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Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4747 Posts
January 07 2020 17:07 GMT
#101
Good
Pathetic Greta hater.
Koivusto
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Finland542 Posts
January 07 2020 17:08 GMT
#102
This is so awesome, god damn. Even without knowing all the details I feel sure that this will be for the better.

Gotta agree with some of the others - strange that China didn't get more out of this, but the opposite. I assume as well that it would be strategically a good choice to hand China a bit more.
#1 Blitzcrank #Forever platinum toss --> current diamond Terran <3
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
January 07 2020 17:09 GMT
#103
CHEEKY CHEEKY KAELARIS
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Legion87
Profile Joined January 2020
1 Post
January 07 2020 17:20 GMT
#104
Hype!
DreamlnCode
Profile Joined December 2018
United Kingdom77 Posts
January 07 2020 17:30 GMT
#105
I'll take this instead of receiving nothing. 3 years is a sweet deal.

Should be interesting to see how this plays out.
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
January 07 2020 17:32 GMT
#106
The 3 year deal is so huge for starcraft 2, I almost can't put it into words.
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
January 07 2020 17:35 GMT
#107
So stoked for this, looks like I’ll be making another pilgrimage to Montreal this fall!
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Mekare
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany393 Posts
January 07 2020 17:35 GMT
#108
I'm so insanely happy about this!!!!!!!!!! <3
stilt
Profile Joined October 2012
France2754 Posts
January 07 2020 17:36 GMT
#109
That's handsome !!!
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8245 Posts
January 07 2020 17:36 GMT
#110
IEM and Dreamhack in CS:GO is amazing. I expect the same quality with SC2. Only thing I'm worried about is the online betting and obvious 322 that is so rampant in CS:GO online tournaments.
ZugzwangSC
Profile Joined October 2019
87 Posts
January 07 2020 17:37 GMT
#111
Whew!!!

Will be very excited to learn more.
www.youtube.com/c/zugzwangstarcraft
ooCast1
Profile Joined March 2019
25 Posts
January 07 2020 17:39 GMT
#112
Is the online weekly tournament with circuit points currently exclusive to EU server (for now)?

Are other weekly tournaments welcomed to apply for circuit points? e.g. Kung Fu Cup
Khalimaroth
Profile Joined September 2010
France70 Posts
January 07 2020 17:43 GMT
#113
Wait and see.
I wich us the best.
Trop'inzust
AddudillidowsKiii
Profile Joined August 2019
Sweden2 Posts
January 07 2020 17:44 GMT
#114
Poggers! More starcraft more happiness.
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
January 07 2020 17:46 GMT
#115
On January 08 2020 02:39 ooCast1 wrote:
Is the online weekly tournament with circuit points currently exclusive to EU server (for now)?

Are other weekly tournaments welcomed to apply for circuit points? e.g. Kung Fu Cup


Apollo confirms that the online weekly cups will be for all regions:

"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
January 07 2020 17:47 GMT
#116
That's crazy. GG SC2 \○/
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
January 07 2020 17:57 GMT
#117
This is awesome news.

I feel like the 11 Foreigners to 9 Koreans is strange and that China is getting screwed with only 1 slot exactly when the Chinese community is reviving Team Leagues by itself. I mean, two for LatAm but one for China? Cham and Khelazur will be happy...

SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
January 07 2020 17:58 GMT
#118
On January 08 2020 02:32 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
The 3 year deal is so huge for starcraft 2, I almost can't put it into words.

I agree. Love this. ESL is great for this as well.
Noonius
Profile Joined April 2012
Estonia17413 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-07 18:00:00
January 07 2020 17:59 GMT
#119
I jokingly called that there's not gonna be a WCS in 2020 during the blizzcon.
Gonna make another call here. ESL is gonna assess SC2 during those 3 years and then gonna make a decision whether to kill off competitive SC2 or not. Lets face it. When the old guardsare finally all gone in GSL, there won't be a meaningful pro scene in Korea any more when it comes to SC2. Blizzard is probably thanking their lucky stars that they won't have to bare all the blame when pro scene dies off. If we're lucky ESL will extend the agony by 2 more years after the initial 3.
Terran forever | Maru hater forever
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
January 07 2020 18:04 GMT
#120
On January 08 2020 02:59 Noonius wrote:
I jokingly called that there's not gonna be a WCS in 2020 during the blizzcon.
Gonna make another call here. ESL is gonna assess SC2 during those 3 years and then gonna make a decision whether to kill off competitive SC2 or not. Lets face it. When the old guardsare finally all gone in GSL, there won't be a meaningful pro scene in Korea any more when it comes to SC2. Blizzard is probably thanking their lucky stars that they won't have to bare all the blame when pro scene dies off. If we're lucky ESL will extend the agony by 2 more years after the initial 3.


But being blessed by almost 14 to 16 years of SC2 pro scene is already wonderful in itself. All things dies.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
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