On April 14 2012 00:50 ELA wrote: What a sick venue!
I really hope they can fill it! GLGL IronSquid - Awesome tournament, and of course awesome music as well (IronSquid produced 20+ songs specifically for the tournament - The most well known is probably this one:
Several player themes composed for this as well - MC's theme is especially awesome!
If you liked themes, we Might be able to do longer version of some of those !
I had my reservations when Iron Squid was announced, but the organizers have shown themselves taking the challenge seriously if optimistically. I hope the event succeed, because it can prove a new tournament space is possible between minor and major events.
On April 14 2012 00:48 cuppatea wrote: Surely they're going to have a hard time selling 2500 tickets at 36 euros a pop for a 4 man, all Korean tournament?
ye, shouldve 7 winners and stephano as an invite. ezpz full
Indeed. If I was trying to sell tickets for a tournament hosted in France I'd pay Stephano to be in it. When you're running a tournament like this, with a lot of players in it who have really high skill levels but really small fanbases it pays to have at least a few invites so you don't end up with a bunch of people nobody wants to watch (which is what will happen if Symbol, Alive, Jjakji and Puma win their quarter finals).
With that said, it's been a really well run, well produced tournament so I hope it goes well for them and I'll be tuning in to the stream.
TheAngryZergling United States. April 14 2012 01:09. Posts 340
On April 14 2012 01:09 TheAngryZergling wrote: I'd absolutely pay $40 for an all day event with such a stacked lineup in such an awesome venue. Alas, I'm not within driving distance.
more like $60 dude^^
id still pay it though if it would be within 2-3 hours by car^^
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The cost of the ticket is that expensive because the reservation for this venue must be quite high.
Also, I think it'll just be the semi-finals + final + 3rd place because if they do more matches, they should do this over 2 days, which must cost even more.
I really hope there'll be enough people to go, I like Iron Squid and I don't want them to fail doing this event.
RustySpork United Kingdom. April 14 2012 01:37. Posts 49
So, you can watch it for 40 dollars+travel live, or watch it online for free?
I guess the venue is just so expensive so they have to do that, I just can't see how it will fill up, unless France have secretly been a major Esport country.
Ansinjunger United States. April 14 2012 01:44. Posts 1944
I`d shell out the price if I was living or was currently in France. Sadly I`m not but I hope all the same that the venue gets filled and we get to see some awesome games.