EPT[IPL] South by Southwest $5000 Live Showmatch! - Page 19
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TheTurk
United States732 Posts
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On January 12 2012 05:59 IGNProLeague wrote: Update: WhiteRa and Stephano now both have more votes than IdrA or HuK! It's all about the players and teams promoting themselves, it seems! I'm so relieved. | ||
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Hall0wed
United States8486 Posts
DRG vs. Hero Hero vs. Puma Whitera vs. Idra (Though I guess this could happen still) MKP vs. Anyone I would say HuK vs. Idra also but I remember the last time they played a showmatch it was kinda lackluster. Leenock also deserves a match but I don't see a player to properly pair him with. | ||
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Oiseaux
United States676 Posts
On January 12 2012 09:32 HyperLethality wrote: Really wish they'd just let the people who're most likely going to be at SXSW vote... Like the people in Texas, so they get the chance to see their favorites... -sigh- This line of thought it not only just flat out greedy, it also just doesn't make one iota of sense. Just going to do it in bullet-point fashion. -So people watching online have to bend to the will of SXSW attendees? Are not the people watching there in "spirit?" So if some event in Europe was going to do the same thing with an awesome list of players to vote for, but the local polls are voting for, i dunno, say BitByBit and LiveForever, you'd be totally cool with throwing away the online poll for the local one just so they can see their favorites? (Granted I recognize the example is an extreme, merely using it to prove a point). -From a business sense, it's completely illogical. They're going to get more viewers by using an online poll that encompasses the entirety of the SC2 community (that was aware of the poll and that voted at least) to pick their contenders. As much as I'm sure they want actual attendees, they also are going to want the international online viewership just as much (and in my own completely uninformed opinion, I'd wager even more so, but I don't feel like getting into that since as I said, it's uninformed). -This increase in online viewership has a correlated effect of also potentially increasing the attendees at the live event as well. ex: "Eh, I live 5 hours away, I kind of care, but holy shit, I can't freaking miss White-Ra v Stephano!" -Another example: I live in northern California, about 1 hour from Oregon. If Painuser and Spanishiwa (or insert whatever progamer from the area ... I recognize Painuser is pretty much just a caster now, I just don't know of any pro/popular players in the area) were going to do a showmatch down in the bay area (4.5 hours from me), I wouldn't go despite me enjoying both persons. I sure as hell would go if it was almost anybody on IPL's poll. I know the counter-argument to this example is that IPL and SXSW don't even come close to being able to create the scenario I described, but my rebuttal to that is - exactly - . That is an amazing list of players and you still wouldn't be excited for it if the players you voted for didn't win? (putting the whole HuK v IdrA debate aside). | ||
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Chengakz
United States163 Posts
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
As long as he is playing I don't care who it's against! | ||
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HyperLethality
United States14 Posts
On January 12 2012 10:36 Oiseaux wrote: This line of thought it not only just flat out greedy, it also just doesn't make one iota of sense. Just going to do it in bullet-point fashion. -So people watching online have to bend to the will of SXSW attendees? Are not the people watching there in "spirit?" So if some event in Europe was going to do the same thing with an awesome list of players to vote for, but the local polls are voting for, i dunno, say BitByBit and LiveForever, you'd be totally cool with throwing away the online poll for the local one just so they can see their favorites? (Granted I recognize the example is an extreme, merely using it to prove a point). -From a business sense, it's completely illogical. They're going to get more viewers by using an online poll that encompasses the entirety of the SC2 community (that was aware of the poll and that voted at least) to pick their contenders. As much as I'm sure they want actual attendees, they also are going to want the international online viewership just as much (and in my own completely uninformed opinion, I'd wager even more so, but I don't feel like getting into that since as I said, it's uninformed). -This increase in online viewership has a correlated effect of also potentially increasing the attendees at the live event as well. ex: "Eh, I live 5 hours away, I kind of care, but holy shit, I can't freaking miss White-Ra v Stephano!" -Another example: I live in northern California, about 1 hour from Oregon. If Painuser and Spanishiwa (or insert whatever progamer from the area ... I recognize Painuser is pretty much just a caster now, I just don't know of any pro/popular players in the area) were going to do a showmatch down in the bay area (4.5 hours from me), I wouldn't go despite me enjoying both persons. I sure as hell would go if it was almost anybody on IPL's poll. I know the counter-argument to this example is that IPL and SXSW don't even come close to being able to create the scenario I described, but my rebuttal to that is - exactly - . That is an amazing list of players and you still wouldn't be excited for it if the players you voted for didn't win? (putting the whole HuK v IdrA debate aside). The same could be said though, that online viewers wouldn't be excited to watch it if the players they voted for didn't win? It just means more to the people who are going to be there because they actually have a chance of meeting these players in person. I'm sure they would still get a very good amount of views from people around the world via the internet, however they're choosing SXSW for a reason, I very much believe their exposure and catering to the fans there, and in Austin, TX is a slight bit more important than the online viewers. As for the "I live five hours away arguement", that's why I said "People in Texas". People can watch any player play online at almost anytime, but meeting these players can be a once in a lifetime opportunity. And this is the first time an event of this scale has been held here in Austin, so it's a huge deal to the locals there too. | ||
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courtpanda
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AnonymousXV
United States45 Posts
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MBH
Ireland796 Posts
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Jakkerr
Netherlands2549 Posts
On January 12 2012 18:26 AnonymousXV wrote: How the hell did stephano and white ra crawl to the top, Idra and Huk were dominating yesterday!?! I call poll fixing!! He told his stream too vote for him. Which every1 is allowed to do :p | ||
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Elean
689 Posts
On January 12 2012 18:26 AnonymousXV wrote: How the hell did stephano and white ra crawl to the top, Idra and Huk were dominating yesterday!?! I call poll fixing!! I think you can find your answer here : On January 11 2012 08:48 Joshy.IGN wrote: It does seem that they still have the most fans at the moment. =P They're also the only ones besides TaeJa and Stephano that have promoted this poll! Tell your favorite players to talk about it on Twitter or on their streams and the votes will change drastically! They may simply not be the only one to have promoted the poll anymore... Or maybe, the amount of votes they got was just a huge burst due to the fact they promoted themselves. | ||
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Veclada
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PlainShane
United States62 Posts
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Alex.IGN
United States1050 Posts
On January 13 2012 08:25 PlainShane wrote: Can't wait to see this live! I hope I am not working that day... and I hope this is a free part of SXSW; no badge required. Yup it's free to the general public! | ||
Joshy.IGN
United States530 Posts
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TensaiSakuragi
Croatia224 Posts
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Chengakz
United States163 Posts
On January 12 2012 19:47 Jakkerr wrote: He told his stream too vote for him. Which every1 is allowed to do :p Actually on Whitera's FB page, it's mostly his FANS that are promoting this poll. I myself have posted this link and suggested WRa. Even if Whitera and Stephano promoted this themselves (which Stephano also did on his Twitter), I don't see anything wrong with it because it's still up to the people to decide after they see the choices. I love WRa but he's not quite a real Toss that can get in anyone's head.=) Thanks IPL for letting the community vote. Let the people be heard. | ||
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DYEAlabaster
Canada1009 Posts
Although I still think it will be Steph vs WhiteRa | ||
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
On January 14 2012 08:10 DYEAlabaster wrote: MKP vs. Stephano. I really want a rematch of the ESCW match that MKP got beaten in. Although I still think it will be Steph vs WhiteRa Rematch happened at home story and mkp 2-0 stephano. | ||
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