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Will you pay for GOM's GSL stream? - Page 5

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eyeEX
Profile Joined June 2010
United States64 Posts
September 01 2010 22:03 GMT
#81
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HeaDStrong
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Scotland785 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 22:10:08
September 01 2010 22:06 GMT
#82
On September 02 2010 06:36 etheovermind wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 02 2010 06:20 HeaDStrong wrote:
On September 02 2010 06:06 etheovermind wrote:
hey its not that big of a deal. its like 20 dollars for a live stream. im just happy that this event is happening. you guys are really so cheap you wouldnt pay 20 dollars for the biggest sc2 event ever??!!?


big? if no one will watch it how can it possibly be big?

but seriously organizers have to be naive to think that something like this could work on the internet, re-streaming and leaked vods are inevitable.


so you would watch a pirated stream and hurt a fragile sport that your supposed to be a fan of (because your on this website). nice going. how do you expect them to offer so much money as a prize? by not paying for this your hurting the starcraft 2 community.



"fragile sport", "supposed to be" and "because your on this website" as you put it being fan of esports is some annoying chore... and i'm here mainly for the korean broodwar leagues, so in all honesty i probably wouldn't watch it for free, but i still find it an outrage that the poor company that is blizzard is making people pay to watch sc2....

when blizzard made an obvious step to create a sc2 proscene, i assumed the business model would be provide some entertainment to a wide audience and make esports attractive so people would buy the game and participate or be progamer "wannabes".... i thought that the esports would be more like a interactive advert to popularize their product and maybe leech some sponsor money. i, however, never thought that they would try to milk the spectators... that is just greedy and short-sighted...

EDIT: also a small reminder: your != you are, not being picky but as a non native english speaker it irritates me because i find it very hard to read and have to re-read it couple of times before i get it.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
September 01 2010 22:06 GMT
#83
Nope. Gonna watch on afreeca.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
st3roids
Profile Joined June 2010
Greece538 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 22:08:46
September 01 2010 22:07 GMT
#84
consider the times , which most peeps working 10+hours and getting shitty money


how much u have to pay for basic needs


Having to pay another $hitload to have quality internet - least in my country- all other expenses like gym , going out , rapidshare etc or having a high maintenance girlfriend - for some - having to pay to watch some e sport tourneys as well is ridiculus


Maybe in ideally build society whereas wealth flurish and every1 was happy with their ferraris leaving in a hawain Suburb , in that case yea i would pay but not now
HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
September 01 2010 22:08 GMT
#85
No way I will pay, even though seeing Tastosis in sc2 is a dream of mine.
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Fdragon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States96 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 22:15:38
September 01 2010 22:09 GMT
#86
Blizzard needs to tell Activision to fuck off already....
Why pay for something that should be free?
Edit: Also those saying we who want our free streams are "hurting" the SC2 community are stupid (Nicely put) as tournies should get there money from sponsor companies and live arena spectators much like the NFL/NHL/And other Pro Sports Leagues.
ZvT makes me Sad Face =(
Kishkumen
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States650 Posts
September 01 2010 22:09 GMT
#87
Nope. Too poor to spend money to watch other people play SC2.
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HeaDStrong
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Scotland785 Posts
September 01 2010 22:12 GMT
#88
On September 02 2010 07:09 Kishkumen wrote:
Nope. Too poor to spend money to watch other people play SC2.


that's a good point. what's the main audience for esports? kids, students and young people in general. not the demographics with a bunch of cash burning in their pockets.
Snowfield
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
1289 Posts
September 01 2010 22:15 GMT
#89
Idk, the amount of coverage and games up for sc2 is just so much right now that i wont pay to watch a halfass HD stream (which isnt really HD at all)
snoopadizzle
Profile Joined July 2010
Norway7 Posts
September 01 2010 22:15 GMT
#90
As i said in the other thread aswell, I'm a student on a tight budget.. There is no way this is possible for me to afford this. I like the ESL way of doing things.

Want a good stream? pay for it. Want a crap stream? get it for free.
I can resist everything except temptation.
Blitzkrieg0
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States13132 Posts
September 01 2010 22:34 GMT
#91
After the MLG stream numbers I'm very disappointed with the price. I was thinking there'd be a waiting list for sponsors after that, but apparently somebody is money hungry or the support just isn't there.

Maybe one day we'll have channel 9054. Live starcraft all day.
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Apex
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States7227 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 22:35:47
September 01 2010 22:34 GMT
#92
Not paying to watch.

It's a recession, I don't have that much money to dole out. What does ACTIVISION-Bizzard think I am? An automated cash dispenser?
Risen
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States7927 Posts
September 01 2010 22:35 GMT
#93
I voted yes, but I was under the impression it was going to be something cheap like MLG but with higher quality. Turns out, it's ridiculously priced and quality isn't even that high... wish I could change my answer
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Slakter
Profile Joined January 2010
Sweden1947 Posts
September 01 2010 22:36 GMT
#94
Never. If they want to establish E-sport as a "real" sport you shouldnt have to pay insane amounts of money to watch it. Also, im poor.
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
September 01 2010 22:36 GMT
#95
No.
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QueueQueue
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada1000 Posts
September 01 2010 22:43 GMT
#96
If the payment was a yearly subscription I wouldn't be opposed to it, but for each event? Really?
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
September 01 2010 22:52 GMT
#97
Fucking NO.

Shameful move from them.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Cade
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1420 Posts
September 01 2010 22:53 GMT
#98
Yes I will
Zombee
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany69 Posts
September 01 2010 22:56 GMT
#99
xD, So they are holding this huge tourney, got big names from all over the world, the fucking biggest prizepool ever, the best commentators in the friggin world...

I see how they came to think, hey maybe someone is going to pay us money for that.

I hope they fail miserably, but if not, this could end up like soccer in europe. People who care pay to watch and follow all theire favorite teams, players - rest of us has a look at the Worldchampionship and is happy if they recognise the name of some topplayers after 4 years again.

Thats so strange - a lot of people won't get huge fanbases. Maybe torch is a fucking great player, may we will never find out. And I am sad I am going to miss Tasteless and Artosis . And without the covering for the masses, theire won't be sponsors for teams - players in the future - as noone will know theire names - thus making players depend on Gretech.

bad discision - No, NO and nO.
Frapes
Profile Joined June 2010
Greece9 Posts
September 01 2010 22:57 GMT
#100
Nope. Shame really, I was looking forward to this.
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