EPTOn December 12 2015 08:59 Plexa wrote:
The claim has a lot of merit. See: every other esports in existence right now.
The claim has a lot of merit. See: every other esports in existence right now.
Every other? I really don't think so
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
Every other? I really don't think so | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
On December 12 2015 08:59 Plexa wrote: The claim has a lot of merit. See: every other esports in existence right now. Other esports either have top players from all countries (Dota, CSGO) or are under the misguided delusion that foreigners can complete with Koreans because they so rarely play against each other (LoL). No one in the Starcraft community has any delusions that foreigners generally suck compared to Koreans so these all foreigner tournaments are going to be less hype for a lot of people. | ||
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Popkiller
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Cricketer12
United States13959 Posts
On December 12 2015 08:59 Plexa wrote: The claim has a lot of merit. See: every other esports in existence right now. Then clearly I am in an estranged minority in an already estranged minority. Granted I find MOBAs and most FPS excessively boring. But the way I see it, SC2 is currently the most popular eSport in terms of skill needed to master the game. It therefore seems criminal to limit the rate at which that high level of skill is viewable. | ||
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FanaticCZ
Czech Republic287 Posts
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Penev
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I feel we just went back in time | ||
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Phredxor
New Zealand15076 Posts
On December 12 2015 09:01 Elentos wrote: Did you double check to make sure none of the barcodes are SKT players in disguise? (also we don't have any details yet, I'd assume INno gets a direct seed) I thought that too, but I saw Byul was in the lists. If second place doesn't get a direct seed there's a good chance nobody does. | ||
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ZAiNs
United Kingdom6525 Posts
On December 12 2015 09:01 Charoisaur wrote: so if koreans with a visa (polt, hydra, jaedong) are still allowed at foreign tournaments I guess the winners of those tournaments will all look very similar  I wouldn't be so sure about JaeDong... | ||
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BartCraft
Netherlands45 Posts
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Cricketer12
United States13959 Posts
On December 12 2015 09:01 Cyanocyst wrote: ..I liked the system so much better, before WCS. Sure maybe it was hard for outsiders looking in, to know who are the best players. Though i feel like everyone who followed Starcraft would probably give a pretty consistent top 10 players. Just due to an intrinsic feel, for the value of placing in a tournament based on the competition present. In 2014 HyuN and Bomber were the top 2 players in WCS rank, in 2013, sOs was ranked 12th, in 2014 Life was ranked 14th, in 2015 sOs was ranked 14th. Are you sure WCS is truly the best way to see who the best players are? | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
mostly him, but the others all had good runs. | ||
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Elentos
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On December 12 2015 09:04 Phredxor wrote: I thought that too, but I saw Byul was in the lists. If second place doesn't get a direct seed there's a good chance nobody does. WCS this year only had the champion get seeded back. But they're probably doing a mulligan. Still, there's probably more to the tournament we're not aware of yet. And maybe some just signed up for the chance of winning a direct seed and avoiding Code A . | ||
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Cricketer12
United States13959 Posts
On December 12 2015 09:03 Penev wrote: Better get the proper visa DRG.. I feel we just went back in time Another reason this is so stupid, people like DRG get fucked, because they announced this so fucking late. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
My guess is Blizzard is cutting costs with running WCS Premier. I'm not sure I can blame them, from a business standpoint. People need to remember that Blizzard is basically running a charity with any support of SC2 esports (unless you argue it's for marketing purposes). They clearly do not make money from it. They have been propping up GSL from the very beginning, by the way. | ||
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Hoofit
United Kingdom128 Posts
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HeroMystic
United States1217 Posts
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Elentos
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On December 12 2015 09:09 Doodsmack wrote: lol @ the exaggerations in this thread. You know you'll still be watching. I'll only watch games with players I care about though. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30545 Posts
On December 12 2015 09:05 BartCraft wrote: I think that without WCS there are way too few tournaments for the foreing scene. Only 8 weekends, why make it region locked when there are no players left to play. The only good thing that could come of this is that smaller organisers get more attention for their tournaments since there is no constant WCS coverage. So maybe some of the current small guys will get to grow a little bigger. | ||
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Cyanocyst
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Then, for the weekend LAN style tournaments, Allow everyone to potentially participate. And assign a WCS point value to placing in those tournaments based on the players who attend. So The main way to qualify for blizzcon is to place well at your regions long term style tournament. The weekend lans could be used to rack up additional points. Probably not feasible. But its optimal. Sc2 at its core is and should be survival of the fittest. While Sc2's growth will depend on better performances by forginers, it can't be so heavily tilted. If their proposed system is implemented i'm worried it will alienate the region who cares for this game most. | ||
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Cricketer12
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