MLG_Sundance, im impressed by your fighting spirit. Wish i had same dedication and power,coolness when things go wrong.

Already looking forward for next MLG Event.

audiosnag

Canada9 Posts

April 05 2011 04:06 GMT

#162

Said before and I'll say it again. Classy move taking responsibility for everything. What you guys are doing for the game is hugely appreciated even with the bumps in the road.
I'm super stoked for Columbus.

rolfe

United Kingdom1266 Posts

April 05 2011 04:06 GMT

#163

i got a lot of sympathy for ya sundance. i hope everything will be better next time and i reckon it will be.

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PS from the State of the Game he was on an admin should totally give sundance a marine icon haha

Meeks

United States132 Posts

April 05 2011 04:07 GMT

#164

I believe in MLG :D

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

April 05 2011 04:08 GMT

#165

I have to say, I really appreciate Sundance for being upfront and direct with the community, apologizing on Twitter, on the MLG website, on the stream, and even on TL. It's awesome to have him be so involved with the fans of the e-sports community, and I don't think people appreciate how fortunate it is to have the CEO of a major e-sports entity be talking to us through TL posts and Twitter replies.

I have faith that MLG will learn from these mistakes and will rise from the ashes of MLG Dallas like a phoenix to make MLG Columbus and beyond much better experiences. Even if they fail, at least it's safe to say that they are trying their hardest to iron out what is actually a very difficult task.

Heaton31

United States323 Posts

April 05 2011 04:10 GMT

#166

I bagged on MLG from the start, but I'm also impressed by the way Sundance is handling this. I was never not going to watch the Columbus show (I might drive out there if I'm available that weekend). For the good of e-sports I hope everyone gives them another chance as well even though the majority of my comments don't reflect this message.

vvSiegvv

United States364 Posts

April 05 2011 04:16 GMT

#167

Pretty impressive that Sundance actually posted on TL to explain things, hopefully it's a lesson learned and things go great in Columbus, best of luck to MLG.

Darpa

Canada4413 Posts

April 05 2011 04:21 GMT

#168

Alot of people on here have an outrageous sense of judgement on MLG, which I find suprising considering most of them didnt pay for it or contribute anything in anyway. Bad things happen, I sure hope everyone here can understand that. Rome wasnt built in day, and Esports wont be either. MLG is doing nothing but good things for esports and I sincerely hope that they are successful in the future.

While this weekend was disappointing, I certainly cannot fault them for ISP problems and the works. My only suggestion would be to make sure of things you are already aware of (casted games for both the stram and crowd, more matches and less downtime) are ready to go for columbus.

I for one, was a person who sat through all of friday and saturdays issues for about 11 hours total, and despite all of that I will still be tuning into columbus. Day 3 was great! Dont worry about all the haters you see in the live report threads, I think the vast majority of them were just making a big deal out of it because they were so excited for the games and they will be back for the next event. Heres hoping for a better columbus. MLG FIGHTING!!!!

SiguR

Canada2039 Posts

April 05 2011 04:27 GMT

#169

I'm quite pleased at Sundance's decision to post on here.
I mean, really guys... at the end of the day they clearly did not intend on having the issues they did. Whether it's financial motivation or personal passion behind it, they clearly want MLG events to be the best they can be. Surely they will be doing their best to make sure it goes better in the future.

RavenWolf

United States205 Posts

April 05 2011 04:28 GMT

#170

I personally am looking forward to Columbus since one way or another things can hopefully work out for the better with said venue. I have been at this venue before and know that it is well equipped to handle a variety of traffic and internet issues. I will also be attending in person and hopefully can pull a few strings since I know some people in the area that are involved with the facility itself to help prevent Dallas from repeating itself

Sabu113

United States11112 Posts

April 05 2011 04:30 GMT

#171

On April 05 2011 13:02 NoobSkills wrote:
He writes all that. Then restreams the delayed weekend in a non-edited format.

Perhaps they need someone to sit back not be involved with planning and just think of what could go wrong at any time based off what they're doing. Then take that list and determine what is most useful to avoid and go off that.

... After this weekend I think they had other priorities. It's a little ridiculous how harsh people can be. It's nice of and more important that sundance talked to us rather than yelling at someone to edit the vods.

Bitters

Canada303 Posts

April 05 2011 04:31 GMT

#172

I've watched many MLG's (with the HD ticket) before they even picked up SC2, and I am usually very happy with a typical MLG weekend. It was unfortunate that they had issues this bad in Dallas, but I am very confident they will return to great form for Columbus. Sundance seems very passionate which is great to see.

It WOULD be nice for them to be able to produce a higher resolution for the HD stream though, as the few times it did work this weekend wasn't very "HD"

Defacer

Canada5052 Posts

April 05 2011 04:33 GMT

#173

MLG still has a lot to prove, and I hope they do. They're sponsors and investors must be breathing hot sweaty breath down their necks!

Jim7

United States154 Posts

April 05 2011 04:38 GMT

#174

I hope they succeed since that will create a better experience and things can get bigger and bigger. GL MLG.

Hashbaz

United States340 Posts

April 05 2011 05:03 GMT

#175

Props yet again to Sundance for talking directly to the community and showing that he's sincere about growing professional gaming.

Exactable

Australia263 Posts

April 05 2011 05:08 GMT

#176

Although I was appalled with the service as much as anyone else I applaud the way it is being handled now. I sincerely hope that they back up their promises at the next MLG. I'm optimistic and thankful for the honestly none the less.

Turbo.Tactics

Germany675 Posts

April 05 2011 05:15 GMT

#177

It was the right and only thing to do after the failure. Tank you Sundance for the response.
This guy is committed to Esports. Anyone who says otherwise can go eat a Baneling.

PS: Columbus will prolly be your biggest test because EVERY laggspike on that stream will be a spark for the forums...

NoobSkills

United States1603 Posts

April 05 2011 05:28 GMT

#178

On April 05 2011 13:04 MLG_Sundance wrote:

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Last thing before go to bed for real - to edit the stream would take too much time. It's either the stream with delays or go dark. After all the issues we decided that something was better than nothing.

Will also be bundling up all the replays as soon as we are able to.

To cut vods out of what you have would take too much time?

Even if the Vods came out late I know there are enough people who like Wheat,9,and JP that will watch them. Also it isn't like the next MLG is next week. Though again on a priority level if instead you're using your time to fix the next MLG, so it doesn't have stream issues that would probably work as well.

OFC that isn't the only issue, but #1. Either way I did enjoy 2/3 MLG's from last year I just hope we can bump the percentage this year.

Stamper

Germany148 Posts

April 05 2011 05:54 GMT

#179

Just split the playing area and the casting area into two different halls. Nobody needs to see the players when the splay. Interaction with casters and seeing a fair, non-spoiled game is much more important. Also you can stream a lot more game as if there is a delay the casters can just jump into another game which is played at the moment, because there are no problems with sound proofing anymore.
Good luck doing your next MLG. Let's see if you really make some good changes.
Edit: Of course people there could still watch the players play, in a different hall though.

zaii

Guam2611 Posts

April 05 2011 06:27 GMT

#180

its sick to know that nearly 1 million unique viewers tried to watch the Dallas event.