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Ragoo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2773 Posts
June 07 2011 22:00 GMT
#201
On June 08 2011 05:48 darmousseh wrote:
The $10 fee is to weed out anyone not in grandmaster league and the $10 will help pay for the $500 stipend for the winner.


This! It's a smart move, considering top 8 qualify is already fucked up and random I'm glad not too many random people will participate with this fee in place
Member of TPW mapmaking team/// twitter.com/Ragoo_ /// "goody represents border between explainable reason and supernatural" Cloud
Rarak
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia631 Posts
June 07 2011 22:01 GMT
#202
I am astounded at the level of stupidity shown by most posters.

They want to weed out weaker players, they are using a "massive" (lol) 10 dollar fee as the means.

As stated, if you have a problem with the fee you have no chance of winning.
VPCursed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
1044 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-07 22:04:32
June 07 2011 22:04 GMT
#203
Your going to charge me, for the opportunity to play in your tournament? Excuse me?
Someone needs an ass kicking.
Absolutely 0 respect for the e-sports community. This is a giant kick in the face to Competitors. We make your tournament and you want us to pay you. I was really looking forward to this.. and out of principal i may not give in.
I just thought that... maybe some of my games.. my contribution to playing in this tournament would be enough.. but apparently you want $10 as well.

EDIT--Biggest copy paste fail ever.
Spicy Pepper
Profile Joined December 2009
United States632 Posts
June 07 2011 22:18 GMT
#204
I might pay the $10 just to potentially play and get my butt kicked by a pro . Should I die with clever cheese or just get owned in a macro game? Hmmm, so many choices.
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
June 07 2011 22:38 GMT
#205
On June 08 2011 06:03 Holcan wrote:
possibly 10,000 for a 1,000$ prize pool? this doesnt make sense.

And no profits shouldnt be made off the open bracket, it should be made off their advertising.


It's 10,000$ for a 1,500$ prize pool, if you consider the 500$ traveling refund for the winner.


On June 08 2011 06:11 Futuree wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2011 06:03 Holcan wrote:
possibly 10,000 for a 1,000$ prize pool? this doesnt make sense.

And no profits shouldnt be made off the open bracket, it should be made off their advertising.


I'm under the impression you do not understand the concept behind a buisness. I would like to hear your logical argument as to why they should not profit (or charge $10 for that matter) off the open bracket. It helps to weed out the players who do not necessarily think they stand a chance. They also need to pay the admins since organizing and running a 1024 person tourny does take people's time and I can assure you, is not enjoyable.


Demanding 10$ because it give you a possible seed into the next season of the NASL and even a direct seed to the grand finals is alright, but arguing over the organization cost is stupid.
Every tournament has organizatorial costs, but you don't see them hand out 10-15% of the entry fees they rake in.
Rifty
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada76 Posts
June 07 2011 22:39 GMT
#206
The 10 bucks to sign up is really to deter random joe blow gold leaguer from signing up and feeding easy wins to GM's... It's also great to prevent another painuser-like situation and have the players actually think twice before singing up. If the tournament was free, they would probably have thousands of random people that really can't compete sign up for it, and even then there's a pretty good chance they won't even bother showing up.
Rifty
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada76 Posts
June 07 2011 22:42 GMT
#207
On June 08 2011 07:04 VPCursed wrote:
Your going to charge me, for the opportunity to play in your tournament? Excuse me?
Someone needs an ass kicking.
Absolutely 0 respect for the e-sports community. This is a giant kick in the face to Competitors. We make your tournament and you want us to pay you. I was really looking forward to this.. and out of principal i may not give in.
I just thought that... maybe some of my games.. my contribution to playing in this tournament would be enough.. but apparently you want $10 as well.

EDIT--Biggest copy paste fail ever.


You act like your almighty attendance in the tournament is a great privilege for the NASL...
fadestep
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States605 Posts
June 07 2011 22:45 GMT
#208
$10 entry fee for a 1024 player tourney where 8 people get a chance to win money. NASL you have done well
not a hero
Chicane
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7875 Posts
June 07 2011 22:47 GMT
#209
On June 08 2011 07:04 VPCursed wrote:
Your going to charge me, for the opportunity to play in your tournament? Excuse me?
Someone needs an ass kicking.
Absolutely 0 respect for the e-sports community. This is a giant kick in the face to Competitors. We make your tournament and you want us to pay you. I was really looking forward to this.. and out of principal i may not give in.
I just thought that... maybe some of my games.. my contribution to playing in this tournament would be enough.. but apparently you want $10 as well.

EDIT--Biggest copy paste fail ever.


Lmfao wow... I hope this is a troll post...

If not, I can't believe how egotistical you are being. They are giving everyone the privilege of participating in a 16 man tournament against some of the best players in the world for one of the biggest prize pools, and you feel entitled to be a part of it? How about you be thankful they are hosting it... or worst comes to worst just man up and pay the very insignificant amount of money. Can you seriously not spare 10 dollars? Just order water instead of soda the next few times you eat out... my god.

Now that I am done typing all of that out... I'm pretty sure I actually responded to a troll, because that is just laughably ridiculous otherwise.
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
June 07 2011 22:50 GMT
#210
the $10 entry will really hurt participation in this I fear.
Minigun
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
619 Posts
June 07 2011 22:55 GMT
#211
10$ fee is just to weed out the people who are just joining the tournament to join it. I think 10$ fee is fine, probably getting a bit on the high end of an entry fee, but still reasonable IMO.
“Quiet people have the loudest minds.” ― Stephen Hawking
onPHYRE
Profile Joined October 2010
Bulgaria923 Posts
June 07 2011 22:57 GMT
#212
I would have done it if not for the $10, but I understand why they did it. I just hope the tournament comes close to being filled up by the time it starts.
Livin' this life like it was written.
MajorityofOne
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2506 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-07 23:02:17
June 07 2011 23:00 GMT
#213
On June 07 2011 06:23 FabledIntegral wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 07 2011 04:30 MajorityofOne wrote:
Holy christ it's 10$. I'm living on kraft dinner currently and I'd pay 10$ if I thought I had any chance against this level of competition. It shocks me how much of the outrage in this thread actually seems sincere O.O

I'm sure there are some of you who are really hard-up for cash, but for most of you all I can say if WTF


Are you kidding? Regardless of how good you are, chances are you won't make it, even if you're the top player. I just don't see the reasoning for mandating a $10 fee when it could be out of 1024 people, single elimination. $10 for a chance of being eliminated after 1 series, along with essentially no return for second place if you happen to make it far. I simply don't see the justification in a $10 entrance fee for an open tournament like this. Maybe if it was 64 people max. Not 1024.


Im sure somewhere in all this people have made these points, but

1) Top 8 get rewarded by qualifying for next NASL. So it isn't 1 out of 1024 who gets rewarded.
2) If you're at the level of skill we're talking about here, you don't talk about "chances are". Your destiny is in your hands. That's what a competition of this caliber is all about. 8 very good players will make it through this tournament.
3) 10$ limits who is going to enter. People who aren't good enough (me) won't enter if they have to pay, whereas why on earth WOULDN'T I give it a shot if it was free? They don't want 1024 competitors, that's just more work. Let the best play and the rest watch.
4) NASL makes money. Yay!
5) Seriously, it's TEN DOLLARS

In what universe did people honestly think this would be free?
MajorityofOne
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2506 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-07 23:01:44
June 07 2011 23:01 GMT
#214
Double post, my bad
Dexington
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada7276 Posts
June 07 2011 23:03 GMT
#215
TIL that people who have access to a computer and an internet connection desperately need $10 in their lives to survive.

Seriously people.
"Man you guys are missing out waving your stats dicks about instead of watching this pvp" - bbm
MajorityofOne
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2506 Posts
June 07 2011 23:03 GMT
#216
On June 08 2011 07:42 Rifty wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2011 07:04 VPCursed wrote:
Your going to charge me, for the opportunity to play in your tournament? Excuse me?
Someone needs an ass kicking.
Absolutely 0 respect for the e-sports community. This is a giant kick in the face to Competitors. We make your tournament and you want us to pay you. I was really looking forward to this.. and out of principal i may not give in.
I just thought that... maybe some of my games.. my contribution to playing in this tournament would be enough.. but apparently you want $10 as well.

EDIT--Biggest copy paste fail ever.


You act like your almighty attendance in the tournament is a great privilege for the NASL...


Just read the post ironically. That's what you'd need to do to make sense of 90% of this thread.
425kid
Profile Joined March 2011
416 Posts
June 07 2011 23:06 GMT
#217
The best are going to play this zzzzzzzzzz. its played on the NA server, which guys like nestea and mvp have said they'll never play tournaments on again. Thats the bigger issue not the entrance fee. The entrance fee just means its going to be just 3 or 4 bo3 to qualify for the next NASL which is sad
MaestroSC
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2073 Posts
June 07 2011 23:06 GMT
#218
Im just here to bitch about paying 10$ to enter a tourney...

Actually nvm i think this is awsome. ANd i really dont udnerstand people complaining about the $10 entry fee. ESPECIALLY the hypocritical people who say this "hurts" esports when you are the cheap ass who cant afford a $10 entrance fee... do you think you are helping esports?

It costs money to run and host these events, how do people not realize these things? Esports is a business at the end of the day...

They dont let u watch NBA, NFL, MLS, games for free.. why do u think that is? Cause they have bills to pay.... /cry
Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
June 07 2011 23:09 GMT
#219
paying for a tourney comes as no surprise really. If you've ever competed on any other athletic tournament this is pretty normal... I just wish they had some sort of deal for people who paid for the stream to get in for free or something, since we've already supported the NASL.
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
June 07 2011 23:10 GMT
#220
On June 08 2011 06:06 TooN wrote:
I remember Incontrol talking about how MLG online qualifier tourney was a nickel and dime buisness for the 7 dollar fee. Think it was on STOG. So just kind of funny NASL the same kind of thing.


uhhhhhhhh

That was for points for a tourney you still can sign up for (MLG)

This is for an offline final only qualified players can go to
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