I recorded a pretty long discussion with PiG about the skillgap between Koreans and Foreigners. We were talking about differences in infrastructures, problems of newer players to emerge within the scene, the huge discrepancy in terms of salary and support and a few other things.
The whole thing is pretty good I feel but you need to bring some time when you watch it. It's about 40 minutes total:
maybe a tldr to summarize the positions of both participants? I dont really wanna watch a 40 minute video but I am still interested in what they have to say
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
Hm I disagree to a certain extent. The new system rewards skill and I think right now nobody would doubt that the Koreans are the best players. So they also deserve to have the success. But there are definitely some downsides to it. I actually did a video on that at the end of Season1 if you are interested:
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
It's literally discrimination to not let persons of a certain nationality play in a qualifying tournament. Are you mad that Koreans are always on top? To have a tournament specifically set up to allow lower tier players to win is downright dumb and just shows obviously bias towards Korean players.
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
It's literally discrimination to not let persons of a certain nationality play in a qualifying tournament. Are you mad that Koreans are always on top? To have a tournament specifically set up to allow lower tier players to win is downright dumb and just shows obviously bias towards Korean players.
Should people from the US be on Brazil's swim team for the Olympics?
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
It's literally discrimination to not let persons of a certain nationality play in a qualifying tournament. Are you mad that Koreans are always on top? To have a tournament specifically set up to allow lower tier players to win is downright dumb and just shows obviously bias towards Korean players.
Should people from the US be on Brazil's swim team for the Olympics?
This is a thread about the skill gap between Koreans and foreigners.
We already have 10 billion threads about the WCS format. No need to derail another thread.
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
It's literally discrimination to not let persons of a certain nationality play in a qualifying tournament. Are you mad that Koreans are always on top? To have a tournament specifically set up to allow lower tier players to win is downright dumb and just shows obviously bias towards Korean players.
Should people from the US be on Brazil's swim team for the Olympics?
This is a thread about the skill gap between Koreans and foreigners.
We already have 10 billion threads about the WCS format. No need to derail another thread.
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
It's literally discrimination to not let persons of a certain nationality play in a qualifying tournament. Are you mad that Koreans are always on top? To have a tournament specifically set up to allow lower tier players to win is downright dumb and just shows obviously bias towards Korean players.
Should people from the US be on Brazil's swim team for the Olympics?
This is a thread about the skill gap between Koreans and foreigners.
We already have 10 billion threads about the WCS format. No need to derail another thread.
You're right, my bad
No probs, it is always tempting to post one's thoughts even though it doesn't fit the thread at hand
Anyway
Am I the only one always intimidated by Khaldor's muscles? They must be fueled by esports
On July 11 2013 10:08 intense555 wrote: It literally isn't fair for koreans to play in WCS EU or WCS AM unless they live there full time.
It's literally discrimination to not let persons of a certain nationality play in a qualifying tournament. Are you mad that Koreans are always on top? To have a tournament specifically set up to allow lower tier players to win is downright dumb and just shows obviously bias towards Korean players.
The complaints about Koreans being in WCS EU and AM isn't discrimination in the WCS Finals; the complaints are from the people who wanted a Starcraft Olympics ala last year's WCS.
But yeah, we can't really complain about it anymore. WCS isn't the olympics anymore, so AM, EU, and KR are just "portals" to enter the tournament.
I havent watched it yet, but I personally feel that the skill gap is not nearly as big as people claim. The absolute best players can still lose to good foreigners its always a close match.