EPTGreat to know that SC2 has always been growing and in fact still is... Nice to have some statistics on that, i'm just gonna assume that the data is acurate or even true for that matter
Nice work!
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MagnuMizer
Denmark384 Posts
Great to know that SC2 has always been growing and in fact still is... Nice to have some statistics on that, i'm just gonna assume that the data is acurate or even true for that matter Nice work! | ||
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althaz
Australia1001 Posts
On March 27 2013 06:37 Liman wrote: Very interesting. Anyone knows whats the highest amount of money won for single tournament?And who won it? Yes, everybody knows this  . You'll smack your forehead in a second when I tell you.Of course, if I'm wrong then it'll be me that smacks my forehead (in embarrassment), lol. WCS World Champs was $100k USD prize, Parting won the final over Creator (who only received a measly $40k). I'm not sure but I believe the second biggest was the first GSL, which was about $86k IIRC (I think it was a million Won). I'm not going to bother pointing out who won that one . | ||
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kochanfe
Micronesia1338 Posts
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sM.Zik
Canada2547 Posts
I almost shits my pants reading this. /sarcasm. | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
Very informative and altough some ppl are whining and very quick to criticise the information, I would like to point out that this chap (who undoubtedly is also quite handsome) has done this out of his own free time & interest. Suggestions: 1) If you get a chance, it would be great to see a followup in terms of HotS (both with prize money and viewership) 2) More data across the board (tournies) 3) Streaming data. I wonder what TL reports with streaming traffic. I always look at that "viewers active" number, and since LoL and Dota started it really seems to be increasing I wonder how those numbers have changed since 2010. But honestly that is quite a time requiring process Thank you for a concise, and informative graphic | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
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rahji
Germany63 Posts
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fire_brand
Canada1123 Posts
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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une_certaine_verve
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Cereb
Denmark3388 Posts
I was very suprised to see that all the prize money in Asia actually tops the other continents by so much! I did not expect that! On February 22 2013 01:04 AnomalySC2 wrote: So this must explain why so players are retiring and teams are closing left and right, I see I see. The problem is the dwindling viewerbase is not enough to sustain the pro scene. The amount of money being pumped into the scene doesn't mean it's growing. Tournament organisers are doing their best to inject artificial interest into the game by throwing more money at it (especially Blizz/Gom), but they need to fix the actual game if they want players and viewers to come back. The real reason LoL is so popular as an esport is because the game itself is fun enough to actually play. I know there are people out there that follow SC2 even though they don't play it anymore, but that has to be the minority. With LoL people are happy playing the game, which boosts their interest for following the pro scene. Have you ever played LoL? Cause if you had you might wanna rephrase that - I know what you are trying to say, but "happy" is definitely not the word you are looking for. LoL players are anger and rage in it's purest form. I thought I had seen evil of the internet but then I tried out LoL - omg! The level of hate towards team members are beyond anything I have ever seen on the internet, and that says alot! Learning to deal with anger and hateful teammates is basically the number one skill to have in LoL :p | ||
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Crownlol
United States3726 Posts
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Esoterikk
Canada1256 Posts
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Belha
Italy2850 Posts
Prize money have increased, yes, but is a e-sport global fact, not Sc2 only. And Sc2 viewership before Hots release was prolly in the minimum since WoL release. Don't get me wrong, I love Sc2, but let's be real. | ||
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NukeD
Croatia1612 Posts
On March 27 2013 14:41 Esoterikk wrote: Is Sc2 actually growing though? The only thing that matters for growth is viewer interest, it doesn't matter how much money gets pumped into the scene because if viewers decline money declines. I haven't been following the scene close enough since I just started playing again but is viewership increasing? It is indeed decreasing and rightfully so. | ||
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Teodice
Sweden641 Posts
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Esoterikk
Canada1256 Posts
Why rightfully so? The game seems to have improved a lot with HotS even though I will admit WoL got stale but that was mainly a map/unit issue. | ||
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NukeD
Croatia1612 Posts
On March 27 2013 21:41 Esoterikk wrote: Why rightfully so? The game seems to have improved a lot with HotS even though I will admit WoL got stale but that was mainly a map/unit issue. Well it is still stale in my opinion. I dont think HotS delivered. Offcourse its better than WoL but a lot of people expected it to be much more. It could be that it is to early to tell but for now I'm not having fun specating tournaments and pro games/streams and thats the bottom line. | ||
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omgimonfire15
United States233 Posts
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ImDrizzt
Norway427 Posts
Don't know a lot about it, but wouldn't it be better if they had more tournaments and opportunities in korea. Spread it out a little? | ||
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