Frastic Profile Joined December 2010 United States 96 Posts Last Edited: 2011-07-29 17:57:49 #1



http://twitter.com/#!/MLGSundance/status/96777453921509376





Sundance DiGiovanni (MLGSundance) CEO of MLG tweeted that if the prize pools of MLG will be increased significantly if they sold 100,000 memberships before the national championships. Sundance wrote:

"I we sell 100,000 memberships before the national championship I will raise the prize pool. A lot. Next season too."





Is this a reasonable goal?



UPDATE

Sorry I was reading through his twitter and saw a guy tweet Sundance saying that number is way too high. Sundance replied with the following:



Is this a reasonable goal?Sorry I was reading through his twitter and saw a guy tweet Sundance saying that number is way too high. Sundance replied with the following: Sundance wrote:

"if that number is to high than I need to cut prize money next year."





EDIT: Sundance's response:



http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=248967¤tpage=14#266 : Sundance's response:

StyLeD Profile Joined January 2011 United States 2954 Posts #2 Depends how many memberships they have so far tbh "Even gophers love Starcraft" - Tasteless. || Davichi | IU <3

weaknurse Profile Joined October 2010 Australia 320 Posts #3 We need some kind of progress bar.

Canucklehead Profile Joined March 2011 Canada 4922 Posts Last Edited: 2011-07-29 05:17:45 #4 It's a lofty goal and I'll be surprised if they reach it, but kudos to them if they do. Most sc2 watchers just want watch free streams. Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock

madstarcraft Profile Joined May 2011 United States 103 Posts #5 How much is alot? Also how many have been sold now??? Terran is OP deal with it!

Amui Profile Blog Joined August 2010 Canada 6039 Posts #6 That is quite the goal there, but he's already +1 from me :D. One person at a time. Porouscloud - NA LoL

Ome Profile Joined April 2010 Canada 145 Posts #7 I'll be doing my part, well atleast the silver membership tomorrow.

iNcontroL Profile Blog Joined July 2004 USA 29048 Posts #8 Uhhh if you give me a million dollars I will raise the prizepool??? Wow! That is amazing!

Meteora.GB Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Canada 2264 Posts #9 That's a pretty high goal they have, but okay. Hopefully we'll reach it at some point.

TooN Profile Joined February 2011 1046 Posts #10 Everyone, Do your part and help eSports!! Buy a membership.. its not that expensive. You get better quality and it helps MLG and the pros.



Lets get it done!!!!

MisterFred Profile Joined October 2010 United States 2033 Posts Last Edited: 2011-07-29 05:23:10 #11

Is this a reasonable goal?



No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.



That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.



Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move. No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move. "The victor? Not the highest scoring, nor the best strategist, nor the best tactitian. The victor was he that was closest to the Tao of FFA." -.Praetor

bwally Profile Joined December 2010 United States 670 Posts Last Edited: 2011-07-29 05:24:33 #12 It says before the national championship, some months away? Since we don't know how many unique people actually watch it is hard to guess. Based on other LANs like Dreamhack, NASL, TSL there can be 50-80K concurrent viewers, can probably find unique by searching through information release about it. So my guess is that 100k people buying something seems like quite a lot and won't happen.

GrapeD Profile Blog Joined August 2010 Canada 677 Posts #13 On July 29 2011 14:20 iNcontroL wrote:

Uhhh if you give me a million dollars I will raise the prizepool??? Wow! That is amazing!

Lol my thoughts exactly.

I already bought hq so I guess I'm in before I knew it.

Lol my thoughts exactly.I already bought hq so I guess I'm in before I knew it. Some people hurt people. I defenestrate those people.

DroneAllDay Profile Joined April 2011 United States 140 Posts #14 On July 29 2011 14:20 iNcontroL wrote:

Uhhh if you give me a million dollars I will raise the prizepool??? Wow! That is amazing!



That sounds like something from a bad hostage movie.



In all seriousness we need to do this!!! That sounds like something from a bad hostage movie.In all seriousness we need to do this!!! Don't pressure me please, I like my drones too much

TooN Profile Joined February 2011 1046 Posts #15 On July 29 2011 14:21 MisterFred wrote:

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Is this a reasonable goal?



No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.



That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.



Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move. No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move.





Its prob not less than 1%. Its prob not less than 1%.

FreezerJumps Profile Joined May 2010 Canada 646 Posts #16 Are there even 100,000 people willing to pay to see starcraft?

ThaZenith Profile Blog Joined October 2010 Canada 3082 Posts #17 It will be going up next season regardless, the prize pool is much too low atm.



And 100,000 sounds like a lot, I wonder what their usual numbers for bought passes are.

Buckus Profile Joined June 2010 United States 14 Posts #18 On July 29 2011 14:21 MisterFred wrote:

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Is this a reasonable goal?



No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.



That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.



Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move. No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move.







I think you are grossly underestimated how much prize pools are in their budget. I think you are grossly underestimated how much prize pools are in their budget.

Fionn Profile Blog Joined October 2009 United States 20365 Posts #19 So if you give him money, he will raise the prize pool for the game you're paying to see.



Seems obvious. Writer https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire

CosmicSpiral Profile Blog Joined December 2010 United States 10853 Posts Last Edited: 2011-07-29 05:28:10 #20 On July 29 2011 14:25 Buckus wrote:

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On July 29 2011 14:21 MisterFred wrote:



Is this a reasonable goal?



No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.



That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.



Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move. No. No it is not. Yes, MLG needs to increase their prize pools to be considered a genuine major in the line up of SC2 tournaments. No, more memberships are not going to give them the desperately needed cash to do that. Prize pools are probably less than 1% of their budget. Miniscule.That tweet is the kind of cynical shit that makes me NOT want to throw money MLG's way. I'd buy a second NASL pass before I'd pay for their stream upgrade.Edit: what InControl said. I'll go further and address Sundance myself: dick move.







I think you are grossly underestimated how much prize pools are in their budget. I think you are grossly underestimated how much prize pools are in their budget.



I think people are grossly misinformed on how much profit MLG actually makes from these events. I think people are grossly misinformed on how much profit MLG actually makes from these events. Writer Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.

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