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Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
June 18 2009 02:53 GMT
#101
On June 18 2009 11:51 ReS wrote:
What a GREAT move by the Blizzard player. This sponsorship is inflicting TERRIBLE TERRIBLE damage on the Kespa player.


haha 10/10
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Lipton
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States168 Posts
June 18 2009 03:19 GMT
#102
On June 18 2009 00:49 Kennigit wrote:
wowow! i have no underlying meaning when i say this is really good for esports!



100% Agree Blizzard did create an eSports team to support the competitive community and engage current leagues and media companies.

Looking forward to more news regarding this as well as other Blizzard eSport ventures...
http://facebook.com/starfeeder
omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
June 18 2009 03:26 GMT
#103
kespsa matches are free to watch
gomTV matches cost $50 to watch

Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
June 18 2009 03:28 GMT
#104
On June 18 2009 12:26 omninmo wrote:
kespsa matches are free to watch
gomTV matches cost $50 to watch



wow... you really took the premium service out of context to an extreme degree.
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
June 18 2009 03:29 GMT
#105
On June 18 2009 09:53 Kerotan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2009 09:51 cz wrote:
On June 18 2009 09:48 Ronald_McD wrote:
This is going to piss KESPA off, wouldn't you think? If I were them I'd be jealous of Gom getting sponsored by Blizz


Yeah but what is Kespa going to do about it, lol.


Make more dumb rules about player conduct.

As long as GOM isn't sanctioned by Kespa or whatever they should relax the rules. Allow in game chat or something fun. Ceremonies for sure.
Musoeun
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States4324 Posts
June 18 2009 03:32 GMT
#106
I'm thinking this is (mainly) a bid by Blizzard to get real presence on the Korean scene for the release of SC2. Although sponsoring GOM is sweet.
Don't Shoot the Penguins. | Dance, 성은, dance! | Killer FanKlub | Action sucks. | Storm Terran hwaiting.
RyanS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States620 Posts
June 18 2009 03:37 GMT
#107
On June 18 2009 12:26 omninmo wrote:
kespsa matches are free to watch
gomTV matches cost $50 to watch



Kespa matches offer no official English commentary.
GomTV offers official English commentary.
Emlary
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
China3334 Posts
June 18 2009 03:37 GMT
#108
They should establish a Blizzard team to compete in ProLeague! With Blizzard exclusive uniforms and training advice from Blizzard engineers (game designers or balance maker).
No more SKT1, it's SKP2.
FieryBalrog
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1381 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-18 09:38:09
June 18 2009 09:37 GMT
#109
On June 18 2009 06:52 Kaniol wrote:
WTF with these talks about shutting down leagues lol. Of course that they ARE profitable to Blizzard - what makes SC so popular?


The leagues really aren't profitable for Blizzard. They're good marketing- but not profitable. They're leaving a lot of money on the table there actually, which was rather good of them.

Although maybe they get a cut of the Starcraft-branded merchandising? Would be weird if they didn't.
I will eat you alive
Polis
Profile Joined January 2005
Poland1292 Posts
June 18 2009 09:42 GMT
#110
On June 18 2009 18:37 FieryBalrog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2009 06:52 Kaniol wrote:
WTF with these talks about shutting down leagues lol. Of course that they ARE profitable to Blizzard - what makes SC so popular?


The leagues really aren't profitable for Blizzard. They're good marketing- but not profitable. They're leaving a lot of money on the table there actually, which was rather good of them.


They are profitable becouse it leads to more sells for blizzard products. If they would take money from progaming then they would make it smaller, and they reputation would be worse.
FieryBalrog
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1381 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-18 09:49:15
June 18 2009 09:48 GMT
#111
On June 18 2009 18:42 Polis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2009 18:37 FieryBalrog wrote:
On June 18 2009 06:52 Kaniol wrote:
WTF with these talks about shutting down leagues lol. Of course that they ARE profitable to Blizzard - what makes SC so popular?


The leagues really aren't profitable for Blizzard. They're good marketing- but not profitable. They're leaving a lot of money on the table there actually, which was rather good of them.


They are profitable becouse it leads to more sells for blizzard products.


How does it lead to more sales for Blizzard products? Also, it would be way more profitable if they charged a fee and allowed the leagues to exist then.

As it stands the leagues have some indirect benefits for Blizzard. But no direct profitability.

On June 18 2009 18:42 Polis wrote:
If they would take money from progaming then they would make it smaller, and they reputation would be worse.


I think you're overestimating the impact.
I will eat you alive
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
June 18 2009 09:49 GMT
#112
On June 18 2009 12:26 omninmo wrote:
kespsa matches are free to watch
gomTV matches cost $50 to watch




no its free. you have an upgraded option nub
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10764 Posts
June 18 2009 10:09 GMT
#113
Gom is actually much better than the OSL/MSL. If you don't look at things like *prestige* and Kespa sponsored teams being a bitch (SKT1 and so on, a reason more to not like them):

Gom has so much stuff running for it:

Pure BO3 from the beginning, not some strange preliminaries and over 2 days stretched BO3's.
HUGE player field , not some preliminaries that never air.
For Europeans nice time to watch live (Sunday Morning ~10.30 or something like that).
Video database, 3 days later but who cares? These are 4 BO3's every weak (8 BO3's in the beginning)... That’s better than Proleague.
English site navigation, ok livestreamquality even whiteout premium.
English commentary.


The whole Gom-Toruney is like the endstages of the MSL/OSL when it comes to the format.


GOM > rest.
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
June 18 2009 10:42 GMT
#114
hm, Blizzard starting to get into the business
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Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
June 18 2009 14:01 GMT
#115
holy shit
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Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
June 18 2009 17:24 GMT
#116
On June 18 2009 19:09 Velr wrote:
Gom is actually much better than the OSL/MSL. If you don't look at things like *prestige* and Kespa sponsored teams being a bitch (SKT1 and so on, a reason more to not like them):

Gom has so much stuff running for it:

Pure BO3 from the beginning, not some strange preliminaries and over 2 days stretched BO3's.
HUGE player field , not some preliminaries that never air.
For Europeans nice time to watch live (Sunday Morning ~10.30 or something like that).
Video database, 3 days later but who cares? These are 4 BO3's every weak (8 BO3's in the beginning)... That’s better than Proleague.
English site navigation, ok livestreamquality even whiteout premium.
English commentary.


The whole Gom-Toruney is like the endstages of the MSL/OSL when it comes to the format.


GOM > rest.


This man speaks the truth. This is how tournaments should be ran (Imagine if they had a losers bracket... that would be so ballsy epic... though it would take FOREVER.)
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
June 18 2009 17:40 GMT
#117
ugh, finally. So sick and tired of geyspa's bullshit. Maybe now they'll realize that their bureaucracy is just choking starcraft.
U Gotta Skate.
Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
June 19 2009 15:36 GMT
#118
This is actually a smart move by Blizzard. Out of all the Korean broadcasting companies, GOM TV has shown the most interest in the audiences outside Korea. As such, they make for an excellent strategic partner in expanding the e-Sports scenes of Blizzard games.

Having said that, I hope GOM and KeSPA can come to terms.
You and your "5 years of competitive RTS experience" can take a hike. - FrozenArbiter
kaleidoscope
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore2887 Posts
June 19 2009 15:39 GMT
#119
At least this will reach out to more foreigners..
대지따라 돌린게 시간이다.. 흘러가고 돌아오지도 않고..
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32276 Posts
June 19 2009 17:31 GMT
#120
On June 18 2009 04:15 Chill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2009 04:02 HuskyTheHusky wrote:
Keep in mind Blizzard has a very strong reputation in every single one of their games. They really have never done any 'dick moves' against anyone trying to broadcast their games. Its essentially free marketing. I mean, MLG does a ton of WoW tournaments without Blizzard breathing down their throat with tons of fees and stuff like that...

I trust in Blizzard, they have never let me down and I dont think they will when they start pumping massive (I HOPE) amounts of money into E-Sports.

edit: They also allow iccup to run... which directly takes users off of Battle.net. I would trust in Blizzard :D

Um, didn't they shut down BnetX and the other ladders?


I think they only closed servers who charged something to play or tried to get money from it.
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