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CatZ's MLG Winter Arena Experience - Page 9

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DaPyro
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Serbia131 Posts
February 29 2012 22:58 GMT
#161
Didnt know MLG payed for almost everything, im actually glad i bought the 20$ pass

as a mid-high masters player aspiring to become better/pro If I ever do get good and qualify for something, I sure would hope that the organization in charge takes care of me like MLG did towards you guys.
Drone so hard motherfuckers wanna fine me. Whats 50k minerals to a nigga like me? can you please remind me
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
February 29 2012 23:20 GMT
#162
Great blog kept me hooked and giggling. Thanks for not holding back <3
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
Temp0
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States165 Posts
February 29 2012 23:23 GMT
#163
Such a great writeup lmao. I was laughing throughout as well.
SC2 and Video Game Songs! - http://youtube.com/temp0
Noobity
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States871 Posts
February 29 2012 23:47 GMT
#164
Fuckin Leenock, lol.

Catz, you're the fuckin man. Never change, hombre. <3
My name is Mike, and statistically, yours is not.
zakmaa
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada525 Posts
February 29 2012 23:51 GMT
#165
Wow this was an awesome read. So jelly :x
Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
March 01 2012 00:16 GMT
#166
awesome read. when you're here in anaheim, send me a PM man, i'll definitely buy you a drink. probably with Kimmay =P
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
March 01 2012 00:26 GMT
#167
LOL "Building"...

damn these catz blogs are so good... i remember the last one had me laughing too... poor leenock and poor ben: getting beat up by 10 black koreans cant be any fun
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Pocky52
Profile Joined November 2011
United States463 Posts
March 01 2012 00:27 GMT
#168
Wow really nice blog, really cool to "see" behind the scenes
ClairvoyanceSC2
Profile Joined February 2012
United States758 Posts
March 01 2012 00:28 GMT
#169
Usually I'm like tl;dr
I read this whole thing and loved it. More blogs catz ! <3
ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
March 01 2012 00:41 GMT
#170
"Nooo, my progaming arm!!1" Hahaha

Awesome story dude, 5/5 - Thanks for sharing
The first link of chain forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.
bobsire
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada296 Posts
March 01 2012 01:40 GMT
#171
nice read sounds like an awesome time :D
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
March 01 2012 03:53 GMT
#172
Great post catz.
RIP MBC Game Hero
Quochobao
Profile Joined October 2010
United States350 Posts
March 01 2012 04:02 GMT
#173

On March 01 2012 05:54 TheToast wrote:

I guess I'm just seeing MLG telling us we need to cough up $20 to watch this, telling us that PPV is a necessary direction for the industry; MLG fans arguing that we need to do this "for esports" and should support them in the best interests of this industry. Then I hear about MLG wining and dining players and the like.

It's great to see the players getting rewarded, many of them deserve it; but on the other hand I don't know that I like the idea of MLG playing the heart strings of the community by telling us PPV is a necessary direction for the community then using the money in such a way.

I guess at the end of the day MLG can use their money however they want, and incure whatever expenses they want. But as a customer, I can also spend my money on what I want. I'm not being convinced that the MLG model is the way forward for the industry.

I'm going to be completely honest here. I would like to see players get better rewards and treatment, truth is I've got limited financials. While I'd love for you and your friends to have a wacky vacation in New York, somehow I just don't think that's the best usage of my money. I'll be sticking to NASL and other tournaments that don't charge me $$ to send players on a vacation to the world's most expensive cities. Whether my attitude is right or wrong, either way that's just how I feel.

Take it for what you will.



This is actually a legit argument that I'd like people to ponder more upon. It's parallel to the question: should professional football/basketball players have that lavish lifestyles based on our money? Or should we be able to pay less and they live a little less extravagantly?

Some one will surely screams: but it's free market and people are willing to pay! That's a moot argument, because we're discussing a moral question here. If we decide that we shouldn't pay so much to furnish that lavish lifestyle, then people will no longer be "willing".

Everyone is paying so much for professional sport right now just because we think that it's okay -- but it doesn't HAVE to be that way. Likewise with e-sport.
Best or nothing.
RhNegative
Profile Joined February 2012
Turkey11 Posts
March 01 2012 04:07 GMT
#174
pure epicness
Toss
theBizness
Profile Joined July 2011
United States696 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-01 04:38:50
March 01 2012 04:38 GMT
#175
One might argue that providing decent (c'mon this is nowhere close to professional athletes with their private charter jets that skip security/full spreads on the plane/etc) player accommodations might promote better turnout among top players and increased performance at tournaments... Sure increased prize pools are always great, but not everyone gets a piece of that pie since they are (appropriately) top-heavy.

I'd imagine that increased player support is appealing especially for the Korean teams. They might not be able to always send over support staff and coaches etc, so to have runners between the hotel/venue and other logistical helpers probably makes things a lot less stressful for those players.

Also, as far as picking a "less expensive" area... guess what, nobody wants to visit Tumbleweedville, _insert 45 out of 50 states_, especially people coming from out of country. Even with a widely dispersed audience (geographically), advertisers probably like the sound of MLG New York better than say, MLG Topeka.
Less money for casters, more money for players.
how
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States538 Posts
March 01 2012 04:38 GMT
#176
That was an awesome insight, thank you so much for taking the time to write it all up. Also, I read the whole thing in your voice.
http://twitter.com/howsc
Quasimoto3000
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States471 Posts
March 01 2012 04:47 GMT
#177
This is ones of the few times I have actually read an entire blog post. Very well written sir Catz.
Every sunday a nun lays from my gunplay
RaiD.RaynoR
Profile Joined February 2012
United States294 Posts
March 01 2012 06:20 GMT
#178
thàaaats catz
Redemption is the consequence of forgiveness
ZisforZerg
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States224 Posts
March 01 2012 06:39 GMT
#179
CatZ so kewl d00dz
"I'm too drunk, to taste that chicken."
KillAudio
Profile Joined October 2010
1364 Posts
March 01 2012 09:43 GMT
#180
Great read. People like you and sundance is what we need in esports.
From a scale of sheth to idra, how mad are you?
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