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SKT,KT consider new BW team
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K.H.J
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deathgod6
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Fakelove
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On April 06 2017 09:23 raff100 wrote: Flash is gonna be the ultimate weapon of KT once again ... Imagine if Flash, JD and Bisu all end up in the same team... | ||
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xTJx
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Broodwar is the true RTS. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
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But yeah let's wait for a translation first | ||
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CDRdude
United States5625 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:34 Fakelove wrote: Imagine if Flash, JD and Bisu all end up in the same team... That would be awful, because we couldn't see them play against each other in team matches. | ||
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Crisium
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starithm
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Fakelove
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On April 06 2017 09:37 CDRdude wrote: That would be awful, because we couldn't see them play against each other in team matches. Yeah, still the idea of them being in the same team is epic. | ||
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:37 The_Red_Viper wrote: I doubt the big players would actually want to be part of teams again. These guys have so much freedom now, there is no way they would go back into teamhouses i think. But yeah let's wait for a translation first They could be given cushy figurehead deals, then use their fame to just build up a new generation of recognizable stars. Probably more likely to just ride the renaissance while it lasts tho. But if SC:R really takes off maybe they'll do something like that? For example in sc2, NaDa was in oGs but he didn't live in the team house, he had his own place and just came by to practice. Not unreasonable to do something like that I think... | ||
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ZeroChrome
Canada1001 Posts
KeSPA to the rescue? | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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The_Red_Viper
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On April 06 2017 09:49 Liquid`Jinro wrote: They could be given cushy figurehead deals, then use their fame to just build up a new generation of recognizable stars. Probably more likely to just ride the renaissance while it lasts tho. But if SC:R really takes off maybe they'll do something like that? For example in sc2, NaDa was in oGs but he didn't live in the team house, he had his own place and just came by to practice. Not unreasonable to do something like that I think... Don't get me wrong i would love it if they did something like that. I actually think the big 4 should do whatever they can to help the scene overall (which is why i was kinda disappointed that they won't participate in SSL). But at the same time they are basically streamers now and every hour not spent streaming is lost money. But sure if SC:R would be a hit and younger players would pick up the game, there would be a teamleague going on i would hope that TBLS use their star power to push that concept as hard as they can. The whole bw scene/industry surely knows that TBLS are incredibly important for the potential success of a new professional esports scene. | ||
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Fakelove
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On April 06 2017 09:49 Liquid`Jinro wrote: They could be given cushy figurehead deals, then use their fame to just build up a new generation of recognizable stars. Probably more likely to just ride the renaissance while it lasts tho. But if SC:R really takes off maybe they'll do something like that? For example in sc2, NaDa was in oGs but he didn't live in the team house, he had his own place and just came by to practice. Not unreasonable to do something like that I think... This. The stars will probably be the one's setting the terms. I dont see any team refusing to take flash even if he says he will do whatever he wants whenever he wants as longs as he will show up to the matches. | ||
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fabiano
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CrayonPopChoa
Canada761 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:41 Vorxxx wrote: It's just hype, Brood War will not be back more than a year. I bet it lasts longer than this account of yours | ||
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duke91
Germany1458 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:56 The_Red_Viper wrote: Don't get me wrong i would love it if they did something like that. I actually think the big 4 should do whatever they can to help the scene overall (which is why i was kinda disappointed that they won't participate in SSL). But at the same time they are basically streamers now and every hour not spent streaming is lost money. But sure if SC:R would be a hit and younger players would pick up the game, there would be a teamleague going on i would hope that TBLS use their star power to push that concept as hard as they can. The whole bw scene/industry surely knows that TBLS are incredibly important for the potential success of a new professional esports scene. You really think they don't realize that them not participating would hurt them in the long-run? It is so short-sighted to suggest that the players are short-sighted. They all are aware that if the BW scene is healthy, they are going to have healthy streaming numbers. And what forbids them from streaming while in a team house? LoL SKT T1 streams all the time on twitch these days. They may stream less, or even more because in a team house they don't need to take care of real life stuff themselves (grocery, housekeeping, taxes whatever) | ||
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supernovamaniac
United States3047 Posts
tl;dr: Lot of speculations ("teams are keeping an eye on the scene, writer mentioning that if leagues for BW come back then it'll natually lead to teams re-forming their respective teams, SKT and KT are denying that they'll form SC2 teams again but the 'industry experts' are saying that if leagues come back then SKT and KT will probably re-form their teams) On April 06 2017 10:09 duke91 wrote: And what forbids them from streaming while in a team house? LoL SKT T1 streams all the time on twitch these days. They may stream less, or even more because in a team house they don't need to take care of real life stuff themselves (grocery, housekeeping, taxes whatever) Just like the old days, the team's desire to do well will prevent them from streaming at regular hours, if they were to form professional teams again under the same standards Remember: they didn't even want to release replays to anyone because they tried so hard to keep everything secret from each other. | ||
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SirGlinG
Sweden933 Posts
As Jinro mentioned about NaDA, there are more solutions than a full return back to the old days of Kespas exact rules and organization.For a BW-scenet o blossom I'm convinced it would need something similar to Kespa, but if such a thing would be created then TBLS would be in positions of power and have a say during it's creation. I'm hoping Samsung goes back to Sponsor Stork, so he can stream and compete in their name. (MBC->Bisu, KT-> Flash etc) It'd be a small investment for a good safe market. And It could be a small first step to old and new teams coming up, as Jangbi and Fantasy could join in as well, and in the best of worlds a teamleague could grow out of this. I can see things go this way or some other way to the same goal, but I find it hard to see new talent coming up and having a chance to really compete. That's the biggest problem here. But I'll be happy if we ge justt another couple of years with some kind of BW pro scene. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
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But as Jinro pointed out there are surely other ways to make it work. I simply don't see JD ever being part of a teamhouse environment again. Helping new players out here and there? Yeah that seems more likely. But that's all more or less assumptions anyway, first there needs to be SC:R being a huge hit, then a new teamleague needs to start , etc. | ||
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Jealous
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On April 06 2017 09:34 Fakelove wrote: Imagine if Flash, JD and Bisu all end up in the same team... Won't ever happen. Back in ProLeague they were intentionally kept separate because everyone knew it would be total bullshit and would be detrimental to the scene. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On April 06 2017 10:16 The_Red_Viper wrote: It's not only about streaming, the whole teamhouse environment is something these players probably aren't excited about. Now they can literally do what they want, when they want, etc. But as Jinro pointed out there are surely other ways to make it work. I simply don't see JD ever being part of a teamhouse environment again. Helping new players out here and there? Yeah that seems more likely. ya, while players have fond memories of being with others, I think there are many who didn't like the practice environment itself. Once someone taste freedom, it's hard to go imo. Will have to wait and see how SC:R ends up but I'm cautiously optimistic that maybe even a small PL can start up again. | ||
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duke91
Germany1458 Posts
On April 06 2017 10:12 supernovamaniac wrote: I don't feel like translating, I'm too rusty for this. tl;dr: Lot of speculations ("teams are keeping an eye on the scene, writer mentioning that if leagues for BW come back then it'll natually lead to teams re-forming their respective teams, SKT and KT are denying that they'll form SC2 teams again but the 'industry experts' are saying that if leagues come back then SKT and KT will probably re-form their teams) Just like the old days, the team's desire to do well will prevent them from streaming at regular hours, if they were to form professional teams again under the same standards Remember: they didn't even want to release replays to anyone because they tried so hard to keep everything secret from each other. Doubt it. It is impossible to enforce the best players not to stream because either 1) they won't join the team or 2) they would lose too much money. They will likely stream but try not to reveal any strategies. At best only players tendencies will be revealed, not complete strategies. On April 06 2017 10:16 The_Red_Viper wrote: It's not only about streaming, the whole teamhouse environment is something these players probably aren't excited about. Now they can literally do what they want, when they want, etc. But as Jinro pointed out there are surely other ways to make it work. I simply don't see JD ever being part of a teamhouse environment again. Helping new players out here and there? Yeah that seems more likely. But that's all more or less assumptions anyway, first there needs to be SC:R being a huge hit, then a new teamleague needs to start , etc. Who says anything about a team house? ATB worked without it. | ||
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Lachrymose
Australia1928 Posts
On April 06 2017 10:06 fabiano wrote: Make this man wear this jersey again: I liked the 2008 uniform, personally. Though of course nothing compares to the MBC Game uniform he wore before it. | ||
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Broodwar4lyf
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It's just how nature works, figuring out how to balance stream income or leveraging that in negotiations with Corporate people is always a good problem to have. If this turns out great I think Broodwar will become a permanent fixture in Korean Culture from hereon out. The fact that blizzard intentionally attempted infanticide on broodwar by throwing so much money at SC2 and crippling even youtube videos of nevake and kespa licenses on organizers etc - still broodwar survived on one scv and rebuilt it's base. It just won't die and there wont be an SC3, I think some RTS hybrid with a different name will come out instead. We won guys lol | ||
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19299 Posts
On April 06 2017 10:06 fabiano wrote: Make this man wear this jersey again: Only way that happens is if AirForce Ace gets a team. | ||
Waxangel
United States33492 Posts
Hopefully StarCraft: Remastered brings in a lot of new users, and in conjunction with leagues and proteams, a healthy ecosystem can be recreated. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
I'm sure the will among broadcasters, players, and possible proteams exists to remake a scene. Sponsors, though, are the bottleneck here. Are they willing to stake their sponsorship money on a game tainted by match fixing? Hard to say. So I can only be cautiously optimistic. | ||
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XERX
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37044 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:37 atrox_ wrote: I would gladly do a full translation if it warranted it but IMO, I don't think this does. They're not even in talks to start a new team. The article is just saying that it could be a possibility if SC : R revived a team league in Korea again. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:37 The_Red_Viper wrote: I doubt the big players would actually want to be part of teams again. These guys have so much freedom now, there is no way they would go back into teamhouses i think. But yeah let's wait for a translation first I could see that. Unless, of course, a new generation starts off and starts improving under the practice regimen to the point where they start beating TBLS in events, forcing TBLS to either hop on the train or practice very focused. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
Though perhaps progamers may want to negotiate for changes in rules that were not-so-friendly towards them since the Kespa years. | ||
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I wasbanned fromthis
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BronzeKnee
United States5217 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:34 Fakelove wrote: Imagine if Flash, JD and Bisu all end up in the same team... Terrible... like when Lebron and Bosh when to the Heat... stacking is bad. We want those guys to face each other! | ||
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duke91
Germany1458 Posts
On April 06 2017 11:56 LegalLord wrote: Let's face it, former progamers are a shadow of their peak in their current form. Certainly, part of it is that TBLS and the like have already reached retirement age, but part of the other problem is that they don't have the consistent, rigorous practice schedule they used to. A progaming house would give those who are in one a very significant advantage, such that those "free spirits" will start to be crowded out. Though perhaps progamers may want to negotiate for changes in rules that were not-so-friendly towards them since the Kespa years. This narrative is so stupid, reurgitated and based on nothing. If you just compare the level of play in ZvT of 2012 vs today, you see how much higher the skill ceiling became. Current lategame ZvT is WAY more multitasking focused due to the meta switch. If anything I see an increase in skill. Don't make it as if they all are at the skill level of 2004 | ||
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vult
United States9400 Posts
I really hope that it happens, watching clips of BW matche, knowing Boxer even though I didnt play melee growing up and being intrigued by "professional gaming" is truly what guided me into esports. I would love for SKT/KT and other teams to develop a rekindling of the BW scene, and if SC:R is really a huge success in Korea and gamers there really embrace it, then who knows? The only teams I could see making BW teams in Korea would be SKT, KT, CJ, and maybe Afreeca Freecs. Jin Air could but they would probably have to drop most SC2 players to compensate for team/Proleague. The rest of KR's teams are mostly tied to LoL and have no previous history in RTS. | ||
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vesicular
United States1310 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:49 Liquid`Jinro wrote: They could be given cushy figurehead deals, then use their fame to just build up a new generation of recognizable stars. If BW is going to stay viable long term it will need new stars. I'm all for new team houses to create the next round of talent. TBLS is only going to maintain the scene for so long. | ||
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SCC-Faust
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Piste
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On April 06 2017 09:37 The_Red_Viper wrote: I doubt the big players would actually want to be part of teams again. These guys have so much freedom now, there is no way they would go back into teamhouses i think. But yeah let's wait for a translation first What about lower tier player who does not make that much money out of streaming? I'm sure they would soon be beating Flash and Last if they had professional training. | ||
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lestye
United States4186 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:49 Liquid`Jinro wrote: They could be given cushy figurehead deals, then use their fame to just build up a new generation of recognizable stars. Probably more likely to just ride the renaissance while it lasts tho. But if SC:R really takes off maybe they'll do something like that? For example in sc2, NaDa was in oGs but he didn't live in the team house, he had his own place and just came by to practice. Not unreasonable to do something like that I think... I cant imagine they would pay nearly as much as streaming does. Flash made 50k in February alone.... but its possible, by bw teams "coming back", they dont go the full 9 yards with the coaches and the teamhouse, but just give them money to wear the jersey to tournaments. Similiar to how western teams pay for FGC pros. | ||
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Dante08
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What's the level of hype right now in Korea regarding SCR? | ||
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Akara12345
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On April 06 2017 11:56 LegalLord wrote: Let's face it, former progamers are a shadow of their peak in their current form. Certainly, part of it is that TBLS and the like have already reached retirement age, but part of the other problem is that they don't have the consistent, rigorous practice schedule they used to. A progaming house would give those who are in one a very significant advantage, such that those "free spirits" will start to be crowded out. Though perhaps progamers may want to negotiate for changes in rules that were not-so-friendly towards them since the Kespa years. This is certainly possible, but at the same time I think it's worth noting that amateur players relative performances haven't risen. For amateurs that weren't practice partners I would think that level of skill would be similar now as to 8 years ago. It's not as if amateurs played 12 hours a day back then and now are playing 3. In this case, we would expect the skill gap between amateurs and pro's to have decreased. Unfortunately amateurs don't play that many games versus the KeSPA pro's in this new era, but my sense is that when it comes to non ex pro (amateur) vs KeSPA ex pro the amateur players are still getting bopped hard. I absolutely think that saying "shadow of their former peak" is a major overstatement. It's possible the level is not as high as 2010, but if so I don't think you could take a random 2010 dude like a Sharp or Rush and expect him to 3-0 present day FlaSh. | ||
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Pippah
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GTR
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individual sponsorships aren't out of the question though. | ||
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LegalLord
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FlaShFTW
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
So I think its not out of a question if we see a profession BW scene in 5 years. | ||
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onlystar
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Zera
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Qikz
United Kingdom12023 Posts
Do it SKT. Do it! | ||
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ruypture
United States367 Posts
people told me i was an idiot and that bw was dead for good. no one would ever come back to it. + Show Spoiler + i told you so | ||
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Zera
Lithuania716 Posts
On April 06 2017 15:03 ruypture wrote: in 2013 i said bw is seeing a steady upward trend in both popularity and playerbase. people told me i was an idiot and that bw was dead for good. no one would ever come back to it. + Show Spoiler + i told you so Don't know what people you were talking to, but nobody in BW section considered BW as a dead game. | ||
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bovienchien
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I think we need to make 10 teams, each 5 players in the team. It's same like ATB include 1vs1, 2vs2. | ||
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50587 Posts
On April 06 2017 15:34 sixfour wrote: Woongjin can responsor team Guemchi any time they like too bad zero is going to the army next month. | ||
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K.H.J
Korea (South)769 Posts
It calls Ajae League. ( 12 only old gamers). Ajae is funny korean word. This means man about age 30 to 50 It start today. GoRush and Cloud do many effort. | ||
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NONAMEll
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It's just the hope of a journalist. | ||
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Routa
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opisska
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probelife66
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Aylear
Norway3988 Posts
On April 06 2017 16:09 NONAMEll wrote: SKT and KT are not interested in sc team It's just the hope of a journalist. There have been a number of 1-post users lately who claim to be able to speak for Korean fans and companies. "No, this company isn't actually interested. Actually, the Korean people feel this way (all of them)." It's always delivered with such conviction and certitude. I'm skeptical about the positive news here as well, but this trend is odd to me. You'd think if they weren't trolls who wanted to stir up drama, they would be advocating skepticism in the face of PR moves instead of bluntly telling people, "I actually know what's REALLY going on, stop getting hopeful over this, be miserable, leave it alone." | ||
riptide
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It would be nothing short of amazing to have Proleague up and running again. | ||
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gngfn
United States1726 Posts
On April 06 2017 17:35 Aylear wrote: There have been a number of 1-post users lately who claim to be able to speak for Korean fans and companies. "No, this company isn't actually interested. Actually, the Korean people feel this way (all of them)." It's always delivered with such conviction and certitude. I'm skeptical about the positive news here as well, but this trend is odd to me. You'd think if they weren't trolls who wanted to stir up drama, they would be advocating skepticism in the face of PR moves instead of bluntly telling people, "I actually know what's REALLY going on, stop getting hopeful over this, be miserable, leave it alone." I think he's just repeating (somewhat unclearly) what snm and Seeker already said: the author of this article is hypothesizing that teams could return if the scene continues to do well and SC:R succeeds, not reporting any actual concrete facts about steps that SKT or KT has made towards sponsoring a team again. | ||
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AdelSC123
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BLinD-RawR
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On April 06 2017 19:18 AdelSC123 wrote: I will train my first born to join KT and my second born to join SKT if that happens. (Despite being a SKT fan, I have to admit that KT has been doing a lot more for BW as of recently) you'd pit your own children against each other? cruel man. | ||
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iloveav
Poland1478 Posts
On April 06 2017 20:31 BLinD-RawR wrote: you'd pit your own children against each other? cruel man. Not in broodwar its not. Ask Day9 and Tasteless. | ||
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Vorxxx
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But the people are with league of league now, | ||
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esdf
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Wolf
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SirGlinG
Sweden933 Posts
On April 06 2017 15:55 K.H.J wrote: Also, AfreecaTV hold another BW league. It calls Ajae League. ( 12 only old gamers). Ajae is funny korean word. This means man about age 30 to 50 It start today. GoRush and Cloud do many effort. Is this a wish or something that happens today? Also. A.J is one of my favourite men aged about 30 to 50;) https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSo1zmjus6Pkl5rr98l0bLgy4U02o6LL2cYXs2q4ENwQjG-rrx8-Q | ||
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byj
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On April 06 2017 20:38 iloveav wrote: Not in broodwar its not. Ask Day9 and Tasteless. Or ToSsGirl and her sister!  | ||
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zealotstim
United States455 Posts
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On April 07 2017 03:03 zealotstim wrote: Oh man please bring back proleague! Maybe half bw half sc2? Am I allowed to have such dreams?? no thanks! Either it's all BW or I don't want it lol | ||
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Lorch
Germany3687 Posts
On April 07 2017 03:03 zealotstim wrote: Oh man please bring back proleague! Maybe half bw half sc2? Am I allowed to have such dreams?? That was really bad last time around. Even the live audience left once the BW part was over. Also games were very very bad as players were forced to switch games each week. Looking at the participants of the ASL qualifier, I honestly think you could get 8 teams with like 5-8 known ex-pros + some amateurs going. The player base is there. You'd obviously need to allow players to stream, maybe even set it up like an actual day job where they practice at the house from 9 to 5 or 9 to 8 and still live at home. | ||
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Heartland
Sweden24592 Posts
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Eridanus
United States75 Posts
Team leagues always had a fun dynamics, and seeing team mates and coaches look and respond to the game unfolding was fun. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
On April 07 2017 03:07 BigFan wrote: no thanks! Either it's all BW or I don't want it lol I quit watching the hybrid league because it was disgusting. Never again. | ||
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duke91
Germany1458 Posts
On April 06 2017 17:35 Aylear wrote: There have been a number of 1-post users lately who claim to be able to speak for Korean fans and companies. "No, this company isn't actually interested. Actually, the Korean people feel this way (all of them)." It's always delivered with such conviction and certitude. I'm skeptical about the positive news here as well, but this trend is odd to me. You'd think if they weren't trolls who wanted to stir up drama, they would be advocating skepticism in the face of PR moves instead of bluntly telling people, "I actually know what's REALLY going on, stop getting hopeful over this, be miserable, leave it alone." I'm all for a minimum number of posts you need to have in order to be able to post here. Too many trolls around these days | ||
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onlystar
United States971 Posts
On April 07 2017 03:07 BigFan wrote: no thanks! Either it's all BW or I don't want it lol the horror of the end last proleague season of bw kespa... bw elitist where stabbed in the heart souls where crushed what a travesty of watching mechanical legends try to duke it out in a game with low skill ceiling looking clumsy | ||
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zealotstim
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Chris_Havoc
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Heartland
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Broodwar4lyf
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and besides, sc2 tried to kill bw once, now it piggybacks to get some kind of life support? i say let it die like it did bw lol | ||
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Cele
Germany4016 Posts
The hype is real. | ||
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Adan Idhren
Korea (South)11 Posts
The possibility of reopening the league due to the announcement of Starcraft: Remastered "Reestablishment unavoidable if popularity rises from a high number of fans supporting" "Not really any discussions, but watching carefully for the future business strategies of Blizzard" With Blizzard having announced the release of Starcraft: Remastered, it looks as though the wireless service providers running professional teams are starting to watch over things for the reestablishment of the Brood War team. A few years ago, with the end of the Brood War leagus, teams were disbanded. However, it seems quite possible that leagues will be reopened with the release of Starcraft: Remastered. According to the information from some related businesses, Michael Morhaime has held a conference to reporters in Seoul to notify that Starcraft: Remastered will be released. It was said that Starcraft, he game that has captured many Korean users upon its release in 1998, will be released this summer in Ultra-High Definition. And so, numerous gamers, as well as the teams who had participated in Brood War are stirring. All Starcraft teams were disbanded with the end of the Brood War leagues, but with the release of Starcraft: Remastered, it is likely that the leagues will be reopened, and thus, Brood War professional team reestablishment is inevitable. Especially, SKT and KT, who had led major corporations into establishing professional game teams, are currently running League of Legends teams, but they are now observing the situation carefully for the reopening of Brood War leagues. Related businesses are also watching cautiously, sensitive to their choice. It is because among the corporations running professional game teams, SKT and KT had had played a pivotal role in vitalizing the eSports market, and so their actions might lead other teams into acting. It is generally accepted among the the people in related businesses that while SKT and KT are not currently discussing for the reestablishment, they will do so whenever possible if Brood War leagues are reopened. A person concerned has said, "The release of Starcraft: Remastered seems to be Blizzard's tactics to raise the popularity of Brood War, by giving a reason to reopen the leagues. Already, some PC-bangs are holding small leagues for amateurs. Consumers are excited for the release of Starcraft: Remastered." He has continued to say, "If official leagues are reopened for progamers, they will have no reason to deny the reestablishment of professional teams, who have loyal fans. Depending on the strategy of Blizzard, there will be some changes in the running plans of wireless service providing corporations." Here's a very rough translation of the article. If any of you have questions about its content, I'll be glad to answer. The original meaning might have been terribly distorted in the translation... | ||
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LegalLord
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c3rberUs
Japan11286 Posts
Edit - KeSPA sponsoring only when the game booms. Not ideal for BW but such is the nature of business. | ||
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0mg_t1red
Russian Federation104 Posts
On April 07 2017 03:03 zealotstim wrote: Oh man please bring back proleague! Maybe half bw half sc2? Am I allowed to have such dreams?? man that was epic season for sure | ||
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Adan Idhren
Korea (South)11 Posts
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Lorch
Germany3687 Posts
On April 07 2017 21:26 Adan Idhren wrote: [...] Already, some PC-bangs are holding small leagues for amateurs.[...] Regardless of whether we'll see teams or even kespa run teams, this is far more important. It's been talked about ever since the environment for bringing up new talent (courage -> team houses) was cut: Brood War needs new talent to survive long term, and small tournaments for amateurs are the best way to do that. Way back when BW was first starting it was the same, lot's of small local tourneys. | ||
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MamiyaOtaru
United States1687 Posts
On April 06 2017 09:37 The_Red_Viper wrote: I doubt the big players would actually want to be part of teams again. These guys have so much freedom now, there is no way they would go back into teamhouses i think. But yeah let's wait for a translation first teamhouses might mean there could be some new big guys though! something to keep the scene going | ||
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Th1rdEye
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