Just got the print version of this article. Trying to explain the scene to relatives who think this is all news to me isn't the best use of time, I'm finding.

nShade

Bulgaria296 Posts

August 23 2011 14:21 GMT

#44

I could move to the US only because of this!

ESPORTS!

Aoi_10

United States155 Posts

August 23 2011 14:27 GMT

#45

On August 23 2011 21:44 mechavoc wrote:
This is great, I work in investments and have talked about SC2 with co-works who like tomock my game playing. I feel like the WSJ article is some vindication.

I'm a biglaw securities litigator who feels your pain. After [Market] Hours Gaming League? Donation to be made in honor of winner to fund for Madoff victims?

kellymilkies

Singapore1393 Posts

August 23 2011 14:44 GMT

#46

Hopefully some billionaire wants to host a million dollar sc2 tournament

ElementalZerg

United States83 Posts

August 23 2011 14:46 GMT

#47

Dang, the closest one to me is about 500 miles away... Maybe I could convince one of the local places.

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

August 23 2011 15:54 GMT

#48

The "Starcraft" franchise is more popular in Korea, where two cable TV stations, MBC Game and Ongamenet, provide dedicated coverage. The cable channels and Web networks broadcast other war games such as "Halo," "Counter-Strike," and "Call of Duty." But "Starcraft II" is often the biggest draw.

Not sure about the exact accuracy of this statement, as it seems to be awkwardly worded in a way that implies that MBC Game and OGN broadcast Halo, CS, CoD, and SC2. This slight inaccuracy is slightly bothering me.

Also, the random picture of a DT pencil drawing is hilarious in a random, out-of-place way.

Otherwise, great article, though I'm sorely disappointed about the lack of real bar fights.

splinter9

Canada172 Posts

August 23 2011 16:04 GMT

#49

I would like to suggest that ALL barcraft should have at least a couple computers setup and ready to play. For barcraft to last it is going to need more appeal than JUST watching a few matches.

Depending on mostly introverted nerds to sustain your Barcraft nights will be hard to do over the long haul. The next fad that comes along will drive out the barfcraft nights. Same as how those crappy free poker nights were ruling bars a few years back.

arthur

United Kingdom488 Posts

August 23 2011 16:05 GMT

#50

On August 23 2011 20:45 kakaman wrote:

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Check out the video, you can see it looks like a typical pub in Britain.

ESPORTS!!!

I watched video and omg

He pronounces Puma, Poo-Ma...

Its Pew-Ma man..

Jampackedeon

United States2053 Posts

August 23 2011 16:08 GMT

#51

Actually not a bad article, wayyyyyy less disparaging than some of the shit on Kotaku. And I like the angle they took that bar owners are using this as a way to fill the bar on normally slow days, I think that's a great pitch to make for expanding the number of places where we can go tobe watching esports in public.

corpuscle

United States1967 Posts

August 23 2011 16:11 GMT

#52

For those that don't get the print version, this was actually on the bottom half of the front page, which is a pretty big deal. They used the DT picture in the print version too, probably because it doesn't have color.

LuckyFool

United States9015 Posts

August 23 2011 16:22 GMT

#53

lol I love this at the end:

The appeal is lost on some patrons. During a Barcraft in July at Public Tenley, a Washington, D.C., sports bar where seat cushions are made from the same leather used in basketballs and footballs, manager Deric Ortiz said he changed one of 26 monitors to a baseball game after a customer pleaded with him to switch the screen near him to show "anything but this videogame."

FAIL DC, FAIL !

archangel2

76 Posts

August 23 2011 16:31 GMT

#54

On August 23 2011 23:27 Aoi_10 wrote:

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I'm a biglaw securities litigator who feels your pain. After [Market] Hours Gaming League? Donation to be made in honor of winner to fund for Madoff victims?

You should talk to the trading folks in your bank. Sc2, poker, and beer are pretty big after-hour activities, from what I've heard from my friends in the industry.

Brainling

United States660 Posts

August 23 2011 16:40 GMT

#55

Man, that article has me stoked as hell for Barcraft this weekend. Hopefully the hurricane doesn't destroy the stream, and we get a good turnout out in Beaverton.

Rajay

United States30 Posts

August 23 2011 16:44 GMT

#56

This is so awesome a friend just told me about a Barcraft event this weekend in Chicago, and now after reading this article it sounds I am so stoked!

whoopingchow

United States293 Posts

August 23 2011 16:53 GMT

#57

Their "portrait" of the dark templar looks way more fantastical than it actually is....XD

Also, I think the quotes around "Starcraft 2" is just journalistic consistency...if you look at their reviews of CD's, restaurants, galleries, theatre shows, etc, they do that too.

Also, some of the comments following the article are just....>.<

archangel2

76 Posts

August 23 2011 17:05 GMT

#58

On August 24 2011 01:53 whoopingchow wrote:
Also, some of the comments following the article are just....>.<

To be fair, they're way more mild and civil than comments on IGN etc.

A part of that though is that I think most WSJ readers aren't interested enough in the article to comment.

tarpshack

United States6 Posts

August 23 2011 17:19 GMT

#59

On August 23 2011 17:08 Lucid971 wrote:
Looking at that map makes me sad the Ohio Valley area is completely left out

This.

So true. It actually surprises me.

Aoi_10

United States155 Posts

August 23 2011 17:24 GMT

#60

On August 24 2011 01:31 archangel2 wrote:

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You should talk to the trading folks in your bank. Sc2, poker, and beer are pretty big after-hour activities, from what I've heard from my friends in the industry.

Sadly, I work at a law firm, not a bank, and I think we're a squarer bunch on the whole. I actually posted a message on the firm's mostly-ignored intranet message board, and a whopping one person (from the help desk) responded.