On September 04 2013 13:53 FlyingSteaks wrote: Is Dota 2 that small in China that they're doing a Dota 1 tournament?
It's not NetEase that runs Dota 2 in China, it's nexxon I think. So it would be weird for them sponsor a competitiors moba while also trying to launch their own moba
Nexon runs Dota2 in Korea, PerfectWorld runs Dota2 in China
On September 04 2013 13:53 FlyingSteaks wrote: Is Dota 2 that small in China that they're doing a Dota 1 tournament?
Because Dota2 will be a direct competition with Heroes of Kingdom, which is a MOBA game that Netease is developing (basically the same as LoL, except with Chinese historical figures). Of course Netease is not stupid enough to put a prize pool for their competitors. It's also why LoL is not in the list, despite being the biggest game in China right now.
this is so awesome... seems almost to good to be true, how long is this going to last? how does netease expect a source of income from this? Its a LOT of money to spend without expecting it to pay off.
On September 04 2013 18:54 NEEDZMOAR wrote: this is so awesome... seems almost to good to be true, how long is this going to last? how does netease expect a source of income from this? Its a LOT of money to spend without expecting it to pay off.
China is a huge market. If they can draw more players to SC2 (and other games), they will make something out of it.
On September 04 2013 12:41 larse wrote: 3, Self-registered tournament system. Everyone can start a tournament. You only need to have detailed plan, players, and organizers. And then NetEase will give you money to do it. Of course, your plan needs to be approved. The annual amount for this is $1,600,000 dollars. For example, if you have a Ro32 amateur league, NetEase will give you $245 dollars.
This is probably also a request from Blizzard since they are partnered with NetEase and want them to give sc2 a serious try there on the domestic market.
Chinese know they can compete with Europe in DotA 2, so they will run tournament in DotA 1? cool and also Warcraft 3? seriously? what is next, championchip in Prince of Persia?