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Starcraft 2 in South Korea has so far failed.

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kagandraka
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)4 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-26 11:27:18
December 26 2011 11:08 GMT
#1
Still,BW is much more popular than SC2...

[Fomos content not allowed on TL]

BW proleague yongsan e-stadium.

korea game PCbang ranking chart.(by http://www.gametrics.com/)
1.aion
2.sudden attack
3.fifa online2
4.warcraft3
5.starcraft1
6.dungeon&fighter
7.lineage1
8.maple story
9.league of legends
10.world of warcraft


If HOTS(SC2 expansion) release,the situation might be better?

Skiblet
Profile Joined August 2011
South Africa206 Posts
December 26 2011 11:10 GMT
#2
pretty interesting..but starcraft 2 is still relatively new compared to other games on that last which have been around for much longer. give it some times and im sure in 2012/2013 starcraft will easily be in that top 10
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pt
Profile Joined November 2010
United States813 Posts
December 26 2011 11:10 GMT
#3
i wouldn't say "failed"....
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50604 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-26 11:13:01
December 26 2011 11:12 GMT
#4
let the shitfest begin....there's still time for something to happen but all in all I'm not that hopeful.

@op

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Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9033 Posts
December 26 2011 11:12 GMT
#5
A chart with Sudden Attack and Fifa Online 2 in it doesn't mean anything. And isn't this obvious? SC2 is enjoying the international popularity though (which is, imo, better).
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10688 Posts
December 26 2011 11:12 GMT
#6
interesting! Thanks for this .. I wonder if HOTS will be to BW as Wings of Liberty is to StarCraft 1 vanilla..? ^^
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Treble557
Profile Joined August 2010
United States221 Posts
December 26 2011 11:12 GMT
#7
6.dungeon&fighter

Won't lie, I enjoy myself some DFO quite a bit. :>
sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
December 26 2011 11:13 GMT
#8
it hasnt exactly "failed" and when BW pros start switching over it will get better

also its more importatnt that sc2 grows in the west since if a game is really big only in one country it will slowly die (sounds familiar?)
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YourMom
Profile Joined April 2010
Romania565 Posts
December 26 2011 11:13 GMT
#9
BW has failed too, Warcraft 3 is higher ranked than it.
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50604 Posts
December 26 2011 11:14 GMT
#10
On December 26 2011 20:13 YourMom wrote:
BW has failed too, Warcraft 3 is higher ranked than it.


I was going to say something but then I realized where you're from :p
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Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
December 26 2011 11:15 GMT
#11
I don't think anyone would disagree.

Also, don't matter.
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snexwang
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia224 Posts
December 26 2011 11:15 GMT
#12
Aion is actually popular in South Korea? Holy shit.
Angelbelow
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3728 Posts
December 26 2011 11:15 GMT
#13
Too earlier to say failed. SC1 was such a cultural and traditional phenomenon that the turnout thus far for sc2 is to be expected. You simply cant expect people to switch over right away when BW is so meaningful to so many people. While I wouldn't even describe sc2 as a failure by any means, just wait until some of the BW progamers switch over.
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TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-26 11:17:27
December 26 2011 11:16 GMT
#14
Failed is too strong a word, i think its more appropriate to say it didnt 'blow up'.

On December 26 2011 20:14 BLinD-RawR wrote:
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On December 26 2011 20:13 YourMom wrote:
BW has failed too, Warcraft 3 is higher ranked than it.


I was going to say something but then I realized where you're from :p


5 esports dollars says he got offended without getting the reference :D
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Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
December 26 2011 11:17 GMT
#15
Good thread, deserves to live because of the intelligence discussion it will generate
I think that you should post when more Americans are using these forums, as the discussion will start sooner!
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Copymizer
Profile Joined November 2010
Denmark2104 Posts
December 26 2011 11:17 GMT
#16
i'd say too early as well, sc2 has been around for 1½ year bw, 10+ years lol. Can't compare yet...
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DarkLegend
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom21 Posts
December 26 2011 11:17 GMT
#17
if all the koreans changed from bw to sc2 then they would once again dominate the scene, be thankful that the masses havent changed.
TheKefka
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Croatia11752 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-26 11:27:37
December 26 2011 11:17 GMT
#18
On December 26 2011 20:14 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2011 20:13 YourMom wrote:
BW has failed too, Warcraft 3 is higher ranked than it.


I was going to say something but then I realized where you're from :p

Rofl
Anyways,
I see no reason for sc2 to be catching the interest of Koreans any time soon anyway.
The quality of games in in general so far is just pretty questionable to justify watching for people that watched BW for a long time.Before I was one of those that watched every GSL game religiously but lately I just realized that the majority of the games are not really worth it,its better to just find out which ones are really good and than go back to watch them.That being said I followed pretty much every game of the PL this season so far and not all games were min blowingly good,half of the games were pretty bad the other half were good and than there were like a few OMGAIFADAWODWDQWIB games.
I'm not a Korean but from what I understand and what people told me,Koreans in general are just starting to gravitate more towards MMOs and stuff like that and RTS games are just taking up less and less of their interest.
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zeehar
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)3804 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-26 11:24:36
December 26 2011 11:21 GMT
#19
hi, random korean netizen trying to stir shit up.

포모스에서 왔냐? 스2갤에서 왔냐? 이딴글 올리려는 목적은 뭔데?

bw will be much more popular than sc2 simple because there is an entrenched userbase + fanbase that sees no reason to change.

if the existing proteams switch over/add sc2 to their repertoire, expect sc2's popularity to also go up.

you think most of the fans are going to the games to appreciate the strategy and mechanics shown off? no, not really. they're there to see handsome bisu win and give them a smile. they're there to see kt win. they don't care if bisu's playing bw, sudden attack, street fighter, sc2, whatever.
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DeadBull
Profile Joined August 2011
421 Posts
December 26 2011 11:21 GMT
#20
tank you for telling us that...
Elefanto
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland3584 Posts
December 26 2011 11:22 GMT
#21
Good to know, but i don't care.
Starcraft 2 doesn't need Korea, simple as that.
wat
eScaper-tsunami
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada313 Posts
December 26 2011 11:23 GMT
#22
On December 26 2011 20:08 kagandraka wrote:

If HOTS(SC2 expansion) release,the situation might be better?



Probably not, we'll get a surge of amateurs trying to go pro, but in terms of audiences... I don't think HotS plays as big of a role as time, marketing and general publicity. On the bright side, SC2 is steadily growing in viewership so it probably won't be a "failure" forever.
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windzor
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark1013 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-26 11:25:10
December 26 2011 11:24 GMT
#23
Of course it has failed. All the players in sc:bw is still there. If they wont change then their fans wont either. Its a chicken and egg problem. And as long as sc:bw is played at the level and compition as it is now ik SK the fanswont change. But its big everywhere else so why does it matter? SK is irrelevant in everyway other than talent base.
Yeah
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50604 Posts
December 26 2011 11:24 GMT
#24
On December 26 2011 20:21 zeehar wrote:
hi, random korean netizen trying to stir some shit up.

포모스에서 왔냐? 스2갤에서 왔냐? 이딴글 올리려는 목적은 뭔데?


well you gotta stir shit otherwise it'll become rocky and hard and you can't flush it.
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zeehar
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)3804 Posts
December 26 2011 11:25 GMT
#25
On December 26 2011 20:22 Elefanto wrote:
Starcraft 2 doesn't need Korea, simple as that.


you're kidding.
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Meteora.GB
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2479 Posts
December 26 2011 11:25 GMT
#26
This isn't exactly new information. Its been known that SC2 hasn't done very well in Korea, for better or for worse.

As long as there isn't a mass exodus of ex-BW players switching over any time soon, it should be good. Otherwise they'll just stomp all competition we have right now and they'll take foreigner money if they're sent over here. At least we have a decent shot against the Koreans now.

But whatever, we'll see what happens.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50604 Posts
December 26 2011 11:27 GMT
#27
On December 26 2011 20:22 Elefanto wrote:
Good to know, but i don't care.
Starcraft 2 doesn't need Korea, simple as that.


it doesn't 'need' it but theres a lot more to gain by having it.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
zeehar
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)3804 Posts
December 26 2011 11:27 GMT
#28
On December 26 2011 20:24 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2011 20:21 zeehar wrote:
hi, random korean netizen trying to stir some shit up.

포모스에서 왔냐? 스2갤에서 왔냐? 이딴글 올리려는 목적은 뭔데?


well you gotta stir shit otherwise it'll become rocky and hard and you can't flush it.


hahahaha

then you have to call in the plumbers.... plumbing in korea is notoriously weak btw
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jojo311
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia903 Posts
December 26 2011 11:27 GMT
#29
this guy for sure is a fan of bw and anti-fan of sc2.
busbarn
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden984 Posts
December 26 2011 11:27 GMT
#30
Koreans obviously have terrible taste in games if they play Aion and Sudden attack the most. :/
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