I guess it depends on what numbers you say are successful, but i will agree they have "consistency" with viewer numbers. I would say dragon and select also get good consistent numbers also.

SimoNostalgia

United States226 Posts

August 05 2013 02:02 GMT

#62

Who's tara babcock?

Patate

Canada441 Posts

August 05 2013 02:05 GMT

#63

On August 05 2013 08:49 DnCL wrote:
I play more LoL, but watch only SC2. I don't even understand why one would watch LoL when compared to the excitement that great SC2 players bring

You know I used to be like that also, but then you start to see the details of the whole gameplay, and you start to care for a X and Y teams.

C9 team in LCS NA, or Korean teams on OGN really have a strong teamwork play that are worth watching.

WombaT

Northern Ireland26192 Posts

August 05 2013 02:47 GMT

#64

Cheers for collating all the data btw OP, valuable service to the community

desRow

Canada2654 Posts

August 05 2013 03:15 GMT

#65

Where's painuser on the 2nd list ? That's odd

forsooth

United States3648 Posts

August 05 2013 03:18 GMT

#66

Has Demuslim started streaming during different hours or something? I usually tune into his stream for a little while most days but I haven't noticed it much this past month.

KrazyTrumpet

United States2520 Posts

August 05 2013 03:54 GMT

#67

I'm actually surprised there wasn't more of a tank in viewer numbers since the summer tournament season started.

Not that I've been able to actually WATCH any streams lately...horrendous video lag a lot of the times I want to watch something *sigh*

Tobblish

Sweden6404 Posts

August 05 2013 05:19 GMT

#68

I wonder if these viewer stats reflect if new people try out SC2 or not.
Judging by the stats HOTS haven't done much at all for streamers the total amount of SC2 stream watchers.
It's depressing if you compare it to the other games around that have gown up a lot.

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

August 05 2013 05:22 GMT

#69

pretty depressing :D

MythZero

Korea (South)102 Posts

August 05 2013 06:09 GMT

#70

We need FlaSh to stream on Twitch, and he'll get over 50k viewers no problem

Esoterikk

Canada1256 Posts

August 05 2013 06:14 GMT

#71

On August 05 2013 14:19 Tobblish wrote:
I wonder if these viewer stats reflect if new people try out SC2 or not.
Judging by the stats HOTS haven't done much at all for streamers the total amount of SC2 stream watchers.
It's depressing if you compare it to the other games around that have gown up a lot.

Starcraft is still the only premier esport with a pay gate which means the community is impossible to expand much past where we are.

At least that's what I tell myself to feel better about the situation anyway.

-JoKeR-

Canada387 Posts

August 05 2013 06:19 GMT

#72

Forgg streams a lot wow

agahamsorr0w

Netherlands359 Posts

August 05 2013 06:43 GMT

#73

lowko streams for quantic doesnt he?

Patate

Canada441 Posts

August 05 2013 07:04 GMT

#74

On August 05 2013 15:14 Esoterikk wrote:

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Yeah well, 2010 Starcraft 2 was packed with people. My FB friends kept adding me.. people I haven't talked to in years. I remember asking them how to make a chatroom, and no one knew.

All of these people left very quickly. Now I do know some people play games for a very short period, but I don't see SC2 being attracting to anyone new anymore. Blizzard always gets a free ride on their games and they have a big tendancy now to screw it up ( see D3).

The "they are free to play" excuse is bad too. Almost all of the Udyr ( a champion in LoL) I see on ranked solo queue have a 30$ new skin.

Raihn

United States216 Posts

August 05 2013 07:07 GMT

#75

Looking at this list I'm proud that I've done Logos for a couple of the top streamers, done overlays for team liquid streamers, and worked with Tastosis way back in the day. Makes me feel a little more accomplished as I continue to hone my graphical skills. Also, makes me feel very gracious to have gotten to work so many very cool people. Thanks Starcraft community for being awesome!

Hammer442

Australia749 Posts

August 05 2013 07:09 GMT

#76

On August 05 2013 16:04 Patate wrote:
The "they are free to play" excuse is bad too. Almost all of the Udyr ( a champion in LoL) I see on ranked solo queue have a 30$ new skin.

There is a massive difference between buying a skin for a f2p game that you have become invested in and paying $60+ up front for a game that you have not played before. Just because LoL players also spend money it does not take away from the fact that a f2p game will always attract a lot more players.

RifleCow

Canada637 Posts

August 05 2013 07:17 GMT

#77

Can people in this community PLEASE stop being so doom and gloom all the time. Honestly, I barely even read teamliquid anymore because people's constant insecurities and posting of depressing shit. If you like watching sc2 and want higher viewer numbers you should do something about it yourself instead of finding various reasons or things to blame. Whenever a tournament is on I know I always make sure to tell all my friends to watch it. I've convinced at least 4 people to buy GSL subscriptions this way. If everyone that currently watches brings 5 others into watching guess what game would be the most watched right now?

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

August 05 2013 09:23 GMT

#78

I had noticed a big drop off lately, this confirms my fears

hansonslee

United States2027 Posts

August 05 2013 09:36 GMT

#79

I personally like Starcraft 2 because of its extremely high skill level and the players, but I have been watching Dota streams a lot lately. To me, SC2 can get boring unless it is the GSL

It would be nice to see SC2 become a team sport as well (BW did it for some time before it got banned) to add a bit more flavor to the game.

Also, other games such as Dota and LoL at least have a variety of heroes/champions while SC2 is limited to a number of build orders which can make the game stale time to time. WCS Korea is the only place where we see new strategies because of its preparation based format.