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SK_MC's Rant
@SK__MC: No matter how I look at it, I can only see WCS as having disadvantageous conditions for Korean players. Players who are in the qualifiers [old Code B] cannot compete in WCS Korea at all [MC means the Code S/top 32 division].
Players who compete in the most difficult tournament, the GSL, will be picked as Korea's representatives. However, if you're not going to prevent Korean players from going to other countries [to compete in either the America or EU region], then it makes practicing in Korea for Korean tournaments itself a foolish act. Anyone would rather qualify easily from America or Europe, as opposed to a place with many strong, Korean players.
I just don't get Blizzard's plan. Either allow only players from that country to play in their region, or make a separate qualifier [and tournament] for WCS instead of turning the GSL into the WCS. For Korean players who are down in the qualifiers/Code B right now, WCS is a tournament that you really have no desire to play.
Even for me, being in Code S right now, there's a lot to think about. In that case, how big of a dillema must this be for players in Code A or the preliminaries? In conclusion, it's a tournament format I really don't like.
Just looking at LG-IM, there's Mvp, First, ByuL, Ragnarok, Seed, etc. in the preliminaries, and Nestea, Yonghwa, etc. in Code A who have automatically lost the right to compete in the first WCS Korea season. Only the 32 Code S players who were judged by their Wings of Liberty skill are Korean representatives.
To make an analogy, let's say for soccer there's the Premier league in England, the Chinese league, and Japanese league. There's a 'champions league' type tournament, and they seed the top five teams from each of the national leagues. The condition is, clubs can decide which league they want to play in, and the 2nd and 3rd vision of the Premier league can't even play in the champions league while all the JP/CN teams compete together in their league. What would top teams like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool etc. think? What would the teams in the lower divisions of English football think? Would there be any reason for them to play in the lower divisions of England where they can't even play in the champions league, when they could get top results in the overseas leagues?
[Incomprehensible archery analogy omitted] Right now, in an esports industry where it's a problem because Korean players are dominating every tournament, it's obvious from the perspective of a foreign esports fan to want to see players their country doing well. If Korean players go to WCS EU and WCS NA and dominate there as well, I wonder what kind of Amerian or European fan would want to watch the WCS finals.
Teammates respond:
@LGIMSeed: Because I'm in the preliminaries, I've forcefully had pain inflicted.
@IM_RagnaroK: T_T so painful
Worshipers gather at the church of Polt
@TSLRam I can hear the sound of Polt shoveling all the way from here.
@CMStormPolt: I can hear the sound of people packing and moving to America all the way from here...
@TSLRam: Lol, because of restrictions, most of the guys saying they'll go probably won't be able to? LOL
@Quantic_Center: Ah... Hyung.... Looks like you're going to sweep everything up.
@AzubuSymbol: Whew... really a god-like move. You can see the future...
@QuanticHyuN: So f***ing amazing, 'that person's' decision making... whew...
@CMStormPolt: Center, you come to America too! lololol
@IM_Ragnarok: T_T I'm ruined, so I'll just study for the college extrance exams.
@LiquidTaeJa: I should go to the US or Europe!
@AxMiya: Then I shall remain in Korea.
@purerakuen: Is this the start of deep mind-games between proagmers?
@LiquidTaeJa: Lololol, yes, this is the beginning.
@purerakuen: Polt says don't come to the US.
@LiquidTaeJa: Huk! Then I'll go to Europe.
@FXOLeenock: Is this the godly play from the Seoul National University student?
Pro-gamers being emo.
@EGJYP: So should I just go to the USA?~~~
@ST_Golden: Lot to think about...
@Liquid_HerO: Has the time come to leave???
EGOzRC: Hmm... do I have to go the USA?
Pro-gamers not being emo.
@ApolloSC2: My opinion: Why do EU/NA players ever care to play in Korea anymore?
@HelloSaSe: because some players wanna be as good as possible instead of making money. If I cared much about money I would ALWAYS be in EU^^
NaNiwaSC2: @MLGSundance if u were really gonna help them then you would make them actually MOVE to usa all the time, instead of online + lan... I mean for NA ofcourse guys.. i will still try to practice in KR and win . i dont give a shit who i have to play
