Bought a season 1 pass, will buy a season 2 pass aswell. I can't say no to that many starcraft 2 games.
As Artosis said in a recent SoTG, if I feel like watching a PvZ, I go to the NASL website and watch a PvZ. If I want to watch a PvT, I go to the NASL website and watch a PvT. Having so many starcraft 2 games available is amazing

HelloxD

378 Posts

July 27 2011 12:25 GMT

#302

Didnt miss a single game of division 1. ( fan of grubby and moon )
And it was 5am here

Lumpybd

United Kingdom118 Posts

July 27 2011 12:46 GMT

#303

Season 1 pass = bought.
Season 2 pass = bought.

Yes, it's not perfect and it's not yet at the production level of the Korean broadcasts, but the only way it stands a chance of getting there is if we support it.

Honeybadger

United States821 Posts

July 27 2011 20:22 GMT

#304

Some people think there were too many games (you can just watch the ones with the players you want, y'know. Without worrying that they'll get knocked out and you won't see them for the rest of the tourney)

Some people think the production was bad (despite being fixed very quickly) and that having optional ultra-HQ streams for people with better internet was bad.

Some people didn't like the re-broadcast that they very graciously provided for EU players

Some people thought $25 was too much for hundreds of hours of content over three months (price/hour is on an exponential scale better than the GSTL. And the games are better, to boot.)

This is like the Goldilocks story, as told by retards.

thebearot

Canada6 Posts

July 29 2011 04:13 GMT

#305

I did not buy HD pass for season 1 but I am planning to buy season 2 pass just to support the sports. It is just a bit disappointing that so many Koreans are now in the roaster. Is NASL becoming GSL #2 Where's our North American Stars??? I mean, if I want to see Koreans play I can always check out GSL?

Bouric

United States18 Posts

July 29 2011 04:28 GMT

#306

I think it was a good first attempt for what it was trying to do. GSL had to start somewhere and I assume it wasn't that great either.

VOD's need to be improved. Multiple viewing qualities should be available and they need to be more properly labeled and edited to avoid the useless downtime that was in pretty much every single VOD they released. Seriously hire one guy to edit the videos and make sure they get uploaded in multiple resolutions and that will be taken care of.

Also the Finals needed some work, the audio was horrendous at the start I good technician really needs to be utilized (one with experience) so that us people streaming aren't constantly turning our sound up and down just to avoid hearing damage.

AdreN-

United States503 Posts

August 23 2011 06:52 GMT

#307

I was considering purchasing the Season 2 pass, is that Season 2 pre-sale code invalid now? I guess I assumed it would be the pre-sale rate ($20) until the season started?

whatever292

Canada21 Posts

August 23 2011 08:47 GMT

#308

its kinda sad reading all these post because it seems as though 90% of people only look at the bad things which arnt even that bad instead of looking at the fact that you get more starcraft than you can possibly watch, whenever you want, with top class players, for four months, for the price of about two movie tickets or maybe four lunches. If you dont have anything constructive to say maybe don't go around bashing on everything.

sougamiso

United Arab Emirates7 Posts

August 23 2011 10:22 GMT

#309

I bought the Season 1 pass and watched a few hours per week. I also have GOMTV and MLG passes for most seasons, so that is my measure of comparison.

Why it was worth my money:
- Quantity of games (nice to always have some interesting games to watch when I get some free time)
- Constant improvement of production during the season, indicates things will get better
- Got to see some memorable games
- Ads, pauses, dead time, etc kept to a minimum, at least compared to other similar tournaments

Stuff I'd like to see improved:
- Casters not as good as other tournaments; I'd rather be beaten with a stick than hear the word "momentarily" once again in my life
- Without the "NASL VoD thread" in TL it would be impossible to follow the tournament; I can't believe why there can't be a simple list of all matches per day that one can click through (maybe even one that remembers what I've already watched)
- A lower-quality VoD should be available; as it is I can only watch from home on a good connection; it really pisses me off when I'm travelling / in a hotel and I can't watch something I paid money for because it demands a superb connection; I don't see why this is so hard

I guess what I would like to see is a tournament that has the casting quality of MLG or GSL, without MLG's outrageously horrible website / ad system / no way to find how to buy and watch the damn VoDs (seriously don't get me started), and a clean, simple page where I can see the list of all the games I've paid for and click them to watch them one by one.

I would not mind paying more for a production that fixed the above problems, was completely free of ads / dead time, and made it easier for me to consume the content (lower quality option, good list of matches)

zYwi3c

Poland1811 Posts

August 23 2011 10:26 GMT

#310

I bought premium only for Finals, does it count ?
And i wont buy Season 2 Premium - No koreans = No premium.

Patriot.dlk

Sweden5462 Posts

August 23 2011 10:33 GMT

#311

I hated the vod service because of huge lag and messy system. This was my only real issue but it's really severe for me since I basically only watch vods. Will NOT buy another pass that considered.

AusBox

Australia214 Posts

August 23 2011 10:38 GMT

#312

There are many other tournaments that have better casting, players, presentation and effort. NASL will not see any money from me in Season 2.

AmericanUmlaut

Germany2582 Posts

August 23 2011 10:42 GMT

#313

I found my Season 1 subscription frustrating due to laggy video early on, difficulty in accessing videos without getting results spoilered, difficulty in finding the games within each video, and the occasional game that simply wasn't uploaded. I also found the quality of many of the games lackluster.

I'm taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Season 2. If people are saying that it's gotten good, I'll definitely get a ticket. Otherwise I'll just wait for them to get it together a bit more. I'm pretty reluctant to pay for a ticket when I feel like there is higher quality content out there for free.

BigLighthouse

United Kingdom424 Posts

August 23 2011 10:48 GMT

#314

Im torn on whether or not to repurchase. Its not that I didnt enjoy it its more that when I've paid for something I feel obliged to get my moneys worth from it and so I'll spend a lot of time watching a lot of games. And its not that I wont enjoy it, I will, its just that I only have so many hours in the day and I think with NASL I'd be over doing it. Its good, its just that with major LAN's every other weekend and GSL on weekdays, NASL is often just the side of fries next to a meaty steak of SC that's already making me fat

Jinsho

United Kingdom3101 Posts

August 23 2011 10:49 GMT

#315

I'm not on US time, so I won't be watching much at all.

Geordie

United Kingdom653 Posts

August 23 2011 12:23 GMT

#316

On August 23 2011 19:49 Jinsho wrote:
I'm not on US time, so I won't be watching much at all.

EU re-broadcasts?

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