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Falcon_Power
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada26 Posts
September 01 2010 17:46 GMT
#161
I dont post often but i just want to say that I am a big sc2 fan but there is no way I am paying for it even if I have the money.

I rather have low quality free with ads.

But here well I guess ill just take the restream.

They should have done like IEM or MLG.
No sacrifice, no Victory.
Nilaus
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark159 Posts
September 01 2010 17:50 GMT
#162
This is the internet, so people expect stuff to be free. Either from the provider or from another source of more shady origin. GOMTV really should know better than that, since they made a name for themselves by providing free-as-in-beer streams and VODs.

Maybe we should blame Artosis and Tasteless, maybe their exorbitant fees is the true reason GOMTV needs to rake in the money from the foreigners.

I sincerely hope that GOMTV will react to this outrage, if not then maybe Blizzard will tell GOMTV that they are alienating their fans this way.
bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
September 01 2010 17:50 GMT
#163
Does anybody know how the OGN re-broadcasting is going to work? If its not super-delayed I'm sure people will just restream/upload those so it'll be fine.
Qwerty.
Profile Joined May 2010
United States292 Posts
September 01 2010 17:50 GMT
#164
Can we save the VODs from OGN? As we can that content, in Korean, for free...
SuperGnu
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden240 Posts
September 01 2010 17:51 GMT
#165

My point on keeping VODs stands, but you hypocrites can't say you want e-sports to succeed and then not pony up the cash.


Sponsors, sponsors and sponsors, thats what makes sports big, not how much the viewers pay.
And sponsors will not support the sport if no one is watching it.
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Scrubwave
Profile Joined July 2010
Poland1786 Posts
September 01 2010 17:56 GMT
#166
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Postaldude
Profile Joined September 2009
Sweden180 Posts
September 01 2010 18:00 GMT
#167
On September 02 2010 02:44 Pezo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 02 2010 02:36 Gentso wrote:
On September 02 2010 02:35 junkacc wrote:
On September 02 2010 02:25 0neder wrote:
On September 01 2010 22:48 0neder wrote:
MAYBE if you could KEEP the VODs. wtf are you doing Blizzard?

My point on keeping VODs stands, but you hypocrites can't say you want e-sports to succeed and then not pony up the cash.


You hypocrites say you want Blizzard to crush KeSPA and then not pony up the cash.


For all the other sports I enjoy I support it just by watching it for free.


In those other sports, if you want to watch them you have to pay, unless you watch it illegally. So you can't really compare them.

As many have said for SC2 atm, i can watch a free stream of Tournaments i.e. the GO4SC2 going on right now or watch a free stream of MLG and ESL. This difference is i can pay for HD if i want to. Which as others have said i feel far more willing to do that. Rather than GomTV forcing us to pay stupid prices for a new service with no quality guarantee



You are wrong about having to pay to watch. I can pretty much mention any normal sport or esport thas been available for free to some extent
You must construct additional pylons
RHoudini
Profile Joined October 2009
Belgium3627 Posts
September 01 2010 18:03 GMT
#168
Who will pay when there's plenty of free SC2 content available... ?
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Skeyser
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada219 Posts
September 01 2010 18:04 GMT
#169
On September 02 2010 02:44 Pezo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 02 2010 02:36 Gentso wrote:
On September 02 2010 02:35 junkacc wrote:
On September 02 2010 02:25 0neder wrote:
On September 01 2010 22:48 0neder wrote:
MAYBE if you could KEEP the VODs. wtf are you doing Blizzard?

My point on keeping VODs stands, but you hypocrites can't say you want e-sports to succeed and then not pony up the cash.


You hypocrites say you want Blizzard to crush KeSPA and then not pony up the cash.


For all the other sports I enjoy I support it just by watching it for free.


In those other sports, if you want to watch them you have to pay, unless you watch it illegally. So you can't really compare them.



Pretty sure I can legally watch football, hockey, baseball etc for free
Teken
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom35 Posts
September 01 2010 18:05 GMT
#170

heh only 1000 pepole vote... but still im happy that there is 94% for NO :D

make this post most popular, lets say 100000 votes :D.

Them for sure they gonna change their minds.
do whatever its takes to be the best
Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
September 01 2010 18:05 GMT
#171
tbh I wouldn't mind commercials and no fee. That would be a-ok with me.
My. Copy. Is. Here.
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
September 01 2010 18:08 GMT
#172
I would get the paid stream if it meant no commercials. Obviously this is not the case - funny that OGN's free stream will be higher bitrate too 0_o
teamsolid
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada3668 Posts
September 01 2010 18:09 GMT
#173
Wait... this is only for HQ right? LQ VODs and stream are still available no?
krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 18:10:05
September 01 2010 18:09 GMT
#174
On September 02 2010 03:08 Kennigit wrote:
I would get the paid stream if it meant no commercials. Obviously this is not the case - funny that OGN's free stream will be higher bitrate too 0_o


they need to clarify the whole season thing.

season = 1 year. ill pay $50
season = 6 months. maybe...(depending on the quality and lag on the stream)
season = 1 month. gg. watch korean stream for free please
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krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-01 18:11:01
September 01 2010 18:10 GMT
#175
On September 02 2010 03:09 teamsolid wrote:
Wait... this is only for HQ right? LQ VODs and stream are still available no?


nope $20/$30 is for LQ and HQ streams and vods

nothing is free for GSL.
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Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
September 01 2010 18:11 GMT
#176
3% on a teamliquid hardcore community.

Seems like my approximation of 1-1.5% or total potential watchers was really overestimated, I guess 0.5% would be more accurate.
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Clipped
Profile Joined August 2010
France122 Posts
September 01 2010 18:11 GMT
#177
On September 02 2010 02:22 junkacc wrote:
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On September 02 2010 02:19 TheYango wrote:
On September 02 2010 01:12 smileyyy wrote:
On September 02 2010 01:09 awesomoecalypse wrote:
I can see Blizzard's hand in this. Gom never did this kind of thing before. I guess it's in their contract with Blizz. Blizz MADE them do it.


Yes, because something bad has happened related to Starcraft, is MUST be Blizzard's fault. We have no evidence or rationale for thinking this, but that doesn't matter, because its Blizzard so EVERYTHING is their fault!





Please. If you're going to make accusations like that, you're gonna have to provide some more evidence than "Blizzard is teh Satan!!1!"


On the subject of the thread...

No, no I will definitely NOT be paying that. And it strikes me as a poor business decision--why not offer up a lower quality stream, probably with ads, for free or at a significantly cheaper price point, then offer premium service with hd and no ads for those who are willing to pay?


Well if they can sell some shity ponny for 25 or some stupid mappack for 15$. Why shouldnt they try to charge 20$ for a stream ? .
I dont like this at all and I will never pay money for this lol. So this is the shit why theyre killing PL and BW off ? rofl. Haven fun trying.

Except the money goes to GOM, not Blizzard. Unless Blizzard is getting a significant cut of that $20, Blizzard's best interest would be for these streams to be free, because it provides more advertising for SC2. And I'm sure they'd rather have people buying $60 copies of SC2 rather than get a $5 or $10 cut (if they'd even get that much) from each stream buyer.



You don't know that. In fact the reason the price is so exobitant may be because Blizz takes a huge cut.
IEM had a free stream. It's got nothing to do with Blizzard, Gretech is just being greedy and/or their business model has been done by a 5 year old kid.
GiftPflanZe
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Germany623 Posts
September 01 2010 18:11 GMT
#178
Won't pay it,this is bullshit
...
MaestroSC
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2073 Posts
September 01 2010 18:11 GMT
#179
this kinda ruined my excitement to watch... figures tastosis commenting would cost me $20... ill just wait for the SC2 Blizzcon tourney and then ill get to talk with em after the matches.
teamsolid
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada3668 Posts
September 01 2010 18:12 GMT
#180
On September 02 2010 03:10 krazymunky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 02 2010 03:09 teamsolid wrote:
Wait... this is only for HQ right? LQ VODs and stream are still available no?


nope $20/$30 is for LQ and HQ streams and vods

nothing is free for GSL.

Okay that's ridiculous lol. No way I'm gonna pay, I'll just watch the Korean stream or a restream of the English one.
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