[deL]

I say let them play but make them inelligible for the prizemoney. They are still going to ladder on our server so it won't drive them away, and if they do still choose to participate then you get all the benefits without denying local talent a reason to participate. It's fine now with just 1-2 progamers playing in it but what about when there's 4 or 5 and you can't even get to the semis? A lot of top players justify spending so much time practicing because they can get tangible feedback from their effort in the form of small prizes.

Originally Posted by Zergtastic

Why they should be allowed to compete
- Forces SEA players to play better in order to win tournaments, raising the competitive level
- The rules don't currently state they cannot compete
- Both joined a SEA clan known as team SPR and have some participation with the community

1st point - No it doesn't we're never going to be able to compete if they are trying. The few wins against them are in ZvZ which is a bit more luck-based or in ladder where they presumably don't give a shit. It won't so much raise the local competition to meet them so much as discourage top players whose motivation is tournament wins.
2nd point - Easy to change.
3rd point - No, they talk to some other Koreans who are on the server probably because they have no one else to talk to, they don't really 'contribute' to the 'community'. I would personally disclude them as SPR members from any clan wars or clan competitions that SPR entered. gts didn't join SPR he is still a part of ST, it doesn't make sense.

Originally Posted by Zergtastic

Why they shouldn't be allowed to compete
- Its currently extremely difficult for SEA players to compete with them, even the high level players. They won't be able to catch up in skill level any time soon.
- They don't participate that much with the community, when they do it is usually to win tournaments.
- No one in SEA at the highest levels has the dedication as well as the amount of free time necessary to train like they do.

1st point - Not extremely difficult, impossible. I am not talking about gts in particular yes people take a few games off him but these are like the C-teamers, if we set the precedent now and then take it back when more/better Korean players want to play we're just going to look bitter.
2nd point - Correct. They contribute less than MajOr did - at least he provided a few lols.
3rd point - Exactly. People keep saying we're going to improve to get up to a competitive level to them but it's not true. You might pick up a few tips here or there but no more than if you went and downloaded a replay pack from a top player. The fact is if the reasons for their higher skill level are 1) playing 12 hours a day and 2) communicating with other pros in Korea then there's no way we're going to replicate that.

Originally Posted by pikk0n

By the way, I saw Eizcaj (jaczie) a zerg play 2 games against WhiteRa. That game was casted by Husky.Is that our Jaczie or Del?

Haha. It's ziE's account but usually Ciara (Danish Zerg) plays on it, though if it were around the time of NASL it may have been FOXMoon playing on it. What I am confused about is why you assume it could be me when it's jaczie's account? xD

Quick Comments

	PiG:	I really think Del has some great points here guys.
	TAEdgE:	good to know about ciara
	mOOnGLaDe:	DeL crushing on JACZIE OOOO SHIT
	Champi:	i agree with del, hes a wise man
	TCPLemminks:	agreed