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Why didn't ESPORTS save BW? - Page 3

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Azzur
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia6260 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-03 17:54:47
May 03 2012 17:53 GMT
#41
BW was popular, but only in korea, and if it was truly self-sustaining, then it would've last forever.

Outside of korea, it's popularity was magnified by a lot of BW-elitists. This magnification is enhanced by TL since it is a pro-BW site.

The simple truth is that other games are now more popular than BW - LoL is definitely a big craze and SC2 is also ahead of it. The simple truth of people wanting to watch pros playing the game they are playing.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
May 03 2012 18:10 GMT
#42
On May 03 2012 21:56 Klonere wrote:
As for SC2 KILLED BW ESPORTS IS STUPID WAH, sure yeah SC2 sure killed the vibrant and alive foreigner BW scene that existed, everyone white guy switched to sc2 because it was clearly a better game hahaha. And man, SC2 is so sucessful in Korea, it totally took over from BW, invading the PC Bangs and taking all the fans away from watching BW!


SC2 didn't kill anything. It hasn't been that successful in Korea yet and it most certainly hasn't invaded the PC Bangs. I don't know what the hell you're talking about, lmao.

If anything it's MOBA and F2P.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-03 18:42:51
May 03 2012 18:42 GMT
#43
BW never was as big as you think. Korea was a lot more niche than most foreigners thought and it was definitely a niche in foreign community. Not like SC2.

That that, It was an amazing game the only bad thing was the absolutely grueling amount of time and effort required to keep up at pro level, not healthy at all.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
May 03 2012 19:05 GMT
#44
SC2 is still a niche man. Gaming as a spectator sport is a niche market in general. Just like people who play RTS are a niche market.


Japanese people even call manga and Anime a niche market in their country.

Wrestling is a niche market worldwide.

._.
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
May 03 2012 19:06 GMT
#45
On May 03 2012 21:56 Klonere wrote:
As for SC2 KILLED BW ESPORTS IS STUPID WAH, sure yeah SC2 sure killed the vibrant and alive foreigner BW scene that existed, everyone white guy switched to sc2 because it was clearly a better game hahaha. And man, SC2 is so sucessful in Korea, it totally took over from BW, invading the PC Bangs and taking all the fans away from watching BW!

hahahahaha

alright.
WriterXiao8~~
Klonere
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Ireland4123 Posts
May 03 2012 19:20 GMT
#46
On May 04 2012 04:06 Kipsate wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2012 21:56 Klonere wrote:
As for SC2 KILLED BW ESPORTS IS STUPID WAH, sure yeah SC2 sure killed the vibrant and alive foreigner BW scene that existed, everyone white guy switched to sc2 because it was clearly a better game hahaha. And man, SC2 is so sucessful in Korea, it totally took over from BW, invading the PC Bangs and taking all the fans away from watching BW!

hahahahaha

alright.


My entire post is drenched in sarcasm, how could you not tell?

Its ok though, one really shouldn't use sarcasm over the internet ~.~
WisMatiK
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States31 Posts
May 03 2012 22:39 GMT
#47
lol...carriers
ill get back to you on that
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6595 Posts
May 03 2012 23:18 GMT
#48
On May 04 2012 07:39 WisMatiK wrote:
lol...carriers


My old friends... I'll miss you so T.T
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Pure-SC2
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1440 Posts
May 04 2012 11:57 GMT
#49
On May 04 2012 02:13 jpak wrote:
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On May 04 2012 01:12 Pure-SC2 wrote:
Esports saved BW for over 10 years. That is unheard of in the history of competitive gaming.

Thank you Korea and the desire to play computer games competitively.


I think you mean, "BW saved 'esports'."


Esports is older than BW.

I played Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 competitively back in 1997. I got to number 6 on cases 1v1 ladder and that was esports to me. I lived it and I loved it. There were top teams (the infamous KRT who dominated the game early on). There were no sponsors, there were less people, but that didn't mean it wasn't Esports.

So no, BW didn't save Esports, Esports has been around as long as two people could compete against each other in a video game. Esports has grown into something much bigger and varied, there is more money involved and more people involved and BW and the Korean scene was a huge part of that. As is SC2.
"Every time I visit community sites, I'm just embarrassed. There's so much witch hunting and name calling and arguing and gossip. Misogynist comments against women. It's just embarrassing." – Tasteless
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-04 12:33:12
May 04 2012 12:32 GMT
#50
On May 04 2012 20:57 Pure-SC2 wrote:
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On May 04 2012 02:13 jpak wrote:
On May 04 2012 01:12 Pure-SC2 wrote:
Esports saved BW for over 10 years. That is unheard of in the history of competitive gaming.

Thank you Korea and the desire to play computer games competitively.


I think you mean, "BW saved 'esports'."


Esports is older than BW.

I played Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 competitively back in 1997. I got to number 6 on cases 1v1 ladder and that was esports to me. I lived it and I loved it. There were top teams (the infamous KRT who dominated the game early on). There were no sponsors, there were less people, but that didn't mean it wasn't Esports.

So no, BW didn't save Esports, Esports has been around as long as two people could compete against each other in a video game. Esports has grown into something much bigger and varied, there is more money involved and more people involved and BW and the Korean scene was a huge part of that. As is SC2.


Don't know but what you just said wasn't enough to say that bw didn't save e-sports and such. Nobody took e-sports as serious as the koreans did, these pro gamers are actually considered to be working class people and they have accessed to tax cut,health and other privileges a normal working class will normally receive.
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
May 04 2012 12:59 GMT
#51
That's what we call competitive gaming. ._.
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
May 04 2012 15:11 GMT
#52
Sc2 is the only ESPORT don't you know? BW, LoL, HoN, Dota, CS, quake, and all the other games clearly aren't!
|BW>Everything|Add me on star2 KR server TheMuTaL.675 for practice games :)|NEX clan| https://www.dotabuff.com/players/183104694
Jonas :)
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States511 Posts
May 04 2012 16:30 GMT
#53
I logged in just to give this OP 5 stars
Potling
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Norway298 Posts
June 07 2012 19:47 GMT
#54
5 stars from me too. I will link to this the next time someone argues "for ESPORTS".
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
June 07 2012 19:54 GMT
#55
What if I told you that ESPORTS did save BW and if not for the fans it would have been dead years earlier?
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blubbdavid
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Switzerland2412 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-07 20:05:32
June 07 2012 20:02 GMT
#56
^ well I wouldn't believe you.

wait the fans are ESPORTS?
and I am pretty sure it is obvious that BW survived because of the fans, or even better: The purpose of ESPORTS is to entertain the fans.
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Leeoku
Profile Joined May 2010
1617 Posts
June 07 2012 20:51 GMT
#57
For new people joining the scene, they prob would take 1 look at the gfx and run away.
SometimesIworkout
Profile Joined June 2012
Cambodia75 Posts
June 15 2012 08:48 GMT
#58
why didn't we save the typewriter man... fuck the computer
"my upper chest is weak" "you have no upper chest"
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-15 14:36:46
June 15 2012 09:20 GMT
#59
On June 15 2012 17:48 SometimesIworkout wrote:
why didn't we save the typewriter man... fuck the computer


Type writer is old school man I miss it a lot and in the meanwhile since you wrote nothing to do with the topic and being ironic at the same time here is a cool music .Castlevania style

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