EPTWill you subscribe to the next MLG Arena? - Page 9
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Irave
United States9965 Posts
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battyone
United States180 Posts
 ). Overview mode was awesome, and the speed with witch matches got played really impressed me. I still have a few matches I need to VOD.Quality games, quality players, low downtime, and a fast pace made me a happy camper. | ||
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Vash_SC2
United States122 Posts
On February 28 2012 13:43 hashaki wrote: I support esports, just not MLG. Got any other stupid arguments to throw out there? hahahahaha moron User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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bovineblitz
United States314 Posts
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On February 28 2012 14:53 bovineblitz wrote: I feel really bad for the players that flew thousands of miles and lost their first two matches. They didn't even have a crowd to cheer them on and interact with them, they just had to face cold hard failure in a room filled only with competitors and crew. That is a pretty ridiculous way to look at it. They got a free trip to fucking new york. I would think they would be stoked. Crowds are awesome, but a well run lan is always fun. Hang out with friends and play starcraft in one of the most awesome cities in the world. | ||
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Xorphene
United Kingdom492 Posts
On February 27 2012 13:56 DrNebula wrote: wait let me re-read my post to check if i ever said i felt bad for him or mlg, nope i didn't. how come 20 bucks is 1/4 of your life savings to everyone? it's seriously less than you would spend going to a sit down restaurant or to a movie with your girlfriend If I got shitty service or a bad meal at a restaurant, i'd get a discount/free meal. If the projector at the movies kept flickering on and off, i'd get a refund. I had insane lag for the majority of an event i paid $20 for. I am still waiting for answers from MLG/Twitch after one email claiming the "issue would be fixed within 20 minutes". Not happy and won't be paying again. Oh, and the lack of a crowd killed it for me, no matter how good the games/players were. There was no atmosphere, and I wasn't impressed with the casting of JP and Wheat, it just grated on my nerves. | ||
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TrickyGilligan
United States641 Posts
However, I wasn't pirating the games, I watched at a Barcraft. The Barcraft was a fun experience, I'll probably do that for the next MLG PPV event. But I'm never actually going to give MLG that kind of money directly. Even though I'm in the US, I'm west coast, and the times are just kinda awkward. Add to that the fact that I want to do other things than watch Starcraft all weekend, and just watching the finals on Sunday makes way more sense to me. I do have to say though, there was no analysis or learning going on at the barcraft. I'm going to keep doing free streams at home with friends, and go to barcrafts specifically for PPV events. | ||
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Onlinejaguar
Australia2823 Posts
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OutofmymindSC2
Bulgaria80 Posts
I can list a a million reasons why,but I feel that too many people have done it already. | ||
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Neelia
Germany599 Posts
I don't want to bash any caster but having (I think it was MKP - Huk) the Winner Bracket finals casted by DjWheat and JP was just... I don't know. Please get atleast one caster who plays the game on a high level per cast (Artosis, one of the players who is good at casting like ThorZaiN, Grubby, who ever wants too) to cast such an important match :/. Two play by play casters (both are decent at what they're doing (play by play), but together the cast lacked depth imo) together makes for a rather awkward/dull/shallow cast. | ||
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michielbrands
Netherlands1146 Posts
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pampelmus
Switzerland215 Posts
- The casting gets better (yes, Tastosis was boring too!) - Player Interviews get interesting (incredibly boring, there's a thread somewhere that brillantly explains it) - There is more information on the players or storylines Watching games in 1080p is nice and all, BUT this is possible everywhere, anytime, with all the good streams out there. For $20, I would like to have a little extra: better casting (pros casting is always good, fresh faces also, and casters that don't do what everyone does is good), and more out-of-game content. Production was great. But Production is getting better everywhere. I liked Assembly better. Expecially Rotterdam/Bitter and Apollo | ||
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nvs.
Canada3609 Posts
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Ampster
31 Posts
[O]: Already in existence in the Winter Arena [X]: Non-existence in the Winter Arena •More suitable price (price justifies the product) [X]: I will be fine with somewhere between $12-$15 but $12 is more preferable. •Ad-free [O] •Minimum lag stream [X]: I know its impossible to run a stream that has no lag across all regions, minimum lag issue is okay, but the lags during Day 3 Winter Arena is kinda meh. •Highest level of competition (high-level plays) [O] •Fair production & professionalism [O] •Minimum downtime [O] •Minimum technical difficulties [O] •Restream or rebroadcast from previous day of the event (like we have in MLG Pro Circuit 2011) [X]: Being able to watch the entire or a portion of the previous day of the event that I missed out due to being in different time zone is always better than watching separate VoDs. •Simple and organised VoD systems HD resolution, fancy productions, players personalities presentation comes second to all the points I listed above HD or not: when I'm watching a stream, I don't really care about the resolution as long as there's minimum lag and it is watchable (480p). Content > Production: I'm looking into the content provided more than the fancy production but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy it. Its just content (quality of games, competition, caster, observing, etc) is my top priority when I'm watching the stream. What I like about this Winter Arena event •Customizable stream features and layouts. •The event provides full accommodation for the players. ♥ Lack of crowd, lack of energy? I only cared about the games so the lack of fans cheering doesn't really bother me that much. As long as there's players' personalities in there, its all good for me. All in all, I hope MLG the best of luck in their next Arena and looking forward possibly buying the ticket for the next Arena as more information come out. Free stream scenario and my thoughts + Show Spoiler + If this event has a free stream option available like other event, I opted to watch the free streams like I always did in other events that have free stream option available for me. 480p or 360p is like no problem for me. And ads in the free streams don't bother me at all because I know I'm watching a free stream. (I guess I'm just a minority) But, that doesn't mean I feel that the ppv model = best model though. I'm not against or for the ppv model, more choice is better than less. | ||
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Tofugrinder
Austria899 Posts
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On February 28 2012 12:54 vZNuKE wrote: had no issue at all the entire weekend... 20$ is not alot considering the amount of work that was put into it. People need to stop being cheap and support eSports. Oh god how i hate that term "supporting eSport" How about you pay for it cause you you think it is worth it and not to "support eSport"? | ||
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deathzz
669 Posts
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
Great job! I think you're really on to something here that could change the Esports format. I didn't subscribe, but I def will next time around (I heard from European friends it was amazing etc.) But I was thinking maybe that you could lower the price a little and make great package deals etc. That way you can lure in more customers (like myself) and shut the whiners that complain it's too expensive. | ||
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Nourek
Germany188 Posts
On February 28 2012 17:48 Ampster wrote: •Restream or rebroadcast from previous day of the event (like we have in MLG Pro Circuit 2011) [X]: Being able to watch the entire or a portion of the previous day of the event that I missed out due to being in different time zone is always better than watching separate VoDs. You can already do that if you watch the vods directly on twitch.tv's site (e.g. twitch.tv/mlg_arena/videos). Granted, I don't think MLG tells you anywhere how to do that exactly. | ||
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Marinechan
Sweden71 Posts
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