Hey, Korea, Why You So Down On Starcraft II_
Published on January 01, 0001
Starcraft in Korea falls somewhere between a national sport and a religion. So you’d think, then, that Starcraft II would have been [[link]] a big hit there. Nope! A great report over on Edge highlights a bitter struggle between Starcraft developers Blizzard and Korean e-sports authorities, which has left many in Korea — which should be the games’ top market — feeling disillusioned and disinterested by the game’s big-budget sequel.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); It’s got little to do with the game itself. Rather, it has more to do with Blizzard’s almost fanatical insistence [[link]] of maintaining control over it — from the removal of LAN party functionality to the “quarantine”
of online players within their own geographical area to a feud between the developers and KeSPA (the Korean e-Sports Players Association).
“Our position is that we created the competitions. Korea
is the home of StarCraft –- it’s very big here” a KeSPA spokesman tells Edge. “There are still lots of people playing an old game, but now I think Blizzard wants it to be here without KeSPA.”
“Blizzard wants Battle.net to be used in competitions, not LAN. And they want more money.” And it’s not just Korean e-sports authorities failing to warm to the game, Edge’s report saying that in the month after Starcraft
II was released, only 2-3% of Koreans playing in internet [[link]] cafes were playing it. For the full, fascinating story – including how things might finally be looking up for the game in Korea – head to the link below. The Battle For StarCraft II [Edge]
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