MBCGame to shutdown in January [KCM's post] - Page 12

On September 16 2011 09:05 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:
Jaedong -> Tiara? Look I know its not Oz, but I think Tiara can really provide a good team experience to build on the Oz skills Jaedong has. Furthermore, he will be able to provide good results on stage with the organized (almost choreographed) support from his teammates....

On September 16 2011 14:18 Gamegene wrote:
Anyone else really sick and tired of hearing the phrase "BW dieing"?

On September 16 2011 15:01 Ribbon wrote:


I am. There's a huge difference between "can't support its current size in this economy" and "dead".

On September 16 2011 15:25 rift wrote:
starcraft chobos don't understand: this is not about bw dying, it's about literally HALF of all televised esports disappearing in korea. this is not good for any game and all progamers.

On September 16 2011 15:25 ShadeR wrote:

Guy guys sixjax disband SC2 is dyinnnnnnnnnnnnn WAHHHHHH XD.

On September 16 2011 14:18 Gamegene wrote:
Anyone else really sick and tired of hearing the phrase "BW dieing"

On September 16 2011 15:28 Tomred87 wrote:


To be fair, about 80% of televised gaming in Korea is Starcraft.

On September 16 2011 16:09 Ribbon wrote:


Oh man, it's common knowledge among all the SC2 teams that at some point the growth will slow down and like half the teams and tournaments will collapse because they were counting on that growth, (leaving the survivors to rule as kings). Since BW will have long since stabilized by then, you guys are going be just as insufferable then as a lot of SC2 fanboys are now. "SC2 is dying!" "Digitas went out of business? I wonder if we'll see Naniwa on KT". "There's this new game, guys, it's called Brood War. It's the future". That'll be both annoying and hilarious. Look forward to it!

Though, in a way, that's kind of what's happening now with BW. Not death, but consolidation. Think of BW's current trials like the collapse of the dot-com bubble. Sure, MBCGame is the pets.com, but that just makes OnGameNet the Amazon. The OSL will be stronger now as a result of this.

On September 16 2011 16:09 Ribbon wrote:


Oh man, it's common knowledge among all the SC2 teams that at some point the growth will slow down and like half the teams and tournaments will collapse because they were counting on that growth, (leaving the survivors to rule as kings). Since BW will have long since stabilized by then, you guys are going be just as insufferable then as a lot of SC2 fanboys are now. "SC2 is dying!" "Digitas went out of business? I wonder if we'll see Naniwa on KT". "There's this new game, guys, it's called Brood War. It's the future". That'll be both annoying and hilarious. Look forward to it!

Though, in a way, that's kind of what's happening now with BW. Not death, but consolidation. Think of BW's current trials like the collapse of the dot-com bubble. Sure, MBCGame is the pets.com, but that just makes OnGameNet the Amazon. The OSL will be stronger now as a result of this.

On September 16 2011 16:18 necromancer001 wrote:

Sick as shit tired of hearing it too. BW4evah mofakaz!

Nevermind that only 4 or 5 teams will be left when the dust settles.

Nevermind that sponsors and broadcasts are moving away from esports in general in Korea.

Nevermind that despite getting its highest ratings ever, not a single meaningful sponsor is willing to foot the bill for the next season.

Nevermind that TL and internetz keyboard warriorz dont even figure in Kespas remotest thoughts

Nevermind that TL itself launched a massive twitter army on MBC to "convince" them of international support (lolwhat)


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On September 17 2011 05:02 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:
BW between 2000-2010 was a caterpillar. It would wiggle around and eat lots of money leaves and slowly get fat and hairy. Now in 2011, it is so fat and hairy that it got REALLY self-conscious and covered itself in a cocoon of shame and hubris. In the cocoon, it cannot eat any money leaves or do anything interesting because it is in a cocoon and cocoons are not easy to do things in. Soon, BW will hatch from the cocoon and turn into a BEAUTIFUL butterfly and travel all around the world spreading KeSPA pollen all over the faces of ESPORTS fans. It will be very flamboyant like a K-pop dude singer. Then eventually, it will die, but not before laying many Brood War eggs in the brains of the unsuspecting children, that when they are older, hatch and bring a new BW wave in the form of a revived BW remake.

This is how things are.