EPT[Interview] The Philosophy of the GSL - Page 2
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Alou
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Motiva
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Graham
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Would love to see Tasteless commentating league games. I love watching this kind of stuff but sometimes feel disengaged due to the language barrier. It'd be sick to see not only english commentary, but a guy like Tasteless (arguably my favorite caster due to his humor) get back into doing this kind of commentary. | ||
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SoJu.WeRRa
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DonKey_
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unit
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ShaperofDreams
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Baarn
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BLinD-RawR
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![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Milkis/GSL/20100806165923_8d253e2f.jpg) 2 passwords? | ||
Klogon
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Integra
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G3nXsiS
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Kishkumen
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LegendaryZ
United States1583 Posts
On August 07 2010 15:56 Integra wrote: @Klogon of course they will, after all they have the money to make it work. I honestly don't think this philosophy is sustainable for the long term. The organization and league format/rules that KeSPA had in place is part of what gave the professional BW scene the stability that it had over the years. There were familiar faces and familiar teams you'd be guaranteed to see and fans could be attracted to and develop a "relationship" with. These teams in turn would make money in various ways to sponsor the players to allow them to actually sustain themselves on gaming. And you wouldn't have to place in the top to get paid either. Gretech has moved away from this and instead, turned the GSL into a glorified global amateur battle royale. There are no set teams or facilities, players may or may not be sponsored, and there's nothing to distinguish pros from amateurs. If the goal is to legitimize eSports and make it more professional, I really don't see this as a way to do it... Imagine if the BW scene adopted this. Instantly the vast majority of current pro gamers would have to quit since only a small number of them would win any prize money at all, much less enough to live off. But then again, from the way things look, eSports development is not really the point. I don't think Gretech has any real interest in developing the eSport, but rather doing what they can to make SC2 more popular and then selling licenses to others who may be interested in developing it. Assuming that's the actual goal, I suppose this philosophy works fine for that purpose since it makes everyone feel like they have a chance. In the end, though, it looks like it's probably going to end up being another KeSPA type of organization to create an actual pro scene from this game. | ||
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qoiN
Sweden576 Posts
On August 07 2010 15:49 BLinD-RawR wrote: 2 passwords? Yes, your account password and then the authenticator code. | ||
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SkelA
Macedonia13092 Posts
Preety much as expected. Indeed blizzard is sponsoring theese tours for one and only purpose and thats selling copies of SC2. But its a step back for the e-sport scene. | ||
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andeh
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AyJay
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On August 07 2010 16:54 SkelA wrote: Rater than the broadcasts, GSL's goal is for the success of Starcraft 2 Preety much as expected. Indeed blizzard is sponsoring theese tours for one and only purpose and thats selling copies of SC2. But its a step back for the e-sport scene. How the hell is having huge ass tournament is step back for e-sports? | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
On August 07 2010 19:02 AyJay wrote: Can't wait, still no news about english commentary =/ How the hell is having huge ass tournament is step back for e-sports? I would like to know as well how this made E-sports go back one step. | ||
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Skeggaba
Korea (South)1556 Posts
Probably not right of the bat, but maybe maybe in the future! | ||
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