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Maybe this is because I'm only a casual SC2 player, but it seems like there is a big flaw here- what are we buying?

Sure, it's a video. And it has something about Team Liquid.

...

???



It's a documentary about Team Liquid. If you know what a documentary is, and you know who Team Liquid is, you know what you're getting.

Look at the "biographical documentaries" category on Netflix: the descriptions are mostly in the form of "[narrator name] brings you the [adjective] story of [topic]" with little or no elaboration.


And I don't watch half of them unless I'm bored and desperate for something, anything, to watch in a hotel room.

They could put up a quick blurb and a trailer. I'll spend a few minutes on a trailer for virtually anything. Especially for a 'pay what you want' movie. The fact that it's about a subject I've so far had no interest in is irrelevant if it looks like a decent film.


So pay nothing and watch the first few minutes of the movie, and decide if you want to watch the rest. Then pay what you want.


To be fair after the first 15 minutes it isn't much of a documentary, more of an interview of the individual players. Not much of a story line.


Team Liquid is a rather popular professional gaming team, especially in Starcraft 2. I doubt anyone would end up on their website not knowing who they are (why would you go to teamliquid.com just for kicks?) so it's not that bad of a flaw.


Because you were referred to the site by a link on HN, for one.


The name of the post that referred you pretty much gives enough information to determine whether or not it will interest you enough to pay.

Even if it doesn't, you can bypass the login/donation and watch the documentary before you decide how much it is worth.


doubt anyone would end up on their website not knowing who they are

Their community forum is the most popular non-Korean place for strategy discussion. I think many people get here without particularly caring about TeamLiquid itself.


FYI, the proper domain is teamliquid.net


teamliquid.net is the community site

teamliquidpro.com is the team proper's site

I suppose it's a bit confusing because information about this is plastered all over both the community and team sites.

As an aside, it is mildly amusing that EG, another popular US SC2 team, fronted 666 dollars.


Well, you can watch it first and pay later... I don't think there's any better way to know what you are buying. :)


GG




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