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ne4aJIb
Russian Federation3209 Posts
On March 03 2012 00:42 Megaliskuu wrote: Don't forget about Milkis posting "They're playing sc2" in every LR thread where a game is somewhat sloppy, I should start taking bets on how long it takes before he pops in. +1 | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
On March 03 2012 05:48 Kleinmuuhg wrote: So I guess the 2(3?) sponsors they "had" are all gone ? Cause that's what it sounds like. The thread from months ago reported only that there were 2 or 3 sponsors interested, which means exactly what it sounds like... That they were just in communication with them, maybe beginning negotiations. Don't make it sound like they have been lying to us. This is the nature of the business. Maybe they got cold feet or didn't want to wait for the LOL tournament to finish... Could be a lot of reasons. The reason they give us little information is because they want to be cautious about what they say. He "predicts" late May, and he does so with the strategy of a lower prize pool to make it more attractive to sponsors. These are reasonable things. I agree with the cautious posts like "I'll believe it when I see it," I don't think they're expecting much more of the fans, they just want to let fans know that they are still trying. There's is no question that the last year and a half have been tough for Brood War. | ||
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rift
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KenNage
Chile885 Posts
On March 03 2012 05:57 BlackGosu wrote: cant compete with the rising popularity of sc2 and lol LoL i guess, sc2 is pretty dead in korea | ||
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Woony
Germany6657 Posts
On March 03 2012 06:12 rift wrote: What do they have to gain from having an sc2 osl...it's not like they can monetize the foreign scene, gomtv already has that monopolized a) unite the BW and SC2 scene and regain interest for Starcraft in korea b) Gom also needs the BW scene so they're going to drop their monopoly in case of an switchover. As far as I'm concerned Gom and Kespa have been negotiating, probably about the finer details in case of switchover. They'll most likely have both partys running a league but I can't imagine a deal where one site does not come out significantly behind. | ||
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Ideas
United States8179 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
Then this article came along: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=54082 "스타리그를 후원하겠다고 나선 기업이 2개 이상이며 후원 규모만 확정되면 곧바로 리그를 시작할 수 있을 것이라고 전했다." which translated intop Two or more corporations have agreed to sponsor the OSL, and the league will be able to proceed as soon as the amount of sponsorship is fleshed out in detail. And now we have arrived at the point that we might not even get OSL. I thought SK was cool toward ESPORT! | ||
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supernovamaniac
United States3048 Posts
On March 03 2012 06:28 Xiphos wrote: Team 8 had 3 sponsors very much interested in the team and then all of them vanished into thin air. Then this article came along: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=54082 "스타리그를 후원하겠다고 나선 기업이 2개 이상이며 후원 규모만 확정되면 곧바로 리그를 시작할 수 있을 것이라고 전했다." which translated intop Two or more corporations have agreed to sponsor the OSL, and the league will be able to proceed as soon as the amount of sponsorship is fleshed out in detail. And now we have arrived at the point that we might not even get OSL. I thought SK was cool toward ESPORT! Whoever translated that... sigh "There are two or more corporations who have shown interest to sponsor OSL, and once we finalize everything (in terms of sponsorship money etc.) we can start the league right away" Simply put, no company have AGREED to sponsor. They have shown interest. | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
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DeadBull
421 Posts
Dead you say ? SC2 WAS never rly alive in Korea | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
On March 03 2012 07:06 DeadBull wrote: Dead you say ? SC2 WAS never rly alive in Korea It twitched that one time Boxer and Nada played each other in GSL Open Season 2. Post mortem spasm? | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On March 03 2012 03:53 supernovamaniac wrote: Actually, my intentions was to raise awareness that there are still foreigners interested in OSL/MSL/Proleague and what not, since there's been this "BW only exists in Korea" point of view for a long time. I only tried to get the name out on the broadcast so that they know foreigners are still interested in BW, even though there's SC2 dominating the foreign scenes. Is it going to directly help OSL itself? No, of course not unless some foreign company sponsors OSL. But will it raise awareness of how big the scene is at the moment, and help OGN realize how many people are waiting for this to happen? I think "yes" Then again, after reading all the comments in this thread, I'm starting to doubt myself if I did the right thing. I would not doubt yourself sir. Your doing what you can and your work is very, very much appreciated. | ||
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1Eris1
United States5797 Posts
Just going to wait I guess. If this turns out to be a SC2/whatever non BW game OSL then...TL still has interesting debates in the general forum | ||
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Warpath
Canada1242 Posts
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TrainSamurai
339 Posts
Don't forget when he blamed the amount of cheesy/timing attacks on players practicing sc2. @Milkis you've made your point many times... posting them over and over again without any sources makes you look bitter. I don't even know why you're bitter at BW... | ||
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Ideas
United States8179 Posts
On March 03 2012 07:32 Warpath wrote: If the OSL starts may first, approx when would that plant the grand finals? generally OSL takes about 3 months to complete from first prelims to finals (Jin Air OSL took exactly 3 months to complete from prelims to finals (6/17 to 9/17) . So if it starts let's say June 1st, then the finals will be in late August/early September. That is, assuming they do not change the format at all. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
But that is just the stuff of fantasy, not reality. | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
On March 03 2012 08:42 eviltomahawk wrote: It would be the most ironic thing ever if Blizzard decided to sponsor a BW OSL with no strings attached. But that is just the stuff of fantasy, not reality. If they thought there was value in PR / fan-appreciation they could do it, but there is literally no advertising value since they already get to have their logo everywhere and its their game to begin with. It's something manifesto had suggested as a perfect solution to the bad blood created by the trials, but I'm not really even so sure that affects them at all anymore. People have begun to see Blizzard less as games made by gamers and more just a corporate entity that can't be judged. It used to be they'd make a patch and people would be like 'they still care 8 years later!' but that magic is long gone and I don't know if they care about bringing it back. | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
On March 03 2012 09:16 Chef wrote: If they thought there was value in PR / fan-appreciation they could do it, but there is literally no advertising value since they already get to have their logo everywhere and its their game to begin with. It's something manifesto had suggested as a perfect solution to the bad blood created by the trials, but I'm not really even so sure that affects them at all anymore. People have begun to see Blizzard less as games made by gamers and more just a corporate entity that can't be judged. It used to be they'd make a patch and people would be like 'they still care 8 years later!' but that magic is long gone and I don't know if they care about bringing it back. Blizz can sponsor 20 OSLs in a roll if they want to. | ||
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