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Viewers For #Worlds Already Dropping Like Flies

Xonra··3 votes·2,038 views

People super hyped (for some reason) for worlds.

  • Everyone hoping badly it won't be a 3-0
  • SKT stomps game 1
  • Viewers started at about 507k in about mid game one (when I started keeping track)
  • Dropped from 509k at the end of the game to 413k in about 5 minutes after the game one completely roflstomp just on Twitch.

YouTube viewers dropped but weren't as many in general, Twitch is STILL going down everytime I refresh (down another 1k from the last time I refreshed 30 seconds ago just to check), and Azubu didn't exactly start high.

I know there are other sites, but these are the ones linked by Riot's site, and viewership dropped considerably on every one of them after the complete first game stomp.

Hate to say I called it, but for all the people that were arguing with me <_< I called it. Losing viewers even faster than last years worlds after game 3.

Nothing Riot can do about it, but to be quite honest, after 2 straight years of one-sided stomps in the Finals, this third one could really hurt worlds next year if it isn't more competitive.

Season 3 3-0 Season 4 3-1 (with what would have been 3-0 but we already know Samsung admitted they just wanted to have fun over winning in the game they lost) Season 5 likely 3-0

(oh and viewers all the way down to 389k now just in the time I've posted this)

29 Comments

HentRex3 votes

Well ya, no one wants to watch something they feel they know the outcome to. If you saw the score to a Championship sports game before watching it would you want to watch it? Baseball World Series viewership declines when it goes 2-0. Nature of the beast of all best of.

ADepressedLeona3 votes

That doesn't surprise me.

It's very very clear that SKT is going in win, and it's very very likely that Koo won't even take a game, they're already on their last leg.

EDIT: Not unless SKT lets them for shiggles

TheNameIsJohnny2 votes

and got back to 430k on my screen. Averaged the same as previous seasons. Nice try

Xonra1 votes

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and got back to 430k on my screen. Averaged the same as previous seasons. Nice try

Seeing as it was closer to the 600k mark last year (so about 200k higher than it is right now) even with the terrible time zone difference (at least this is morning normal time and not like 2-3 in the morning). So yeah, that is pretty bad.

Plus even at 430k it is still over 70k lower than it was at the end of the first game.

Maybe when you try to make an argument and call someone out, don't be wrong.

Nice try.

TheNameIsJohnny1 votes

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Xonra2 votes

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nice try again. Last year final started 3:00pm EST instead of 8:00 am EST . God damn stupid people are stupid.

lol no it didn't. It started 2:45 AM Eastern time. The rebroadcast started at 1pm eastern time. I'm looking at it right now on the LoL esports site.

Again, stop being wrong when you try to call someone out, especially when being an a-hole about it.

"Sunday, Oct 19 - 2:45 Samsung White vs Star Horn Royal Club"

Feel free to stop now.

TheNameIsJohnny1 votes

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lol no it didn't. It started 2:45 AM Eastern time. The rebroadcast started at 1pm eastern time. I'm looking at it right now on the LoL esports site.

Again, stop being wrong when you try to call someone out, especially when being an a-hole about it.

"Sunday, Oct 19 - 2:45 Samsung White vs Star Horn Royal Club"

Feel free to stop now.

it wasnt 600k view at 2am. i bet it

Xonra2 votes

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http://lol.gamepedia.com/Riot_-_World_Championship_2014

03:00 EST = 3:00 PM Saturday, Eastern Time (ET) is 3:00 PM Saturday, in New York, NY

Except it was on sunday, Not Saturday, and I'm looking at the LEAGUE OF LEGENDS website (where I watched it live in the AM live last year) where it says what I said above.

Also <_< I don't know what you are looking at on that page lol It even says right there "Final Date 2014-10-19 EDT 3" which is Sunday 3 AM, NOT Saturday at any time

Are you just trolling at this point?

http://2015.na.lolesports.com/worlds/2014/worlds-2014/schedule/finals

There is the website, showing VERY clearly it is starting at 3 am.

Xonra2 votes

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it wasnt 600k view at 2am. i bet it

Like how you tried calling me stupid and etc, then went back and edited your post when you saw you were wrong and tried arguing a completely different point lol

Just stop.

Gankattk1 votes

Far more exciting? Returning harrowing skins MonkeyKing Leblanc Brand #riotplease #wtfriot

Kaname Date1 votes

End of Game 2: 930k Viewer shared on diffrent Twitch Channels Pick Phase of Game 3: 780k

Xonra1 votes

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End of Game 2: 930k Viewer shared on diffrent Twitch Channels Pick Phase of Game 3: 780k

Pretty much proving my point right here.

TheNameIsJohnny1 votes

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Xonra1 votes

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Angry kid over here lol. Been wrong the entire time and waits till over an hour after my first post to make a comment thinking he is being cheeky. Seriously, go back to the kitchen and finish your lucky charms and watch your cartoons.

TheNameIsJohnny1 votes

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Xonra1 votes

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No you are being sad and angry throwing a hissy fit lol. An hour ago I stated a fact, and and hour later when obviously more people will be awake (it is 10:30 here now) more people are awake to be on to watch.

Seriously you are making yourself look like a 12 year old who didn't get enough sleep.

TheNameIsJohnny1 votes

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Xonra2 votes

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lmao be more angry kid. Won't make you any less wrong or sad.

Got your feewings hurt over something you aren't in any way involved in and gotta start acting like you are a mental patient lol

You are legit proving no point than that you are immature and an angry kid. Feel free to keep making yourself look dumb.

Dreamspitter1 votes

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People super hyped (for some reason) for worlds.

  • Everyone hoping badly it won't be a 3-0
  • SKT stomps game 1
  • Viewers started at about 507k in about mid game one (when I started keeping track)
  • Dropped from 509k at the end of the game to 413k in about 5 minutes after the game one completely roflstomp just on Twitch.

YouTube viewers dropped but weren't as many in general, Twitch is STILL going down everytime I refresh (down another 1k from the last time I refreshed 30 seconds ago just to check), and Azubu didn't exactly start high.

I know there are other sites, but these are the ones linked by Riot's site, and viewership dropped considerably on every one of them after the complete first game stomp.

Hate to say I called it, but for all the people that were arguing with me <_< I called it. Losing viewers even faster than last years worlds after game 3.

Nothing Riot can do about it, but to be quite honest, after 2 straight years of one-sided stomps in the Finals, this third one could really hurt worlds next year if it isn't more competitive.

Season 3 3-0 Season 4 3-1 (with what would have been 3-0 but we already know Samsung admitted they just wanted to have fun over winning in the game they lost) Season 5 likely 3-0

(oh and viewers all the way down to 389k now just in the time I've posted this)

Game 3, it's crazy.

Xonra1 votes

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Game 3, it's crazy.

Agreed

ImNLuvWitATeemo1 votes

What's your point? It's a sport if one team is that much better than the other stomps will happen. No one wanted to watch an NotreDame-Alabama championship either and the Seahawks-Broncos superbowl was an absolute massacre, fans didn't whine that the NCAA/NFL had to do soemthing about it because those teams earned their place no different than SKT & KOO earned theirs. It's up to KOO & the other teams that played SKT to make sure its competitive not Riot.

Kritya1 votes

thats because both of those events had live entertainment and serious effort put in to build hype over the competition AND both of those are single elimination, not series. Riot has a long way to go if they want to keep viewers. Everybody wants a close game. But if we can't get that, then at least give us something shiny to distract us. Otherwise, I got better shit to do with my day. Like watch teletubbies, since ill get more entertainment value.

ImNLuvWitATeemo1 votes

no one watches sports championsihps for halftime shows and there have been plenty of blowout finals in the nba/mlb which btw are 7 game series

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