2023/24 ESL Pro Tour: Prizes down, regions merged - Page 2
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zalem95
Peru183 Posts
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland3713 Posts
It doesn't sound that bad, tbh. | ||
Balnazza
Germany636 Posts
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tlnetuser108
83 Posts
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JJH777
United States4267 Posts
On February 24 2023 07:57 Balnazza wrote: I hope those new World Championship (which I would bet will not happen at Kattowice anymore) pay attention to the new realities and South Korea gets treated more like a fourth region and not as a singular thing compared to the foreign scene. With a GSL that shrunk, it would be just weird to give 50% of the "region slots" towards it. Especially since I believe Dark and Cure will probably not be around long enough because of their military service, right? I think until Korea actually does bad at an IEM they deserve all their slots. Despite Time winning Korea had a very good IEM overall and made it clear they definitely deserved their 50% representation. It's very likely that more Koreans will retire due to the GSL cuts but you can't just assume that and punish players for it. Korean players are already punished enough with the GSL downsizing. Doing what you're suggesting would just force even more retirements. | ||
argonautdice
Canada2627 Posts
2022: $2.2m 2021: $1.8m 2020: $2.2m 2019: $3.9m 2018: $4.6m 2017: $4.4m 2016: $3.7m 2015: $3.1m 2014: $3.7m 2013: $4.1m 2012: $4.2m 2011: $3.2m Prizes took a big hit with COVID/waning interest. Let's see how 2023 turn out. | ||
mark_lenders
74 Posts
On February 24 2023 04:26 Seacow wrote: This. Reminds me of that depressing "end of starcraft 2" article from a few years back. GSL not being live until semis, and only 16 players..? I accepted to 20 player change, some what. But this is... I dunno, it's going to feel way less glamorous and exciting. the 16 players format was the only obvious downgrade. KR doesn't even have 20 pros anymore | ||
Xamo
Spain859 Posts
I am happy to see EPT and GSL continuing even without support from Blizzard, kudos to ESL. | ||
knotfun
41 Posts
depressing news anyway, but could have been even worse. Blizzard is letting its game die for what is for them just spare money. | ||
mintyminmus
Australia110 Posts
The oceania region feels like a meme anyway xD | ||
-NegativeZero-
United States2136 Posts
On February 24 2023 10:44 knotfun wrote: in hindsight, Artosis leaving GSL would mean he knew the whole thing was going to shrink in size to the point one wonders if it's still existing. depressing news anyway, but could have been even worse. Blizzard is letting its game die for what is for them just spare money. We've known for years that Blizzard funding would end this year, it was pretty obvious that there would at least be some budget cuts | ||
digmouse
China6271 Posts
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ZeroByte13
603 Posts
There were ups and downs, but in general these 13 years were awesome. Sad to see Korean scene taking such a big hit but it is what it is. Hopefully Stormgate will be released next year and become successful - then we'll see quite a few familiar faces again, I'd guess. | ||
Harris1st
Germany6036 Posts
GSL price pool maybe low but don't forget that Korean will still participate in the ESL Masters and World Cup where there is additional money to make | ||
Musicus
Germany23567 Posts
And hopefully Stormgate will be good! | ||
True_Spike
Poland3392 Posts
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MJG
United Kingdom467 Posts
It's obviously a shame that the prize money has gone down, especially to the extend that it has in Korea, but this was always going to happen without developer support. If these are the levels that are deemed sustainable from advertising and viewership alone, then I don't think things are as bad as some people are trying to make out. Besides, it's a 13 year old game, so we're very lucky to have gotten this far! | ||
oneill12
Romania1221 Posts
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Akio
Finland1824 Posts
On February 24 2023 08:14 tlnetuser108 wrote: I wish Elon Musk loved SC2 I'd rather have a small scene than have Elon Musk love SC. | ||
argonautdice
Canada2627 Posts
On February 25 2023 00:38 Akio wrote: I'd rather have a small scene than have Elon Musk love SC. Elon reveals Zerg cabal at Blizzard HQ | ||
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