EPTLink:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19373708
BBC does a video on Starcraft 2 and e-sports!
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19373708 | ||
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Kergy
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StarStruck
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Just like Katie Goldberg saying, "Millions watching at home." -_- | ||
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RiSkysc2
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Chexx
Korea (South)11232 Posts
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DMXD
United States4064 Posts
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KueKue
United States36 Posts
On August 28 2012 14:21 Kergy wrote: SC2 is not like the NFL in Korea. It actually is. Korea is known for gaming , where as America is known for NFL/MLB (Competitive wise) Hearing a name like Tom Brady rings a bell in the US, as hearing BoxeR rings a bell in Korea. EDIT : Gaming, such as Tekken/League of Legends/Starcraft 2 (Sorry for broad word  ) | ||
GTR
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However, it is probably the 4th largest sport, behind baseball, soccer and basketball. | ||
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Shocae
United States141 Posts
On August 28 2012 14:35 GTR wrote: Still an over exaggeration, Daniel Lee said it best that ESPORTS in Korea is what wrestling is in America. However, it is probably the 4th largest sport, behind baseball, soccer and basketball. I feel like there is a relative gap then. Wresting is not close to being the 4th largest sport in America, but competitive gaming in Korea is (or so you/we assume). Under that pretext, wouldn't competitive gaming be better compared to something like hockey? On the other hand, you could argue that the gap between those 3 top sports in Korea (baseball, soccer, basketball) and the 4th largest sport (competitive gaming) is much bigger than the gap between something like Soccer and Wrestling in America. | ||
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Anomarad
Canada565 Posts
On August 28 2012 14:21 Kergy wrote: SC2 is not like the NFL in Korea. Came here to say the same thing =_= People need to lose the mentality that SC2 players are popular over in Korea. Even with the OGN switch the scene has already dwindled considerably from what it was many years ago. Edit:It's not comparable to WWE either... | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
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Ketch
Netherlands7285 Posts
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KueKue
United States36 Posts
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danbel1005
United States1319 Posts
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Epoch
Canada257 Posts
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
A: How hard professional gamers actually work. It is NOT all fun and games, and B:How exhausting it is mentally to play Starcraft at a competitive level. Unlike LoL (*cough*) you pour everything you have into every game. It is really taxing. | ||
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Rah
United States973 Posts
On August 28 2012 15:20 Anomarad wrote: Came here to say the same thing =_= People need to lose the mentality that SC2 players are popular over in Korea. Even with the OGN switch the scene has already dwindled considerably from what it was many years ago. Edit:It's not comparable to WWE either... Fake it till you make it. If you're looking to give the e-sports culture more exposure from a new source, it's better to make it look like it's already accepted and loved by as many people as possible. Even if they figure out it's hugely false maybe the newly interested person already checked it out by that point and liked it. The average person cares too much about "how many people are into this?" That's something the companies looking to profit need to worry about, like MLG. | ||
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EuLoGy[kTw]
United States82 Posts
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houseurmusic
United States544 Posts
and to vibe, SC2 is not anything like the NFL in Korea | ||
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TwilightRain
Germany351 Posts
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