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mixXanber
Profile Joined November 2010
United States96 Posts
February 09 2011 05:16 GMT
#9421
I have watched Halo for 2 years under MLG and Sundance is just an amazing guy. The way he grew the fanbase of MLG was amazing
Pandion
Profile Joined February 2011
United States7 Posts
February 09 2011 05:16 GMT
#9422
I am so happy to see people from TL get behind Sundance, I have loved MLG and SC2 for a really long time.
LoLAdriankat
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4307 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 05:18:02
February 09 2011 05:17 GMT
#9423
On February 09 2011 14:14 zizou21 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2011 14:11 LoLAdriankat wrote:
On February 09 2011 14:10 zizou21 wrote:
rofl they lost money last year. Solution: INVEST MORE. this is gona end badly =[

hope he succeeds though =/

I'm gonna assume you haven't taken an economics class yet.


No unfortunately I did not. What happens if you lose that much more? Invest more? Trolleconomics.jpg

time to buy a shirt.

If you lose more, then that's it. That's free market economics at it's worst, unfortunately.

MLG investing into Starcraft is kinda like investing in stock. You're giving your money to a company that might not make it, but if they do make it, then you'll profit a lot.

Edit
Brb following Sundance on Twitter.
SilverJohnny
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States885 Posts
February 09 2011 05:17 GMT
#9424
BUY SHIRTS!
also i think you should be able to combine like 5 archons to make a really really shitty oliver stone film - Keanu_Reaver, bw balance genius
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 05:19:40
February 09 2011 05:19 GMT
#9425
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.
nekuodah
Profile Joined August 2010
England2409 Posts
February 09 2011 05:21 GMT
#9426
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.


He basically replied 'i had 50k extra to put into prize money for the year and it was decided the grand finals is where it should be'
senor_gomez
Profile Joined June 2010
United States162 Posts
February 09 2011 05:21 GMT
#9427
Someone needs to make a MLG thread with Sundance's epic speech. MLG really is the focal point for SC2 esports in the USA, something so many people preach about but never 'walk the walk'.

Also there should be a community competition for bio videos about the various players, in order to advance the storyline.
corpsepose
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1678 Posts
February 09 2011 05:21 GMT
#9428
has sundance or mlg released any concrete info on whether they'll be including quake live as an official game in 2011?
http://www.twitch.tv/corpsep0se
echO [W]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1495 Posts
February 09 2011 05:22 GMT
#9429
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.


Agreed, to me at least, I don't think Sundance understood/answered the question, all he said was, come help us by spending more money so we have more money for cash prizes was, when in fact NonY was simply not comfortable with a top heavy prize pool distribution.
"Or a school bus over a bunch of kids" - Tasteless --- “A man's errors are his portals of discovery.” - James Joyce
jangster
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3 Posts
February 09 2011 05:22 GMT
#9430
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.

He dodged the question because he knows it's a pretty good idea but the decision has already been made and they really can't or doesn't want to change the prize pool allocation at this point.
znowstorm
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia281 Posts
February 09 2011 05:22 GMT
#9431
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.


Yeah I don't think he did.

However in terms of spectators having the $50,000 championship makes it a massive deal. Which should draw more people into that. So if they get some people for the first time to tune in there they might get them hooked for next year.
I_Love_Bacon
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5765 Posts
February 09 2011 05:22 GMT
#9432
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.


Well I think the main thing it sounded was they had the prize pool all structured for the year, then essentially got another 50k to throw into the mix. Rather than decide to spread it out they figured making the national championship that much more prestigious and top heavy would draw attention to it. While more $ for the normal events is better for the players, I think from a marketing standpoint the top heavy final tournament is the way to go.
" i havent been playin sc2 but i woke up w/ a boner and i really had to pee... and my crisis management and micro was really something to behold. it inspired me to play some games today" -Liquid'Tyler
Deleted User 109835
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
629 Posts
February 09 2011 05:22 GMT
#9433
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Aquafresh
Profile Joined May 2007
United States824 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 05:25:05
February 09 2011 05:23 GMT
#9434
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.


Yeah he kind of talked past it. Not sure he totally understood what Nony meant, or maybe he just didn't want to get into it.
GenoZStriker
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2914 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 05:24:04
February 09 2011 05:23 GMT
#9435
He said that he talked with his "guys" about it and they all agreed that it should be put in the national championship.
eSports Prodigy & Illuminati member.
dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
February 09 2011 05:24 GMT
#9436
I think he said that adding 50k to the national championship and build up the hype is a much better way to attract sponsors who are huge Fortune500 companies whereas Tyler's pov is good for the competitors pov.

That said, fans can help also by buying T-shirts/HD passes which will increas prize pool.
nekuodah
Profile Joined August 2010
England2409 Posts
February 09 2011 05:24 GMT
#9437
Bam another announcement about a possible future announcement
raf3776
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1904 Posts
February 09 2011 05:24 GMT
#9438
On February 09 2011 14:23 Aquafresh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2011 14:19 rift wrote:
Wasn't Nony's point just that the championship is too cash-heavy compared to the other events? Not sure that Sundance got it.


Yeah he kind of talked past it. Not sure he totally understood what Nony meant.


Seems like sundance doesnt really want to hear other peoples opinions/ideas and just kinda swerves around the comment or questions.
WWJD (What Would Jaedong Do)
Venerac
Profile Joined December 2010
United States201 Posts
February 09 2011 05:25 GMT
#9439
For those who were in the Pre show, did Geoff say he lives in Fontana now?
Proud listener of "Starcast: The Starcraft Podcast". SlayerS_BoxeR//White-Ra//djWHEAT <3<3
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-09 05:27:08
February 09 2011 05:25 GMT
#9440
I think the top heavy thing is because they have a set amount of money for the season and one huge tourney is more profitable and attention getting than several middle sized ones. I could see Koreans going to the championships or something, but they wouldn't bother if it was like 5 15k tourneys.
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