NASL Details - Page 42

On February 23 2011 09:20 yakitate304 wrote:
I actually like the cap on players per team. In fact, with only 16 players, I wish it capped it even more. I know it means that a few well known players will be left out, but hopefully it should allow for even more players who can bring new ideas and play styles.

I will definitely be buying this subscription. The quality of play probably won't be as good as the GSL, but I'm down for the cause of investing in western SC2 events.

On February 23 2011 08:33 iCCup.Diamond wrote:


I cannot and almost never have been able to. Yet I can watch streams on Livestream, Ustream, GOM, and own3d with no issues. But Justin just freezes after about 2 seconds on anything higher then 480p. I had to watch one of the GCPL's in 240p ffs.

On February 23 2011 00:38 CursedFeanor wrote:
On the price tag

I just want to step in to give a huge WTF at all those who are complaining about the 20-25$ price tag.

25$ / (3h/night * 5nights/week * 13 weeks) = 13 cents per hour

Do you realize you're whining like spoiled brats about being given a great entertainment product for about 13 cents per hour?! This is beyond ridiculous, I can't believe some are actually complaining... Oh and yeah... They also provide a free stream!!! And really guys, please put this into perspective. 20 bucks is about what you'll pay (if you're very reasonable) for any type of night out with friends. It's about 2 beers in a bar... geez it's NOTHING!

On the players

I also want to point out that while the caliber of play *might* not be as high as with the koreans in GSL, I personally find the western type of play much more fun! Think Kiwikaki, Catz, TLO, etc... In the GSL, it's basically the same matches over and over again. There is no place for crazy stuff, while this is much more frequent in the tournaments in NA or EU. And I also believe the top 50 "foreign" players can compete with the top 50 koreans no problem in terms of skill.

This in my opinion will make the NASL so great to watch, with the added bonus that it won't be in the middle of the night!

On February 23 2011 10:13 OEDLING wrote:
Anyone know at what times at night it will be aired? I'm so excited for this, I just hope it isn't aired like 7pm at night since that is 4am where I live

I'm sorry if this has been answered already, 42 pages is a lot to look through

On February 23 2011 10:07 Phanekim wrote:
this thing needs tv exposure. not just streaming.

being the psuedo businessman....try to have a professional layout so you can record and establish a video library. you can always show this on g4 or something. but from what i've learned...g4 is on the way out. however, g4 is perfect for sc just like spike is perfect for ufc. but g4 lost its direct tv contract. we'll see.

i am my assessment is that this will fail. i hate to be a downer but i give it 35 40 pct of sucess beyond season 4.

On February 23 2011 05:27 BlueFlames wrote:


You are absolutly right, but its also wrong to talk about the production value of something that
has not been done yet. We dont know anything. Could be they arent even far enough to do this
production by themselves and Graetorp and Incontrol had to do this in SirScoots basement.

The stream will be free and you can make up your mind after you have seen the actual production.
If it sucks than dont buy it, because supporting the wrong people for the sake of e-sports is bs.
If it is good than spend the money with the knowledge that you will get entertained and did something good for the sc2-scene.

On February 23 2011 08:02 iCCup.Diamond wrote:


It's for sure NOT a rip off, but for people on a limited budget (ie: most people) $20 is not somethign they can just throw out, also you have to consider that this is not the only pay SC2 stream.

Now if you get every paid stream for 2011 you will pay:

9 Months of GSL with ads: $90
9 Months of NASL: $60
6 MLG Streams: $60
6 or so IEM streams: $60

So you are talking $270 to support all of these streams. That's actually a lot of $ for most people, even if the content/$ ratio is very high. I know I only will end up buying GOM, MLG, and NASL streams, should I also buy the IEM streams to "support espots" even though I have little interest in most of the IEM's or just catch the free stream?

On February 23 2011 11:47 Neo.NEt wrote:
Don't use the arrow keys when you're observing!

On February 23 2011 06:18 stephiso wrote:


Why doesn't he leave Korea later? NASL only starts on April 11th, that's what I'm asking. He is already qualified in code S anyways, might as well give it a shot (yesterday he was supposed to play)...and go home if he did not make it through

On February 23 2011 10:20 cheesemaster wrote:

Yea i could see the premium service covering the prize pool but there are so many other expenses i couldnt really see this going beyond season 4 just on the internet, gom got a tv deal for code s with anibox im sure that has really helped them out. The prize pool also seems quite high they should have started it out at 60k it still would have attracted a huge number of players. I really cant see a nearly all online tournament being able to generate anywhere near the same revenue as the gsl or even get on tv in this format. Change it to an all offline format and have qualifiers and this could really be a top tier tournament, i would support it 100%