EPTBlizzard-KeSPA-OGN-GOM SC2 Announcement May 2nd - Page 17
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Bashion
Cook Islands2612 Posts
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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Cokefreak
Finland8096 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:08 Bashion wrote: Announcements of announcements are killing esports. Creating hype is killing e-sports is what you are trying to say? | ||
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PaNiCterrran
Sweden47 Posts
No but really, this is probably going to be insane. | ||
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CeriseCherries
6170 Posts
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kugel
Germany116 Posts
The finals will be in asia too so there is something longthermed planed with hots release mb ? | ||
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Bwiggly
United States246 Posts
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TheDougler
Canada8313 Posts
So it has come to this. Stoked though! | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On April 27 2012 02:51 Lordanubis wrote: I read it as "our players won't need to go abroad at all because we'll be providing them with all the money they need, and all the best competition here". Maybe that is pessimistic, but with a relatively open ended statement like that I'd argue it's definately a valid intepretation. The foreign scene is as great as it is now because these top players come and participate, and because our tournaments are more legitimate in terms of quality as a result. Do we need 75% Korean brackets at MLG or Dreamhack? No. But I'd argue that a good proportion of Koreans, which is about what we have now I'd say, is required in order for foreign tournaments to be seen as legitimately top quality. Having Koreans like HerO and Taeja on foreign teams is also a very good thing, as it increases the quality of foreign teams and in turn therefore gives foreign fans more enjoyable top class games to watch. GOM have been great in this regard, as they've worked in some ways to actively encourage players to go abroad and participate to help make the global scene stronger. Whether it's reduce or eliminate that, the quote sounds very much like they want the scene to be far more insular. To me, that's very damaging for the foreign scene - though the degree of which of course depends on the exact specifics of how much they withdraw. Are you talking about the STX coach's quote? He doesn't speak for Kespa, Blizzard, GOM, or OGN (as you know) so don't sensationalize. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17682 Posts
there is only one fitting response: OMFG! | ||
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RoyGBiv_13
United States1275 Posts
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TBone-
United States2309 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:10 Cokefreak wrote: Creating hype is killing e-sports is what you are trying to say? I actually find it to be incredibly annoying. I'd much rather just not hear of this and wait till May 2nd. That goes for all announcements of announcements. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:59 TBone- wrote: I actually find it to be incredibly annoying. I'd much rather just not hear of this and wait till May 2nd. That goes for all announcements of announcements. You mean press releases, which is what every company in the world does. Annoying or not, they are standard for all PR. | ||
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bOneSeven
Romania685 Posts
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figq
12519 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17682 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:59 TBone- wrote: I actually find it to be incredibly annoying. I'd much rather just not hear of this and wait till May 2nd. That goes for all announcements of announcements. its impossible to do that in any field that has a cult like following/fanbase. Watch how every time the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, manager of the New York Yankees or GM of the Dallas Cowboys breathes funny the media turns it into a 5 page article covering his potential heart problem and how this could impact his effectiveness as a team manager. | ||
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FidoDido
United States1292 Posts
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mtn
729 Posts
On April 27 2012 04:09 FidoDido wrote: Kespa will backstab everyone in the end, oh yea, that's how they roll. You mean it is How Blizzard roll. | ||
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MigzR
Portugal89 Posts
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TemujinGK
United States483 Posts
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