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.

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.

Batibot

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.

GTR

51486 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.

Aegraen

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.

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

July 27 2009 05:08 GMT

#50

http://tinyurl.com/nln7gb

Aegraen

United States1225 Posts

July 27 2009 05:12 GMT

#51

On July 27 2009 14:08 Kennigit wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/nln7gb

Much obliged.

BookTwo

1985 Posts

July 27 2009 05:16 GMT

#52

blizzard makes the games.

kespa adds fun to it

keV.

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.

Bill307

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

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

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?

iMate

Canada263 Posts

July 27 2009 06:29 GMT

#57

they dont wanna loose nada like they lost stork to WoW..

VIB

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

Jonoman92

United States9104 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

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...