So you're going to punish the people who make content and give back the community like iCCup, Husky, IPL, PsyStarcraft and Day[9] because you're angry at MLG.

Awesome logic there.

You realize they all make money? They don't sit on toilets making honey all day

Misanthrope

United States924 Posts

July 29 2011 23:48 GMT

#422

I'm extremely disappointed. I was looking forward to studying the MLG replays in detail. Why can't they simply release them after the event to the public? This is a huge blow to me caring at all about MLG to be completely honest. With all the stream and scheduling problems they've had in the past, Columbus had me rooting for them to be the best, but this basically throws all of that faith away. Looks like that Gold membership isn't worth it, what a poor investment on my part.

jmbthirteen

United States10734 Posts

July 29 2011 23:51 GMT

#423

Another tournament that does something that GSL does and gets criticized for it while GSL doesn't!

What a surprise!

KiF1rE

United States964 Posts

July 29 2011 23:52 GMT

#424

so basically i dont get to watch hardly any of the games i wanted to watch for MLG... white-ra's games better be streamed from the open bracket or im not even going to bother watching the stream all weekend =/

AndreiDaGiant

United States394 Posts

July 29 2011 23:52 GMT

#425

kinda sucks but mlgs gotta do what is best for the event and everyone else involved and i think that this is fine although i do wish i could watch the replays

SCPlato

United States249 Posts

July 29 2011 23:55 GMT

#426

I am hoping they can talk to Blizzard and work something out so they can release the replays at a later date.

Fingers crossed for MLG to figure out a way to release them.

R1CH

Netherlands10342 Posts

July 29 2011 23:56 GMT

#427

Lee has given me his reasoning in private, but I don't have enough information to know if it's technically valid or not. Erring on absolute caution, I can see why they don't want to release replays during the event.

The Stapler

United States326 Posts

July 29 2011 23:57 GMT

#428

if MLG can't explain why they can't release them after the event then i'm only left to put on my tin-foil hat and assume they are going to distribute them to whichever casters they'd like and then put those VODs on MLG's website in low quality for everyone with ads, and high quality for Gold members with little to no ads

wellAdjusted

United Kingdom65 Posts

July 29 2011 23:58 GMT

#429

Does his reasoning cover replays released after the event?

Misanthrope

United States924 Posts

July 29 2011 23:59 GMT

#430

Not releasing after the event is the real problem here. I don't want to study replays via some caster's VODs, I want to study them for myself. It's just absurd, use smurf accounts for god's sake.

Surriel

United Kingdom198 Posts

July 29 2011 23:59 GMT

#431

On July 30 2011 08:51 jmbthirteen wrote:
Another tournament that does something that GSL does and gets criticized for it while GSL doesn't!

What a surprise!

Its really different. GSL doesnt release replays because the Koreans do not want their plays studied by others. NASL doesnt release replays because they want to earn money (they are supposed to be released after the event to subscribers only).

The main reason so many is unhappy at MLG is their reasons for not releasing the replays are full of holes, which as many in this thread has point out.

Overall, I dont understand why they cant release it after the tournament, or even make it available to subscribers only if money is a issue.

hysterial

United States2044 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#432

On July 30 2011 08:56 R1CH wrote:
Lee has given me his reasoning in private, but I don't have enough information to know if it's technically valid or not. Erring on absolute caution, I can see why they don't want to release replays during the event.

That is good enough reason for me , but what is the reasoning behind not releasing them days after.

If MLG is doing this for money, so be it. This is a company first and people need to respect that. However a certain level of transparency need to be shown. I don't think many people would be against MLG for doing it for money, we just want to know the truth.

shell

Portugal2722 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#433

if they release them 1 week later people wont be pissed

Raysalis

Malaysia1034 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#434

What about after the event? Does he address that?

Holykitty

Netherlands246 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#435

from the point of view of someone who knows nothing about this, why do replays even contain that kind of data? it seems so pointless

SKC

Brazil18828 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#436

And after it? Same thing?

SDream

Brazil896 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#437

Not releasing it during the event is actually fine, can you see why they don't want to release it after the event? =(

atmuh

United States246 Posts

July 30 2011 00:00 GMT

#438

but what about after its over

Treadmill

Canada2833 Posts

July 30 2011 00:01 GMT

#439

R1CH has spoken. Sounds like the MLG people have at least a legitimate concern.

In a way this was kind of inevitable. It's bad policy for professional tournaments to release their content for free, they do need to make money.

Eufouria

United Kingdom4425 Posts

July 30 2011 00:01 GMT

#440

On July 30 2011 08:51 jmbthirteen wrote:
Another tournament that does something that GSL does and gets criticized for it while GSL doesn't!

What a surprise!

That's because we won't be able to change the mind of the people in charge of the GSL, not releasing replays is the Korean way. But its not uncommon for foreign tournaments to release replays and MLG has released replays from all their other tournaments.

I hope they change their minds and release the replays after the events, it would be a shame for so many of the weekends games to never be seen.