EPTMike Morhaime "SC2 Proleague will open this year" - Page 43
| Forum Index > SC2 General |
|
archonOOid
1983 Posts
| ||
|
INTOtheVOID
United States225 Posts
On March 18 2012 06:39 Forikorder wrote: has anyone considered BW pros want to switch over to SC2 to make more money? You don't understand how much BW pros make, do you? | ||
|
amazingxkcd
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
Just keep the BW leagues established, ok? SC2 has nothing to offer against Reaver drops  | ||
|
Soft`Soap
Canada865 Posts
On March 18 2012 10:59 INTOtheVOID wrote: You don't understand how much BW pros make, do you? bw mascots make more money than most sc2 korean pro players sadly lol | ||
|
DeadBull
421 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:31 Soft`Soap wrote: bw mascots make more money than most sc2 korean pro players sadly lol thats actually not true dude | ||
|
Kira__
Sweden2672 Posts
pretty sure it's true, you get an ok salary in bw teams, and pretty much nothing in a sc2 team. Your only way of getting money is winning code s | ||
|
theBizness
United States696 Posts
| ||
|
Ruscour
5233 Posts
On March 18 2012 05:26 Koshi wrote: I wonder what casters they will get. Because Tastosis is already signed to GoM. Probably none. | ||
|
Kira__
Sweden2672 Posts
they're probably not that stupid as to not exploit the foreign scene | ||
|
how2TL
1197 Posts
On March 18 2012 10:37 JudicatorHammurabi wrote: To any of the newer guys to SC, allow me to explain a couple things so you can understand what this means. Brood War is pretty much a national sport in South Korea, probably the most popular after.. soccer. StarCraft 2 is very, very tiny in comparison over there, practically a joke. To warn against a common fallacy made on these forums, just because SC2 is the biggest esport in the US or wherever doesn't mean it's the same everywhere else, especially not in Korea. Now OGN is a huge Korean broadcasting company, at least the company it's a subsidiary of. If indeed SC2 is broadcasted by a company like OGN, is broadcasted on television, and reaches the same overwhelming Korean audience that worships Brood War, SC2 will get HUGE exposure. It's exactly what SC2 needs to go from "underground" to mainstream over in Korea. In other words, it's a huge fucking deal. Brood War does, by far. LoL isn't the country's 2nd or 3rd most popular professional sport last I checked, and it's nowhere close to coming to that point, either. Well there is a huge OGN tournament for LoL. So I would say LoL is on the rise, at least. | ||
|
Soft`Soap
Canada865 Posts
most sc2 korean pro players make how much in salary? 0? | ||
|
rasers
Sweden691 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:40 Kira__ wrote: they're probably not that stupid as to not exploit the foreign scene not like they aim for them. or need them. | ||
|
soujiro_
Uruguay5195 Posts
| ||
|
Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:40 Kira__ wrote: they're probably not that stupid as to not exploit the foreign scene They didn't do much reaching out during BW as far as I know in terms of casting, so it will be interesting to see how KeSPA works it. Also, what are the odds of KeSPA reforming in to a GeSPA (Global)? Including other major Esports teams and tournments into the fold and sort of expanding the organization infrastructure developed under BW to the whole scene. Inessence, breaking down the Korean/Foreigner barrier even more alongside GOM's efforts. This goes against cultural norms that may permiate the Association, but it expands potential sponsorship, viewership and participation on a MASSIVE scale. And with the sponsorship issue they are facing now as well as a kind of plateauing on Korean-centric success, this could be a good step overal. Although like I said, it could also lead to cultural clashing from a business perspective, but there would be stronger communication lines.. Its got its pros and cons, but overall I think it would be a wise step. | ||
|
theBizness
United States696 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:48 Torpedo.Vegas wrote: They didn't do much reaching out during BW as far as I know in terms of casting, so it will be interesting to see how KeSPA works it. Also, what are the odds of KeSPA reforming in to a GeSPA (Global)? Including other major Esports teams and tournments into the fold and sort of expanding the organization infrastructure developed under BW to the whole scene. Inessence, breaking down the Korean/Foreigner barrier even more alongside GOM's efforts. This goes against cultural norms that may permiate the Association, but it expands potential sponsorship, viewership and participation on a MASSIVE scale. And with the sponsorship issue they are facing now as well as a kind of plateauing on Korean-centric success, this could be a good step overal. Although like I said, it could also lead to cultural clashing from a business perspective, but there would be stronger communication lines.. Its got its pros and cons, but overall I think it would be a wise step. They would have to make A LOT of concessions since the foreign SC2 scene has become quite accustomed to doing business in a totally different manner. Why won't the foreigners do more compromising: I don't see a lot of lower/mid tier teams/players agreeing to rules/conditions that will basically make them completely irrelevant. | ||
|
fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:44 soujiro_ wrote: huge ads for ogn lol league atm LoL is much bigger in Korea than SC2 will ever be, and they just started casting it, no wonder they got so much ad exposure. LoL and BW are huge in Korea, SC2 is less than tiny. | ||
|
BigKahunaBurger
Australia334 Posts
Don't they? Sc2 is nowhere near as popular as BW and everyone has said the e-sports is in a precarious bubble. you would think they would exploit the biggest market out there with the loudest fans and biggest crowds (SC2 im talking about)...but I don't know, I'm no genius.... | ||
|
Amlitzer
United States471 Posts
| ||
|
rasers
Sweden691 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:53 BigKahunaBurger wrote: Don't they? Sc2 is nowhere near as popular as BW and everyone has said the e-sports is in a precarious bubble. you would think they would exploit the biggest market out there with the loudest fans and biggest crowds (SC2 im talking about)...but I don't know, I'm no genius.... western esports is a bubble. korean esports is fine. and with LoL now it gets stronger again. and no a korean TV station doesnt need foreign audience. | ||
|
Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
On March 18 2012 12:55 rasers wrote: western esports is a bubble. korean esports is fine. and with LoL now it gets stronger again. and no a korean TV station doesnt need foreign audience. I think the problem here is not talking about problems sustaining past goals, but growing beyond them. Does the Korean Esports scene want to stay focused solely on themseleves or do they want to help grow the global scene and be able to reap greater potentail rewards from their efforts. What if that Korean TV stations decides to run an online component and be the only real television (that I know of) willing to dedicate resources to seriously support esports on a global scale. Their Korean TV channel may not care, but the company could be looking at a massive market that is within their reach to tap if they really want to. Or they could let GOM and Twitch take it..... | ||
| ||
