EPTIEM Katowice 2021 to be held offline but without audience…
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serralfan18
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Shathe
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stardog
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Fingers crossed but it looks like a huge organizational challenge. | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On December 15 2020 04:44 stardog wrote: This is great news but will players accept likely getting quarantined to play in the tournament where half of them will drop out during the first day? In many cases it would mean almost a month of isolation - two weeks in Poland/Europe, another two back home. And if they will, who will cover the expenses for additional two weeks worth of accommodation for all the quarantined players? Fingers crossed but it looks like a huge organizational challenge. In theory depending on how they organize things, players could play from quarantine in Europe which means they'll only need to quarantine on the way back. But that and obtaining visas will certainly be a challenge. | ||
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TentativePanda
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[PkF] Wire
France24236 Posts
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Andi_Goldberger
Germany1608 Posts
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
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tommey.liang
United States363 Posts
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Husyelt
United States837 Posts
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NotSoHappy
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iMECH_KolosS
Canada61 Posts
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MrMischelito
347 Posts
that said, it would be nice for the players if they can meet in person | ||
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blooblooblahblah
Australia4163 Posts
On December 15 2020 16:25 MrMischelito wrote: with SC2, isn't offline still online just with players on site? without audience it wouldn't make much of a difference for me. that said, it would be nice for the players if they can meet in person It evens out the conditions for the players which is a huge part of why we consider offline results to be much more valuable. | ||
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Edpayasugo
United Kingdom2216 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany6997 Posts
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yht9657
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Harris1st
Germany6997 Posts
On December 15 2020 20:31 yht9657 wrote: I mean offline is great and all but has ESL seriously considered the prospect for non-EU players to actually get a visa and travel to Poland? Like if somehow all the Korean players can't acquire a visa because the government says no what would ESL do about it? As fair as I understand if travel to the location isn't possible, they'll try to get players as close to it as possible, so they can host on EU servers only which will minimize lag. Meaning somewhere in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland or whatever | ||
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osliang
China108 Posts
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ilax30
720 Posts
On December 15 2020 22:26 osliang wrote: Let's be realistic, offline is going to be extremely difficult for Korean and Chinese players. Plane tickets are super expensive, and at the moment non-EU residence can't fly to Poland afaik. Travel is paid for apparently, there is a discussion going on twitter that the tournament prize distribution is extremely top heavy and then that came up. Still hope they address the distribution stuff | ||
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