damn CafeID is blowing up this tournament. Three Koreans in top 8 I think.

great finish with that Kim by Lacid. you don't mess with a Korean who is anchoring Kim

Kkxtrouble

Brazil575 Posts

July 07 2012 22:33 GMT

#1712

All the kof matches in top 16 have been so intense.Comebacks from the verge of defeat.

hewley

Germany1063 Posts

July 07 2012 22:33 GMT

#1713

Man, everyone can play marvel now: mago, xian, etc., didn't expect so many international players picking it up. Sick

StarStruck

25339 Posts

July 07 2012 22:34 GMT

#1714

On July 08 2012 07:32 Mephiztopheles1 wrote:

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Keep it in proportions though. EVO is like GSL plus another big event combined for fighting games, HSC is a big not-really-big event.

Bad comparison. It's nothing like the GSL.

EVO has always been a big event and they've always had very good numbers.

HSC is actually a big event for what they're doing.

Lucumo

6850 Posts

July 07 2012 22:36 GMT

#1715

On July 08 2012 07:34 StarStruck wrote:

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Bad comparison. It's nothing like the GSL.

EVO has always been a big event and they've always had very good numbers.

HSC is actually a big event for what they're doing.

EVO is like Dreamhack.

Warpticon

United States278 Posts

July 07 2012 22:36 GMT

#1716

On July 08 2012 06:46 gardinho wrote:
thanks for the insights so far.
one more question. are there people watching but not really playing the games? with me its with starcraft. i dont play it but enjoy watching it a lot

There is a growing number of spectators, but fighting game tournaments are mostly attended by people who play. Evo has around 3000 registered participants, and that's only for the official games. The last pre-EVO major, CEO, had around 700 participants and apparently around 600 spectators. When the tournament is going on, people who aren't playing typically do one of three things: watch other action, go eat/see the sights, or play casuals/money matches at the BYOC stations or in hotel rooms. The love of the game and the spirit of competition are the driving forces of the FGC, and EVO is an even bigger example of that.

The amazing thing about EVO is that it's mostly just an convention of people who love fighting games. Lots of people go who don't even play the main games, but there's no better place to find the people who paly what you like. Blazblue wasn't an official game, but it still had close to 100 entrants for its side tournament. Chou, who's there from Japan for UMvC3, has won SBO in Blazblue before, and he played in the BB and Guilty Gear tournaments. Kazunoko, also known as Inoue the Guilty Gear god, was there primarily for Street FIghter but played in the GG side tournament. People got to play these legends because of their mutual love for fighting games. Skullgirls has a side tournament that broke 100 entrants. Melty Blood has a tournament with a sizable turnout. Haitani and Sako, who are there primarily for SF4, are also gods of Vampire Savior (Sako is known for his amazing execution, and there is a BB Hood combo that basically only he has ever been able to consistently land), and both agreed to play in the Vampire Side tournament. When the tournament shuts down for the night, players will be up most of the night playing money matches and getting in games with players from around the world they don't typically get to play. It's awesome.

Warpticon

United States278 Posts

July 07 2012 22:37 GMT

#1717

On July 08 2012 07:33 hewley wrote:
Man, everyone can play marvel now: mago, xian, etc., didn't expect so many international players picking it up. Sick

Xian made top 32 in Marvel at EVO last year with little fanfare.

MCDayC

United Kingdom14464 Posts

July 07 2012 22:38 GMT

#1718

Evo is MLG Providence + Dreamhack + GSL. Of course it get great views, but in general SC2 has higher viewers, evo is the one exception.