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Stop derailing this thread, get back on topic.
schimmetje
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands1104 Posts
November 24 2012 00:29 GMT
#321
It's easier for a casual to get in to and it feels better when you lose if you can tell yourself it's not all your fault. The pro scene is a different kettle of fish altogether of course, but number of players has nothing to do with skill. Inori's stated reason for switching is he felt his skill was not up to par though so make of that what you will.
Change to MY nostalgia? UNACCEPTABLE! Monkey paaaw!
dutchfriese
Profile Joined November 2012
2554 Posts
November 24 2012 00:35 GMT
#322
On November 24 2012 09:29 schimmetje wrote:
It's easier for a casual to get in to and it feels better when you lose if you can tell yourself it's not



this is why i only play 3v3/4v4. i only play 2 or 3 games a day so i prefer not playing 1v1 ladder
Novalisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Israel1818 Posts
November 24 2012 00:41 GMT
#323
Considering how LoL's metagame hasn't changed in ages, and the champion pool becoming oversaturated, it's impressive how LoL is still growing.
/commercial
dutchfriese
Profile Joined November 2012
2554 Posts
November 24 2012 00:44 GMT
#324
What are the big LoL tournaments? I honestly have no idea, the only time I ever hear about one is when featured during a major SC2 tournament.
xBillehx
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1289 Posts
November 24 2012 00:46 GMT
#325
Hopefully he does well but if any of the other former BW/SC2 Korean pros who switched to LoL are indicative of how successful he'll be switching over, I doubt we'll hear much more from him at all. Regardless, it's probably better for him than competing with the massive influx of KeSPA pros SC2 just got.
Taengoo ♥
Qntc.YuMe
Profile Joined January 2011
United States792 Posts
November 24 2012 00:53 GMT
#326
fucking LoL
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
November 24 2012 00:54 GMT
#327
Different genres call for different skills, but dedication to practice and professionalism does not change between games.

BabyKnight switched to SC 2 from Dota and has been doing pretty well.
eSc_Kin
Profile Joined July 2011
Hong Kong25 Posts
November 24 2012 01:02 GMT
#328
if u give up the first game, u can give up second too
then never get the victory
thats not about LoL or SC2
DanLee
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada316 Posts
November 24 2012 01:46 GMT
#329
On November 23 2012 23:10 Disposition1989 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 23 2012 22:33 markrevival wrote:
On November 23 2012 21:04 Azarkon wrote:
I'm starting to think the Korean eSports scene is itself over saturated and is in for an implosion. They don't have the sort of international audience that they need to sustain two large scenes, and AFAIK the Korean market itself isn't getting bigger so... Well, one game's gonna have to give, and at the moment I think it's going to be SC 2.

Fortunately for them, they have international SC 2 to pick up the slack on a lot of the sponsorship and tournament $ that their own teams and leagues aren't able to provide. But how long is that going to last given the drop in SC 2 viewership across the world?
drop in sc2 viewership across the world? the game has grown exponentially. When has SC2 ever had more viewers than right now?

Player stream numbers are down across the board so there's that.

Total viewership is still climbing though according to twitch. The drop in numbers on each individual stream is due to a big increase in number of streams to watch, more tournaments, more and more players deciding to stream. If we had half the streams available, we would have twice the viewers on each stream. Mind blowing, i know.
nty
ThePlayer33
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia2378 Posts
November 24 2012 01:56 GMT
#330
highly doubt he will find success anywhere in progaming
| Idra | YuGiOh | Leenock | Coca |
MythZero
Profile Joined February 2011
Korea (South)102 Posts
November 24 2012 02:03 GMT
#331
I don't think anything would change if he goes to LoL, but we'll see.
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18839 Posts
November 24 2012 02:12 GMT
#332
On November 24 2012 09:54 Azarkon wrote:
Different genres call for different skills, but dedication to practice and professionalism does not change between games.

BabyKnight switched to SC 2 from Dota and has been doing pretty well.

BabyKnight seems like the sort of player who just naturally excels at certain kinds of competitive gaming, especially with him being so young. Just gotta hope he sticks with Sc2, though his recent successes would indicate he's not going anywhere.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
magnaflow
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1521 Posts
November 24 2012 02:18 GMT
#333
On November 24 2012 09:44 dutchfriese wrote:
What are the big LoL tournaments? I honestly have no idea, the only time I ever hear about one is when featured during a major SC2 tournament.



It is part of most major events. You do realize that DH, MLG, IPL and countless other events aren't being held just because of SC2. While SC2 may be the main stage game (currently) LoL draws in a much larger live crowd, and online viewers.

The reason you may never think you see it is because you are just not that into it. The scene is growing because it has a active community, while the SC2 community isn't dying, it most certainly has, and continues to shrink.
Patate
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada441 Posts
November 24 2012 02:32 GMT
#334
On November 24 2012 11:18 magnaflow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2012 09:44 dutchfriese wrote:
What are the big LoL tournaments? I honestly have no idea, the only time I ever hear about one is when featured during a major SC2 tournament.



It is part of most major events. You do realize that DH, MLG, IPL and countless other events aren't being held just because of SC2. While SC2 may be the main stage game (currently) LoL draws in a much larger live crowd, and online viewers.

The reason you may never think you see it is because you are just not that into it. The scene is growing because it has a active community, while the SC2 community isn't dying, it most certainly has, and continues to shrink.


Exactly, I couldn't even understand how there could be a fighting games scene but apparently there are. And yet you never hear of it because you're not into it, Esports is still very much underground (except what Korean BW used to be, and currently Korean LoL).
Dead game.
Trasko
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Sweden983 Posts
November 24 2012 02:35 GMT
#335
More people moving to LoL! It's okay though. Competition is tough and best of luck to Inori!
Jaedong <3
smashlloyd20
Profile Joined October 2012
251 Posts
November 24 2012 02:48 GMT
#336
Poor inori, I've watched quite a few of his games and he was interesting to watch, if not a particularly amazing player

But yeah, people should keep in mind there are other ESports besides SC2, dota, and LoL. Fighting games and such have scenes, LoL is just the one most similar to SC2 (besides DOTA) so people tend to switch to it.
LuckoftheIrish
Profile Joined November 2011
United States4791 Posts
November 24 2012 02:54 GMT
#337
On November 24 2012 11:48 smashlloyd20 wrote:
Poor inori, I've watched quite a few of his games and he was interesting to watch, if not a particularly amazing player

But yeah, people should keep in mind there are other ESports besides SC2, dota, and LoL. Fighting games and such have scenes, LoL is just the one most similar to SC2 (besides DOTA) so people tend to switch to it.


It's the one with the easiest money. That's the draw. The mechanical skill ceiling is quite low, the game is simple, and the money is vastly easier to get near than other games.
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GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
November 24 2012 03:04 GMT
#338
On November 23 2012 18:16 emc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 23 2012 18:16 Snowbear wrote:
I hope that this time people won't act like it's the end of sc2. The competition is too high atm, there are too many professionals, so people will have to quit. Good luck inori!


but isn't LoL bigger? it's also a team sport which is harder in other ways because there are more things that are out of your control.

Well, LoL is much more mechanically easy, so at a superficial value it seems easier, which is what draws so many sc2 gamers. However, its difficulties are much more subtle, so in time Inori will probably be a sad panda
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
magnaflow
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1521 Posts
November 24 2012 03:05 GMT
#339
On November 24 2012 11:54 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2012 11:48 smashlloyd20 wrote:
Poor inori, I've watched quite a few of his games and he was interesting to watch, if not a particularly amazing player

But yeah, people should keep in mind there are other ESports besides SC2, dota, and LoL. Fighting games and such have scenes, LoL is just the one most similar to SC2 (besides DOTA) so people tend to switch to it.


It's the one with the easiest money. That's the draw. The mechanical skill ceiling is quite low, the game is simple, and the money is vastly easier to get near than other games.



That is not the draw. The money is just as tough to reach in LoL then in any other game. More players, more teams, more competition. The draw is the fun. LoL is just more fun to play then SC2.

If you hated your job woudl you stick with it, or would you find another job? I bet you most players hate this game, but play it cause they think they have too
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
November 24 2012 03:53 GMT
#340
I'm a huge League fan, but I almost find it insulting that pros from SC2, and SC:BW think they can just switch to LoL and expect easy success.
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