Dreamhack had better players and better streams(only commercials between game series and able to choose from many different streams) Only thing that i didnt like was that they didnt show any players in stream until final game. They should show players reactions after game imo and instantly interview them.

az1234er

France35 Posts

June 21 2011 16:56 GMT

#162

Definitly MLG, too much bo3 in the DH and final on monday instead of sunday.
Better commentator at the mlg too, day9 was less bias and less loud

MLGrben

United States129 Posts

June 21 2011 17:00 GMT

#163

Dreamhack was sick, I watched a ton. Wish I could see our events from a spectator point of view instead of in the back trying to make sure it all works with the rest of the crew.

Hopefully both MLG and Dreamhack continue to improve at a rate that is nuts.

PS. I want to plug MLG into Dreamhack winter if they will have us.

MrKn4rz

Germany2153 Posts

June 21 2011 17:05 GMT

#164

MLG because of Tastosis... cant compete with that.

Tuk

United Kingdom223 Posts

June 21 2011 17:12 GMT

#165

Probably Dreamhack because personally the stream times were more convient. However the main thing for me was that the coverage was wider with the multiple streams.

Khenra

Netherlands885 Posts

June 21 2011 17:16 GMT

#166

Dreamhack was awesome! I hope I can attend the next one

Galetmonster

Sweden151 Posts

June 21 2011 17:23 GMT

#167

On June 22 2011 01:54 Mairou wrote:
Dreamhack had better players and better streams(only commercials between game series and able to choose from many different streams) Only thing that i didnt like was that they didnt show any players in stream until final game. They should show players reactions after game imo and instantly interview them.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZSPGBUuZHU[/video]

CheM

Canada100 Posts

June 21 2011 17:29 GMT

#168

Dreamhack. I liked how the streams were coordinated very well and there was a schedule you could follow really easily to know what games were happening on each stream at what time. I felt like the MLG streams lacked this to a certain extent, lots of times the streams would just be showing the same game. Not complaining though, both were really good just thought dreamhack was a bit better.

bode927

United States164 Posts

June 21 2011 17:47 GMT

#169

I wish dreamhack had more interviews and shots with the crowd during the middle of it. They did a lot more near the finals, but MLG definitely had an edge when it came to removing me from my room and putting me at the event. Also, it should be said that MLG had Day9 and wheat + Tastosis. As far as dreamhack goes, their casters beyond Day9 and DApollo werent bad, but not at tastosis level.

I liked Dreamhack's schedule set-up a bit more, because you knew exactly which matches would be on at which times, where as MLG was more sporadic and harder to keep up with. I also like MLG's open bracket as an added stipulation to throw a little bit of twist into who goes into the final brackets. It's a bit more exciting than Dreamhack's group play, although both are decent

Also Dreamhack's VODs were more accessible than MLG's were via Day9's Blip account.

All that said, both were super great, and i watched both as much as I could.

If we formed a hybrid lan with great shots of the crowd and the atmosphere at the event, plus day9, wheat, and tastosis casting, plus a schedule which was tightly organized, posted, and adhered to, as well as a mixed in open bracket, you'd have a very good event to spectate online.

Dreamhack did the best job with this so far, but I would be super happy to see some side streams set up so that every big game was broadcasted... Like at MLG, every championship bracket game... It would be cool if they had them set up to be observed, even from 1 players POV with some backround music or something.

riderLyrae

United States45 Posts

June 21 2011 17:57 GMT

#170

Dreamhack was bigger and better and more easily navigable for what I wanted to see, however I much preferred the commentary at MLG Columbus. Such great casting duos with Tastosis and DjWheat/Day9. The crowds seemed similar and it just looked like a lot of fun. Overall, I voted they were equal because it seemed to be a wash. I wouldn't be surprised if MLG Anaheim is even better.

iMalware

United States32 Posts

June 21 2011 17:59 GMT

#171

As the first post said, DreamHack cuz HuK won <3.

Drew34000

United States7 Posts

June 21 2011 18:07 GMT

#172

Dreamhack because the MLG prize pool is not big enough

Pezo

England156 Posts

June 21 2011 18:40 GMT

#173

I loved MLG but Dreamhack was better for me as there were more streams with better quality and great games

Plus i was able to watch other games such as Quake Live TDM etc

Pipeline

Sweden1673 Posts

June 21 2011 18:42 GMT

#174

Dreamhack gets my vote. The extremely high quality that was given for free was just insane. MLG Cbus HD stream was OK when they showed the commentators. Unfortunately the ingame stream quality was no were near up to standard. Anyone who tried watching the matches on a 40 inch screen or bigger will know what I'm talking about. It was impossible to see what the current supply was during the games etc.

My only complaint for Dreamhack was that only the finals were broadcast in the Dreamarena Extreme. Obviously it would have been better to have the playoffs in the main arena instead of the player area.

For the people complaining about lag or constant buffering all I can say is that it wasn't Dreamhacks fault. Justin.TV is to blame for that (the day 2 Europe blackout for example).

My favourite part of Dreamhack summer was MC co-casting twice with Totalbiscuit!

alepov

Netherlands1132 Posts

June 21 2011 18:48 GMT

#175

Wow unexpected results. MLG was by far the more exciting tournament. I guess people are just very happy that Huk won?

mister.bubbles

Canada171 Posts

June 21 2011 18:54 GMT

#176

dreamhack because the Vods were so easy to get at. I didn't even know there were VODs for MLG.

Waterhaak

Netherlands525 Posts

June 21 2011 19:02 GMT

#177

MLG had tastosis so had to vote for MLG, Dreamhack was amazing aswell tho.

labbe

Sweden1456 Posts

June 21 2011 19:21 GMT

#178

Dreamhack because of:

- Better playerpool

- Better format

- Muuuch better streaming quality + More streams, no games were missed.

- FREE!!!! (Yes Columbus was free but that was just because of the major fuck-up called MLG Dallas)

- Better non-starcraft tournaments.

Phant

United States737 Posts

June 21 2011 19:33 GMT

#179

I think Dreamhack had better presentation and production while MLG had slightly better games. (both were great).

sefio

103 Posts

June 21 2011 19:48 GMT

#180

On June 22 2011 04:21 labbe wrote:
Dreamhack because of:

- Better playerpool

- Better format

- Muuuch better streaming quality + More streams, no games were missed.

- FREE!!!! (Yes Columbus was free but that was just because of the major fuck-up called MLG Dallas)

- Better non-starcraft tournaments.

Thanks, now I don't have to think what I should write. I would say the first three things made Dreamhack much better. And less downtime. MLG was good too though.