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2016 WCS Global Finals Portrait Bundle - Page 3

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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8990 Posts
October 26 2016 06:22 GMT
#41
Very good idea!
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Haku
Profile Joined August 2013
Germany550 Posts
October 26 2016 07:00 GMT
#42
Any way to see all the portraits before i buy them?
Love it!
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Muxtar
Profile Joined November 2014
Ukraine64 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-26 08:13:09
October 26 2016 08:11 GMT
#43
Clever move. To make sales available pre-Blizzcon with all this hype and stuff, and release these portraits only after the show, after we know the winner and 15 players who have lost. After the show I assume all will equip winner's portrait and those 15 unlucky guys' portraits will just be as kinda garbage. But sales are now, when we don't know the winner yet, and we like all those portraits. Clever move.

P.S. Anyway I won't buy these portraits. I won't play better if I equip some pro player's photo on my icon, and I don't see fun in wearing another REAL man's face as my avatar.
I have bought announcers and co-op commander at once though.
Ograkk
Profile Joined February 2014
Sweden22 Posts
October 26 2016 08:26 GMT
#44
On October 26 2016 06:53 Probe1 wrote:
That's pretty steep for a very low value item.

I'd buy it gladly if it meant increasing $ for players. But you have to say 80% or 70% of proceeds go to players/tournaments. I can't just take it on faith.


Really?
I was expecting 5$ for each portrait since some of the money went to the player(s).
rqPlan
Profile Joined December 2011
Nicaragua42 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-26 08:45:59
October 26 2016 08:45 GMT
#45
It would have been better if they included some skins and voices in the pack, not just protraits (Dota2 The International bundle style).
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africola
Profile Joined March 2015
Germany35 Posts
October 26 2016 10:59 GMT
#46
If there werent scrubs like Drogo in the Global Finals... (I mean, think about it...) I would buy.
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-26 11:03:28
October 26 2016 11:02 GMT
#47
On October 26 2016 17:26 Ograkk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2016 06:53 Probe1 wrote:
That's pretty steep for a very low value item.

I'd buy it gladly if it meant increasing $ for players. But you have to say 80% or 70% of proceeds go to players/tournaments. I can't just take it on faith.


Really?
I was expecting 5$ for each portrait since some of the money went to the player(s).

They didn't say how much some is. It works for Valve because they do. As well, the more I think about it the more I can't find myself interested in it because of what I mentioned.

Why would I buy something now if I don't receive it until after Blizzcon? Let me support my favorite player in attendance as he plays, not after he's won/lost.

Edit: Also would you really expect to pay $90 for a portrait pack? I mean cmon man.
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MyTHicaL
Profile Joined November 2005
France1070 Posts
October 26 2016 11:19 GMT
#48
OK to be fair it they look really good but I just wish Blizzard would for once recede back to the older days when things were given away for free... Almost anything on any game is now pay as you go . I guess it's because I have none that this bothers me so much
dr3am_b3ing
Profile Joined May 2015
Canada188 Posts
October 26 2016 13:19 GMT
#49
This is absolutely amazing, will be investing the $10
Potassium Gang
BoYoB
Profile Joined March 2011
France83 Posts
October 26 2016 13:47 GMT
#50
On October 26 2016 05:20 Nocci wrote:
Be quick like me and hit purchase before sobering up

hahahaha !
KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
October 26 2016 13:53 GMT
#51
I would love to know how much of this actually goes to the players.
slit
Profile Joined March 2013
Spain212 Posts
October 26 2016 14:28 GMT
#52
I also would like to know how much of this goes to the players. 10€ for 16 portraits available *after* Blizzcon's winner seems a bit too much. Now, if it was 60% or 70% going for the players, I would consider.
-IAEVAI-KolosS
Profile Joined October 2016
Canada60 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-26 16:14:43
October 26 2016 16:14 GMT
#53
On October 26 2016 20:02 Probe1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2016 17:26 Ograkk wrote:
On October 26 2016 06:53 Probe1 wrote:
That's pretty steep for a very low value item.

I'd buy it gladly if it meant increasing $ for players. But you have to say 80% or 70% of proceeds go to players/tournaments. I can't just take it on faith.


Really?
I was expecting 5$ for each portrait since some of the money went to the player(s).

They didn't say how much some is. It works for Valve because they do. As well, the more I think about it the more I can't find myself interested in it because of what I mentioned.

Why would I buy something now if I don't receive it until after Blizzcon? Let me support my favorite player in attendance as he plays, not after he's won/lost.

Edit: Also would you really expect to pay $90 for a portrait pack? I mean cmon man.


Pretty sure he meant 5$/portrait as single buy, not a package deal at 5$/portrait * 16 =80$
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Schmorfling
Profile Joined July 2016
6 Posts
October 26 2016 16:28 GMT
#54
I like this a lot, but I would love to see the first portraits before Blizzcon and the special winner one after Blizzcon.
Akara12345
Profile Blog Joined July 2016
164 Posts
October 26 2016 18:46 GMT
#55
Available AFTER Blizzcon? why not release it before so people can cheer for their player by wearing the portrait?
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
October 27 2016 06:33 GMT
#56
Yeah Blizzard just doesn't get his whole crowdfunding thing. Not mentioning what percentage goes towards players and releasing portraits after Blizzcon.

Pretty poor value for $10 imo, considering what a Battle Pass for The International gets you (three custom cosmetics, taunts, weather effects, music packs, cursor pack, ward, emoticon pack, new courier, an HUD... Plus access to quests, community challenges, among many other things). Now compare that to 16 player portraits.

Anyway, I wonder if they'll release sales figures... But I would have thought it'd be quite universally known by now that esports doesn't sell in these situations unless you provide in-game items that people can use. Stuff like custom unit skins or custom doodads, etc instead of a pure esports thing. Just comparing previous numbers of crowdfunding in Dota 2 tournaments with similar little to offer bundles... I'd expect this to be able to raise $50k-$200k, which probably 25%~ goes towards the players, so not big in the grand scheme of things, the money raised would do much better in any tournament that is not Blizzcon S:.

Unfortunately seems like a little too late kind of thing.
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Asturas
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Finland587 Posts
October 27 2016 06:45 GMT
#57
On October 27 2016 01:28 Schmorfling wrote:
I like this a lot, but I would love to see the first portraits before Blizzcon and the special winner one after Blizzcon.


Exactly my thought!
There are no boundaries, that's the final conclusion.
ParksonVN
Profile Joined October 2015
Australia370 Posts
October 27 2016 07:38 GMT
#58
I play Terran and why should I spend money for 14 Zerg-Protoss avatars ? If there are Innovation, Maru, Taeja ... I would definitely buy.
BreAKerTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Taiwan1658 Posts
October 27 2016 09:36 GMT
#59
I won't make a single microtransaction just to support one tournament's prize pool. I will, however, make a microtransaction if I knew for a fact that it contributed to player salaries.
Retired caster / streamer "BingeHD". Digital Nomad.
Everready
Profile Joined June 2012
United States42 Posts
October 27 2016 15:15 GMT
#60
Hooray! Finally, Blizzard is giving us plenty of options to throw money at StarCraft this year. This may be the best one yet. Getting to support the players.
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