What's so great?

New kids on the block are forcing everyone to suck on their balls by making them pay extra cash in return for letting them run their business. It may be fine for OGN, since CJ media is a pretty wealthy group and all, but the same cannot be said for MBC Game. The future of the Proleague is uncertain, as is the future of individual leagues. Not only do the gaming broadcasting companies have to worry about finding a sponsor every time they host a competition, they have to consider this shit all the time.

The possibility of the entire scene being scaled down just to make space for Starcraft 2, which doesn't even have a solid following in Korea, makes me pissed off more than anything. If Starcraft 2 turns out to be a great game with potential for great television viewing, it will be on television without all this bureaucratic bullshit. I don't like being force fed Starcraft 2. Especially if it threatens to take away something that I enjoy greatly.

Blizzard should not have this much power over what is broadcasted and who arranges which tournaments. Viewers should have that power, not some money hungry whores who wants their shiny new game to have television coverage ASAP. You can't expect the magic to be still there. What drew people in to the Brood War professional scene may not be found if you just replace it with another game with flashier graphics. Let it grow some personality. Let it create some magic before shoving this shit down our throats.

And leave MBC Game the FUCK alone.

mkfk1

United Kingdom153 Posts

August 10 2010 20:12 GMT

#64

On August 11 2010 04:49 Letmelose wrote:
What's so great?

New kids on the block are forcing everyone to suck on their balls by making them pay extra cash in return for letting them run their business. It may be fine for OGN, since CJ media is a pretty wealthy group and all, but the same cannot be said for MBC Game. The future of the Proleague is uncertain, as is the future of individual leagues. Not only do the gaming broadcasting companies have to worry about finding a sponsor every time they host a competition, they have to consider this shit all the time.

The possibility of the entire scene being scaled down just to make space for Starcraft 2, which doesn't even have a solid following in Korea, makes me pissed off more than anything. If Starcraft 2 turns out to be a great game with potential for great television viewing, it will be on television without all this bureaucratic bullshit. I don't like being force fed Starcraft 2. Especially if it threatens to take away something that I enjoy greatly.

Blizzard should not have this much power over what is broadcasted and who arranges which tournaments. Viewers should have that power, not some money hungry whores who wants their shiny new game to have television coverage ASAP. You can't expect the magic to be still there. What drew people in to the Brood War professional scene may not be found if you just replace it with another game with flashier graphics. Let it grow some personality. Let it create some magic before shoving this shit down our throats.

And leave MBC Game the FUCK alone.

Viewers still have that power. If people think sc2 is bad for e sport, than dont watch it. Low rating means no business.

But if SC2 do turns out to be a hit, than the company who make this game has the right to make profit from its e sports, not kespa, not tv station, not some 3rd party management group.

palexhur

Colombia730 Posts

August 10 2010 21:53 GMT

#65

On August 11 2010 05:12 mkfk1 wrote:

Viewers still have that power. If people think sc2 is bad for e sport, than dont watch it. Low rating means no business.

But if SC2 do turns out to be a hit, than the company who make this game has the right to make profit from its e sports, not kespa, not tv station, not some 3rd party management group.

So the Tv stations have no right to make a profit, or the sponsor organization (those who feed the pro teams)?, your statement is just absurd. What is disturbing is that in order to put SC2 in some relevance in Korean market, Blizzard is just messing the BW scene.

Mystlord

United States10264 Posts

August 10 2010 23:07 GMT

#66

On August 10 2010 20:40 SevenAteNine wrote:

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yeah but KeSPA monopoly was a-okay but gretech monopoly? BOO!
lol
in all honesty is KeSPA wanted to play ball they could have had it but no and now the chance has left them
and now from all this mess GSL now has their league, how do you guys not consider this a win?

I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. KeSPA is called an "Association" for a reason =.=;

wiesel

Germany727 Posts

August 11 2010 02:36 GMT

#67

On August 11 2010 03:29 Biff The Understudy wrote:
None of us really know what lies behind all of this, but I can't imagine that it can be a good news for bw in any way.

Hm it's great news. Why would OGN enter a acontract if there are no plans for the Bw OSLs in the next years. They could have just save the money (which is a lot i guess) and move on

Milkis

5003 Posts

August 11 2010 02:38 GMT

#68

On August 11 2010 11:36 wiesel wrote:

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Hm it's great news. Why would OGN negotiate if there are no plans for the Bw OSLs in the next years. They could have just save the money (which is a lot i guess) and move on

They only negotiated for this current Starleague, and I bet the fact that it's still going on is a part of it.

wiesel

Germany727 Posts

August 11 2010 02:40 GMT

#69

still the fact that they even enter a contract only for this OSL.. i interpret it as they definately want to continue with OSL in the future

Motiva

United States1774 Posts

August 11 2010 02:53 GMT

#70

"The OSL will also be broadcast on GomTV every Wednesday and Friday."

Is this normal? Anymore information on this? lol. It seems counter intuitive to me. I take it they're reruns?

Keren

United States67 Posts

August 12 2010 05:49 GMT

#71

I'm not sure why everyone is assuming that this was extortion where Gretech is just trying to push their product and steal money. The networks undoubtedly have motivation to air SC2, whether it will ever be the juggernaut BW is or not, because they have so much stupid filler between big BW events. SC2 will almost undoubtedly crush them in ratings so I can't imagine that being bad for the network. Feels a lot more like a mutually beneficial agreement than extortion.

GTR

51673 Posts

August 12 2010 05:59 GMT

#72

On August 11 2010 11:53 Motiva wrote:
"The OSL will also be broadcast on GomTV every Wednesday and Friday."

Is this normal? Anymore information on this? lol. It seems counter intuitive to me. I take it they're reruns?

no it just legally allows gretech to broadcast the games live if you have gomtv.

pl and msl have (and are still) doing this (now and the past).

Sasquatch

Canada126 Posts

August 13 2010 18:06 GMT

#73

On August 11 2010 03:17 Milkis wrote:

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OGN's stance is pretty much "wait and see" how people react to Starcraft 2 before doing anything on it.

You know... the way it should be done. I can't help but feel as if Blizzard is trying to force it down at the moment.

I completely agree with you. I think the GSL is a good start for competitive SCII, but I think we'll need to see it in WCG before OGN and MBC even consider broadcasting their own leagues... and KeSPA and Blizzard will have to kiss and make up... in other words: its going to be a long time coming. Despite what Blizz is trying to do.