MaYuu Profile Blog Joined April 2008 Sweden 439 Posts Last Edited: 2011-03-02 17:19:10 #1

Blizzard’s IP rights war against Korean broadcast companies has claimed yet another victim. E-Stars Seoul, in a show of solidarity with KeSPA, is removing Blizzard games from its tournament in August.



E-Stars has become one of the biggest international esports tournaments in Korea, producing some superb WC3 and SCBW matches in the past. But, due to the fall-out between Blizzard and KeSPA, OGN and MBC, E-Stars 2011 will be a pure Counter-Strike event. The prize money from Blizzard titles will apparently be funnelled back into CS. There are also suggestions that the unusual, gimmicky format will be dropped this year, with the organisers possibly seeing an opportunity to make E-Stars a major CS tournament in lieu of the RTS action.



The news is disappointing for Korean esports, however, with CS being very much a lesser game. The Blizzard vs KeSPA fight continues to cause problems for the so-called Mecca of esports, with WCG recently appearing to put themselves on the side of the other broadcasters. Although nothing is official yet, there is a distinct possibility that Blizzard games will not be appearing at that event either.





Sad to see another tournament fall to the KeSPA vs Blizzard war, it's really having a toll on korean e-sports.



Source: Sad to see another tournament fall to the KeSPA vs Blizzard war, it's really having a toll on korean e-sports.Source: Rakakaworld ehh`?

BLinD-RawR Profile Blog Joined April 2010 ALLEYCAT BLUES 45582 Posts #2 All the more reason this has to end in 15 days. Moderator Woo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR

vectorix108 Profile Blog Joined July 2010 United States 4582 Posts #3 this is not good... Aka XephyR/Shaneyesss

Garnet Profile Blog Joined February 2006 Vietnam 8331 Posts #4 Only CS? why do they think this will work?

Kralic Profile Blog Joined March 2010 Canada 2617 Posts Last Edited: 2011-03-02 17:47:01 #5



http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=196208



It is known for a fact that it is due to the lawsuit or just speculation? I haven't seen any hard evidence that it is directly due to the lawsuit. (I am sure it is, but who knows, the translation in the above link has it mentioned but I am not sure how bluntly it was mentioned.) This is a neat article. Some of the information was taken from this thread.It is known for a fact that it is due to the lawsuit or just speculation? I haven't seen any hard evidence that it is directly due to the lawsuit. (I am sure it is, but who knows, the translation in the above link has it mentioned but I am not sure how bluntly it was mentioned.) Brood War forever!

eviltomahawk Profile Blog Joined August 2010 United States 11024 Posts #6 Great scott. This is certainly not a good year for the Korean e-sports scene despite SC2 exploding everywhere else in the world.



I think Blizzard made a huge mistake with their lawsuit. They were planning on using the specter of the lawsuit to pressure KeSPA into agreeing with their terms, and when KeSPA called the bluff, Blizzard unfortunately showed that they weren't bluffing. I wish the lawsuit card was never played in the first place. Many more months of stalled negotiations is much better than what we have now. ㅇㅅㅌㅅ

Like a Boss Profile Joined January 2011 497 Posts #7 why is this in starcraft 2?

CyberPitz Profile Blog Joined June 2009 United States 428 Posts #8 Another thread that will devulge into the informationless bashing of either Blizzard or KeSPA.



On the topic at hand, that sucks. Would be nice if everything could work out like in Candy Land...but alas...

SkCom Profile Joined May 2010 Canada 229 Posts #9 Although it is sad for eSports you have to realise Blizzard is a full-fledged company and they have to protect their rights. We're talking THOUSANDS of jobs here and hundreds of familis tepending on Blizzard's income every month.

I feel a lot of people support kespa because of loyalty and fail to see the biggure picture. In a perfect world they would respect the authority of the figure providing the IPs.

Either way, as I said, sad for eSports but Blizz is losing a ton of money from KESPA and that's a lot of money that doesn't go towards the development of our favorite games.



KingRajesh Profile Joined July 2010 United States 927 Posts #10 Blizzard's terms and conditions are IRONCLAD. There's no way KESPA has a chance in court, especially if Blizzard can get the trial moved to America. "Zerg are the absolute worst thing that can happen to your day" - Dustin Browder

Mohdoo Profile Joined August 2007 United States 12459 Posts Last Edited: 2011-03-02 17:54:28 #11 Kespa continuing its arrogance. They feel like Blizzard needs them since Korea used to be the e-sports capital of the world. Guess they haven't kept track of tournaments everywhere else... they are not as important as they used to be.

Th1rdEye Profile Blog Joined December 2006 United States 1069 Posts Last Edited: 2011-03-02 17:54:48 #12 Although this does really seem bad, you have to realize that this is how the world works. One day you have a beautiful flower, and then the next it is dead and wilted. You feel sad--until you notice a new flower in its spot the next day...



Things like this will happen. I see it as a good thing for the CS community because honestly, as PC gamers, we need to keep PC gaming alive. Xbox controls alllll nowwwww... which means that the less money they make for PC gaming, the less they have to produce parts, and evnetually down the line there wont be games for PC anymore



edit: CS community is kinda dying. That's a huge amount of people =p from the days of: TheMarine [NC]...YellOw [H.O.T.]-Forever99 OgOgO [_MuMyung_] ChRh PlayGrrrr.... SlayerS_`BoxeR` [Oops]Reach [ReD]NaDa [DF]zergboy..!! Pusan[S.G] Nal_rA GARIMTO SSamJJang ChoJJa JinSu Silent_Control iloveoov H_PauL_WII JulyZerg [DaK]JoYo

Zrana Profile Blog Joined August 2010 United Kingdom 698 Posts #13



User was temp banned for this post. Don't worry, xbox games don't take skill

lolbolt Profile Joined November 2010 205 Posts #14 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT MEANS WE WON'T GET TO SEE TOSSGIRL PLAY

canikizu Profile Joined September 2010 3341 Posts #15 On March 03 2011 02:57 Zrana wrote:

Don't worry, xbox games don't take skill

I thought CS is on PC?



One a side notes, are there many people playing CS in Korea? I thought CS is on PC?One a side notes, are there many people playing CS in Korea?

eviltomahawk Profile Blog Joined August 2010 United States 11024 Posts #16 On March 03 2011 03:01 lolbolt wrote:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT MEANS WE WON'T GET TO SEE TOSSGIRL PLAY

Indeed. The lack of Tossgirl is the biggest loss considering that she is secretly the real Protoss bonjwa.



Anyways, I think the fact that this thread was posted in the SC2 section only means that the anti-KeSPA opinions will outnumber the anti-Blizzard opinions. The opposite would probably happen if it was posted in the BW forum, which I think would be a more logical choice considering that this mainly has the greatest effect on BW, not SC2. Indeed. The lack of Tossgirl is the biggest loss considering that she is secretly the real Protoss bonjwa.Anyways, I think the fact that this thread was posted in the SC2 section only means that the anti-KeSPA opinions will outnumber the anti-Blizzard opinions. The opposite would probably happen if it was posted in the BW forum, which I think would be a more logical choice considering that this mainly has the greatest effect on BW, not SC2. ㅇㅅㅌㅅ

a176 Profile Blog Joined August 2009 Canada 6685 Posts #17 On March 03 2011 03:01 lolbolt wrote:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT MEANS WE WON'T GET TO SEE TOSSGIRL PLAY



she playing tonight @ MSL prelims she playing tonight @ MSL prelims starleague forever

raser Profile Joined May 2010 Norway 297 Posts #18 On March 03 2011 03:03 canikizu wrote:

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On March 03 2011 02:57 Zrana wrote:

Don't worry, xbox games don't take skill

I thought CS is on PC?



One a side notes, are there many people playing CS in Korea? I thought CS is on PC?One a side notes, are there many people playing CS in Korea?



not really _alot_ but they have had a fair ammount of decent teams, but nothing compared to a Nation like Sweden not really _alot_ but they have had a fair ammount of decent teams, but nothing compared to a Nation like Sweden

BGrael Profile Joined November 2010 Germany 229 Posts #19 It blows my mind how stupid these people are. And now imagine they would do exactly the same with more important issues than e-sports, medicine for example. Makes me sick.

Firereaver Profile Blog Joined October 2010 India 1687 Posts #20

lololol. Lol. GL HF E-stars without blizzard games...lololol. "They drone drone drone , me win" - JangMinChul(Iron/oGsMC)

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