EPTOfficial State of the Game Podcast Thread - Page 1645
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bentnormal
112 Posts
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Engore
United States1916 Posts
Great episode so far! <3 WhiteRa and everyone else too! Really good job! | ||
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Yamulo
United States2096 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:34 GreyKnight wrote: I dunno, I feel like starcraft 2 is better as a self contained world.... Maybe i'm just being a hipster. I liked sc2 before it was cool >.> | ||
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11cc
Finland561 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:34 bentnormal wrote: sc better than chess? come on artosis... Better to watch atleast. | ||
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IMSmooth
United States679 Posts
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:31 Medrea wrote: Right, also I wouldnt worry about how ESPN will implement commercials into games, they could do something very logical, like buffer the match, sort of like in inverse tivo. Use some of the screen space like in Soccer to show some ads? Its not really that hard. Also I think that in W3 some maps had advertisements built in | ||
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Alpino
Brazil4390 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:34 bentnormal wrote: sc better than chess? come on artosis... Imagine Chess..but with aliens. WE RULE. | ||
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Louuster
Canada2869 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:29 Let it Raine wrote: isnt starcraft on korean television? how do they pull it off? But everyone and their mothers know what Starcraft Brood War is in Korea. Unfortunately were not at that point yet here. | ||
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bentnormal
112 Posts
Yes, as a spectator maybe | ||
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Probasaur
United States461 Posts
If not do you have an idea of when it will be up for download???? | ||
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:34 bentnormal wrote: sc better than chess? come on artosis... You can't deal with different opinions? | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:10 Adebisi wrote: You guys really butchering the format explanation :[. Basically, win your group = you face one of the weakest 4 players to advance out of the open bracket... lose your group = have fun vs PuMa etc. Obviously group play isn't still as important as something like IEM style with elimination, but they clearly wanted to have an open qualifier at the same time, so having players eliminated during group play is kinda broken. They could send the 3rd/4th place from each group to the loser's bracket like in that DotA 2 tournament, but they said they don't want double elimination for the championship bracket since you can't cast every game that way. | ||
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Kanil
United States1713 Posts
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Linwelin
Ireland7554 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:34 GreyKnight wrote: I dunno, I feel like starcraft 2 is better as a self contained world.... Maybe i'm just being a hipster. You make Tasteless cry! | ||
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Sandro
897 Posts
Hipster nerd! | ||
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Everhate
United States640 Posts
Poker tournaments, for example, (with the exception of this years WSOP that they experimented with live coverage) were effectively 'replay casted' so it gave them the chances to gather interviews, build storylines, etc. While the people who closely followed the scene were aware of the results, the audience that was reached just by this recap-style coverage is huge. The same can be said for a variety of the sports programming, including some of the highest rated programs. If nothing else, how amazing would it be to see a sc2 game on the top 10 | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:36 windsupernova wrote: Use some of the screen space like in Soccer to show some ads? Its not really that hard. Also I think that in W3 some maps had advertisements built in Now we're thinking with portals. People shouldnt worry about the how the game can be crammed into American TV. We got that shit on lockdown. | ||
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ritoky
United States6851 Posts
If you think about the amount of time that an mlg takes in order to play out, you would have to have a significant time slot. The only time that particular time slot would probably be available is during a particular low viewer count. Either that will occur, or the will have to splice and cut down quite a considerable amount and place it into a more populated time slot. The second scenario will inevitably yield an "incomplete" or neutered version of sc2 and an mlg. However, the first poses another problem entirely. That is finances. I am assuming that a timeslot on ESPN doesn't simply get given to you for free; on the contrary it is probably a significant financial investment. So you have to wonder what the ROI is on that investment, particularly if you find yourself shoved into a Sunday at 2 am slot. What viewers are you hoping to attract with that time slot? To me it reads as a calculated risk; there is tremendous upside to be had, but if it is a significant financial investment to get a bad slot on ESPN, is it worth trying to break into a crappy television slot when you could invest that money elsewhere (such as the expansion of prize pools or increased production values and the like). If the numbers work out and MLG feels the ROI on the duration of time and the particular timeslot is worth it to the point where they can offer what they feel is a complete introduction into eSPORTS, then by all means go ahead. But I have a sneaking suspicion that this is not the case right now. | ||
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MrKn4rz
Germany2153 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:38 Medrea wrote: Now we're thinking with portals. People shouldnt worry about the how the game can be crammed into American TV. We got that shit on lockdown. Yes. We have MLG Metalopolis why not make ESPN Metalopolis? | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On October 05 2011 14:44 MrKn4rz wrote: Yes. We have MLG Metalopolis why not make ESPN Metalopolis? Replace all the fake stores on metalopolis with real sponsor stores. Like GAP or something. | ||
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