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Blizzard Reportedly Radically Overhauling WCS - Page 2

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Fecalfeast
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada11355 Posts
December 11 2015 23:24 GMT
#21
I'll believe it when I see it
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55553 Posts
December 11 2015 23:26 GMT
#22
The idea of locking Koreans out of events like DH/IEM/RedBull unless they have a visa (and getting one can take months) sounds so absurdly stupid it's probably true.

Under these circumstances sOs wouldn't have made Blizzcon this year.
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starslayer
Profile Joined August 2011
United States696 Posts
December 11 2015 23:26 GMT
#23
Im sorry if i read it wrong but does it mean that there's no wcs and only dreamhack iem and redbull to get wcs point, or both wcs and all those, and koreans only get gsl and s2sl?

I get basically no more korean's at foreign event's but does this mean that dreamhacks iems and redbulls are wcs and no wcs it self like last year?
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DinosaurJones
Profile Joined February 2012
United States1000 Posts
December 11 2015 23:27 GMT
#24
Blizzard... what are you doing?????
krjay
Profile Joined April 2010
United States35 Posts
December 11 2015 23:27 GMT
#25
On December 12 2015 08:12 Inflicted wrote:
Korea getting screwed over so hard in both SC2 and LoL next year


What happened to the Korean LoL players? I dont really follow LoL, just curious
genepoil
Profile Joined February 2015
1 Post
Last Edited: 2015-12-11 23:30:08
December 11 2015 23:28 GMT
#26
so if it is true sc2 e-sports is dead outside korea....thank you bli$$ard.
To just give an argument just watch naniwa or lilbow runs at bli$$con....
man i usually never post on internet but it gets me almost as angry as Trump/Le pen trash talk!!!!
jcairne
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States127 Posts
December 11 2015 23:28 GMT
#27
On December 12 2015 08:18 Wintex wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2015 08:16 jcairne wrote:
To put this into better understanding, how hard is it for Koreans to get work visas? I'm really not familar with the process at all. Is it possible for them to get a work visa even though they live and train in South Korea?

Getting a work visa with a job like esports can be quite hard to take seriously considering it's not as well known as other sports. It takes a lot of time and documentation etc.


Thanks for the clarification! Is there any other reason other than region-locking that Blizzard would want to require visas? I'm just trying to view this as objectively as possible.
pEcul!Ar
Profile Joined December 2015
52 Posts
December 11 2015 23:30 GMT
#28
inb4 changing the online structure to the old ways to top it off..
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oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-11 23:30:54
December 11 2015 23:30 GMT
#29
On December 12 2015 08:27 krjay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2015 08:12 Inflicted wrote:
Korea getting screwed over so hard in both SC2 and LoL next year


What happened to the Korean LoL players? I dont really follow LoL, just curious


OGN is getting fucked with LoL like they have got with SC2 few years ago.
Nothing new.

This situation is baffling though.
It's not like there are multiple teams who could get tier 1 Koreans leaving KeSPA, so this is just stupid.
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-11 23:33:49
December 11 2015 23:30 GMT
#30
Damn some real esports journalism

WCS dead would be crazy, they just released a new game a month ago o_O

Also would pretty much kill most casters careers. World of tanks here we go :-X
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Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16838 Posts
December 11 2015 23:33 GMT
#31
On December 12 2015 08:28 jcairne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2015 08:18 Wintex wrote:
On December 12 2015 08:16 jcairne wrote:
To put this into better understanding, how hard is it for Koreans to get work visas? I'm really not familar with the process at all. Is it possible for them to get a work visa even though they live and train in South Korea?

Getting a work visa with a job like esports can be quite hard to take seriously considering it's not as well known as other sports. It takes a lot of time and documentation etc.


Thanks for the clarification! Is there any other reason other than region-locking that Blizzard would want to require visas? I'm just trying to view this as objectively as possible.

I actually don't know what other reasons it might help with except for ease of travel, and the other regular benefits of having a work visa. And how does taxation work for the person...
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Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
December 11 2015 23:34 GMT
#32
This also fucks over PartinG, Rain and FanTaSy so hard since they cant even play in Proleague
Basically forced to take a 2 month break if they get knocked out
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10675 Posts
December 11 2015 23:34 GMT
#33
Umm hmm what lol
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Hier
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
2391 Posts
December 11 2015 23:35 GMT
#34
So from now on there will be almost no Koreans at IEM/DH? How much could Blizzard possibly be paying the organizers to compensate for the potential viewership loss?
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
December 11 2015 23:35 GMT
#35
How to kill the foreign scene by trying to help it. Nice move Blizzard, you make me think of a doctor from the 16th century.
Also how to kill SC2's popularity in the mid-long run in the same move. I'm impressed, I'm impressed.
Worst part in this is that if the Ro16 of the Global Finals is one week before BlizzCon as usual, there still won't be any foreigner at BlizzCon lol
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Popkiller
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3415 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 01:09:06
December 11 2015 23:36 GMT
#36
"In addition, at Blizzcon, the WCS Global players and WCS Circuit players will be segregated into their own half-brackets..."

+ Show Spoiler +
not actually from the article, just my own helpful idea
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55553 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-11 23:37:13
December 11 2015 23:36 GMT
#37
On December 12 2015 08:34 Inflicted wrote:
This also fucks over PartinG, Rain and FanTaSy so hard since they cant even play in Proleague
Basically forced to take a 2 month break if they get knocked out

Yeah, those guys are fucked hard. Although the OP doesn't mention WCS Premier League, so... everyone not playing Proleague is kinda fucked if that doesn't exist.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
December 11 2015 23:38 GMT
#38
Also, the article mentions a visa for Europe or North America. What about South Americans, Africans, Oceanians, and non-KR Asians? Do they have to get a EU/NA visa to be able to enter something else than SLL/GSL too?
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pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
December 11 2015 23:38 GMT
#39
If this is true, I will never have reason to watch an IEM or DH again.

Lilbow was one foreigner too many at Blizzcon. Eight will be torture. No reason to tune in until ro8.
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JabuSeika
Profile Joined February 2014
United States607 Posts
December 11 2015 23:38 GMT
#40
On December 12 2015 08:34 Inflicted wrote:
This also fucks over PartinG, Rain and FanTaSy so hard since they cant even play in Proleague
Basically forced to take a 2 month break if they get knocked out


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