'Auction' to sponsor SC2 OSL - Page 2

On August 05 2012 13:10 mtn wrote:


The thing is that it has potential to be a popular game in Korea. Just like it happened everywhere else. If GSL is happy with subscriptions, OGN will be too.

On August 05 2012 13:20 BrosephBrostar wrote:


Yeah and a middleschooler has the potential to become a great NBA player. You don't see the Lakers scouting 7th graders.

On August 05 2012 12:59 Dodgin wrote:
Reading the title alone I thought OGN was holding an auction to raise money to sponsor the next OSL or something ridiculous like that.

That's cool that we have a brand new sponsor though, hopefully sc2 OSL means no more charity sponsorships from kespa teams.

On August 05 2012 13:27 Fionn wrote:


SC2 is an insanely popular game outside of Korea and has a gigantic international e-sports scene. Any Korean company can see that, go, 'Wow, if we play our cards right, this can succeed in Korea!' and invest in the future.

It's stupid to think the OSL SC2 can't be popular. Will the first season be the same as the LAST EVER BW OSL season or LoL The Champions in term of attendance? No, probably not. But if the studio is filled for the Ro16 on and the final has 2,000+ fans, then I'll call it a success and a good starting point.

The last osl wasn't even 24 hours ago...

On August 05 2012 13:36 BrosephBrostar wrote:


But that doesn't make sense. If you're a company why would you invest in something that might have viewers in 6 months instead of something you know has viewers right now? Even if SC2 does become more popular next year this sponsor won't benefit from it. It's not like they're getting some kind of discount because it's SC2 either.

On August 05 2012 13:43 Kommander wrote:
Monsieur J OSL anyone? :p

lol jk

But it's sad that BW OSL's gone. Hard to let go of something you've been following for nearly 10 years.

On August 05 2012 13:20 BrosephBrostar wrote:


Yeah and a middleschooler has the potential to become a great NBA player. You don't see the Lakers scouting 7th graders.

On August 05 2012 12:55 GTR wrote:
[OnGameNet said that Auction have been following the Starleague for quite some time, and was excited to promote their brand name.

On August 05 2012 13:50 Bippzy wrote:


I think your question doesn't really have an answer. Apparently their company has followed OSL for a while, becoming a fan of the company. So, from an outside/less-informed perspective, they are moving from RTS Blizzard game to sequel of RTS Blizzard game...and they get to sponsor and advertise. It seems like your argument is "Why sponsor when the grass is growing, why not wait until it's greener?" Someone's gotta sponsor. Not sure if there is much to be debated.