General Discussion - Page 5921

On July 19 2014 23:04 teapoted wrote:

It's so fucking humid here, leather seat be damned.

On July 19 2014 23:55 LeLoup wrote:
Guys, why isn't it the all star match yet?

Everything else is great and all... but I need the all star match.

eSports does need television though. Unless we're prepared to stagnate until other sports move fully into online broadcasting.

On July 20 2014 00:09 teddyoojo wrote:
FUCK ESPORTS
i wish ppl werent retarded
who again had the blog link in his sig?

On July 20 2014 00:34 Steveling wrote:
What DIGITALSPORTS need is to not require people to quit their job to watch it fulltime.
Yesterday the broadcast was almost 10 hours, lol. No way that format is getting mainstream ever.

On July 20 2014 00:41 makmeatt wrote:
But why does business need esports? Why does it have to go mainstream?

Also consider that unlike many sports Dota isn't played with a time limit. Single games can be anywhere from 20 minutes to 90 minutes.

On July 20 2014 00:44 LeLoup wrote:

You have that backward. Esports needs businesses to take it seriously because sponsorships are what keep leagues and tournaments alive.

On July 20 2014 01:03 makmeatt wrote:

Don't you think about $11M is more than enough if not a bit over the top? We really don't need this sort of money, even (or especially) on a yearly basis. I don't see how the bad sides outweigh the good ones, especially when it's the fans that seem to be the most outspoken about all this eSports and when the cash has proven itself to not guarantee any sort of high quality games... I mean, if you are looking for all the flashy shows you are used to see surrounding traditional sports, why not just go watch the existing ones? Combining the two might seem like a dream to some, but it's not gonna be anywhere close to what people imagine the result to be.

On July 20 2014 00:44 LeLoup wrote:

Pretty much this. There's almost no chance of it getting legitimate time on television just due to the amount of time they would have to invest into it in order to show it all. Television is for people that can't watch one thing for too long. Remember that 3 hours is the 'max' run time for most movies.

Having a tournament with 10+ hour days air on TV, and on top of that games that can last an hour without a break is really bad for that.

Also consider that unlike many sports Dota isn't played with a time limit. Single games can be anywhere from 20 minutes to 90 minutes. This makes creating a schedule very difficult as you would constantly either have to fill time with extra content or cut out time from other things so you could keep on schedule.

Overall it's a nightmare for any traditional production.


You have that backward. Esports needs businesses to take it seriously because sponsorships are what keep leagues and tournaments alive.