dunno if i'll buy the s3 since the s2 finals got laggy even on vod in HQ... i had planned to buy the s3 but now that i saw the s2 in HQ i'm starting to wonder if they really have improved... Had to watch the entire season if low quality cauz i couldn't stand to have a 0,5s freeze every second or two in HQ.
Meh dunno really, probably worth it for watching the entire series i guess.

atenthirtyone

United States88 Posts

November 19 2010 05:36 GMT

#104

I just brought the ticket (with the small discount since I brought the first two). Gonna support eSports even while being piss poor as a grad student.

Alejandrisha

United States6565 Posts

November 19 2010 05:39 GMT

#105

helllls yeah bought all three seasons so far. Best money I've ever spent! Besides starcraft 2 of course ^^ If you haven't bought a season yet I definitely reccomend you do so. Worth every penny

DOMINOSC

Canada345 Posts

November 19 2010 05:39 GMT

#106

i voted yes because i will be buying it the day i get the money in my paypal.

Disposition

Canada77 Posts

November 19 2010 05:41 GMT

#107

On November 19 2010 14:33 RaiZ wrote:
dunno if i'll buy the s3 since the s2 finals got laggy even on vod in HQ... i had planned to buy the s3 but now that i saw the s2 in HQ i'm starting to wonder if they really have improved... Had to watch the entire season if low quality cauz i couldn't stand to have a 0,5s freeze every second or two in HQ.
Meh dunno really, probably worth it for watching the entire series i guess.

I agree with you, I paid for HQ vods and should be able to watch them without buffering issues. I watched all my VODs on LQ, because even when I let it buffer for 30 minutes it was still at 50%.

The price ($14.99) is no problem at all, I think its more than fair, all I ask is that I get what I paid for. I bought GSL1 and 2 premium service, but so far I'm on the ropes for GSL 3. If I hear good things about their upload/bandwidth being majorly improved, I won't hesitate to buy another ticket.

Jiiks

Finland487 Posts

November 19 2010 05:43 GMT

#108

Bought S2 had pretty bad experience.

Will buy S3 if it's better.

AJMcSpiffy

United States1154 Posts

November 19 2010 05:48 GMT

#109

I bought season 3, and I've bought each season so far. I did notice some lag problems on some HQ vods, but it was generally only during the very beginning and very end for me. The actual match content was totally fine 99% of the time. Plus the HQ vods look amazing, well worth the 15$ now.

Btw, I can't really comment on any of the livestream issues people may have been having. I can never catch the games live, but the vods are always posted very quickly and like I said before, they work pretty well for me.

0neder

United States3733 Posts

November 19 2010 05:52 GMT

#110

I buy it for the VODs. On my own time, good quality, and don't have to mess up my entire real-life schedule.

zhurai

United States5660 Posts

November 19 2010 06:03 GMT

#111

yep I did buy it, bought S1 and S2's also..

though paypal + my bank is so friggin slow but it'll be up...but like a day late (but I guess I could just watch the live test version for the heck of it though...)

TryThis

Canada1522 Posts

November 19 2010 06:07 GMT

#112

I go for the VODs since the streams are almost always laggy, and this way i can jsut watch the games right when I wake up

Scruff

Singapore509 Posts

November 19 2010 06:14 GMT

#113

Honestly I would buy it again if the HQ stream actually works

KaiserReinhard

United States554 Posts

November 19 2010 06:18 GMT

#114

Nope, don't want to contribute to setting a precedent where it's ok to charge people money to watch SC2 tournaments.

Al Bundy

7257 Posts

November 19 2010 06:22 GMT

#115

On November 19 2010 15:18 KaiserReinhard wrote:
Nope, don't want to contribute to setting a precedent where it's ok to charge people money to watch SC2 tournaments.

Buying the ticket is not mandatory. You can watch the tournament live for free.

Roffles

Pitcairn19291 Posts

November 19 2010 06:28 GMT

#116

Honestly, I don't see why people refuse to buy the ticket solely on the reason that they don't wanna pay because they think they should get it free.

People pay to see sports live, people pay to see sports on TV (NFL Network, NBA TV, etc). It's a form of entertainment that can bring you hours of good stuff.

That is if the stream works, and sadly I can't say that I've had good experiences with their streams. Until they show me that it'll work and that I haven't wasted by 15-20 bucks, then I'll support them once again. But I just can't put down that money and have it not work for me at times like it did previous couple of seasons.

Contagious

United States1319 Posts

November 19 2010 06:29 GMT

#117

yeah, I feel like I'm almost playing World of Warcraft with this whole addicting $15 dollars a month.

Irrelevant

United States2364 Posts

November 19 2010 06:34 GMT

#118

Was thinking about it, but I never really have the free time to stay up till 3-4am watching the games, so might as well just download them the next day when I get home from work/training.

KaiserReinhard

United States554 Posts

November 19 2010 06:36 GMT

#119

On November 19 2010 15:28 Roffles wrote:
Honestly, I don't see why people refuse to buy the ticket solely on the reason that they don't wanna pay because they think they should get it free.

People pay to see sports live, people pay to see sports on TV (NFL Network, NBA TV, etc). It's a form of entertainment that can bring you hours of good stuff.

That is if the stream works, and sadly I can't say that I've had good experiences with their streams. Until they show me that it'll work and that I haven't wasted by 15-20 bucks, then I'll support them once again. But I just can't put down that money and have it not work for me at times like it did previous couple of seasons.

If there is a Starcraft Network on television that broadcasts hot starcraft action 24 hours a day, by all means I'll shell out the dough for that. But there's a big difference between paying for sporting events and paying $15 to watch a single tournament on your computer. I really don't want this to become another big "paying for GSL" argument, but I just wanted to point out that the sporting event analogy is faulty.

Bleb

Croatia278 Posts

November 19 2010 06:41 GMT

#120

They treat Europe badly (unwatchable streams + you have to preload HQ vods) but I'll buy ticket again.
However I truly hope they'll improve their quality. It's really not much we ask for.