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BaiZhuZhu
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at least for broodwar we're all willing to go check out their platform | ||
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Balnazza
Germany1328 Posts
On April 27 2026 18:37 BaiZhuZhu wrote: the entitlement of sc2 fans never ceases to amaze me, and when the gsl dies & soop stops giving a shit, you'll all have yourselves to blame heh at least for broodwar we're all willing to go check out their platform Because Broodwar is super-huge in Korea, it makes total sense for SOOP to focus on that. There it makes total sense that the foreign community essentially has to finance their cast (Tastosis) themselves, because doesn't care. But in SC2? Where most of the Crowdfunding-money comes from outside of Korea? Where all the viewership comes from outside of Korea? I get that SOOP is a streaming-service and their main-interest is to get people on their platform, but it still leaves a really bitter aftertaste. It also doesn't help that SOOP is just giga-shite and feels like it is competing with the Beta-version of own3d instead of with Youtube and Twitch... | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27236 Posts
On April 27 2026 18:37 BaiZhuZhu wrote: the entitlement of sc2 fans never ceases to amaze me, and when the gsl dies & soop stops giving a shit, you'll all have yourselves to blame heh at least for broodwar we're all willing to go check out their platform Which makes sense given BW has a gigantic Korean audience I’m not like morally outraged or anything, I just think it makes sense to tailor your product to your actual audience Plus there’s been a pretty solid appetite to not just crowdfund as has been already done, but prior to this to expand that if it meant GSL. I’m not sure I’d class that as a particularly entitled fan base Edit - Balnazza both beat me to it and said it better haha | ||
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rotta
5633 Posts
On April 27 2026 22:33 Balnazza wrote: It also doesn't help that SOOP is just giga-shite and feels like it is competing with the Beta-version of own3d instead of with Youtube and Twitch... It reminds me of the GOM player days so it's kind of nostalgic | ||
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kajtarp
Hungary492 Posts
On April 28 2026 05:32 rotta wrote: It reminds me of the GOM player days so it's kind of nostalgic The gom player days where the free stream was like 240p? I am absolutely not nostalgic about it. | ||
Waxangel
United States33668 Posts
On April 27 2026 18:37 BaiZhuZhu wrote: the entitlement of sc2 fans never ceases to amaze me, and when the gsl dies & soop stops giving a shit, you'll all have yourselves to blame heh at least for broodwar we're all willing to go check out their platform You have to keep in mind that SC2 fans have many more options for viewing high-level play. SOOP/Afreeca got in early with BW and essentially established a monopoly, so there's no real choice in who to support. | ||
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