EPTOn October 18 2016 12:15 lichter wrote:
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well unless full bwHD proleague comes back
well unless full bwHD proleague comes back
beautiful
SC2 Proleague Discontinued; SKT, KT, SGK, CJ disband - Pag…
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Regardless of the situation, we will still action upon "dead game" comments. As this is a sensitive issue for SC2 fans, please do not come into this thread and talk about SC2 players switching over to BW. This thread is also not about bashing Blizzard, David Kim, or the WCS system. | ||
munch
Mute City2363 Posts
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Solar424
United States4001 Posts
On October 18 2016 12:14 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: yet afaik you don't watch bw, you just spend all day on every sc2 stream bitching about some balance thing or another. people like you don't help, be quiet. I'm sorry I want this game to be good. | ||
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CometNine
New Zealand87 Posts
On October 18 2016 11:46 SlammerIV wrote: Very sad but not unexpected, it seems Korean fans just do not care about Starcraft2  Before everyone jumps on the Blizzard/WCS hate train remember proleague is almost 100% funded by Korean companies, with Korean fans moving away from sc2 to overwatch and LoL etc there is just no reason for Korean companies, which only care about the Korean viewers, to continue funding an expensive sc2 tournament. The WCS changes have pretty much nothing to do with the health of Teams like SKT or KT, they literally could care less about a Dreamhack tournament in Europe. Also iirc Blizzard has actually provided more total prize pool inside Korea(where Korean sponsers actually care) in 2016 compared to 2015. I'd like to +1 this post. I've watched proleague religiously since it was broadcast on spotv. It was great watching SPL at 9/10pm and falling off to sleep at some stage during the broadcast. The times lined up perfectly with NZ. The great thing about the spotv broadcast was that they had the esports.tv youtube channel and that gave me some idea of the Korean viewership. Sadly, those numbers have decreased and decreased over the last 2 years. The writing has been on the wall for sometime. SC2 has had next to no new Talent for the last 2 years. It's been the same veterans of the scene doing well over and over again. With the advent and popularity of the MOBAs like LoL, Dota2 and Overwatch - RTS is a dying genre. Given that the talent for pro-gaming stems from an early age (think kids in their Teenage years), I think you'd be hard pressed to find kids playing any RTS game now when they can play 5v5 with their mates in League Dota or Overwatch. I actually find myself playing Dota2 and Guildwars 2 significantly more than starcraft and have been for a while now purely because of the social experience where I can play with multiple friends. Naturally I watch Dota2 and some GW2 proleague now too as I play both those games. I'd be inclined to think that other players of Dota2, League and Overwatch would do likewise - and as such their audiences are likely to be growing. From a Financial point of view - all 5 sponsor companies - SKT, KT, CJ, Samsung and Chickenmaru + Hot6 (MVP) would find that their investments will see a larger return if they invest in League or Overwatch (iirc - Dota2 in Korea isn't that large...yet? Maybe we'll see some pro-dota teams and the resumption of KDL?). In anycase, Starcraft II will always have a special place in my heart. I almost very nearly did a dissertation on the game and its role popularising the global esports scene...ended up having to do something more "Practical" (damn you supervisors at my university!) As for the SC2 fans keeping the game alive - unfortunately, SC2 will never have the same nostalgia factor as BW and this may very well be the end in Korea at least. I can only hope some of the individual competition remains next year, else SC2 will be very very sad. | ||
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halomonian
Brazil255 Posts
On October 18 2016 12:15 lichter wrote: well unless full bwHD proleague comes back inb4 hybrid Legacy/BWHD proleague | ||
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ilililililililiii
United States93 Posts
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LongShot27
United States2084 Posts
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XiaoJoyce-
China2908 Posts
Did they venture into this..? | ||
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Die4Ever
United States17744 Posts
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r_gg
141 Posts
sadly, Korean forums are currently flooded with comments like these. | ||
lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
hybrid would confuse the shit outta me | ||
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halomonian
Brazil255 Posts
On October 18 2016 12:18 XiaoJoyce- wrote: Well, isn't there a mod starbow or something...? Did they venture into this..? Remember when starbow was almost stealing Heart of the Swarm's thunder? I'd be more than happy to watch pro starbow to see what would come out of it | ||
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Matroid_Prime
Canada59 Posts
My friends and I still play SC2 for fun and we still like to watch the odd game here and there. If any pros are reading this know that your dedication and skill in proleague was such a blessing to watch. I'll never forget! | ||
Liquid`Snute
Norway839 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/mirror/smilies/sadley.gif) thanks for all the games.https://www.patreon.com/olimoley gogo  | ||
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LongShot27
United States2084 Posts
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
how is there a mod comment on top of this thread and then another one posts stuff like this. Where is the consistency  | ||
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ihatevideogames
570 Posts
And don't tell me 'it's dem casual MOBAtrash killing our rtsers!', that ain't true, most people who wanted to move to mobas already did so a long time ago. In my opinion, the drop in viewrship directly correlates with how fun the actual game is to play. | ||
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Fran_
United States1024 Posts
On October 18 2016 12:22 Liquid`Snute wrote: thanks for all the games.https://www.patreon.com/olimoley gogo hug | ||
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Shinta)
United States1716 Posts
I quit playing Blizzard games since WoL and probably won't be going back, ever. I still watched PL every week though. Was entertaining to watch and I wanted to lend my support regardless of how I personally felt about the games. I'm personally very frightened for CJ in this case. I don't want them to pull all their support from eSports, but their LoL team just dropped out of LCK and now their SC2 team is nonexistent. We need some good eSports news coming out of Korea soon. | ||
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halomonian
Brazil255 Posts
On October 18 2016 12:23 ihatevideogames wrote: So, who are we supossed to blame for this? And don't tell me 'it's dem casual MOBAtrash killing our rtsers!', that ain't true, most people who wanted to move to mobas already did so a long time ago. In my opinion, the drop in viewrship directly correlates with how fun the actual game is to play. I would fault it on the lack of a breeding ground since the demise of the open qualis, draft, up down matches and code A meaning something, also code B | ||
The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
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