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WCS 2018 Details Revealed - Page 2
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
On December 20 2017 08:36 Boggyb wrote: SSL gives out WCS points, so yeah, it is directly affiliated with Blizzard and the WCS system. No, you misunderstand me. By "directly affiliated" I mean that Blizzard has a hand in funding and organization. SSL is run by SPOTV and funded by JinAir. The only connection they have with Blizzard is that SSL is a "Korea Tournament" and adheres to the point/prize distribution laid down in the official tournament guidelines. The fancy graphics for WCS 2017 and WCS 2018, for instance, make no mention of SSL. Nor does the official documentation. All of which is to say, Blizzard has nothing to do with whether or not SSL will happen in 2018. That decision is made separately, by separate people, on a separate schedule, so there's no point in asking about SSL in this context (which some people were doing and I was addressing in my OP). Contrast 2017 SSL and 2016 SSL, that's the difference between being "directly affiliated" with Blizzard and not. Or at least insofar as I use the term, semantics may vary. 2016: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/19993876/2016-starcraft®-ii-world-championship-series-12-17-2015 2017: https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/page_media/t6/T6NP61H0JTHR1486493787514.pdf 2018: https://wcs.starcraft2.com/en-us/news/21349309/WCS-2018-Details-Revealed/ ![[image loading]](https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/content_entry_media/y5/Y5VRQN9SF28B1450377387248.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://wiki.teamliquid.net/commons/images/7/79/2017_WCS_Format.jpg) ![[image loading]](https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/page_media/h9/H9SRKRQ6HVTH1513707992685.jpg) | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16063 Posts
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Topin
Peru10116 Posts
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DieuCure
France3713 Posts
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KGssv2
21 Posts
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scoo2r
Canada91 Posts
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Togekiss
Canada154 Posts
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On December 20 2017 10:33 Togekiss wrote: Pretty much what we all anticipated to see more or less..... although no SSL announcement yet has me worried... It felt as though there weren't enough games to watch in 2016, and if there isn't SSL in 2017 will GSL really be the only ongoing Korean tourney we will have to watch?! Like, I NEED more Korean SC2 in my life again SPOTV usually annouce their leagues closer to the start date. Hopefully Jin Air are still enthusiastic about sc2 still and sponsor it again | ||
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Hushfield
Belgium80 Posts
On December 20 2017 06:21 Wardi wrote: And just to touch on this - I think it really is just an issue of making sure the conditions are fair, the admin decisions are being done properly and that the coverage is of a high enough quality. They have to protect the WCS image & brand to sell it as being the most prestigious set of events / event of the year. You're right. It would probably be a nightmare to ensure the quality of the event, as well as making sure no stream cheating occurred. | ||
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SiorasSC
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Ziggy
South Korea2106 Posts
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
On December 20 2017 18:01 SiorasSC wrote: Any info on where Mongolia is this time? :> Nothing that I saw. I would recommend trying to contact the organizers (DH) as early as possible to find out. These sort of problems get much harder to resolve as tournaments draw nearer. With ample warning in advance, admins should be fairly accommodating. Good luck. | ||
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Squall71
Italy13 Posts
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FanaticCZ
Czech Republic287 Posts
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19348 Posts
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React42
United States12 Posts
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franzji
United States583 Posts
well done blizzard. | ||
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
On December 20 2017 09:13 Charoisaur wrote: This year's system was good so no reason to change anything. My only concern was the incredibly stupid fan-vote for GSL vs the World. Hope they'll do a qualifier this time instead. Well HALF of it was. | ||
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usopsama
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