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Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2928 Posts
July 27 2009 03:25 GMT
#41
Lets just hope that everything runs smoothly in SC2 -_-
Cinematographer / Steadicam Operator. Former Starcraft commentator/player
ShivaN
Profile Joined January 2007
United States933 Posts
July 27 2009 03:33 GMT
#42
Sigh... I really hope KeSPA has absolutely nothing to do with SC2 e-Sports.
theron[wdt]
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States395 Posts
July 27 2009 03:33 GMT
#43
goddamn douchecanoes
Alizee-
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States845 Posts
July 27 2009 03:59 GMT
#44
I'd like to through in my completely necessary--as I believed both before and now--f you kespa. :D
Strength behind the Pride
omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
July 27 2009 04:07 GMT
#45
gamers like to think of BW and s][c as being part of a continuum. but as far as the bizniss of making money off of games and gamers is concerned. brood war and starcraft2 are competitors and might as well be different genres and different titles all together. the biggest factor is not the new game but the new battlenet. activlizzard has limited the extent to which kespa will have a monopoly on gaming. the kespa pimps are understandably peeved and want to keep their hos of the stage sluttin' it for another man's game.
keV.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3214 Posts
July 27 2009 04:09 GMT
#46
I could care less about KeSPA or "Korean pros." SC2 will be big enough that I don't think we will always have to be looking -just- at Koreans to get quality entertainment and great games.
"brevity is the soul of wit" - William Shakesman
Batibot
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines348 Posts
July 27 2009 04:46 GMT
#47
We should still be grateful to KeSPA because they're the org that keeps SC:BW today. Though, their management could be better, we shouldn't blame their asses off for letting us watch free PRO SC games.
Jaedong has to be a Bonjwa. Tired of of rooting for July.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51401 Posts
July 27 2009 04:59 GMT
#48
we all have to admit, kespa did bring e-sports into the mainstream, and eventually made it the 2nd most watched sport in korea behind football.
Commentator
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 27 2009 05:07 GMT
#49
On July 27 2009 13:59 GTR wrote:
we all have to admit, kespa did bring e-sports into the mainstream, and eventually made it the 2nd most watched sport in korea behind football.


What Koreans play soccer? I was under the impression it went Baseball > SC. Baseball is extremely popular in Korea and Eastern Asia in general. Intrigued by this, have any stats to back this up, I'm genuinely interested.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
July 27 2009 05:08 GMT
#50
http://tinyurl.com/nln7gb
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 27 2009 05:12 GMT
#51
On July 27 2009 14:08 Kennigit wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/nln7gb


Much obliged.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
BookTwo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1985 Posts
July 27 2009 05:16 GMT
#52
blizzard makes the games.

kespa adds fun to it
keV.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3214 Posts
July 27 2009 05:24 GMT
#53
I could care less about KeSPA or "Korean pros." SC2 will be big enough that I don't think we will always have to be looking -just- at Koreans to get quality entertainment and great games.
"brevity is the soul of wit" - William Shakesman
Bill307
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Canada9103 Posts
July 27 2009 05:33 GMT
#54
On July 27 2009 12:13 Manifesto7 wrote:
Kespa is a fun bandwagon to jump up and down on, but they basically created the best version of esports on the planet. Blizzard is a software company, not a media production company, and every attempt they have made at it so far shows they have a ways to go.

Would kespa style management work in the states? Maybe not, but it is designed to serve the industry located in a single city. There are things they could do better, but there are already a lot of things they do right.

Are the people running KeSPA now the same ones who ran it when it was building (and actually helping) the Korean e-sports scene?

I'd be very surprised if they are.
sword_siege
Profile Joined September 2002
United States624 Posts
July 27 2009 05:40 GMT
#55
On July 27 2009 09:59 Manifesto7 wrote:
Kespa was a Korean organization suitable for a Korean eSports scene. When SC2 comes and eSports grows beyond their borders, they will find that they do not have the flexibility to adapt to the new environment.

That being said, they are going to hold onto their chips for as long as possible, and create some drama in the meantime.


Good post. Like all things it's a bit grey and there are multiple factors to weigh in making a decision.
SmokeMaxX
Profile Joined July 2009
United States17 Posts
July 27 2009 06:14 GMT
#56
I'm sure KESPA was just looking out for its players. I mean, they wouldn't want to risk injury in the rough contact sport that is Starcraft 2 would they?
DTMDSK
iMate
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada263 Posts
July 27 2009 06:29 GMT
#57
they dont wanna loose nada like they lost stork to WoW..
VIB
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Brazil3567 Posts
July 27 2009 07:11 GMT
#58
On July 27 2009 15:29 iMate wrote:
they dont wanna loose nada like they lost stork to WoW..
What is this you guys keep talking about? I tried searching it but "wow" is such a bad keyword and no one spells it out :S
Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about other people.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9102 Posts
July 27 2009 07:13 GMT
#59
T.T KeSPA... They've become way too powerful considering they don't serve much of a purpose. I mean the pro teams shoudl be like F U KeSPA and make a new organizational league that is just cooperative within themselves. I realize it must be more complicated than that but it seems KeSPA is undeserving of the power they've come to wield.
arctics86
Profile Joined December 2008
Germany797 Posts
July 27 2009 07:47 GMT
#60
Who would gain an advantage of a BC? Blizzard (at least a little). Kespa and Blizzard obviously don't harmonize, so why should Kespa support something that would be good for Blizzard, it's just business...
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