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Source: https://wcs.starcraft2.com/en-us/news/22945358/
With the BlizzCon 2019 announcement now out in the world, we wanted to give a few more details about the StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) Global Finals! BlizzCon Opening WeekOpening Week, as usual, will see the Top 8 point-earners from both the WCS Circuit and WCS Korea fight it out to make the overall WCS Top 8. We will share more regarding the epic finale of WCS 2019 soon, but wanted to let fans know that this year StarCraft II’s Opening Week will not take place at Blizzard Arena. This year, Opening Week will be hosted somewhere quite different. Keep an eye on @esportstarcraft for updates—we think it’s very exciting and can’t wait to share it with you! BlizzCon in Anaheim, CaliforniaThe WCS Top 8 is back in the Arena for BlizzCon 2019! The Top 8 will be played out in its entirety on day one of BlizzCon, including the WCS Global Finals. Last year, the WCS Global Finals concluded in historic fashion with Joona “Serral” Sotala’s win, an unforgettable moment for everyone who witnessed, whether in-person or online. With all the up-and-coming young talent mixed with seasoned veterans in 2019, we know the conclusion of this year’s chapter is slated to be just as epic. We can’t wait to see you all live or in the chat for the WCS Top 8 and the WCS Global Finals!
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Oh darn  .
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I don't know if I am missing something, but this seems ok for me. SC2 gets back to the Arena, instead of having its own separated space. The R08 and onwards played out entirely on day 1 is probably a step back, but it actually may make the timing better for us europeans.
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6 Bo5's and the Bo7 Finals in one day could be a scheduling nightmare if any technical issues arise. Event would need to start very early in the morning to get it all in within say 12-14 hours.
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Cricketer12
United States14003 Posts
All of top 8 in one day?!
Uhhhh ok?
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Playing out the complete ro8 in ONE day is just that kind of idea you'd expect from blizzard. Seems as clever as announcing a diablo-franchise game for mobile devices...
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Why are they trying to cram it into one day?
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On April 26 2019 07:44 NinjaNight wrote:
Why are they trying to cram it into one day?
Because dead game.
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On April 26 2019 07:44 NinjaNight wrote:
Why are they trying to cram it into one day?
i guess thats the prize for being back to the arena
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Getting back the arena doesn't make up for all playoff matches getting crammed into one day.
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What a horrible idea. Players are supposed to do two Bo5's and then a Bo7 to finish it off? What is Blizzard thinking?! How is this supposed to give us good games? It should go in the opposite direction if anything.
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I guess I'll have to spend the whole Friday watching BlizzCon, I think last years' schedule was better.
On a side note, will the groupstages be played the week before BlizzCon as always(boring, there's Essen fair that weekend)?
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All the details haven't been released but from what we know I think this sounds pretty bad. Rather have the sidearena but properly spaced out matches.
Likelihood of good casting is educed since it goes on for so long, especially the finals risk being bad with everyone tired out, players are in the same boat which means we might see "bad" games with casters that are exhaused and off kilter.
Yay, blizzcon starcraft 2 finals!
Blizzard: Lets get it over with.
Opening groups not being at location doesn't matter much for me as long as the production is good but its likely a trade down since all the changing seems to be about getting it done fast and cheap. They are hyping it up as an improvement, I really hope it is because otherwise hyping fans up just to shit on them is never a good idea.
"We have time super awesome new thing coming guys, you should be really hype for this"
- Release change for the worse
What do they expect? Would have been better if they were just upfront about it being a downgrade.
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Being all in one day...
1) Takes away from the tension and hype of the tournament for the viewers. It finishes so quick and everyone is like "thats it?"
2) Very tiring for the players leading to lower quality games and cheapens the tournament
3) Drains the audience because everything is crammed into one very long day. Doesn't feel like an actual tournament.
4) There's no real build up to and no anticipation for the finals because it feels like a normal day 1 of a tournament and regular matches are going by one by one relentlessly until suddenly it's the finals already! A finals on day 1?!
5) Most of the viewers will probably be left unsatisfied.
Conclusion: Just spread out the tournament over more than one day. Even just two days would make a large difference if you really need to cram it.
We'll see if a one day tournament turns out to be better than expected, but this seems to be how it would go. I don't see how this could possibly hope to live up to last year's Blizzcon.
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On April 26 2019 06:42 Xamo wrote:
I don't know if I am missing something, but this seems ok for me. SC2 gets back to the Arena, instead of having its own separated space. The R08 and onwards played out entirely on day 1 is probably a step back, but it actually may make the timing better for us europeans.
More likely its worse for us. There will be delays, there are always delays.
Maybe is not so bad for Spain but for Finland :D
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Personally I like this format quite a bit. And most importantly we should all be thankful that Blizzard continues to back this game at all, 9 years after it was initially launched.
Goodluck all!
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Canada8991 Posts
I hope we get all of the matches on stage, I would not be surprise if it's 2 stream like in 2013.
Still having the arena is great, I hope we get that freaking giant stage back, maybe the best stage I ever saw.
I don't mind having all the playoff matches in 1 day, it's the standar WCS systems and it has produce some hype event with good viership.
I know it's not always ideal, but it's gonna mean less talkcraft and having a day with only the semi and the finals can be a bit anticlimactic and it can also lead to lower viership and in place fans, I think IEM Katowice suffer from that sometime. Having it all in day almost garantee us to be closing the day, while having it in 2 would probably mean playing the finals earlier with OW getting the big part of the stick.
Edit: I was under the impression they meant the "Blizzard arena" aka the place where it was played in 2014-15 and 16 and where the OW WC take place. Am I getting things mixed up?
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OK. Let me get this straight.
The group stage is only being streamed so where it is hosted doesn't even matter. No audiences regardless. Last year it was hosted at Blizzard Arena. However, they said the playoff will be hosted at Arena. Do they mean Blizzard Arena or Anaheim Convention Center? The playoff has been always on stage at Anaheim Convention Center along with the rest of BlizzCon. If they downgrade it to Blizzard Arena then it is certainly disappointing. I heard Arena is a nice studio but certainly not as big as whichever hall is in Anaheim Convention Center.
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Maybe getting the big stage back will make sOs win again.
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