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Mrvoodoochild1

United States1439 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#121

$20 for just this event? You can get a MONTH of GSL for $5dollars less.

GeorgeyBeats

United Kingdom338 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#122

That puts the overall mlg season costing more than my gsl ticket! What a joke. I would perhaps pay like $40 for the entire season but mlg isnt up to gom standard yet!

Jjarro

United States1 Post

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#123

All these people that are talking against paying are just being cheap lazy fuckers. Seriously its 20 bucks for a 3 day event. The same people crying about lack of quality tournament are probably the ones not willing to put up the $$$ to make them feasible.

ProBot

Canada170 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#124

Start putting more money in the players pockets and not yours, and i'll condider it.

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#125

Viewership will not be too much of an issue for MLG, if they can make $20 per viewer. On the bright side, this might increase the Barcraft scene.

Xcobidoo

Sweden1871 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#126

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.

I have no problem to pay for my starcraft but I feel that I'm contributing more to e-sports when I actually pay for the product I want and not just because "it's the way it's going to be" as Sundance puts it.
I think it's a big middle finger to everyone who got the gold pass aswell, especially seeing the recent shitstorm about that. So now I'm paying to see the grand finals of something but the qualifiers for it are out of bound, nice.
Between KSL/GSL/ESV/DH/ASUS/NASL/IPL who give me more starcraft for my money it's just wrong to call everyone who does not pay "lazy" or "cheap when there are obviously better products out there and the way MLG has put out their prizes to players, I see no reason to pay.

Deleted User 137586

7859 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#127

Yeah, I don't know if I'll watch anything that weekend because of other duties, but MLG is the only event where I can get friends over and just show hours of SC2, with not a pause or boring game. 20 dollars is nothing, the snacks and wine that go with it will be several times more expensive.

Nazeron

Canada1046 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#128

im kinda confused at this. so there is a $20 fee for the streams but you have to have a premium membership to buy the $20 stream?

banthur

9 Posts

February 13 2012 23:04 GMT

#129

I don't want to pay to watch a stream, I want to go spectate

Elem

Sweden4717 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#130

On February 14 2012 08:02 rewired wrote:
Really? people are complaining about 20 fucking dollars?
People pay more for UFC Pay Per Views and they are only like 3-5 hours max
Meanwhile MLG offers PPV for 20 Dollars and you get 5 streams for 20 hours with all the people you've watched fight through the qualifiers.

MLG has my 20 bucks and anyone that thinks that 20 dollars USD is outrageous then you are spoiled because what you are getting is worth way the hell more than what you are paying for it.

I'm a poor student. For me this is very concerning. :/

Adreme

United States5574 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#131

I just cant see them making a profit off this venture for this event specifically. In order to turn a profit they would need something like 4000-5000 people to pay for it on the same weekend as assembly and I just cant see that happening.

sitromit

7051 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#132

They got a bit greedy... I think I'll pass..

Chill

Calgary25980 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#133

I think I'll be at barcraft

FreudianTrip

Switzerland1983 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#134

You want me to watch Bic Ads AND pay 20 bucks AND stay up till 4am watching it? I'll pass.

huehuehuehue

Estonia455 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#135

20$ is just too much for most people. 10$ should be the price imo. Anyway, Assembly organizers must be really happy at this :D.

mobbeh

United Kingdom25 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#136

I'm willing to give it a shot and throw down 20$ to see if it's worth it. My initial thoughts are that the extra content is going to have to be AMAZING to justify this cost though... can see it being more of a 10$ thing in future.

Lipski

Poland373 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#137

ah, and assembly is on the same weekend.
assembly will have live crowd, right?
20$ or not, i'm watching assembly. theres no way this mlg arena thing can match the excitement of live event played in front of big crowd.

Serinox

Germany5224 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#138

I wanted to watch. Really. I wouldn't have paid 20$, but I would've watched free streams with lower quality like always. But restricting content for not paying live viewers...well, I'll catch the VODs, but live I will sure watch Assembly, especially with their line-up atleast equally good/entertaining.

Olinimm

1471 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#139

On February 14 2012 08:01 bmml wrote:
Assembly has better players, probably better commentary and its free, is there even the contest MLG?

Come on this is just...Winter arena has MC, MVP, Nestea, dongraegu, leenock, ganzi. Assmebly has...umm. Polt I guess.

JustJonny

Canada294 Posts

February 13 2012 23:05 GMT

#140

On February 14 2012 08:03 Noocta wrote:

Show nested quote +

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 ".

all i said was calling this a 'scam' was ridiculous. not sure where you got the impression my mentality was 'paying is always fine'.