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I watch Starcraft games narrated by HD and am definitely engrossed. My point is not that it's boring but rather it's an annoying comparison. I like watching St
by thomasgerbe 15y ago
I watch Starcraft games narrated by HD and am definitely engrossed.
My point is not that it's boring but rather it's an annoying comparison. I like watching Starcraft games and the Stanley Cup playoffs. For a site to tell me that one is better than the other is unnecessary.
I like HackerNews better than Digg. Does HN need the slogan: Better than Digg?
- jmtame 15y agoI don't think Hacker News has any interest in comparing itself to other news sites, but direct comparisons have been used successfully in advertising before. I don't think it's annoying in this case because nerds are typically just not drawn to the whole sports scene (at least the ones I know). I see this more as a message to nerds saying "hey we are running this type of sports broadcasting that doesnt suck because it's not boring. By the way, it's going to be huge--tons of people are already watching." It's not really a direct comparison though, this is more of a category comparison of esports vs traditional sports. It's not like JustinTV is saying "our site is better than MLG and GOMtv combined!" I see them as promoting esports in general, which is actually very good for the gaming scene overall.