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Did SC2 lead you to watching BW?

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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-27 01:56:23
June 26 2011 14:24 GMT
#1
Hey guys I'm interested in knowing how many people here were led to watch professional BW because of SC2. In other words, I'm looking for some sort of "gateway" effect similar to how marijuana supposedly leads to heroin (jokes). But yeah, the reasoning works as follows: BW was intimidiating for those alien to RTS. SC2 introduced many new people to RTS. Most of these people play and watch sc2 exclusively. But there may be a few who were led to watch to BW in this way.

There may also be those that were led away from WATCHING bw because of sc2. (this vote is not about playing but watching).

Whatever the case, please vote in this poll! It's a small part of a larger argument I'm gonna write about later. I'll use this as some statistical evidence.

Thanks and please don't make this about BW vs SC2.

edit: sorry, new poll for clarity's sake.


Poll: SC2's effect on watching BW

SC2 has had no effect on my WATCHING BW (648)
 
54%

SC2 introduced me to WATCHING BW (365)
 
30%

SC2 turned me completely away from WATCHING BW (187)
 
16%

1200 total votes

Your vote: SC2's effect on watching BW

(Vote): SC2 introduced me to WATCHING BW
(Vote): SC2 turned me completely away from WATCHING BW
(Vote): SC2 has had no effect on my WATCHING BW


explanation of the poll options:

-option 1: You never watched BW before. You played SC2. You started watching pro BW because you had a newfound understanding of RTS.
-option 2: You USED to watch pro BW. You played SC2. You no longer watch pro BW because you find it boring compared to SC2.
-option 3: Your viewing may have increased or decreased. Or you may never have watched and continued not watching.

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Sayle
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom3685 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-26 14:26:34
June 26 2011 14:25 GMT
#2
I think you need to add a 3rd option: SC2 had no effect on my BW watching (this could either mean you watched it before and continue to watch, or you didn't before and still don't).
Eywa-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada4876 Posts
June 26 2011 14:26 GMT
#3
On June 26 2011 23:25 Sayle wrote:
I think you need to add a 3rd option: SC2 had no effect on my BW watching (this could either mean you watched it before and continued to watch, or you didn't before and still don't).

Agreed, SC2 had no effect on me.
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Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2748 Posts
June 26 2011 14:27 GMT
#4
Agree with Sayle..
Elefanto
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland3584 Posts
June 26 2011 14:28 GMT
#5
On June 26 2011 23:25 Sayle wrote:
I think you need to add a 3rd option: SC2 had no effect on my BW watching (this could either mean you watched it before and continue to watch, or you didn't before and still don't).


This.
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:28 GMT
#6
On June 26 2011 23:25 Sayle wrote:
I think you need to add a 3rd option: SC2 had no effect on my BW watching (this could either mean you watched it before and continue to watch, or you didn't before and still don't).


yeah i definitely thought about this but i'm more interested in extremes. LIke being wholly introduced or completely turned off. Middle ground becomes kinda sketchy because I don't think a non-English broadcast of BW is comparable to an English broadcast of SC2. The additional variable of language makes things less comparable.
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Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2748 Posts
June 26 2011 14:28 GMT
#7
And I'm wondering how you did not come up with this urself. How are you gonna perform statistics on it otherwise?
Gleen
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Brazil707 Posts
June 26 2011 14:29 GMT
#8
If anything SC2 made me watch even more BW than I watched before.
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:29 GMT
#9
but ok, let me try that.
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KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1762 Posts
June 26 2011 14:29 GMT
#10
Majority will probably say yes
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:31 GMT
#11
k new poll. thanks guys
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:31 GMT
#12
On June 26 2011 23:28 Navane wrote:
And I'm wondering how you did not come up with this urself. How are you gonna perform statistics on it otherwise?


wut do you mean?
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11822 Posts
June 26 2011 14:35 GMT
#13
SC2 made me watch less BW since both takes up time. SC2 also killed my interest in E-sports in general. I quite enjoyed the occasional DotA or BW games, now I had an overdose and quit for a while.
d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:35 GMT
#14
On June 26 2011 23:25 Sayle wrote:
I think you need to add a 3rd option: SC2 had no effect on my BW watching (this could either mean you watched it before and continue to watch, or you didn't before and still don't).


yeah... the ambiguity of the statement is why i kinda wanted to avoid that "no effect" option. Because both options are pretty significant... but then there's the confounding variable of language in those middle ground options. but whatevers.
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10673 Posts
June 26 2011 14:38 GMT
#15
I feel like this should be made in the SC2 forum, only because I don't believe you will get accurate polls in the BW forum asking about SC2, just my opinion. Regardless, I played SC2 since beta, it made me watch more BW if anything though, because the BW pro scene > SC2 pro scene , forevah.
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:39 GMT
#16
On June 26 2011 23:38 GGzerG wrote:
I feel like this should be made in the SC2 forum, only because I don't believe you will get accurate polls in the BW forum asking about SC2, just my opinion. Regardless, I played SC2 since beta, it made me watch more BW if anything though, because the BW pro scene > SC2 pro scene , forevah.


that might be true. since it's positioned in the BW section, there might already be a natural bias right? Maybe i could get someone to move it to SC2 for me... or maybe even general thread. I'll PM a mod later
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2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9501 Posts
June 26 2011 14:41 GMT
#17
I'm quite curious about the results of this poll and quite interesting in this topic too. So I just hope the thread stays opened long enough with civil discussions and not ignorant and pointless bashing of any kind.

I also agree that the poll could add few more options. For those people on who SC2 had no effect of their watching of BW as Sayle said, and also for those people who SC2 turned away from BW at first, but came back to watching BW later.
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Mereel
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany895 Posts
June 26 2011 14:41 GMT
#18
sc2 had an effect on me watching more bw because it showed me how much better bw is.
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
June 26 2011 14:45 GMT
#19
On June 26 2011 23:41 Mereel wrote:
sc2 had an effect on me watching more bw because it showed me --------------------------------.


=) you're entitled to that opinion but can you not post that here cuz i dont want this poll to die through bw/sc2 flaming. sooo could u edit that out.
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stork4ever
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1036 Posts
June 26 2011 14:48 GMT
#20
I watch more sc2 now because there is more content, but most of the time they are in the background and I enjoy the commentators. I get more hyped for BW matchups and usually drop everything and watch them with popcorn and snacks =)

go both scenes!
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