EPTDES editorial: SPL finals makes way for LoL - Page 3
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PVJ
Hungary5221 Posts
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thragar
Canada450 Posts
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
On May 28 2013 02:24 rename wrote: Not likely. Moba seems quite a good concept for both casual and hardcore gameplay and and also for spectator experience. ... I can understand that moba has an enormous appeal to casual players and it certainly has a hardcore aspect as well. However, I always wondered why people watch it. The few big explosions when opponents clash seem to be overshadowed by 30 minutes of nothingness with heroes simply farming/running around... | ||
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trifecta
United States6795 Posts
On May 28 2013 10:26 ggrrg wrote: I can understand that moba has an enormous appeal to casual players and it certainly has a hardcore aspect as well. However, I always wondered why people watch it. The few big explosions when opponents clash seem to be overshadowed by 30 minutes of nothingness with heroes simply farming/running around... Same reductionism could be applied to a lot of matches of pro SC2. 20 minutes of macro and light harass -> lasers -> end. I watch dota and sc2 and can say there is a wide spectrum in game length and liveliness in both games. | ||
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Brett
Australia3820 Posts
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larse
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aristarchus
United States652 Posts
Sad but true fact: On the internet, even more than in print, sensationalist, provocative claims get way more hits than standard reasonable journalism. And writers know that. | ||
opterown
Australia54784 Posts
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figq
12519 Posts
For a tournament that takes so many months (almost a year) and with such history, finishing it in a hurry and not meeting its own scheduling standards seems quite unreasonable. | ||
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rename
Estonia329 Posts
On May 28 2013 09:41 Xahhk wrote: I don't think you know what you are talking about. LoL is already rather 'mainstream' with its fuck ton of players and casual to pro skill curve. Increasing the skill and or mechanical requirement will always reduce the player base and will more likely bring a game more out of the mainstream than into it. It can be more, as in everyone who has played a computer game has tried it at least once. And it does not need increasing the skill/mechanical requirement - it needs raised skill/mechanical cap for solo matchmaking, and much smoother introduction for new players without bazillion runepages, heroes and items hitting you from the start ( i noped the hell away from dota2 the first time i was asked to choose a hero ) On May 28 2013 10:26 ggrrg wrote: I can understand that moba has an enormous appeal to casual players and it certainly has a hardcore aspect as well. However, I always wondered why people watch it. The few big explosions when opponents clash seem to be overshadowed by 30 minutes of nothingness with heroes simply farming/running around... Higher level of play has much more action. The 30 minutes of nothingness is because NA/EU teams seem to do too much solo matchmaking or soloqueue and dont practice enough with teams. Also this is where this next big moba can help. PS, thanks everyone who told me WCS needs regional locks because they thought it works well for LCS. I had to go check it out and see it myself - and now while i still dont like playing LoL, im doing a bot-game every now and then to learn all the heroes to more appreciate just how much better korean teams are thanks to NA/EU teams living in their own regional bubble. | ||
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justiceknight
Singapore5741 Posts
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xuanzue
Colombia1747 Posts
On May 28 2013 13:54 justiceknight wrote: I wouldnt be surprise if OGN drops SC2 1 day and gives it to SPOTV, without MSL and OSL and the WCS gets in every1's way the scheduling for broadcasting and the players are gonna be very rough. blizzard is giving money to OGN to avoid that scenario. in short term at least. | ||
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coolcor
520 Posts
On May 28 2013 13:57 xuanzue wrote: blizzard is giving money to OGN to avoid that scenario. in short term at least. But I thought the entire point of the lawsuit was so that OGN and kespa would have to give money to blizzard to respect their ip? Why would they accept the complete opposite situation now? They where perfectly ok with not having sc2 on ogn when they gave gom exclusive broadcasting rights and sued them so why care so much if sc2 goes off ogn now? | ||
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reincremate
China2213 Posts
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JBright
Vancouver14381 Posts
On May 28 2013 14:01 coolcor wrote: But I thought the entire point of the lawsuit was so that OGN and kespa would have to give money to blizzard to respect their ip? Why would they accept the complete opposite situation now? They where perfectly ok with not having sc2 on ogn when they gave gom exclusive broadcasting rights and sued them so why care so much if sc2 goes off ogn now? As well as Gom is doing online, they don't broadcast to TV. Also OSL has the history and prestige that GSL doesn't quite carry in the general populace. | ||
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Wertheron
France439 Posts
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Dreadwolf
Canada220 Posts
I have this image of a toreador in my mind holding a bull by the horn and losing ground and then he get hit by a truck. and the licence plate says lol. | ||
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rauk
United States2228 Posts
On May 28 2013 14:16 Dreadwolf wrote: Well, if "someone" had not fought tooth and nail against Blizzard and had switched to the new game right away, the sc2 situation in korea migth be different now. I have this image of a toreador in my mind holding a bull by the horn and losing ground and then he get hit by a truck. and the licence plate says lol. ^lol if someone had not fought tooth and nail to kill bw in korea, there wouldn't even be a problem with starcraft being more popular than lol (maybe) | ||
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