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On February 15 2012 21:13 Josh111 wrote: I hated Rob Simpson's casting at IEM but maybe I was the only one?... Eh, majority rules. There always someone hating on *insert any commentator* but most like his casting and that's what matters.
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Great caster + player roster. Really sad that such a low number of people will watch
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rob simpson used to be a world of warcraft caster and he used to cast blizzcon because he was the only caster that would sign up for it. then he got a job at blizzard because of that. i don't know i just find that funny.
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cant believe they spoiled who made the NA qualifers just like that -_-
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It's weird, I feel like this player lineup is so sickly good that it definitely justifies the price tag. However I'm still probably not going to pay 20$ for it because even though I'd definitely turn in and watch a lot, I'm just not necessarily completely stoked for it. And even though justified, 20$ are still 20$ if you know what I'm trying to convey :/ But I'm also a student that can't easily spend money on everything he likes.
However in my case it's also just the fact, that I don't actually enjoy most casters over a longer time period. I rather listen to some progamer commenting like in Homestory cup. For some reason even the supposedly best casters just end up annoying me to some degree. Thus, when I'm watching MLG, GSL etc. I almost always have the stream muted unless there's an interesting game going on.
Oh well let's see :/
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Not watching trolololol.
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Well...no Day9, no Husky and than i should pay for it? No. Never.
Then i really looking forward to the Assembly with Khaldor and MrBitter, imo better casters than rob simpson....
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People actually like Rob Simpson? He's the most awkward person I've witnessed casting in about 10 years of competitive games. IEM Sao Paolo proved he had very little knowledge of the game, mistaking basic things as building names, without him knowing.
On top of that, whenever he was casting, him and whichever co-caster were chit chatting off-topic for a good 80% of gametime. Not to forget how he constantly was eyeing Rotterdam/Mr. Bitter.. Yeah.
The only casters who I believe have true casting/communication skills are Tasteless & Artosis. Engaging, charismatic and professional.
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On February 15 2012 18:02 Jamial wrote: I'll ask again: Where is Day9?? Somewhere else. What the hell do you want people to say?
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I will never pay 20$ for a weekend of starcraft no matter who is casting. You guys must be rich or somethin if you pay that. It's way too expensive. You should not support this, otherwise other tournaments may do the same.
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no husky
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Ok time to change the monotomus tone of these posts.
Congratulations to MLG for actually trying to do something. eSports has hit a point where if we want it to become a serious way to earn a living then more money needs to be involved and generated. Once upon a time football wasn't the multi million pound world it is today. Look at Sky Sports for example. When they came about people rose up and complained that they would never pay to watch football (and other sports) but they are still here and are a major reason why clubs have so much money.
$20 in the grand scheme of things is not a lot of money. Yes I understand that a lot of people don't work or are too young but really it's not a lot.
Yet again the internet over reacts and demands free stuff.
Flame away if you must, I've said my piece and expressed my opinion.
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Sugoi! Can't wait for this event!
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will be waiting with my gold pass
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Uhhh, nice, Tastosis!!
If there wasn't Assembly I'd probably have to convince some mates to buy the PPV together.... Thank you Assembly! ♥
I can't wait for the VODs though, sick line-up, Tastosis... I'm sure it'll be a great event and I'm looking forward to watching it later. Thank you MLG!
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No Day9 wtf. He's an MLG staple
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On February 15 2012 22:59 Cheydahi wrote:$20 in the grand scheme of things is not a lot of money. Yes I understand that a lot of people don't work or are too young but really it's not a lot.
Yet again the internet over reacts and demands free stuff.
It's not a lot of money.... in comparison to what?
What if you could buy a chocolate bar for 30 cents at the grocery store. Would you pay 20 dollars for it in another store, even if it wasn't a lot of money? You don't just look at the cost in a vacuum. You need to compare it to existing products. Truth is that there's a ton of starcraft available for free, and that a weekend of material should never cost 20 dollars. As I've said, for 20 dollars over here you get multiple channels of content for a year. It's just incredibly overpriced if you actually compare it to the competition. Even GSL, until now by far the most overpriced SC2 product available, is far cheaper and offers far more Starcraft for your money.
I am firmly of the opinion that they should begin charging entry fees instead of charging the viewers. Sure, the sponsorship deals aren't quite as big right now as with many other sports.
However, will the sponsorship deals ever get big if you reduce the amount of viewers to like 2% of what it was? Would a sponsor rather sponsor an event with 25k viewers or one with 500 viewers? Some say that this kind of monetarizing is thinking about the future, I strongly disagree - Sponsors won't be interested as the viewer counts will be so small. This is just to gain immediate profit, indeed without any consideration for the future.
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Quick question -- did MLG not broadcast the NA qualifier? Or did I totally miss it? Or did they announce the players who made it before broadcasting the qualifier?
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