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Major Shift in KeSPA Structure: Open to All - Page 5

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Scarecrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Korea (South)9172 Posts
August 28 2013 09:54 GMT
#81
On August 28 2013 18:32 Sprouter wrote:
GSTLPL super league do want

I'll be stunned if 'GSTL' appears anywhere in next season's league.
Yhamm is the god of predictions
UmberBane
Profile Joined March 2013
Germany5450 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-28 10:01:30
August 28 2013 09:55 GMT
#82
On August 28 2013 18:18 Charlie.Sheen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 18:14 Cele wrote:
i think Kespa and other sc2 broadcasters in South Korea are running out of steam and interest in sc2. It's easier to outsource the streaming to other companies and to get new teams by opening the league rather than founding Team9. To me it reveals the decline of south korean sc2.

I feel LoL is rescuing sc2 in Korea right now.


It's funny, that's actually the exact same thing that Thorin said some time ago too, when he was in Korea. Except he added that he was regretful that LoL didn't get released in KR earlier, so it might possibly also could have saved MBC and not just OGN.
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
August 28 2013 09:58 GMT
#83
On August 28 2013 18:20 Assirra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 18:14 Cele wrote:
i think Kespa and other sc2 broadcasters in South Korea are running out of steam and interest in sc2. It's easier to outsource the streaming to other companies and to get new teams by opening the league rather than founding Team9. To me it reveals the decline of south korean sc2.

You realize this is about waaay more then just sc2 right?


do tell. but i don't really care about Lol development.
Broodwar for life!
rafaliusz
Profile Joined December 2009
Poland482 Posts
August 28 2013 09:59 GMT
#84
On August 28 2013 17:05 pmp10 wrote:
So is this good or bad?

I would suggest to use your own brain and decide yourself.
UmberBane
Profile Joined March 2013
Germany5450 Posts
August 28 2013 10:00 GMT
#85
On August 28 2013 18:58 Cele wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 18:20 Assirra wrote:
On August 28 2013 18:14 Cele wrote:
i think Kespa and other sc2 broadcasters in South Korea are running out of steam and interest in sc2. It's easier to outsource the streaming to other companies and to get new teams by opening the league rather than founding Team9. To me it reveals the decline of south korean sc2.

You realize this is about waaay more then just sc2 right?


do tell. but i don't really care about Lol development.


Well, you should on some level though, at least if you want to theorycraft about the bigger picture here, as you did.
McRatyn
Profile Joined January 2013
Poland901 Posts
August 28 2013 10:00 GMT
#86
Well KeSPA has just become a national sports association (Kinda like PZPN for soccer in Poland), which frankly I thought it was first time I heard about them ;P I think it's good and bodes well for everyone.
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
August 28 2013 10:00 GMT
#87
On August 28 2013 18:32 Scarecrow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 18:14 Cele wrote:
i think Kespa and other sc2 broadcasters in South Korea are running out of steam and interest in sc2. It's easier to outsource the streaming to other companies and to get new teams by opening the league rather than founding Team9. To me it reveals the decline of south korean sc2.

Kespa`s not a broadcaster and have always outsourced/used partners, like OGN, MBC, SPOtv and GOM. New teams with actual sponsors are also better than running another version of T8 out of existing sponsor`s pockets. Making up crap just to fit with your doomsday perspective doesn`t make it true.


OGN and MBC were closely tied with Kespa, so this still counts to me. I dont make up crap, i provide my pov of the situation. And you agression doesn't make the opposite true either.
Broodwar for life!
Darkthorn
Profile Joined September 2010
Romania912 Posts
August 28 2013 10:03 GMT
#88
On August 28 2013 17:12 Frankon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 17:07 Gamegene wrote:
wow. GOMTV and eSF have some difficult choices to make.

I dont think they have any choice. Basically Kespa just became ministry of E-Sport in Korea.

Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 17:11 Energizer wrote:
Out of curiosity, how is kespa funded? without membership fees, will they be relying entirely on media broadcasting contracts to keep them afloat?

And are the team's sponsor's part of the operating committee or are they just representatives of the teams they sponsor? (basically, does sponsoring a team give you a seat on the operating committee)


Looks like it could get additional government funding.

it says something about making some kind of alliance with esf not really eating them up so it might be a partnership of sorts.
NHY
Profile Joined October 2010
1013 Posts
August 28 2013 10:08 GMT
#89
It's not really a major change. Kespa's decision making structure hasn't changed a bit. Read the fine print.
VikingMaekel
Profile Joined August 2012
Belgium10 Posts
August 28 2013 10:09 GMT
#90
1. KeSPA will open its doors to all organizations currently active in the South Korean eSports industry;


Does this mean that teams like Acer, EG, TL, Axiom can, if they so desire, join KeSPA?
It doesn't say that they have to based in Korea, only active. Or is this where translations fail?
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papaz
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden4149 Posts
August 28 2013 10:10 GMT
#91
Get the GSTL-Proleague fusion on already!
LimitSEA
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia9580 Posts
August 28 2013 10:11 GMT
#92
Curious to see what this means for GOM and eSF. Also interested in what happens with the next season of Proleague.
Long live the King of Wings
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
August 28 2013 10:13 GMT
#93
On August 28 2013 19:10 papaz wrote:
Get the GSTL-Proleague fusion on already!


I honestly think it will be Proleague with a few new teams. Why keep the GSTL brand when PL is like a hundred years older and more prestigeous?
maru G5L pls
imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
August 28 2013 10:15 GMT
#94
if this happened like 3 years earlier korean sc2 would be in a muuuuch better state i think
Pegas
Profile Joined April 2012
Romania211 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-28 10:24:30
August 28 2013 10:24 GMT
#95
This is good, but not exactly helps sc2. Is more like Kespa setting the LoL plate to get the juicy slices (hence new teams that are made atm).
From a viewer of sc2 this is good and will improve the quality of PL ( I don`t see GSTL living through as this product was like the kid that nobody wanted more or less).
But this might be a turning point aswel in increasing the sc2 views on TV (in KR the games are televised) so fingers crossed for better.
As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can
iLoveKT
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Philippines3615 Posts
August 28 2013 10:27 GMT
#96
Basically they want SC2 to piggyback (lol tasteless) on LoL's success in Korea.
Woo Jung Ho
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-28 10:39:43
August 28 2013 10:37 GMT
#97
On August 28 2013 19:00 UmberBane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2013 18:58 Cele wrote:
On August 28 2013 18:20 Assirra wrote:
On August 28 2013 18:14 Cele wrote:
i think Kespa and other sc2 broadcasters in South Korea are running out of steam and interest in sc2. It's easier to outsource the streaming to other companies and to get new teams by opening the league rather than founding Team9. To me it reveals the decline of south korean sc2.

You realize this is about waaay more then just sc2 right?


do tell. but i don't really care about Lol development.


Well, you should on some level though, at least if you want to theorycraft about the bigger picture here, as you did.

no i don't have to. Im aware of the importance of Lol in Korea, but it's not the focus of my attention, thus i don't feel the need to especially point it out in an sc2 forum i summarized my pov on this in regards to sc2.
Broodwar for life!
shell
Profile Joined October 2010
Portugal2722 Posts
August 28 2013 10:40 GMT
#98
It seems good for the overall scene.. imo!

i'm happy with this
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Jenia6109
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Russian Federation1613 Posts
August 28 2013 10:50 GMT
#99
Wow, finally major Proleague merge! I cant wait if it's what i think!
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2ezy
Profile Joined October 2012
Australia17 Posts
August 28 2013 10:51 GMT
#100
You are the best Digmouse >.<
Twoezy.
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