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http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1gfv54/mlg_adds_extended_series_back_into_mlg_spring/
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I thought MLG realized that Extended Series don't work.. Why are they back? I wish it was MLG that disappeared and not IPL. NASL should be given the rights to do WCS America instead of MLG.
Mod Edit: Please read the full set of rules. The bracket is divided into two halves, each operating as it's own double-elimination bracket. The winners of each bracket will play in the finals, ensuring that the two finalists will not have previously met in the tournament. So yes, extended series is back but will not affect the final match.
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Seriously, i thought that crap is finnaly over.
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wow... why would you ever bring this back
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Why do they keep adding this shit despite widespread public backlash and hatred of the system? Should honestly start protesting this shit through nonparticipation to show MLG that we're tired of something flawed.
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Doesn't surprise me.... MLG is known to always piss me off.
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As expected from MLG.
but seriously wtf...
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I'm actually surprised how far MLG is willing to take this. Ever since they got exclusivity and monopoly power in NA, they've been pissing off the community and screwing things up. I think at this point it may even be MLG deliberately trying to see how far they can go against the community without financial backlash. A business experiment if you will. :p
Maybe if they implement this, and see that their bottom line doesn't get hurt too bad (stream viewership is roughly steady, attendance is roughly steady), they might even go further and reintroduce the beloved PPV system for all events 
Who knows, maybe if Sundance is really good at negotiating, he could convince Blizzard to allow him to make WCS AM PPV as well! How splendid!
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Ugh...
Has there ever been a starcraft fan or player who told MLG this was a good idea? It doesn't make any sense. They do whatever else they can to get viewers and make money, but they stick with extended series against all logic like it's some sort of weird religious obligation.
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well it's mlg, they dont know how to do one thing right. all they know how to do is fuck things up, and just say sorry it wont happen again.
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What else do you expect? It's the MLG.
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more dumb decisions as always from mlg
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Of course it's back guys, this is how they do double elimination.
Would you all rather have traditional double elimination where the person coming from the lower bracket has to win two series to win the finals?
It's double elimination, viewers want double elimination. This is part of what makes double elimination what it is. I don't understand the whining about it at all.
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Why is MLG so gung-ho on this? Imagine how bad GSL Ro32 and Ro16 would be if they used extended series.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On June 17 2013 05:20 Vindicare605 wrote:
Of course it's back guys, this is how they do double elimination.
Would you all rather have traditional double elimination where the person coming from the lower bracket has to win two series to win the finals?
It's double elimination, viewers want double elimination. This is part of what makes double elimination what it is. I don't understand the whining about it at all.
Sometimes the 'fairest' option is not the best option for the viewers.
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On June 17 2013 05:21 SnipedSoul wrote:
Why is MLG so gung-ho on this? Imagine how bad GSL Ro32 and Ro16 would be if they used extended series.
It isn't even remotely comparable, they use a COMPLETELY different tournament format, one that would be absolutely impossible with an open bracket involved.
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Extended series is a good idea. I don't know how anyone can dislike it. If you have a lower bracket, you need to reward the players that win. If you complain about the advantage, maybe it should just be like GSL where your tournament is over if you lose one series?
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On June 17 2013 05:20 Vindicare605 wrote:
Of course it's back guys, this is how they do double elimination.
Would you all rather have traditional double elimination where the person coming from the lower bracket has to win two series to win the finals?
It's double elimination, viewers want double elimination. This is part of what makes double elimination what it is. I don't understand the whining about it at all.
Um, yeah?
Double elimination = lose 2 series. If you win all until finals you need to lose 2 series. Otherwise it's not double elimination.
On June 17 2013 05:22 arterian wrote:
Extended series is a good idea. I don't know how anyone can dislike it. If you have a lower bracket, you need to reward the players that win. If you complain about the advantage, maybe it should just be like GSL where your tournament is over if you lose one series?
The problem is that extended series are TOO LITTLE advantage. WTF?
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On June 17 2013 05:22 Plexa wrote:Show nested quote +On June 17 2013 05:20 Vindicare605 wrote:
Of course it's back guys, this is how they do double elimination.
Would you all rather have traditional double elimination where the person coming from the lower bracket has to win two series to win the finals?
It's double elimination, viewers want double elimination. This is part of what makes double elimination what it is. I don't understand the whining about it at all. Sometimes the 'fairest' option is not the best option for the viewers.
Let's be honest here Plexa, the viewers are going to complain about something, no matter how much you try to appease them.
Extended Series is actually better for the viewers than the double series format we had at Blizzcon and IPL and people really hated that shit.
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I think most people in this thread are looking at the wrong thing...its number 4 not number 5 that shows the extended series.
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On June 17 2013 05:24 Shikyo wrote:Show nested quote +On June 17 2013 05:20 Vindicare605 wrote:
Of course it's back guys, this is how they do double elimination.
Would you all rather have traditional double elimination where the person coming from the lower bracket has to win two series to win the finals?
It's double elimination, viewers want double elimination. This is part of what makes double elimination what it is. I don't understand the whining about it at all. Um, yeah? Double elimination = lose 2 series. If you win all until finals you need to lose 2 series. Otherwise it's not double elimination.
Except people would hate that even more than the extended series. This is how MLG compromises. You can't just decide to make the later rounds a single elimination tournament because that would essentially punish a player for winning through the group stages and lower brackets because they're denied the same double elimination that everyone who loses before that gets.
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