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Alex007 Talks: ESL x Stormgate, White-Ra & More

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StarcraftHistorian
Profile Joined November 2022
United States244 Posts
February 16 2023 11:24 GMT
#1
This is one of the interviews I am most proud of. ESL SC2 Senior Product Manager, Alex007 is a super busy guy, and I got him to sit down with me during his biggest day of the year at IEM Katowice 2023. We got to cover, The War in Ukraine, White-Ra, SC2 Leaving Spodek, ESL covering Stormgate, and more.

Could not be happier with how this piece turned out! Enjoy!



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Sogetsu
Profile Joined July 2011
514 Posts
February 16 2023 12:40 GMT
#2
Thanks SO MUCH, I see WhiteRa I click
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Pavel Nedved
Profile Joined April 2015
8 Posts
February 16 2023 15:37 GMT
#3
Lol people think WhiteRa retired. WhiteRa doesn't retire, just becomes more awesome.
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
February 16 2023 16:35 GMT
#4
Thanks for the interview! Having Stormgate as an ESL title would do wonders for the RTS representation, looking forward to it!
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Kristianaasheim
Profile Joined February 2023
1 Post
February 17 2023 12:56 GMT
#5
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Haighstrom
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom216 Posts
February 20 2023 16:01 GMT
#6
Great interview, thank you so much for doing this to both of you.

One answer I wasn't convinced by was Alex says they don't consider VOD rewatches of events as a success factor because they want to understand a week after the event. But why? Why wouldn't you think later about how effective the past events were, considering also VOD viewership? You wouldn't consider the answer to whether the Mona Lisa was a good work of art considering only how it was received during the event it was first displayed, that's only part of the story.
Mutaller
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
United States1051 Posts
February 23 2023 21:10 GMT
#7
On February 21 2023 01:01 Haighstrom wrote:
Great interview, thank you so much for doing this to both of you.

One answer I wasn't convinced by was Alex says they don't consider VOD rewatches of events as a success factor because they want to understand a week after the event. But why? Why wouldn't you think later about how effective the past events were, considering also VOD viewership? You wouldn't consider the answer to whether the Mona Lisa was a good work of art considering only how it was received during the event it was first displayed, that's only part of the story.


I cannot watch games live because of my timezone and work schedule, so I assume thousands of fans are also in my situation. Luckily the games are just as exciting VOD or live. So I personally would say VOD views should be considered, especially if the event was hyped up and people felt they then needed to watch the game
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Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden592 Posts
February 28 2023 20:35 GMT
#8
On February 24 2023 06:10 Mutaller wrote:
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On February 21 2023 01:01 Haighstrom wrote:
Great interview, thank you so much for doing this to both of you.

One answer I wasn't convinced by was Alex says they don't consider VOD rewatches of events as a success factor because they want to understand a week after the event. But why? Why wouldn't you think later about how effective the past events were, considering also VOD viewership? You wouldn't consider the answer to whether the Mona Lisa was a good work of art considering only how it was received during the event it was first displayed, that's only part of the story.


I cannot watch games live because of my timezone and work schedule, so I assume thousands of fans are also in my situation. Luckily the games are just as exciting VOD or live. So I personally would say VOD views should be considered, especially if the event was hyped up and people felt they then needed to watch the game

Weekend events are too tightly packed for me to enjoy them. I like eating, sleeping, spending time with family etc. I can't spend the time watching StarCraft 2 for hours on end, several days in a row.
I watch VoDs because the live events are simply too concentrated for me. The 30 minute breaks doesn't help because, well, they are only 30 minutes long. You can't really start something else in that time. They are not scheduled for a set time so you can't plan ahead either.
I haven't watched the IEM finals as a non-VoD since Scarlett won. That was in 2018. I have watched every IEM.

VoD is my primary way of watching ESL events. I guess I don't count as a viewer.
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