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Schmieds
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States312 Posts
March 23 2011 00:57 GMT
#221
While this is good news, can you say "oversaturation"?

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Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6103 Posts
March 23 2011 00:58 GMT
#222
OMG this is bigger than NASL imo.

SC2 can finally reach the mainstream gaming media.
#1 Terran hater
Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
March 23 2011 00:58 GMT
#223
Oh. My. GOD.
This year just gets better and better for ESPORTS!
Razuik
Profile Joined October 2010
United States409 Posts
March 23 2011 01:01 GMT
#224
So many leagues! This is great news
phanto
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden708 Posts
March 23 2011 01:02 GMT
#225
I hate IGN and mainstream gaming media... But this is pretty cool. SC2 makes everything cool. Why is that? Fucking magic.
DharmaTurtle
Profile Joined August 2010
United States283 Posts
March 23 2011 01:02 GMT
#226
I reallyreallyreally hope that there are enough SC2 fans to support two leagues of this caliber.
I went from bronze to platinum in 3 awesome days.
muzzy
Profile Joined March 2010
United States640 Posts
March 23 2011 01:02 GMT
#227
lol... you guys and the Rupert Murdoch stuff. Do you really even think that Rupert Murdoch knows what StarCraft is? Events and such like this are many many layers from the top in a conglomerate as big as News Corp.


And instead of hating on the company, let's try and be positive- Maybe they're doing something good.

Just because a company does a lot of crappy things doesn't mean you have to hate everything it does.
Nothingtosay
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States875 Posts
March 23 2011 01:04 GMT
#228
On March 23 2011 09:57 wristuzi wrote:
I strongly dislike the idea of rupert murdoch being involved in any Starcraft, he is literally the devil.

But I guess this is what's gonna happen if Starcraft 2 is gonna get big. In fact, it already has, it's happened guys. Starcraft 2 is going to be huge this year. And hopefully it'll last too.


I hope everyone knows what kind of an evil person he is. He owns so much of the media its nearly impossible to know whether or not you're funding his corporate hydra of doom. I will literally never watch one game from this league because every time I see an ad his empire makes money.
[QUOTE][B]On October 16 2011 13:00 Anihc wrote:[/B] No, you're the one who's wrong. Nothingtosay got it right.[/QUOTE]:3
Layden
Profile Joined September 2010
United States45 Posts
March 23 2011 01:04 GMT
#229
Very cool that another newscorp company is getting into the competitive gaming scene (DirecTV ran CGS back in mid aughts).
Triscuit
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States722 Posts
March 23 2011 01:05 GMT
#230
On March 23 2011 10:04 Nothingtosay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 23 2011 09:57 wristuzi wrote:
I strongly dislike the idea of rupert murdoch being involved in any Starcraft, he is literally the devil.

But I guess this is what's gonna happen if Starcraft 2 is gonna get big. In fact, it already has, it's happened guys. Starcraft 2 is going to be huge this year. And hopefully it'll last too.


I hope everyone knows what kind of an evil person he is. He owns so much of the media its nearly impossible to know whether or not you're funding his corporate hydra of doom. I will literally never watch one game from this league because every time I see an ad his empire makes money.


I'm not going to look a gift proleague in the mouth.
xguyx
Profile Joined February 2011
United States124 Posts
March 23 2011 01:08 GMT
#231
esports are exploding!
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. -Buddha
Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-23 01:18:01
March 23 2011 01:08 GMT
#232
On March 23 2011 09:09 TheHunksta wrote:
This is why announcements of announcements need to stop, TeamLiquid didn't announce shit about TSL until THEY ANNOUNCED IT and that kept all the hype and excitement balled up for when it was out.


Well that's false. TSL 3 did the same thing. They announced the korean invites separately. Remember needing to tune in each sat to get the tsl invites? Remember needing to tune in to the bracket announcement? Remember still needing to tune in to find out the schedule of what games will be aired as they only announce those at the end of each sunday? TSL 3 did just as much milking with their announcements as NASL or IGN are doing.
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
Layden
Profile Joined September 2010
United States45 Posts
March 23 2011 01:11 GMT
#233
The IGN network is the biggest conglomeration of video game websites. They have higher access to legitimate advertising and will 9hopefully) put this proleague in front of potentially hundreds of thousands of gamers, many of whom have never seen a pro caliber match before.

This might be the best thing for Starcraft as an e-Sport; better than TV coverage even. If you think about it pushing it on mainstream television consumers will result in low chance of success. But, by putting it in a bigger market of gamers (console, PC, handheld, etc.) there is a much bigger chance of success. Advertising can be niche specific. This is a win for the community. The only thing better that I could think of is putting matches on the Xbox Live Network.
thesideshow
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
930 Posts
March 23 2011 01:12 GMT
#234
THIS IS HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
OGS:levelchange
stormchaser
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada1009 Posts
March 23 2011 01:13 GMT
#235
This is amazing, esports is getting massive
Mogs
Profile Joined March 2011
United States13 Posts
March 23 2011 01:13 GMT
#236
Question: Is this at all confirmed to be a team league other than the name IPL and the fact that IGN was contacting teams (which seems like a damn decent way to get in touch with most players if you wanted to run an individual tournament too)?

Zechs
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom321 Posts
March 23 2011 01:13 GMT
#237
On March 23 2011 10:11 Layden wrote:
The IGN network is the biggest conglomeration of video game websites. They have higher access to legitimate advertising and will 9hopefully) put this proleague in front of potentially hundreds of thousands of gamers, many of whom have never seen a pro caliber match before.

This might be the best thing for Starcraft as an e-Sport; better than TV coverage even. If you think about it pushing it on mainstream television consumers will result in low chance of success. But, by putting it in a bigger market of gamers (console, PC, handheld, etc.) there is a much bigger chance of success. Advertising can be niche specific. This is a win for the community. The only thing better that I could think of is putting matches on the Xbox Live Network.


What you say about TV is very, very true, and something that mindless "lets go mainstream" people seem to overlook. I still hold plenty of reservations about this whole thing though.
Esports and stuff: zechleton.tumblr.com
Dagobert
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Netherlands1858 Posts
March 23 2011 01:14 GMT
#238
On March 23 2011 08:27 the9thdude wrote:
Too many leagues, not enough time.

Exactly the way I see it. Just not in an "omfg awesome" way but in a concerned and oversaturated way.
RevRich
Profile Joined February 2011
United States218 Posts
March 23 2011 01:16 GMT
#239
I imagine artosis sitting at home in Korea saying "SO...MANY...TOUR-NA-MENTSSSSSSS"

Zomodok
Profile Joined September 2010
United States41 Posts
March 23 2011 01:17 GMT
#240
On March 23 2011 10:14 Dagobert wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 23 2011 08:27 the9thdude wrote:
Too many leagues, not enough time.

Exactly the way I see it. Just not in an "omfg awesome" way but in a concerned and oversaturated way.


Yeah man, we are still trying to figure out how BW got so popular with that oversaturated tournament and league system they have.
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