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Excelsior
Profile Joined October 2009
United States46 Posts
October 08 2010 12:30 GMT
#181
On October 08 2010 18:13 crazeh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 08 2010 06:42 RhodanP wrote:
I have been loath to add my 2 cents worth to all these BW v SC2 type debates and I wouldn'y post this in a BW thread because of all the fanatics but there is one point people seem to be forgetting. BW is a 15 year old game with no ongoing development and it looks like a 15 year old game. It doesn't matter that it is 'perfectly' balanced (if you are a 300APM Korean progamer) that it has a horde of diehard fans in Korean and around the further support th world. The reality is that with noe game is DEAD in the long term Sc2 or no Sc2.
Is simply too old and lame looking to attract the next generation of players worldwide. Already it is largely confined to South Korea. Even without SC2 there was no long term future for it.
Just my opinion.


Would you have been happy if Blizzard instead of releasing SC2 released "Starcraft Broodwar 2010" and simply upgraded the graphics of Starcraft Broodwar to current standard and left everything else exactly the same?


Yes
iG.Zeep
Profile Joined May 2008
Mexico253 Posts
October 08 2010 12:34 GMT
#182
On October 08 2010 18:13 crazeh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 08 2010 06:42 RhodanP wrote:
I have been loath to add my 2 cents worth to all these BW v SC2 type debates and I wouldn'y post this in a BW thread because of all the fanatics but there is one point people seem to be forgetting. BW is a 15 year old game with no ongoing development and it looks like a 15 year old game. It doesn't matter that it is 'perfectly' balanced (if you are a 300APM Korean progamer) that it has a horde of diehard fans in Korean and around the further support th world. The reality is that with noe game is DEAD in the long term Sc2 or no Sc2.
Is simply too old and lame looking to attract the next generation of players worldwide. Already it is largely confined to South Korea. Even without SC2 there was no long term future for it.
Just my opinion.


Would you have been happy if Blizzard instead of releasing SC2 released "Starcraft Broodwar 2010" and simply upgraded the graphics of Starcraft Broodwar to current standard and left everything else exactly the same?


That would of been freaking perfect!
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raz0rtail
Profile Joined May 2007
Australia42 Posts
October 08 2010 13:12 GMT
#183

On October 08 2010 18:13 crazeh wrote:


Would you have been happy if Blizzard instead of releasing SC2 released "Starcraft Broodwar 2010" and simply upgraded the graphics of Starcraft Broodwar to current standard and left everything else exactly the same?



No, SCBR user interface is crap compared to SC2. SC2 allows players to spent their apm on other things rather than tedious macro mechanics.
,
See.Blue
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2673 Posts
October 08 2010 14:07 GMT
#184
The very fact they care about the community to put something like that out makes me happy. Thanks Blizz!
Kryptonite333
Profile Joined September 2010
42 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-08 14:16:53
October 08 2010 14:16 GMT
#185
i dont understand, do we have to pay to play sc2 ??
hmm
Triscuit
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States722 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-08 18:17:15
October 08 2010 18:15 GMT
#186
Some interesting information, but the rest is fairly typical executive-type stuff. "We're working on it all the time, we will keep working on it all the time."

However, the pro and semi-pro leagues are quite interesting, and that might be the most head-turning information in the whole letter.

Also, I guess they got their answer that, yeah, we really do want chat channels. At least they are listening and are willing to make changes that won't necessarily benefit 90% of players that play SC2. That's awesome.
_minimal_
Profile Joined July 2010
Greece9 Posts
October 08 2010 18:47 GMT
#187
Kespas acoplisment can't dublicated in the wester world. The wester players they have fiberoptics they have cables modems, T1 lines, adsl, etc so if they wish to play they do it from their homes when they really have nothing else to do.

This why any attempted in the west will simply fail so Kespa dosn't really need Blizzard and this is the funny part i mean they banned Kespas ips to add one more card in their 'nagotiation' table ? This will lead them nowere. Blizzard must pay Kespa Great deal of money couse the show is in korea and will remain there there is no other way.
Hikko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1126 Posts
October 09 2010 03:30 GMT
#188
On October 09 2010 03:47 _minimal_ wrote:
Kespas acoplisment can't dublicated in the wester world. The wester players they have fiberoptics they have cables modems, T1 lines, adsl, etc so if they wish to play they do it from their homes when they really have nothing else to do.

This why any attempted in the west will simply fail so Kespa dosn't really need Blizzard and this is the funny part i mean they banned Kespas ips to add one more card in their 'nagotiation' table ? This will lead them nowere. Blizzard must pay Kespa Great deal of money couse the show is in korea and will remain there there is no other way.



I understand that English isn't your primary language, but what you said made no sense Why would Blizzard pay KeSPA royalties because KeSPA is using Blizzard's product?

How does good internet (which Korea has internally) affect the success or failure of an esports league, and how would bad internet connections be beneficial to a larger league?
♥
_minimal_
Profile Joined July 2010
Greece9 Posts
October 09 2010 13:28 GMT
#189
I didn't exacly pointed a gun to Blizzards head a bomb will do just fine hehehe in order Sc2 games to be done in Korea i belive Kespas permition is need it so Blizzard Must pay.

This is my hamble opinion.

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Tomken
Profile Joined January 2010
Norway1144 Posts
October 14 2010 06:28 GMT
#190
Well it's a LOT of Koreans that want another company to take over for kespa, but of course it isn't any other that can take over for atm. -_- Gief a company to handle pro leagues and stuff, so SC:BW could keep going for some more years at least!

KeSPA is the main problem.
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