TheKefka Profile Blog Joined March 2011 Croatia 8812 Posts Last Edited: 2011-06-05 15:33:04 #1



Now don't get me wrong,if it helps MLG and if it helps the event grow bigger have more money,than by all means,play as much commercials as you need.Now i don't live in the US and don't know in which country's brands like Dr. Pepper/Hot pockets are sold,but do you feel like you are slightly being put out off buying these products because of this mindless commercial spam?



I understand that the company that puts money into a event such as MLG is already taking a leap of faith into representing something as fragile as E-sports,but do they really feel like they need to bombard their audience with commercials every time they refresh a stream?



This thread is not meant to bash the company's but rather giving feedback as to if the audience feels like the commercials are starting to get slightly intrusive.



How do you feel about the MLG commercials?



Poll: How do you feel about the freequence of the MLG commercials?



They'r starting to annoy me to a point where i am put off buying theyer products! (738)

56%



They get annoying sometimes but its not so bad. (261)

20%



The amount of commercials are perfectly fine and do not bother me. (171)

13%



MOAR COMMERCIALS!!!!!! (137)

10%



1307 total votes (738)56%(261)20%(171)13%(137)10%1307 total votes Your vote: How do you feel about the freequence of the MLG commercials? (Vote): They'r starting to annoy me to a point where i am put off buying theyer products!

(Vote): They get annoying sometimes but its not so bad.

(Vote): The amount of commercials are perfectly fine and do not bother me.

(Vote): MOAR COMMERCIALS!!!!!!



While i have to admit MLG really surprised me this year with the improvements they made in almost every aspect of the tournament one thing remains that slightly irritates me every time i refresh the stream or when there's a pause between games.The infamous MLG commercials.Now don't get me wrong,if it helps MLG and if it helps the event grow bigger have more money,than by all means,play as much commercials as you need.Now i don't live in the US and don't know in which country's brands like Dr. Pepper/Hot pockets are sold,but do you feel like you are slightly being put out off buying these products because of this mindless commercial spam?I understand that the company that puts money into a event such as MLG is already taking a leap of faith into representing something as fragile as E-sports,but do they really feel like they need to bombard their audience with commercials every time they refresh a stream?This thread is not meant to bash the company's but rather giving feedback as to if the audience feels like the commercials are starting to get slightly intrusive.How do you feel about the MLG commercials? Cackle™

DCKitty Profile Joined September 2010 United States 28 Posts #2 I not only don't want to buy their products, but I will never buy a Foxy Shazam song because of that stupid Bing commercial. I want a baneling plushie, they're so darn cute :3 - MaNa fangirl

FenneK Profile Joined November 2010 France 1230 Posts Last Edited: 2011-06-05 15:14:19 #3 these american adverts are so hilariously bad



'get real' -_-



but hey, supporting esports and whatnot so its probably better to be on the supportive side good luck have batman

RaFeStaR Profile Blog Joined July 2010 United States 161 Posts #4 The commercials are essential on the business side of things. With the improvements they have brought with this MLG I'm more than happy to deal with the obnoxious commercials.

2WeaK Profile Blog Joined May 2009 Canada 549 Posts Last Edited: 2011-06-05 15:14:38 #5 if you go on their website, you can still use adblock plus and not get any ads. :



but you just get a black screen, so it's not really worth it..

Wesso Profile Joined August 2010 Netherlands 1230 Posts #6 ) The only thing that I have against them is that they come on while switching streams/changing quality. Also, half of the products advertised (even more I think) aren't sold in my country, so it feels kinda lame (I'd like some hot pockets

DejaVoo Profile Joined July 2010 New Zealand 20 Posts #7 Don't think it would be much of an issue if you were able to mute them.

whiteLotus Profile Blog Joined July 2009 1806 Posts #8 On June 06 2011 00:18 DejaVoo wrote:

Don't think it would be much of an issue if you were able to mute them.



i think Lee or sundance said in 1 of their tweets that they are working on this, so in the future you will PROBABLY be able to mute them i think Lee or sundance said in 1 of their tweets that they are working on this, so in the future you will PROBABLY be able to mute them The bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me tame

xtfftc Profile Blog Joined April 2010 United Kingdom 2343 Posts Last Edited: 2011-06-05 15:22:27 #9 This is not MLG's decision, unfortunatelly. Also, most advertising companies are run by morons, who are completely clueless as to how to promote the products. Respecting the viewers is much more effective, while trying to trick them into watching more adds (disabling volume controls, playing one after every refresh, random click on the screen, swtiching quality) makes them less valuable as people A) get annoyed and B) devise ways in which to avoid them.

hrmM Profile Joined November 2005 United States 209 Posts #10 the most annoying is the bing one

the others aren't that bad because they don't have music associated with them sMi.hrmM 勇气

Samhax Profile Joined August 2010 1054 Posts Last Edited: 2011-06-05 15:23:58 #11 I don't like it but that's the way it goes in US and our global economy, (money in esport come from sponsors and ads) so you have to deal with it. Without that, esport can't grow.

Neino Profile Joined March 2011 Norway 283 Posts #12 I'm just wondering why the hell I have to watch commercials for hot pockets, dr pepper and internet in the US, when neither are sold in my country.

moltenlead Profile Joined December 2010 Canada 856 Posts #13 It isn't the commercials themselves that bother me, it's that I see them so often. At one point I had a 4-in-a-row of commercials, which was less than pleasing.



TBH, I've already told my parents to NEVER EVER buy Resolve detergent. The Sprint (or whatever) doesn't apply to me and the others are monotonous, but I would say that the Resolve is by far the worst.

TheButtonmen Profile Joined December 2010 Canada 1290 Posts #14 If the only sacrifice I need to make to the gods of ESPORTS for this weekend of amazing content is watch the same four commericals for products I can't even buy over and over again then I'm okay with it.

Kamuy Profile Joined November 2010 United States 212 Posts #15 I'll never, ever, ever use Bing. I have a policy of not purchasing or using products that are overly advertised to the point of annoyance. Flo from progressive is a great example of this. HuK | MC | Naniwa | White-Ra | KiWiKaKi | I love protoss :D

Xarwy Profile Joined November 2010 Norway 67 Posts #16 What Button said. It's a necessary evil that benefits esports. buff zerg

SundanceMLG Profile Joined July 2010 33 Posts Last Edited: 2011-06-05 15:55:45 #17 Serious question - would you prefer to pay a higher premium for an AD free HQ stream?



I'd have to do some math to determine a price point that would offset costs.



Keep in mind that keeping the HQ stream free added quite a bit of cost to our effort for the weekend. (Won't know the total dollar amount until we finish but could be close to $100k)





Again - I appreciate your feedback and constructive criticism.



Thanks.



-sd



I don't always play SC2 but when I do I prefer Marines

TrainFX Profile Blog Joined November 2010 United States 467 Posts #18 Yes, we would pay for that sundance.

ZidaneTribal Profile Joined September 2007 United States 2697 Posts #19 I don't mind the commercials because they help fund the tournament, but I think the bing commercial is too annoying x.x fuck lag

Iyerbeth Profile Blog Joined October 2010 England 2404 Posts #20 On June 06 2011 00:50 SundanceMLG wrote:

Serious question - would you prefer to pay a higher premium for an AD free HQ stream?





I think there should always be a premium ad free stream available personally. I think there should always be a premium ad free stream available personally. ♥ Liquid`Sheth ♥ Liquid`TLO ♥

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