EPTif these stats are correct it is a bit disheartening more of the korean community is coming in to support sc2
LoL takes #1 E-sport spot in Korea - Page 3
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tsango
Australia214 Posts
if these stats are correct it is a bit disheartening more of the korean community is coming in to support sc2 | ||
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GreyKnight
United States4720 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:21 darkscream wrote: The problem with free games like LoL is that they can lose popularity just as fast as they gained it. And while it's great that Riot puts so much money back into the tournament scene, they do that because they need to buy loyalty from their players - otherwise they will just switch to the next good free game, or even the next MOBA game. They know they need to build a strong foundation because DOTA2 and Blizz DOTA will hit them like an earthquake. edit: not to mention, kotaku is gawker so their opinion on ESPORTS is about as valuable dirt. DOTA isn't going to do shit to LoL in korea. | ||
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Zaphid
Czech Republic1860 Posts
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SeventhPride
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:06 CNLL wrote: Guess money buys everything. They turned a pretty awful game in the number #1 esport game, so yea, sad. nope. If that would be true SC2 would have become huge. (considering how much money GOM invested) | ||
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Moliere
51 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:00 Jakkerr wrote: I find this statement rather ironic considering how powerful cheesey-coinflip-esque builds are in SC2.It's quite sad that such an easy game is now the #1 E-sports game. That's like live broadcasting rock paper scissors | ||
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WTFZerg
United States704 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:25 zul wrote: nope. If that would be true SC2 would have become huge. (considering how much money GOM invested) Riot has more money at its disposal than GOM does. Active support from a developer goes a very long way. | ||
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Corrosive
Canada3741 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:25 Moliere wrote: I find this statement rather ironic considering how powerful cheesey-coinflip-esque builds are in SC2. If the defending player has a brain they're not that strong. | ||
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HeroHenry
United States1723 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:21 Diizzy wrote: i play lol alot but its not an esports game.... you cant watch it and be entertained. its almost impossible. You can say the same about sc2. The game gets just as boring to watch after a while. | ||
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Rorance
Canada41 Posts
I seen the IPL LoL stream reach over 150,000 viewers when I tuned in to watch for 5 minutes, I don't really know what it peaked at or how many unique viewers there were but that number is huge. Especially if you compare it to some of the most popular SC2 streams. Now if only Blizzard would smarten up and just update Battle.net 2.0 (0.2 for those who prefer that) so that it's UI is similar to LoL's... I am not a fan of that game as a competitive medium, or even as a spectator, it is fun to play but I can't take it seriously. Anyways, no matter how much anyone hates the game for whatever reason, the UI they have is amazing. It's easy and straight forward with lots of direct links to streams and tournaments going on at the moment, it's smart. | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
By being too greedy, Blizzard is actually going to lose more money in the end because they killed the popularity of their own game. They need to fix their mistake by making SC2 cheap to buy the full version and making it easier/cheaper for PC Bangs to carry the game. | ||
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wunsun
Canada622 Posts
 Sad day. I started playing LOL recently, and I find that while its fun and competitive, its just not as deep of a game as SC and SC2 is. I wonder how long LOL can stay as an esport. | ||
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Papulatus
United States669 Posts
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SeventhPride
712 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:26 HeroHenry wrote: You can say the same about sc2. The game gets just as boring to watch after a while. lol, dont say that! I said that once I got flamed by keyboard warriors who claim that the game is still changing. | ||
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HaXXspetten
Sweden15718 Posts
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Ian Ian Ian
915 Posts
I mean its not like soccer is hard and its the #1 sport in the world | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:27 Rorance wrote: Now if only Blizzard would smarten up and just update Battle.net 2.0 (0.2 for those who prefer that) so that it's UI is similar to LoL's... I am not a fan of that game as a competitive medium, or even as a spectator, it is fun to play but I can't take it seriously. Anyways, no matter how much anyone hates the game for whatever reason, the UI they have is amazing. It's easy and straight forward with lots of direct links to streams and tournaments going on at the moment, it's smart. The amusing thing is that for a long time, the PvP.net client was extremely terrible. It's just that Riot, you know, actually listened to people complaining and fixed a ton of stuff. | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
10417 Posts
Not everyone who plays LoL is a complete idiot or supercasual, and it IS the biggest game in the world right now. | ||
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SeventhPride
712 Posts
On March 14 2012 20:30 Zzoram wrote: Blizzard claims they have an esports team. What do they do? It feels like they do nothing but take money away from tournaments for fees. SC2 is still missing most of the features WC3 had and it seems like Blizzard is withholding them for the last expansion to try to gain sales, when instead by making Battle.net worse now, they are hurting the popularity of their game now which will hurt future expansion sales. lol, this is why I feel that HoTs isn't worth it, the game is going downhill, so many things were promised when the game first come out, and they still haven't implement it. I don't give a damn that people say at least they are doing it now, they should have done it a long time ago. Why does it feel like they are paying us instead of us paying them?Why do people get so happy when blizzard announce a freaking resizable chat?? I don't get blizzard fan boys sometimes. | ||
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