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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
Lionsgate, a highly successfull movie studio, somehow made the connection that sponsoring a game tournament will give them promotional value. I wonder what the connection is. Maybe they believe more gamers will go watch their movies? Does it have some kind of connection with their recent movies? I just want to know what their reasoning is and hope more companies does it. | ||
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Zenbrez
Canada5973 Posts
On February 04 2014 01:35 Wombat_NI wrote: 12 invites + 4 fan votes? Ffs, and people wonder why it takes new blood so long to break through in the NA region? I don't think anybody doesn't know why. | ||
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Cheren
United States2911 Posts
On February 04 2014 01:35 Wombat_NI wrote: 12 invites + 4 fan votes? Ffs, and people wonder why it takes new blood so long to break through in the NA region? Hitman broke through. As long as there are some open tournaments once in a while it's fine. | ||
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Yorkie
United States12612 Posts
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Jolo
Canada70 Posts
Guess I'll pass on this one... | ||
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Yorkie
United States12612 Posts
On February 04 2014 04:07 Jolo wrote: Had me sold until I saw destiny is casting. Guess I'll pass on this one... Did you watch the MLG gameon invitational? I thought his cast with Catz was quite enjoyable, and this is coming form someone who doesn't really enjoy his stream that much | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
See the reason tournaments like this don't do that is because would-be breakout players just wouldn't bring in as many eyeballs, not until they've already broken out. MLG Open Bracket, early group stages of something like DreamHack and IEM's new Dual Tournaments that they put on leading into group stages, these phases never get the same amount of attention and you always see posts like "oh i'm just gonna wait until day 2" or whatever. I think some people still fail to realize this; yes, open brackets and qualifiers (whether online or offline) are great and we should all strive for that, but the reason they're not as prevalent as they could (and should perhaps) be is because a lot of the more casual viewers simply aren't interested in players they don't know. They're fantastic for new players, not bad for established players (especially if the tournament uses both open bracket/qualifiers *and* invites), but they turn some viewers off, and by extension aren't that great for the tournament as a business and for the company involved in running it. And this sort of promotional event more than any other was conceived as an invitational with the purpose of attracting as much attention as possible. | ||
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KlinKz
Canada149 Posts
If there were an open spot, I suggest a NA-only winner take all style for that spot. | ||
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Jolo
Canada70 Posts
On February 04 2014 04:09 Yorkie wrote: Did you watch the MLG gameon invitational? I thought his cast with Catz was quite enjoyable, and this is coming form someone who doesn't really enjoy his stream that much I saw bits and pieces but not too much of it. Maybe I'll give it another try | ||
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BlackPride
United States186 Posts
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lamprey1
Canada919 Posts
i wonder if he'll turn on his health bars for this big event? | ||
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hidetoaizen
Norway460 Posts
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AlternativeEgo
Sweden17309 Posts
On February 04 2014 04:09 Yorkie wrote: Did you watch the MLG gameon invitational? I thought his cast with Catz was quite enjoyable, and this is coming form someone who doesn't really enjoy his stream that much Yeah it was not so bad but the "Hwat a.." thing got old real fast. I guess I just don't get it. | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On February 04 2014 04:09 KlinKz wrote: I understand a lot of people's concern with "invite only" NA tournaments but I think they are missing a point, these players were probably selected to bring in more viewers. The SC2 scene has been dwindling and though I like the introduction of new players that open bracket brings in, let's be serious there are not many new NA players. Especially new players that will instinctively become a star. If there were an open spot, I suggest a NA-only winner take all style for that spot. I don't necessarily agree with the idea that there are not many new NA players, and you certainly cannot be sure who will become a star. I mean iit still took players like TaeJa, Life, Creator, Squirtle, Leenock quite a while of struggling in the lower tiers of GSL, if they managed to qualify at all, before establishing themselves as top dogs and accomplishing anything. And conversely many players made their entrance with a bang only to fade away completely within half a year if not less. But you're right on your first point, the reason this is an invitational and the invites are who they are is that Lionsgate wants exposure for their movie. | ||
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Pontius Pirate
United States1557 Posts
On February 04 2014 04:18 AlternativeEgo wrote: Yeah it was not so bad but the "Hwat a.." thing got old real fast. I guess I just don't get it. I think that's the stuff they resort to when they have to censor themselves a bit. | ||
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SlammerIV
United States526 Posts
happy for scarlett to win another tourney  | ||
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Pazuzu
United States632 Posts
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19141 Posts
All the top NA gamers wake up in a mysterious room attached to a horrific contraption... "SC2 NA Gamers, this is a test." | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
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Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
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