EPTMLG 2011 Circuit Prize Money Announced - Page 13
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TT1
Canada10009 Posts
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Shinobi1982
1605 Posts
On February 04 2011 05:32 TT1 wrote: cool nice prizepool for the finals, would it be possible for mlg to mail me my check preadvanced? Oh my dear friend, you'll be going through a field of Korean pro's in this one :D | ||
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TheHunksta
United States122 Posts
On February 04 2011 00:22 DrunkeN. wrote: Bring MLG to Florida!!! Awesome prize pool They'll probably go to Orlando like they do every year. I hope they come back to Dc | ||
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Copymizer
Denmark2087 Posts
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TheHunksta
United States122 Posts
Basically if you don't get top 16 in the first two events, you have almost zero chance to make it to the championship bracket for the rest of the season. | ||
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ivandalx
United States4 Posts
 this is a huge improvemnt by MLG. | ||
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PartyBiscuit
Canada4525 Posts
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NuKedUFirst
Canada3139 Posts
Thx ! Nice prizes! can't wait to see who goes :D Would be nice to see some Korean players go but If koreans do end up coming I hope the foreigners take 1st | ||
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doihy
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PartyBiscuit
Canada4525 Posts
On February 04 2011 05:55 NuKedUFirst wrote:
I don't understand why the prizes are so different, I think a well respected e-Sport should atleast have the same prize pool as a casual console game.. Like, GSL for example has a decent amount and they get thousands upon thousands of viewers, I don't see why Starcraft is treated kind of like a baby next to halo.. Halo money is split over the 4 person team....SC2 money goes to the one player. | ||
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OblivionMage
Canada377 Posts
On February 04 2011 05:55 NuKedUFirst wrote:
I don't understand why the prizes are so different, I think a well respected e-Sport should atleast have the same prize pool as a casual console game.. Like, GSL for example has a decent amount and they get thousands upon thousands of viewers, I don't see why Starcraft is treated kind of like a baby next to halo.. There are 4 people to a Halo: Reach team. | ||
NonY
8748 Posts
On February 04 2011 05:58 OblivionMage wrote: There are 4 people to a Halo: Reach team. A 4 player game does not naturally get 4 times the sponsorship money. The fact that Halo is a 4 player competition could just as easily explain Halo players winning 1/4 the money of SC players. Sponsors have no reason to care that it takes 4 times as many players to put on a Halo match as it does an SC match. If Halo matches and SC matches draw similar crowds, then they justify equal amounts of money from sponsors. I think what happens is MLG says "$5000 is a big enough first place prize to draw good players" so they budget that for the prize and use the rest of the sponsorship money for other things. So if SC and Halo are able to bring in equal crowds, then MLG is valuing its SC players at 1/4 the value of Halo players. Halo players would have to be drawing in a crowd worth more than 4 times as much as SC's crowd in order for MLG to be valuing SC players higher than Halo players. That's not happening. MLG just values us lower than them because that's all that matters is having enough prize money to draw the best players. Any more than that is a waste. | ||
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Dantaro
United States69 Posts
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delo
United States333 Posts
On February 04 2011 06:20 Liquid`Tyler wrote: On February 04 2011 05:58 OblivionMage wrote: There are 4 people to a Halo: Reach team. A 4 player game does not naturally get 4 times the sponsorship money. The fact that Halo is a 4 player competition could just as easily explain Halo players winning 1/4 the money of SC players. Sponsors have no reason to care that it takes 4 times as many players to put on a Halo match as it does an SC match. If Halo matches and SC matches draw similar crowds, then they justify equal amounts of money from sponsors. I think what happens is MLG says "$5000 is a big enough first place prize to draw good players" so they budget that for the prize and use the rest of the sponsorship money for other things. So if SC and Halo are able to bring in equal crowds, then MLG is valuing its SC players at 1/4 the value of Halo players. Halo players would have to be drawing in a crowd worth more than 4 times as much as SC's crowd in order for MLG to be valuing SC players higher than Halo players. That's not happening. MLG just values us lower than them because that's all that matters is having enough prize money to draw the best players. Any more than that is a waste. Is this a topic you'll be asking Sundance for clarification on during next week's SotG? It'd be interesting to hear his take on the matter. | ||
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gogogadgetflow
United States2583 Posts
On February 04 2011 05:58 doihy wrote: Really hoping Korean Progamers come to the championship(or any other events for that matter). Makes me excited to think that Boxer, Nada, or Nestea or MC might come to the U.S and smack noobies around! fixed | ||
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Lunit
United States183 Posts
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Kantutan
Canada1319 Posts
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PheNOM_
United States417 Posts
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FrodaN
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Skank
United States329 Posts
On February 04 2011 00:49 Sm3agol wrote: BEAST. So happy. Now if only we could convince ESPN to show some of it. 100000x thumbs up this post. ESPN or ESPN2 needs to televise the finals. | ||
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