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On February 28 2012 16:46 Mysticesper wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2012 16:41 tdt wrote:On February 28 2012 14:35 Mysticesper wrote:
compression / bitrate is more important than resolution most of the time... so 480p can still look decent on standard screen sizes (15-21 inches), it would just appear more pixelated instead of unreadable.
Until last year, I couldn't do anything above 480p for the most part. Now I have the bandwith to handle 720-1080p.
Though If im watching on my bed on my 21" monitor, the resolution difference doesn't mean a whole lot other than readability on the text. Indeed, IPLs 480s are just fine. I wonder if they are making a mistake offering such a decent free stream and if the $5 is just sounding real good ti everyone right now just after we were raped/attempted rape by GSLs price point. Of course 4x less than winter arena seems great by comparison but will people really buy with such a decnt free? Have to wait and see. GL IPL but I'll be honest I prolly won't buy even though I am attending this live one. Why would I when 480 is just fine for me? Make it uncomfortable like GSL does and I'll buy. Forgot about GSL streams, but yes, they are compressed to hell, it isnt just because it is "480p" or whatever resolution they run at. I still am contemplating on whether or not to go... Vegas is easy to get to.. 12 hours of driving or allegiant airlines from my airport (price is comparable) + it's a holiday weekend. Passes are cheap, so the only thing really left is hotel prices.
Id wait on hotel - perhaps IPL is working a deal (group deal) with casinos. Who knows. Anyway yeah Vegas is perfect. Flights are cheap as shit to and from here. All these Big southwest metro areas are stright line couple four hours, and there is plenty of other entertianment to complement trip. I hope they stay in vegas
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5$ is incredible, but I'm disillusioned that it's a Twitch partnership. I can count on my hand the amount of times Twitch has worked decently to Europe on a tournament stream.
I'll probably end up paying it anyway because this offer is well worth supporting, but I wouldn't be surprised if I wasn't able to watch 720+ with stability anyway ~_~
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On February 28 2012 16:57 tdt wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2012 16:46 Mysticesper wrote:On February 28 2012 16:41 tdt wrote:On February 28 2012 14:35 Mysticesper wrote:
compression / bitrate is more important than resolution most of the time... so 480p can still look decent on standard screen sizes (15-21 inches), it would just appear more pixelated instead of unreadable.
Until last year, I couldn't do anything above 480p for the most part. Now I have the bandwith to handle 720-1080p.
Though If im watching on my bed on my 21" monitor, the resolution difference doesn't mean a whole lot other than readability on the text. Indeed, IPLs 480s are just fine. I wonder if they are making a mistake offering such a decent free stream and if the $5 is just sounding real good ti everyone right now just after we were raped/attempted rape by GSLs price point. Of course 4x less than winter arena seems great by comparison but will people really buy with such a decnt free? Have to wait and see. GL IPL but I'll be honest I prolly won't buy even though I am attending this live one. Why would I when 480 is just fine for me? Make it uncomfortable like GSL does and I'll buy. Forgot about GSL streams, but yes, they are compressed to hell, it isnt just because it is "480p" or whatever resolution they run at. I still am contemplating on whether or not to go... Vegas is easy to get to.. 12 hours of driving or allegiant airlines from my airport (price is comparable) + it's a holiday weekend. Passes are cheap, so the only thing really left is hotel prices. Id wait on hotel - perhaps IPL is working a deal (group deal) with casinos. Who knows. Anyway yeah Vegas is perfect. Flights are cheap as shit to and from here. All these Big southwest metro areas are stright line couple four hours, and there is plenty of other entertianment to complement trip. I hope they stay in vegas
It is pretty dirt cheap to go out to it. Flights from Oregon are running $150.00. I'm assuming the hotel is gonna be pretty damn cheap too... I looked up a few hotels in Vegas and some are as low as $40 a night.
Which leads me to my question, do you guys have any idea how long till you will announce the venue/hotel?
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On February 28 2012 05:23 gullberg wrote:
Well Idra looks pretty fucked!
That's what also wanted to say :D
I mean I really wish him good luck and I hope that the practice in Korea pans out.
Would be great to see some good results from him again.
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On February 28 2012 17:03 Resilient wrote:
5$ is incredible, but I'm disillusioned that it's a Twitch partnership. I can count on my hand the amount of times Twitch has worked decently to Europe on a tournament stream.
I'll probably end up paying it anyway because this offer is well worth supporting, but I wouldn't be surprised if I wasn't able to watch 720+ with stability anyway ~_~
Idd twitch.tv sucks for europeans :<
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This game runs in streaks guys. Idra could tear shit up like at IEM you just never know that's why we watch em.
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So IPL4 has a mixture of the best players from Assus + MLG and it costs 5 buX? Love this world!
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5 bucks?
Of course I'll pay for a weekend for 5 freaking bucks.
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Gonna be fun to play in this OPEN bracket I can not wait got the days off from work WOOT i am very excited :D
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idra in same group with mma and bomber 
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I'll donate $5, even though I don't have the bandwidth to see it in 1080p!
It's an equivalent to a pint in the UK, so hell yeh! I know I won't be able to watch everything either so $5 seems much more bearable than needing to sit down and try to watch every game to be guilt free, given the time zone difference. If anything I'm supporting the free stream.
Looking forward to this! Thanks IGN!
Hoping for another memorable game such as Kiwikaki vs Stephano.
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lets see IdrA getting crushed 
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Kudos and respect to IPL. This is how to do it. I'm likely to subscribe to support your efforts. I firmly believe that if we are to grow SC2 eSports, we need to be as inclusive as possible - and that means allowing people without the means or motivation to shell out cash, to at least partake as fans. Freemium has proven success in other web media ventures - and I see no reason why it can't work well for eSports. Paywalls suck - but paying extra for higher quality streams, with the option of paying nothing to watch in lower res when times are hard, is surely the way forward.
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On February 28 2012 17:48 papaz wrote:
5 bucks?
Of course I'll pay for a weekend for 5 freaking bucks.
Its a monthly subscription, they are changing all their broadcasts to be 480p free and HD 5$ a month. Still tho, 5$ is nothing compaired to the amount of content they produce so i would gladly pay 5$ per month
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Really well thought out model I would say, I'm so gonna watch the hell out of IPL4 and by that pass. What is your policy about VOD access though?
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I never had any problem watching twitch.tv and I'm pretty sure I live in Europe, is there some kind of conflict between twitch and some IAP?
will watch for sure!
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so people still trust twitch suscrption?? couldnt i just watch 1080p with incognito mode? dont get me wrong, payed mlg and will probably pay this, but you really feel stupid when everyone is watching for free T_T
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Thanks a lot for the great organization. Can't wait to know the last qualified players.
I'd really like to see Day[9] being part of the commentary crew, though. We're that away from perfection.
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