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MBCGame to shut down? - Page 49
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Keep any SC2 vs BW comments out of this thread. This is a thread about Brood War and Esports (Tekken Crash, Special Forces, etc) in general. If you discuss what this means for ESPORTS be sensitive about it. | ||
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StuBob
United States373 Posts
I don't want this to happen~ | ||
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OPL3SA2
United States378 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:33 hyperknight wrote: This may be the start of the end for SCBW. We will see a bigger influx of progamers switch from BW to SC2 next month (August) when a lot of players become free agents (now that MBC is not gonna be promoting BW anymore, the mid level/low level progamers will definitely have a bigger incentive to switch over to something else) Bad news for SC:BW but I think this may be good news for SC2.Let's see how things turn out. Nevertheless, its gonna become a music channel!?!wtf? O_o I don't understand why everyone thinks there will be this natural transition to SC2 from the BW players. If the attitude of the players is the same as their loyal fanbase, they'll do anything BUT that. Which brings up an interesting point. The players would probably switch if they felt like they had support from their fanbase doing it. Are BW fans willing to support their HERO players during these times, no matter what choice makes them happy? Or are they fair weather fans | ||
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NexUmbra
Scotland3776 Posts
I'm so hoping that announcement disproves this T.T | ||
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reincremate
China2216 Posts
 I didn't realize there such a high demand for pop videos and whatnot in SK. I thought that was what the Internet was for. Music videos are almost never broadcasted on TV in North America. | ||
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daxile
Canada829 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:43 OPL3SA2 wrote: I don't understand why everyone thinks there will be this natural transition to SC2 from the BW players. If the attitude of the players is the same as their loyal fanbase, they'll do anything BUT that. Which brings up an interesting point. The players would probably switch if they felt like they had support from their fanbase doing it. Are BW fans willing to support their HERO players during these times, no matter what choice makes them happy? Or are they fair weather fans It's more a money issue. I'm pretty sure most will flock to where the money is, it's not a personal thing, it's business. Seems pretty reasonable for some of the top BW players try their hand in SC2 and win $ there considering the success of b-teamers and former a-teamers in sc2 currently. | ||
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cronaldo5909
Korea (South)15 Posts
On July 27 2011 15:57 Waxangel wrote: Source: This Is Game Not actually "shutting down" on paper, but it is in effect. The company that operates MBCGame has decided to change it into a music cable channel instead, planning to begin the process in August and complete the switch by the end of the year. All game related activities will be wrapped up by then, with the current MSL becoming the final MBCGame Starcraft League. They haven't said it was finalized...but they are in discussion of changing its genre to music. There are still chances that it might not decide to switch to a music channel. | ||
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Hieros
United States83 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:43 OPL3SA2 wrote: I don't understand why everyone thinks there will be this natural transition to SC2 from the BW players. If the attitude of the players is the same as their loyal fanbase, they'll do anything BUT that. Which brings up an interesting point. The players would probably switch if they felt like they had support from their fanbase doing it. Are BW fans willing to support their HERO players during these times, no matter what choice makes them happy? Or are they fair weather fans I don't think anyone would reasonably make the "natural transition" claim, but rather he is pointing out that the shift in incentives on a talent pool may produce certain effects for SC2. But I generally agree with the doubleupgrades that this really isn't the time to talk about it. | ||
zatic
Zurich15359 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:40 doubleupgradeobbies! wrote: Ok I'm going to preempt zatic telling everyone not to hit report on everything again, cos i'm sure a dozen people just hit report on this: The reason why this sort of post would get mass reported, despite the polite tone, and no overt bashing of either game. Is that this is exactly the post that BW fans do not want to see. Keeping in mind that this is in the BW general forum, while sc2 players/fans have every right to talk about the effects of MBC closing down on their game. This specifically talks about the potential benefits to sc2 due to the decline of bw. An analogy would be showing up at the funeral of a competitor and giving a eulogy on how the upcoming collapse of his company is going to benefit you as a competitor. While it is reasonable, there is a place and time for it. This particular choice of place and time just seems, to me at least, in bad taste. Thank you. The point it there is lots of things on this forum lots of poeple probably don't want to hear about. Well, deal with it. It can't be left to moderation to to act on perfectly fine posts just because someone "doesn't want to see" them. There is a lot of people saying this could be good for SC2 because unless you know about the reality of it in Korea, that is just logical. It has nothing to do with hating on the other game. If you see something like this, explain why they are wrong. If it happens more often, PM the OP so he can put an explanation there. My point is, this can't be the job of moderation. So stop reporting posts like these. | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
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TheGlassface
United States612 Posts
And running through the first 27 pages of this topic makes me realize just how much I'd like to see a tl.broodwar and a tl.scII This is getting ridiculous. It's been so nice to see the battle reports again, but we're down interviews thanks to Fomos. We had arguably one the most pitiful OSL intros and selection ceremony this year. STX is resorting to fireworks to try and stay alive. MBC might disband. Fancafes are getting shut down. We have to scroll through miles of SC II events just to get to what we want. Now, when we get some seriously bad news, we have to sift through half a topic of people telling us how the sport we've come to love is just this little hole in the dike of the flood waters of some superior game? Fuck that. Brood War hwaiting! | ||
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Nemesis
Canada2568 Posts
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lolsixtynine
United States600 Posts
May BW continue to have a happy future. | ||
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Tyxiquale
Australia424 Posts
Been a lurker on these forums for quite some time, and I have to say that no other news has ever shocked me as much as this. | ||
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Yurie
12005 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:22 Milkis wrote: Fomos reports nothing is for certain yet. MBC Game released a statement regarding it and says that TIG was too quick to release it since it's not 100% certain yet. Basically MBC Game says that the decision isn't finalized yet. Hopefully they continue to handle games. The profit margin must have been falling for them to consider a switch instead of just creating another channel? | ||
Milkis
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metbull
United States404 Posts
User was warned for this post | ||
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daxile
Canada829 Posts
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mansa
Philippines336 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:52 metbull wrote: Sad to say it people but BW isn't the future; it's the past. To me its the present. I've recently just played BW after being introduced to SCII. And I want BW to live longer! | ||
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Hieros
United States83 Posts
On July 27 2011 22:50 TheGlassface wrote: Woah...damn. And running through the first 27 pages of this topic makes me realize just how much I'd like to see a tl.broodwar and a tl.scII This is getting ridiculous. It's been so nice to see the battle reports again, but we're down interviews thanks to Fomos. We had arguably one the most pitiful OSL intros and selection ceremony this year. STX is resorting to fireworks to try and stay alive. MBC might disband. Fancafes are getting shut down. We have to scroll through miles of SC II events just to get to what we want. Now, when we get some seriously bad news, we have to sift through half a topic of people telling us how the sport we've come to love is just this little hole in the dike of the flood waters of some superior game? Fuck that. Brood War hwaiting! 1) I agree that the decline in coverage and activity is very sad. 2) Please try to remember, though I understand the source of your frustration, that many people are dedicated fans of both games, so the us and them mentality, admitting that fans of either game are not always articulate, mature, or thoughtful in expressing their views, is a bit of a false dichotomy. | ||
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lynx.oblige
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
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