EPTRed Bull Battle Grounds New York City Nov 23-24 - Page 3
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juusoko
Finland79 Posts
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pmp10
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If Red Bull is to replace MLG some qualifications and more players would be nice to see. | ||
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Fjodorov
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On August 28 2013 02:43 Dodgin wrote: They could have done 16 players and a 30k prize pool and spent about the same amount of money(assuming they are paying for flights). Take this guy's word for it everybody. And lol @ the notion redbull should care about how many SC2 pros aren't getting paid. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On August 28 2013 02:43 Dodgin wrote: It's great for the 8 players, but there are a lot more than 8 Starcraft 2 pro(not semi-pro, but full time pro) players that need to earn a living. Of course we can't complain about additional tournaments and I'm sure the tournament itself will be fun to watch and great for the players who go to it but I can't help but feel it could have been done better. They could have done 16 players and a 30k prize pool and spent about the same amount of money(assuming they are paying for flights). It may be a venue thing and they don't have the space accommodate more players or a second stream to worth through the matches in a reasonable time frame. | ||
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Poo
Canada536 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On August 28 2013 02:47 Doodsmack wrote: Take this guy's word for it everybody. And lol @ the notion redbull should care about how many SC2 pros aren't getting paid. Do you think it costs $20,000 for 8 players' travel and accommodation for one weekend? Sure, Red Bull doesn't have to care about sc2 pros not being paid but more players in their tournament wouldn't be a bad thing for their viewer numbers. On August 28 2013 02:49 Plansix wrote: It may be a venue thing and they don't have the space accommodate more players or a second stream to worth through the matches in a reasonable time frame. That's possible, but I saw a picture of the venue on Reddit and it looked quite big. I think they could make 16 players work over 2 days if they choose the right format. 4 groups round robin into single elim playoffs could probably be done in 2 days. | ||
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
On August 28 2013 02:39 Nuclease wrote: Why would a 50,000 dollar prize pool not be good to give to 8 players? Have golf, basketball, football, snowboarding, etc. declined due to the enormous prize pools they give to their players? No. If anything they have become more successful because the tournaments are considered much more of a big deal if they are rewarding large amounts of cash. I love these tournaments. I, for one, am very excited to see what happens. You can't compare sc2 prize money to sports like tennis and golf. In those sports even players far from being stars can make a decent living just from competing in tournaments. People complain about koreans taking all the prize money because the prize money is small and limited in sc 2. If there was enough prize money to go around where foreigners wouldn't have to finish in the top 5 of tourneys to make money and could do just fine financially being in the top 32, there would be less of an outcry over koreans winning everything. | ||
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KeepUpTheFPS
Canada29 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On August 28 2013 02:49 Dodgin wrote: Do you think it costs $20,000 for 8 players' travel and accommodation for one weekend? Sure, Red Bull doesn't have to care about sc2 pros not being paid but more players in their tournament wouldn't be a bad thing for their viewer numbers. That's possible, but I saw a picture of the venue on Reddit and it looked quite big. I think they could make 16 players work over 2 days if they choose the right format. 4 groups round robin into single elim playoffs could probably be done in 2 days. Depends on how much equipment they use. I think it will get real tight if they get a camera jib in there or any other professional production equipment. | ||
Waxangel
United States33376 Posts
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Jampackedeon
United States2053 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On August 28 2013 02:53 Waxangel wrote: wait 8 players for 50k?! I believe the phrase is: Everyone gets paid if they qualify. Avoids the need to pay for travel if everyone gets a piece of the pie. | ||
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KeepUpTheFPS
Canada29 Posts
Depends on how much equipment they use. I think it will get real tight if they get a camera jib in there or any other professional production equipment. [/QUOTE] In that type of venue i would more bet on a rail cam attached to the two sides, leaves space on the floor and still give sick camera shots | ||
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skatblast
United States784 Posts
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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NuKE[vZ]
United States249 Posts
FML F M L | ||
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KeepUpTheFPS
Canada29 Posts
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
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