EPTKeSPA responds to Blizzard - Page 4
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Vedic
United States582 Posts
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MK
United States496 Posts
that's said, what more to add ? :d Btw, I wonder if Blizzard is willing to re-negociate now they already signed with GOM :/ | ||
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
It's not even caring about fans, it's sort of naive to look at it in that way (how many pro sports owners really, truly care about fans?), but Blizzard with its blatant disregard for these necessary features seems clearly not interested in even having a competitive sc2 scene for the purpose of profiting off of it even, beyond the hype generated by early tournaments (like these in the beta) which probably do the most to boost sales. Kespa though, does clearly have a motivation to care about the competitive product, and it too is reflected in their actions, building the whole structure they have. I mean maybe GOM will come to the rescue and perform splendidly and save everything, but how likely is that? If only Blizzard would just back down on the stupid LAN and cross region-ing in SC2, I really wouldn't feel so ill and think the whole scene might be on the brink of collapse. | ||
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Veil
Korea (South)42 Posts
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dybydx
Canada1764 Posts
On May 31 2010 14:22 Vedic wrote: It's cute how KeSPA think that they still have a say in this. KeSPA doesnt, but the players and the fans do. The copy of SC sold in USA and SK is almost identical, but why don't you see SC game broadcasts in ESPN? Do think think ESPN doesnt have the money? It came down to enigmatic players like Boxer and his legion of fans. Clearly, Blizzard doesn't understand their business model. There is nothing preventing the players or fans from supporting another game. As long as there is user demand, MBC could broadcast pr0n starring Flash for all we know. | ||
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
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red_b
United States1267 Posts
All kespa has to do if a deal doesnt get worked out is to parade Flash or Jaedong or another popular player and have them say something along the lines of "I am so sorry to my fans, but we will not be able to hold the MSL and the OSL this year because Blizzard wont negotiate. I wish it could be different, and Im sorry that Im letting you all down. We were working so hard to regain your trust; we hope you will continue to support us in our efforts." Activision may believe that no publicity is bad publicity, but I dont think that's the case. And I dont think it actually matters what happens behind the scenes, all that matters is how the fans perceive things going down. Blizzard wasnt involved for the longest time, I can see korean fans viewing them as the outsiders and that makes them really easy to blame. | ||
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CCGaunt
United States417 Posts
On May 31 2010 12:50 Empyrean wrote: Will this reach the Korean courts? A real funny issue is if it made it to Korean courts, and they sided with KESPA. Can Blizzard actual do anything about that? Time for international court legislation? Technically some sort of respect for other countries legislation should be upheld, but this just seems FUBAR. | ||
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Vedic
United States582 Posts
On May 31 2010 15:05 dybydx wrote: KeSPA doesnt, but the players and the fans do. The copy of SC sold in USA and SK is almost identical, but why don't you see SC game broadcasts in ESPN? Do think think ESPN doesnt have the money? Culture and opportunity. For one, tournaments in the west mostly supported other games - games like Quake and Counter-strike. They all failed horribly, so sponsors are less than motivated to support another failed venture, regardless of the game. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27149 Posts
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domane
Canada1606 Posts
On May 31 2010 13:54 Rekrul wrote: Do you fully expect professional BW to disappear in Korea?ultimately this will pave a road to a better future in esports as kespa is run by complete idiots it will hurt for a while though but still, its kespas fault for being complete idiots towards blizzard since the beginning of sc esports in korea | ||
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Two_DoWn
United States13684 Posts
On May 31 2010 15:23 Manifesto7 wrote: Did they acknowledge their sale of proleague rights to IEG as being a less than honest deal? I would hope so, as the sale of those rights never existed until they sold them, and if they did, would have belonged to blizzard. | ||
GTR
51449 Posts
On May 31 2010 15:23 Manifesto7 wrote: Did they acknowledge their sale of proleague rights to IEG as being a less than honest deal? how ironic, it seems kespa have to negotiate with gom now hahahaha. | ||
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taLbuk
Madagascar1879 Posts
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EleanorRIgby
Canada3923 Posts
a little fucking late Blizzard esports plan is probably just gonna be another goddamn CGS. Fuck sakes theres nowhere to turn | ||
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ShroomyD
Australia245 Posts
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LunarDestiny
United States4177 Posts
If Kespa really cared about the fan. Why they told pro teams to boycott GOM TV season 3? | ||
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flammie
61 Posts
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Terakin
Jamaica22 Posts
KeSPA doesn't give a damn about eSports outside S. Korea. Even when GOM attempted to bring SC to foreigners by hiring Tasteless and Daniel Lee, KeSPA made sure to torpedo that plan. Blizz has a vision for SC:BW and all there products to be as big in the rest of the world as it is in Korea. KeSPA has little or no ground to stand on. Yes, through there blood sweat and tears, they built an industry. Too bad they built it all on someone else's property. | ||
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insanet
Peru439 Posts
On May 31 2010 14:30 ZapRoffo wrote: If Blizzard cared about e-sports they would have LAN in sc2 and cross-region play, period. Totally agree, pretty strange how everybody ignore this. | ||
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