I dont need more tournaments but it would be nice if they get bigger and better organized. More viewers is what is important and i dont think more tournaments would attract more viewers but better tournaments could.

niilzon

Belgium105 Posts

July 04 2011 18:31 GMT

#182

I don't have time to keep track of the tourneys (but I just don't have alot of time to do anything else than play and watch GSL, this is alot already !), yet I voted that there should be more.

Do you think that pool players keep track of every pool tournament on the planet ? That poker players keep track of all the poker tourneys ?

Nono, they don't. They keep track and/or participate into smaller tournaments near their home place, and keep track and/or participate in the "big ones" - just like it should be with e-sports, IMHO

Kleinmuuhg

Vanuatu4091 Posts

July 04 2011 21:54 GMT

#183

Well there ARE to many to keep track of, but I don't think thats a bad thing for the masses, it's only bad for the small tournaments which don't get the attention they deserve.

Skoop

United States214 Posts

July 05 2011 03:24 GMT

#184

Personally, I like the amount there are now. If there were more, I'd feel like maybe I'm missing something, and if there were less, I'd feel like I wouldn't get to pick & choose which ones I want to watch. There are some events I just don't want to watch that much, but with that said, the ones I do watch are so much better for that reason.

MAYKID

United States5 Posts

July 05 2011 04:26 GMT

#185

I love watching the Events..... I say you learn a lot from people who play and watch the strategies they use. But that's my opinion. >.>

elementz

United States281 Posts

July 05 2011 04:37 GMT

#186

As is I only keep track of the big tournaments, GSL/NASL/IPL

ApBuLLet

United States604 Posts

July 05 2011 06:22 GMT

#187

I do find it hard to keep track, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I like always having some sort of content at my finger tips to watch in my down time when there is nothing live going on.

However, I voted that the number of events right now is fine, but oddly enough I want there to be MORE events. Here is the reasoning for my decision.

Right now in SC2, there are a limited number of teams, and a limited number of players. If there were more events then many of them would be filled with people who don't stand much of a chance versus the top players, which in turn makes the tournament rather boring. I think the number of events needs to stay in line with the number of players competing at the top levels, that way those top players do not get spread too thinly throughout tournaments, reducing the overall competition, and consequently lowering the spectator's experience quality.

One thing that I think would be great for eSports is further merging of the Korean and foreigner scene. The Korean scene is full of so many players who are not top Korean players, but who would potentially be top players in the foreign scene. Adding the Korean player base to the foreign player base would definitely cause huge growth in terms of the number of competitive players, which, in my opinion, is a great opportunity for more and more events to arise, and eSports to grow as a whole.

Seawolf105

United States4 Posts

July 05 2011 06:23 GMT

#188

More tournaments = More oppurtunities for all kinds of players, new ones and vets alike

Existential

Australia2107 Posts

July 05 2011 09:29 GMT

#189

Too many SC2 events imo.

Order

Lithuania231 Posts

July 05 2011 09:34 GMT

#190

Of course there's too many to keep track on all of them, but if we'll take soccer for example - there's no need to watch every league and every game. People will sort out the pro stuff and the stuff they like. So, even tho it's impossible to keep track on everything, there's no harm in more events.

Svennedude

Belgium86 Posts

July 05 2011 13:28 GMT

#191

I think alot of tournaments is fine, but I'd rather have one big tournament everyone is tuning into like the gsl, than small chunks of garbage nobody cares about. in the west I'm interested in mlg and dreamhack, but next to that I'm not so much interested in sc2 tournaments in the west. I'll continue to watch gsl though :D

uGoatt

United States85 Posts

July 05 2011 14:46 GMT

#192

It's entertaining, but if this amount of tournaments keeps up i will never actually play.

EGfanBoi!DemuFtw

United Kingdom46 Posts

July 05 2011 15:05 GMT

#193

I feel there arent enough good ones, to to to many shit ones with shity casters that need to just die. but More the better provided its good content and a skilled caster, not kellymilkies or some shit lol.

CellTech

Canada396 Posts

July 05 2011 15:21 GMT

#194

I dont even watch NASL and IPL like I thought I would, the time I invest in GSTL and GSL is more than enough

Although I will go into M.I.A. mode for a weekend when Dreamhack / MLG is on.

xXFireandIceXx

Canada4296 Posts

July 05 2011 17:02 GMT

#195

So many tournaments really help get SC2 "out there". But the quality is somewhat sparse and it becomes less special with all the tournaments.

Servatose

United States33 Posts

July 05 2011 17:29 GMT

#196

I thought this was an interesting poll, because although I'd agree that there can never be enough events -- I strongly feel that it's that sort of frequency we need to gain SC2 more and more popularity and activity -- however, it is difficult to keep up with all of the results if you're also concerned with practicing and improving yourself. I think there are tools that help combat this, such as the tournament round-up threads we often see. So, for those events you simply don't have the time to watch, it's always easy to see how well your favorite players are doing.

oo_xerox

United States852 Posts

July 05 2011 18:27 GMT

#197

i picked "too many" out of jelousy (bw T__T) but as long as those tournaments are good then there is no problem, the more the better, for both players and viewers