PhoenixDark
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Why should he go to Korea and play in one tournament, when he can stay in the US/EU and play in multiple tournaments? It's a no brainer
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Haunted
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Oh please. Playing one match a week and being tied up by a single tournament for two months+ is just not the best use of your time if you're a player of Stephano's calibre.Lost a lot of respect for Stephano
GSL used to be the biggest thing (both from a prize money and quality perspective), but now it's simply more attractive to focus on non-Korean tournaments if you have the means to travel.
I personally also prefer the gauntlet-style format of weekend tournaments.
I wonder if his limited training time in Korea will help him, though. People usually only see improvements when they commit more time to it.
Corran Horn
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Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
I really want to see him in GSL style tournament where opponents prepare week+ in advance to him. I prefer GSL style tournament but Im fine with just 1 big tournament like that and rest weekend style tournaments because otherwise I would not watch (aka NASL/Foreign Team Leauges/etc)
Because it's not an either or, he could play in the GSL and US/Eu tournaments just like some of the Koreans do. The real answer is that it's tough to fly around that much and the GSL, with it's level of competition, probably has a to low an expected payout to be worth it to him.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Aw shit that's right it's fucking foreigner gauntlet style for Semis and Finals isn't it.
That's a shame. Korean tourneys are in part so good because two amazing players trains for 1-2 weeks against 1 person.
Still should be pretty good. What are hotel prices looking like?
seriously, unless they decide not to send Tastosis and we have the worst casters on the planet, this is the best domestic SC event to go to
edit: oh, they decided to only do semis & finals instead of ro8->finals for gsl... so it's not as bad
message me on aim/fb/w.e about hotels ;p
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Okay thats good they fixed that at least...should still be finals only :/
Im probably gonna try to put in time off and see what happens...but working retail and getting time off during holidays is a bitch...but I might have new job soon so who knows then.
is there an earliest time you can try to put time off in? it's usually easier to get time off if you ask far in advance ;|
What is the GSL World Championship?
korea vs the world team league style thing like they did last year
TheThunder
Member
Take everything super literal and avoid the main point just to prove a useless point.
Korea vs Taeja and HerO then?
backpedal further
Taeja only won 25% of the maps TL took in the IPTL match today (that they eventually lost)
Corran Horn
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Got a free monitor...trying to work this in somehow on my desk. Not sure if I like it like this yet since my main monitor is shifted over to left now.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
I buy the 10 dollar keyboards in stores. Work fine brah
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
That's the spirit!
you're following the rule, can't fault you.
TheThunder
Member
backpedal further
Taeja only won 25% of the maps TL took in the IPTL match today (that they eventually lost)
Not backpedaling, but I guess when you have somebody who doesn't get the concept of hyperbole or exaggeration because he's salty that his "team" is a one and a half man squad you run into these situations.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Stop yalls qqs
GSL Code A qualifers are going on and 2 KeSPA players qualified so far (out of 5 spots so far)
Baby and Last. Bisu lost in finals
GSL Code A qualifers are going on and 2 KeSPA players qualified so far (out of 5 spots so far)
Baby and Last. Bisu lost in finals
TheThunder
Member
Either show us what's written on that paper you used your amazing ms paint skills on or you and me gonna go next.
Corran Horn
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lol its a bunch of my passwords
Ecto311
Member
Just placed my 1v1 - won and got 99 bronze. Last season I was top 10 gold, then dropped to silver after a shitload of drunk terran games. Came back to it as zerg, won one game and was back to gold. Now this placement puts me at the bottom of the bottom. Before the ladder reset I was mid gold again. At least I have no reason to not hit the find match button now.
I'm on a war against bad hyperbole.
You should fix your previous post, Hero was nowhere near the half in TAC3
And TL is not my team, but Taeja is my player
TheThunder
Member
Zenio is not even %50 if you take out his groundbreaking all kill against the all stared dignatis, so is Sheth, Hero didn't do shit in the ipl thing but he actually wins in all these korean and foreign lans which can't be said about his teammates who act as nothing more than a glorified warm up game to their opponents.
threw in a little hyperbole there for you to have fun with, so people can't say that I don't care
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
200$ on keyboards for 3 years... the fuck
i'll never understand mechanical keyboards
*oGsSK is online streaming sc2*
"oh cool MC is streaming, been a while"
*random dude i don't know streaming league of legends*
fuck you
Haunted
Member
GOMTVNET has started to put up some... let's say "classic" GSL games on their YT channel, from the Open seasons. GSL's Greatest!
Goddamn, I can't believe how bad the level of play was. Hyperdub vs Tester. /wrists
Which page is that info from?
Goddamn, I can't believe how bad the level of play was. Hyperdub vs Tester. /wrists
poor ret.I'm on a war against bad hyperbole.
You should fix your previous post, Hero was nowhere near the half in TAC3
And TL is not my team, but Taeja is my player
Which page is that info from?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Ive already done some moving. Still feels weird having a 2nd monitor there while playing a game. Like I dont know where to focus lol.
Why you got to hate my logitech keyboard!
GOMTVNET has started to put up some... let's say "classic" GSL games on their YT channel, from the Open seasons. GSL's Greatest!
Goddamn, I can't believe how bad the level of play was. Hyperdub vs Tester. /wrists
poor ret.
Which page is that info from?
IPL TAC 3 Statistics on LP
Mechanical keyboards are fantastic for games where you're pressing buttons, they don't work as well in FPS/MMO where you have to hold WASD down for hours at a time.
Wouldn't trade my 6gv2 for anything though.
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
The Das and one of the Arctosas were free. The second Arctosa was bought on sale for ~$35.
Silly french people, too busy buying baguettes to know what a sale is.
Fake edit: Also, Mechanical keyboards are pure preference. Esports uses them because of "performance", but for most people I know who have one it's because that's what we grew up using and it just feels better.
I don't. I just want to pawn these keyboards off to someone. ANYONE.
You might not be able to get comfortable with the second monitor. When I went from a 4:3 to a 16:10 flat panel I just couldn't get comfortable with the 4:3 being there anymore. It also might have to do with your desk. Mine was the same style and it just felt cramped and awkward.
Corran Horn
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Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Slow week...Ministry of Win drama but eh who cares lol.
Got next 3 days off. Hope to ladder a bunch
Got next 3 days off. Hope to ladder a bunch
i needed a new mouspad, was a so greesy, 15€ didn't seem that bad.
AdventureRacing
Member
I don't see why players like Stephano need to compete in Korea anymore. The foriegn tournaments get plenty of top Korean talent. As far as i'm concerned winning an MLG or an IPL is big enough. It's kinda bullshit the way players are expected to just put their entire lives on hold just to 'prove' themselves by competing in the the GSL.
I'd much rather foreigners just focus on the non Korean market anyway as that is the one that will decide SC2's future imo.
Wait is this supposed to show that liquid isn't a one man team? Also it's pretty pathetic how your taking the numbers he used as exact figures when he was clearly exagerating.
I'd much rather foreigners just focus on the non Korean market anyway as that is the one that will decide SC2's future imo.
I'm on a war against bad hyperbole.
You should fix your previous post, Hero was nowhere near the half in TAC3
And TL is not my team, but Taeja is my player
Wait is this supposed to show that liquid isn't a one man team? Also it's pretty pathetic how your taking the numbers he used as exact figures when he was clearly exagerating.
StopMakingSense
Member
Man, let me tell you about these RAM timings.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I placed mid Bronze on the new ladder, within the bottom of the top 50. That's about where I belong, lol. I didn't win any of my placement matches! So far all of the bronze players I've faced have been fairly good players too, I'm amazed at how good the "worst" players actually are. I don't consider myself a bad player, I can beat the AI soundly every time. It just seems like humans always out produce me, get one decisive victory over me in battle, and then steamroll me while I recover. Or they cheese exceptionally well and I fail to stop it.
One of my problems is I love playing as random. I want to get better with all three races, but that also hinders me from focusing on and mastering any one of them. But eh, it's only a game.
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
Right. That $20 mousepad got NerdDri technology in it to wick away sweat from your wrists?
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