well let me put it like this:
I wouldn't watch a tournament that only has koreans in it (well I do watch gsl but I mean like outside of korea)

I think it is pretty boring and I would watch the german eps or whatever EU/german tournament over that any day

GuMmIbEiN

Faroe Islands4 Posts

August 28 2012 19:48 GMT

#103

I totally prefer 'rising national talent' because I live in a country with a 47k population, so you get my point

Wafflelisk

Canada1061 Posts

August 28 2012 20:13 GMT

#104

I like up and coming players, but the country they're from isn't of any relevance really, and only the hottest up and comers.. just because I've only started to hear of them recently doesn't mean too much for me, I care about the ones that I think can be relatively "big" names 6 months from their breakout, if that makes any sense to anyone? I abstained from voting though, because I like MLGs/ Code A qualifiers, the ones where less known players try to prove that they're ready to run with the big dogs.

lordofsoup

United States159 Posts

August 28 2012 21:35 GMT

#105

I prefer polls to matches.

TheAmazombie

United States3714 Posts

August 28 2012 22:24 GMT

#106

It all depends. I love watching the GSL to see the best players, but I love watching MLG or DreamHack just to see the good foreign talent and how it does.

HyPo

Belgium9 Posts

August 28 2012 22:33 GMT

#107

I dont really care about some korean supergosu playing
some other korean supergosu.
I want to know how the 'less gosu' players match up.

Glenn313

United States475 Posts

August 29 2012 00:12 GMT

#108

I would watch rising players because they have the chance to be the best players.

NexCa

Germany954 Posts

August 29 2012 03:29 GMT

#109

Best player duking it out, definitly IMO !

bgzstudent

United States1 Post

August 29 2012 05:27 GMT

#110

I prefer to watch up-and-comers because the games are more varied. I feel like the best players have things so thoroughly figured out that there isn't much room for wackiness, so their games (while well played, for sure) are sort of boring to watch.

mnck

Denmark1518 Posts

August 29 2012 06:28 GMT

#111

I watch both, it's pretty hard to say you prefer one or the other. It's very different.

may0nnaise

United States40 Posts

August 29 2012 06:44 GMT

#112

I like watching the best. The games are sick. Even low-level pro games can really be dull.

This doesn't mean I don't support rising talent, I'm just not interested in watching it until the rising star starts to take out some established pros.

WindWolf

Sweden11767 Posts

August 29 2012 06:51 GMT

#113

My favorite players > Rising Talent >= Best players.

While the best players can give us good content, so can the l rising talent do as well. For example, I really liked the way Naugrim played against Bischu in the E-Sport SM February Final

FataLe

New Zealand4519 Posts

August 29 2012 08:45 GMT

#114

lawl. this poll..

Why then, in a tournament that involves both, have people noted if there is no foreigners after a certain point (semis, for instance) the viewership declines?

The vocal minority up in dis here poll.

Viking182

Italy27 Posts

August 29 2012 10:17 GMT

#115

I'm from Italy and I would love to see more of our rising talent players (there are many

) and support them !
more eSport in Italy !!!

Mustajuttu

Sweden6 Posts

August 29 2012 11:30 GMT

#116

I'd say i prefer watching "rising stars" vs pro's. for example in WCS Sweden the final between Thorzain and SortOf was awesome. due to the fakt that i tought that Thorzain will just murder this guy who I've never hear of.

Keldrome

Sweden3 Posts

August 29 2012 12:30 GMT

#117

I prefer to watch rising national talent. Just becouse im from sweden, i always like to watch swedish players as Thorzain and naniwa and many more.

GreenMash

Norway1746 Posts

August 29 2012 15:16 GMT

#118

I think that i prefer to watch the best players. But if someone comes out of nowhere and starts doing really well, then i will probably watch them play instead to see if they can continue to be suscessful