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jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
April 22 2011 04:55 GMT
#481
On April 22 2011 13:53 thedz wrote:
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On April 22 2011 13:46 dANiELcanuck wrote:
On April 22 2011 13:41 tychusfuddley wrote:
One question? How many viewers it will take for IPL 2 to happen?. Is 10,000 viewers to low?. I think they need at least 50,000 to 60,000 live viewers for IPL 2 to happen.


Probably has a lot to do with VOD views as well, live numbers aren't everything. It also has to compete for viewers with NASL and other tournies/streamers going on during the live broadcast.

IPL blew me away today, I wish I hadn't already been spoilered the results!


IIRC, IGN have said they are committed to a IPL2. So that's already locked down.


Plus expecting 50 to 60k viewers is ridiculous. TSL3's opening weekend had like 50k and has hit 40k the rest of the time and thats something people have been waiting for. No way IPL will get that many viewers off the bat.
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jombeeno
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States47 Posts
April 22 2011 04:57 GMT
#482
I honestly expected this league to pretty bad with the whole cheesy/corny promo they had but my entire opinion was changed after today. Way fantastic quality and casting.
edward.IGN
Profile Joined March 2011
47 Posts
April 22 2011 04:57 GMT
#483
Hi, everyone, thanks for tuning in tonight and all the support, we are blown away by your passion and love for the game. IPL2 is confirmed, and from our point of view success is not only gauged by how many concurrent users are watching the live stream, but also how many VOD views we get, and most importantly, how well received we are by the greater community.
I_Love_Bacon
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5765 Posts
April 22 2011 04:58 GMT
#484
This is a really, really good starting point. That's what I'm happy about. It's far from perfect, but what it is is very, very smooth and fast.

It's not close to what a full production should be, but this is the first night of the first league. I can only see it improving, and that's what's so good about it.

Simlarily to the NASL in that, if you are guaranteed to be locked down for more events, then I expect production to rise and continually smooth out each week and get better and better. Like I said, great, great starting point and can't wait until next season (or even later this season perhaps).
" i havent been playin sc2 but i woke up w/ a boner and i really had to pee... and my crisis management and micro was really something to behold. it inspired me to play some games today" -Liquid'Tyler
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36402 Posts
April 22 2011 04:58 GMT
#485
On April 22 2011 13:35 SKC wrote:
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On April 22 2011 13:32 Turo wrote:
I would just like to add my opinion in here:

Positive

1 - TB and DJW actually drew me into the games, and made them interesting in a way that hasn't happened before. Usually I'm more of a "Oh that was a good play, I wonder what his next move is?" type of spectator, but the casters really got me interested in the outcome of the game! So big props for that.

2 - Loved the production, made everything seem really cohesive. "Felt" like a real sports game that you might find on a sports channel on TV, something I think all leagues should aim for if they want to go mainstream.

Negative

1 - As has been mentioned before, 2 casters might be a better option. However, if the 2nd caster's audio isn't in sync. (ie: done over skype, not live in person), then I feel going with one smooth caster is better. In short: 2 cohesive live casters > 1 caster > 2 casters out of sync/bad audio.


TSL does 2 casters over skype, using a program to make sure that the replays are in sync, so there definatelly is a way to do it, and outside the rare ocasion were the connection of one of them craps out, you can't even notice they aren't in the same house. And even in those ocasions it is fixed quickly.

TSL casts over TeamSpeak, just a correction.
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I Hott Sauce I
Profile Joined June 2010
United States91 Posts
April 22 2011 04:58 GMT
#486
Love the production, but the casters UGH

Had to mute TB's part.

We need better commentators!

Also, have two commentators, watching one guy talk about this game....I'd rather just watch a Youtube vid.
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LesPhoques
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada782 Posts
April 22 2011 04:58 GMT
#487
imho, I think IPL needs to do dual casting. Both casters, TotalBiscuit and Wheat, did an awesome job today but its hard for single caster to catch all details of the match. I ignored NASL in favour of IPL. I watched both streams and sound quality for NASL was horrible so had to leave IPL sound on while watching both leagues.

Amazing, amazing job. Well done, SCReddit HWAITING !!!
tychusfuddley
Profile Joined February 2011
Vanuatu39 Posts
April 22 2011 05:00 GMT
#488
On April 22 2011 13:57 edward.IGN wrote:
Hi, everyone, thanks for tuning in tonight and all the support, we are blown away by your passion and love for the game. IPL2 is confirmed, and from our point of view success is not only gauged by how many concurrent users are watching the live stream, but also how many VOD views we get, and most importantly, how well received we are by the greater community.

where can we see the vods?
thedz
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States217 Posts
April 22 2011 05:03 GMT
#489
On April 22 2011 14:00 tychusfuddley wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 22 2011 13:57 edward.IGN wrote:
Hi, everyone, thanks for tuning in tonight and all the support, we are blown away by your passion and love for the game. IPL2 is confirmed, and from our point of view success is not only gauged by how many concurrent users are watching the live stream, but also how many VOD views we get, and most importantly, how well received we are by the greater community.

where can we see the vods?


Eventually, here: http://www.ign.com/ipl/videos
Kuri
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada88 Posts
April 22 2011 05:05 GMT
#490
On April 22 2011 13:57 edward.IGN wrote:
Hi, everyone, thanks for tuning in tonight and all the support, we are blown away by your passion and love for the game. IPL2 is confirmed, and from our point of view success is not only gauged by how many concurrent users are watching the live stream, but also how many VOD views we get, and most importantly, how well received we are by the greater community.


It was a fantastic production. I will definitely be spreading the word. You guys have set the standard really high.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46420 Posts
April 22 2011 05:06 GMT
#491
Just out of curiosity... how does IGN/ WP make money from this?

There aren't even any commercials between games...
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
April 22 2011 05:08 GMT
#492
On April 22 2011 14:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Just out of curiosity... how does IGN/ WP make money from this?

There aren't even any commercials between games...


The first two days are commercial free. There will be commercials from then on, but I dont know when they will be aired.
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dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
April 22 2011 05:09 GMT
#493
On April 22 2011 14:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Just out of curiosity... how does IGN/ WP make money from this?

There aren't even any commercials between games...


There will be commercials eventually. I believe they removed the commercial for the first few days because they got a certain amount of followers on twitters or facebook likes.

Basically i think IGN is looking at this in the long term ie they do not try to make profit immediately but first try to lure more people in
SiCkO_
Profile Joined September 2010
United States481 Posts
April 22 2011 05:10 GMT
#494
I actually felt TB was a good pick

unless casters have worked together before, they usually wind up talking over each other or putting in long silences. I though TB and Wheat struck a nice balance between analytical and exciting, which will really go a long way towards making Starcraft 2 more enjoyable, let's face it, most people don't care about the unit composition unless they are watching for tips, or because they are hardcore fans, personally, i watch casts for enjoyment, I'll watch replays for information

great job IPL, Wheat and TB, keep up your awesome work!
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2WeaK
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada550 Posts
April 22 2011 05:11 GMT
#495
Not reading through the whole thing... But just going on the website, I saw "First two days of IPL1 will be ad-free!" >.> Just saying. So don't rejoice too quickly about IPL being ad free.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46420 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-22 05:12:41
April 22 2011 05:12 GMT
#496
On April 22 2011 14:09 dtz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 22 2011 14:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Just out of curiosity... how does IGN/ WP make money from this?

There aren't even any commercials between games...


There will be commercials eventually. I believe they removed the commercial for the first few days because they got a certain amount of followers on twitters or facebook likes.

Basically i think IGN is looking at this in the long term ie they do not try to make profit immediately but first try to lure more people in


Ah, well that makes sense. I think that's a smart marketing move, and I don't blame them for putting ads in there eventually.

I certainly don't mind watching commercials between games for this level of production
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
April 22 2011 05:14 GMT
#497
The biggest problem i find with dual casting is usually one of the casters feels need to show they have a bigger dick aka talk over the other caster or in some way try to show they are more dominant. Countless times i've seen one caster just cut off the other caster with something not even that important to the game.
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Ezze
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada934 Posts
April 22 2011 05:19 GMT
#498
I don't know if this is new, but I haven't seen it posted: http://www.ign.com/ipl/about

Really cool to hear and see the team behind this incredible production. No wonder it was so excellent and I'm sure will continue to be.
fabioisonfire
Profile Joined August 2010
United States81 Posts
April 22 2011 05:25 GMT
#499
Agreed, thanks so much, IGN!
The things you own, end up owning you.
Kevincible
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada70 Posts
April 22 2011 05:30 GMT
#500
TotalBiscuit <3
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