EPTFirst Ten invites for SC2 Intel Extreme Masters - Page 2
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REyeM
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
On January 22 2016 03:22 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: I said it on twitter and I'll say it here OH GOD MY SIDES Gonna go ahead and pile on with a roflmao This year is awful.  | ||
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REyeM
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
The tournament will see the 32 best StarCraft II players in the world I know others have already done but BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You Funny IEM, You tell Funny Joke. | ||
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Boysetsfire
Mexico335 Posts
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Sapphire.lux
Romania2620 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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Boysetsfire
Mexico335 Posts
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Tenks
United States3104 Posts
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FrkFrJss
Canada1205 Posts
On January 22 2016 03:58 Bagration wrote: Not the best 32, but then again college sports in the US are immensely popular, when people know that the pro leagues are significantly better. If these guys can give us entertaining close games, show that personality and creativity, it might not be too bad. Sometimes close entertaining games are better for a tournament than unleashing a couple of world class Koreans and getting a one-sided stomp and no surprises to who ends up lifting the trophy at the end. Well...Polt and Hydra are arguably top 32, and Mana, Bunny, and Lilbow have consistently been able to do well even versus some mid-tier Koreans. But, I imagine that this will be like WCS 2015. (with the exclusion of violet and forGG). If you liked the games there, then I imagine that the games now would be of similar caliber. Different, of course, due to LotV, but still very high level. Honestly, the EU scene is at the level that their players can compete with the middle-lower tier of Koreans, which is still very impressive. | ||
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DSK
England1110 Posts
I also giggled at the "best 32" comment. Sorry, foreign players  | ||
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billynasty
United States260 Posts
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Ludwigvan
Germany2371 Posts
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
On January 22 2016 04:43 DSK wrote: Shouldn't the 8 invites have been qualifiers like the rest? It sounds a bit shitty, but surely that'd have been in line with fundamental tenet of giving foreign players a better, fairer field of play? Basing everything on WCS 2015 results sounds a bit daft, particularly in an (effectively) new game. Then again, many of them are crowd favourites anyway. I also giggled at the "best 32" comment. Sorry, foreign players It's part of the rules for WCS | ||
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Prog455
Denmark970 Posts
On January 22 2016 03:28 DinoMight wrote: Facepalm.gif These are not the best 32 players in the world... these are the best 32 players in this stupid bubble created by Blizzard to foster local talent at the expense of match quality. Honestly Stuchiu was right. People might not like his ESPN article because it's negative, but this scene is declining fast. I have absolutely no desire to watch any tournament that doesn't at least have a couple of decent Koreans to set the bar. Otherwise I might as well just watch my friends play each other. How can you say that the scene is declining fast when you haven't even seen the viewer numbers for this tournament. SC2 is more than just Korea, and just because Korea historically has been the superior country, there is no reasons that we can't build a strong european scene. One that might eventually surpass Korea | ||
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
On January 22 2016 05:05 Prog455 wrote: How can you say that the scene is declining fast when you haven't even seen the viewer numbers for this tournament. SC2 is more than just Korea, and just because Korea historically has been the superior country, there is no reasons that we can't build a strong european scene. One that might eventually surpass Korea You funny kid. You tell funny joke lol | ||
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ejozl
Denmark3491 Posts
The tournament will see (some of ) the best 32 StarCraft II players in the world compete and we anxiously await the results of the remaining regional qualifiers to reveal the remaining 22 players. Would've been fine for me. It's okay to hype it up. | ||
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On January 22 2016 03:23 Keeemy wrote: "The tournament will see the 32 best StarCraft II players in the world compete" Woosh They decided during last year that IEM Katowice was going to have 32 players instead or 16 as usual, and wrote this PR text. Then WCS 2016 came along, and they kept the text. True story. At least, I hope so, because else it's adding ridicule to the absurd. Though I suggest Korea starts a diplomatic crisis over this, because not being part of "the world" is pretty big. | ||
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Ppjack
Belgium489 Posts
On January 22 2016 05:05 Prog455 wrote: How can you say that the scene is declining fast when you haven't even seen the viewer numbers for this tournament. SC2 is more than just Korea, and just because Korea historically has been the superior country, there is no reasons that we can't build a strong european scene. One that might eventually surpass Korea Of course it is possible. Just technically not likely to ever happen. -> Bring a lot of money to the table. Invest in coaches. Every pro player of every team is living in the same city (let's say London). Get an harmonized juridical status for professional players. Make it sustainable and hugely profitable. Organise leagues that occur every week, and broadcast it on TV. Make teenagers dream about being so good that they will earn a lot of money and be broadcasted on TV while their parents support them fully on their career. Do it for 2 years, and watch the best guys of the foreign London scene competing on the total same level as the best kespa players from the Seoul scene. If you think otherwise you probably should just go check any other sport on the fucking planet and tell me why korea isn't dominating every league  | ||
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