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Interview with Sundance DiGiovanni - Page 8

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crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
November 21 2011 20:48 GMT
#141
LoL numbers make me sad because it's such a terrible game, I hope dota2 can take the market when its fully released. =.=

Anyway, great interview my only gripe is I was at work so I had to listen and not watch.. trying to shrink/open/shrink/open to see the questions was annoying! I just stopped and figured out the question based on his responses hah.
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Bulkers
Profile Joined September 2010
Poland509 Posts
November 21 2011 20:50 GMT
#142
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers
Phelski
Profile Joined December 2010
United States142 Posts
November 21 2011 21:03 GMT
#143
he references espn a couple times in this, and right towards the says the way mlg presents the content will change. Possibly going back on tv?
Zyori.tv
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States770 Posts
November 21 2011 21:25 GMT
#144
great interview. Sundance is such a good speaker.
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[17]Purple
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom3489 Posts
November 21 2011 21:27 GMT
#145
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers


That also really helps when the LoL player base is at 32 million compared to SC2s 4.5 millions (according to sales, couldn't find anyother statistic).
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Bulkers
Profile Joined September 2010
Poland509 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-21 21:32:30
November 21 2011 21:32 GMT
#146
LoL is free, so you wont find accurate "sales" info, anyways if imagine that every big tournament GSL, MLG, Dreamhack, ESL would be in partnership with Blizzard, and all those event would be possible to watch from battle.net 2.0, you log and you see big button and you watch. For sure we would have massive increase in viewer count.
Torpedo.Vegas
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1890 Posts
November 21 2011 21:35 GMT
#147
On November 22 2011 06:27 [17]Purple wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers


That also really helps when the LoL player base is at 32 million compared to SC2s 4.5 millions (according to sales, couldn't find anyother statistic).


As was stated, LoL has the benefit of the free-to-play model. So more people understand it and are aware of the game combined with the stream being featured in-game upon login. LoL is certainly popular, but relatively speaking it hasn't really tapped that community as well as SC2 as worked with what they have. Also, from my understanding, the Moba community in general is split pretty heavily between HoN,LoL,Dota and Dota2 plus any other derivatives I am missing.
Deckkie
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands1595 Posts
November 21 2011 21:36 GMT
#148
On November 22 2011 06:27 [17]Purple wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers


That also really helps when the LoL player base is at 32 million compared to SC2s 4.5 millions (according to sales, couldn't find anyother statistic).


I once installed LoL and played intro. Wonder if they count me in the 32 million.
Always look on the bright side of life
twoscomp
Profile Joined November 2010
United States42 Posts
November 21 2011 21:54 GMT
#149
It really sounds like MLG has its head on right. They've continuously showed response to community feedback (albeit sometimes their hands are tied). I greatly look forward to what they have in store for us next season.
Twistacles
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada1327 Posts
November 21 2011 22:28 GMT
#150
So articulate. Love hearing him talk =P He should be brought on SoTG again
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Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
November 21 2011 22:51 GMT
#151
On November 22 2011 06:32 Bulkers wrote:
LoL is free, so you wont find accurate "sales" info, anyways if imagine that every big tournament GSL, MLG, Dreamhack, ESL would be in partnership with Blizzard, and all those event would be possible to watch from battle.net 2.0, you log and you see big button and you watch. For sure we would have massive increase in viewer count.

Fact is LoL has every day much more stream viewers than sc2 has. Without any big tournaments or announcements by Riot.
It has simply the bigger player base.

Sc2 fans should not always try to talk other games down, they can nicely exist next to each other.
Off-season = best season
Ladnil
Profile Joined July 2011
United States93 Posts
November 21 2011 23:13 GMT
#152
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers

It's linked prominently within the game, but it still opens up in a browser like any other stream. Players who don't open it up don't count.
Have a nice day.
Fasterfood
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada166 Posts
November 21 2011 23:15 GMT
#153
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers


That's pretty inaccurate. I can't believe this rumour is STILL going around. You can't watch lol in the client. There's a news feed, just like when you log into battle.net, however the lol news feed is regularly updated.

That being said, I wish blizzard would do a better job of posting when tournaments are coming up.
Romitelli
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Brunei Darussalam566 Posts
November 21 2011 23:30 GMT
#154
Wow, 30 million player base is absolutely nuts.
Zed's dead, baby, Zed's dead.
fortheGG
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1002 Posts
November 21 2011 23:40 GMT
#155
Surprised as to how interesting the interview could be. Who knows what esports have in store for us, theres nothing more than to wait and see
Chicane
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7875 Posts
November 21 2011 23:55 GMT
#156
On November 22 2011 05:48 crms wrote:
LoL numbers make me sad because it's such a terrible game, I hope dota2 can take the market when its fully released. =.=

Anyway, great interview my only gripe is I was at work so I had to listen and not watch.. trying to shrink/open/shrink/open to see the questions was annoying! I just stopped and figured out the question based on his responses hah.


Why is LoL such a terrible game? I guess I should first say that I play LoL (and obviously enjoy it) but I do not feel it is a good spectator game... but I also feel dota 2 is also not a good spectator game (well technically I am referring to the original dota, but dota 2 will be very similar). Yes Dota 2 will come out with more and better features than what LoL is currently working on (they recently came out with a spectator mode) but I don't see why that will make dota 2 a good spectator game all of a sudden. + Show Spoiler +
It won't


On top of that, I love Valve, I played Dota for a few years, I enjoyed it for the most part, and I will very likely play Dota 2 (especially if it is free to play, which seems like the best idea for making plenty of money while increasing its popularity quickly) but in the end I am disappointed that they didn't try to tweak and improve the Dota formula in any way, and therefore I think that there is no way it will be a significantly better game to watch than LoL is (other than graphically).
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
November 22 2011 00:47 GMT
#157
Sundance is building a lot of platforms it seems :p

Some good questions; overall it was a lot of high level generic responses but i enjoyed hearing it. He's got a plan and that is the good part. Also, recognising the format issues is a big deal
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floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
November 22 2011 00:48 GMT
#158
On November 22 2011 06:27 [17]Purple wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers


That also really helps when the LoL player base is at 32 million compared to SC2s 4.5 millions (according to sales, couldn't find anyother statistic).

Everyone who watches LoL plays LoL. The majority of people who watch SC2 don't actually play it
Chicane
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7875 Posts
November 22 2011 00:52 GMT
#159
On November 22 2011 09:48 floor exercise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 22 2011 06:27 [17]Purple wrote:
On November 22 2011 05:50 Bulkers wrote:
On November 21 2011 23:00 SevenAteNine wrote:
wow 90k lol viewers before the matches even started
its sure getting big


I dont play LoL but i know that games that are streamed on official big events are featured in the game, that means when stream starts everybody that are online playing LoL they get notified that there is a stream, and they can watch it via game... thats why after 10 sec streams gets 90k viewers


That also really helps when the LoL player base is at 32 million compared to SC2s 4.5 millions (according to sales, couldn't find anyother statistic).

Everyone who watches LoL plays LoL. The majority of people who watch SC2 don't actually play it


Source?
JawHun
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States151 Posts
November 22 2011 01:01 GMT
#160
This guy is such a baller! He is not killing esports...

Go Sundance Go!
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