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hyperknight
294 Posts
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Cinim
Denmark866 Posts
But then heart of the swarm will be released and sc2 will have a new breath of life. | ||
jexxto
United Kingdom284 Posts
Less casual/moderate players in SC2. This couldhave an impact on the pro scene if it translates to less people following the pro scene and watching events. Less spectators means less sponsors which in turn leads to less events and a smaller pro scene. Diablo is killing esports! That's all hypothetical. Myself, I will play less SC2, and as a result probably watch less. At least for the few months immediately following release. | ||
Denzil
United Kingdom4193 Posts
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PIJAMA
Brazil137 Posts
On April 04 2012 01:30 imPermanenCe wrote: A question for you: Do you see any professional SC2 player quitting SC2 for a casual game like Diablo 3? I'm pretty sure that you can find a good answer on that one, thus also answering your own question. Since D3 will have that market thing, maybe some not so successful SC2 pros can find more profitable to play D3. And you must consider that most SC2 pros we have now won't play the game forever for any reason and another pros will come in their places. I really have no idea in how to meansure the growth of D3 since it's not released yet. But I want to know your opinion, if there's a some chance of things turn out not so good for SC2, how it will affect the quality and investment of the pros and tourneys in the future. Some people already said in this post that will leave SC2 for a while... | ||
[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
In seriousness, nothing's gonna happen. Did the Command & Conquer series and Age of Empires kill Brood War? Ofc not. | ||
Meerel
Germany713 Posts
i see it in my clan with 13 years of history, wc3 was played since the release until sc2 came out, then everyone switched and now after 1 years there are ~3 players left who play sc2. thats just pretty telling at least for me. i actually stoped 2 month ago and only watch the big tournaments. proscene will stay like it is but without foundation there is no future for sc2. | ||
Backpack
United States1776 Posts
Did Mass Effect 3, COD, BF3, Skyrim, or Deus Ex diminish the foreign scene? People can play more than one game you know. | ||
Pantythief
Denmark657 Posts
StarCraft 2 is the job of many great players. Quitting their "job" for playing D3 casually makes no sense. Diablo 3 is not an e-sports and even if it will be, it cannot top League of Legends or Defense of the Ancients. Furthermore, Diablo 3 is nothing like StarCraft 2. Why would you be so concerned about Diablo 3? I'd be more concerned about Guild Wars 2, DotA 2 and Halo 4. note: Guild Wars 2 will be a large e-sport, starting in Germany, IEM. | ||
n0ave
180 Posts
I know many pros wait for D3, including Nerchio, Darkforce and Seiplo, since they have talked about it in different D3 related forums, but I don't see them playing more D3 then sc2. Sc2 is what brings them revenues, I doubt that the RMAH from D3 would bring them more. | ||
architecture
United States643 Posts
The world is different now. When BW and WC3 were dominant, how many other BIG online games were there? Other than some FPS, no other relevant games in other genres. Today there are hundreds of games on Steam, and many free-to-play multiplayer games. Blizzard no longer has a monopoly with BNET. Blizzard missed the boat with the execution of SC2, and probably didn't truly understand how different the market landscape is today. | ||
gumshoe
Canada3602 Posts
D3 is more likely to pose a threat to the sheer amount of people who play sc2(which isnt too much anyways but is considerable) rather than to actual event sponsorship and attendance. Also while it is true blizzard no longer holds the absolute monopoly it once possessed we really have to keep in mind that this is still fucking blizzard, considered one of the greatest if not the greatest studio that ever had the pleasure of sucking away years of our lives. The brand carries power, and it's not everyday that they release a completely new(only the core philosophy of D3 is dated) non expansion product. It will definitely hit big, will it hurt sc2 sails? Unlikely considering sc2 has already sold it's bulk and was never a consistent cash cow like wow and the expansions hots and lotv will be released long after D3 and will thereby prevent blizzard from having to force their products to compete. Will it hurt the scene as a whole? Well I just don't see D3 being as competitive as sc2(though still an incredible game in it's right it shall be) and just because people will play D3 doesn't mean they'll stop watching sc2, in my opinion people will only really stop watching sc2 when a much much better rts comes out. | ||
FaCE_1
Canada6112 Posts
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Reasonable
Ukraine1432 Posts
Since you, OP, have been warned for low Q post, I suggest you insert a poll asking general audience about their plans regarding SC2 upon D3 release. | ||
[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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xOGenesis
47 Posts
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Crownlol
United States3726 Posts
Unless the 4v4 arena is somehow like BC or mid WotLK WoW-arena, SC2 and LoL will continue to be my competitive games of choice. | ||
kyriores
Greece178 Posts
Also, progamers (not pro-streamers) won't stop training hard in Sc2 because it's their job after all. | ||
imPermanenCe
Netherlands595 Posts
On April 04 2012 02:04 PIJAMA wrote: Since D3 will have that market thing, maybe some not so successful SC2 pros can find more profitable to play D3. And you must consider that most SC2 pros we have now won't play the game forever for any reason and another pros will come in their places. I really have no idea in how to meansure the growth of D3 since it's not released yet. But I want to know your opinion, if there's a some chance of things turn out not so good for SC2, how it will affect the quality and investment of the pros and tourneys in the future. Some people already said in this post that will leave SC2 for a while... I highly doubt D3 AH profits > SC2 prize money. And Diablo 3 (sorry if I hurt someone) doesn't require much skills at all (compared to SC2), it's more about farming/having luck. So anyone who's played SC2 at a pro level won't find D3 satisfying enough to replace SC2. I don't see Diablo 3 having any professional scene at all. EVEN IF PvP would get into an e-sport, the gameplay is so different. SC2 pros would rather switch to something like Dota 2 then. As for pros not playing the game forever. D3 is a totally different game and a lot less competative, so D3 won't have any impact on SC2 IMO. This is all speaking about the pro scene ofcourse. For all the non-pros it's an entirely different story. | ||
Striker.superfreunde
Germany1114 Posts
That doesn't hurt esport at all. From starcraft 2 point of view, | ||
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