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Mesha
Bosnia-Herzegovina439 Posts
 money making policy. The games are fucking spectacular! Great! And i bet there are many many more good game replays we can't get.ToDs anti 4 gate build is beautiful. All the best players in one place. Players play their best - performance and builds. No replays cos MLG managers can now afford not to provide replays to fans. Sad but true. But what can you do. If you dont like the no replays policy dont support them or watch mlg... | ||
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2plusthree
Russian Federation43 Posts
@MLG_lee, i didn't know you started up gotfrag, that owns :D | ||
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AusBox
Australia214 Posts
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NoobSkills
United States1603 Posts
On July 31 2011 00:46 AusBox wrote: I read it as "We have realised that replays are losing potential money. No replays for you!" Apparently we aren't supporting them enough by watching the same Doritos, Old spice, and whatever razor commercials over and over and over. | ||
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Catgrooving
United States12 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On July 31 2011 01:15 Catgrooving wrote: If people boycotted buying their pass until they put out the replays maybe we'll get the replays because theyll realize they are losing money by this move. I sure as hell won't be buying anymore passes and I'm sure there are free alternative ways to get the VODs if I looked hard enough. Boycotting is not always the answer. | ||
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Gunman_csz
United Arab Emirates492 Posts
On July 30 2011 21:01 BLinD-RawR wrote: you don't need replays,GSL doesn't offer them,are you upset that they don't? I'll be fine with just VODs. OH waaait All the GSL games are casted, and MLG games are not!!! Not giving replays to the community is freaking annoying. I can understand them not releasing them during the event, but why the hell not after the event - hell release them after a month but atleast give the wider audience chance to watch the games and analyze their favorite players on their own! This seriously blows... | ||
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Telcontar
United Kingdom16710 Posts
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cdhstarbuck
Austria84 Posts
What do you propose then? Getting to Anaheim and physically forcing the staff to hand over the replays? | ||
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rave[wcr]
United States1166 Posts
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Catchafire2000
United States227 Posts
I'm kinda pissed that I already spent money buying gold membership, because I THOUGHT that I would get the replays. | ||
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TerrorLing
2 Posts
We are supporting SC2 by watching the streams and commercials. Many of us are even buying the passes. This event is suppost to be an event for the pros AND for the comunity. Since we are not even able to see many of our favorite players perform on the stage. Not providing the replays means, we will miss the perfromances of many players. This is really sad and watching the VODs a couple of weeks after the event is really not the same feeling. Especially after so terrible MLGs like Dallas, where we where supporting the event even though they had so many difficulties. This is really a step in the wrong direction. Not even taking into account that for many Europeans, which have to stay up all night and still might miss some of the games, they are not really able to follow such a nice Esports event with the new policy. I am really sad, but from now on this was my last MLG. Hope they will understand, that improving Esports only works with the fans and community and not without them. | ||
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Wasteweiser
Canada522 Posts
First we accept koreans to our tournements now we secretly adopt their philosphy of no releasing replays? I would pay 30 bucks for a year worth of replay packs, but vods where you can only see the first minute of the match?(i hope this was fixed and my point isn't valid on vods anymore) Now the only time i get pro replays will be dreamhack, long live dreamhack! | ||
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Jayrod
1820 Posts
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Carl_Sagan
United States226 Posts
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c0se
Germany148 Posts
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Vul
United States685 Posts
But nobody likes a liar. Its clear now that the DDoS thing is kind of stupid, now that I looked up what that actually is. They should just be honest that they need to make more money instead of trying to make it seem like they're doing it for security reasons. Ed: It would still be annoying but at least it wouldn't be insulting lol | ||
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bubblegumbo
Taiwan1296 Posts
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xihur
Sweden1 Post
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Lexiconman
United States22 Posts
On July 30 2011 07:46 MLG_Lee wrote: EDIT: And yes, I know you can find other ways to get to the same information. But I can't stop those. I can reduce risk on things I can control. Not taking those steps is negligent. and then: On July 30 2011 11:41 MLG_Lee wrote: Folks, the same players come to all our events. So releasing replays after the event AT THIS POINT, WITHOUT FURTHER TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, is just moving the risk to the next event. First, if MLG's legal representation is suggesting that MLG must completely reduce the risk on things within its control, it's time for MLG to fire the TTT lawyers it must have working in house and retain the services of a real law firm. Second, even IF that were true (which it's not) and MLG won't release them after the event because of fear of pushing the risk to the next event (and presumably fear of liability for its "negligent" actions), then why are the replays from columbus and dallas still online and available? Many of the players in Anaheim (and presumably Raleigh, etc) played in those tournaments, with the same Battle.net account. If they're worried about a theory of liability through negligence, and simply releasing replays establishes said negligence, then all those previous replays, which are still up, are sufficient to prove that negligence. I'm afraid it looks like the ONLY reason to not release the replays then is for the aforementioned monetization. MLG recognized they had a valuable commodity that they were just giving away and are now seeking to capitalize more fully on that content. To be sure, I have no problem with businesses making these types of decisions, but I also think the market (read community) should show its disapproval, if any. Much like Redbox, after gaining significant market share, raised its $1 price to $2 per DVD, MLG is seeking to increase profits. I only hope that, similar to the market reaction to Redbox's price increase, the SC2 community will vote with its wallet and forego contributing money to MLG until they resume distributing replays for free. | ||
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