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KRJeongSooYeon
Profile Joined December 2010
Korea (South)20 Posts
February 25 2011 15:41 GMT
#181
OMG.....
overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-25 15:45:57
February 25 2011 15:41 GMT
#182
Serves Blizzard right. You go around suiting people who have helped make you money and freely promoted your game and you're bound to have organizations a bit hesitant to feature your games.

Edit:
I will say though, it does kind of suck for the players. And it also sucks not to be able to see what would've been an even more one-sided Brood War WCG since almost no one outside of Korea is playing Brood War these days.
Necosarius
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Sweden4042 Posts
February 25 2011 15:44 GMT
#183
Man I was hoping for one last WCG with BW
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
February 25 2011 15:48 GMT
#184
Maybe it is time to make WCG a more prestigous event. Perhaps host it once every 2 years like the Olympics? It would make for less revenue loss and possibly make it a bigger event.

WCG should look for a new sponsor to take over. When a sponsor holds your event ransom and will ultimatley kill it in the near future, it is time to cut them loose and look else where.

Brood War forever!
Dark-Storm
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada334 Posts
February 25 2011 15:48 GMT
#185
When we were at WCG grand finals last year they said 2011 would go back to China.....Where did the Korea location get changed to o_O
I don't have Pet Peeves. I have Major psychotic Fucking Hatreds
Vindubs
Profile Joined May 2010
United States110 Posts
February 25 2011 15:51 GMT
#186
i understand both sides here. blizzard is trying to protect their image and their game that they created. They don't want people or companies making massive money and advertising and rating without paying anything for the vehicle they use. imagine if your friend was borrowing your car to sell stuff door to door and made lets say 100k but he isn't giving you gas or a cut. wouldn't that bother you?

On the other hand. Samsung is A. Protecting them selves from being sued. and WGC just wants to play games(while making money i think we can all acknowledge no one goes INTO business to LOSE money) being part of the community and one who loves the passion this game brings i still have the im a kid concept and am like what $$$ for content that sucks. But I guess in the real world investors are needed and laws are needed to keep the investors and the creators protected.

To Court we go...Blizz is using several cases to set Precedent which is much needed in winning a court case. if you can cite precedent you have the upper hand. So if blizz Sets the precedent in future proceedings game companies will have an upper hand in protecting their games. How far it goes to effect big tournaments and a big loving community is yet to be seen.

This is how i see it. I hope i didnt ramble. Good Day
Vinnie
Stephano,Sase,Naniwa HWAITING!
IamAnton
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada335 Posts
February 25 2011 16:04 GMT
#187
WCG for the last few years hasnt been the prestigious tournament it used to be anyways. In all honesty there are alot of better tournaments available to players for all 3 games out there.
"Man created God in his own image." - Ludwig Feuerbach
Orphen
Profile Joined December 2010
United States101 Posts
February 25 2011 16:14 GMT
#188
What?? I really doubt that WCG would exclude the two biggest RTS games of all time...
Nukid
Profile Joined April 2010
United States240 Posts
February 25 2011 16:17 GMT
#189
Why are people critizing Samsung for the action? What is the point in sponsoring WCG if Korean representatives can't play in it and it can't be broadcast? If I were them, I'd do the same. There are no reason to sponsor something if the main attraction of the event can't be broadcasted and your products can't be seen worldwide.
clayn
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany444 Posts
February 25 2011 16:18 GMT
#190
would be the death for WCG imo...
Teddyman
Profile Joined October 2008
Finland362 Posts
February 25 2011 16:20 GMT
#191
I don't see why they would have BW or WC3 tournaments anyway. Those games are pretty close to 1-country affairs now (China for WC3, Korea for BW.) It would be like last year's BW all over again where it's only WCG-qualified players playing the game. SC2 would be the obvious choice but it's a competitor to what Samsung is a part of and as such they understandably wouldn't want to spend money on it. If they cut the prizes and presentation a bit they can run a decent show with something like Quake Live, CS, FIFA, LoL, Trackmania and some fighting titles (and of course Carom3D!)
"Chess is a dead game" -Bobby Fischer 2004
Turbis
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden2 Posts
February 25 2011 16:22 GMT
#192
I love how the samsung event overshadows that Blizzard themselves are suing WCG.
What if samsung does not want the Blizzard games in the WCG due to the lawsuit? Anyone thought of that?
Durp
c3rberUs
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Japan11286 Posts
February 25 2011 16:24 GMT
#193
I think threatening to remove all blizzard games in WCG by Samsung is more of a statement directed against blizzard. Samsung is basically saying "See what'll happen to you if you bring up this IP rights dispute".
WriterMovie, 진영화 : "StarCraft will never die".
SolidusR
Profile Joined November 2010
United States217 Posts
February 25 2011 16:28 GMT
#194
Putting a conflict before business is unprofessional and foolish. I'm sure Samsung really "socked it" to Blizzard and all, but I won't be watching a crappy event with no good games in it and I'm sure many other people won't bother either. I hope decreased revenue and relevancy is worth their little potshot, but I don't see how they think there's any future in e-sports without Blizzard games being involved.
Nukid
Profile Joined April 2010
United States240 Posts
February 25 2011 16:28 GMT
#195
On February 26 2011 00:51 Vindubs wrote:
i understand both sides here. blizzard is trying to protect their image and their game that they created. They don't want people or companies making massive money and advertising and rating without paying anything for the vehicle they use. imagine if your friend was borrowing your car to sell stuff door to door and made lets say 100k but he isn't giving you gas or a cut. wouldn't that bother you?

On the other hand. Samsung is A. Protecting them selves from being sued. and WGC just wants to play games(while making money i think we can all acknowledge no one goes INTO business to LOSE money) being part of the community and one who loves the passion this game brings i still have the im a kid concept and am like what $$$ for content that sucks. But I guess in the real world investors are needed and laws are needed to keep the investors and the creators protected.

To Court we go...Blizz is using several cases to set Precedent which is much needed in winning a court case. if you can cite precedent you have the upper hand. So if blizz Sets the precedent in future proceedings game companies will have an upper hand in protecting their games. How far it goes to effect big tournaments and a big loving community is yet to be seen.

This is how i see it. I hope i didnt ramble. Good Day
Vinnie



Bad example about the car stuffs imo. In your example, the person lending the car doesn't gain anything back, however, Blizzard gain a lot of reputation by letting the Korean advertising their products. First, they have to buy the product then host tournament using the product that they bought. By hosting events they in turn make populize your product.

A better example would be. You are an inventor and invented a product. The Korean bought your product and turn it into a spectacular product, in which you profit a lot from sale. Then a decade later, you invented a new product. You don't want the Korean to profit from the old product anymore, you want all the attention to redirect to your new product so that you can gain more sale from it. And that is where we are right now.
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
February 25 2011 16:38 GMT
#196
i'll watch CS then, but that really kills the prestige of WCG badly lol
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DiamondTear
Profile Joined June 2010
Finland165 Posts
February 25 2011 16:40 GMT
#197
I don't see what Samsung has to gain by denying Blizzard games, but then again aside from WC3 in China I don't see what WCG would have to gain by having BW and WC3 there, both of those games are dead outside Korea.
Elroi
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden5595 Posts
February 25 2011 16:47 GMT
#198
Counterfire against blizzards ridicules demands. This is great.
"To all eSports fans, I want to be remembered as a progamer who can make something out of nothing, and someone who always does his best. I think that is the right way of living, and I'm always doing my best to follow that." - Jaedong. /watch?v=jfghAzJqAp0
MaYuu
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Sweden516 Posts
February 25 2011 16:51 GMT
#199
Samsung's decision is understandable? Why fund games from they company who's trying to sue them and put an end to broodwar in sk?
ehh`?
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
February 25 2011 16:52 GMT
#200
Well, congratulations ActiBlizz. WCG is as good as dead w/o WC3 and SC:BW...though I'll sorely miss JD and Flash tearing all the foreigners apart, I pretty much support Samsung in their decision.
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