"Best MOBA games?" You're dealing with the extremely polarized Action RTS genre, and you isolate LoL as being the best game (since I guess there's only one) with the best players? You should know better, MLG.

At least the online qualifiers for SC2 are free...

cablesc

United States1540 Posts

September 26 2012 00:45 GMT

#62

I don't understand the hand-wringing from both sides of the PPV debate. If you want to pay for PPV then do it without the holier-than-thou attitude. If you don't want to pay then don't and save us all the entitled outrage.

GuiBz

Canada108 Posts

September 26 2012 00:46 GMT

#63

awesome

Zenbrez

Canada5973 Posts

September 26 2012 00:52 GMT

#64

I'd buy it if I actually had time. This semester is not being generous to me

pedrlz

Brazil5234 Posts

September 26 2012 00:55 GMT

#65

Why people get so mad with LoL? I play Dota since 2008 and I dont care about this fake marketing.You guys should chill out.

vlkv

61 Posts

September 26 2012 01:06 GMT

#66

Thumbs up for having Axslav cast this. Excellent choice.

TotalBiscuit

United Kingdom5437 Posts

September 26 2012 01:09 GMT

#67

I have to struggle to condemn a company for making money out of events that otherwise would not exist. That takes a lot of effort and mental gymnastics.

Mackus

England1681 Posts

September 26 2012 01:28 GMT

#68

On September 26 2012 10:09 TotalBiscuit wrote:
I have to struggle to condemn a company for making money out of events that otherwise would not exist. That takes a lot of effort and mental gymnastics.

Like they aren't making any money from entry fees for the Online qualifiers, right?

densha

United States797 Posts

September 26 2012 01:42 GMT

#69

Isn't that invitational the one where they invited 12 NA players? I'm surprised anyone would pay to watch Kespa/GSL Koreans stomp on the rest of the world.

Berceno

Spain401 Posts

September 26 2012 01:45 GMT

#70

okay, I don't think that's worth enough...

TestSubject893

United States774 Posts

September 26 2012 01:45 GMT

#71

Will there be any time that we can see a game or two of the PPV stuff for free? I'd like to see how I like those 2 casting together before I commit to paying for many weeks of it. IIRC the first match of the arenas were free.

bokchoi

Korea (South)9498 Posts

September 26 2012 01:46 GMT

#72

Too many people are getting hung up on this "best MOBA game" shit. Its hype, its a press release. Also, the arguments against PPV are valid, to a certain degree, but at the same time its not that bad. However, what is bad is MLG's online player, I wonder if they'll have it just on twitch/own3d.

ooDi

Canada170 Posts

September 26 2012 01:46 GMT

#73

looks awesome!

TotalBiscuit

United Kingdom5437 Posts

September 26 2012 01:51 GMT

#74

On September 26 2012 10:28 Mackus wrote:

Like they aren't making any money from entry fees for the Online qualifiers, right?

You honestly think they're making anything close to a profit from that? Seriously?

Come on, get real.

I think the SC2 community has gotten to a very ugly place if we're scoffing at $10 to watch the biggest Kespa and foreign names duke it out in over 100 games in 1080p. I mean fuck I'm happy paying twice that to watch mid-tier foreigners beat the crap out of each other in NASL, how on earth is THIS not worth the money? In what universe?

This is the SC2 equivalent of Wrestlemania, only 3 weeks in length rather than 3 hours. Come on.

mrRoflpwn

United States2618 Posts

September 26 2012 01:52 GMT

#75

To be honest, the results are going to be what you expect- The koreans will dominate everyone basically, The Kespa pro's have already proved they are about the same level as the ESF kroeaans.

Mackus

England1681 Posts

September 26 2012 01:54 GMT

#76

On September 26 2012 10:51 TotalBiscuit wrote:

Show nested quote +

You honestly think they're making anything close to a profit from that? Seriously?

Come on, get real.

I'm implying that they're too money orientated, they're miles behind ASUS and Dreamhack and think they can charge for this stuff while the other alternatives are better and free.
Not to mention the broadcasted games aren't even live, if TSL4 charged to watch there would be an absolute uproar but MLG are arrogant enough to think they're better.

M7Jagger

Sweden237 Posts

September 26 2012 01:56 GMT

#77

When will MLG fall arena start

evaunit01

United States512 Posts

September 26 2012 01:56 GMT

#78

I paid for it, love the idea and watching Kespa pros in 1080p sounds good to me. I am not a starving college student though. Oh I also love Axslav's analytical commentating, he is actually a really good player and he is showing mad worth by being able to cast as well.