Sad, sad news. SC2 has potential, but with all the things like LAN to be sorted out I don't think its ready for its debut in the pro scene yet, especially not an OSL level event.

Plus, BW is just played at such a higher level that its far more entertaining to watch, heck with all the bugs and goofy pathing, and whatever I think its more fun to watch than SC2 anyways.

boesthius

United States11637 Posts

June 12 2010 05:37 GMT

#110

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ZenDeX

Philippines2916 Posts

June 12 2010 05:39 GMT

#111

Why can't they just have SC1 and SC2 running together?

FlamingTurd

United States1059 Posts

June 12 2010 05:40 GMT

#112

Woot best news in a long time!

aru

183 Posts

June 12 2010 05:41 GMT

#113

On June 12 2010 13:15 Excalibur_Z wrote:
So I don't know how many people actually watched the video, but he never actually committed to saying this would be the last BW OSL. In fact, he speculated that there would likely be at least one more season before OGN completely transitioned to SC2, and that's only if SC2 proves that it can completely eclipse its predecessor. That's a big "if" in my estimation and it wouldn't surprise me to see both games played side-by-side for quite a long time. I assume we're all used to a little bit of classic Artosis misdirection because it gets us to watch his videos, but the only thing I took away from the video besides the speculation surrounding the future of the OSL is the relative certainty that OGN will partner with GOM.

Thanks for the video Dan.

Because people can't read/watch the video.

OGN hosted WC3:FT tourneys too and look at where that game is now.

wiesel

Germany727 Posts

June 12 2010 05:45 GMT

#114

First i thought im high when i read the comments to the interview or noone did actually watch it, just reacting to the headline. I think your bloating this a little bit too much? Hopefully

iamho

United States3345 Posts

June 12 2010 05:50 GMT

#115

I watched the video and it seems Artosis is quoting only himself..

Alou

United States3748 Posts

June 12 2010 05:57 GMT

#116

On June 12 2010 14:50 iamho wrote:
I watched the video and it seems Artosis is quoting only himself..

That's what I got. I want SC2 to get big, and that will probably mean BW becoming smaller or (hopefully not) ending completely, but this interview all seemed like vague "it may or may not" statements.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

June 12 2010 05:57 GMT

#117

On June 12 2010 13:18 Subversion wrote:
Why is this a bad thing?

It's just an evolution. I'm excited to see SC2 grow as a game and where the Koreans can take this. You guys forget how much ass SC1 sucked when it first came out. SC2 is only in beta and we've already seen some really awesome stuff. Just imagine what the game can grow into with it being played at a professional level in Korea.

SC1 sucked for years, and way harder than SC2 (which is actually pretty damn good.) Don't be so afraid of change, give the game a chance to develop and grow.

SC1 also didn't have the level of tournament coverage that it has now until it had been able to evolve for several years.

To usurp SC1's position now is premature. The game needs time to grow first.

Synwave

United States2803 Posts

June 12 2010 05:59 GMT

#118

On June 12 2010 14:50 iamho wrote:
I watched the video and it seems Artosis is quoting only himself..

Pretty much

slowmanrunning

Canada285 Posts

June 12 2010 06:00 GMT

#119

It's nice to see a major esport's association that will support sc2, but so sad to see the community split over the two games, and to see broodwar play which is so much more refined that sc2 will be for years