i had no problem paying $15 as a gold member ... if i'd had to pay $30, i would have hesitated. yes, $30 for the entire spring season isn't bad; but i got an annual pass for GOM and it was under $100, with much more/better content

BlackDove

Sweden11 Posts

March 30 2012 19:33 GMT

#243

I believe $0 is exactly the right amount for me, so I think that's the one I will be going with.

All the best to MLG.

bgriffs

United States10 Posts

March 30 2012 19:35 GMT

#244

Sundance and crew really get it. $30 for it all of $15 for Gold members is very aggresively priced. I certainly hope they can keep upgrading their production quality as the seasons go on. Winter Arena was a great step for them.

bmml

United Kingdom962 Posts

March 30 2012 19:36 GMT

#245

I'd have paid 30 willingly if the first arena was actually an event, not just a ridiculous moneygrab. 8 man 3 day tourney... what on earth were you thinking. I mean even supplementing the tournament with online players wouldve been better than having such a pitiful event.

Dissapointed you're still going with 20 dollars for a each real arena.

Azarkon

United States21060 Posts

March 30 2012 20:12 GMT

#246

On March 31 2012 04:36 bmml wrote:
I'd have paid 30 willingly if the first arena was actually an event, not just a ridiculous moneygrab. 8 man 3 day tourney... what on earth were you thinking. I mean even supplementing the tournament with online players wouldve been better than having such a pitiful event.

Dissapointed you're still going with 20 dollars for a each real arena.

The first event is a bit of a joke. The sad thing is that while replying to this post I got an ad for Major League Soccer, which says:

$59.99 gets you access to 230+ Major League Soccer games in 2012.

I tell myself, soccer is a syndicated sport and has a huge number of sponsors, but it doesn't change that I'm paying for a lot less in eSports.

Having said that, flying eight players to the US is expensive, as is paying for their lodging, the $10,000 cash prize, and the studio and staff.

I see why MLG does this, but do not understand why it's so hard for them to get sponsors. I also think flying in a couple of extra players is going to do wonders for this tournament, but eight isn't enough to work with.

Aeceus

United Kingdom1278 Posts

March 30 2012 20:42 GMT

#247

I pay £20 a month to watch Soccer. This is totally worth it imo

Mithriel

Netherlands2969 Posts

March 30 2012 20:45 GMT

#248

Decent enough options, i think ill get it as already being a goldmember for a year. Depends how they sort VODs, because thats the only reason i bought gold (cant watch live unfortunately).

ps. @sundance if he's reading: the VOD system could still use some improvement!

Adreme

United States5574 Posts

March 30 2012 20:46 GMT

#249

On March 31 2012 01:49 onedayclose wrote:

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MLG has decided that the best way to announce their upcoming events is to wait until two months before they happen to announce when and where they will occur. So much bad T_T

What are you talking about? We have known for months the locations of every single event but the last one which they hint as a surprise that they will probably tell us soon.

Arnstein

Norway3381 Posts

March 30 2012 23:42 GMT

#250

I was going into this thread to say "fuck you MLG, you greedy cunts!", but this is actually a good offer! Well played

RynoSoren

United States32 Posts

March 31 2012 03:43 GMT

#251

1080p sounds great. But the stream for the winter arena was laggy as hell...

monk

United States8476 Posts

March 31 2012 04:53 GMT

#252

Why isn't the Gold Pass available online and how much does it cost?

schimmetje

Netherlands1104 Posts

March 31 2012 11:18 GMT

#253

I guess the price per event is better now, so well done there. The content of each event though.. I don't know, I'm not convinced about the format yet. I don't want to be too quick to proclaim it a money grab and more SC2 is always nice (though again with the scheduling conflicts guys? ><), but MLG is losing some of it's MLG shine doing all these small side things, for me that is. Basically the one I will be looking forward to is the last one and the pricing of that on it's own is still the same. Will have to see how the other ones develop.