EPTWhy the Brood War players were at BlizzCon - Page 4
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:26 richmcc wrote: Yeah, I meant that GSL Korean finals were smaller than the Blizzcon version. I'll amend the text accordingly. oh wow, you're writer of the article (richard mccormick)? Thanks for interacting with the community by registering here and writing this article! | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
MSL 2052 bitches. | ||
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Apolo
Portugal1259 Posts
English comprehension: D PC Gamer wrote: The Blizzcon GSL finals may become something of a turning point for esports. Not only was the event orders of magnitude larger than Korean versions ... referring to korean versions of GSL: | ||
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Silidons
United States2813 Posts
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HawaiianPig
Canada5155 Posts
Whether they mean SC2 finals or Korean ESPORTS events in general, the BW players invited to Blizzcon have a frame of reference that the picture I linked embodies. They're BW players. That's what their finals look like. The shock on their part cited in the article is more likely to be about how events outside of Korea are starting to reach the size that they're used to, not that the events are significantly larger than their own. That latter being what the article is trying to imply. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:11 DaCruise wrote: So,,these old BW stars have been living in a cave or what? No...they just live in Korea and don't pay attention to SC2... | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:11 DaCruise wrote: So,,these old BW stars have been living in a cave or what? no but obviously when BW is your life, you're not going to pay attention to SC2 they obviously know what it is, and that its having success overseas, but if you had never seen an MLG or BlizzCon, would you assume its as big as it is? | ||
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alepov
Netherlands1132 Posts
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Daozzt
United States1263 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:31 HawaiianPig wrote: Whether they mean SC2 finals or Korean ESPORTS events in general, the BW players invited to Blizzcon have a frame of reference that the picture I linked embodies. They're BW players. That's what their finals look like. The shock on their part cited in the article is more likely to be about how events outside of Korea are starting to reach the size that they're used to, not that the events are significantly larger than their own. Yeah, it's that quote, combined with this gem "The players were reportedly blown away by the noise and spectacle of the events." that implies that the BW players have never seen a crowd larger than 500 people before. It's a pretty embarrassing article that tells us nothing we already didn't know before (Blizzard trying to entice them to play SC2). | ||
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VPCursed
1044 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:31 Apolo wrote: English comprehension: D referring to korean versions of GSL: hmm, anaheim turnout was bigger i think, and BW doesnt draw crowds like that anymore in kr im pretty sure. | ||
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GreyKnight
United States4720 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:32 renaissanceMAN wrote: no but obviously when BW is your life, you're not going to pay attention to SC2 they obviously know what it is, and that its having success overseas, but if you had never seen an MLG or BlizzCon, would you assume its as big as it is? it's also not reasonable to assume that the entire blizzcon crowd was actual sc2 enthusiasts. | ||
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
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Krehlmar
Sweden1149 Posts
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GogoKodo
Canada1785 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:34 Daozzt wrote: Yeah, it's that quote, combined with this gem "The players were reportedly blown away by the noise and spectacle of the events." that implies that the BW players have never seen a crowd larger than 500 people before. It's a pretty embarrassing article that tells us nothing we already didn't know before (Blizzard trying to entice them to play SC2). I think it's more to do with how the crowds act and cheer. Which pretty much every Korean to go to things like MLG has commented on. Foreigner crowds seem more apt to cheer, scream and chant vs things like using those clapping balloon/stick things. | ||
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
"My game can beat up your game" thing? Hahaha | ||
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L3gendary
Canada1470 Posts
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Kieofire
United States1809 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:38 L3gendary wrote: I dont if anyone's mentioned this but the size of the crowd at blizzon is a little deceiving. The crowd was there for blizzcon, not an sc2 match. I think mlg sized crowds are a more appropriate gauge. You make it seem like people were locked into chairs and could not leave, they obviously had interest in the GSL finals if they stayed and watched. | ||
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richmcc
United Kingdom2 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:34 Daozzt wrote: Yeah, it's that quote, combined with this gem "The players were reportedly blown away by the noise and spectacle of the events." that implies that the BW players have never seen a crowd larger than 500 people before. It's a pretty embarrassing article that tells us nothing we already didn't know before (Blizzard trying to entice them to play SC2). As in, I'm reporting something. If the players said they were blown away by the noise and spectacle, I can't say "no, you've seen a crowd larger than 500 people." | ||
pPingu
Switzerland2892 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:29 sGs.Kal_rA wrote: Don't forget the 10 MILLION streams that were live for the OSL finals.. Thats right.. 10,000,000. Do you have any reference? | ||
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