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On April 13 2012 09:29 Grayson Carlyle wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2012 06:55 Goshawk. wrote:
Hard to get excited over an event lasting 3 days with only 8 players, with 2 days of playtime purely for seeding. On the other hand, the idea of watching 8 incredibly talented players is extremely exciting to me. Think of the stories, the back and forth, the tension between all 8 players as they all vie for a much more contested position amongst similarly ranked players! Watching a weekend full of really close games will be far more enjoyable for me than watching regular pool play where the top 4 are all seeded to never play each other. This is going to be some truly epic Starcraft. That said, I'd want to limit this type of event to twice a year. 1 major event per month + GSL is already all I can handle.
I lol-ed when I read the "tension" bit. This is going to be more of a holiday for the 8 players.
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On April 13 2012 08:40 murtas wrote:
Then the question is why did he ditch a DH participation and where he could post another good result for a casting experience, where he could do it later in an weekend without any major tournament?
If you were a pro gamer without a team, i think u would understand. sometimes your just happy when you can make some money "for free", and have a nice weekend in NY.
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On April 13 2012 09:53 careohx wrote:
6 casters and 3 analyst for an 8 men torunament is a joke and mlg talks about not making any profit
Well if it´s used properly to REALLY use all that manpower to enrich the experience for the viewer - why not?
I hope they will keep the prices reasonable from now on. 10 dollars for events like this, I am willing to pay(assuming they will deliver high quality production and sc2 action - which they usually do). But no way in hell 20.
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On April 13 2012 06:03 MLG_Adam wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2012 06:02 Madera wrote:On April 13 2012 05:54 MLG-Kyle wrote:On April 13 2012 05:53 Hrrrrm wrote:
So since there are only 8 players, would it be too much to ask for every single players POV to be streamed the entire event? You're already doing it for 4 players, why not the 4 left? So Huk fans can follow him the entire weekend and MKP fans can do the same. Then when their match gets on the main stage or secondary stage they can load that one as well if they would like commentary. Honestly it seems like a no brainer and I could see someone paying up just for that. Every single match will be streamed, and every single match will have direct POV streams from the players. So by streaming all players' direct POVs it's actually a real POV and not just locking the observer camera on the players using the in-game client, right? Correct.
I'm curious how easy it will be to make sure the casting stream is perfectly synced up with the first-person POV camera stream, and how easy it will be to switch between each player's first-person POV on the fly (without losing sync). And whether this will be easy whether watching live or with the VODs.
Will the best workaround be to pause and unpause (really quickly) whichever stream looks to be ahead of the other, until it syncs up?
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On April 13 2012 09:57 Bart wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2012 09:29 Grayson Carlyle wrote:On April 13 2012 06:55 Goshawk. wrote:
Hard to get excited over an event lasting 3 days with only 8 players, with 2 days of playtime purely for seeding. On the other hand, the idea of watching 8 incredibly talented players is extremely exciting to me. Think of the stories, the back and forth, the tension between all 8 players as they all vie for a much more contested position amongst similarly ranked players! Watching a weekend full of really close games will be far more enjoyable for me than watching regular pool play where the top 4 are all seeded to never play each other. This is going to be some truly epic Starcraft. That said, I'd want to limit this type of event to twice a year. 1 major event per month + GSL is already all I can handle. I lol-ed when I read the "tension" bit. This is going to be more of a holiday for the 8 players.
Yeah, they're not gonna try their absolute hardest to win a few thousand bucks in a weekend. You're right 
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Really fun how all the players of each race play quite a bit differently from their fellow race sharing brothers.
Oh and having Grubby cast and having these analysts will make Slasher rage.
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analysts :D such a great idea, I'm gonna be looking forward to that. Otherwise looks really solid, hopefully this will be another step in esports in general, trying to make them more professional and polished like broadcasts of regular sports are now
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Grubby listed as official caster = Possible the best event (Commentator-wise) to date.
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On April 13 2012 05:37 MLG_Adam wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2012 05:34 turdburgler wrote:On April 13 2012 05:32 Canucklehead wrote:On April 13 2012 05:31 turdburgler wrote:
since mlg is posting in this thread im curious. why does starcraft (which proved it can attract 'big' viewing numbers to mlg) get its first arena with a $15 price tag to even watch at all. and the fighting games which have had 1 mlg total get an arena which is free to watch and only $5 for HD.
unless im missunderstanding something it looks like starcraft is funding other games. is this the case? FGC prize pool at arena is a lot smaller than the sc2 prize pool. Plus they're trying to attract the FGC market into watching MLG, so have to start at a lower price point. but why did we have to prove it viable through 6+ mlg events of carrying mlg, and then a higher than 'needed' price point to prove viability, mlg then gives free hand outs to the fgc. if starcraft is supposed to prove it is commercially viable why does this not hold true for other games? The FGC arena is completely funded by Sony. It is also a single day cast that will not have nearly the production values of the SC2 arena, nor any type of Pro Circuit tie in for rankings or prizes. SC2 will have $110,000 in prize money in Spring Season plus 56 fully paid global trips.
if that's not supporting the players, idk what is.
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Wow this should be interesting
Not a lot of players... or zergs o:
Looking forward to it!
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these 8 players are pretty much the best of the best, its not like any foreighners would beat them anyways, one of these players would probaly win no matter how big the field.
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I think a number individuals in this community need to learn the difference between constructive criticism and being a ass. I don't think its too much to ask for people to at least take the time to show a little respect to one another went commenting on an event that has yet to happen.
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Wanted to chime in on the DH stuff. I can say that both sides feel pretty silly here. We both announced on the same day and there is no one to blame but ourselves. We thought we were avoiding their large announced events and had no clue about the new qualifier tour as they had no clue about our impending Arena event. Shame on us for not being more thorough. I will say that MLG and DH are now talking extensively and have shared schedules. We are also brainstorming on ways to have synergy between the events next weekend.
We are as unhappy about the conflict as many of you are. Based on recent conversations with them, I don't this being an issue again as both sides are committed to constant communication.
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On April 13 2012 11:04 MLG_Adam wrote:
Wanted to chime in on the DH stuff. I can say that both sides feel pretty silly here. We both announced on the same day and there is no one to blame but ourselves. We thought we were avoiding their large announced events and had no clue about the new qualifier tour as they had no clue about our impending Arena event. Shame on us for not being more thorough. I will say that MLG and DH are now talking extensively and have shared schedules. We are also brainstorming on ways to have synergy between the events next weekend.
We are as unhappy about the conflict as many of you are. Based on recent conversations with them, I don't this being an issue again as both sides are committed to constant communication.
You guys are awesome. I just thought you should know that. I'll definitely be watching the arena.
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On April 13 2012 11:09 Cylluus wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2012 11:04 MLG_Adam wrote:
Wanted to chime in on the DH stuff. I can say that both sides feel pretty silly here. We both announced on the same day and there is no one to blame but ourselves. We thought we were avoiding their large announced events and had no clue about the new qualifier tour as they had no clue about our impending Arena event. Shame on us for not being more thorough. I will say that MLG and DH are now talking extensively and have shared schedules. We are also brainstorming on ways to have synergy between the events next weekend.
We are as unhappy about the conflict as many of you are. Based on recent conversations with them, I don't this being an issue again as both sides are committed to constant communication. You guys are awesome. I just thought you should know that. I'll definitely be watching the arena.
Thank you! We are trying very hard to fine tune the production so that every minute viewed is high quality. We have a long way to go, but we're trying to get better every time out. Thank you again for your support!
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I wonder how pool play will work, is it just for seeds or only like top 4 advance into the money? Great to see grubby there though! He is an amazing caster.
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Big fan of Grubby casting. This will be fun.
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It's about time they did POV!!~
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