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HomeStory Cup XIV likely to be last 'big one'

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-16 22:10:49
November 16 2016 22:09 GMT
#1
In a post on reddit, TaKe explained how HSC XIV was almost going to be a huge loss for him until MIFcom stepped in at the last minute, and that future Homestory Cups are unlikely to be as big as this one due to difficulty in finding sponsors.
TaKe

[...]

Thank you very much to NEEDforSEAT and MIFcom but also to all the other partners who are always supporting us.

But also for partners like this there is a limit and they have to think about money and even if they love this event they can not invest that much money in a product where they dont have a return they need. You can do that once or twice but at some point it hurts.

All these partners wanna keep working with us and invest in us but they also have to see how they can invest in the market and where it makes sense.

What i wanna say is that we definitly SOMEHOW have a HomeStoryCup but having the same budgets of our sponsors we have right now will not happen and that means we most likely dont have the HomeStoryCup "that big" anymore.

This would / makes me very sad and i wanted to share this for you and i know this text is a HUGE WALL but i feel like i have to explain all of this to you.

We had a great support of our community to donate for a lot of koreans to pay them flights / Hotels which i am very greatfull for and was SO awesome but this is just a "kinda small cost" of what we overall have with a 25 - 30 man crew working on it, the location, food, shuttles, prizemoney, external people etc etc etc

If there is a way to keep doing it I WILL and even if i have some losses I will do it! I will try to find new sponsors but i try to be realistic - It is not that easy nowadays. I will not stop doing Starcraft and not stop to do a HomeStoryCup but we have to see how we can do it in the future.

I hope you can understand my situation.

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ProBell
Profile Joined May 2012
Thailand145 Posts
November 16 2016 22:17 GMT
#2
<3 HomeStoryCup as long as we have 1 next year I'm happy. Hopefully SC2 will become as big as before.
WhosQuany
Profile Joined June 2013
Germany257 Posts
November 16 2016 22:18 GMT
#3
so sad... but thx for all the HSC so many memory's for Starcraft2 !!
Goin back to Cali
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
November 16 2016 22:18 GMT
#4
hopefully not. But the earlier smaller HSC had their charm too. HSC is definitely not a SC2 tourney I want to miss though, so I hope all the best will happen.
Ja.Y.
Profile Joined February 2015
United States253 Posts
November 16 2016 22:19 GMT
#5
Ah, I read this earlier and it made my heart sink. HSC was the one tournament a year I always looked forward to because of the games, casting, and overall laid back environment.

Hopefully it comes back in the future as big but for now, I'll be enjoying HSC to its fullest. Thank you TaKe and co. for all that you've done and bringing exceptional SCII content! =]
MMA will reign supreme once again // MaSa is gawd
SinO[Ob]
Profile Joined October 2010
France898 Posts
November 16 2016 22:32 GMT
#6
I personally dont care if its "big" I just care about having this tournament that change from every others. With that spirit you cant find anywhere else . Juste make 12 players tourney, make 1v1/archon. I actually never really cared about whos gonna win the cup but more about which players are going to cast :D and how much fun I will have again! :D <3 take tv for all those incredible years. And I hope for more! If the spirit is intact people will keep watching :D
Stephano and Clem enjoyer
Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States886 Posts
November 16 2016 22:46 GMT
#7
TaKe and HSC are among the best things that ever happened to SC2. I tend to be pretty stingy with money, but this thread got me to click on that 'donate' button.
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
Haku
Profile Joined August 2013
Germany550 Posts
November 16 2016 22:50 GMT
#8
I could quote what SinO said.
What makes a HomestoryCup so awesome is the family feeling combined with whos gonna be next on the couch.
You are seeing a completly different side of the players and its just a pleasure to watch.
I am ready to crowdfound as much money as possible for every upcomming HSC to at least make it possible in a smaller way. Thanks for your awesome work so far! I hope you can keep it up!

Ultras for ever!
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mikedebo
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada4341 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-16 22:54:07
November 16 2016 22:52 GMT
#9
Yeah I definitely feel like these will still be great even if they're a lot smaller. Thanks for reposting this here.
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dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
November 16 2016 22:56 GMT
#10
take is a pretty amazing guy, and homestory cup is still the best tournament. i wish blizzard would step in. blizzard is already doing a lot for its games, but this would just make them that much cooler.
Solar424
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
United States4001 Posts
November 16 2016 23:00 GMT
#11
If HSC goes away the only consistent Premier Tournament organizers outside of Korea would be IEM and DH, and even they are sketchy on keeping SC2. Spells bad news for the future of the foreign scene if they go away. Right now WCS is the only thing keeping the scene afloat, and in classic Blizzard fashion they aren't telling anyone what their plans are for next year. Oh well.
KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-16 23:02:13
November 16 2016 23:01 GMT
#12
I love take.
The tl;dr is pretty much

HSC is not profitable. I'm taking financial hits to do it, so much in fact that sponsors cannot do it anymore. But I will.

What. A. Boss.
Thaniri
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1264 Posts
November 16 2016 23:06 GMT
#13
Create a crowdfund page. HSC can be supported by the community.
beentheredonethat
Profile Joined May 2016
2934 Posts
November 16 2016 23:07 GMT
#14
Dennis, whatever you do, I hope you'll have the most success possible. Thanks for all the work you put in for us, the community, and congratulations that it paid off!
"Micro tricks like marine splitting, blink stalker micro, and ling/baneling wars were the apex of the game’s achievements; nothing in the world takes your breath away like watching a pro player split marines like a god."
saltis
Profile Joined September 2012
159 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-16 23:18:03
November 16 2016 23:17 GMT
#15
Sorry to hear about HSC, it was my favorite tournament ♥
More players and more sponsors consequently would fill in if players base would expand. Blizzard is killing SC2 by not giving F2P MP. Beside, they also neglect team games in many ways, something what low league players enjoys the most.
BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5226 Posts
November 16 2016 23:21 GMT
#16
HSC is the reason I'm sitting in a Maxnomic chair right now. This is sad news.
Lappen.464
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany42 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-16 23:26:54
November 16 2016 23:25 GMT
#17
Hey take and taketv.
I watched every single hsc and it is the only tournament besides blizzcon where i block the weekend for sc2.

but what i wanted to say is, that i liked the first smaller hsc's as much as the last ones. My favorite were maybe the first with mc. So going back to the roots with it a little bit doesn't need to be a bad thing in my opinion. A few less players from overseas. Not 25-30 people but less (like years ago). Hsc does not need to be perfect produced in my opinion. I even likeed the little smaller ones more. Without all the pro casters and just you and a few players casting.

Thanks for the good job!
imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
November 16 2016 23:34 GMT
#18
sad news. let's make this one a blast
Zest fanboy.
nurle
Profile Joined August 2009
Norway308 Posts
November 16 2016 23:37 GMT
#19
Do a BW Homestory with Afreeca as sponsor
Jaedong fucking beast
choconet
Profile Joined July 2016
23 Posts
November 16 2016 23:41 GMT
#20
if anything it would be an incredible statement if Blizzard started sponsoring HSC
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