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Should go without saying, but don't link restreams here either.

R1CH

Netherlands10342 Posts

February 13 2012 22:57 GMT

#61

On February 14 2012 07:54 Brosy wrote:
Also I liked how they released the NA players who qualified when the NA bracket is to broadcasted starting today. :-/

I think it's pretty obvious they don't care about qualifier spoilers at this point.

mango_destroyer

Canada3914 Posts

February 13 2012 22:57 GMT

#62

is the 20$ dollars only for those 3 days? If so.....HELL NO. There is other content I can watch for free or MUCH cheaper like GSL with better production and higher level play.

Glowbox

Netherlands330 Posts

February 13 2012 22:57 GMT

#63

The price is reasonable for the amount of content you get. It was bound to happen one of these days. The post is very honest in the costs involved, and I like that some alternatives are also mentioned if you don't want to spend that kind of money (go go barcrafts!).

As for myself, I'll probably check out a barcraft or Assembly instead. Partially because of the cost and the hours (3 am T_T).

CatNzHat

United States1599 Posts

February 13 2012 22:57 GMT

#64

Watching Assembly, their production value not worth my cash for live view over assembly
When you're not competing with another event, you can charge all you want, but when you have strong competition you can't be charging that much...

Noocta

France12578 Posts

February 13 2012 22:58 GMT

#65

So you're trying a PPV tournament the same day as a free tournament who even offer free HD quality ?
Talk about shooting in your own foot.

Brad

2754 Posts

February 13 2012 22:58 GMT

#66

On February 14 2012 07:57 CuteZergling wrote:
They make a good point though, $20 is twice the cost of a movie, and you are getting 20 hours of entertainment, not 2.

Cinema is massively overpriced. That's why there has been a massive decline in that industry.

Badfatpanda

United States9719 Posts

February 13 2012 22:58 GMT

#67

IMO this is a bad move to not give gold members access after the storm eliminating silver passes caused, I wish them luck and I hope that they'll maintain viewers but I don't see myself paying $20 for 3 days of games while assembly will be live sadly.

NewK

Sweden63 Posts

February 13 2012 22:58 GMT

#68

On February 14 2012 07:57 CuteZergling wrote:
They make a good point though, $20 is twice the cost of a movie, and you are getting 20 hours of entertainment, not 2.

Yeah. But you see, movies aren't filled with ads and you can download movies free from Piratebay if you're short on money.

Razorblade

United States4 Posts

February 13 2012 22:58 GMT

#69

Remember this is also a SC2 only event so it's just not as large of a scale so keep that in mind when complaining about it.

CKHound

United States142 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#70

welp def not paying for this, suppose ill stop watching starcraft, definitely not worth paying to see anymore.

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#71

On February 14 2012 07:57 CuteZergling wrote:
They make a good point though, $20 is twice the cost of a movie, and you are getting 20 hours of entertainment, not 2.

Or you can pay 15$ for a GSL season ticket and get 2-3 months worth of games and the best players in the world participating in a league that actually means something unlike a weekend event. 20$ is way too much for this, and gold members don`t get it for free??? wtf

Gowerly

United Kingdom916 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#72

If they are going PPV for it, though, they better not be streaming commercials during it. That would be a slap in the face and would most likely put people off watching MLG at all.

slls

Czech Republic28 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#73

honestly, i would pay for it if i could. at the moment though, i have no means of paying for anything online, and that doesn't seem likely to change in the near future. so yes, assembly.

friendlyass

United States23 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#74

did they just spoil the qualified players from de NA qualifier : http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/winter-arena-broadcast-times-and-player-list ???

careohx

263 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#75

Actually im totally fine with this. I think 20dollar is fine for a great weekend worth of entertainment. I dont know guys but if you want quality, well produced tournaments and esports to grow you need to accept things like this and realize that it is still cheaper than going to watch a movie... I quess this will only be an issue for young people who have no access to a credit card.

Rabbet

Canada404 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#76

Nope, plenty of free SC2 to watch and MLG isn't really that special. I will look forward to the results and free vods though.

Soan

New Zealand194 Posts

February 13 2012 22:59 GMT

#77

On February 14 2012 07:56 Aeres wrote:
This seems reasonable to me, given all the content that MLG is planning to present. People need to keep in mind that no one possesses entitlement to 100% free tournament streams for every event.

That's my thoughts as well. If I wasn't completely broke I'd buy it, alas, no money.