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Diaresta
United States597 Posts
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:44 Tobblish wrote: I doubt MLG would do this if they didn't expect to make money out of it sadly. Sadly? The fuck? You want them to run a tournament KNOWING they won't make money off of it? What kind of business can operate like that? Seems like you expect MLG to just dump money into foreign SC2 and ask for nothing in return, which is beyond unreasonable. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:44 Tobblish wrote: I doubt MLG would do this if they didn't expect to make money out of it sadly. Yeah, it's called being a responsible business and making sure that they can take care of the people that work for them. It's always been about money and that's not a bad thing. | ||
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Thrill
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:44 Tobblish wrote: I doubt MLG would do this if they didn't expect to make money out of it sadly. I don't see the "sadly" part of this. MLG is a business and although I love what they've done with their circuit in the past, they can't reasonably be expected to run a charity. If they don't think shelling out $200k for a tournament will get them the money back, then they probably shouldn't shell out $200k. The fact that they're back to running SC2 at all after the overwhelming negativity following SC2's absence from their last tournament is mildly surprising to me, actually. | ||
MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:46 Tobblish wrote: What I'm saying is that if you had planned to host an event on that date you would have booked it.. Instead there was nothing and Red Bull came in and "saved" it. We knew in June via Rob that they were planning to operate Redbull that weekend. We spoke at length about it and opted not to operate, it did not make sense. If you think I liked having our fewest titles at an event in 5 years, you're wrong. | ||
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NoDamnCat
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:40 Plansix wrote: Their dota 2 event was great. SC2 will be great too. Have faith. I think I'm most excited that they won't be using Twitch. They have their own streaming platform now, yeah? | ||
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:47 NoDamnCat wrote: Nice, but the price pool of $5000 is to slim to attract many major players imo. It is a 5 day online event to gather feedback... | ||
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Tobblish
Sweden6404 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:47 MLG_Adam wrote: We knew in June via Rob that they were planning to operate Redbull that weekend. We spoke at length about it and opted not to operate, it did not make sense. If you think I liked having our fewest titles at an event in 5 years, you're wrong. Thats what I was looking for, thank you. That bit of information have not been out there. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:46 Tobblish wrote: What I'm saying is that if you had planned to host an event on that date you would have booked it.. Instead there was nothing and Red Bull came in and "saved" it. You're wrong, you don't have your facts straight. Stop trolling up the thread with your nonsense. | ||
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Tobblish
Sweden6404 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:46 Darkhoarse wrote: Sadly? The fuck? You want them to run a tournament KNOWING they won't make money off of it? What kind of business can operate like that? Seems like you expect MLG to just dump money into foreign SC2 and ask for nothing in return, which is beyond unreasonable. Theres a big difference on MIGHT making the money back and KNOWING they they are not going to make a cent back. How about reading the post I'm replying to and not only my answer? | ||
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Musicus
Germany23579 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:47 NoDamnCat wrote: Nice, but the price pool of $5000 is to slim to attract many major players imo. It's an Americas event, I assure you, every single AM player wants to play in this. | ||
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:47 NoDamnCat wrote: Nice, but the price pool of $5000 is to slim to attract many major players imo. $5000 is just fine for an online invitational. Unless you thought that was Anaheim prizepool...in which case read a little closer. | ||
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:47 Thrill wrote: Meh. MLG bubble burst for me. I thought they were done fucking over franchises. Now we're supposed to be happy they have it back? Couldn't care less. MLG only rides hype trains and doesn't want to build a lasting base for their touring events which should be their core. Let me give you a little breakdown. Any prize giving tournament run by MLG regardless of system or future tournaments > no tournaments run by MLG Yay! | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:48 KrazyTrumpet wrote: I think I'm most excited that they won't be using Twitch. They have their own streaming platform now, yeah? Yes and they need a roku ap ASAP, so I can buy a roku. | ||
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Tobblish
Sweden6404 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:49 Plansix wrote: You're wrong, you don't have your facts straight. Stop trolling up the thread with your nonsense. It's pretty hard knowing all the facts when you don't work in the company yes... | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On January 09 2014 05:50 Plansix wrote: Yes and they need a roku ap ASAP, so I can buy a roku. A what? | ||
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Sub40APM
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Gihi
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