Slanina Profile Joined November 2010 35 Posts #1



First of all i have to say that this topic is not intended to insult/harm/offend anybody in any kind of form. It is supposed to be a platform for discussion for a topic that bothers me for quite a while, and i hope that we can discuss about it on a serious and appropriate level.



Currently i am looking at the IPL4 and from the 20 players that managed to qualify for the group stage, only 4 are non-Koreans. In most of the MLGs and other tournaments with a big prize pool, the situation looks and looked quite the same... KOREANS DOMINATE!



But please don't get me wrong here! I enjoy watching GSL and Koreans playing SC2 most!

BUT... their level of playing in average is simply higher that those of the foreigners. And because of that there are a lot of games, especially between Koreans and non Koreans in tournaments, which have become quite predictable. And i think that such a situation is pretty much the worst case scenario for a game that is supposed to be fun/entertaining and therefore SUSPENSEFUL! Sometimes the difference of skills is so big, that the commentators have a hard time making the game exciting for us!



I think that this phenomenon is going to damage the foreign scene heavily and that many pro players from America/Europe will simply stop playing on a professional level, because they can make enough money from it, or they don't see enough chances of placing high enough in tournaments to be recognized. On the other side i want to see American/European players compete and be successful in SC2, and battle it out. It is not so much about the level of the players, it is the battle and the struggle between them, that makes a game interesting for me! The more equal the skill the more entertaining the game!



So my idea basically is to "prevent/not allow" CODE S players from Korea to attend at certain big foreign tournaments. I see the GSL as a pool of the best SC2 gamers in the world, and after that there is a big gap. The players themselves push each other to such levels, that is impossible for foreigners to reach that level. Or they simply need more time for that. I think that GSL Code S players should compete between each other, and that the prize money should be divided more equally between them, so that they actually get more money for being Code S (f.e. Place 12).



So please let me know what you think about that and please be FAIR and reasonable about it. As i said it is just an IDEA/SUGGESTION!



Sorry for my poor English! Hi there!First of all i have to say that this topic is not intended to insult/harm/offend anybody in any kind of form. It is supposed to be a platform for discussion for a topic that bothers me for quite a while, and i hope that we can discuss about it on a serious and appropriate level.Currently i am looking at the IPL4 and from the 20 players that managed to qualify for the group stage, only 4 are non-Koreans. In most of the MLGs and other tournaments with a big prize pool, the situation looks and looked quite the same... KOREANS DOMINATE!But please don't get me wrong here! I enjoy watching GSL and Koreans playing SC2 most!BUT... their level of playing in average is simply higher that those of the foreigners. And because of that there are a lot of games, especially between Koreans and non Koreans in tournaments, which have become quite predictable. And i think that such a situation is pretty much the worst case scenario for a game that is supposed to be fun/entertaining and therefore SUSPENSEFUL! Sometimes the difference of skills is so big, that the commentators have a hard time making the game exciting for us!I think that this phenomenon is going to damage the foreign scene heavily and that many pro players from America/Europe will simply stop playing on a professional level, because they can make enough money from it, or they don't see enough chances of placing high enough in tournaments to be recognized. On the other side i want to see American/European players compete and be successful in SC2, and battle it out. It is not so much about the level of the players, it is the battle and the struggle between them, that makes a game interesting for me! The more equal the skill the more entertaining the game!So my idea basically is to "prevent/not allow" CODE S players from Korea to attend at certain big foreign tournaments. I see the GSL as a pool of the best SC2 gamers in the world, and after that there is a big gap. The players themselves push each other to such levels, that is impossible for foreigners to reach that level. Or they simply need more time for that. I think that GSL Code S players should compete between each other, and that the prize money should be divided more equally between them, so that they actually get more money for being Code S (f.e. Place 12).So please let me know what you think about that and please be FAIR and reasonable about it. As i said it is just an IDEA/SUGGESTION!Sorry for my poor English!