EPTAnd it's supporting GOM to make better output, so that's fine by me - it's not an arm or a leg price really.
Paying to watch GSL matches... Is it a good idea? - Page 21
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CooDu
Australia899 Posts
And it's supporting GOM to make better output, so that's fine by me - it's not an arm or a leg price really. | ||
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bigjmachine
United States314 Posts
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mitthrawn
Germany443 Posts
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DrunkeN.
United States406 Posts
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thehitman
1105 Posts
Steps to watch GOM: 1: Register on the website 2: Download and install GOMTV players 3: tune in a 6O'clock in the morning 4: Log in to the website to be able to start the stream if you want to watch vods or higher quality stream you have to: 5: Pay for it Too many steps and it costs money, not the best way to get huge amount of viewers. Additionally the time at which the games starts is really crap for viewers and only unemployed teens can view it at those time, anyone with work or other life responsibilities is going to have a hard time tuning in at those times. | ||
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port
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DrunkeN.
United States406 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On January 31 2011 20:38 thehitman wrote: It kills any potential newcomers, since they can't watch VOD's and the live stream time is usually too late or too early for other countries in the world. Steps to watch GOM: 1: Register on the website 2: Download and install GOMTV players 3: tune in a 6O'clock in the morning 4: Log in to the website to be able to start the stream if you want to watch vods or higher quality stream you have to: 5: Pay for it Too many steps and it costs money, not the best way to get huge amount of viewers. Additionally the time at which the games starts is really crap for viewers and only unemployed teens can view it at those time, anyone with work or other life responsibilities is going to have a hard time tuning in at those times. The first video of every set is free. If newcomers want to watch, it's very easy to. I don't think you even need an account to watch it. EDIT: Yep, just tested. Even G1 of the finals is free. | ||
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Arckan
243 Posts
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Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
On January 31 2011 20:48 Arckan wrote: The point of this thread isn't "$10 isn't worth it". Not many people will argue that $10 is an extravagant price for the content you're receiving. The concept being presented is that having VODs being a paid-only experience restricts growing interest in the game from a GSL standpoint. Only for certain time zones though. It's fine for Europeans. Maybe they should change what VODs are free. Instead of first match of every series free, perhaps the tournament up to Ro16 is free. | ||
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Jayson X
Switzerland2431 Posts
On January 31 2011 20:46 Jibba wrote: The first video of every set is free. If newcomers want to watch, it's very easy to. I don't think you even need an account to watch it. EDIT: Yep, just tested. Even G1 of the finals is free. That is if you a) Find their website b) create an account c) download their player d) download their codecs Of course if newcomers want to watch GSL they will. That's not the point. The point is to introduce more viewers to the GSL expirience so they become customers. The first vod of every set should be on youtube and on the gsl site they should use the youtube player for the first vod aswell. That way they could boost viewernumbers and exposure. edit: Or I'm doing something wrong because I can't get the vods to work logged out. | ||
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Gigadrill
Australia52 Posts
Having to install a player just for the sole purpose of watching GSL seems little excessive and despite how insignificant it may actually be it's still what's been stopping me. But having said that, I have actually seen some people who are restreaming it use an ip/url in VLC player to watch it but obviously that is still excess work when they could just stream it like any other streaming website. | ||
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Longshank
1648 Posts
On January 31 2011 20:57 Klive5ive wrote: Only for certain time zones though. It's fine for Europeans. Maybe they should change what VODs are free. Instead of first match of every series free, perhaps the tournament up to Ro16 is free. It's not fine for Europeans really - anyone with a job or at school is unable to watch. The OP raises a valid point, I have several friends who I think would enjoy SC2 but it's difficult to get them to watch GSL when there are so many obstacles, minor and major. Sure I could point them to some normal cast on TL but it's far from the same thing. | ||
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Myrtroll
139 Posts
It's not fine for Europeans really - anyone with a job or at school is unable to watch. Bet you a lot of the viewers are watching it at work  Anyways, that's a good reason to buy the ticket. HQ VOD's are awesome. And all the "hard steps" people are funny. I would say it's more time consuming and just as hard to go to the nearest grocer and pay for stuff there. Get used to it, stuff on the internet will not be free much longer. We've been heading in that direction for years now. | ||
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Tarodent
Denmark1 Post
I remember the bad quality and streaming for the first seasons vod's but now it is all better ! | ||
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Airship
United States465 Posts
On January 31 2011 20:48 Arckan wrote: The point of this thread isn't "$10 isn't worth it". Not many people will argue that $10 is an extravagant price for the content you're receiving. The concept being presented is that having VODs being a paid-only experience restricts growing interest in the game from a GSL standpoint. Except there's a free stream. | ||
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Longshank
1648 Posts
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xza
Singapore1600 Posts
- help the stream - help to keep GSL going - create a fancy prize pool for the competitors to be motivated - show the koreans that the SC2 has potential to be HUGE, not only in korea - show that we want Esports to continue to flourish with SC2 I do agree with some of the people here though. GOM could make like previous 2-3 seasons' vods free to play since nobody is gonna buy season 1 tickets. so might aswell release them as vods! | ||
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
On January 31 2011 06:37 stork4ever wrote: I cant even be bothered to do their sign ups to watch the free content. I followed Sc2 religiously in the beginning but alas it has become too commercialized and flooded with excess commentators. I watch Day9 for SC2 and thats about it. I will however continue to stay up till 3 am to watch the beesuit I'm exactly the same, the second i saw that you had to sign up to watch SC2 live i didnt bother. Now later when i really felt like watching the GSL i signed up and the stream was so fucking laggy that i could only watch 3 sets before turning it off out of frustration. If GOM would allow their free content onto YouTube then they would get more exposure, but the best way to further e-sports would that all their content except a Ultra-quality stream with a chat window implemented would be free. They can't just start taking payments for people to watch live streams of a relatively new game. I have never gotten into anything that requires me to pay first, so i'm 100% sure that GOM will never get anywhere except for diehard fans paying for their services. | ||
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Zaphid
Czech Republic1860 Posts
As someone said, they are catering to the hardcore minority and while I consider myself quite hardcore too, I'm more familiar with USA/EU players than the korean ones and they aren't helping things. | ||
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