EPTOn October 01 2011 09:18 Nagano wrote:
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Starcraft II on ESPN 2? - Page 17
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Rkie
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Stropheum
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c0ldfusion
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Phanekim
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On_Slaught
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If it was on a major cable channel like ESPN2 it would have to be done right. It would have to justify the games competitive aspect before anyone would take it seriously. I think this would be a great topic for a show about sports, like 30 for 30, or ESPN films. That would introduce it to people. | ||
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LayZRR
Germany449 Posts
On October 01 2011 09:22 Pisko. wrote: This made me rage pretty hard. i know its selfish but it would not be so cool anymore on tv like on stream man :D esports belongs on PC in my oppinion. no matter in which way (playing or watching) | ||
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castled
United States322 Posts
Yeah what he said is pretty much wrong. If he's saying that there will be too many tournaments with that popularity... well that is already the case. If he's saying you won't be able to watch VODs like you can after internet line streams, well most broadcasts sports have this feature now too. The only downside would be maybe it would cost more than it does now, but having esports be mainstream would make that totally worth it to me. Or maybe he's part of a budding esports hipster movement. Edit: look ^ that is right  | ||
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Elefanto
Switzerland3584 Posts
The game is not ready, it's too early. | ||
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LayZRR
Germany449 Posts
If you just think about the idea Esports becoming normal on Tv...in my opinion more disadvantages for people which are long esport fans. cause the more people watch the more they want to make money out of it. LOL think about people paying for ONE game someday...who knows whats coming... | ||
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Chriamon
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jinixxx123
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I'd guess a rebroadcasting of mlgs that are editied ( to remove the player setup wait time in-between matches) would be ideal. like have 2 commentators talk about the players a bit before each match , then get straight to it . | ||
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Pisko.
United States214 Posts
On October 01 2011 09:34 LayZRR wrote: i know its selfish but it would not be so cool anymore on tv like on stream man :D If anything it'll make it even "cooler" because it's something you can get people into that normally wouldn't even consider it before. On October 01 2011 09:35 castled wrote: + Show Spoiler + Yeah what he said is pretty much wrong. If he's saying that there will be too many tournaments with that popularity... well that is already the case. If he's saying you won't be able to watch VODs like you can after internet line streams, well most broadcasts sports have this feature now too. The only downside would be maybe it would cost more than it does now, but having esports be mainstream would make that totally worth it to me. Or maybe he's part of a budding esports hipster movement. Edit: look ^ that is right Yeah I mean right now there's three tourneys going on so it's definitely the hipster thing. Kind of funny, I've been following Starcraft since 2008 and you think I'd be the one saying that, but no lol | ||
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Fox333
United States11 Posts
Vote Yes on prop ESPN2 | ||
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On_Slaught
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On October 01 2011 09:05 MannerKiss wrote: DOTA just needed substantially different maps for different strategies to develop to be worth spectating - the same map over and over again leaves nothing for spectators after a few games. WoW failed to address the ability of the audience to see who is being hurt without trying to compare to rapidly moving health bars - turned into nothing but flashing lights and random deaths if you didnt know what you were watching. CS was unable to let casual spectators fully understand the maps, so you were watching first person someone shooting in some random location but were never able to understand the significance. I think halo and really most team shooters had this same problem except that halo had a broader audience watching from the casual side that understood more of what they were seeing. Starcraft imo solves these problems, the map changes so the strategies change, even if the races dont adjust as much as the characters do in wow/lol/dota. Its easy to see which things are dying and which things are killing them, its very beautiful (CS1.6 was not). I still think starcraft may have trouble on TV however, its impossible to negotiate a good time slot with random game length meaning broadcasts would have to be very long, or feature abridged versions of the games, which i think would kill it. I'd love to see starcraft get a shot though, even if it crashes and burns. I don't think they could show full games if it was to be on TV. They would have to edit replays in a way that fits the schedule and makes the game more interesting. I don't think it is at all possible to expect SC2 to ever make it on tv and just be "there" in its full length and form. It will have to be editted heavily to be interesting, understandable and within time. | ||
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nitdkim
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Seide
United States831 Posts
Unfortunately if I did say so, I would be lying as I highly prefer streams and haven't touched actual TV for a few years. | ||
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jyLee
United States350 Posts
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HeroHenry
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Sandro
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On October 01 2011 09:45 jyLee wrote: Why the hell would anyone vote no? Maybe they think if SC2 went on TV then all internet streams of SC2 would be shut down overnight or something... idk | ||
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tracoes
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