EPTCurrent Korean Starcraft 2 teams Startale, IM, Prime, MVP, oGs, NSHoseo, FXO, TSL and ZeNEX have formed an organization named "e-Sports Federation". Startale's head coach Won JongWook will be its first president.
In the midst of a transition period for the Korean SC2 scene, where KeSPA(Korean e-Sports Association) and its teams are looking to join the scene, the goal of the Federation will be to promote e-sports around the world, and secure rights for those current SC2 players and teams that have helped to build the SC2 scene so far.
There will be no special conditions for those willing to join the Federation, and invitations will be extended to foreign organizations as well.
The Federation means to, in the next few days:
- notify Blizzard of it's inception
- ask KeSPA for an official place for negotiations, and start talks advocating free participation of current SC2 players and teams in the incoming leagues, among other things.
The news ends here. It's my thoughts from here on.
e-Sports Federation != extinct SC2Con - The latter, while formed by the same organizations as the former, was created with completely different goals in mind.
SC2Con - I think their goal was to create an organization that would exert its influence on the teams in matters like player transactions. It didn't work out because, honestly, there was no way to force a team to do or to not do anything. How can a bunch of teams force other team or player to do their bidding? By not talking to them? By not typing gg whenever that player plays? By forfeiting a match whenever that player plays? It's just not possible. There is no leverage.
e-Sports Federation - This one is different. They have lots of leverage on KeSPA and its teams. The whole scene IS THEM. The only thing KeSPA has is the new incoming OnGameNet SC2 league, and the current BW teams with players with no clue how to play SC2 properly at a high level.
Mod Edit
On March 30 2012 13:46 FXOBoSs wrote:
Hi guys,
The point of this association is purely to show that we have done the hard yards as organisations in Korea and abroad to get sc2 to where it is now. It would be improper for an organisation such as Kespa to then say "join us or die".
It also promotes the ability to run 2 leagues in Korea so that the players have more incentive to train hard. If there is no resistance or discussion between the two sides, there will be heavy schedule overlaps between proleague and GSL. It would also mean you would have to pick which side you wanted to be part of.
It 'potentially' would mean an end to foreigners in korea as well. Which none of us want of course.
I hope this helps.
Regards
FXOBoSs
Hi guys,
The point of this association is purely to show that we have done the hard yards as organisations in Korea and abroad to get sc2 to where it is now. It would be improper for an organisation such as Kespa to then say "join us or die".
It also promotes the ability to run 2 leagues in Korea so that the players have more incentive to train hard. If there is no resistance or discussion between the two sides, there will be heavy schedule overlaps between proleague and GSL. It would also mean you would have to pick which side you wanted to be part of.
It 'potentially' would mean an end to foreigners in korea as well. Which none of us want of course.
I hope this helps.
Regards
FXOBoSs
