TSL Disbands - Page 34

On January 06 2013 04:10 bbbloodmaker wrote:
Man, this is sad. I don't know why, but I get this feeling that SC2 is starting to go downhill. People are switching games, teams are disbanding, leagues are becoming empty, streams having less viewers, tournaments and lans having less people attending and watching live and so on. Or is it just that i somehow seem to notice the bad news and not the new beginnings?

On January 06 2013 03:33 President Dead wrote:
As SC2 continues through-out the years I can pretty much expect this happening to many more teams. SC2 player base consistently gets worse and its useless for sponsors to support something that so little people are into. Sponsors should just go to LoL; at least that community won't be fledgling for next couple of years.

On January 06 2013 04:10 bbbloodmaker wrote:
Man, this is sad. I don't know why, but I get this feeling that SC2 is starting to go downhill. People are switching games, teams are disbanding, leagues are becoming empty, streams having less viewers, tournaments and lans having less people attending and watching live and so on. Or is it just that i somehow seem to notice the bad news and not the new beginnings?

On January 06 2013 03:33 President Dead wrote:
As SC2 continues through-out the years I can pretty much expect this happening to many more teams. SC2 player base consistently gets worse and its useless for sponsors to support something that so little people are into. Sponsors should just go to LoL; at least that community won't be fledgling for next couple of years.

On January 06 2013 04:44 Ikris wrote:
I don't know if it will all come crashing down. Azubu did just build a pretty solid team recently.
But no one can deny that other games out right now are garnering thousands more interest from sponsors, and that will ultimately hurt the ability of SC2 to grow as a financial product.

The reasons why other games are more popular is another discussion, but the fact remains that sc2 probably needs to change how it handles money if it wants to not even succeed, but survive.

On January 06 2013 04:48 jmbthirteen wrote:

proof of other games garnering thousands more interest from sponsors? Just because LoL is more popular doesn't mean more sponsors. Their entire scene is pretty much funded by the developer.

Azubu just launched their team. Axiom just launched theirs not long ago. EG opened a second sc2 house. TL seems to be doing pretty well. NASL is going to be on its 5th season. IPL just had their best event and has more scheduled for next year. MLG is still going strong, DH too. Its about having competent people run the business end. As the scene gets more competitive, its natural that poorly run businesses will die. Has nothing to do with the scene dying.

On January 06 2013 04:44 jmbthirteen wrote:

player base getting worse when all of Kespa just switched over? are you kidding me? The skill now is only going to raise as those guys continue to play along side the great players who have been playing for 2+ years.

When Kespa came to sc2, it was obvious some ESF teams would fold. For the most part, ESF teams have little financial backing, and thats due to poor management. When you get all of Kespa involved, its going to mean poorly run teams will end up closing down.

On January 06 2013 04:29 Clarity_nl wrote:


Source?

On January 06 2013 04:33 mikkmagro wrote:


how can you say something like that...you just got an influx of EIGHT very well funded new teams.

Samsung KHAN
CJ Entus
SK Telecom T1
Woongjin Stars
STX SouL
KT Rolster
8th Team
Azubu

and you're sad because a team with the business savvy of a bloody gecko closed down? Sure, I'm sad for TSL, and for the players who have to look for a new team, but yes, I'd say people are only noticing the bad news. TSL didn't close down because there is no money. TSL closed down because running a pro team is like running a business, but their management, if they had any, did not figure that out.