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DeekZ
Australia235 Posts
For years e-sports has been either free or pay for HQ with free LQ calling people cheap because they didn't want to pay $20 for something they usually get for free is unfair and ridiculous. It's not killing e-sports. If you had $20 and the time to spare then congrats, you got to see some amazing games, stop being mad at people that couldn't afford it/didn't think it was worth it. | ||
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Gentso
United States2218 Posts
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:00 Sickkiee wrote: I just watched the streams for free off twitch.tv. No idea why it let me watch, but I was able to watch all the major games in good quality with barely any lagg, for free. Standard Google Chrome installation. Hurry guys crucify me! i paid for my membership, and have no problem with people who used the workaround. indeed, i told my friend about the workaround so that he could watch for free. thats mlg's fuck-up and they should fix it. my only issue is the speculation that the freeloaders caused lag. if thats true--and i have no idea if it is--that would piss me off. but lag seems like mlg/twitch's fuck-up and they should fix it. | ||
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allerion
62 Posts
On February 27 2012 10:58 lachy89 wrote:They flew every player over and paid for full accommodation and food... So the only way MLG can think of to get good games is to pay people to go to their tournaments? It hurts my head to think that nobody could come up with a better way to get good players to want to go to their tournaments. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:03 TheRPGAddict wrote: Couldn't irresponsibly blow $20 on a weekend of the content of this magnitude. It couldn't be done. I watched a re-stream and still wasn't convinced. I can spend that money much better such as buying math books or language learning materials and pay for my gym membership. They last longer and I get much better payback. i take it you never go to the movies then? dont have an expensive phone plan? dont eat out at restaurants? US culture is built around wasting money on luxury items. | ||
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JOJOsc2news
3000 Posts
You were right, it would actually have been better to have that as an option in the initial poll because at a BarCraft you didn't pay for the stream itself but watched it without using a restream or private/incognito browsing. Poll is flawed as it is. | ||
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Zer atai
United States691 Posts
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Forikorder
Canada8840 Posts
when did it become okay to steal and cheat as long as you wont get caught or punished? | ||
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Chewbacca.
United States3634 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:03 allerion wrote: So the only way MLG can think of to get good games is to pay people to go to their tournaments? It hurts my head to think that nobody could come up with a better way to get good players to want to go to their tournaments. I'm sure if they didn't fly the players out they still would hvae all wanted to go. But spending a thousand dollars to fly to the US to most likely win nothing isn't really worth it for most people.. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:04 JOJOsc2news wrote: You were right, it would actually have been better to have that as an option in the initial poll because at a BarCraft you didn't pay for the stream itself but watched it without using a restream or private/incognito browsing. Poll is flawed as it is. you can copy paste his poll into the op. | ||
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imperator-xy
Germany1377 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:03 allerion wrote: So the only way MLG can think of to get good games is to pay people to go to their tournaments? It hurts my head to think that nobody could come up with a better way to get good players to want to go to their tournaments. i doubt theres a single korean or european out there who would travel to the us just to get some love hope you werent trolling. if you were you actually got me XD | ||
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Shunjal
United States482 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:03 allerion wrote: So the only way MLG can think of to get good games is to pay people to go to their tournaments? It hurts my head to think that nobody could come up with a better way to get good players to want to go to their tournaments. Ask any team or team manager, or the teamless players who were able to attend, how they feel about the accomidations being taken care of. Not only the monetary side, but the logistics of setting up a flight, hotel, food, etc. | ||
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esotericc
449 Posts
Would pay 5$ easily, would think twice about 10$. I don't believe paying 20$ is helping esports grow and I don't buy into sundances pity parade on SoTG. I don't want to support a PPV pay model that starts at 20$, personal preference nothing against people who bought it. Funny thing is if they marketed it properly, said 20$ would support further arena's and was an option and still gave a 360p free stream I would have gladly bought a pass, no 360p stream and bad marketing sealed the deal with me not thinking they deserved my money. | ||
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lachy89
Australia264 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:00 Almonjin wrote: Unless you understand how monetizing esports in this way will affect the scene in the long-term, and are ready to make an argument about it, your statements mean less than nothing. I'm sorry but to me $20 is less than nothing...If people are wanting Esports to expand and cannot help with something as little as $20. Then yes Esports is in trouble but I don't think its because Sundance is charging the $20, It's because people are greedy and assume they have the right to watch anything that is produced ever (we are used to torrents and watching streams for free). | ||
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act.hero
United States205 Posts
This is just one reason why BW was localized. MLG is spending way too much money on people who don't win. | ||
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seodoth
Netherlands318 Posts
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Gryffes
United Kingdom763 Posts
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howLiN
Portugal1676 Posts
I watched with a friend that paid the $20, what do I vote? I saw it legitimately but didn't pay for it. | ||
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
On February 27 2012 11:04 dAPhREAk wrote: I don't purchase refreshments at a movie theatre and my phone plan is much more essential and I use it more and it gives me greater pay back and is at a much better value. Eating out are social events such as dates or with buds, harvesting relationships have much more value than watching a bracket of starcraft stretched out over a weekend. I also don't do the above mentioned very often, on special occasions.i take it you never go to the movies then? dont have an expensive phone plan? dont eat out at restaurants? US culture is built around wasting money on luxury items. | ||
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