EPT[D] GSL Stream/Vod Pricing - Will you buy? - Page 22
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Piski
Finland3461 Posts
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
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Otakusan
United States59 Posts
SC2 is at an infant stage and although this might be big in Korea, it is not the same case in the rest of the world. Not many people even KNOWS about the GSL, even amongst my SC2-playing friends, here in Southern California, where Blizzard's HQ is. Simply said, Blizzard should make streaming AND vods free in order to promote this game worldwide AS AN ESPORT. There are plenty of ways to make money after tournaments like this are more well-known. By charging for the less-than-perfect service that is GomTV, they are running the risk of damaging their reputation. Anyone who's purchased it knows it was a waste of money, and word of mouth will ruin them. | ||
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
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sircuddles
Canada91 Posts
On September 08 2010 10:03 Fantistic wrote: Free stream all the way. If only I had 3 hours every morning at 6 AM to watch SC2 D: | ||
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Cider
United States198 Posts
On September 08 2010 08:26 Otakusan wrote:Anyone who's purchased it knows it was a waste of money, and word of mouth will ruin them. I find it highly amusing that you're trying to speak for everyone. I bought the season ticket and couldn't be happier and know a ton of people who feel the same way. In fact, based on what i've been reading on the forums, a vast majority of people who purchased the season ticket seem to agree with me. If you disagree that's fine, obviously you're entitled to an opinion, but please don't speak for all of us. | ||
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
edit: Of course if you bought it you don't think it's a waste of money, because then you'd have to feel bad about a purchase you made, which nobody likes to do. But obviously it is a waste of money, since we've never had to pay for vods, ever before. I'll watch free tournaments where I actually recognize the players over this any day. edit2: And what the dude above me said, how is this tournament helping to spread the word that e-sports is awesome? Nobody who's not a totally committed fan already is going to watch this tournament. It might as well not even exist to a large majority of the human race. This is in direct contrast to IEM, and even HDH back in the beta, which drew in lots of new fans to the game. Even the GOM tournaments back in 2007 that had free english casted VODs of pro-games did wonders for the revitalization of Brood War. This tournament, however, doesn't even come close to doing what it's predecessor and the other SC2 tournaments have done and are doing for the non-korean scene. | ||
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
On September 08 2010 10:08 sircuddles wrote: If only I had 3 hours every morning at 6 AM to watch SC2 D: It's not as bad in Europe  It starts at 10 in the UK. | ||
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IndieFinch
United States124 Posts
So far its been amazing games with fantastic commentary. Even if you have a minimum wage job, you can afford the $20. The more people who actually pay and support these guys, the more events we will get to see. If people are just going to find a restream, why would these guys go through all the extra work to provide English commentary / higher quality streams? It's the same argument as pirating software, if you like the product you should want to support it. | ||
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Otakusan
United States59 Posts
On September 08 2010 10:20 Cider wrote: I find it highly amusing that you're trying to speak for everyone. I bought the season ticket and couldn't be happier and know a ton of people who feel the same way. In fact, based on what i've been reading on the forums, a vast majority of people who purchased the season ticket seem to agree with me. If you disagree that's fine, obviously you're entitled to an opinion, but please don't speak for all of us. Sorry, that was not my intention at all. But once you realize there are websites that re-stream at high quality with VODS available for free... I guess it is down to whether you support GomTV that much, kind of like whether you would purchase official music CD's of artists you support. | ||
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