I don't watch live games frequently, but I was one of these 20 apparently. And to be fair, most people would rather look at and comment on SGFs after the event.xed_over wrote:But I'm not surprised either. The event never drew large crowds. Not even medium or even small crowds. No crowds at all. (I don't think there was ever more than 20 people logged on watching a game at any one time throughout the week, and most of those were probably at the event already). I think Tygem was hoping for a little bit larger turnout.
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Sincerely, Chad R. Sobodash
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I enjoy watching games live, and I've certainly seen games attract 600 live viewers on KGS. I'm sure Tygem have the potential for even more.csobod wrote:I don't watch live games frequently, but I was one of these 20 apparently. And to be fair, most people would rather look at and comment on SGFs after the event.
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csobod wrote: And to be fair, most people would rather look at and comment on SGFs after the event.
Perhaps, but if this is true, it might mean that the sponsor was ill-suited for the event (and would explain their discontinued sponsorship). Presumably the reason Tygem was willing to sponsor the AGA pro league is because they thought it would bring a large number of AGA players into their server (allowing them to recoup their sponsorship). I wouldn't be surprised if someone ran those numbers and decided it wasn't cost-effective for them to continue.