MLG Arenas now free - Page 19
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Derez
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Jojo131
Brazil1631 Posts
Oh you guyzzz | ||
Dyonos
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
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Trowa127
United Kingdom1230 Posts
On June 24 2012 02:56 Jojo131 wrote: Bash MLG for not making Arenas fremium from the start, then ignore that LoL viewership probably contributed more to MLG's success than SC2. Oh you guyzzz Second. People who think this is because of SC2 are funny. No doubt a sponsor stepped forward after the last MLG LoL event. CLG vs TSM finals, epic games all through out and huge numbers I'm sure. Amazing news anyway. Last MLG was really good for LoL at least, didn't watch too much sc2. | ||
artosismermaid
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ticklishmusic
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Zhou
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Sabu113
United States11048 Posts
Still awesome. | ||
ChewbroCColi
Denmark108 Posts
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FGThePurp
United States3 Posts
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McFeser
United States2458 Posts
"FREE SC2 FOR EVERYONE! BITCHES!" - Sundance. | ||
Haydin
United States1481 Posts
So no, this really was not a realistic option for them before, and now it is because of League of Legends. Take that for what you will. | ||
sWs
United States409 Posts
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Warzone
United States31 Posts
---- If you paid any attention at all and understood how the world worked, you would see that because of the groundbreaking amount of viewers at the Spring Championships, yes the Championships, not the arenas, MLG was able to secure additional sponsor(s) to support their arenas. If you are supporting something it is in your interest to have the largest number of people viewing it possible, hence the removal of PPV. The sponsor subsidises MLG in return for their sacrifice, allowing the arrangment to benefit both sides, as well as benefit the viewer, you. This has absolutely nothing to do with the the success/failure (Believe what you want, but they have publicly declared that the previous arenas were successes) of the Winter and Spring arenas. You have to understand that each business is run differently and on a different set of sponsors and a different sized budget with a different sized viewer base. For some tournaments freemium is practical, and for others it simply is not. MLG has gotten to the point where it now makes sense for them to offer their arenas for free because the benefits they receive from their sponsor are now more significant than the money they would receive from PPV. | ||
Hulavuta
United States1252 Posts
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fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
Maybe Dota 2, but isn't it too late? | ||
KookyMonster
United States311 Posts
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andropopp
United States88 Posts
On June 24 2012 04:53 fabiano wrote: The power of LoL grows stronger and nothing can stop it. Maybe Dota 2, but isn't it too late? i feel it is too late. LoL is a completely different game from dota 2 so easy for computer game noobs to start playing and get addicted so easy for on-facebook-all-day-computer-nerd-females to play it so guys feel like playing it could get them chicks massive numbers people playing the game plus teams like CLG and TSM being the main stars since koreans dont dominate it as badly and since riot advertises every tournament a ton and LoL has a much higher playerbase than sc2 makes it more likely for massive amounts of western audience to tune in and get addicted to the drama of the pro scene and create emotional connections to the top teams so it has huge viewer numbers damn i hate you LoL for doing everything right | ||
TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
On June 23 2012 12:14 Boblhead wrote: Sundance finally realizes that you can run a free stream and still remain profitable >Literally took him fucking 2+ years to realize this? Please tell us more about your knowledge in this area, it sure sounds interesting. | ||
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