Do you think Esports will ever be bigger than the NBA?
@PurplePikminSupremacy6 ай бұрын
No.
@JSpin-js4vr6 ай бұрын
One day, in the far, far future. But likely not in our lifetimes.
@lapis83396 ай бұрын
Idk about *bigger*, but esports will probably be at the same level in the somewhat near future
@rhyusarmiento65306 ай бұрын
It’s too accessible. Lacks the human vs real sports. Only a few ppl can play sports bc you have to be a physical level and in person. Once games really merge that dimension then there will be more of an emotional connection to tell
@Code7Unltd6 ай бұрын
To do that would require shutting the masses in again. Remember when that happened the first time?
@phoenixly6 ай бұрын
My opinion on esports is that people over estimate where esports will be in 5 years and underestimate where it will be in 30
@Shonduras6 ай бұрын
mic drop
@MangaGamified6 ай бұрын
In the end, the only people who would care are the ones who can gain/lose money xD
@kaizenyasou69635 ай бұрын
Probably that's it
@henrik17435 ай бұрын
he problems is the gambling honestly, so much matchfixing
@corbis77656 ай бұрын
Esports tried to rush something that took ever other sport 50+ years
@trippibethea75992 ай бұрын
I gotta give League of Legends credit, they didn't rush it. They let it grow organically before they started to invest in it. Other devs just threw money at their epsorts scenes hoping it would work (looking at you fortnite). That is a huge reason LoL is still the most popular esports, and it popularity as a esport is only growing. They set the viewership record for an esport event at this past World Final.
@SALPlaysAndReacts6 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the natural transition from Stracraft to Poker.
@naenae23506 ай бұрын
from skill to RNG
@TheProswagonist6 ай бұрын
It was either that or League 😂
@hellowill6 ай бұрын
They're similar games I guess, both games with imperfect information. Yellow (Hong Jin Ho) is doing great in Poker.
@tallion72776 ай бұрын
@@naenae2350tell me you know nothing about poker
@Tory-JJ6 ай бұрын
@@TheProswagonistvomit
@coolbrotherf1276 ай бұрын
Giving teams their cut for selling in game cosmetics would be massive. In Apex Legends, when orgs asked EA for a split of skin sales, EA said "Hah, you get like $30k for letting us use your brand and we keep all the rest." These publishers make hundreds of millions of dollars but they can't imagine allowing the companies that partner with them also being profitable.
@Pyxyty6 ай бұрын
CSGO players and, likely due to stipulations in contract, the orgs they're partnered with getting a chunk of earnings from the stickers they sell in majors have actually significantly helped the teams and players in making a real profit. Valve is really good in this one particular aspect. Riot does the same for Worlds winners with their champ skins, right? Though they dont really offer much else outside of the prize pool for anything else.
@eleonarcrimson8586 ай бұрын
I mean its EA what did u expect
@dogsbecute6 ай бұрын
@@Pyxyty riot also pays for a secondary league, as well as subsidizing their facilities lol
@Pyxyty6 ай бұрын
@@dogsbecute ah i see, my bad!
@Exilum6 ай бұрын
Riot does that with the teams in VCT (their main Valorant league), but that's like a 50% cut. Indirectly, Valve does it, most of the cash prize for the Dota worlds is from the battlepass. There is a base prize pool of a bit over a million, and everything else is a revenue share. This is what made top dota players millionnaires.
@Zender-6 ай бұрын
it shows that Valve and Riot actually know how eSports works. League had its highest viewerships ever. Theres more hype than ever, and if devs know how to monitize it correctly (again riot and valve being prime examples regardless of how mess their games are) they know how to get an audience and the right audience.
@duelme12346 ай бұрын
Are you sure about that considering the riot layoffs, saudi sugar daddy takeover, and valve dropping dota's dpc? I recommend Richard Lewis and Last Free Nation if you have not heard of these incidents.
@MesterWilliam-ny9nq6 ай бұрын
@@duelme1234yeah they laid of the shitty studio that made non profit trash games
@Hilight2776 ай бұрын
@@duelme1234for League, Riot loses money in esports and mainly uses it to advertise the game to casuals which they probably do for their other games
@TweetyOW6 ай бұрын
@@duelme1234they hate you for telling the truth.
@siddhartha8946 ай бұрын
@@Hilight277 If esports didn't make money, they wouldn't have a worldwide league lol. Dont be an idiot.
@CR0WYT6 ай бұрын
Esports is a fetus when compared to most traditional sports. Leagues like the MLB went through over a century of development to get where it is now and even more if you incude the late 1800s before the franchising model was established. Esports has only really been around for the past 20 years if you don't include the little tournaments people had before the 2000s. Sure some leagues, teams, and even entire games will come and go, but eventually there will be specific games that will last for generations beyond us. Even with the recent failures of the OWL and soon CDL, there are also a lot of traditional sporting leauges that failed (CBL, CSL, BAFL, etc.). The future of esports or any form of entertainment isn't doom and gloom just because of a few setbacks and failed experiments. The day esports truly dies is the day PvP multiplayer dies and I just don't see that happening anytime soon if that were to ever happen.
@youju266 ай бұрын
+1
@MangaGamified6 ай бұрын
True. investors only invested what they can afford to lose and since few if not no one invested, there'd be something to gain. Idc about esports if not leaning a bit towards disgust but if there's anything to gain, as long as it's not illegal, I'll invest on to it. If I had the money afford to lost.
@YourOneNOnly_6 ай бұрын
The reason why esports is failing is because it was never meant to be profitable, it was about the love of the game and competition that comes with it. It was great for bringing the community together once in a while to witness the top players go against each other at the highest level of competition. It was great for building an audience around the best and entertaining players, but it was never meant to profitable long term
@Redpanda12146 ай бұрын
Ok business guy
@YourOneNOnly_6 ай бұрын
@@Redpanda1214 tell me I'm wrong
@haruhirogrimgar60476 ай бұрын
I doubt football or golf was ever "meant" to be profitable if you use this logic.
@CR0WYT6 ай бұрын
Most sporting leagues were created by accident. We as humans just tend to like sporting competitions so much that big corps got involved and made it a viable business. We just don’t see it that way because these big leagues have been with us our whole lives while esports is barely getting started.
@nyef95736 ай бұрын
Well sports aren't built for money also. So, your statement is somewhat false.
@bruhmanbruhmanzz6 ай бұрын
Thats why T1 make Faker part owner, and last year viewship is a new record.
@dogsbecute6 ай бұрын
woahhh is that true? even after that whole debacle with players quitting left and right? Nice. glad to see the league is still going strong.
@seaweed4286 күн бұрын
@@dogsbecute new dreamers will always be available to take their place- whether that'd be in a year or in 5 years.
@rickybrooks29716 ай бұрын
I think there’s an important connection in the US between cities and teams that is missing in e-sports.
@aplsed6 ай бұрын
*esports
@jurtcul85296 ай бұрын
I think connecting teams with universities would be a good start
@RavenGG.6 ай бұрын
Overwatch League tried that and failed miserably.
@Coach_Clutch6 ай бұрын
@@RavenGG. no they just picked where pro sports owners had their teams Bobby's buddies. We need them to be in areas where the orgs HQs are or where the scene organically grew to a larger size. Especially in a domestic sense. We never built up domestic infrastructure for the long haul, just wanted fast cash. CWL had a studio and apt for players in Ohio, we had TBS ELEAGUE studios in atlanta right where Nba on TNT is filmed and finally Blizz and riot in Cali. Then that would make sense for Target and P&G etc to actually sponsor esports. Devs and Org owners wanted quick cash from VC, gambling, crypto sponsors. Greed has set us back twice now, Championship Gaming Series way back when and this shit now.
@Lawandorder-lw7zh6 ай бұрын
@@Coach_Clutchit’s exactly what KCorp is doing now with their French based community. They seem to make it work as avant-garde. Building up a local French scene with a local stadium. Let’s see what the next 1-2 years bring, especially regarding the ultra flop in their first season in LEC
@Roy-wf7id6 ай бұрын
Its going to take sometime but I believe in about 5-10 years esports will get bigger and more profitable. The only reason it hasn't is because 90% of its viewership are kids and teenagers with no disposable income.
@Ask3lad6 ай бұрын
League’s 2022 World Championship was the best. The rise of DRX from the 4th seed of South Korea to the Finals facing Faker was insane. Best year of League.
@TheBigAngryHobo6 ай бұрын
I’m so grateful I was at the MLG Columbus Major in 2016 for CSGO as VIP. That was the most electrifying experience I’ve ever had. If only I could have seen cloud 9 win at Boston in person.
@isaiahl77276 ай бұрын
I've been to many sporting events, MLG Columbus was my only esport event. The energy in the stadium has been unmatched. The big noticable difference for me was that everyone was there to have fun. With "real" sporting events people care too much about if their team wins or loses that half the stadium is in a shit mood. But at MLG Columbus you could tell, most the people were there because they loved the game.
@TheBigAngryHobo6 ай бұрын
@@isaiahl7727 I found a picture of me on Reddit after the event cheering as Liquid won a round where all the Luminosity fans were sad next to me and it was hilarious. Being down on the floor was so cool for the same reason though. I got to hug Hiko, talk to Summit and Shroud and all the casters. Met Stewie and got a headset signed by S1mple. Incredible memory. Glad you got to be there. I cant believe that was 8 years ago.
@alayerlp6 ай бұрын
Not mentioning dota2 and it's organic growth and the battle pass was a missed opportunity to highlight a good eSports example
@songolin45446 ай бұрын
I think the Dota 2 prize pool works from a unique position. It's the only of the big esports titles that doesn't need to worry about their company's overall financial sustainability. Valve doesn't have to release a new title to continue to be sustainable, they're in an Amazon-like position where their own AWS (Steam) can prop up all of their businesses. So in this example, Dota 2 would be like the Amazon retail site, the prize pool would be all the benefits you get for subscribing to Prime. An annual payout that's mostly propped up by players buying it--otherwise the base prize is very comparable to their competitors. And even with that fact, the prize pool has fallen recently.
@namfingerstyle84036 ай бұрын
Prize pool isnt every thing for a sport, try to be more professional first.
@eyeplay31465 ай бұрын
Valve literally leads everyone and turns the media to look into esports by giving a million prize pool (never heardof before) Created a battle pass to fund the event without marketing and the sponsor makes the tournament more passionate and authentic and even profitable. Even leading everyone how to create documentaries of the tournaments (Free to Play, TRUE Sight) shows the human side of these players and what they are going through in the tournaments. Showing the heartbreaks of the losing teams and the glory of the winning teams.
@AccipiterSmith2 ай бұрын
DOTA 2 is dying, only Southeast Asians and Russians cared about that MOBA.
@mrbp3351Ай бұрын
@@AccipiterSmith Sorry but DOTA 2 is FAR from dying. You're literally just upset that THE INTERNATIONAL brings in more viewers than LoL 😂😂
@isakahlqvist68886 ай бұрын
CS is a great example of an esports that is thriving on storytelling AND allows monetizing at the same time. The nature of the game allows almost anyone to succeed with the right group of players and a bit of good luck, almost every major some new team no one has heard of makes top 8. And combine that with the longevity of the game and the insane hype moments, you get an esports that’s really interesting to watch. I barely play and still watch almost every major qual games, especially if it’s a new team from my country or an old player finding redemption with a new team. Every year there’s a new cracked insane kid from nowhere that just immediately finds success as well. This combined with how skins and stickers work with team makes it a very stable and growing esports. Some teams even turn a profit from these skins and stickers (ENCE for example). While salaries are less stable and venture capital isn’t as lucrative (since it’s 100% tournament-based instead of a league), the esports is STILL growing and outperforming most other esports.
@dezolatestation6 ай бұрын
ngl, even am quitting cs since 2021,am still enjoying the esports scene a lot ,like u don't need to play the games/understanding the mechanic to enjoy watching some majors ,counter strike will always gonna be the top tier competitive fps to enjoy
@terrypham64066 ай бұрын
Great video, seeing esports dramatic growth from 2015-2018 was crazy to see. Really hope that people can work together and make esports profitable soon
@rotaryryosuke15526 ай бұрын
Esport teams should also attach themselves to cities. I think that's where teams will also become locally backed. So far teams are backed by companies mostly.
@Deadshot19566 ай бұрын
No the overwatch league tried that and it failed miserably
@Sheltur_03115 ай бұрын
@@Deadshot1956no they didnt they attached to existing team owners not the cities themselves,
@SomniaCE6 ай бұрын
Glad you touched on loving players and not teams. With how often teams are traded and how unimportant teams themselves are and the general impossibility of a team making themselves stand out beyond branding, it makes it hard to rly give a fuck about orgs. If I become a team fan cause I like 2 players but in a year those players retire cause most pros don't last very long or are traded cause rosters are small and always shifting, why stick around? Another one of the biggest issues with esports is the amount of games. No one seems to rly appreciate that most games can't support an esports structure because there is just not enough infrastructure for it all. One of the reasons Korean esports are so successful is not only bexause of the culture surrounding the scene, but also the stricter focus on whoch games receive institituonal backing en masse.
@SomniaCE6 ай бұрын
Its also just funny seeing pro gamers wince about not having $500k+ salaries or only making X amount for placing well at events that lose money to run and for orgs who are operating on pure speculation money. Ur good at games, chill
@Nuggohmed6 ай бұрын
I 100% agree, I remember watching the overwatch league cuz of Jake and his junkrat, but once he left I didnt watch it again
@MangaGamified6 ай бұрын
Who would want to give money just because someone is so passionate? grow up a little and read your comment again in a few years. Try to follow your own opinion and give money to someone so passionate about something.
@Neko-san6 ай бұрын
Imagine having eSports Olympic Games when the scene matures 20 years from now
@Zender-6 ай бұрын
there is eSports asian games
@namfingerstyle84036 ай бұрын
i think it depends on Olympic Host Country, they wont add Esposts if their country dont have Pro game league
@Themilkmanmilkermilkingmilkmen6 ай бұрын
No
@wotintarnation83886 ай бұрын
I mean the IOC is already working on an Olympic Esports Games...
@MangaGamified6 ай бұрын
The history of olympics was suppose to show off indirect military might by displaying athleticism and strength, you don't use just fingers in a real war. The only time the government would allow it is when it's taxed. And that's just the start.
@rei52124 ай бұрын
I would highly recommend looking into the rising popularity of esports in Spain and France. There's a potential new connection being made regionally with teams and from their owners, such as Kamet0 from KCorp who also co-streams. Though costreaming in general seems to be the way to get an entry point back into esports for people who lost touch with the games or competitive scene, the biggest examples being Caedrel and Tarik.
@TheOrian346 ай бұрын
The biggest problem with comparing sports and esports, is that sports are extremely popular with common people, very accessible, and down to reality. Meanwhile esports are relying on niches that are a lot less relatable and straight up inaccessible depending. No matter the effort, it will never be comparable. And I say this despite not liking sports culture.
@edymiguel42476 ай бұрын
So we dont add how most big sports have field/stadium/court in whicb they get revenue from sells (seat tickets, merch, consummables) which just straight up doesnt exist in esports?
@TheOrian346 ай бұрын
It does exist with irl events, I'm not sure what you mean to say here. They do tend to be smaller though yeah. But even then it's not related to my point, because I'm purely talking about the user side of things, yours is about profits.@@edymiguel4247
@valmiro41646 ай бұрын
Maybe in the West but not in the East. China and Korea treat their pros like you normally would an athlete. It's not uncommon to hear stories of how a player was raised by their parents to be pro gamers, even hiring personal coaches to train them. You're not gonna see that in the west.
@Wozza3656 ай бұрын
I'd say it's entering an age of maturity. The games that tried to force esports have basically all flopped and the only ones left are the "originals" or games where it wasn't forced. All those other games have moved onto the next big thing they think will make money. I think those original games will be here for a long time to come. CS has only just released a new game and i think will maintain strong viewership for a long time because of that and because it's actually a good game to watch. Overwatch by comparison was awful to watch even though it was a game i played a lot more than CS
@jomarcentermjm6 ай бұрын
A lot of news and companies would start shut up about something that thinks its stupid until 1million is on the table. Investors will invest and make sure the media would put a good light on them for the same of $$$.
@luckorski11816 ай бұрын
Esports was made for the players to make profit off of their skills, not for their skills to make someone or something else profitable. The developers that arrange esports events don't make money off of it, but they gain attention and expand their player base in exchange for that money spent on the esport
@marchaoz96496 ай бұрын
that's why I like the fighting game scene, there's no franchising model like lcs, the major tourneys are open to everyone which can make a lot of great stories from unknown players.
@LoodGuy6 ай бұрын
Dota also don't have franchising model
@dandarr50356 ай бұрын
Apples to oranges comparison for that. Fighting games are usually 1v1 with the exception of Doubles in Smash. In games like LoL, Rocket League, CoD, or CS:GO, you are only competing as a team. An organization in these games requires a team with a minimum amount of players: 3 for Rocket League, 5 for LoL and CS:GO, 4/5 for CoD (it has changed depending on which CoD title they use, it's usually 4 iirc). The franchise model implicitly fits with team-based competition because professional organizations in a team-based game require a higher degree of commitment, coordination, and investment.
@benezzy6 ай бұрын
While I don't like franchising (always been more supportive of promotion/relegation), this comparison makes no sense. When it comes to the fgc, competitions are between individuals, not between teams, so obviously franchising wouldn't be a thing.
@rebeltheharem70286 ай бұрын
How to fix eSports: 1. Don't go full corporate sponsors. This leads to the next point. 2. Allow smack talking like its a MMA fight. Drama sells, it really does. 3. It's not a matter of go big or go home, it has to be decently scale-able. You do not need sports tournament level production. eSports will never reach the sales and profitability levels of actual sports. It's too niche. 4. Don't be lol NA and sell slots.
@Crisisadvantage6 ай бұрын
FGC still going strong tho ngl
@rhyusarmiento65306 ай бұрын
Investing 101 only invest incrementally based on merit and time. Really what happened was the investors fault for not aiming for innovation
@One.Zero.One1015 ай бұрын
That's what I was about to say. Esports teams were overvalued and now investors are mad that they can't get their money back. If they just spend within their means these teams would actually break even.
@jaco78266 ай бұрын
you literally missed one the biggest and most influential tournament for esports. The international and DOTA
@valmiro41646 ай бұрын
What? lmao
@alessandrodelo53476 ай бұрын
I don't think that Esports can grow above traditional sports in the short term. Complex as traditional sports are, they all have that simplicity which people can gain an understanding of at a glance. Compared to Esports like League of Legends or Rainbow Six, that complexity extends to characters with varying levels of unique ability and I don't know many older adults (and some younger ones) willing to learn basic video game mechanics. But in time, death would be a complete surprise.
@HyyDee6 ай бұрын
You need to watch rocket league bro
@alessandrodelo53476 ай бұрын
@nickniten I forgot that game existed lol. I am now reminded of csgo as well
@BinlolLPL5 ай бұрын
Tbf league is actually HUGE l.
@Exilum6 ай бұрын
14:00 On this part, there are teams that are profitable, but they grow just that much slower. One example would be Mandatory, a French team. They only compete in two games, WOW (world champions) and Valorant (2nd in the French league rn) but are fully profitable through sponsorships. They are, however, carried by a streamer, which helps a lot for visibility. But it shows having a sustainable model is possible for esports, it's just not something teams are willing to do. It's a slow but steady growth that's just that much further from the typical American success story.
@milktea24226 ай бұрын
Esports wasn’t about being a profitable business. The esports community or industry was just about the best of the best gamers from a game, coming together and playing each other. It was cool when they got sponsors, when someone won. But it was never a major factor to include million-dollar business owning teams. Esports was gonna fail since what do most gamers even care about? This isn’t some music artist or kpop artist. Gamers care about games, they care to support their favourite team or player, but they aren’t gonna spend random ass money for the team or what is sponsoring them. It’s like how everybody wonders why ads are even still a thing since a majority of Gen z hate ads, if you show me an ad of your product, I’m never buying that shit. But there’s a market since old ass people will see ads and actually buy that shit.
@joaocorvino87186 ай бұрын
On Rainbow Six siege you can buy team skins to give some money to the teams you support
@Shonduras6 ай бұрын
REALLY WELL SAID!! very much agree and spacestation gaming will continue to create stories for real communities!
@bopete32046 ай бұрын
I see eSports teams going the way of F1 and cycling teams. The teams are named for their primary sponsor that sees it as a marketing expense. These team names alone can't sell enough merch to make money. The best case for current teams is to build a sustainable related business like McLaren did by venturing into road cars.
@paegr6 ай бұрын
Person whose job depends on esports not dying selling you the idea that esports is doing perfectly fine
@courieroftvs6 ай бұрын
Good thing the bubble is already gone, otherwise people would believe this shlock
@marcelopeco6 ай бұрын
@@courieroftvs XD
@astralsn0w7566 ай бұрын
Bruh did you even watch the video?
@johankaku6 ай бұрын
The train won't stop🗿
@Pyxyty6 ай бұрын
Person who didnt watch the video trying to point out the irony in the content of aforementioned unwatched video 🤷
@aligdev6 ай бұрын
The main issue with esports is that, unlike sports, they have owners. In the end, players are playing in favor of the game's shareholders, not fans. Nobody own football or basketball. So for example, Riot keeps pushing for LoL, but as soon as they stop, it will collapse. We need to have opensource games and platforms to make teams around a publicly owned game, not a product of a company.
@birchpc6 ай бұрын
you do realize that NBA, NFL, MLB etc are all unofficial owners of their sports right
@АртёмТор-к2ю6 ай бұрын
@@birchpcshut up burger
@birchpc6 ай бұрын
@@АртёмТор-к2ю nvm ur tf2 enjoyer were good
@beaniekei86916 ай бұрын
@@birchpc Very American comment LOL! In the USA yes, but once you go international, they have 0% control over the sport. Unlike with esports, wherever you go the company will have 100% control of the game
@namfingerstyle84036 ай бұрын
traditional sports dont need money to creat or develope tho, its hard to compare esports to traditional sports.
@letmesleepinpeace70526 ай бұрын
Faker is definitely one of the pioneers of esports superstars
@Kawlinz6 ай бұрын
Anyone who thought OverWatch was going to succeed with what moves they were doing in the beginning... I think some people bought too much into the initial hype, but I think by season 3 everyone kinda knew
@TheHmongol5 ай бұрын
The problem with eSport is that there's so many games of esports. Gamers and fans usually only have one or two games that they love and most of them bash the others. For example some people like Counter-Strike but that doesn't mean that they'll love call of duty. And so they definitely are not going to watch a call of duty match. The world hasn't globally love one thing yet. It would be like watching the NFL but watching it play over 20 different types of NFL
@DreamyAbaddon14 күн бұрын
Well if you think about it, there are many national sports that are different that common people like such as Football or Basketball or Baseball and so on. Just like there are many different video games.
@TheHmongol14 күн бұрын
@@DreamyAbaddon those market sports have been established for decades though. It's not comparable yet. They have garnered tons of loyal fans throughout.
@SparrowEmpire6 ай бұрын
What most people simply refuse to comprehend is viewers--EMPHASIS on BOTH new and old--must be able to understand what they are watching. What is good and what is bad (the obvious) as well as SOME nuance. Example: A person who has never watched baseball can understand a home run is good for the team hitting. That same new viewer can also understand a bad missed strike 3 call. Most games today are overwhelming to new players, much less viewers. ESports will never flourish with complex games. Fortnite is as complex as you can get, and then you battle the obvious and natural reaction from a majority of people, which is being unimpressed and simply don't care. Making a crazy play in Overwatch is not the same as an impressive NBA dunk. It never will be.
@razorback9999ableАй бұрын
How is Fortnite complex when it appeared simple to many?
@kqyto6 ай бұрын
It sounds far fetched but maybe broadcasters could implement something like the F1 Sky Glass feature for viewers who pay extra, where the viewer could chose who to spectate or listen to the team's comms realtime.
@hellowill6 ай бұрын
I feel like MLG is way too underrated. It was pretty big from 2006-2012. Riot LCS is the only thing that passed it (talking about the west here).
@MrJayfreeable6 ай бұрын
Facts, MLG had a grasp on how to run a tournament. Now majority of these tournaments are run by the gaming companies itself and they don’t know how to do it or market it.
@StoepZulu5 ай бұрын
This is so true, I remember a couple of years ago we played BO3 tournaments a lot in SA and we had casters flying over and sponsorships rolling in, fast forward, they franchised Call of duty, and now my scene feels dead, something we built from black ops 2.
@dag72276 ай бұрын
The problem is game companies always just want the "major events" without the grassroots, the profit risk of smaller events, and "wasting" money on "none mainstream" marketing. I think most normal players can see esports is fine when TO's can builded regional scenes that can create/support "majors" when everything works out. Just whole cloth'ing a NA pro sports league because you want franchise fees and streaming rights isn't it chief.
@seoni24276 ай бұрын
Amazing video raising the pain points of the industry. It'd be interesting to see the different solutions proposed or otherwise implemented in a follow-up video, especially broadcasting as there is no actual "attendance" such is the case with filling football stadiums as well as the fact that the audience tends to be much younger and won't have the same purchasing power of traditional sport-goers. Maybe a case study on Riot's approach with Valorant as its new "flagship" esports expanding across multiple regions such as the pacific market, unlike CS, and franchise model that emphasize the actual organization rather than what the OWL did with say the SF shocks and LA gladiators. Lastly, if you guys could expand on the development of Starcraft and the off-hand approach Blizzard had with the scene in regard to its impact and growth would be great. A little recommendation in terms of strategy for future development of other esport titles and comparison with Majors seen in Valve games like Dota and CS relating to the incorporation of third-party organizers. Keep up the great work
@redm916 ай бұрын
I think Esports, or at least the OWL, was close to being profitable for everyone involved in 2020 with the initial homestand model. It more closely resembled traditional sports in the sense that because you had all of these more local events teams could make a lot of money off tickets and merch that simply isn't there online or is significantly less on neutral ground only. This would allow revenue from events to greatly increase, which in turn should've made the teams profitable.
@Rj-cf8eh6 ай бұрын
This isn't adding up to me. So let's say that eSports starts telling better stories, lower salaries. What's to stop this star player from just moving onto streaming with their fanbase that the eSports scene invested in building, having a cashier job and making more money? I mean sure some players have a love of competing, but investing in player stories when they have such a high chance of just moving on is just hard.
@MasbyYT5 ай бұрын
There are 2 main problems with esports. 1. When you show someone who has never played league of legends an LCS match, they are so confused. The barrier to being a knowledgeable fan willing to pay for tickets, buy merch, etc is so high. It leads in to point 2 which is: 2. Most casual people do not connect with gamers. Most people who watch sports either played as a kid, know someone who plays, or can appreciate the talent it takes to throw a ball 60 yards in the air like Mahomes. These leagues and players have intrinsic value because they are the best in the world at a thing tons of people have played and understand. Would you pay for tickets to watch the worlds best back end engineers compete in coding challenges? No, you have no idea what they are doing and have probably not done it yourself. Many people might watch accidentally but the games (especially overwatch) are so hard to understand if you've never played and the people who are attending LCS/CDL matches are limited to people who play the game. In traditional sports, that is not the case. You can casually appreciate and understand the skill level of the players and don't have to have played the sport to know what is going on.
@XigXags6 ай бұрын
Great content all around, I will watch every video you put out now keep em coming.
@Anonymous254916 ай бұрын
After a decade of esports in over it and never coming back.
@MangaGamified6 ай бұрын
True, the only IRL reason why investors invested not because they were touched by who-tf-is's story it's because there was profits to be gained. And what they invested was only something they can afford to lose, and when their decades experienced stock market companies says there's little to nothing gained, they all pull out like nothing happened.
@nApucco5 ай бұрын
One crucial thing that many eSport leagues are missing is "Relegation". (same as e.g. in European soccer) This goes into the same topic of telling interesting stories. If teams need to fight to stay in the top league/division, it makes every game more important. It also allows new and lower league/division teams build of great stories of working their way to the top. Of course, to have successful relegations, you need a healthy league ecosystem with multiple levels of leagues with actual different teams (not just academy teams of upper league teams). Maybe this is only possible at some point in the future.
@coolj94966 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, there is no faster way to get people to stop watching esports than to make the broadcast pay to win. That is one of the most out of touch statements I've ever heard and I can't believe you kept that guy in the video at all after hearing him say that. "Hey chat, whoever tips the most in the next 60 seconds decides which team the casters are biased towards for this game!"
@eatens5 ай бұрын
What if they started selling features to a broadcast? Like selling superchats allowing viewers to ask presenters, casters and analysts questions as matches are being played. Hell maybe even sell a post game interview question (subject to moderator approval ofc)
@startobyman6 ай бұрын
Best thing for esports rn is building a fanbase who can attend events. Take football for example people travel to see their team play. If esports teams can emulate that with a pay per view or ticketed local events in person then match day income will rise
@commandertoothpick82846 ай бұрын
2013-2016 was the best era of esports
@kyledoran16716 ай бұрын
I loved the analogy of the NFL, I had no idea it was so young! I've been noticing the exact same timeline around COVID, and this helps me explain a lot of it, great video!
@Hollowdude152 ай бұрын
In my opinion esports is not dying because everybody wants more esports and esports just does not feel like it will die in the future and great video Going Indie :]
@KoyomiMojo5 ай бұрын
I think the main reason for this happening is due to the companies that made the games. The fact that these games change so much is almost the entire reason why people step away from it due to its changes and, over a period of time of constant change, it becomes a different game which is unrecognizable. Traditional sports never really change much, so pretty much everyone knows whats going on, allowing for generations of people to be interested in whats going on. For lack of a constantly shifting scale of skill and experience, traditional sports remains the same game everyone always knows. Its cultural relevance, which is something that esports shares even if nowhere near as large comparatively, could have been the very thing that made it grow, but instead was the very reason it wasn't able to or wasn't allowed to.
@MrTripleM36 ай бұрын
While they aren't major players like TSM or Liquid, the fact that multiple Streamers/KZbinrs are getting into esports with their own teams like the Charlie/Ludwig video you used or DisguisedToast with his own team is also helping since they truly don't care about the money pit that is esports. They are here to just have fun and burn some money while at it.
@TheGurusGames6 ай бұрын
Story telling is why the Smash Brothers Documentary revitalized the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2013/14, a now-23 year-old game
@pyro27086 ай бұрын
Not only do you place LoL right next to StarCraft in terms of their importance towards the developing of the eSports scene but you go out of your way to pretend DotA does not exists, you say that Liquid "found success" but you purposefully avoid mentioning at what game, you mention the economic growth as a whole but no mention that for almost a decade DotA's prizepool was higher than all of the other games put together... you also mention the lack of storytelling while DotA's truesight is celebrated even by people who don't even like the game. You don't have to like DotA and it might not be the most popular game nor is it in the best spot right now but this is very shaddy.
@DopeyRaZZ6 ай бұрын
he could include counter strike, quake, street fighter 2, but honestly talking about the history of every game that helped fuel the scene will make the video really long. this is unnecessary to the point he is trying to make (league and starcraft are just two examples). the video is not talking about popularity between games
@jbob20156 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, extremely knowledgeable and well put together 👏
@strikestorm5 ай бұрын
Super interesting how this was so hyper focused on League. Dota used to have fans raise money for TI with in-game purchases. I feel like that is what the riot dude was failing to think of.
@xdplayah5 ай бұрын
i mean the author of this channel doesn't even mention a slightest about dota or Valve, lol.
@diego1022926 ай бұрын
i feel like counterstrike was even earlier than league with showing it could work esports
@dezolatestation6 ай бұрын
yeah, kinda like cs was made for competitive
@JanSuing6 ай бұрын
Esports is only dying in the West. Esports is so much alive in Asia.
@MangaGamified6 ай бұрын
When there is emotion, drama and gap in the market, there is money.
@admiraldesto21706 ай бұрын
The reason why I stopped caring about esports was because of the barrier to entry. Fighting games still do this where anyone can sign up and play, so it’s about who can be the best. With other games like league or CSGO, you need a huge money backing just to get in. You see try hard streamers playing like their lives depend on it just to get in. That’s not fun. I prefer the old days were some guy from the middle of nowhere might show up and beat the best players just because he’s better, not because he paid more
@ItsGravix6 ай бұрын
As an outsider that used to be into Valorant tournaments, I can tell you that the constant roster changes and drama between teams is what bored me out of the scene. It would be better if a team stuck together and tried to make it work instead of getting rid of players every few months…
@lapis83396 ай бұрын
Joe rogan and asmongold probably don't have the best opinions on these kinda things lol
@WarchiefTua6 ай бұрын
Asmon has a better understanding then majority of people,
@lapis83396 ай бұрын
@skriptchazonline1321 he's kind of a moron, and gets upset pretty easily
@FenrirAmon6 ай бұрын
@@WarchiefTua He probably has the best understanding of repeating rightwing talking points like a parrot and smearing his own blood on his walls.
@tannior3926 ай бұрын
The reason I root for 100T is because I was always a fan of Call of Duty and Nadeshot. OpTic and other teams then were so exciting to watch. I remember going to XGames Austin and watching Nadeshot live and getting to meet Pamaj and Scump. Forever fan after that! Even got them to sign my gear. What a great memory.
@MichaelOcherz6 ай бұрын
You underestimate the sporting brand of Messi. Football is the biggest sport in the world; at this point Messi is the biggest player. The value of Messi as a brand is equivalent globally to the entirety of the NFL.
@damianateiro6 ай бұрын
I would say much more. How many people know NFL players in Bangladesh? Messi is super popular there xd
@btf_flotsam4786 ай бұрын
The obvious idea is that esports leagues need to take a much larger share of the pie, but the teams aren't necessarily letting that happen. The fact this isn't obviously happening in the FGC, where the tournaments have all the prestige, is very indicative of something.
@wizirbyman6 ай бұрын
i feel like FGC is really different from most other "esports" in that it's majority 1v1 type games. I think things get much more complex in a team environment where issues become multiplied. this also allows more people to have a random make huge upsets and win tournaments because you don't need to have organized team structures to go through tournaments
@damianateiro6 ай бұрын
lol if almost everyone goes there for money and prestige, you won't see many professionals playing tournaments without a cash prize, if there are no other professionals. Or because they increasingly ask for much higher cash prizes
@wizirbyman6 ай бұрын
right like why would someone go to a tournament with no cash prize when they could spend the time streaming and making money instead@@damianateiro
@bimosatriyotid60616 ай бұрын
It's crazy, in football leagues like the EPL, they have so much money but still can't spend it.
@multatuli16 ай бұрын
E-sports failed in western countries because of those PC and consoles elitist, in south east asia mobile e-sports are very big.
@saujanaprojectid6 ай бұрын
Not single mention to DOTA and TI lmao
@poppyrider55416 ай бұрын
19:05 This is why there is no LAN anymore. Game publishers have a monopoly on the servers. No servers? No games.
@Liratan6 ай бұрын
Not long ago I watched a TGI video where he explained that the reason the LCS wouldn’t be better in a best of three format being because it wasn’t viable to broadcast more days. That got me wondering how can the economics in esports be so broken that making more content isn’t at least able to break even.
@FijyFilms6 ай бұрын
You completely ignored counter-strike. Would fill gaps in the major story far better. The most profitable of any for players with major stickers. Just for qualifying.
@optykgenesis33325 ай бұрын
Not talking about Dota 2 is kinda wild
@clausthor10706 ай бұрын
NA esports is dying, lets not trick ourselves lol
@RefnRes6 ай бұрын
Esports is more of a marketing tool. Directly it may operate at a loss but overall its impact can greatly help the growth and long term life of the game itself.
@agmenos476 ай бұрын
'Esports is dying' is just NA take because they always speedrun airport and theyll surely not make alot with that. The fact that the video barely show statistics for at least largest esports event it's just purely a sensationalist garbage responding to sensationalistic rethorical idea.
@Rejinx6 ай бұрын
Why can't Esports stay small if that is all the community can support and that be OK? There are Semi-Pro scenes in every sport you can imagine (Ultimate Frisbee, Darts. etc.) Companies that make competitive games have incentive to fund some prize pools which already gives Esports a leg up. Let the scene grow organically with semi pros and prize pools funded by first devs then the community if the scene is big enough. My current favorite Esport to watch is Classic Tetris and that is a tiny grass roots scene.
@M00shu6 ай бұрын
This video hit the nail on the head. The only teams i really care about are Liquid because of their history as a starcraft site, and SKT1 because of legendary players like Boxer from the classic BW era, and Faker from the modern LoL era. Make me care about the teams and the players, improve your storytelling. Thats why FGC esports is still growing. It has all that rich player history.
@NicksAreOverrated6 ай бұрын
naaaa idc about e-sports being or becoming a big industry (again). there will always be driven players willing to compete without big money behind it. NA LCS is the best example of a bunch of players only in it for the money: you done with your carreer? peaked already? go to NA and collect some retirement money. we dont need more money in esports, just skill and passion.
@kareek15 ай бұрын
First and foremost they need to promote the league that players and teams are part of. That is the platform and brand they are needing. They have skip this entirely.
@therat30285 ай бұрын
Victor Hens....you google that name now and you get a race horse. Thats how obscure esports has become.
@christofferhoff66696 ай бұрын
Thing is about E-Sports people get tired of the same games with some exceptions, any good competitive games aren't really produced anymore, because game companies don't give a shit about quality anymore, the hype dies and the money goes.
@bryan-hy6ej6 ай бұрын
I was waiting the mention of Dota Esports but well, I think it wasnt that important.
@namfingerstyle84036 ай бұрын
high win prize but so unprofessional
@ThousandNights88856 ай бұрын
@@namfingerstyle8403 how come?
@dyska76 ай бұрын
Great video, but i feel like you have to mention CS stickers and how they have helped keep the CS scene so much. And this has been the case ever since team stickers were implemented all the way back in 2014. CS is the only example I've seen where even the smallest teams can stay afloat just by qualifying to one event.
@nelsonvegagalleguillos79616 ай бұрын
Gotta agree with you. There are some problems but overall Valve does just better with their pro scene (cs and Dota) by just not interfeering and 3rd partying them except for few events
@kartheekpawar75806 ай бұрын
Great video! Looking forward to much more from you!
@thepear66846 ай бұрын
Fighting Game Community😎
@АртёмТор-к2ю6 ай бұрын
Fgc thinking they are in a different boat is so funny
@damianateiro6 ай бұрын
The FGC players are the ones who have had the most shame and scandals in the entire history of eSports XD
@necrosx18726 ай бұрын
Can we fix it? Probably. Should we? That's a complicated question. Why should we?
@SiccVic5 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t say it’s in decline. I would say that it’s in its infancy and what we are experiencing is growing pains.
@isiahlopez87355 ай бұрын
I can fix this E sports problem , Its very simple and easy. Some adjustments with the current business model. If I can find somebody to speak to about this in just a couple of months it can be fixed.
@Aimcademy_Guy6 ай бұрын
Great video and an even better mustache.👍😁
@Neo__Maximus_Carter6 ай бұрын
Really well produced and interesting film man!
@barofsoap60486 ай бұрын
Its nice to see a bit of positivity in gaming these days... its like people forgot we are here to have fun , not to argue.
@octavioavila65485 ай бұрын
Esports is going to become as mainstream as American Football one day and will be broadcast on national TV.
@Valorince6 ай бұрын
bro, i like the video, but what??? 100T was NOT born the same time C9 or Liquid was. Those are OG orgs, and 100T was made by Nadeshot less than 12 years ago.