EPTThis game is 6 months old, if GOM decides to rent out a huge stadium for some games between NesTea and Maka and think it'll attract a big audience, that's their mistake. I don't think they had these immense opening days for previous seasons either, and were held at their regular studio. I'm sure it'll be fine and really isn't that much to worry about.
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maro
Netherlands134 Posts
This game is 6 months old, if GOM decides to rent out a huge stadium for some games between NesTea and Maka and think it'll attract a big audience, that's their mistake. I don't think they had these immense opening days for previous seasons either, and were held at their regular studio. I'm sure it'll be fine and really isn't that much to worry about. | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
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ZeNd0kUn
United States331 Posts
On January 08 2011 05:41 IPA wrote: We don't need a year.I believe when we look back at this thread in one year, we will find it very, very silly indeed. | ||
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thehitman
1105 Posts
They locked out SC2 and made a dedicated server with no LAN and a stupid regional lock. There has also been 4 tournaments in 4 months which is saturating the fans way too much way too fast! | ||
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sceg10
9 Posts
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KenNage
Chile885 Posts
i like gsl tho,i watch it almost everyday, and i love how it gets stronger on west than bw ever was, but again, my heart belongs to bw | ||
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mprs
Canada2933 Posts
On January 08 2011 09:38 thehitman wrote: They need to gain audience and fast, but I'm afraid Blizzard has made all the wrong moves. They locked out SC2 and made a dedicated server with no LAN and a stupid regional lock. There has also been 4 tournaments in 4 months which is saturating the fans way too much way too fast! How does this affect viewership? Would only affect players. | ||
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infinity2k9
United Kingdom2397 Posts
On January 08 2011 08:14 mprs wrote: Its not ridiculous. They want people to use the GOM player. They are sponsored by Gretech. They also want people to watch their streams so they can get more accurate numbers to show to potential companies. If you are waking up at 4am to watch SC2, how is $10 overpriced? You get so many hours of content its not even a contest. It is probably the cheapest entertainment in history, ever. I think its overpriced because BW was free and that set the standard. I'm not paying money to watch Starcraft games and pay for some undeserving unskilled player prize money (remember everyone gets some prize money just getting to the ro32), and not paying so Gom can rent out these stupidly big locations for no reason all while its FREE for Koreans. | ||
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TheBanana
Norway2183 Posts
On January 08 2011 06:15 etheovermind wrote: I am sorry, but a major point in this thread is that SC:BW was and is a much bigger esport than SC2, so where does "Sc2 is the only decent shot for esports" come in? Also, I do deserve a medal since I am not supporting sc2  It comes in when you do not remove the words "real growth" and also the meaning of the sentence. You deserve a kick in the ass for not being supportive of SC2, and another one for missing the point. | ||
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sephius
United Kingdom200 Posts
Maybe if it was every 2-3 months people might be 'refreshed'.. They do say absence makes the heart grow fonder. | ||
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Rudiment
United States174 Posts
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don_kyuhote
3006 Posts
On January 08 2011 11:10 sephius wrote: I've been a premium member to every GSL thus far and have thoroughly enjoyed them all. I do think though, perhaps, they bosh out GSL's too frequently. If such a huge event becomes so frequent it's no wonder why people lose interest in its appeal and, as a reult, it isn't as popular as it was at the beginning. Maybe if it was every 2-3 months people might be 'refreshed'.. They do say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I agree. For example, FIFA world cup would not be the same if it were held every single year instead of 4 would it? The wait, build up, and the anticipation really makes a difference. | ||
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kirkybaby
Korea (South)781 Posts
On January 08 2011 09:38 thehitman wrote: They need to gain audience and fast, but I'm afraid Blizzard has made all the wrong moves. They locked out SC2 and made a dedicated server with no LAN and a stupid regional lock. There has also been 4 tournaments in 4 months which is saturating the fans way too much way too fast! As someone who lives in Korea I agree with all three of these posts. BTW, I think the Code S/Code A format is confusing, and it really detracts from the hype. It's the wrong way to go about it imho. | ||
Falling
Canada11363 Posts
On January 08 2011 11:10 sephius wrote: I've been a premium member to every GSL thus far and have thoroughly enjoyed them all. I do think though, perhaps, they bosh out GSL's too frequently. If such a huge event becomes so frequent it's no wonder why people lose interest in its appeal and, as a reult, it isn't as popular as it was at the beginning. Maybe if it was every 2-3 months people might be 'refreshed'.. They do say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I think there's a lot of truth to this. The GSL is a good thing, but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Probably the thought was to jump start the proleague with lots of tourneys, then you got to keep up the momentum, by continually running tourneys. But in any sports, there is such thing as the viewer fatigue. There are always the hardcore fans that watch every single game. But a lot of people only watch the playoffs. There's a reason why the superbowl is such a big deal for advertisers. Everybody is watching it. The fact that this is a special event that everyone is watching means that most of the time not everyone is watching. There is also the off-season. The sports fanatics will watch anything (the lesser leagues or watch an entirely different sport.) But everyone else will stop watching until it matters. I'm a Canadian, but really only watch hockey during the playoffs and only if my friends are watching- and it's the Canucks. Same thing with Starcraft. They probably need some breathing room in between seasons. But also between rounds. Anticipation is just as important and far better than being inundated with mass gaming. GOM misjudged how big of the event it would be. Bad PR mistake, but I don't think it spells the end of SC2. It's just Blizzard and GOMTV are probably trying to push to hard to fast, hoping to get it to the level of SCBW's zenith. But that will probably take time... and better maps. | ||
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Neoto
United Kingdom19 Posts
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Phenny
Australia1435 Posts
On January 08 2011 08:20 tree.hugger wrote: Did you watch HiyA v. Stork? The crowd was going insane over Stork sniping HiyA's scouting scv. That's esports. EDIT: Keeping this in the spoiler, but for easy watching... + Show Spoiler + OMG this is the first BW pro match I've ever watched and it was awesome. I wish the GSLs had that kind of atmosphere and crowd, as well as matches that good. There are some epic GSL matches but just so much all in crap it's kinda boring to watch. These days I prefer to watch pro replays from ladder/practice games, they almost always get to mid game at the very least. It seems more than anything that the tournament mentality is the cause for bad spectator games rather than the maps (though from what I've heard it's not the case in BW so there goes that theory...). | ||
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teamsolid
Canada3668 Posts
On January 08 2011 09:09 mmdmmd wrote: Even in the Chinese SC scene, popularity of sc2 has fallen dramatically since the Nada vs Boxer matches. Now all the big Chinese sc sites, there are near 0 replies in sc2 news. ppl are simply not interested anymore. That might have something to do with the fact that SC2 hasn't even been released in China.... | ||
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mprs
Canada2933 Posts
On January 08 2011 11:42 teamsolid wrote: That might have something to do with the fact that SC2 hasn't even been released in China.... Stop it. You are ruining his point  | ||
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CreepCrepe
37 Posts
On January 08 2011 11:38 Phenny wrote: OMG this is the first BW pro match I've ever watched and it was awesome. I wish the GSLs had that kind of atmosphere and crowd, as well as matches that good. There are some epic GSL matches but just so much all in crap it's kinda boring to watch. These days I prefer to watch pro replays from ladder/practice games, they almost always get to mid game at the very least. It seems more than anything that the tournament mentality is the cause for bad spectator games rather than the maps (though from what I've heard it's not the case in BW so there goes that theory...). Did not get excited by this in the slightest. | ||
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kirkybaby
Korea (South)781 Posts
On January 08 2011 12:24 CreepCrepe wrote: Did not get excited by this in the slightest. You must not appreciate awesome play when you see it. Which only begs the question, why are you even here? What is there NOT to get excited about watching sick reaver play? That was insanely impressive. | ||
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