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From wcs website:
Blizzard has worked with a wide range of players, teams, and partners to provide the following World Championship Series Player Handbook. This document provides the rules, rights, and responsibilities for players of WCS America, WCS Europe, and the Global StarCraft II League (GSL).
The WCS Player Handbook is a living document and will be updated as needed from further feedback from the players, teams, and partners.
2014 WCS Player Handbook – Version 1 – December 19, 2013
Please visit StarCraft2.com/WCS for all World Championship Series updates.
WCS news
Link to the Handbook
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Seems like a good thing to do right?
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Thus far from briefly reading over it I found this part to be the most interesting:
General Release
As a condition to being allowed to participate in the Tournament, participants are required to agree to release and hold harmless Blizzard, the North American Star League LLC, Turtle Entertainment GmbH, Gretech Corporation, OnGame Network Co., Ltd.,(...)
Given that OGN is no longer a partner for WCS Korea next year I find this to be very interesting. Though given that they broadcasted Blizzcon and WCG Korea I feel like they aren't as done with SC2 as many believe anyways.
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This is a must on any sport.
I hope active pro players DID take part in preparing this handnook.
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It's a good thing but I don't want to see WCS to become Pro League with weird rules...
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I somehow read that as hanbok and immediately checked.
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Awesome move by Blizzard! This way it will be alot less common for player/teams being confused regarding all WCS-related stuff. Also now we can all read it ourselves (and maybe give feedback?)
Also what Lorch pointed out: Maybe (just maybe) there still is a chance for another OSL (that gives WCS points), one can only hope!
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No more GSL group selection! Kinda sucks, it was fun. I guess it is more fair this way though
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Ooh some professionalism. About time.
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"Opinions – Players have the right to express their opinions in a professional and
sportsmanlike manner. Depending on the severity, false statements and other forms of
defamation may cause a warning, penalty or removal from the league. "
Well... this might be interesting
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Are they allowed to stream themselves playing games made by rival game companies?
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Everything looks good. Though I feel they are a bit restrictive on sponsors in a few areas. I dont really understand the opposition to alcohol, gambling and such... Especially when the main character of single player is a drunken alcoholic that obsesses over making subtle poker puns, but hey atleast he has a card to play. On a more serious note, Alcohol is a big industry that is already ingrained partially in SC2's culture with barcrafts and not to mention with mainstream sports a major major sponsor. Just dont feel its good for growth in esports to just lock them out entirely. While it may not happen soon, but it could be a crippling blow in the future when it could.
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On December 20 2013 22:07 Jawmare wrote:
Are they allowed to stream themselves playing games made by rival game companies?
There is no mention of restriction about streaming outside an event, so I assume they are allowed to do it.
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I like the part about contacting event runners by phone or email with complaints. It should be called the "twitter" or "Naniwa Rule"
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it took them only.......a year.
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Also the only glhf, gg and pp are allowed part. The Tefel Protection Act
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On December 20 2013 22:41 Liman wrote:
it took them only.......a year.
That's quite fast by Blizzard standard.
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On December 20 2013 22:41 Liman wrote:
it took them only.......a year.
Well it took that long to get all the feed back from the players, teams, folks running events and community. I'm glad they took their time and wrote a good rule book, rather than spam something else.
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Didn't they have a Handbook in 2013 though, they just decided not to release it to the general public at the time? I remember reading something to that effect.
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EPT
