I dont need to buy a HD pass..... i get one free for paying to not watch hardly anything at Dallas!

They really are working to improve the streams, they have got a professional streaming company in to run them this time and that's awesome, and about damn time lol.

Tyree

1508 Posts

May 17 2011 10:00 GMT

#82

What can i go out and buy at this point in time, that would be a worse investment than a MLG HD pass? I am not trolling, seriously asking what could potentially be worse or piss me off more than that debacle that was Dallas? A Rebecca Black album? Its good for laughs. One of those gossip weekly magazines? Well i can get a nice shot of Kim Kardashians phat ass so thats good. Justin Bieber album? I can give it to one of my friends as a gift, it might be good for a laugh before we chuck that disc outside the window and hopefully decapitate someone etc etc

But in all seriousness for 10 dollars you can go out and get a great game that is old by now, like Bioshock, Demon Souls, Ninja Gaiden and have a hell of alot better time.

I am all for esports, been paying for GSL since S1 and will continue to do so, but supporting such a badly run even from a viewers point of view is, in the long run, bad for esports.

If i am making this up, may i die, but a friend of mine actually STOPPED watching SC2 after Dallas, he was burned so badly that he re installed WoW of all things and stopped watching SC2. I managed to convince him to at least watch the TSL finals and he is in the recovery stage at this point

enliveee

United Kingdom52 Posts

May 17 2011 10:02 GMT

#83

Nope, had a really bad experience last time. Technical problems and even after that the quality was sub "HD", like 480p and some really weird looking graphics half the time. Unless I find out the quality is better this time, nope.

Grettin

42410 Posts

May 17 2011 10:05 GMT

#84

"Dallas let me down, if this runs smoothly I will consider purchasing one next time"

Pretty much summed up my thoughts.

abaitor

England45 Posts

May 17 2011 10:18 GMT

#85

nope i'm poor, sup.

Tobberoth

Sweden6375 Posts

May 17 2011 10:28 GMT

#86

10 dollars is way too much. Not that I can't afford it, but I settle for free streams on GSL so I definitely won't pay 10 dollars for MLG.

zYwi3c

Poland1811 Posts

May 17 2011 10:40 GMT

#87

I have a pass from Dallas that I recieved for free.

Bosko

United States155 Posts

May 17 2011 10:49 GMT

#88

I just don't believe in the format these tournaments are using to make money off esports. They should be making money from ad revenue not from the fans. eg. every sport except UFC.

NaldoR

Singapore2198 Posts

May 17 2011 10:55 GMT

#89

I wont buy it cos it is at an unwatchable hour for me.
Anyway, Did they ever release the vods for dallas 2011? I definately want to catch the vods for colombus.

ki11z0ne

United States427 Posts

May 17 2011 11:02 GMT

#90

it should run a lot smoother this time so i ''would'' get one just i like my money ^_^

zaii

Guam2611 Posts

May 17 2011 11:02 GMT

#91

On May 17 2011 19:49 Bosko wrote:
I just don't believe in the format these tournaments are using to make money off esports. They should be making money from ad revenue not from the fans. eg. every sport except UFC.

if its that way then tournaments would be dying left and right...

Mailing

United States3087 Posts

May 17 2011 11:06 GMT

#92

Ad's do not make that much money. It only works on TV because they have millions of viewers.

Tourneys like IPL with free HD stream actually lost money.

ELA

Denmark4608 Posts

May 17 2011 11:07 GMT

#93

Yeah i will, theyve made some really nice improvements that i really like! Will buy a pass.

resilve

United Kingdom678 Posts

May 17 2011 11:18 GMT

#94

My net cant run more that low quality and free streams :p

I have bought ESL premium passes in the past because their free stream was not brilliant quality, but the MLG free stream is perfectly adequate so I dont see the point of purchasing a pass when I can already read text/supply counts/production tab.