On December 08 2017 04:36 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
WCS 2018 is kicking off much faster than WCS 2017 which is nice, but boy are these qualifiers short notice.

Both IEM and WCS are so short notice, it is so sad that you can't plan anything in your life when you are a Starcraft 2 pro

DieuCure

France3713 Posts

December 07 2017 19:48 GMT

You can plan it when WCS 2018 are announced

Nerchio

Poland2633 Posts

December 07 2017 19:50 GMT

On December 08 2017 04:48 DieuCure wrote:
You can plan it when WCS 2018 are announced

This year WCS Challenger in August was postponed by 1 week so it's not like the schedule is set in stone 100%

ShoCkeyy

7815 Posts

December 07 2017 20:05 GMT

Vacations don't exist in esports apparently t_t

DieuCure

France3713 Posts

December 07 2017 20:07 GMT

I'm sure that Blizzard isnt happy about it too.

Clonester

Germany2808 Posts

December 07 2017 20:07 GMT

Yeah sorry, but such a short notice is unacceptable.

PurE)Rabbit-SF

United States680 Posts

December 07 2017 20:17 GMT

On December 08 2017 04:39 Nerchio wrote:

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Both IEM and WCS are so short notice, it is so sad that you can't plan anything in your life when you are a Starcraft 2 pro

Mr. Nerchio Go get em all!!! xDDD

feardragon

United States973 Posts

December 07 2017 20:35 GMT

#10

Really sucks that this is not only on crazy short notice but also happening a week before Christmas and during finals for most players in school.

Vutalisk

United States680 Posts

December 07 2017 20:58 GMT

#11

I wish for an earlier WCS event than last year as Austin was like in March or April last year. But this is quite early though. They should announce a bit sooner though for the benefit of the players though.

I wonder which location will be dropped this year.

geokilla

Canada8244 Posts

December 07 2017 21:06 GMT

#12

On December 08 2017 04:39 Nerchio wrote:

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Both IEM and WCS are so short notice, it is so sad that you can't plan anything in your life when you are a Starcraft 2 pro

You should look at the CS:GO schedule then.

Musicus

Germany23576 Posts

December 07 2017 21:35 GMT

#13

Absolutely embarassing to announce the qualifiers 1 week before they start.

This is nothing new, how can they not learn anything after all those years?

argonautdice

Canada2719 Posts

December 07 2017 21:40 GMT

#14

Very poor scheduling. Also this EU/AM online qualifier is at the same time as the IEM south america and central europe qualifiers.

NonY

8751 Posts

December 07 2017 22:23 GMT

#15

lol can't even buy advanced tickets to see star wars without a major tournament popping up with 1 week notice and making you miss your show

Solar424

United States4001 Posts

December 07 2017 22:51 GMT

#16

You'd think with 3 organizations (WCS, IEM, and WESG) still running SC2 events that they'd find some way to organize. IEM is immediately after the WESG NA qualifiers, so players like Neeb are going to have to choose one, and the IEM and WCS qualifiers overlap with each other. This would be somewhat acceptable when there were tournaments every weekend, but with the game in its diminished state organizers need to communicate to prevent conflicts like this from happening time and time again.

LaughNgamez

Canada525 Posts

December 07 2017 23:26 GMT

#17

Still only $10,000 for the Challenger pot. Sad to see the semi-pro scene still being neglected. We need a $700,000 Blizzcon prize pool for show but viability is not needed for pros /s