what did oihguv ever do to you

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I thought this was going to be a thread about Brohoster

blinky is this you

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nobody tell him

no

I think he's trying to pull double duty to make up for their absence

edit: one for mason, one for june, one for heero
confirmed

my habit of playing nothing but endif finally pays off

pfff

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Because there's a loss in time, money and opportunity incurred if the idea doesn't pan out. That's exactly what TLR is saying: there's no return to be had here. Someone putting forth enough time and money to make a serious attempt at rivaling ESEA has everything to lose and very little to gain, even if they succeed.

Such a big investment just for a chance at competing with ESEA is a losing bet, one that almost no one with the resources to make it in the first place is willing to make.

Unless some other league out there is putting a lot more time and effort into their services than you are, I don't see how this can happen. If your league can offer the best solution out there in terms of features and usability, the community will absolutely see it as the number one alternative to ESEA.

Of course if there's money to be made, you can't expect there to be no competition from other leagues who want to assume the same role. If you're not confident that you can provide the best alternative, the time/opportunity costs involved aren't worth the risk.

The latter would absolutely ensure the former, but I doubt the former can even happen on its own. Unless entire teams are shutting down their rosters and quitting the league, there will be dozens of eager players raring to fill the vacancies. Of course, this won't be a problem for teams who quit ESEA because they want to follow their friends to other leagues, but the question of how many teams will actually follow through with it still remains.

???

Didn't know you spoke for everyone in ESEA including open/im/main players.

ESEA has a much more developed 6s scene than UGC, and gets a lot of exposure as the most competitive league in North America. Anyone wanting to move up through the divisions and play the strongest teams will choose ESEA over UGC, simply because there is much more competition to be had in high open and beyond than any division of UGC 6s.

This network effect is what keeps ESEA popular: they have all the best teams and a more developed scene than anyone else right now, and if you want to play against those teams you're forced to sign up for ESEA. It's very hard to split a userbase like that unless alternative leagues offer some huge advantage over ESEA that absolutely everyone is concerned with.

I like how you've gone full 180 from 'im not racist guys i swear' to 'yeah i hate those dirty scamming jews what of it? come at me JIDF' in less than a single page