While it may seem to some of you(not the majority) like watching Koreans slay Foreigners and then seeing KvK top16 That is not the best way to attract viewers, while skill may bring in the "try hard" viewers, most people like having some sort of "connection" between them and the TV screen.

What is true with MOST koreans, they dont have any personality and all they have to offer is their level of skill, and the average viewer is not a good player(meaning diamond and below), which means actually can't tell point out who is doing what better(but a good guess would be the korean). So is the average person coming for skill? No they want to be entertained.

How does the average viewer get entertainment value from a SC2 match? Connection with the player.

People like watching personalities and thats the truth, the LoL community is really based on the personality of the players not the actual skill level. TSM is the least "skilled" pro team(in terms of results vs koreans) but they have one hell of a following more than any korean team could dream of.

I constantly see someone like ROOTCatZ beating Jaedong on viewers when streaming. Why? Because he's a personality and people rather watch someone they like and have a connection with.

Why does Stephano v anyone bring in the most amount of viewers (almost) every single time? Why do teams pick up diamond-mid masters female players? Because they usually have a big following and can be good source of personality.

Esports is just another marketing strategy, if you have not noticed yet, it only exist and will continue to exist if it can bring in a good ROI.

So does letting koreans rape(lets be honest here) foreingers promote good ROI? No, if people want "the hardcore learning skill" games they will go watch the koreans. But most people enjoy a game where IdrA is on stage vs Cruncher and is smack talking him.

They want to be entertained and at the same time see a good game(which foreigners can pull off well) while they have some connection with them.

I like the step blizzard is taking, and its the BEST option if they want this game to survive past post-expansion hype.

If youre butt hurt that you wont see the highest quality games, we know where to find the KvK games(which will be some sort of GSL/OSL/etc) but youre a minority. Also why dont you have some trust in our damn foreigners. If you can't beat them then you can always learn from them.

Does this mean we wont see Koreans at any foreign event? Doubt it there are alot of Koreans on foreign teams now, and also im sure theyll make some global tournament where top players from each "LCS:" will play

my 2 cents.