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Blizzard-KeSPA-OGN-GOM SC2 Announcement May 2nd - Page 25

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killerdog
Profile Joined February 2010
Denmark6522 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-27 12:55:38
April 27 2012 12:54 GMT
#481
On April 27 2012 21:31 ImDrizzt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 26 2012 14:18 EchelonTee wrote:
hopefully good news... this could either be epic or painful


Maybe painfully epic?


Or epically painful.

But despite all the negativity around kespa, you need to remember that they are not an independant corporation like gom or ogn, they are a Korean ESports Players Association, and even if they have some shady history, The sceen REALLY needs something like this to help give players, both korean and international, some kind of rights, and an organisation that will activel help the players when some injustice is done against them. (such as tournaments not paying out prize money, ect.)

I just hope it doesn't end up going wrong.
ke_ivan
Profile Joined February 2011
Singapore374 Posts
April 27 2012 14:03 GMT
#482
ugh kespa... leaves mixed feelings man... why can't we have another organisation which is more representative across the board? these guys... i feel like trusting them is like knowingly repeating history.
Hier
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
2391 Posts
April 27 2012 16:19 GMT
#483
JiPrime, you are greatly exaggerating regarding KeSPA. It's almost as if you are in need of a scapegoat to place all the history's wrongs on.
"But on a more serious note..." -everyone on this forum at some point.
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-27 17:14:20
April 27 2012 17:13 GMT
#484
according to article:
blizzard: the esports that has been spreading across the world since its start in korea and we want to bring everyone together to commit towards moving esports culture forward. (take it up a notch, step it up)


only good things are coming. it seems blizzard wants to lead the way for everyone to work together and not repeat history. i'm sure blizzard realized giving gom sc2 monopoly was bad move for marketing and working with kespa will exponentially increase sc2's popularity in korea.

WeSPA incoming?
age: 84 | location: california | sex: 잘함
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
April 27 2012 17:16 GMT
#485
Always bad news when GOM is involved in anything.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Ein0r
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany32 Posts
April 27 2012 17:22 GMT
#486
WeSPA incoming?


A new organisation for Joseph Blatter when he will be retired as the Fifa president ;Q

I really cant judge the situation. I just know that Kespas behaviour was bad and that they probably did some nasty stuff. But i dont know the details because i am not that active in the sc scene
Ich sinnlose vor mich hin und das mit Begeisterung.
Masil
Profile Joined July 2011
United States60 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-27 19:08:37
April 27 2012 19:07 GMT
#487
The gathering on May 2nd will be extremely epic and kind of funny. Especially for the people who are witnessed the moment when KeSPA said SC is a public domain.

Yeah, I hope that good news comes out soon for all mankind (ofc, e-sports!).
I wonder how GOM will handle all of these situations in the future beside the fact that the relationship between GOM and KeSPA-OGN is not that harmonious. Or maybe not.

I sincerely hope they are having a good relationship by now.
Be honest, be yourself.
Powster
Profile Joined April 2010
United States650 Posts
April 27 2012 21:51 GMT
#488
On April 26 2012 14:54 YyapSsap wrote:
Shit just got real..


lol thats exactly what I was thinking. using ctrl+f to search for word real to see if anyone said that.
0neder
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3733 Posts
April 27 2012 21:54 GMT
#489
How about....VeSPA? Ride it to success!
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8072 Posts
April 27 2012 21:55 GMT
#490
Don't think this can possibly be hyped enough. So excited!
GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
April 27 2012 22:33 GMT
#491
Awesome, can't wait to see what it is!
Time is a great teacher, unfortunate that it kills all its pupils ...
VManOfMana
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States764 Posts
April 27 2012 23:04 GMT
#492
On April 28 2012 02:13 jinorazi wrote:
according to article:
blizzard: the esports that has been spreading across the world since its start in korea and we want to bring everyone together to commit towards moving esports culture forward. (take it up a notch, step it up)


only good things are coming. it seems blizzard wants to lead the way for everyone to work together and not repeat history. i'm sure blizzard realized giving gom sc2 monopoly was bad move for marketing and working with kespa will exponentially increase sc2's popularity in korea.

WeSPA incoming?


I certainly do not want Blizzard to be in charge of any of this. The way they tried to force their way into the existing eSports infrastructure for the sake of promoting their new game is a terrible precedence. BW and SC2 could have coexisted if it wasn't for Blizzard's actions. KeSPA never ignored Blizzard's IP on the game, but they fought for the IP rights of the derivative works (the actual product of their eSports efforts) and rightfully so.

The beauty of keeping eSports control out if the game developer is that it allows eSports to develop around those games that really deserve it. Either because they really are good competitive games (Brood War) or is a game players and audience actually like (LoL). Game companies sure can promote their games (Riot), but letting them decide what to play is a terrible conflict of interest between game quality and sales. It sets the scene way too easily for planned obscolescence (or prolonged milking via expansions.)

I want eSports to enrich the experience of a good conpetitive game; not for it to be reduced to a marketin ploy of the flavor of the year. For that to happen, independent organizations like KeSPA are needed.
Woo Jung Ho, FIGHTING! | "With the death of BW comes the death of an idea. And that idea, held by many BW fans, was that a computer game could actually outlive the Next New Game cycle. And to some extent it did." -Falling
theleo_ua
Profile Joined December 2010
Ukraine150 Posts
April 28 2012 00:11 GMT
#493
On April 26 2012 14:17 Kiyo. wrote:
Basically it's an announcement that Blizzard-Kespa-OGN-Gretech together are going to announce something related to Starcraft 2 on May 2nd KST.


Now my signature is expired
My BW events/showmatches: https://tinyurl.com/theleo-fund / This will be awesome if they manage to only improve the graphics but keep the gameplay EXACTLY THE SAME. One thing that makes BW great to watch is actually the buggy pathfinding (c) Dante08
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
April 28 2012 03:24 GMT
#494
It's a shame that despite all the good news, Koreans largely don't have an interest in watching or playing SC2.
6NR
Profile Joined March 2012
United States1472 Posts
April 28 2012 03:30 GMT
#495
We all know what this is gonna be! Yay for SC2!
Aetherial
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia917 Posts
April 28 2012 03:32 GMT
#496
On April 28 2012 12:24 rift wrote:
It's a shame that despite all the good news, Koreans largely don't have an interest in watching or playing SC2.


Currently that is the case. Although I suspect with the BW pros moving over, an OGN SC2 league combined with the release of HotS I think the landscape will change a bit...
rasers
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden691 Posts
April 28 2012 03:35 GMT
#497
On April 28 2012 12:32 Aetherial wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2012 12:24 rift wrote:
It's a shame that despite all the good news, Koreans largely don't have an interest in watching or playing SC2.


Currently that is the case. Although I suspect with the BW pros moving over, an OGN SC2 league combined with the release of HotS I think the landscape will change a bit...

why would it? yes there would be some that follow their favourite player. but this will die out sooner or later if people dont like 2 watch teh game.
Aetherial
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia917 Posts
April 28 2012 03:43 GMT
#498
On April 28 2012 12:35 rasers wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2012 12:32 Aetherial wrote:
On April 28 2012 12:24 rift wrote:
It's a shame that despite all the good news, Koreans largely don't have an interest in watching or playing SC2.


Currently that is the case. Although I suspect with the BW pros moving over, an OGN SC2 league combined with the release of HotS I think the landscape will change a bit...

why would it? yes there would be some that follow their favourite player. but this will die out sooner or later if people dont like 2 watch teh game.


I didn't say anything about whether or not that could be sustained... that is yet to be seen. But at least at first I think there will be a lot of interest, even in Korea.

You are completely right in the sense that the new scene that we find ourselves in may not have staying power. Why that might happen comes down many factors, one of them probably being if HotS doesn't improve some of the design problems that WoL has.
dextrin303
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden320 Posts
April 28 2012 09:28 GMT
#499
epic sauce.
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
April 28 2012 15:52 GMT
#500
On April 28 2012 12:43 Aetherial wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2012 12:35 rasers wrote:
On April 28 2012 12:32 Aetherial wrote:
On April 28 2012 12:24 rift wrote:
It's a shame that despite all the good news, Koreans largely don't have an interest in watching or playing SC2.


Currently that is the case. Although I suspect with the BW pros moving over, an OGN SC2 league combined with the release of HotS I think the landscape will change a bit...

why would it? yes there would be some that follow their favourite player. but this will die out sooner or later if people dont like 2 watch teh game.


I didn't say anything about whether or not that could be sustained... that is yet to be seen. But at least at first I think there will be a lot of interest, even in Korea.

You are completely right in the sense that the new scene that we find ourselves in may not have staying power. Why that might happen comes down many factors, one of them probably being if HotS doesn't improve some of the design problems that WoL has.

Perhaps these organizations or their players will have input for HotS now that they're playing nice with Blizzard.
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