I'm having a game discussion debate "(this is part of my uni task)", with a few other friends who think the fall of SC2 as an esports is true, Im pretty sure this topic may have been discussed before, IGN has made an article post about this.

http://in.ign.com/starcraft-ii-legacy-of-the-void/90030/feature/the-rise-and-fall-of-starcraft-ii-as-an-esport

Primarily 2 of my mates have left SC2 because they think MOBA games has pretty much took their interest, and enjoy more of the multiplayer feature over there. But I personally want to hear from you guys, and what you think about SC and RTS possibly as a dying genre? I want to hear from ex-SC players or people who still play SC or anyone who would like to have a say to this. Or someone who watches Esports.

Don’t have to answer all, answer just the ones you have a strong opinion of. ;) These questions are just randoms to have an idea what I'm actually asking.

1. Would you agree that StarCraft 2 is falling in western countries?

2. Have MOBA games like League of Legends overtaken StarCraft 2 in popularity? Have players quit and moved to MOBA games? Would it be because they want to play a game that requires less strategy thinking?

3. Have many players quit StarCraft because it’s too hard?

4. Would you agree that the design and balancing decisions is what’s hurting StarCraft 2?

5. Does anyone here also experience long waiting times to get into matches these days? Yes or No, If yes, how long?

6. Is there any hope for future RTS games as it doesn’t make much cash as it used to?

7. (Question for those who knows a lot about ESports or watches it, I need help with your opinion in this)

Is the falling of western SC2 players due to the overwhelming dominance of Korean pro players? this relates to if SC2 is falling as an esports.

I feel this is quite an interesting discussion, I feel like there's no right or wrong answer, as it really depends on the person who experience playing SC. And that's who I'm really interested in hearing.

Thanks so much to hearing everyone voices in advance.

*Questions got re-edited*

I have another question for you guys after having lots of answer from other forums as well. Now I want to focus primarily on Esports

I found that from most people that StarCraft is still alive and popular in the community, however it doesn’t seem to have much media coverage in competitions like Esports? And I’ve been hearing people saying MOBA games has taken over StarCraft in Esports because It's easier to see the individual skill of each player in a MOBA. Would you agree with this and do you believe SC can potentially return as a popular Esports competition (Assuming SC is falling in ESports) ? Or if no, why?

I'll get my boy to look at this and give you some responses, he plays in master or grand master league or something like that, its all changed since they shut down our servers.