Who knows?
I'm pretty sure some people in the community would like to see Halo completely fail just to spite 343.
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Kotaku: Fans Are Ripping The Halo World Championship For Its Shabby Venue
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Who knows?
I'm pretty sure some people in the community would like to see Halo completely fail just to spite 343.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Honestly I don't think the players on stage or the people on Twitch really give two shits about how nice a venue the few live viewers get.
Halo fans need to learn from FGC fans, especially Smash. You didn't hear about people complaining about the venue. People were just happy to even have a tournament.
arts&crafts
Member
How about CS1.6 tournies (Do they still have those?)
Yeah, gonna be great to see that balloon photo posted ad nauseam when Halo 6 comes out.
Good things indeed
Microsoft does not own Microsoft Theater, they only have the naming right.
The venue looks very small, but it would feel extremely ignorant of me to mock on other aspects of it, as i watched the stream and enjoyed it a lot, and of course didn't notice this issue when watching it from home. Espeically thought the animations were quite funny.
Although that doesn't mean you can't critisize it.
It allegedly hit 80k concurrent viewers when taking all platforms into consideration: http://teambeyond.net/forum/topic/1...s-seeds-and-discussion/page-1336#entry924591
Although that doesn't mean you can't critisize it.
It allegedly hit 80k concurrent viewers when taking all platforms into consideration: http://teambeyond.net/forum/topic/1...s-seeds-and-discussion/page-1336#entry924591
RichiRamjag
Member
Lol. I expected it to be better, but it wasn't.
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Pros are complaining, Org owners are complaining. The ones investing in this league
That would have happened without this thread.
Didn't know that, thanks
BumblebeeCody
Member
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Well they should stop complaining. They're getting to play for a million dollars.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Dunno about this man. When a beloved game series is taken in a direction you don't like, or even hate, and drop the oddball on so many things... People are going to enjoy "hating" on these things.
No one is attacking 343 here, just being realistically amused at how underwhelming this is.
Halo 5 is frequently touted as a good MP experience here man.
You made me bust out laughing while pooping. Now my wife is suspicious.
ClosingADoor
Member
So, ehm... what kind of stuff did they rent out here?
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-medi...ogressive,q_80,w_800/zbbswtzz7hebelcgmwee.png
Edit: OK, bit unfair since this is under contruction and an old pic. But this is just some tiny building at some random place.
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-medi...ogressive,q_80,w_800/zbbswtzz7hebelcgmwee.png
Edit: OK, bit unfair since this is under contruction and an old pic. But this is just some tiny building at some random place.
Frozenprince
Banned
Yeah this is the championship, that's almost losing to the shitty seasons of power rangers in numbers.
I'm not talking about people on here.
The Dear Leader
Banned
I'm sure they do but that's a 15+ year old game so I wouldn't imagine they are huge, you should see the CSGO tournies though, those are insane.
So, ehm... what kind of stuff did they rent out here?
This is the ESL HQ I think lmao.
Also yes, please don't get the impression the tournament itself is bad, the stream is superb and the matches are super intense, I love it. But it still needs to be brought up
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Oh. My bad sir.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
omg those tickets were expensive too lol
Diprosalic
Banned
aren't that all the seasons?
Rellik
Member
Dude, this isn't Smash. This is frigging Halo. And these aren't some early esports days we're talking about. All of this is bad.
See this is why this whole "controversy" is pissing me off. This event has been amazing for 99.99% of the people watching however it's going to be remembered as the event with balloons and tents outside.
No problem dude.
Professional Enthusiast
Member
Dear god
Hahaha no way...I don't believe that.
Looking at the comparison and assuming attendance numbers would be similar, 343 fucked up by limiting potential attendance by DOZENS of viewers...
If people who bought tickets, even 6-12 of them, are getting bumped to a tent, that's really REALLY shitty, but let's not blow this out of proportion. Halo is on the decline, this venue may seat a dozen or two too few spectators, and making a mockery of it sabotages the scene rather than grows it. But memes.
How does the mockery help? All it does is make halo (more of) a joke.
Parody Video of the League by HCS Now
I laughed, HCS Now is a fanpodcast about the competitive Halo scene
I laughed, HCS Now is a fanpodcast about the competitive Halo scene
Frozenprince
Banned
That's dumb. This isn't their hobby this is their career. If the people organizing this don't see to care about quality and growing the brand then that's their career and bottom line in Jeopardy.
RichiRamjag
Member
Oh shit, I'm dying from that one.
yup Dreamhack, and let us hope someone at 343 gives Adam from MLG a call and asks him about this multigame tournament fest
eyeball_kid
Member
Aside from the shabby showmanship factor, the important point is that the people involved with the actual tournament -- the pro players -- are having to sit in a tent and participate in this lackluster, depressing tournament space which looks more like a pitch for timeshare condos than a championship for MS's biggest IP. It's great that you can sit in your comfy house watching a stream, but that's not what this thread is about.
mysteriousmage09
Member
Sad when you look back and remember this is the franchise that had a live televised midnight release in New York for Halo 3 back then. The importance of Halo has fallen off a cliff.
Spine_Ripper
Member
Frozenprince
Banned
How is it supposed to get better if nobody complains? If I'm pitching and we're playing at a JV league field where the mound is covered in dog shit you're god damn right I'd bitch and moan about it.
Yup. Its not like they all get a million. Teams outside of top 4 will only get a few thousand. But if you no longer have fans coming to venues to buy jerseys or watch, orgs like Allegiance having recently left, less NA teams meant Evil Geniuses one of the longest Halo orgs was out, declining viewerbase means they need to take jobs rather than dedicate all day to playing or streaming. And someone like Huke is the best young Halo pro sicne Ogre2, he will go back to CoD as soon as he hits 18 because he will have ten times the sponsorship, viewerbase and money. Formal, Enable, Nadeshot, Crimsix, so many Halo pros left to CoD.
Thank you. Exactly.. I mean they flew out players from Europe and now they sit in a tent
Yep, Adam from MLG gave some insight over at Team Beyond how the Halo 3 tournaments were often sold out so early you had to plan months ahead which tournament you would wanna visit and the viewernumbers would be in the multiple hundredthousands
Frozenprince
Banned
It's like complaining if the venue the SB was held in was a division 3 college football stadium
Yes, the vast majority of people attending that event are fat cats and special interests. Not fans. The primary method of viewing is still on TV and that doesn't change. But it doesn't mean it's NOT HORRIBLE optics that paint a very very poor image of the community and it's growth and potential.
The problem is this is what the viewership/attendance deserves. Sadly. Mocking it will only decrease interest.
AcademicSaucer
Member
I guess Microsoft loses money if they use it for this instead of renting it
StalkerUKCG
Banned
At least the games are hype as shit.
Diprosalic
Banned
that would be minecraft.
Nah MLG Adam or Allegiance's owner already said they would love to do something and this is not what Halo deserves.
Hmm, if that is the case then that is truly unfortunate, but yeah it still isn't a good look.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Well, this picture will get some use in the future.
That's exactly what Tashi (esports producer/manager/whatever at 343) said happened.
Anyway, everyone should go tune in to the stream now because Str8 just made a comback from around 50 points down to tie the series with Splyce.