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Garaman
United States556 Posts
one WCG tourney. one blizzcon tourney they might add a ladder stage and try to get someone to broadcast it for them while paying royalties to blizzard, but thats a big if. besides that, blizzard will NOT invest into the future of e-sports in NA. there is just too much risk of failure. in no way is pro gaming mainstream enough to gamble building an infrastructure where there are constant seasons of leagues, proleagues etc etc going on. we are fucked. | ||
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Polis
Poland1292 Posts
On May 01 2010 00:10 TheYango wrote: The fact that Blizzard does not have a direct hand in the ownership of progaming teams (and is unlikely to make such an acquisition means that they aren't in a position to gain from something that is such an anti-player piece of work as the Free Agency fiasco. The thing about KeSPA is that because they are headed and run by the same companies that own proteams, it is very unlikely for them to enact major rulings to benefit players in a way that might in any way increase the costs for aforementioned companies. If there will be progaming teams then they would also have an organization the only difference that Blizzard makes is that it would take some money from esports, Blizzard had never even asked to have any legal say in how pro teams are run, they want to decide in how tournaments are run, have all the right to the footage, and be paid when it is aired. | ||
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Husky
United States3362 Posts
Or NAeSA? | ||
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Oddysay
Canada597 Posts
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Lightwip
United States5497 Posts
On May 01 2010 16:16 HuskyTheHusky wrote: What we really need is a NAeSPA Or NAeSA? If only there was enough interest to make that effective. | ||
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Smurfa
Bulgaria11 Posts
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ReaverDrop!
Canada81 Posts
Kespa is fucked, who cares anyways they're just a group that provided a service to the players, they didn't develop the pro scene, we did and because we're the ones who can decide whether a game is worth our time or not whatever Kespa does won't matter since Blizzard owns the game. | ||
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TriniMasta
United States1323 Posts
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ROFLMAOZEDONG
Korea (South)2 Posts
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ROFLMAOZEDONG
Korea (South)2 Posts
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Kyouya
Mexico318 Posts
On May 01 2010 01:31 Garaman wrote: i think e-sports for foreigners will stay exactly like it is now. one WCG tourney. one blizzcon tourney they might add a ladder stage and try to get someone to broadcast it for them while paying royalties to blizzard, but thats a big if. besides that, blizzard will NOT invest into the future of e-sports in NA. there is just too much risk of failure. in no way is pro gaming mainstream enough to gamble building an infrastructure where there are constant seasons of leagues, proleagues etc etc going on. we are fucked. This. | ||
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Sugarman101
Australia20 Posts
At the end of the day, we can speculate all we like on what might happen if Kespa goes down, or if Blizzard gets blocked in Korea; but neither of these events is likely to happen. One probable scenario is that this is merely the latest negiotiating tactic on Blizzard's part, similar to Microsoft in the Yahoo deal last year. Ceasing negotiations is often a way to change the balance of power in future negotiations. How it plays out... well we'll have to wait and see. One thing that I think is unnecessary is all the hate for Blizzard and Kespa. Both are organisations trying to make a profit, and both are probably well supplied with staff who genuinely care about what they do. Whether or not that caring informs final business decisions can only be guessed at. At the end of the day, it is the responsibility of the management teams to try and grow their company by moving into new markets, or expand on existing markets. Blizzard has a good history of moving into markets where it's felt they have no business, and turning into a dominant force very quickly. It will be interesting to see how they manage with e-sports. | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On May 01 2010 00:19 Navi wrote: lol, world of starcraft. "You may choose one of three races: the terran, the zerg, or the protoss." everybody would want to be a battlecruiser xO that would be pretty sick, i'm imagining a large-scale c&c renegade here, that game was pretty fun multiplayer | ||
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HollOwed
United States17 Posts
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SturmAddict
Malaysia176 Posts
Imagine spending 39 days training "Yamato gun Specialisation Lv V" | ||
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Bearigator
United States233 Posts
http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6845948#post6845948 Have a great day. | ||
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Bearigator
United States233 Posts
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zaMNal
Mongolia385 Posts
edit: grammar | ||
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
On May 04 2010 18:25 sinK wrote: can someone please help me find the email addresses of Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime or COO Paul Sams or Blizzard's esports department? i have a proposition for them. edit: grammar lol | ||
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zaMNal
Mongolia385 Posts
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