VirgilSC2 Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United States 5748 Posts #1



During the Winter Championship, we revealed details for the Spring Season of the 2012 Pro Circuit. The season will culminate with the Spring Championship in Anaheim, California, June 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is confirmed for the Spring Season and we will announce additional games over the coming weeks.



To recap, the Spring Season for StarCraft II will feature multiple stages of competition leading into the Spring Championship. Please read the full announcement for details of each stage. The events are as follows:



Open Online Qualifiers – March 30-April 15 – Online Only, Not Broadcast

Spring Arena 1 – April 20-22 – NYC – LIVE Broadcast

Invite-Only Online Qualifiers – April 27-30 – Online Broadcast (Note: broadcast dates TBA)

Spring Arena 2 – May 18-20 – NYC – LIVE Broadcast

Spring Championship – June 8-10 – Anaheim, CA – LIVE Broadcast and in-person spectators

We listened to your feedback, and you now have a variety of viewing options.







FREE: Standard definition streaming during the Invite-Only Online Qualifiers and the Spring Championship remains free.

Spring Season Pass – $30: By far the best deal we offer. The Spring Season Pass gets you full HD access to all streams at all Spring Events at a substantial discount – 40% off what you would pay if you purchased each Event individually.

Get1080p access to all streams at Spring Arena 1, the Spring Invite-Only Online Qualifiers, Spring Arena 2 and the Spring Championship.

Gold Members – Special Discount: Gold Members, who already have full HD access to the Spring Championship, get a special discount on full HD access to all other events in the Spring Season. The entire Spring Season leading up to the Championship (Spring Arena 1, Spring Invite-Only Online Qualifiers, Spring Arena 2) will cost you just $15. That is half what it will cost non-Gold Members.

Note that Gold Memberships are no longer available online, but they are available at GameStop and Toys “R” Us locations in the US. If you don’t have a Gold Membership, the Spring Season Pass is your best option.



A La Carte HD: If you want to pay for full access to each event individually, prices are as follows:

$10 for Arena 1

$20 for the Invite-Only Qualifiers + Arena 2

$20 for the Spring Championship



BUY A SPRING SEASON PASS HERE During the Winter Championship, we revealed details for the Spring Season of the 2012 Pro Circuit. The season will culminate with the Spring Championship in Anaheim, California, June 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is confirmed for the Spring Season and we will announce additional games over the coming weeks.To recap, the Spring Season for StarCraft II will feature multiple stages of competition leading into the Spring Championship. Please read the full announcement for details of each stage. The events are as follows:Open Online Qualifiers – March 30-April 15 – Online Only, Not BroadcastSpring Arena 1 – April 20-22 – NYC – LIVE BroadcastInvite-Only Online Qualifiers – April 27-30 – Online Broadcast (Note: broadcast dates TBA)Spring Arena 2 – May 18-20 – NYC – LIVE BroadcastSpring Championship – June 8-10 – Anaheim, CA – LIVE Broadcast and in-person spectatorsWe listened to your feedback, and you now have a variety of viewing options.FREE: Standard definition streaming during the Invite-Only Online Qualifiers and the Spring Championship remains free.Spring Season Pass – $30: By far the best deal we offer. The Spring Season Pass gets you full HD access to all streams at all Spring Events at a substantial discount – 40% off what you would pay if you purchased each Event individually.Get1080p access to all streams at Spring Arena 1, the Spring Invite-Only Online Qualifiers, Spring Arena 2 and the Spring Championship.Gold Members – Special Discount: Gold Members, who already have full HD access to the Spring Championship, get a special discount on full HD access to all other events in the Spring Season. The entire Spring Season leading up to the Championship (Spring Arena 1, Spring Invite-Only Online Qualifiers, Spring Arena 2) will cost you just $15. That is half what it will cost non-Gold Members.Note that Gold Memberships are no longer available online, but they are available at GameStop and Toys “R” Us locations in the US. If you don’t have a Gold Membership, the Spring Season Pass is your best option.A La Carte HD: If you want to pay for full access to each event individually, prices are as follows:$10 for Arena 1$20 for the Invite-Only Qualifiers + Arena 2$20 for the Spring Championship Clarity Gaming #1 Fan | Avid MTG Grinder | @VirgilSC2

Sherbople Profile Blog Joined April 2010 Canada 143 Posts #2 definitely seems reasonable for me to pay 15$ for 2 arenas, spring invite-only and spring championship

Detrimentally Profile Joined June 2011 United States 78 Posts #3 Looks sick. Glad gold members get a significant discount. I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.

Femari Profile Joined June 2011 United States 2840 Posts #4 $30 for every event in HD? This is ridiculously cheap. Mvp | BoxeR | MarineKing | MC | viOlet | Scarlett | Flash | Bisu | XellOs | Sea | Fantasy | By.Sun

Plansix Profile Blog Joined April 2011 United States 15207 Posts #5 Oh damn. $30 for HD everything. Thats is so many hours of SC2. So many. Pumped! I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6

Exarl25 Profile Joined November 2010 1887 Posts #6 Only problem I have is the bundling of the online qualifier with Arena 2 in the a la carte option. May 18th comes around and someone decides they wouldn't mind watching the Arena, only to find it's $20 with the inclusion of an event that ended the month before. Should be $10 like the first arena and just make the qualifiers free imo, not like anyone will pay specifically to watch them.

HeeroFX Profile Blog Joined November 2010 United States 2619 Posts #7 On March 30 2012 05:43 Femari wrote:

$30 for every event in HD? This is ridiculously cheap.



lol don't let sundance see this j/k :D But in all seriousness, this is awesome, MLG really put on a good show at the arena event 1, i actually enjoyed it more than the mlg championship. So will be buying this. lol don't let sundance see this j/k :D But in all seriousness, this is awesome, MLG really put on a good show at the arena event 1, i actually enjoyed it more than the mlg championship. So will be buying this.

Charger Profile Blog Joined September 2010 United States 2403 Posts Last Edited: 2012-03-29 21:01:48 #8 Glad to see a good discount for Gold members. 15 bucks for 2 ppv arenas and HD qualifiers is an awesome price.



For those wondering:



If you paid for the season pass each season, you will be pay $120 for the year for all events and HD.



If you have gold membership for the year, you will pay $90 for all events and HD. (includes $30 for a year of gold)



If you do a la cart every season you will pay $200 for the year for all events and HD.



* Of course this is assuming similar number of events and similar pricing structure each season. It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback.

Shodaa Profile Joined March 2010 Canada 403 Posts #9 Wow, this is really nice and affordable :D http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/401120/1/Shodaa/

UnknownReclaimer Profile Joined March 2011 United States 145 Posts #10 15 bucks for gold members seems like a fair deal. I'll be scrounging that up for sure. "And when he pops out.. WE SHIT ON HIM! HAHAHAHA!" - Geoff Robinson

Jacmert Profile Blog Joined October 2011 Canada 1605 Posts #11 Took me awhile to figure out that "Spring Championship" is actually MLG Anaheim! Which is supposed to be some big, semi-secret collaboration with Blizzard. They say it's supposed to be like a mini-BlizzCon... Plat Support Main #believe

jmbthirteen Profile Blog Joined February 2011 United States 10249 Posts #12 Pretty good deal. $30 for 2 arenas and the championship event, $15 for gold members for 2 arenas. very fair pricing www.superbeerbrothers.com

J_Slim Profile Joined May 2011 United States 199 Posts #13 Will watch the free events and the vods when they're online, but will not pay to watch Starcraft. Legalize it!

Delwack Profile Joined December 2011 123 Posts Last Edited: 2012-03-29 21:11:08 #14 Now this is a much better value than the Winter Arena. Pricing looks much more solid.



Personally to me, based on prior experience (except for the spring arena 1, since there really is no prior experience there) I'd be willing to pay:



Arena 1: $5

Arena 2: $10

Championship: $20



Oh hey, look a $30 pass is less than that.



Assuming this price structure is kept throughout the year, that's $120 for a year's worth of seasonal passes. Not bad.



If you purchased gold at $30 over the winter champ weekend, and assuming this price structure continues for the next year, that would be $30 + $15 * 4 = $90, a nice little discount.



I'd say you got the price range and pricing down about just right now.



MLG if you impress with arena 1, maybe I'll value it higher, but that is where I stand right now.



For reference, Ad-free GSL is $155, while Ad-supported GSL is $70 for the same one-year period.

KadaverBB Profile Blog Joined June 2009 Germany 25149 Posts #15 Nice deals. Will buy the 30$ thingy, i think i will be able to afford that Administrator Laws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice

Oldgrain Profile Joined August 2010 Finland 165 Posts #16 Nice, bought the package for gold members \o/

IMNasty Profile Joined February 2012 655 Posts #17 good job thread sniping the official announcement from MLG ^^

NexUmbra Profile Blog Joined June 2009 Scotland 3351 Posts #18 On March 30 2012 06:03 Oldgrain wrote:

Nice, bought the package for gold members \o/



Same Same Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.

Torte de Lini Profile Blog Joined September 2010 Germany 30668 Posts #19 These are much better prices. https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)

LovE- Profile Blog Joined September 2010 United States 1961 Posts #20 $15 for golds is good deal You'll be getting my money this time$15 for golds is good deal LovE.311 (NA) || @LovE_Sc2

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