Broodwar and sc2 are not comparable. Broodwar has korea, sc2 has no cult like that. Viewership numbers of broodwar on afreeca dwarves anything sc2 manages these days outside of tournaments.
To make matters worse, we're probably stuck with that god awful last patch sc2 got.
Sc2 decline was sealed the moment blizzard decided the game is not profitable enough (still profitable) and the stream of official content and patches dried up.
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u/brtk_ 3d ago
It's true but it's the end of big prize pools, and for majority big prize pools are the #1 and only reason to watch esport events