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EvilTeletubby
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On September 06 2011 12:31 Laxx wrote: That's actually a really interesting thought. This does present a nice window for them, doesn't it? My only concern would be that they're either using nearly 100% of their resources for the GSL, or that their contract with Blizzard could prohibit them from broadcasting BW. I hope that's not the case. It's not. Blizz wanted GOM to run the whole BW scene in Korea, which is what led to the legal issues and that whole kerfluffle I still think KeSPA will avoid giving GOM/Blizzard any power over anything BW except as an absolute last resort, though. On September 06 2011 12:53 palexhur wrote: The real "enemies" of BW in Korea are the MMO, according to gametrics it is always between the 3rd and 6th position, and SC2 has going down from 12-13th to 16th, the longevity of BW in Korea is just amazing (a miracle). I'm not sure how relevant PC Baang stats are for a game as old as Brood War. Even a super-ghetto computer can run BW with no issues, so there's really no need to go to a PC Baang just to ladder like there might've been in 1999. If your home computer can run BW, you might as well play BW at home and more graphically intensive games at the Baangs. I imagine the people playing BW at a PC Baang nowadays are 1. People who happened to be in one and felt like playing BW. 2. People who wanted to play BW with their friends (i.e., a LAN). When you look at it that way, the stats of BW are actually amazing, since it's a relatively small slice of the BW market compared to 1998. But I'm hardly an expert in Korea. Maybe I'm miles off base. | ||
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