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As a viewer, would you like an official off-season?

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BearStorm
Profile Joined September 2010
United States795 Posts
December 13 2012 21:10 GMT
#1
Breaks are good for high end tournaments like GSL and MLG. They build up hype and make each victory seem more significant, but I wouldn't mind if the less popular events occupied the time in between. The worst is when there is a lot of overlap.
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skrotcyk
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden432 Posts
December 13 2012 21:11 GMT
#2
I don't understand this question.. As a viewer your not obliged to watch every event, nothings gonna happen if you skip an event or two.
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
December 13 2012 21:12 GMT
#3
Breaks are good for the players and the overall level of play. However, I don't think it's likely or NECESSARILY beneficial for the sport as a whole.
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
shraike
Profile Joined April 2012
4 Posts
December 13 2012 21:16 GMT
#4
@skrotcyk - Fans aren't obligated, but to keep up with builds, storylines, and epic games, we have to. If we had longer periods in between events, we'd have more time to recoup and schedule time off to watch.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19295 Posts
December 13 2012 21:17 GMT
#5
The off season practice in PL will prove doubters in this poll that it is necessary. Players need breaks. Small time tournaments should always be running. GSL needs more breaks or a reformat.
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KristofferAG
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Norway25712 Posts
December 13 2012 21:27 GMT
#6
Players are free to not play if they want to, but I'd rather have the option to watch SC2 games whenever I want to.
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bbm
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1320 Posts
December 13 2012 21:27 GMT
#7
On December 14 2012 06:11 skrotcyk wrote:
I don't understand this question.. As a viewer your not obliged to watch every event, nothings gonna happen if you skip an event or two.

Sure it is. I'll be out of the loop, I won't know about the most recent upsets, who's on form, who's not, what state matchup X or Y is in, etc.


Six months ago Rain hadn't played a televised series (and all we'd really seen of kespa players was some of the hybrid proleague, and the small side-tourney at anaheim). Seed had just won a GSL. Taeja had just been beaten by Tassadar in the GSTL. He hadn't even played in the IPL TAC 3 yet. DRG had just won an MLG. Life was still on ZENEX, Naniwa was still on quantic, etc.


Now the scene's completely different. People rise, people fall, it happens very quickly in our scene and if you take a month off you'll miss out, and there's no easy way to catch up on previous months going ons (as I found out while writing this post)
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KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25657 Posts
December 13 2012 21:33 GMT
#8
Breaks are cool, it's always nice to see a higher level of play after players had time to rest and practice up again.
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Naphal
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2099 Posts
December 13 2012 21:42 GMT
#9
i think its ok if certain leagues take breaks, but then there is the perfect opportunity for home story cup etc., if i need a break, i stop watching =) and players should carefully consider how much events they can attend.
FuzzyJAM
Profile Joined July 2010
Scotland9300 Posts
December 13 2012 21:59 GMT
#10
I don't see what's stopping both players and viewers choosing when and what to watch. Leagues taking a break makes sense, but as a "scene"? Nah.
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Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
December 13 2012 22:01 GMT
#11
I'm more worried about the players really, I think it would be better if they had periods to rest and just practice where no large or premiere tournaments are on (or leagues).
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xShoeicide
Profile Joined August 2011
New Zealand41 Posts
December 13 2012 22:10 GMT
#12
Some of you think you don't need a break but the breaks/timing of all entertainment is one of the integral parts.

TV shows and movies release dates, season spacings, even scene lengths during a single show make or break a show.

NFL is massive because fans are frothing for it between seasons (season is only 17 weeks + playoffs. NFL has one of the highest viewships on the planet.

Mad fans (like me) will just watch everything. We won't take time off by choice, we will just keep watching even as it dulls our excitement. We need it turned off for us so we can come back more excited than ever.
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
December 13 2012 22:10 GMT
#13
On December 14 2012 06:10 BearStorm wrote:
Breaks are good for high end tournaments like GSL and MLG. They build up hype and make each victory seem more significant, but I wouldn't mind if the less popular events occupied the time in between. The worst is when there is a lot of overlap.

My thoughts exactly...and bigger prizepools
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TheCustodian
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada9 Posts
December 13 2012 22:10 GMT
#14
On December 14 2012 06:27 bbm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 14 2012 06:11 skrotcyk wrote:
I don't understand this question.. As a viewer your not obliged to watch every event, nothings gonna happen if you skip an event or two.

Sure it is. I'll be out of the loop, I won't know about the most recent upsets, who's on form, who's not, what state matchup X or Y is in, etc.


Six months ago Rain hadn't played a televised series (and all we'd really seen of kespa players was some of the hybrid proleague, and the small side-tourney at anaheim). Seed had just won a GSL. Taeja had just been beaten by Tassadar in the GSTL. He hadn't even played in the IPL TAC 3 yet. DRG had just won an MLG. Life was still on ZENEX, Naniwa was still on quantic, etc.


Now the scene's completely different. People rise, people fall, it happens very quickly in our scene and if you take a month off you'll miss out, and there's no easy way to catch up on previous months going ons (as I found out while writing this post)


Wow I can't believe it was that different six months ago, I guess time flies when there is a tournament every weekend. Players definitely need a break, the smaller events should fill the gap between the majors. This would give major players a break and a chance for up and comers to take smaller cups.
LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
December 13 2012 22:10 GMT
#15
Non-stop! Breaks are for the weak-minded! x)
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Sacrilege
Profile Joined December 2011
United States199 Posts
December 13 2012 22:31 GMT
#16
I personally like one event after the other. A full off-season? No. But maybe a small half-off-season would be okay. The consistent content is always nice.
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Flench
Profile Joined June 2012
United States21 Posts
December 13 2012 22:32 GMT
#17
Would be a nice build up to the beginning of the next season.
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snively
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States1159 Posts
December 13 2012 22:34 GMT
#18
why have an offseason when you can have MORE ESPORTS
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red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
December 13 2012 22:48 GMT
#19
Fans need a break? No, players need the break.
VediVeci
Profile Joined October 2011
United States82 Posts
December 13 2012 22:51 GMT
#20
Off season and breaks aren't the same thing. If you have a three month off season for example, that means you need to eliminate tournaments (which might not be bad) or accept that they're all going to be cluttered together the rest of the year. Taking breaks between tournaments is great.
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