MLG and Starcraft 2 - Page 2

Whiplash

United States2928 Posts

March 01 2010 00:12 GMT

#21

I think blizzard is going to be involved hosting a few big tournaments to try to get other companies to sponsor big events which would lead to teams being formed and such. This is a best case senario though, and I'm sure blizz is keeping a close eye on things like the MLG

Rothbardian

United States497 Posts

March 01 2010 01:23 GMT

#22

On March 01 2010 08:47 shindigs wrote:
Either the SC community starts its own organization, we emulate the Korean scene, or Blizzard directly gets involved in organizing SC II esports to a massive scale.

Getting involved with MLG would be a disaster. The concept of organized e-sports in the US by these organizations is pretty terrible.

Why would anyone want to work mandatory 14 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, barracks style....

I can tell you for a fact, MLG treats their players a million times better than any Korean is treated in the SC scene.

I hope MLG picks it up. They run their tournaments very well, and have exposure on ESPN. Win-win. Only a fool wouldn't want MLG to pick up SCII. Name one other North American entity that can pick up SCII?

Besides, MLG all ready has corporate sponsors.

Reborn8u

United States1761 Posts

March 01 2010 01:35 GMT

#23

One big thing your forgetting, MLG paid Final Boss 1 millions dollars for those rights for 3 years. Well worth it imo!! Also, how can anyone say kespa is better than mlg?? At least mlg doesn't turn their players into slaves! How many horror stories have you heard about treatment of Korean pro's ? Forced to wear Space armor, make-up, stopped from visiting girlfriends and family, forced to play 12 hours a day, forced to live in their practice house (total control environment) and how many other rules are imposed on the players? Kespa = communist
MLG is also has the highest payouts for progamers in the world! And lots of events, Some of those teams career winnings is insane (The ogre twins and walshy are all past the 2 million dollar mark!) Plus players are not required to practice, dress in a certain way, or even show up! If you want to skip an event you are free to do so. They appear on espn there games used to be televised on usa network. Whatever few negatives you find for MLG picking up Starcraft is grossly outweighed by the benefits to the Starcraft community, pro players, and International competition. I would love to see nony make enough money to pursue Starcraft full time and take down the Koreans. North America or Europe #1 in the world at starcraft has such a nice ring to it