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BW was popular, but only in korea, and if it was truly self-sustaining, then it would've last forever.
Outside of korea, it's popularity was magnified by a lot of BW-elitists. This magnification is enhanced by TL since it is a pro-BW site.
The simple truth is that other games are now more popular than BW - LoL is definitely a big craze and SC2 is also ahead of it. The simple truth of people wanting to watch pros playing the game they are playing.
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On May 03 2012 21:56 Klonere wrote: As for SC2 KILLED BW ESPORTS IS STUPID WAH, sure yeah SC2 sure killed the vibrant and alive foreigner BW scene that existed, everyone white guy switched to sc2 because it was clearly a better game hahaha. And man, SC2 is so sucessful in Korea, it totally took over from BW, invading the PC Bangs and taking all the fans away from watching BW!
SC2 didn't kill anything. It hasn't been that successful in Korea yet and it most certainly hasn't invaded the PC Bangs. I don't know what the hell you're talking about, lmao.
If anything it's MOBA and F2P.
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BW never was as big as you think. Korea was a lot more niche than most foreigners thought and it was definitely a niche in foreign community. Not like SC2.
That that, It was an amazing game the only bad thing was the absolutely grueling amount of time and effort required to keep up at pro level, not healthy at all.
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SC2 is still a niche man. Gaming as a spectator sport is a niche market in general. Just like people who play RTS are a niche market.
Japanese people even call manga and Anime a niche market in their country.
Wrestling is a niche market worldwide.
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Netherlands45349 Posts
On May 03 2012 21:56 Klonere wrote: As for SC2 KILLED BW ESPORTS IS STUPID WAH, sure yeah SC2 sure killed the vibrant and alive foreigner BW scene that existed, everyone white guy switched to sc2 because it was clearly a better game hahaha. And man, SC2 is so sucessful in Korea, it totally took over from BW, invading the PC Bangs and taking all the fans away from watching BW! hahahahaha
alright.
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On May 04 2012 04:06 Kipsate wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2012 21:56 Klonere wrote: As for SC2 KILLED BW ESPORTS IS STUPID WAH, sure yeah SC2 sure killed the vibrant and alive foreigner BW scene that existed, everyone white guy switched to sc2 because it was clearly a better game hahaha. And man, SC2 is so sucessful in Korea, it totally took over from BW, invading the PC Bangs and taking all the fans away from watching BW! hahahahaha alright.
My entire post is drenched in sarcasm, how could you not tell?
Its ok though, one really shouldn't use sarcasm over the internet ~.~
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On May 04 2012 07:39 WisMatiK wrote: lol...carriers
My old friends... I'll miss you so T.T
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On May 04 2012 02:13 jpak wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2012 01:12 Pure-SC2 wrote: Esports saved BW for over 10 years. That is unheard of in the history of competitive gaming.
Thank you Korea and the desire to play computer games competitively. I think you mean, "BW saved 'esports'."
Esports is older than BW.
I played Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 competitively back in 1997. I got to number 6 on cases 1v1 ladder and that was esports to me. I lived it and I loved it. There were top teams (the infamous KRT who dominated the game early on). There were no sponsors, there were less people, but that didn't mean it wasn't Esports.
So no, BW didn't save Esports, Esports has been around as long as two people could compete against each other in a video game. Esports has grown into something much bigger and varied, there is more money involved and more people involved and BW and the Korean scene was a huge part of that. As is SC2.
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On May 04 2012 20:57 Pure-SC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2012 02:13 jpak wrote:On May 04 2012 01:12 Pure-SC2 wrote: Esports saved BW for over 10 years. That is unheard of in the history of competitive gaming.
Thank you Korea and the desire to play computer games competitively. I think you mean, "BW saved 'esports'." Esports is older than BW. I played Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 competitively back in 1997. I got to number 6 on cases 1v1 ladder and that was esports to me. I lived it and I loved it. There were top teams (the infamous KRT who dominated the game early on). There were no sponsors, there were less people, but that didn't mean it wasn't Esports. So no, BW didn't save Esports, Esports has been around as long as two people could compete against each other in a video game. Esports has grown into something much bigger and varied, there is more money involved and more people involved and BW and the Korean scene was a huge part of that. As is SC2.
Don't know but what you just said wasn't enough to say that bw didn't save e-sports and such. Nobody took e-sports as serious as the koreans did, these pro gamers are actually considered to be working class people and they have accessed to tax cut,health and other privileges a normal working class will normally receive.
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That's what we call competitive gaming. ._.
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Sc2 is the only ESPORT don't you know? BW, LoL, HoN, Dota, CS, quake, and all the other games clearly aren't!
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I logged in just to give this OP 5 stars
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5 stars from me too. I will link to this the next time someone argues "for ESPORTS".
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Calgary25951 Posts
What if I told you that ESPORTS did save BW and if not for the fans it would have been dead years earlier?
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^ well I wouldn't believe you.
wait the fans are ESPORTS? and I am pretty sure it is obvious that BW survived because of the fans, or even better: The purpose of ESPORTS is to entertain the fans.
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For new people joining the scene, they prob would take 1 look at the gfx and run away.
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why didn't we save the typewriter man... fuck the computer
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On June 15 2012 17:48 SometimesIworkout wrote: why didn't we save the typewriter man... fuck the computer
Type writer is old school man I miss it a lot and in the meanwhile since you wrote nothing to do with the topic and being ironic at the same time here is a cool music .Castlevania style
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