Afreeca to sponsor 2 BW Tournaments in 2016 - Page 3
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Wrath
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Cele
Germany4016 Posts
On January 24 2016 02:32 WrathSCII wrote: I still Remember the "Tweet for the next SSL to have English broadcast" by OGN twitter on the SSL11 finals... well SSL 11 was the last one becasue of the "sudden" lack of interest from SBENU to further sponsor Broodwar, instead focussing on Sc2 and Lol. (now only Lol) So, you can't blame OGN for Sebnu giving up on bw i think. I don't forsee pulling afreeca a similar stunt, simply because SC2 took such a big downswing in Korea recently, regarding all the retirements and the WCS changes. | ||
Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
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Ctesias
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TelecoM
United States10664 Posts
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lestye
United States4148 Posts
On January 24 2016 02:53 Cele wrote: well SSL 11 was the last one becasue of the "sudden" lack of interest from SBENU to further sponsor Broodwar, instead focussing on Sc2 and Lol. (now only Lol) So, you can't blame OGN for Sebnu giving up on bw i think. I don't forsee pulling afreeca a similar stunt, simply because SC2 took such a big downswing in Korea recently, regarding all the retirements and the WCS changes. They stopped SC2 support waaaay before SSL 11. They focus on League of Legends, Hearthstone, VainGlory, and Heroes of the Storm, for now. | ||
TelecoM
United States10664 Posts
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Birdie
New Zealand4438 Posts
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Miragee
8460 Posts
On January 24 2016 07:12 lestye wrote: They stopped SC2 support waaaay before SSL 11. They focus on League of Legends, Hearthstone, VainGlory, and Heroes of the Storm, for now. I don't understand. Wasn't Sonic always passionate about BW alone? o.O | ||
Entaro[AoV]
United States184 Posts
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
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Rekzr
Australia92 Posts
So 2016 could be the burning comet of Brood War. | ||
nbaker
United States1341 Posts
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ErectedZenith
325 Posts
On January 24 2016 09:56 Rekzr wrote: Well many have military service coming up so I guess nothing is really permanent after 2016 here unless new players gradually join which is highly unlikely considering the age of the game. So 2016 could be the burning comet of Brood War. But how is that possible? Brood War probably already burned off long time ago. But since Brood War was the brightest star of the eSport universe, it birthed DotA2, LoL, and SC2 to fill its void. And as the biggest star, it is now sucking everybody else inward. | ||
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GTR
51392 Posts
On January 24 2016 01:39 ErectedZenith wrote: Well let's see if OGN have any plans this year, they are splitting LCK with SpoTV this year so the time slot might allow for some BW to be thrown in. Nothing is changing in regards to their schedule. The 'split' which was agreed upon was that SpoTV can do a relay broadcast at the same time as OGN's. And it doesn't take place until the Summer split. | ||
Cele
Germany4016 Posts
On January 24 2016 07:12 lestye wrote: They stopped SC2 support waaaay before SSL 11. They focus on League of Legends, Hearthstone, VainGlory, and Heroes of the Storm, for now. Focus sure, but they still supported their sc2 team. I didnt mean it was their prime target, but it happened. | ||
The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On January 24 2016 12:08 GTR wrote: Nothing is changing in regards to their schedule. The 'split' which was agreed upon was that SpoTV can do a relay broadcast at the same time as OGN's. And it doesn't take place until the Summer split. But people said OGN was very happy with how well SSL did viewer wise, etc It seems weird that they would just drop it completely. No other sponsors interested? (RIP sbenu) | ||
lestye
United States4148 Posts
On January 24 2016 12:11 The_Red_Viper wrote: But people said OGN was very happy with how well SSL did viewer wise, etc It seems weird that they would just drop it completely. No other sponsors interested? (RIP sbenu) I think they were happy with the turnout, but that's different than viewership. | ||
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES49698 Posts
On January 24 2016 12:27 lestye wrote: I think they were happy with the turnout, but that's different than viewership. also didn't SBENU pay for everything? I mean it wasn't like it was OGN's own league just that it was hosted by them. | ||
The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
On January 24 2016 12:47 BLinD-RawR wrote: also didn't SBENU pay for everything? I mean it wasn't like it was OGN's own league just that it was hosted by them. Happy birthday! Makes sense i guess. I just enjoyed OGN production a lot haha | ||
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