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Haku
Profile Joined August 2013
Germany550 Posts
September 17 2021 18:46 GMT
#7
Hypuuuuuuuu
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[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24239 Posts
September 18 2021 00:02 GMT
#8
Yooooohooooo

Fantastic news
formerdota2player
Profile Joined March 2021
1 Post
September 18 2021 00:40 GMT
#9
great!
Husyelt
Profile Blog Joined May 2020
United States839 Posts
September 18 2021 03:46 GMT
#10
its about time
You're getting cynical and that won't do I'd throw the rose tint back on the exploded view
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
September 18 2021 05:50 GMT
#11
Absolutly amazing news
And After seeing the football world Cup Play(even with audience) and the Olympics with thousands of participate, I can see this happening 99% surely

Just a bit sad for my Boy MaxPax.
First ever offline event is World champs
You can t expect much from him there with nerves and everything :/
MaxPax
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4967 Posts
September 18 2021 07:51 GMT
#12
Finallly
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TheCheapSkate
Profile Joined August 2011
Slovenia317 Posts
September 18 2021 10:03 GMT
#13
I might just go for the first time
rast
Profile Joined July 2012
Poland44 Posts
September 18 2021 10:26 GMT
#14
We are soaring 30-40% positive covid cases for the past ~3 weeks. We are at the brink of the 4th wave of pandemic here. The odds of this actually happening are not good.
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2221 Posts
September 18 2021 11:43 GMT
#15
Hurrah
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najib__2
Profile Joined September 2021
11 Posts
September 18 2021 11:52 GMT
#16
Super news !!
I feel Starcraft is greater when it's offline.
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
September 18 2021 13:38 GMT
#17
Nice!! Also love the vaccination requirements.
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EEk1TwEEk
Profile Joined June 2017
Russian Federation193 Posts
September 18 2021 21:51 GMT
#18
HYPE HYPE HYPE!!!!
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Ronin2011
Profile Joined November 2012
Greece30 Posts
September 19 2021 08:56 GMT
#19
On September 18 2021 01:13 JJH777 wrote:
Nice to see a COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Should prevent any major outbreak from the event barring any new variants that the vaccines are less effective against. I can't believe how many big events are happening here in the US with no vaccine requirement.


It is saddening to see that people have yet to learn that vaccinated people are actually super-spreaders.
Anyway, I wonder how many more shots, those who want to attend will have to take.. Sad times.

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rast
Profile Joined July 2012
Poland44 Posts
September 19 2021 09:37 GMT
#20
On September 19 2021 17:56 Ronin2011 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 18 2021 01:13 JJH777 wrote:
Nice to see a COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Should prevent any major outbreak from the event barring any new variants that the vaccines are less effective against. I can't believe how many big events are happening here in the US with no vaccine requirement.


It is saddening to see that people have yet to learn that vaccinated people are actually super-spreaders.
Anyway, I wonder how many more shots, those who want to attend will have to take.. Sad times.


Please stop spreading fake news, especially on the topic you seem to have a little understanding of.
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
September 19 2021 09:39 GMT
#21
On September 19 2021 17:56 Ronin2011 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 18 2021 01:13 JJH777 wrote:
Nice to see a COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Should prevent any major outbreak from the event barring any new variants that the vaccines are less effective against. I can't believe how many big events are happening here in the US with no vaccine requirement.


It is saddening to see that people have yet to learn that vaccinated people are actually super-spreaders.
Anyway, I wonder how many more shots, those who want to attend will have to take.. Sad times.

Why are you trying to misinform? Vaccines help and a lot so. Yeah from what we know from Israel so far people need a booster shot like half a year later for them to protect efficiently again, but super spreaders? Cmon... There are articles online about mass events like the Silverstone Formula 1 event in the UK that had like 350.000 visitors where only 585 infections could be linked to it - and I bet that's due to most visitors being vaccinated.

Now on topic: Great news, I hope Covid won't get new setbacks from mutations until it so the event can go through without issues. I really wanna see some low ping games between Koreans and Europeans again!
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13015 Posts
September 23 2021 12:18 GMT
#22
Could not get a ticket, I was ready but IEM sent a mail and I went on « buy here » instead of my old link prepared with the ESL website. Lost 3-4mn here before going to my link where you could buy but it said sold out.
Super disappointed :|
WriterMaru
Devangel
Profile Joined March 2019
Russian Federation66 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-23 15:24:06
September 23 2021 15:22 GMT
#23
Really sad that you could not buy the ticket, I myself had to return my 2020 ticket, because I can't attend in 2022

Before covid-19 you could come and watch SC tournament even without tickets, there was a separate free-entrance area, you just needed to wait in queue. At least this is what I was told by ESL staff member (via their email info@intelextrememasters.com) back in 2018.
If it's still the case for 2022 you can attend anyways, just ask ESL staff in advance if you can access for free with the vaccine cert



On September 23 2021 21:18 Poopi wrote:
Could not get a ticket, I was ready but IEM sent a mail and I went on « buy here » instead of my old link prepared with the ESL website. Lost 3-4mn here before going to my link where you could buy but it said sold out.
Super disappointed :|

SirKibbleX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States479 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-09-23 15:49:46
September 23 2021 15:45 GMT
#24
Maybe it would be safer to say, people with the vaccine are still capable of being super-spreaders. Keep in mind the term 'super-spreader' doesn't imply that one is especially contagious, but that one has contaminated lots of people.

If someone had an other not-very-contagious disease (not necessarily COVID) but coughed on dozens of other people's food hypothetically they could be a super-spreader, even though the disease itself and the person with it is not especially contagious. What's the point of all this? Behaviors matter. So maybe it's reasonable to imply that going to a live event when it may not be possible to enforce social distancing/masking is still not 100% safe. I want to watch live Starcraft too, but people need to know the risk while greatly reduced is not zero.

That doesn't mean they should cancel the event or anything, just that people need to acknowledge that with the Delta variant, vaccination alone is not enough to prevent spread. People need to stay safe if they choose to go.

All that said, vaccines work. They dramatically reduce the risk of both getting the disease and of transmitting it.
Praemonitus, Praemunitus.
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
September 23 2021 16:13 GMT
#25
On September 23 2021 21:18 Poopi wrote:
Could not get a ticket, I was ready but IEM sent a mail and I went on « buy here » instead of my old link prepared with the ESL website. Lost 3-4mn here before going to my link where you could buy but it said sold out.
Super disappointed :|


There’s apparently a second wave of tickets to drop on Nov 16:
https://twitter.com/eslsc2/status/1441017622724755459?s=21
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13015 Posts
September 23 2021 16:16 GMT
#26
On September 24 2021 01:13 vult wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2021 21:18 Poopi wrote:
Could not get a ticket, I was ready but IEM sent a mail and I went on « buy here » instead of my old link prepared with the ESL website. Lost 3-4mn here before going to my link where you could buy but it said sold out.
Super disappointed :|


There’s apparently a second wave of tickets to drop on Nov 16:
https://twitter.com/eslsc2/status/1441017622724755459?s=21

That’s nice to know, thanks!
WriterMaru
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