I'm a college student and payed the $50. I have limited funds like everyone else so, yes, this means I'll have to give up a game to do it, but I support these guys and all they do. I will use all the features they're offering and the T-Shirt is worth at least $20 to me. That means I have to justify $30. For what they're offering, and the promise of more, as well as the ability to keep it going I'll be fine with it. I wanted to subscribe anyway, but I've done it on Day 1 because I want to help out the people upset about the change who can't afford to drop the cash. If you can afford it and aren't doing it out of some hissy fit, I have no respect. Does it suck they'd have to split it up? Yes. Is it some crime against humanity? Is the community entitled to it? Hell no. This is a lot of work for these guys and I'm surprised they've been able to keep it up thus far. They are charging for things other sites offer for free, but the way I see it, I'd rather have the part of the community that can support it pay than having them ruin the website with obtrusive ads or other sponsored content. Seriously, having gaming ads all over the site is just one step a way from the Gamestop debacle. I'd rather pay than see these guys lose their objectivity and style.
5000 subscribers. We can do this! I will be giving up a game this year in order to help the community. I urge anyone who can to do it for those who can't. Think of it not just as a subscription to some cool features, but a way to support a great site and great community as well! Bombcast listeners unite!
It'll definitely be a major shift, I'll tell you that. It's not all for the worse, though. This patch will really bring Zerg back into the game and bring Terrans down to the level they should be at. Sure MMM isn't nerfed, as far as we know as Blizzard has said this isn't it, but with the Siege Tank hit, it'll significantly hurt T. As a 'Toss guy, the Zealot increase is a bit disconcerting, but I can understand it. Zerg are the rush race and both T and P can currently rush better than them. Sure it'll make defending against a 6-Pool much more difficult, but I'm certain the community will come up with strats to counter. This should be a significant enough change to bring me back. I've not been playing recently because every match I've played was vs T and ultimately the overpoweredness of that race just annoyed me.
To all afraid of joining due to low skill level, join anyway! I'm terrible, but it'll still be fun. Worst comes to worst you get to watch a lot of good players and pick up some strategies. Just watching the first tournament substantially improved my game. Hey, maybe we terrible players will have some fun pick-up matches after we lose. This isn't some "hard-core" torunament. Everyone here is extremely kind and gracious. No one will care if your not top tier diamond league or if your bottom tier copper.
I actually don't mean it in a hipster way. I just feel like he can never speak his real thoughts on what's going on. G4's got some very similar people, but they at least have a few reporters willing to actually say what they think.
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