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I am a long time Subscriber for ESL TV but i dont feel the need to pay 20$ for 2 days of Starcraft.
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Ippo
708 Posts
I am a long time Subscriber for ESL TV but i dont feel the need to pay 20$ for 2 days of Starcraft. | ||
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CuteZergling
641 Posts
On February 14 2012 08:00 1sz2sz3sz wrote: Lol 20$ What a scam. Ill never pay that much for a 3 day event, I wouldnt even pay a dollar. Should be free Should be free? I'm not sure how I feel about $20, but to say that the production being delivered, which is coupled with the cost of flying the players out and giving them a monetary reward, should be free is ridiculously childish. | ||
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rewired
Canada630 Posts
EDIT: Appearantly I'm dumb as hells and ESL offers better prices for year round subscriptions I blame my lack of knowledge of European scene(aside from dream hack) | ||
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Nortac
United States375 Posts
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
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Logan_ps
United Kingdom118 Posts
Won't pretend not to be disappointed I'll miss the Winter Arena though. I'm disabled and other stuff like good food must take priority for my limited cash. I'll also be more receptive to spending my time viewing other organizations' events - those that have found other more inventive and inclusive ways to monetise. I personally want to see more people viewing SC2 - and i'm not so sure of the benefits, at this early stage in the 'mainstreaming' of eSports, of PPV. Surely it wouldn't make that much difference to their income if they provided a x360 res stream for those of us without cash? | ||
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MrCon
France29748 Posts
I don't mind paying for high quality and especially high level players. | ||
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ELA
Denmark4608 Posts
On February 14 2012 07:58 NewK wrote: Yeah. But you see, movies aren't filled with ads and you can download movies free from Piratebay if you're short on money. And be a criminal - You completely shut yourself down there. Sorry MLG, 20 USD is too much compared to what I can get from GSL  I won't get 20 hours of streams, as I'm in different timezone and I do have other plans during the weekend as well.. Guess the only way I can tell you that it's too much, is to not pay | ||
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Apollo_Shards
1210 Posts
On February 14 2012 07:54 Grumbels wrote: Please don't let this become a 100 page thread filled with bitter arguments and complaints. :o I like you! There now it will only be 99.9 page thread :D | ||
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Kompicek
Czech Republic245 Posts
Not to mention that because of the timezone i can watch more like 9 hours and thats maybe stretching it! | ||
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s3rp
Germany3192 Posts
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xi Tempest x
Scotland340 Posts
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feanor1
United States1899 Posts
Having 5000 people buy a $20 pass is a ton to ask though. Not sure if I want to pony up $20 or not. | ||
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Clank
United States548 Posts
When you think of the price in an esports perspective, its pretty damn expensive, but when you think of it in relation to the "real world", its a pretty good deal for 20 hours of content. Im going to hold out buying it until I can see the little teaser they promised, but I expect that MLG will present a quality product and make the product more than worth price. Hopefully this experiment will be successful and MLG can expand the quality even more so | ||
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NewK
Sweden63 Posts
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
On February 14 2012 08:02 JustJonny wrote: i don't understand your mentality at all. totally okay with people being upset that this isn't offered for free, but to call it a 'scam' is ridiculous. MLG is a business. Dreamhack is one too. Yet everything is free for viewers. Th whole " paying is always fine " mentality is not better than " everything should be free ". | ||
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
On February 14 2012 07:59 careohx wrote: Actually im totally fine with this. I think 20dollar is fine for a great weekend worth of entertainment. I dont know guys but if you want quality, well produced tournaments and esports to grow you need to accept things like this and realize that it is still cheaper than going to watch a movie... I quess this will only be an issue for young people who have no access to a credit card. Next to my home there are 2 complex that airs hollywood production for 3.5€. There are also 5 art cinemas for 3€, and I know the quality beforehand. If you ask me I'd rather watch Casablanca 5 times for 15€ than watch 20 hours of SC 2 for 20$. | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
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pdd
Australia9933 Posts
On February 14 2012 08:01 bmml wrote: Assembly has better players, probably better commentary and its free, is there even the contest MLG? MLG's Arena players are a lot better. Sundance also made a tweet saying "Tastosis". Don't know if it confirms them for the Arena or not. Having said that, $20 is too much. I would consider paying if it were $10. | ||
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DrunkenTemplar
Australia647 Posts
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