On November 16 2012 01:42 StickyFlower wrote: This is amazing, I hope MLG and ESL can learn a thing or two (like Production value, format(fuck you, extended series), and the easely accecable streams) from DH and not the other way around.
Though I like Dreamhack very much MLG is not behind when it comes to production value.
Well, this all sounds good, but why are so many major organisations left out then? What's with GOM/Gretech or IPL? What's with KESPA? Is the SC2 world about to be split in two halves? Is this what's tried to be achieved here?
On November 16 2012 01:06 Wyrd wrote: Oh this is beautiful. I would love to see less frequent but bigger, global tournaments courtesy of this partnership. For E-Sports!
This 100% times over. It's nice to always have something you can watch, but it's a bit too much at time. Bigger tournies will help bring more people in and draw bigger crowds too.
On November 16 2012 01:52 TeeTS wrote: Well, this all sounds good, but why are so many major organisations left out then? What's with GOM/Gretech or IPL? What's with KESPA? Is the SC2 world about to be split in two halves? Is this what's tried to be achieved here?
Absolutely not. You should regard this as a first step with more to come.
No conspiracy theories please. This is meant to be inclusive. We want to have universal story lines that stretch across all tournaments and tournament action that is the same from event to event so fans are not relearning systems every weekend.
This will apply to all games we mutually operate whether it be SC2, LoL, Dota, Halo, CoD, etc. etc. etc.
It would've been nice to also see NASL and IPL get involved in this, since that would cover pretty much all the large tournaments outside of Korea, at least not clashing with each other.
Any NASL/IPL insiders hanging about want to say anything about this? If they were approached if so why they decided not to join up?
On November 16 2012 01:52 TeeTS wrote: Well, this all sounds good, but why are so many major organisations left out then? What's with GOM/Gretech or IPL? What's with KESPA? Is the SC2 world about to be split in two halves? Is this what's tried to be achieved here?
Absolutely not. You should regard this as a first step with more to come.
Yeah the uncritical mass, allways jumping on the first hype train that's avaiable. I ask myself what value does an international tournament calendar have, if GSL, OSL and IPL are not part of it. This is a move by those 3 organisations to pull ahead in the tournament competition, but definately no step to a united ESPORT/SC2 governing body. This is way too exclusive...
On November 16 2012 01:29 skeldark wrote: Sad but intelligent move. Good for the them but bad for the viewers. Will be hard for smaller tournaments to compete.
On the contrary, with the 'big leagues' being better defined, it allows amateur and semi-pro leagues to flourish.
I will be releasing a conversation that several esports people had a few weeks back in which we discussed this very opportunity. It is an mp3 podcast recording from RaidCall... and I feel its very informative and relevant to this very subject.
Organizers really have to look at themselves in a different way much like t.v. networks/hosts; whereas, Twitch/Own3d act as the providers. Glad we're starting to see at least some movement.
On November 16 2012 01:52 TeeTS wrote: Well, this all sounds good, but why are so many major organisations left out then? What's with GOM/Gretech or IPL? What's with KESPA? Is the SC2 world about to be split in two halves? Is this what's tried to be achieved here?
Absolutely not. You should regard this as a first step with more to come.
Yeah the uncritical mass, allways jumping on the first hype train that's avaiable. I ask myself what value does an international tournament calendar have, if GSL, OSL and IPL are not part of it. This is a move by those 3 organisations to pull ahead in the tournament competition, but definately no step to a united ESPORT/SC2 governing body. This is way too exclusive...
It's got to start from somewhere to get the proverbial ball rolling.
The organizers have to realize they aren't really in competition with each other to hold strong in the first place. Sure, they act as hosts of tournaments. They need to realize they're only one peg on the wagon. Much like your Formula 1's and so forth.
I would have liked to seen them come altogether with the teams and try to establish policy but that will have to come in due time.
EPT
