Given the terrible turnouts and clearly decline overall interest, makes me wonder whether KeSPA regrets the decision to switch games now, especially since there is really no going back.

At least from what I gather from bits I hear and looking at the attendance at games I'm not sure how much longer KeSPA will be around if they don't start capitalizing on the international markets and soon.

Masheyoon

United States781 Posts

September 23 2012 20:28 GMT

#465

On September 24 2012 05:10 L_Master wrote:
Given the terrible turnouts and clearly decline overall interest, makes me wonder whether KeSPA regrets the decision to switch games now, especially since there is really no going back.

When money is involved, going back is never out of the question. I think if fans and KeSPA players were to unite and demand the return of BW, it would probably happen. It's the same I've been repeating over and over: KeSPA wanted to off BW because sponors apparently didn't want anything to do with it, but sponsors care about money above all else, and the ratings during the last OSL and pre-hybrid Pro League were as strong as ever.

Anywho, it's unlikely, but it could happen.

Lebesgue

4542 Posts

September 23 2012 23:07 GMT

#466

So the hybrid league is over. I have to say I didn't really care much about it. Gratz to CJ for winning though.

Wedge

Canada580 Posts

September 24 2012 01:08 GMT

#467

What a tourney, man, hard to see it end

O-ops

United States4236 Posts

September 24 2012 01:29 GMT

#468

Of course the only time CJ can win a team league grand finals is when no one gives a shit anymore -.-

like 23 pages for an SPL grand finals thread. Real.

reincremate

China2216 Posts

September 24 2012 03:18 GMT

#469

Protoss imba

Capulet

Canada686 Posts

September 24 2012 05:24 GMT

#470

So the last televised BW game ever is (P)

Snow vs

Shine? In any case, I kinda wish they swapped the SC2 and BW lineups... for both teams...

reincremate

China2216 Posts

September 24 2012 06:09 GMT

#471

On September 24 2012 14:24 Capulet wrote:
So the last televised BW game ever is (P)

Snow vs

Shine? In any case, I kinda wish they swapped the SC2 and BW lineups... for both teams...

Out with a whimper.

kusto

Russian Federation823 Posts

September 24 2012 06:37 GMT

#472

On September 24 2012 05:28 Masheyoon wrote:

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I don't see Kespa teams sustain such high salaries like in BW times, do you? The players might get significantly more money than GSL players but i see many A-teamers just retiring after a huge drop in salary.

baubo

China3370 Posts

September 24 2012 14:04 GMT

#473

The saddest thing about this finals is that I don't even really care that Khan lost so badly. And I'm generally quite emotionally involved in how well Khan does as well as Stork/Jangbi in individual leagues. Heck, I was more emotionally distressed by Khan's loss to Oz in the 2007 SPL finals, and I saw that one on VOD... and knew the result beforehand.

I doubt I'll ever care about esports nearly as much as I used to back in the BW days.

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

September 25 2012 02:19 GMT

#474

This just felt like bleh. Is the hallf of fame up anywhere, though?

BreakerD

United States159 Posts

September 25 2012 05:16 GMT

#475

Seemed like his PL was shit. There wasnt even a thread talking about where the finals would be held at. No hype thread or anything. Khan got rolled. Seemed like they really only practice for SC2 and tried to win where it really matter.

Kespa should have killed BW last season and gone straight sc2 if they wanted to phase out BW. SKT vs KT should've been the final BW PL. It was a final that went down till the very end.

thezanursic

5497 Posts

September 25 2012 05:25 GMT

#476

And so the abomination is put to rest.

RIP!

thezanursic

5497 Posts

September 25 2012 05:30 GMT

#477

On September 23 2012 19:17 _Quasar_ wrote:
heh.... goodbye BW. These last games were both quite good ones, with Horang2 making a miraculous comeback (ok I know toss needs only to a-move, but still he had to do muuuuuuch work to win this), and Snow playing an interesting unit-combo drop strategy on Shine. The only bad thing about them is that they were the LAST. T_T

Moletrap are you trolling again?

-These last few games were a putrid pile of s**t

-And BW is still having tournaments run.