EarlyEarly
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Chris Gawd is going to NCR right?
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The winner got 7 million won in Tekken Crash. Forgot about Busters. That is 100x less than this... assuming it's true. But I think the prize money will be split between a large number of the competitors.
I hope some Japanese players will try to enter this hopefully.
UltraDavid
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Actually this one is called the Tuesday Show because we were too lazy to ever come up with a real name. Thanks for the post though.
Passive Assassin
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I doubt they give a shit about fighting games. But grats to IPL. And for NCR, I was thinking about going but it definitely depends on classes. A shame.
Stabby McSter
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"God's Beard!"
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This is gonna be the worst NCR ever. Fuck anything outside of San Fran.
Lost Fragment
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I am eager to see if NCR production is more or less #eSports than the SCR production.
Huw_Dawson
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Capcom Fighters is done for, then.
Passive Assassin
Member
Last year was kind of boring to watch.
TheThunder
Member
No shit since they don't make 'em.
Shame really, IPL looked like they had a good plan with the Capcom games, too bad IGN was in terrible shape when things finally started happening on that front.
"God's Beard!"
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~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s2uz0M8NQ2A
Batman vs Superman short history preview
edit: More http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x1sOqemtzvU
<--- Team Batman, always
Batman vs Superman short history preview
edit: More http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x1sOqemtzvU
<--- Team Batman, always
Rice-Eater
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Going by the description, pretty much that's the case. Hopefully Capcom fighters can find a home somewhere since I doubt Blizzard cares about supporting fighters and the the deal that IPL and Capcom previously had before all this happened.
UltraDavid
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Afaik Capcom Fighters is not tied to IPL, it's tied to Capcom
oh good cause that one sucked
Rice-Eater
Member
LOL, we were only off by a couple of zeroes.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
I think they just mean IPL Fighters.
And yeah that's done. Been done for a while.
And yeah that's done. Been done for a while.
I can't wait for NCR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvVmld8F9l8&sns=em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvVmld8F9l8&sns=em
Smooth Operator
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NCR8 intro was the best : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUrwVGbgnvw
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
The other guy came ready for that
Passive Assassin
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Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
When I watch that I remember that sfiv was hype at some point in time.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
if it wasnt for Gen, and Guy players, I wouldnt be watching a second of this game in tourneys
GhostRidah
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Why would blizzard bring fighters along for the ride? They just now started to put money into SC2 and now people expect them to bring fighters? I wish.
They will just use the staff and equipment from IPL and call it a day, I do hope they bring other games but it most likely will just be SC2.
They will just use the staff and equipment from IPL and call it a day, I do hope they bring other games but it most likely will just be SC2.
We'll see what happens. I'm optimistic but at the same time I won't be alarmed if they went that route.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
the moment Superman revealed himself to the population as Superman, Batman got prepared.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
You're optimistic that they'll run an esports league with fighting games? I want whatever you're smoking.
Yeah, why not?
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Ignoring that Blizzard has already said they're using IPL's assets for in-house content creation for their own games...
How would Blizzard, or any other publisher, benefit from such a thing? Fighting games aren't a super-direct competitor to Blizzard games like LoL/etc is, but it doesn't really matter. No publisher would want to divert assets towards promoting another company's game when they could just use those assets for promoting their own projects.
Capcom X IPL is dead. There's no reason to realistically expect Blizzard is going to run fighting game tournaments.
I mean it's whatever. As said I would be surprised if they went that route (and by that route use IPL to exclusively support their own shit) but I don't have to crystal ball to predict what either company, Capcom or Blizzard, has in store or the insight to know what sort of deals were signed under the initial arrangement of IPL X Capcom. I don't know and can't pretend otherwise.
Also what is to become of LoL in that space? Wasn't it a huge reason why IPL 5 was so successful?
Also what is to become of LoL in that space? Wasn't it a huge reason why IPL 5 was so successful?
TheThunder
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The IPL lans are pretty much dead (maybe blizzard want to host some in the future but I doubt it)
Expecting a publisher to put money, effort and what is essentially free advertising into other publishers game and titles is beyond the realm of optimism.
IPL will be SC2 (and maybe some WoW) in the future.
Expecting a publisher to put money, effort and what is essentially free advertising into other publishers game and titles is beyond the realm of optimism.
IPL will be SC2 (and maybe some WoW) in the future.
UltraDavid
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People are finding out, to no one reasonable's surprise, that this model of Esports Leagues!! with no direct connection to a game or community of players is just a failure. Literally every time that's been tried, it's failed. MLG hasn't failed yet, but it has consistently lost millions of dollars.
But Riot is proving that a league used as promotion for its own games can be pretty cost effective advertising and an excellent way to interface with and please its community of players. Sounds like with this and its earlier announcement about consolidated leagues, Blizzard is on its way to doing the same thing.
But Riot is proving that a league used as promotion for its own games can be pretty cost effective advertising and an excellent way to interface with and please its community of players. Sounds like with this and its earlier announcement about consolidated leagues, Blizzard is on its way to doing the same thing.
Could a Capcom "league" for its games be successful? Does that have any chance in a million years of happening?
Lost Fragment
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Depending on how the environment changes between now and then, I could see them potentially doing that with their next-gen fighters. I don't know if there's a super-good chance of it happening, but the possibility at least seems realistic.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
What is with UltraDavid's obsession with farts?
It's almost like that's been done before Riot or something.
The problem is that the monetization model for both Riot and M:TG is one where there's tons of cash for players to splurge on in the marketplace. For FGs, there's basically just sticks/pads/headsets and games. It's why MadCatz is so important.
SloaneRisette
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I would imagine it could be successful, or at least, has the opportunity to, but it probably won't happen. The whole SF25th tournament series was a nice start, but I don't see too much more than that in the near future. That's just me, though.
Slamtastic
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dont forget gems
TheThunder
Member
Except they won't see as much of a return as Riot due to their archaic price/delivery model "Hey you think what you just saw on stream is cool, you can play that game, just pay $40 for a disc that will immediately be useless, then pay $40 more to get the disc that would get you up to date of what you just saw"
I still like the current Valve model the best. Support the tournament and enthusiast scene but keep your distance (and maybe host your own annual event) without infusing yourself into everything so you become the end all be all authority on the scene.
Shouta
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FGs aren't very good when it comes to monetization. As the game is a singular package that stays static upon release, they can't really generate extra revenue. They've tried DLC stuff but costumes only take you so far and they fumbled really hard with character DLC for a lot of their games. Additionally, FGs don't have the appeal of RTS or FPS games for a variety of reasons.
So a Capcom league isn't a particularly feasible idea unless they like to lose money.
Stabby McSter
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players wouldn't be able to handle all that money. they would have to split it.