[Update p.28] Gretech - KeSPA/MBC negotiations break down…

On September 01 2010 04:47 ichimarugin680 wrote:
Jd playing sc2 = dream come true

On September 01 2010 04:58 mierin wrote:


Unfortunately, I don't think it'd be as great as you think. All the tiny things that all add up to make JD and Flash the best of the best simply aren't there in BW. I'm sure SC2 hasn't reached its full potential yet, but honestly I think JD and Flash are way above the SC2 skillcap.

On September 01 2010 03:44 Teddyman wrote:
KeSPA should have approached Blizzard in the early 2000s and gotten a permanent license for BW. It boggles my mind how an organization can operate for years without making sure they have solid legal ground. They're lucky to not get sued for royalties retroactively for the length of their whole existence.

On September 01 2010 05:08 Woony wrote:


And these players are in the process of getting burned out or allready are burnouts. I doubt they will keep up at the top for much longer if they have to learn a new game.

The heroes of sc2 will be young B-teamers that switch over or new faces.

On September 01 2010 05:25 butterbrain wrote:

Blizzard aren't stupid. They wouldn't have ever given away infinite upside for a dollar. (How do you think they manage to retain so much independence despite being owned by a series of greedy publishers?) If OGN had gone to them for a license and Blizzard demanded a million hojillion dollars, what do you think would've happened? Look how careful they are to demand one-year contracts now. Gom is willing to be their lapdog because they have nothing otherwise, but OGN and MBC already had a good thing going for themselves.

And as has been pointed out, the rights we are talking about aren't well established at all. Even Blizzard's blessing doesn't indemnify you against something like the Kespa/IEG rights fiasco...

On September 01 2010 05:28 ghrur wrote:


I don't know if I should take you seriously or not because what you just said is retarded.
Besides, the current heroes of SC2 are the old heroes of BW. (IntotheRainbow, Idra, Tester)

On September 01 2010 04:25 AlBundy wrote:
I'm willing to give Flash all the money on my account (50$) if he switches to sc2.

Let's face it, I love BW, but it's already 12 years old. This is the greatest RTS, but it's 12 years old. How many competitive games can claim such a long lifetime? This is quite a big achievement but at the same time the bizness needs to evolve toward present-day entertainment which means sc2 along with it's "social" features, Facebook integration, realID, etc.. Activision Blizzard chose to support esports, and do it through sc2. I don't see an objective reason why we should blame them. Living in the past is never a good decision on the long term.

Pushing esports to mainstream requires sacrifices, although we know who the pioneers are. Anyway the show must go on, Sc2 is stilll young and got so much potential, oh and by the way

On September 01 2010 05:32 butterbrain wrote:

Haha, I love this. Tester, the old hero of BW. Oh man...

Edit: I didn't mean this to sound unfair to Tester
But you know who else is an old hero of BW? ZERGBONG.

On September 01 2010 06:22 Garaman wrote:
FUCKING activision BLIZZard
they are doing their damnest to ruin my favorite game.
WHYYY
i am already boycotting sc2 for other reasons.. but now i must boycott d3 if they fuck up my favorite e-sports scene. FUCK THEM!

On September 01 2010 05:43 Trap wrote:
If BW ends I suspect a lot of the elder generation who already made it semi-far will not switch to SC2 as players. JD was seriously considering retiring last year after the free agent debacle, even though he was the #1 player at the time (and still is at least #2 player after a successful year of 1 gold, 2 silvers). Maybe Flash would switch over, but the majority of SC2 players would be those young b-teamers who never got a good shot at Proleague but still have the mechanics and drive to play SC2. Even a unaccomplished but skillful sea.Really said he was going to retire once BW ended.

I don't know about Koreans, but I like watching BW because I know the players faces, their histories, and their styles. Not only that, it's a tradition that's been built from legendary players like Boxer, with team legacies and rivalries. I have no attachment to watching a GSL with a bunch of players who weren't skilled enough to play proleague BW. Well, except that Tasteless is casting.

Just thinking about Flash's brilliant mm control, macro, and timings being used on marauders makes me sad. It will be like watching Michael Jordan playing baseball.

On September 01 2010 05:59 amazingoopah wrote:
Well, if this is the death of the BW MSL at least the title history represents the legacy of BW: From BoxeR to Flash

On September 01 2010 05:59 amazingoopah wrote:
Well, if this is the death of the BW MSL at least the title history represents the legacy of BW: From BoxeR to Flash