I had no issues whatsoever with purchasing a GSL season ticket and as it would seem many people(including myself) use it as a benchmark for quality and payment structure.

That being said, I feel MLG content is far inferior(add to it that there's simply far less content) to a GSL subscription. I understand the motivation to move to a PPV structure, but you'd think that they would have evaluated their product and price point a bit more thoroughly before coming out with this as it really makes no sense given the other products out there.

Ultimately I'll be voting with my dollar come MLG day and will not be paying to view.

Ownos

United States2147 Posts

February 19 2012 07:12 GMT

#182

On February 19 2012 08:29 slammered wrote:
do other sports fans have to pay to watch their sport? no, commercials, advertisements, and charisma all get them their funding.

Yes?

Mingle

United Kingdom26 Posts

February 19 2012 12:31 GMT

#183

Its a measly 20 bucks or about 15 pounds for me, im planning on spending more than that on beer to have while watching it!

Edit: We all say we want to see e-sports grow, well this is one of the viable ways to make it grow.

StrafeJD

United States39 Posts

February 19 2012 16:08 GMT

#184

This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen, this is worse than NASL. they are going to lose soo many viewer, and with them in competition with out tournanments maybe the players will choose to go to those instead of MLG because of the loss of viewers.

NotTheMonker

United States131 Posts

February 19 2012 16:52 GMT

#185

I think it depends more on my plans that weekend. If I'm doing something else, I'll be more ok with missing it. If I'm not doing anything, I'll certainly pay the 20 bucks because I really enjoy watching the MLG's live.

WeavingHarp9

Sweden23 Posts

February 19 2012 19:55 GMT

#186

While sports are stepping away from pay-per-view MLG decides to step towards it? The future is like some already have said, commercials, advertisements, sponsors and of course, seat tickets(aka live content) and I for one does not consider a stream to be live content. Live content is when you visit one of the events and can see the players. Have the viewers pay for that instead like in real life. I for one wont pay for this, one because I feel screwed over being a gold member and for one having to pay way way more to watch SC2 on tv then any other sport i follow(soccer is free, tennis is free and pool is free if you dont count paying for the channel theyre on and that is something I feel I'm doing as a Gold Member at MLG)

With that said I think MLG have made a mistake with this and if they go plus with this I doubt they needed to take that much for the ticket

could have lowered it and gotten alot more customers.

cameler

Canada99 Posts

February 19 2012 20:07 GMT

#187

I do feel bad saying this, but I would NEVER pay to watch SC2 when I can watch great streamers already making good bucks or just streaming for the love of the audience and some dollars. I get my fix from underground players like kuroa, kawaiirice, and that blackla guy.

What would make me pay to watch MLG? I dont really get all personal and I dont have favourite players like the children these days. OMG IDRA OMG HUK I LUV MORROW 4LIEK EVA... yeah that aint me, and I wont be paying to watch anyone play a game of SC2 for a loooong time.

Boneheaded move imo.

WeavingHarp9

Sweden23 Posts

February 19 2012 20:28 GMT

#188

For me its really not about the players, its much more about the casters tbh. if I would have a favourite it would prolly be Thorzain or Naniwa but in the end Im happy with quality matches with good casting. Watching pov is not my thing and I'd gladly pay for watching sc2(I am) but there's a limit really. +200usd per year to watch sc2? thats alot more then I have ever payed for soccer or tennis :C (not counting watching them at a stadium ofc)

Tx3Jorge

United States32 Posts

February 19 2012 21:49 GMT

#189

20 dollars for a 3 day tournament is too much. thats how much a gsl season ticket costs which has a higher production value, produces better games, and lasts a whole month.

CROrens

Croatia1005 Posts

February 19 2012 23:14 GMT

#190

ill put it this way. there is no sport in the world you have to pay to watch, why should it be so with esports then?

FenrirSc2

United States3 Posts

February 20 2012 02:52 GMT

#191

20 dollars is more than reasonable for 20 hours of gameplay. I spend upwards to 10 dollars for 2 hours of a movie at a movie theater. All that 20 dollars is saying is that MLG believes that e-sports is getting big enough to support it, and from my perspective that is really good for everyone. Plus there are more than enough ways to pool 20 bucks ranging from friends grouping together to watch it or just going to a Barcraft is you are of age. But, in all honesty if you still feel like you are being ripped off you can wait a week for them to put all the games online!!

Lastly, all matches will of course be made available free to everyone as VOD, one week after the Arena wraps up.

Grimberht

Canada6 Posts

February 20 2012 04:48 GMT

#192

Honestly, I wouldn't have care to paid for it. 20$ for participating in growing eSport aint a big deal... but since I've been spit in the face for being a Gold member... I won't.

Revoked my gold membership too... I dont blame Sundance, I think he's been put into a tough spot, but hey! I dont like the way we've been treated and they should be ashamed of doing such bad business at a time like this... They want to suck the money from the suckers who already paid... oh well!! Goodluck with you're ingenious business model!

2012 look like it couldve have been the year of eSport... but greed is ruining it.

Shame on those who think their money make them intitled to drain out the growth of this communty and a big round of applause to all those who are working tirelessly for little money\no money to make it happen!!! Its gonna be from the ground up... not from the top down!

NEEDZMOAR

Sweden1277 Posts

February 20 2012 10:10 GMT

#193

On February 15 2012 07:53 VIPlol wrote:
I feel like most people in this community wants everything to be handed out free to 'em :S

Nothing's free. When we watch streams of other things we "pay" by being manipulated by commercials and sponsors.

RaZaCGaming

Netherlands4 Posts

February 20 2012 10:48 GMT

#194

On February 15 2012 08:09 eXigent. wrote:
man there seems to be such an uproar about shelling out a measly $20. I can make that in less than an hour at work...why are people soo thrifty? I guarantee 99% of you have spent $20 on something alot stupider than a MLG ticket.

I have to work about 2.5 hours to get $20... And then the fact that the streams will most likely run while i'm sleeping makes it completely usesless for me. A pity i loved MLG last year

Barleyarley

United Kingdom20 Posts

February 20 2012 15:08 GMT

#195

I'm not particularly happy about it, I have been a Halo fan for a long time so have followed MLG for a while, I was very pleased to see they would be hosting SC2 at their events but I don't understand why they have to change to a model that charges the viewer so much.

They have been running an extremely successful business model that runs off of advertising revenue for a long time, I see no long term benefits from cutting the viewership that they have built up just to make a little extra at the expense of their fans.Why change a popular and successful model?

SohcranA

United States36 Posts

February 20 2012 17:54 GMT

#196

GSL is more content, for less money, with better games. I don't know where MLG gets the nerve.

VanBuKK

Germany6 Posts

February 20 2012 18:11 GMT

#197

lol they loose 70% of the<<r viewers ^^ american capitalism

jarf1337

United States146 Posts

February 20 2012 18:58 GMT

#198

This thread makes me want to buy multiple tickets. The good things in life aren't free.

Sejanus

Lithuania550 Posts

February 20 2012 19:11 GMT

#199

It starts to look like everyone's trying to cash in from E-Sports as much as possible while it lasts...

Well lets just repeat the "It's good for the E-Sports" mantra and hand over our money. (Not really).