EPTHow did you watch MLG? - Page 40
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BlindSight754
Canada156 Posts
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tapk69
Portugal264 Posts
I always watched the GSL for free , but this year i got a yearly pass to support them ! my opinion is that MLG is doing the wrong thing because they should offer free stream at least 360p , them add HQ for paying subscribers and add an year pass with some discount. MLG got 200k+ viewers in providence , that was something to remember , they should try to go to 300k+ viewers not making it PPV and drop to 5 or 25k... More viewers = more possible buyers/supporters , for me thats supporting the scene because it brings new viewers/players/interest ! MLG does the best tourneys with the best casters and i even think its more popular than GSL , at least on USA , so dont be greedy , start slow then expand ! I just hope regular MLG will still be avaible for free on low quality because they were doing the right thing and still are , they tried something new but remember if i have a chicken that gives me 1 egg everyday and i kill it to have a nice meal , the next day there will be no eggs there and i would have to start over | ||
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Gackt_
335 Posts
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Vinland
Argentina136 Posts
On February 27 2012 22:58 Dhalphir wrote: i dont really see why it "should" be free? this shit costs a lot of money to run and advertising revenue doesn't cut it. Is it really like that? Cause I totally dont mind having a non-HD, full of adds stream. Also they could change some stuff to make it more accesible/viable. 10$ tops for a weekend content seems right, or 5$ for quarterfinals/semifinals/finals only, which is only what most people end up watching. | ||
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tianGO
Argentina591 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:13 BlindSight754 wrote: I am honestly shocked at the number of people who STOLE from MLG. I dont care if you "didn't agree with the price" or "thought it should be free". MLG used their own money and resources to put together a product and set a price point. YOU then get to decide whether you will accept that price point and watch or not and dont watch. If you used a workaround to watch this weekend you have straight up stolen from MLG like you steal from anywhere else and that disgusts me. I'm surprised you are shocked. People steal ANYTHING from the internet, even Starcraft. | ||
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Merlimoo
France192 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:13 BlindSight754 wrote: I am honestly shocked at the number of people who STOLE from MLG. I dont care if you "didn't agree with the price" or "thought it should be free". MLG used their own money and resources to put together a product and set a price point. YOU then get to decide whether you will accept that price point and watch or not and dont watch. If you used a workaround to watch this weekend you have straight up stolen from MLG like you steal from anywhere else and that disgusts me. They provide (or have provided at least) the same thing for free. It is stealing just because they decide to put a price on it ? Anyway, you would vote for SOPA, don't you ? | ||
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KingOfAmerica
United States246 Posts
But all in all hooked up the laptop to the bigscreen, and was watching in 1080, sometimes on a dual or triple game format with the various display options. Good times | ||
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BlindSight754
Canada156 Posts
What? How does that have to do what I said? I'm saying there was a product that was set at $20 and people stole it. That doesnt mean I would support SOPA it means I'm against blatant stealing. Stupid argument is stupid. | ||
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BlindSight754
Canada156 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:18 Merlimoo wrote: They provide (or have provided at least) the same thing for free. It is stealing just because they decide to put a price on it ? Anyway, you would vote for SOPA, don't you ? So what if they've provided the same in the past for free. This time has a paywall and you should respect that. Yes it is stealing because they put a price on their product and people didn't pay it to receive the product. | ||
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Googity
United States127 Posts
On February 27 2012 22:36 Avicularia wrote: All of you that paid, and wanted to support e-sport - failed. E-sport won't make more popular, if one will have to pay to watch the stream. There are better ways to earn money than from those e-tickets. Supporting e-sport = watching it, and making more fans. Actually in my opinion, HQ stream, or no advertisements for 5-10$ would be faaaaaaaaaaar better than that one. And trust me, they have so much money for sure not from those few tickets. You don't know how business works do you? The streams last year were HEAVILY subsidized by venture capital. That's probably the only reason why we get free streams. Giving away a product is never a good way to do business. Internet advertisments do NOT bring in enough money to cover the expenses of throwing a tournament, I can almost garauntee that. If e-sports is going to grow and be sustainable (key word here), we will have to pay for it. Yes, paying for a HQ stream with no ads helps, but as is the case with most anything, the cheap asses prevail. Edit: Also, this whole "they provided this for free in the past" sense of entitlement needs to get thrown out the window. | ||
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Silver777
United States347 Posts
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Merlimoo
France192 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:21 BlindSight754 wrote: What? How does that have to do what I said? I'm saying there was a product that was set at $20 and people stole it. That doesnt mean I would support SOPA it means I'm against blatant stealing. Stupid argument is stupid. Can't argue with that. I just though SOPA was designed to help fight this kind of copyright stealing. It would be far more effective that a post on a forum. My bad. | ||
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karpo
Sweden1998 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:13 BlindSight754 wrote: I am honestly shocked at the number of people who STOLE from MLG. I dont care if you "didn't agree with the price" or "thought it should be free". MLG used their own money and resources to put together a product and set a price point. YOU then get to decide whether you will accept that price point and watch or not and dont watch. If you used a workaround to watch this weekend you have straight up stolen from MLG like you steal from anywhere else and that disgusts me. I am honestly chocked by the amount of stupid people that can't tell stealing and copyright infringement apart. | ||
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figq
12519 Posts
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nethers
Sweden11 Posts
I actually didn't watch so much since it lagged alot (even having it for free), so paying for this would not be worth it, and if I had payed for it, I would have been angry for the lag but also how easy it was to watch for free. I am curious to know if its worth it losing viewers (commerical income, regular TV manage) compared to have some ppl pay and watch it? Will e-sport grow so they can keep its pricepool, but less viewers, or lower pricepool, have it for free and get more viewers? If they players doesn't come to certain events 'cuse price pools ain't that great, the events will eventually die out, and everyone will lose.. It is a complicated matter.. My last words will be: Congratulations to MKP for winning! Go Terran! | ||
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BlindSight754
Canada156 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:29 Merlimoo wrote: Can't argue with that. I just though SOPA was designed to help fight this kind of copyright stealing. It would be far more effective that a post on a forum. My bad. SOPA wasn't all bad. It however stepped over the bounds on many issues which is why it was so vehemently opposed. Just because people didn't want SOPA doesnt mean they're not against stopping internet piracy. | ||
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Blasterion
China10272 Posts
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Delial
Poland217 Posts
I should close browser and say to myself, this is wrong, I can't watch this, I didn't pay for this? Lawful Good Paladin Level 60? Get real:D | ||
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saksy2
Norway520 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:33 figq wrote: I'm disgusted by all the entitled freeloaders who paid for the event but because it was laggy ended up overloading people's private restreams. You are molesting esports in its youth! How exactly does a restream "overload" the entire thing? | ||
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BlindSight754
Canada156 Posts
On February 27 2012 23:32 karpo wrote: I am honestly chocked by the amount of stupid people that can't tell stealing and copyright infringement apart. So "stealing" cable isnt stealing? Because thats basically what people did to watch the MLG winter arena with workarounds. | ||
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