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Major Shift in KeSPA Structure: Open to All - Page 10

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malady
Profile Joined November 2010
United States600 Posts
August 28 2013 17:29 GMT
#181
this is a good thing

some people on this forum will complain about anything
dumchu
chadissilent
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada1187 Posts
August 28 2013 17:35 GMT
#182
On August 29 2013 00:55 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2013 00:52 Destructicon wrote:
On August 29 2013 00:14 NuKE[vZ] wrote:
This is awful... basically a monopoly.


You'll have organizations that have no experience with eSports come in and throw money around and dictate what must be done to people with experience.


I hope this somehow works out, but when there is no competition and something is monopolized it generally doesn't work out very well as greed and other things kick in.


Thats not at all how it works. If you'd have actually taken the time to read the damn article you'd have seen that KeSPA is a regulating body, they make sure the interests of their members and players are protected, since everyone in SK can join them now then everyone can have a word in KeSPA and they can make sure their interests are protected. Apart from that KeSPA makes sure all organizations and players are treated fairly and get an actual salary and stuff.

Also saying they have no experience is just flat out idiotic, these are the founders of modern eSports as it is in South Korea, while some of their methods and policies might have been archaic this has all now been rectified.

I see no reason at all to worry and complain about this, its almost like complaining the ministry of transports has sole right to govern over and regulate transportation policies. This is ultimately a good thing.

That and every major sports league in North America is a monopoly. They receive an exception from the US government for being one, since they provide a product people want and every region has a sports team. It is how most sports leagues work, that they are regulated by a large group of interested parties.

That's not quite it. The reason they are "exempt" from laws is because the union and league have formed a collective agreement between the two parties. The second the union decertifies, the anti-trust allegations and lawsuits begin. Even then, there is no guarantee that anti-trust lawsuits will work since the teams are considered individual entities under the single entity that is the league. Shit gets pretty messy.

With eSports it's different since its not really the league imposing the rules but the players' association. There is also, to my knowledge, no collective agreement between the PA and the leagues as well as there being multiple leagues to enter. The monopoly case would be a very difficult point to argue due to the structure of the current system.

Source: I've taken business classes relating to this stuff. You can see what happened in the recent NHL/NFL CBA fiascos.
Proseat
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Germany5113 Posts
August 28 2013 17:38 GMT
#183
Quite the development. So with no huge membership fee anymore, EG-TL will return for another season of Proleague?

Pretty please?
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skyflyfish
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada499 Posts
August 28 2013 17:48 GMT
#184
well. i hope it's not a trap. by expanding, they'll kill all the small competitors , then business as usual
as1
Conut
Profile Joined April 2012
Canada1026 Posts
August 28 2013 17:50 GMT
#185
Dude i think this is a good thing, i really do. In the long run that is, i really hope we get a fucking Proleague. I can feel the epic Starcraft already, please have another season of sc2.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I'm so pumped if this comes true i will LOVE to watch Proleague next season this is going to be so SICK.
Sc2 always got your back
manicshock
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada741 Posts
August 28 2013 17:50 GMT
#186
I for one accept our new KeSPA overlords.
Never argue with an idiot. They will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Conut
Profile Joined April 2012
Canada1026 Posts
August 28 2013 17:54 GMT
#187
On August 29 2013 02:20 Dodgin wrote:
It's a kespa miracle!

lol that's pretty funny
Sc2 always got your back
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19320 Posts
August 28 2013 17:58 GMT
#188
1. KeSPA will open its doors to all organizations currently active in the South Korean eSports industry;

Can't wait to see them promoting the Sonic Starleague. This is great news for Brood War and secretly I know this is why this whole thing went down.
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Pontius Pirate
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United States1557 Posts
August 28 2013 18:01 GMT
#189
:D
You either die a villain or live long enough to see yourself + Show Spoiler +
at the orders of a bureaucracy
become the hero.
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StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-28 18:22:37
August 28 2013 18:05 GMT
#190
On August 29 2013 00:43 Acertos wrote:
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On August 29 2013 00:09 StarStruck wrote:
On August 28 2013 17:09 Arceus wrote:
This is hinting toward an unify teamleague more than anything else. Not only corporate giant has a seat in the board but other organization (read:non corporate-teams) can also join (read2: eSF team, Najin etc)
That said, members like SKTelecom or Samsung still have a much weighted say in making decision imo

On August 28 2013 17:07 Fionn wrote:
So...this means EVERYONE is KeSPA now?

They're like Dr. Pepper.

They are the GOVERNMENT


I think a lot of us knew this was going to happen even though guys like Khaldor say they don't see it happening.

On August 28 2013 22:58 FlukyS wrote:
Bravo to KeSPA for keeping up with the times and adapting.


It's such a weird thing to say because the organization has always been making adjustments to the format, production, rule changes, broadcasting rights, bringing in EG-TL, hiring English casters, making the streams more readily available, etc. The hatred for the Association goes pretty deep I guess.

They could have done it directly.

Imagine if they could have pulled their shit together and made a smooth transition to sc2 without all this kespa vs esf bullshitting (not allowing players to participate in gsl, their shitty end of contract rules, not willing to unite until now etc...).

Perhaps Sc2 would be the king game instead of LoL, perharps not but the sc2 korean scene would be in a much better state than it is now if not for their "competition"/"commercial" mentality. They wanted to take control over the korean scene by force and it proved harmful.

That was retarded and greedy. With that I don't trust them for anything that they will do. I'm sure we will hear about their stupid behavior again in the future.


It wouldn't, at least you came to that conclusion by the end of that thought though. As for the Korean scene, there are a lot of things that could have helped like avoiding the whole IP rights debacle with Blizzard, Blizzard spending their money more efficiently, etc. There are a lot of things that could have went differently. A lot of the animosity towards KeSPA is very misguided and a lot of that shit happened eons ago. It's time to drop it until the next snafu comes up. With that said, there are shades of grey all across the map. We can bitch and moan about every little thing each organization does all day, but that's not going to get us anywhere. You just hope each organization learns from each misdemeanor whether it was them or not. Try to stop history from repeating itself, but we all know it happens meh.
BulletCL
Profile Joined April 2012
Chile138 Posts
August 28 2013 18:18 GMT
#191
4. If game developers pay their share of membership fee, the money will be used to promote eSports, organzing amateur tournaments like the Presidential Cup, and supporting eSports teams and players. The Association will actively support the domestic amateur scene, later IeSF will join the Sports Accord, to further provide support for the globalization of eSports.


So Blizzard, Riot and Wargaming now has to pay KeSPA to have tournaments of their games featured in Korea? I don't get it.
What, you run out of marines?
a3den
Profile Joined April 2012
704 Posts
August 28 2013 18:27 GMT
#192
So KeSPA new dictator had his friends pass a bill so they would be relevant again ? I really really despise the way koreans do shit.
Kal_rA
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2925 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-28 18:33:18
August 28 2013 18:32 GMT
#193
On August 29 2013 02:58 BisuDagger wrote:
Show nested quote +
1. KeSPA will open its doors to all organizations currently active in the South Korean eSports industry;

Can't wait to see them promoting the Sonic Starleague. This is great news for Brood War and secretly I know this is why this whole thing went down.

Hahaha please you know as well as I do Kespa isn't one to admit mistakes and reverse decisions on a whim. This is probably aimed at only at sc2 and lol. Wishful thinking

I just want bisu to retire and dominate SSL
Jaedong.
Otolia
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
France5805 Posts
August 28 2013 18:34 GMT
#194
Really good news, with KeSPA finally being free from corporate control, it will allow them to focus more on the eSports scene.

I endorse this change.
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
August 28 2013 18:45 GMT
#195
Freeeeedom!
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
DeathDyingDoomKiller
Profile Joined October 2012
Canada91 Posts
August 28 2013 19:46 GMT
#196
Too much power for KeSPA, these things should all have happened without KeSPA except KeSPA's increase in power (becoming the chief of Korean eSports)
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Taefox
Profile Joined March 2010
1533 Posts
August 28 2013 19:59 GMT
#197
On August 29 2013 00:00 eqinf wrote:
uhm evry1 beein kespa now Oo, and dota also commin to korean )

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this means all sc2 united => no more fighting // commin up also dota => this totaly must lead to dota + sc2 marriage , => what will absolutely lead to civil war in south korea between sc2/ dota fans and lol fans


+ Show Spoiler +
Why this must lead to dota 2 + sc2 marriage ? SC2 has nothing to do with LOL. Get your hate out of this thread please. Tbh, Dota 2 won't survive long in Korea, same as dota. Cheer
@taefoxy
D4RK.EarthQuakeN
Profile Joined August 2013
United States4 Posts
August 28 2013 20:03 GMT
#198
Some1 needs to take charge! im confused.. does this mean EG and TL spent their entry fees when the very next season its free?
<('.'Q) jigga what (D'.')>
zelevin
Profile Joined January 2012
United States316 Posts
August 28 2013 20:14 GMT
#199
Well, this explains why the KeSPA president got involved with the Incredible Miracle - LG problem.
"You're the idiot, idiot. That's why your fuckin' name is Idiot." - Artosis to CSG
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
August 28 2013 20:16 GMT
#200
On August 29 2013 03:05 StarStruck wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2013 00:43 Acertos wrote:
On August 29 2013 00:09 StarStruck wrote:
On August 28 2013 17:09 Arceus wrote:
This is hinting toward an unify teamleague more than anything else. Not only corporate giant has a seat in the board but other organization (read:non corporate-teams) can also join (read2: eSF team, Najin etc)
That said, members like SKTelecom or Samsung still have a much weighted say in making decision imo

On August 28 2013 17:07 Fionn wrote:
So...this means EVERYONE is KeSPA now?

They're like Dr. Pepper.

They are the GOVERNMENT


I think a lot of us knew this was going to happen even though guys like Khaldor say they don't see it happening.

On August 28 2013 22:58 FlukyS wrote:
Bravo to KeSPA for keeping up with the times and adapting.


It's such a weird thing to say because the organization has always been making adjustments to the format, production, rule changes, broadcasting rights, bringing in EG-TL, hiring English casters, making the streams more readily available, etc. The hatred for the Association goes pretty deep I guess.

They could have done it directly.

Imagine if they could have pulled their shit together and made a smooth transition to sc2 without all this kespa vs esf bullshitting (not allowing players to participate in gsl, their shitty end of contract rules, not willing to unite until now etc...).

Perhaps Sc2 would be the king game instead of LoL, perharps not but the sc2 korean scene would be in a much better state than it is now if not for their "competition"/"commercial" mentality. They wanted to take control over the korean scene by force and it proved harmful.

That was retarded and greedy. With that I don't trust them for anything that they will do. I'm sure we will hear about their stupid behavior again in the future.


It wouldn't, at least you came to that conclusion by the end of that thought though. As for the Korean scene, there are a lot of things that could have helped like avoiding the whole IP rights debacle with Blizzard, Blizzard spending their money more efficiently, etc. There are a lot of things that could have went differently. A lot of the animosity towards KeSPA is very misguided and a lot of that shit happened eons ago. It's time to drop it until the next snafu comes up. With that said, there are shades of grey all across the map. We can bitch and moan about every little thing each organization does all day, but that's not going to get us anywhere. You just hope each organization learns from each misdemeanor whether it was them or not. Try to stop history from repeating itself, but we all know it happens meh.


Not to mention that one of the primary reason why BW wasn't garnering the sponsors as previously around the inception of SC2 is because of Blizzard's firmly stance on their idea that every single one of the precedent leagues were "copyright infringing" and thus illegal. If the whole lawsuits didn't happen and Blizzard left Kespa roaming arbitrarily, BW would have still persisted due to the positive stigma around it. So the current trajectory actually proved to be actually beneficial for the SC2 "scene".
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