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okramv
Cuba30 Posts
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Pino
1032 Posts
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