EPTYou'd think they'd eventually learn their lesson about shit like this. It's not like Afreeca is a small time partner either, Afreeca supports SC2 as much if not more than IEM or Dreamhack do and Blizzard WOULD NEVER screw those guys over like this.
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Vindicare605
United States16071 Posts
You'd think they'd eventually learn their lesson about shit like this. It's not like Afreeca is a small time partner either, Afreeca supports SC2 as much if not more than IEM or Dreamhack do and Blizzard WOULD NEVER screw those guys over like this. | ||
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negativedge
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Deleted User 26513
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On October 28 2018 19:54 Vindicare605 wrote: The fact that WCS is Twitch exclusive in the first place is fucking retarded, but then again Blizz has a history of making terrible exclusive contracts with streaming services. I might be the only one in this thread that remembers the goddawful exclusive partnership they had with FACEBOOK LOL for Heroes of the Dorm last year. You'd think they'd eventually learn their lesson about shit like this. It's not like Afreeca is a small time partner either, Afreeca supports SC2 as much if not more than IEM or Dreamhack do and Blizzard WOULD NEVER screw those guys over like this. Maybe running tournamets for an unpopular game is kind of hard and expensive and they need every bit of facebook/amazon cash that they can find. The whole esports scene is really forced at this point. | ||
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ETisME
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actually that's the same in asia, it is kinda expected to try in english because most often english is taught as a second language | ||
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KalWarkov
Germany4126 Posts
it totally is. Yet, there obviously has to be professional korean coverage | ||
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DBooN
Germany2727 Posts
On October 28 2018 19:29 Freeborn wrote: What are they using the warchest funds for then? Filling up Koticks bathtube. | ||
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Kurao
215 Posts
Btw, the individual Afreeca-hosted tourneys have better production than the WCS events, and at least they have English casters. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16071 Posts
On October 28 2018 20:05 Pr0wler wrote: Maybe running tournamets for an unpopular game is kind of hard and expensive and they need every bit of facebook/amazon cash that they can find. The whole esports scene is really forced at this point. The entire reason companies are even incentivized to do it in the first place is because it advertises the game. There's no fucking point in doing it at all if no one watches it. And NO ONE watched Heroes of the Dorm last year because the streaming service was fucking terrible, and now Blizzard is making it way harder for Korean viewers to support players FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY. Yea you're right, it's expensive to do an event. That's why you make sure that EVERYONE that can possibly watch, watches. Otherwise, there really is no point to doing it. | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
On October 28 2018 19:32 Psychonian wrote: Completely ridiculous and absolutely disgraceful. Way to throw the biggest Starcraft country in the world under the bus, Blizzard. You noticed just now? | ||
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Cricketer12
United States13974 Posts
On October 28 2018 18:27 papaz wrote: How the hell does Blizzard drop the ball on this one. The game starcraft and Korea is synonmous. What the actual fuck. Apollo taught them racism | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
It's not like a company from US needs some lessons. I still remember my 8 years in an american corporation. But at least they were subtle and would issue a statement how bringing one Korean would ruin the warchest money gained. | ||
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Deleted User 26513
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On October 28 2018 20:15 Vindicare605 wrote: The entire reason companies are even incentivized to do it in the first place is because it advertises the game. There's no fucking point in doing it at all if no one watches it. And NO ONE watched Heroes of the Dorm last year because the streaming service was fucking terrible, and now Blizzard is making it way harder for Korean viewers to support players FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY. Yea you're right, it's expensive to do an event. That's why you make sure that EVERYONE that can possibly watch, watches. Otherwise, there really is no point to doing it. You are making it look like a black and white scenario when it's not. Obviously they want everyone to watch the event and most of the people will watch it on Twitch. Even the koreans. Now they have to make a decision : Is the Twitch exclusivity deal worth more than allowing the koreans to watch SC2 in their own language ? I guess we know the answer. | ||
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Gurbak
France622 Posts
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Icarus2
China109 Posts
In China mainland, where Twitch is totally blocked, the whole BlizzCon event is streamed over many other streaming platform. | ||
hexhaven
Finland931 Posts
It isn't, though. | ||
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Psychobabas
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
Is it thooouuugh???? | ||
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inori1
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TheBloodyDwarf
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