4x4lo8o
Warrior
As someone at the event, I understand the frustration more than anyone, but I'm seeing some stuff here that bothers me.
Yas, this tournament was a huge clusterfuck and should raise a few eyebrows for anyone thinking about attending future MLG's. However everyone's talking about exploitation and never attending MLG again, etc, and I think we need to take a step back for a minute before we go that far
MLG has provided an excellent tournament experience in the past. For stream viewers, casuals tournament goers, and top players the experience during MK9 was top notch. Everyone agrees with that. What happened yesterday was probably an isolated incident and an honest mistake. MLG has treated the community well in the past and probably isn't intentionally trying to give us the shaft now.
FGC is pretty small. MLG isn't exactly making money hand over fist by exploiting, the prize pot is higher than the entry fees everyone here paid and the viewers they get are nothing compared to their other games. I honestly think they care about the games and our giving us an opportunity rather than exploiting us and this was just a case of a poorly run event.
I have more I want to say, but I think a lot of other people here know what I'm talking about and I've got to head to the venue. We practically begged for this event and I still fully expect today to be an awesome experience for everyone here. Let's not say 'fuck MLG' quite yet. Let's see how today goes and how MLG respond
Yas, this tournament was a huge clusterfuck and should raise a few eyebrows for anyone thinking about attending future MLG's. However everyone's talking about exploitation and never attending MLG again, etc, and I think we need to take a step back for a minute before we go that far
MLG has provided an excellent tournament experience in the past. For stream viewers, casuals tournament goers, and top players the experience during MK9 was top notch. Everyone agrees with that. What happened yesterday was probably an isolated incident and an honest mistake. MLG has treated the community well in the past and probably isn't intentionally trying to give us the shaft now.
FGC is pretty small. MLG isn't exactly making money hand over fist by exploiting, the prize pot is higher than the entry fees everyone here paid and the viewers they get are nothing compared to their other games. I honestly think they care about the games and our giving us an opportunity rather than exploiting us and this was just a case of a poorly run event.
I have more I want to say, but I think a lot of other people here know what I'm talking about and I've got to head to the venue. We practically begged for this event and I still fully expect today to be an awesome experience for everyone here. Let's not say 'fuck MLG' quite yet. Let's see how today goes and how MLG respond