On November 01 2015 06:57 KelsierSC wrote:
Also have to consider that one of the main aims for blizzard at blizzcon will be to convince people who have left SC2 to come back and buy LOTV.
One of the best ways to do that is to remind them of all the good things they remember about the game at its height, Day9 and Tastosis both create that Nostalgic feeling.

That is why they have also seeded Nony and QXC into the blizzcon finals.

i'd rather see someone who is constantly casting competitive SC2 events rather than Day9. Kim Phan is the eSports decision maker at Blizz and it'll be interesting to see her "new role" after Bornstein and Sepso create the ATVI esports division.

i think Blizzard makes amazing games and does a mediocre-at-best job of organizing and running esports live events. It'll be good if Sepso just takes over the entire operation.

TRaFFiC

Canada1448 Posts

November 01 2015 13:15 GMT

#123

I don't understand all the Day 9 hate. He contributed so much to the scene. He's the reason I got into sc2 and so many others. He was doing a daily every day for years. But people gotta wake up and smell the coffee. Sc2 has 5k viewers on twitch where you need 10k to be on the front page and cs is at 500k. It's only logical for any human to want to make some money at some point and try other e-sports. This is good for sc2. His name will attract new viewers and bring his huge fan base. For the last 2 tournaments he casted, he was decent. I'm sure he'll do his homework.

MrSusan

United Kingdom20 Posts

November 01 2015 13:35 GMT

#124

Everyone there is fantastic but Maynarde is a particularly excellent choice given his range thus bringing excitement to almost every game.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17141 Posts

November 01 2015 13:48 GMT

#125

On November 01 2015 22:15 TRaFFiC wrote:
I don't understand all the Day 9 hate. He contributed so much to the scene. He's the reason I got into sc2 and so many others. He was doing a daily every day for years. But people gotta wake up and smell the coffee. Sc2 has 5k viewers on twitch where you need 10k to be on the front page and cs is at 500k. It's only logical for any human to want to make some money at some point and try other e-sports. This is good for sc2. His name will attract new viewers and bring his huge fan base. For the last 2 tournaments he casted, he was decent. I'm sure he'll do his homework.

labelling people's preferences as "hate" will start a holy war, i don't recommend doing that.
otherwise, good point. i changed my mind. day9 has earned his spot. also, day9 is working on an RTS game for another company so he can provide a perspective no one else can while still having a strong Blizzard-RTS knowledge base.

that doesn't change my previous over-all comment though: Blizzard is mediocre at running and organizing leagues and live events. It'll be good if they stick to game making and this new ATVI division handles the esports end of Blizzard's games.

lovinglife

14 Posts

November 01 2015 15:57 GMT

#126

On October 30 2015 04:20 Weird wrote:
I love the contrast of having 12 white guys and 1 asian guy casting/hosting 15 asian guys and 1 white guy.

Good point. I guess one reason is that the Korean/Asian casters are not capable of English to the extent needed for casting at BlizzCon.
But if BlizzCon is shown in Korea they will cast in Korean for sure, I guess

So for every audience there are appropriate casters (in terms of cultural identity and language).

lovinglife

14 Posts

November 01 2015 20:58 GMT

#127

/edit: wrong thread -.-

NonY

8751 Posts

November 02 2015 04:51 GMT

#128

I don't know about QXC but I've only ever been to blizzcon as a regular attendee, not seeded or participating in anything. I think you've got me mixed up with someone else?