• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 21:01
CET 03:01
KST 11:01
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book15Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8herO wins SC2 All-Star Invitational14
Community News
ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0222LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16)37Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win2Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker11PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar)15
StarCraft 2
General
Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? Terran Scanner Sweep Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book Weekly Cups (Jan 12-18): herO, MaxPax, Solar win
Tourneys
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16) SC2 AI Tournament 2026 PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament RSL Season 4 announced for March-April
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ? [A] Starcraft Sound Mod
External Content
Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 512 Overclocked Mutation # 511 Temple of Rebirth
Brood War
General
TvZ is the most complete match up Which units you wish saw more use in the game? Ladder maps - how we can make blizz update them? ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/02 StarCraft player reflex TE scores
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 1 Small VOD Thread 2.0 KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates Zealot bombing is no longer popular? Simple Questions, Simple Answers Current Meta
Other Games
General Games
Diablo 2 thread Path of Exile ZeroSpace Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Ask and answer stupid questions here! Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
The Search For Meaning in Vi…
TrAiDoS
My 2025 Magic: The Gathering…
DARKING
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2404 users

[D] GSL Stream/Vod Pricing - Will you buy? - Page 9

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
Prev 1 7 8 9 10 11 22 Next All
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.
From: TL.net Bot; This is a Warning! - Your posting sucks. Try to work on that. - Thanks in advance for your cooperation, KwarK
Scrubwave
Profile Joined July 2010
Poland1786 Posts
September 01 2010 17:56 GMT
#166
--- Nuked ---
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... ?
Lee Jae Dong fighting!
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
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
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.
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
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.
League of Legends EU West, Platinum III | Yousei Teikoku is the best thing that has ever happened to music.
Clipped
Profile Joined August 2010
France122 Posts
September 01 2010 18:11 GMT
#177
On September 02 2010 02:22 junkacc wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.
Prev 1 7 8 9 10 11 22 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
HomeStory Cup 28 - Group C
CranKy Ducklings114
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
RuFF_SC2 164
Ketroc 67
Dota 2
syndereN846
NeuroSwarm64
Counter-Strike
fl0m2095
Fnx 1374
taco 599
Super Smash Bros
C9.Mang0760
hungrybox498
Mew2King83
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor190
Other Games
gofns21788
tarik_tv17567
Artosis936
JimRising 765
Maynarde108
ViBE52
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1208
BasetradeTV178
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 18 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 106
• davetesta46
• mYiSmile113
• Kozan
• Migwel
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• sooper7s
• intothetv
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
StarCraft: Brood War
• Airneanach23
• Azhi_Dahaki18
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
League of Legends
• Doublelift4549
• Scarra1772
Other Games
• imaqtpie2049
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
7h
Wardi Open
10h
Monday Night Weeklies
15h
OSC
22h
WardiTV Winter Champion…
1d 10h
PiGosaur Cup
1d 23h
Replay Cast
2 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
PiG Sty Festival
3 days
[ Show More ]
The PondCast
3 days
KCM Race Survival
3 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
PiG Sty Festival
4 days
Epic.LAN
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
PiG Sty Festival
5 days
CranKy Ducklings
5 days
Epic.LAN
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
PiG Sty Festival
6 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-02-14
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: King of Kings
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 1st Round
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 1st Round Qualifier
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round Qualifier
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
WardiTV Winter 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
FISSURE Playground #3
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.