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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19307 Posts
January 06 2024 03:52 GMT
#21
I’m hoping for Ramen sponsors next tournament!
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18217 Posts
January 06 2024 15:49 GMT
#22
The two times I tried Afreeca to get rid of the irritating border around youtube, it was bad, and I stuck with the border. So unless they invest in infrastructure as well, I don't see how this fixes anything.
Fanatic-Templar
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada5819 Posts
January 06 2024 16:56 GMT
#23
On January 06 2024 01:08 Chris_Havoc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2024 03:47 WGT-Baal wrote:
are they gonna keep the league names like ASL or will it be SSL (Soop SL)?


I suppose one possible option would be to change it to the AfreecaTV/SOOP StarLeague (ASSL).




I would advise against rebranding as the ASS League.
I bear this sig to commemorate the loss of the team icon that commemorated Oversky's 2008-2009 Proleague Round 1 performance.
Branch.AUT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Austria853 Posts
January 06 2024 18:24 GMT
#24
On January 06 2024 12:52 BisuDagger wrote:
I’m hoping for Ramen sponsors next tournament!

Made me laught so hard, I spilled noodle soup in my lap
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
January 07 2024 10:31 GMT
#25
Echoing the point that while changing "BJ" is long overdue, the website is still unusable overseas (as in, cannot get streams and vods to load half the time on PC/mobile)
Mine gas, build tanks.
RKC
Profile Joined June 2012
2848 Posts
January 07 2024 12:25 GMT
#26
Sorry for sounding ignorant even though I follow ASL quite a fair bit and occasionally watch their live stream. But what exactly is the domestic bad reputation of Afreeca? Most streaming platforms like Twitch have their own share of NSFW content. How is Afreeca any different? Or is it more of a cultural issue? Or some big scandal?
gg no re thx
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3441 Posts
January 08 2024 16:26 GMT
#27
On January 07 2024 21:25 RKC wrote:
Sorry for sounding ignorant even though I follow ASL quite a fair bit and occasionally watch their live stream. But what exactly is the domestic bad reputation of Afreeca? Most streaming platforms like Twitch have their own share of NSFW content. How is Afreeca any different? Or is it more of a cultural issue? Or some big scandal?


I think it is also that in Korea the other ones (local) are less NSFW I suppose. So bit of a cultural thing but they may have had other scandals. Twitch is irrelevant there.
Note in Korea it is also quite common to rebrand and change names, for instance political parties do this almost every election.
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itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9168 Posts
January 09 2024 19:13 GMT
#28
SOOP

a portmanteau of broth and noodles
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iRkSupperman
Profile Joined October 2022
Norway140 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-20 17:23:35
January 20 2024 17:15 GMT
#29
Afreeca loads just fine on both PC and mobile (app). I suspect a lot of people have shitty ISPs and instead wrongly blame the foreign site which they've used once-twice before going to their favourite whining spot of choice, whether that be TL, Reddit, Discord, Twitch chats or Youtube comments. (+ in the case of SC2, Afreeca already receives a bunch of hate for not subsidizing dead Korean SC2 even harder than it already does).

The real issue is that the international version of the PC site doesn't have game categories ala the Korean one, so you can't easily see all/most viewed SC streams, for instance. In the mobile app you can do this even when abroad.

Once you have direct links to relevant streamers though, it's a completely fine platform IMO. (Hint: https://bwstreams.appspot.com/ )

IMO, Afreeca provides a way better viewing experience than for instance Chinese ones like Douyu/Douyin/Bilibili or Japanese ones like Niconico. Insane that somehow back in the 2000s, most Asian video platforms decided that chat messages and comments rolling across the video screen was a good idea.
fishmarketer
Profile Joined December 2023
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-02-07 00:55:31
January 30 2024 07:26 GMT
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