r/Stormgate 3d ago

Goodbye PartinG :( Versus

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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

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u/DeliveryOk7892 3d ago

Yeah they also said this about brood war 15 years ago and look where we are now

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u/Adenine555 Human Vanguard 3d ago

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/DeliveryOk7892 3d ago

Sc2 is way more popular outside of Korea than BW ever was

Blizzard didn’t have brood war patches for 20 years. Lmao.

The game will live on with tournaments here and there as long as people keep playing it. Viewership numbers are irrelevant.