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On October 01 2011 08:18 boon2537 wrote: I logged on just to vote "yes." Now, lemme dusk off my TV...
Heck Yes! Me too!
I May even make a twitter account just to respond...ha....Id said I never do it but, I also said the same thing about facebook...myspace...friendster.... ok, so I was never on friendster but, the the rest were true.
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On October 01 2011 08:15 Jibba wrote: WSVG crashed and burned on CBS (major network) with WoW and CS at their peaks, and a bunch of silly games because they didn't handle it well.
I am not familiar with this but I'm still going to say it must have 100% crashed because those two games are fucking unwatchable and that's a leviathan understatement. I played WoW in a semi-pro manner and I still couldn't watch a single game because you couldn't fucking see anything even when you were a top 5 gladiator obsessed with the game and when I showed it to my girlfriend she had recurring seizures and couldn't tell which class I was playing or if there were actually characters on screen.
And watching CS is about as enjoyable as trying to pop a stubborn zit located dangerously near your tender crack.
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
I have spent several minutes reading the concerns of people in this thread, and I'm left with the impression that few people on TeamLiquid have ever watched sports on TV. I can't find a single convincing reason why this would be a bad thing or work poorly or something.
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I don't really care as I don't own a TV. Frankly TV is a doomed medium. What is this; the 1970s?
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On October 01 2011 08:26 Kickboxer wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 08:15 Jibba wrote: WSVG crashed and burned on CBS (major network) with WoW and CS at their peaks, and a bunch of silly games because they didn't handle it well. I am not familiar with this but I'm still going to say it must have 100% crashed because those two games are fucking unwatchable and that's a leviathan understatement. I played WoW in a semi-pro manner and I still couldn't watch a single game because you couldn't fucking see anything even when you were a top 5 gladiator obsessed with the game and when I showed it to my girlfriend she had recurring seizures and couldn't tell which class I was playing or if there were actually characters on screen. And watching CS is about as enjoyable as trying to pop a stubborn zit located dangerously near your tender crack. while i agree with you on wow, cs is far more watchable
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This is terrible for E-Sports. It will commercialize everything and people will only play SC2 for the money!
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On October 01 2011 08:28 Saturnize wrote: This is terrible for E-Sports. It will commercialize everything and people will only play SC2 for the money! no people will play sc2 for the love of the game. the money is incentive to commit your life to it. same as regular sports. not one pro european football player is playing football because in his teens he was like. i'm going to make money if i do this. no they love the game and got good at it and now commit themsleves to it to sustainn them and their families.
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On October 01 2011 08:26 Kickboxer wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 08:15 Jibba wrote: WSVG crashed and burned on CBS (major network) with WoW and CS at their peaks, and a bunch of silly games because they didn't handle it well. I am not familiar with this but I'm still going to say it must have 100% crashed because those two games are fucking unwatchable and that's a leviathan understatement. I played WoW in a semi-pro manner and I still couldn't watch a single game because you couldn't fucking see anything even when you were a top 5 gladiator obsessed with the game and when I showed it to my girlfriend she had recurring seizures and couldn't tell which class I was playing or if there were actually characters on screen. And watching CS is about as enjoyable as trying to pop a stubborn zit located dangerously near your tender crack.
I can confirm these statements.
Sc2 is designed around esports and with spectators in mind - WoW and CS were not.
If Sc2 was done correctly - meaning with casters like day9 and actual production value - it would be glorious.
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MLGSundance Sundance DiGiovanni After an hour I won't be able to read him your thoughts. Oh and of course it would be MLG StarCraft. Accept no imitations. Sigh, why i didn't read this more carefully. Definitely fine by me then. ^_^
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United States22883 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:26 Kickboxer wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 08:15 Jibba wrote: WSVG crashed and burned on CBS (major network) with WoW and CS at their peaks, and a bunch of silly games because they didn't handle it well. I am not familiar with this but I'm still going to say it must have 100% crashed because those two games are fucking unwatchable and that's a leviathan understatement. I played WoW in a semi-pro manner and I still couldn't watch a single game because you couldn't fucking see anything even when you were a top 5 gladiator obsessed with the game and when I showed it to my girlfriend she had recurring seizures and couldn't tell which class I was playing or if there were actually characters on screen. And watching CS is about as enjoyable as trying to pop a stubborn zit located dangerously near your tender crack. WoW ratings still dominate Blizzcon, iirc. It crashed and burned because they presented it poorly with overly simplistic explanations, that turned off their core audience, and then they added in filler games that no one else cared about. I don't recall the other things that were wrong with it, but it didn't go well. WSVG probably had their own internal problems as well, but the TV time didn't save them.
Your statements about WoW and CS in general are totally off, though. You should be seeking to learn from past failures, instead of dismissing them because of the game. WoW and CS at their peaks were extremely popular, and sponsor packed.
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I have ESPN2 HD so.... fuck yeah! Don't need to bust my 250GB diet on the internets!!!!
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put it on espn3 because espn3 is streamed free online... they need to make sure its available via internet... gamers are more likely to watch it online than on tv
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YES YES YES YES!!!! They had Crossfit on ESPN2 which is marginally less of a sport than SC2. omgomgogm.
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YES!!!!!!! We need this NAO If you don't say yes you aren't a true SC2 fan.
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On October 01 2011 08:34 Secret05 wrote: put it on espn3 because espn3 is streamed free online... they need to make sure its available via internet... gamers are more likely to watch it online than on tv
Now that is a lie if you actually read the poll numbers.
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This would be amazing. Why not offer it on ESPN3 first?
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As long as it doesn't interfere with the internet streams, it's ok. But I don't have cable, so I will never be watching ESPN.
On October 01 2011 08:35 Kieofire wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 08:34 Secret05 wrote: put it on espn3 because espn3 is streamed free online... they need to make sure its available via internet... gamers are more likely to watch it online than on tv Now that is a lie if you actually read the poll numbers.
Which poll numbers? The poll in this thread's OP, or do you have some actual market numbers?
I think he's correct about people's likelihood to watch on computers vs tv.
The more interesting question is whether or not it will bring in extra viewers that wouldn't have already been watching by being on tv.
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This would be sick if Sundance can actually get something going. I have always hoped that SC2 would be big enough to warrant attention from cable TV - really hope the execs give him a shot.
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