EPT[WCS EU] Finals Day 1 Premier Season 2 2013 - Page 81
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ibo422
Belgium2844 Posts
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Holdenintherye
Canada1441 Posts
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Cattlecruiser
United States340 Posts
On August 11 2013 00:58 Zealously wrote: Okay, I'll spell it out for you. If people aren't entertained by -insert thing-, they stop watching. It so happens that skill and good play is a big part in soccer, just as it is in Starcraft, but soccer storylines and narratives established over an in comparison extremely large period of time. Starcraft does not yet have the readily available abundance of storylines, which is why many people obsess over "personality"; they want a way to connect to foreign players or players they don't know. If you think the viewer count would be the same if we didn't know who was playing, you're very mistaken. If you think "level of play" is the only thing that matters in sports as a whole, you're very mistaken. Why do you think people cheer for their own countries and go out of their way to watch objectively inferior teams play when for example the World Cup is on? Why do people cheer for -insert small British team- instead of Manchester United? Because those are the teams they support, the teams they care about. Skill plays a role, but it's not the sole deciding factor in who watches what. I think it's really sad when people complain about Koreans supposedly "lacking personality" because they all have (except a very select few such as Innovation) personality and interesting storylines, but they aren't as accessible. Why are more foreigners watching WCS EU than watched WCS KR earlier today? Slightly uncomfortable answers, I know, and it's kind of sad to think about, but that's the way it is. I actually agree with many things you wrote, like Starcraft not being the same as soccer and Koreans having personalities that aren't as accessible for foreign audience to appreciate. I don't know much about soccer, but as an example people don't watch minor league games while a major league game is on (baseball). D league in NBA is almost never watched, neither are many OHL teams that feed into the NHL. I don't think it is the ONLY factor in viewership, but personality isn't a larger role than skill/talent. Maybe the focus on personality is positive for the short run, but it maybe the reason why so many from outside of the eSports community find it as a child's play rather than a real sport. | ||
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Fyzar
Netherlands8010 Posts
You got me there ;p. Didn't know it started at 22:00 instead of midnight  . | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
I think the guy was actually making a good point: don't use confusing language for someone who doesn't speak English as their first language without a translator. I have no idea if Redeye was using poor wording (I doubt it), but it's a decent thought. | ||
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32737 Posts
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wozzot
United States1227 Posts
On August 11 2013 01:18 Musicus wrote: Huh, just came home, not what I expected. Well at least Hasu and Nani took a map :D, gg wp Korea! Don't forget to sing a dirge for e-sports because SC2 is dying | ||
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Bahajinbo
Germany488 Posts
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On August 11 2013 01:11 Shellshock1122 wrote: Havent you seen the spanish national soccer team compared to the rest of europe? I just assume the average height in spain is a few inches shorter than everywhere else in the region Wikipedia says that thy're about 5'10" but everywhere else in that area is around 6'X". | ||
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SpikeStarcraft
Germany2095 Posts
On August 11 2013 01:20 PhoenixVoid wrote: Never saw that new units lost tab before which details exactly which units were killed. I was waiting for a feature like this, and I'm so glad WCS EU is taking the initiative with this. new feature from last patch as far as i know | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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below66
United States1761 Posts
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The_Templar
your Country52797 Posts
On August 11 2013 01:16 The_Templar wrote: Grubby spawns in the top left Vortix spawns in the top right 1:00 Grubby opening with gateway first without a wall. Vortix going pool hatchery 2:00 Grubby getting a cybernetics core. Grubby on one gas. 3:00 Grubby expanding. 4:00 Vortix scouting around with zerglings Grubby has a mothership core and is scouting around. 5:00 Grubby getting 3 more gateways. Vortix researching zergling speed already. Vortix getting 10 more zerglings. 6:00  VortiX 45 vs  Grubby 41Vortix moving out with zerglings. Grubby warping in zealots and cancels the third base of vortix. 7:00 VortiX 59 vs Grubby 57Vortix holds it off and does more aggression. Vortix getting a roach warren 8:00 VortiX vs GrubbyVortix retaking his third and still doing aggression with zerglings. Grubby recalls his zealots. 9:00 VortiX 80 vs Grubby 70Grubby getting blink. Vortix getting roach speed. Grubby pauses because his screen froze. Hydralisk den for Vortix. 10:00 VortiX 102 vs Grubby 89Grubby securing his third base. Grubby getting a forge. Vortix getting hydralisk speed. 11:00 VortiX 122 vs Grubby 104Grubby attacking Vortix but recalls. Vortix moves in for an attack. | ||
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
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jonich0n
United States1982 Posts
that is one aggressive zerg | ||
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32737 Posts
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jonich0n
United States1982 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43767 Posts
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Denar
France1633 Posts
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KaneZ
Germany202 Posts
For the swarm!!!!! | ||
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