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Roggay
Switzerland6320 Posts
On March 25 2013 18:08 Marti wrote: He likes it so much he made an insulting message on ogn saying " LOL YOUR GAME IS DEAD NOW MOVE ON BUY MY SC2 " Oh, stop being so salty. | ||
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
On March 25 2013 17:45 Lunareste wrote: Why isn't that type of investment sustainable for Blizzard? You do know that they make BILLIONS of dollars annually from World of Warcraft alone? Blizzard can make two in-game pets for Warcraft and generate the extra income to inject this type of money into whatever they want. Mike Morhaime has publicly stated that Starcraft is his favorite Blizzard franchise, it isn't beyond the realm of possibility that the acting CEO and co-founder of Blizzard wants to use some of what they're making to try and take Starcraft to a new level. Blizzard sponsoring eSports so that their own brand and title becomes even larger as a result? For basically pennies compared to their total annual revenue? I understand the amount of money Blizzard makes. I don't see their investments in eSports being profitable. I don't see SC2 ever becoming what LoL is in Korea right now. I just think that they need to pull something else out of the hat if they want SC2 to succeed. A real foreign league (not tournament, league) has never been done before. I dunno, just something, something to bring the eSports fandom further without dumping it where it's not really wanted. | ||
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Penev
28440 Posts
please make the following happen:
- Some combination of GSL and OSL. - WCS Broadcasted by both GOM and OGN. If these requests are not in the realm of possibilities I'll settle for world peace. Thank you. | ||
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MrBitter
United States2939 Posts
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Lukeeze[zR]
Switzerland6838 Posts
On March 25 2013 18:11 Ruscour wrote: I understand the amount of money Blizzard makes. I don't see their investments in eSports being profitable. I don't see SC2 ever becoming what LoL is in Korea right now. I just think that they need to pull something else out of the hat if they want SC2 to succeed. A real foreign league (not tournament, league) has never been done before. I dunno, just something, something to bring the eSports fandom further without dumping it where it's not really wanted. Oh no please, a foreigner league ? Average level, lot of bitching, players forfeiting left and right or showing up late. I would never pay a monthly fee for that. | ||
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Marti
552 Posts
Stop giving blizzard undeserved free PR. | ||
Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On March 25 2013 17:53 Hall0wed wrote: Not gonna make any guesses or expect anything, just gonna wait for the announcement to come. =) Oh dear, someone sensible. | ||
opterown
Australia54748 Posts
yep, definitely salty | ||
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OrD_SC2
United States247 Posts
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ShiroKaisen
United States1082 Posts
On March 25 2013 18:08 Marti wrote: He likes it so much he made an insulting message on ogn saying " LOL YOUR GAME IS DEAD NOW MOVE ON BUY MY SC2 " Not what happened, OGN interviewed Mike at MLG and they cut his message into that montage, and when it was pointed out that the message was super inappropriately placed the montage was edited to remove the most offensive parts. The montage shown at the finals isn't the same as the montage shown at the semifinals. | ||
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oBlade
United States5132 Posts
On March 25 2013 17:55 Mauldo wrote: That's not what he's saying and you know it. He's merely commenting on the fact that people are bitching about something they don't even know all of the facts about yet, which TeamLiquid does all the goddamned time, and how stupid it is. Which is a valid criticism. To say that he's trying to complain about differing opinions is to mischaracterize his legitimate point - that the opinions are misinformed and premature. No, I completely understood the idea that the opinions in this thread are premature or made with insufficient knowledge (because the announcement hasn't come yet and none of us is Mike Morhaime). But that applies to all sides, including people posting both in derision and in adulation of Blizzard's move here. Nevertheless, we have a thread on the topic, so it seems counterproductive to complain that some people are using it to talk about more than just going "oh sounds cool I can't wait for more info." | ||
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Liquid`Nazgul
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opterown
Australia54748 Posts
On March 25 2013 18:23 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: Without directly agreeing or disagreeing with what is going on here, and without immediately judging one party or the other for doing a good job, Korea has too much of everything. If Korea can become more focused then in theory that should be really good for our scene. are two individual leagues and two teamleagues really that much? o.O | ||
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mrRoflpwn
United States2618 Posts
I dislike change~~~ -.- Hope its for the best! | ||
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MCXD
Australia2738 Posts
On March 25 2013 18:23 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: Without directly agreeing or disagreeing with what is going on here, and without immediately judging one party or the other for doing a good job, Korea has too much of everything. If Korea can become more focused then in theory that should be really good for our scene. Are you actually privileged with some knowledge of what this announcement actually is? | ||
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HolydaKing
21251 Posts
I don't think this news will be bad. Gotta see though. | ||
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
On March 25 2013 18:14 Lukeeze[zR] wrote: Oh no please, a foreigner league ? Average level, lot of bitching, players forfeiting left and right or showing up late. I would never pay a monthly fee for that. Money! You think there's no bitching in Korea? If you just take the SlayerS drama, compare that to anything that's happened in the foreign scene. We don't hear about the day-to-day stuff because progamers make less public comments and we don't read Korean forums. Average level? Solved by money. Teams see money, they set up real practice environments, and those who don't take it seriously don't get money. Players forfeiting left and right? I said live. Slam it where there are domestic players, in the states or Sweden or wherever. If Blizzard wants eyes, why would they charge a monthly fee? Where was that in the conversation? | ||
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shadymmj
1906 Posts
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Mackus
England1681 Posts
We already know the GSL is doing well. How do you know this, do you know their yearly revenue and expenditure? Expanding to a bigger new studio doesn't always mean they're outgrowing their current assets as the old saying goes "if it aint Broken, don't fix it" could always mean the entire opposite and its just a huge publicity thing. | ||
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zenkicker
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