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LtDan
Profile Joined September 2011
United States6 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:29:21
September 30 2011 23:26 GMT
#241
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.
Kickboxer
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Slovenia1308 Posts
September 30 2011 23:26 GMT
#242
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.
tree.hugger
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:28:41
September 30 2011 23:27 GMT
#243
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.
ModeratorEffOrt, Snow, GuMiho, and Team Liquid
Dental Floss
Profile Joined September 2009
United States1015 Posts
September 30 2011 23:27 GMT
#244
I don't really care as I don't own a TV. Frankly TV is a doomed medium. What is this; the 1970s?
Kim Tae Gyun.... never forget Perfectman RIP
nath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1788 Posts
September 30 2011 23:28 GMT
#245
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
Founder of Flow Enterprises, LLC http://flow-enterprises.com/
Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
September 30 2011 23:28 GMT
#246
This is terrible for E-Sports. It will commercialize everything and people will only play SC2 for the money!
"Time to put the mustard on the hotdog. -_-"
PrinceXizor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States17713 Posts
September 30 2011 23:31 GMT
#247
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.
TritaN
Profile Joined December 2010
United States406 Posts
September 30 2011 23:31 GMT
#248
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.


Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42411 Posts
September 30 2011 23:31 GMT
#249
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. ^_^
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:33:37
September 30 2011 23:32 GMT
#250
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.
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
LanTAs
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1091 Posts
September 30 2011 23:33 GMT
#251
I have ESPN2 HD so.... fuck yeah! Don't need to bust my 250GB diet on the internets!!!!
Secret05
Profile Joined August 2010
United States342 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:34:26
September 30 2011 23:34 GMT
#252
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
Michigan Zerg Player
Drowsy
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States4876 Posts
September 30 2011 23:35 GMT
#253
YES YES YES YES!!!! They had Crossfit on ESPN2 which is marginally less of a sport than SC2. omgomgogm.
Our Protoss, Who art in Aiur HongUn be Thy name; Thy stalker come, Thy will be blunk, on ladder as it is in Micro Tourny. Give us this win in our daily ladder, and forgive us our cheeses, As we forgive those who play zerg against us.
Flossy
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States870 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:36:31
September 30 2011 23:35 GMT
#254
YES!!!!!!! We need this NAO
If you don't say yes you aren't a true SC2 fan.
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Kieofire
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1809 Posts
September 30 2011 23:35 GMT
#255
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.
Trezeguet
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States2656 Posts
September 30 2011 23:35 GMT
#256
This would be amazing. Why not offer it on ESPN3 first?
Trumpet
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1936 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:38:48
September 30 2011 23:35 GMT
#257
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.
chillah
Profile Joined March 2011
12 Posts
September 30 2011 23:36 GMT
#258
YES
c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-30 23:36:18
September 30 2011 23:36 GMT
#259
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.
DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
September 30 2011 23:36 GMT
#260
YES YES YES
Much better to die an awesome Terran than to live as a magic wielding fairy or a mindless sac of biological goop. -Manifesto7
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