I'm not trying to complain but has the stream started to lag? It keeps popping up the MLG logo for 5 seconds or so then it continues to stream. Every ~30 seconds or so.

Maskedsatyr

Singapore1245 Posts

June 04 2011 00:15 GMT

#1086

MC throwing the trash talk

OGCRape

Sweden6 Posts

June 04 2011 18:39 GMT

#1087

Poor Americans. Cmoon!! Look at that prize pool! It's a complete joke! Champion 5000$ 2nd 3000$ LOL! Even Stochol invitional had 15k and Dreamhack gonna have 16k for champion. And gsl got 95k for champion. 5k, JOKE!!! I dont understand why those players even bother going to mlg columbus

Mr.Scruff

Germany3 Posts

June 04 2011 23:44 GMT

#1088

is the stream offline for anyone else? I dont get it :/

edit: "7:42 MLG:
There's a massive thunderstorm and hail directly over the venue- we're working on fixing the issues this is causing with the satellite feed."

nevermind, reading the news should help

disodi

Netherlands236 Posts

June 05 2011 01:19 GMT

#1089

On June 05 2011 03:39 OGCRape wrote:
Poor Americans. Cmoon!! Look at that prize pool! It's a complete joke! Champion 5000$ 2nd 3000$ LOL! Even Stochol invitional had 15k and Dreamhack gonna have 16k for champion. And gsl got 95k for champion. 5k, JOKE!!! I dont understand why those players even bother going to mlg columbus

Do some research on MLG. (Incase you are not trolling)

LashLash

Australia28 Posts

June 05 2011 02:58 GMT

#1090

On June 05 2011 10:19 disodi wrote:

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Do some research on MLG. (Incase you are not trolling)

Well it's surprisingly hard to figure it out if you haven't been following everything, took me a while to find what you are possibly referring to. There is a partnership between MLG and GSL (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=222580), with the Code S and Code A qualification, is that the motivation for players other than the Prize Money?

Other than maybe getting to verse some Korean Pros (or EU Pros) in an even environment without the latency.

bobwhiz

United States725 Posts

June 05 2011 04:02 GMT

#1091

On June 04 2011 02:44 bobwhiz wrote:
Top two wishes in each group, and actual strongest in brackets (imo)
A-Naniwa, Drewbie (Nani)
B-Sheth, MMA (MMA)
C-Select, Tyler (MC, Idra)
D-inControl, TLO (Losira)

Top four at the end of the Tournament in no particular order.
Thorzain, Naniwa, Losira, MMA (MMA puts too much into each game).

Dark horses- anyone who grinds really well on the ladder. So many games to be played, this really is a relay race sort of situation. That being said, I think Sheth will do horribly in his pool, and then layeth the smacketh down upon everyone in ZvT and ZvP in the bottom bracket and finish top 16. Select will also get smacked around in the pool and do well in the bottom brackets and finish top 16.

May I just say that my TOP four prediction is looking pretty good!
Naniwa, Losira, and MMA are all in the winners bracket, 2 wins each from Championship match. For my prediction to hold MMA MUST beat Idra, and the loser of Nani-Losira should advance once in the losers bracket.

Thorzain as a prediction is looking worse. He has to go through Machine, MC, July(probably), Select/Incontrol and Idra/MMA to be in top 4, let alone win... but him advancing through open brackets alone makes me happy!

Sheth doing well makes me happy too.

Grantiere

United States129 Posts

June 05 2011 05:15 GMT

#1092

On June 05 2011 11:58 LashLash wrote:

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No. The motivation is points, with the top 16 from the first 5 MLGs getting seeded directly into the championship bracket in the 6th National Championship tournament (e.g. no group stage). $120k total prize pool, $50k to winner.

drivec

United States354 Posts

June 05 2011 10:45 GMT

#1093

edit: never mind i found what i was looking for

AgonyOfLife

Germany26 Posts

June 05 2011 16:30 GMT

#1094

I must say, I'm very positively impressed with the MLG Columbus so far.
Great casters, great stream, famous players from all over the world, the ability to download all the replays(!) to analyze the matches by myself at any time, etc.
Yes, the stream-breakdown at Saturday was a bit of a bummer but it was not fault Thor struck down with all his fury to support his son (Throzain).
There are only three things, you could have improved: the brackets (seems a bit strange and confusing to me), the ridiculously low amount of prize money for that famous players and that many ads but in the end, they are duking it out to get some points for future MLG-Tournaments, I guess. And last but not least no restreaming for those of us, who don't live in the US and have to stay up all night to watch the exciting matches.

But all in all a very great job, MLG. So far, this has been an amazing tournament. HQ-Pass for the next MLG inc.

Thank you, MLG-Staff!