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ESPN Is Reporting that the H1Z1 Pro League is Shutting Down - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited November 2018 in News & Features Discussion

imageESPN Is Reporting that the H1Z1 Pro League is Shutting Down - MMORPG.com

ESPN has received a copy of a letter sent out from Jace Hall to the participating teams in the H1Z1 Pro League to let them know that "the 2nd Split has been suspended indefinitely, and that a second league season will not be renewed or scheduled at this time". The notice comes just over half a year since the inaugural professional season began but also after reports that teams were not receiving promised funds.

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  • exile01exile01 Member RarePosts: 1,089
    Another one bites the dust.
  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    DBG from day 1 of acquisition has been looking for ways to monetize instead of looking after their games.

    A terrible business to take over the Everquest franchise but then again,the more i have learned about Smedley,it was all eventually doomed anyhow.

    It might be a black mark this new owner doesn't want on the bigger picture that his rich cohorts operate as but this operation will cease soon enough.

    Now that i think about it,remember how big Blackberry was,went down really fast,know who else is starting to destroy themselves...Blizzard.I guess when you get to the top it is easy to ride on your laurels however as long as there is a decent amount of competition you must keep up.
    Microsoft will continue as the leader even though Apple seems to be richer..apparently but not imo simply because there is so little high end competition,Apple and Micro and that's it.

    Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.

  • DijonCyanideDijonCyanide Member UncommonPosts: 586
    Not surprised at all at this announcement, it's a nice concept, but to me it always had that vibe of one of those big bash parties being announced with supposed celebrities to only take the people's money then not deliver on the festivities & left abandoned on an island somewhere lol. The numbers were probably bean-counted & it was found that not enough money would be generated so close shop.
  • sumdumguy1sumdumguy1 Member RarePosts: 1,373
    edited November 2018
    TV and e-sports have been very rocky. The ratings are dismal and they are getting lower instead of higher. I think its fun for most people to play games but watching games is boring for most people.
    KyleranVyntbartoni33RemyVorenderitchmonTheScavenger
  • Mackaveli44Mackaveli44 Member RarePosts: 717
    Daybreak games - Where games that are dead get buried 10 feet deeper than they already are.
  • AlmostLancelotAlmostLancelot Member UncommonPosts: 135
    What a shock.
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    H1Z1 had a pro league.. who knew?
    Solancer
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • davezordavezor Member UncommonPosts: 17
    Even if he's been gone for a while, anything touched by Smedley is doomed.
    Don't be a dum dum.
  • DarminisDarminis Member CommonPosts: 9
    DBG is still functioning??
  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    H1Z1's window of opportunity was effectively closed once Fortnite hit the ground 'sprinting' less a case of hare and the tortoise, and more a case of Energizer bunny vs roadkill.
    I thought soon for sure Fortnite would be on the wane, but it seems they just won't stop and keep adding more to the game.
    The only game that DBG has at the moment that is worth investing time into, is probably Planetside 2, if only it had better protection from hackers and other ne'er-do-wells :/
    SBFordSeelinnikoi
  • tinoberserktinoberserk Member UncommonPosts: 73

    DijonCyanide said:

    Not surprised at all at this announcement, it's a nice concept, but to me it always had that vibe of one of those big bash parties being announced with supposed celebrities to only take the people's money then not deliver on the festivities & left abandoned on an island somewhere lol. The numbers were probably bean-counted & it was found that not enough money would be generated so close shop.



    Let's find out what Ja Rule has to say about all this.
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    Some people used to believe that subscription games could never die - a stupid idea but people believed it. Multiple games tried to jump on the bandwagon.

    Then when f2p gained traction some - including the likes of EA's then CFO - suggested that f2p was a guaranteed recipe for profit. Everybody on the new bandwagon.

    And most recently we have had E-Sports. Another guaranteed to make money bandwagon. Cough, splutter, all aboard!

    Amazing how easy it is for people & companies to forget that - as a minimum - the product has to be "good enough"; and it has to be marketed and priced right.

    Not to mention the fact that there is a steady flow of new games coming out to cip away at "audiences" even if the "elite players" stick around.
    Ungood
  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,053
    No way.

    No. Way.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • XingbairongXingbairong Member RarePosts: 927
    I said this will fail when it was announced. DBG is the shittiest company in the world. I'd rather play Diablo Immortal than any of the titles this garbage company has and not because the games are bad!
  • MensurMensur Member EpicPosts: 1,531
    I never watch tv! -

    mmorpg junkie since 1999



  • asdfsdf34534asdfsdf34534 Member UncommonPosts: 52
    Look at all the middle aged people in the comment section. Almost 10,000 posts, what a life!
    ragebulletsumdumguy1
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    gervaise1 said:
    Some people used to believe that subscription games could never die - a stupid idea but people believed it. Multiple games tried to jump on the bandwagon.

    Then when f2p gained traction some - including the likes of EA's then CFO - suggested that f2p was a guaranteed recipe for profit. Everybody on the new bandwagon.

    And most recently we have had E-Sports. Another guaranteed to make money bandwagon. Cough, splutter, all aboard!

    Amazing how easy it is for people & companies to forget that - as a minimum - the product has to be "good enough"; and it has to be marketed and priced right.

    Not to mention the fact that there is a steady flow of new games coming out to cip away at "audiences" even if the "elite players" stick around.
    Yah.. like how GW2 tried to jump on the E-Sport thing with their PvP, ever taking the time to realize they need to have at least some semblance of balance and fair play among their classes to make that work.
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • strykr619strykr619 Member UncommonPosts: 287

    Wizardry said:

    DBG from day 1 of acquisition has been looking for ways to monetize instead of looking after their games.



    A terrible business to take over the Everquest franchise but then again,the more i have learned about Smedley,it was all eventually doomed anyhow.



    It might be a black mark this new owner doesn't want on the bigger picture that his rich cohorts operate as but this operation will cease soon enough.



    Now that i think about it,remember how big Blackberry was,went down really fast,know who else is starting to destroy themselves...Blizzard.I guess when you get to the top it is easy to ride on your laurels however as long as there is a decent amount of competition you must keep up.

    Microsoft will continue as the leader even though Apple seems to be richer..apparently but not imo simply because there is so little high end competition,Apple and Micro and that's it.



    DBG the place where franchises go to die, Gonna be funny when DC doesn't renew its license for DCuO.
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