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Criticism is allowed. Undue flaming is not. Take a second to think your post through before you submit.

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Should go without saying, but don't link restreams here either.
Logros
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands9913 Posts
February 13 2012 23:08 GMT
#161
Hmm this is tough. MLG will be mostly during the night for me so I can't watch much live, and there is another great tournament going on at the same time (free to watch). Will be hard to justify 20$ for that.
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
February 13 2012 23:08 GMT
#162
On February 14 2012 08:07 ChuCky.Ca wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2012 08:06 Xxio wrote:
lol you people saying $20 dollars is too much. It's such a good deal - just how poor are you?
you've all been spoiled by free, unsustainable, low standard content, says I

what about people who dont have paypal our credit card?


Then you are a teenager and should ask your parents or something.
KTY
Derez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Netherlands6068 Posts
February 13 2012 23:08 GMT
#163
On February 14 2012 08:07 ChuCky.Ca wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2012 08:06 Xxio wrote:
lol you people saying $20 dollars is too much. It's such a good deal - just how poor are you?
you've all been spoiled by free, unsustainable, low standard content, says I

what about people who dont have paypal our credit card?

Get paypal or a credit card? It's not exactly hard to get either.
LimeNade
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2125 Posts
February 13 2012 23:08 GMT
#164
dude that is so dope they are supporting bar crafts to just buy 1 pass for multiple people to come in and watch with mlg helping to promote it
JD, need I say more? :D
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#165
Question: will there be commercials?

This always pissed me off about GSL, I buy the package to be spammed commercials while trying to navigate their shitty Gom Player.
Rabbet
Profile Joined December 2009
Canada404 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#166
On February 14 2012 08:05 Chill wrote:
I think I'll be at barcraft


This would make Barcrafts illegal. Cannot publicly display a subscribed service without a special license. UFC being played at a bar have to get a special subscription and license.
mango_destroyer
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3914 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#167
If this was the championships I`d consider, but this is just arena and not the main event. Atleast with GSL you get more content than you can follow. The price for a 3 day event of this magnitude is 4 times more than I was willing to pay.
graan
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany589 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#168
15€ for a three day tournament is way to expensive for me. im sorry mlg, love to support esport but that price is unreasonable.

MVega
Profile Joined November 2010
763 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#169
:/ I'll probably have to pass on this one. It's not just that I'm salty about MLG charging me twice AFTER I canceled my silver pass, but $20 for a weekend is way too pricey. When I can watch a 720p+ stream of a top player, or get caught up on GSL or one of the other tournaments, I'm really not inclined to pay $20 for 3 days of content that mostly consists of waiting between matches. Sorry MLG but I'll pass on this.
bumkin: How can you play like 50 games per day... I 4gate 2 times then it's nap time
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#170
I mean, compared to how much money MLG hands out to the players (including traveling fees), 20$ is pretty fine in my opinion. If you consider the ratio between total money invested into players and prize of the ticket, MLG Winter Arena is even better of than the GSL.

However you will get less content for your money and the fact that you'll get everything within 3 days isn't that great either
(easy to miss content, which cannot be rewatched without spoilers). All in all... agh, I need to think...
zocktol
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany1928 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#171
I mean look at it this way.
If i watch a 3D movie it costs around 10€ and i only have to watch at max. 2 hours.

20$ for around 20 hours of entertainment, that is ridiculous.

Better go and watch Episode 1 in 3D with my favourite character Jar Jar.
Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#172
On February 14 2012 08:05 Adreme wrote:
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.

Shipping over all the players, staying at hotels and back again. I think you'll have to think bigger
Supreme Intergalactic Commander
DrunkenTemplar
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia647 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#173
On February 14 2012 08:06 Xxio wrote:
lol you people saying $20 dollars is too much. It's such a good deal - just how poor are you?
you've all been spoiled by free, unsustainable, low standard content, says I


Way to be a condescending douchebag. I pay for a GSL yearly ticket, and MLG gold. If you look at what they are offering and compare the price to the competitors and what you get for the same amount of money, it's not a good deal imo
jinixxx123
Profile Joined June 2010
543 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-13 23:10:26
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#174
i dunno why the price is so high though, I agree mlg deserves some money, And they will most likely get it from me. But for a game thing that is very much in its infancy (esports), this is not the right way to go about it.

Like for instance, Lets say there is a potential for 75,000 viewers or more this tournament . With a price of $20 dollars that could mean only 1% might be even willing to pay that much. Where as lets say the price was $5 dollars for a weekend pass. You might get somewhere around the vicinity of 30-40% actually willing to pay.

so if we do some maths

1% of 75000 = 750 ppl, then 750 x 20 = 15000 dollars to be made from this tournament

Or

35% of 75000 = 26250 ppl, then 26250 x 5 = 131125 dollars they can make.



Conclusion? mlg will make way more money if their fucking product was not so expensive.
Heraklitus
Profile Joined September 2010
United States553 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#175
I think this is a really smart move by MLG. I think $20 might be a [i]little[/] too much, but I'll pony up this first time and see if they can deliver. Their last several major live events were spectacular, and I think they've earned it.

It's just $20 for a whole weekend of content guys. You guys spent more than that on far, far less all the time.

Do it. Do it for the awesome content, and do it for eSports.
thegeek574
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States29 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#176
I will be watching MLG. Just not these events. I just don't have enough interest. It would be the same if Idra or Destiny started charging for their streams. I would still want to watch, but I just don't care enough.
one fish, two fish, red fish, NUKE FISH!!!! from the nuke funday monday
R1CH
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Netherlands10341 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#177
On February 14 2012 08:09 Rabbet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2012 08:05 Chill wrote:
I think I'll be at barcraft


This would make Barcrafts illegal. Cannot publicly display a subscribed service without a special license. UFC being played at a bar have to get a special subscription and license.

Considering the news suggests watching at a Barcraft, I doubt that.
AdministratorTwitter: @R1CH_TL
kraut
Profile Joined April 2010
374 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#178
you joking? ...i pay $40 per YEAR for ALL the ESL stuff, including IEMs and HSCs
KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25657 Posts
February 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#179
Will pay for sure
AdministratorLaws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice
Greenei
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany1754 Posts
February 13 2012 23:10 GMT
#180
i hope nobody will watch mlg then. otherwise others may get the same idea.
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