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[Pandaman]

I prefer it to the pony invasion

Don't tempt a man in withdrawl, cheeto.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Jaedong, Bisu, Fantasy and Jangbi are going to Blizzcon :O

I'm guessing they want them to see the SC2 tournament, the huge crowds, the prize/trophy tournament, etc. They might play some showmatches too, but this strikes me as Blizzard giving them a glimpse of their future. How close or far away it will be is up to the

 

[Q8D3vil]

whats wrong with dallas?

Spoiler

incontrol making it 4th lolol?

1 barely working streams and no Koreans.

 

[StopMakingSense]

1 barely working streams and no Koreans.

And laaaaaaaaaaaag.

 

[Haunted]

Jaedong, Bisu, Fantasy and Jangbi are going to Blizzcon :O

SC2 showmatch please.

 

[MrKnives]

I'm guessing they want them to see the SC2 tournament, the huge crowds, the prize/trophy tournament, etc. They might play some showmatches too, but this strikes me as Blizzard giving them a glimpse of their future. How close or far away it will be is up to the

SC2 prizes are still nothing compared to their yearly salaries. I doubt they are after SC2. I could be wrong thouogh, I guess I just don't see Jaedong switching yet.

 

[PhoenixDark]

SC2 prizes are still nothing compared to their yearly salaries. I doubt they are after SC2. I could be wrong thouogh, I guess I just don't see Jaedong switching yet.

True but they're going to switch eventually. The BW market will not last another 3-4 years at the same level of popularity it has now. SC2 is still in young stages, but in terms of tournaments and gameplay. Once we see a Korean shift - for instance, a televised SC2 league - things will fall into place much faster. I think Blizzard screwed up by giving GOM a three year deal, which will keep SC2 off television unless GOM agrees another league can form (unlikely).

The foreigner scene is growing rapidly, perhaps too fast; meanwhile we're actually seeing some players and teams put actual emphasis into practicing, resulting in some impressive wins over Koreans. EG is leading the way right now, and will continue as they branch off into Korea. Imagine if EG's big news is that they're going to sponsor IM for instance, that would be huge.

 

[fanboi]

SC2 prizes are still nothing compared to their yearly salaries. I doubt they are after SC2. I could be wrong thouogh, I guess I just don't see Jaedong switching yet.

Well if you win several GSL in a row a la MVP then you have quite the cash

 

[Pandaman]

SC2 prizes are still nothing compared to their yearly salaries. I doubt they are after SC2. I could be wrong thouogh, I guess I just don't see Jaedong switching yet.

Yea but jaedong would win every gsl and match his old salary that way.

 

[Holden]

atleast dallas is the reason for a lot of free "hq" stream;;;

if all players go to providence :

wow being 1-4 seed helps you sooooooo much. Idra vs MC again...? Hopefully idra doesn't give up after doing so well lately like he did at the beg of this year T.T!

 

[Pandaman]

Looks like idra vs bomber to me.

 

[Holden]

Looks like idra vs bomber to me.

ya, but even after idra beat him. He's still really scary... Unless idra keeps playing w/ dumulism/puma. HOPE!

 

[MrKnives]

How Haypro is still playing in prestige tournaments baffles my mind.

 

[Holden]

How Haypro is still playing in prestige tournaments baffles my mind.

Woah, since when haypro was in EG. Bro, everybody loves liquid!

 

[a176]

How Haypro is still playing in prestige tournaments baffles my mind.

maybe you didnt watch mlg orlando

 

[Deadman]

https://twitter.com/#!/IM_NesTea_

God has joined twitter.

 

[MrKnives]

maybe you didnt watch mlg orlando

I watched MKP vs Haypro. He looked strong indeed.

His overall result in Orlando was 16. Amazing, I take back all my bad words about him. That's like whole 10 rankings better than Incontrol.

 

[Holden]

All he beat was TLO boxer and drewbie, only boxer was cool; TLO is his teammate and drewbie is just bad. No offense but that's not great, i still think he could be a great player ( unlike machine lol )

 

[Hazaro]

Jaedong, Bisu, Fantasy and Jangbi are going to Blizzcon :O

Fuck fuck fuck
I need to go. Please have BW showmatches.

 

[MrKnives]

Fuck fuck fuck
I need to go. Please have BW showmatches.

I wonder why no Flash :f The list needs Flash.

 

[ShallNoiseUpon]

I wonder why no Flash :f The list needs Flash.

because he just had surgery?

 

[PhoenixDark]

Watch them be SC2 showmatches lolol

 

[Hazaro]

Watch them be SC2 showmatches lolol

If we don't have OSL level finals magic and instead have fucking SC2 that would be the greatest injustice.

Anyone who watched Fantasty vs Jangbi Finals last month (9-17) would know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVRjxvRdVc

 

[ultron87]

Does Blizzard even acknowledge that Brood War exists anymore?

 

[PhoenixDark]

If we don't have OSL level finals magic and instead have fucking SC2 that would be the greatest injustice.

Anyone who watched Fantasty vs Jangbi Finals last month (9-17) would know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVRjxvRdVc

I'd rather see a 4 man BW mini-tournament showmatch. Last thing I want to see is more BW players get embarrassed trying to master the superior SC2 live on stage (see: Yellow)

 

[MrKnives]

because he just had surgery?

You mean when he got augmented a month ago?

 

[Hazaro]

Does Blizzard even acknowledge that Brood War exists anymore?

They would have had to acknowledge it ever existed in the first place.

 

[Sliver]

What about this SC: Phoenix thing we've heard about? Maybe something to do with BW HD?

I seriously doubt Kespa would let any of those players touch SC2, but then again Blizzard and Kespa made up so who knows.

 

[Holden]

they wont go to sc2 untill BW is dead... Why become a big progamer of broodwar to drop it all to go to sc2 and be "worse" and win less money...?

 

[PhoenixDark]

Why would Blizzard release an HD BW, or update it in any way? That would just breath even more life into it

 

[Hazaro]

Why would Blizzard release an HD SC2, or update it in any way? That would just breath even more life into it

Because it is a better game.

 

[MrKnives]

Because it is a better game.

Which doesn't mean anything to Blizzard.

 

[Hazaro]

Which doesn't mean anything to Blizzard.

I thought everyone already knew that.

 

[MrKnives]

I thought everyone already knew that.

They do, that's why the idea is silly.

 

[TheThunder]

The hell is BW HD anyway ?

there's already custom bw maps with all the old units for anyone to play

 

[MrKnives]

Meanwhile, Lyn won $23k at China's G-League SC2 Tournament. Everyone at MLG and IEM picked the wrong tournament to go to D:

TL-Wiki G-League Season 2

 

[V_Arnold]

Because it is a better game.

Oh wow.

 

[Hazaro]

Meanwhile, Lyn won $23k at China's G-League SC2 Tournament. Everyone at MLG and IEM picked the wrong tournament to go to D:

TL-Wiki G-League Season 2

China is mad free at SC II.

 

[jasonng]

Update on Barcraft here in nyc since I was too trashed last night to do so. It was fun as fuck. I got to the bar in time for idra v bomber. Sat at the bar since I was by myself. Ended up talking to everyone around me. Guy next to me brought his wife and he was attempting to explain to her what's going on. He tells me he put money on these games. He made two bets with his coworkers: the first one is that Stephano doesn't make it to the finals, the other is that a foreigner wins the MLG. Fucking crazy, he even bought me an irish car bomb. I was so drunk by the finals that I was actually cheering for HuK. I know. The internet at the bar was terrible, so the stream quality was god awful. However it's definitely a different feeling when you're drinking with others while watching these matches.

An observation from last night: sc2 players are fucking terrible tippers. Since I was sitting at the bar, I rarely saw anyone even tip. Worked in my favor though, I tipped so the bartender took care of me. Got two beers and a shot on the house. That with the carbomb, I was gone. Work this morning was a train wreck. Definitely going to the next barcraft event for sure.

 

[Corran Horn]

I wish i had a barcraft nearby. I would have to drive to SF...not really he best to drive 2-3 hours then drink alot

 

[jasonng]

Also, apparently DRG and some other players came to the barcraft event. This was way after the finals ended and I had already left. If I'd stayed I'd probably tell him that I know a guy that goes by the alias Corran who's stalking him.

 

[Corran Horn]

 

[zlatko]

You're pretty good .gifs deserve man to man fist interaction.

Can't wait for HD collection in November. :O

 

[nilbog21]

You're pretty good .gifs

 

[Pandaman]

Why would Blizzard release an HD BW, or update it in any way? That would just breath even more life into it

So they can have an official brood war that doesn't have LAN.

 

[zlatko]

Que ?

 

[Hazaro]

So they can have an official brood war that doesn't have LAN.

Who's a good Panda? You are. YOU are!

 

[Mairu]

Meanwhile, Lyn won $23k at China's G-League SC2 Tournament. Everyone at MLG and IEM picked the wrong tournament to go to D:

TL-Wiki G-League Season 2

Man, China's SC2 competition is pitiful. I used to be interested in seeing what kind of play would come out of China, but after recent tournaments I'm no longer interested. Clearly they're all paying too much attention to Dota and not enough to SC2

 

[jasonng]

 

[BigAT]

Update on Barcraft here in nyc since I was too trashed last night to do so. It was fun as fuck. I got to the bar in time for idra v bomber. Sat at the bar since I was by myself. Ended up talking to everyone around me. Guy next to me brought his wife and he was attempting to explain to her what's going on. He tells me he put money on these games. He made two bets with his coworkers: the first one is that Stephano doesn't make it to the finals, the other is that a foreigner wins the MLG. Fucking crazy, he even bought me an irish car bomb. I was so drunk by the finals that I was actually cheering for HuK. I know. The internet at the bar was terrible, so the stream quality was god awful. However it's definitely a different feeling when you're drinking with others while watching these matches.

An observation from last night: sc2 players are fucking terrible tippers. Since I was sitting at the bar, I rarely saw anyone even tip. Worked in my favor though, I tipped so the bartender took care of me. Got two beers and a shot on the house. That with the carbomb, I was gone. Work this morning was a train wreck. Definitely going to the next barcraft event for sure.

Where in NYC did they have Barcraft going?