So I have $500 that I want to spend on some sort of starcraft/esports related thing. Maybe host a tournament or a contest or sponsor some event or something. But I really don't know what. I was brainstorming what I should do with a few of my friends, but I figure this is a good place to ask this sort of question.

Here are some ideas that I have been thinking about:
Host a 1 time open online tournament
Arrange a show match
Have a map making contest.
Have a video making contest.
Donate the money/sponsor some other event.

I'm not really set on any of those ideas. Can somebody give me some advice on something cool to do with the money?

Kfish

Chile282 Posts

January 03 2012 04:15 GMT

sponsor a barcraft event

Chairman Ray

United States11903 Posts

January 03 2012 04:16 GMT

There are already plenty of showmatches and tournaments. I would like to see more fanart. Maybe make a plushie contest?

FuRRyChoBo

United States218 Posts

January 03 2012 04:16 GMT

Hosting a tournament would be pretty baller, especially if you have the means of managing it well and getting it recognized by the community. Good luck with this! You're doing a great thing regardless of what the money goes into

JoelE

United States112 Posts

January 03 2012 04:17 GMT

On January 03 2012 13:15 Kfish wrote:
sponsor a barcraft event

I wish I could but I'm not legal drinking age here.

FuRRyChoBo

United States218 Posts

January 03 2012 04:17 GMT

On January 03 2012 13:16 Chairman Ray wrote:
There are already plenty of showmatches and tournaments. I would like to see more fanart. Maybe make a plushie contest?

This would be cool too, but I disagree that he shouldn't host a tournament simply because "there are already plenty of showmatches and tournaments." The more there are, the better IMO.

JoelE

United States112 Posts

January 03 2012 04:28 GMT

On January 03 2012 13:17 FuRRyChoBo wrote:

Show nested quote +

This would be cool too, but I disagree that he shouldn't host a tournament simply because "there are already plenty of showmatches and tournaments." The more there are, the better IMO.

Well I want to get the most out of the money. The tournament scene seems pretty saturated lately. I feel like there's something else to do that would be better.

Probe1

United States17920 Posts

January 03 2012 04:29 GMT

Thats true but I like the barcraft idea even more. We do have a lot of showmatches and tournaments. So many that you simply can't watch them all. But barcrafts are growing everywhere and the closest one to you could probably use your help!

JoelE

United States112 Posts

January 03 2012 04:31 GMT

On January 03 2012 13:29 Probe1 wrote:
Thats true but I like the barcraft idea even more. We do have a lot of showmatches and tournaments. So many that you simply can't watch them all. But barcrafts are growing everywhere and the closest one to you could probably use your help!

Like I said before, unfortunately I'm not drinking age

Spray

United States402 Posts

January 03 2012 04:43 GMT

#10

Do a showmatch!!!!
actually you can do afew because $500 for 1 showmatch is pretty hefty...maybe 2 or 3?

rkffhk

474 Posts

January 03 2012 04:44 GMT

#11

Sorry that I don't have a suggestion, but I'd like to just add that I am in a similar position as you right now and I think that I'll be really interested to see what you end up going with, because I might follow suit.

OopsOopsBaby

Singapore3425 Posts

January 03 2012 04:59 GMT

#12

save ur money.

JoelE

United States112 Posts

January 03 2012 05:00 GMT

#13

Does anybody like the video contest idea? Also if I did an art contest how would judging work?

Tektos

Australia1321 Posts

January 03 2012 05:05 GMT

#14

On January 03 2012 14:00 JoelE wrote:
Does anybody like the video contest idea? Also if I did an art contest how would judging work?

It is your money, you can judge however you like. Just choose the artwork you like the best and bam you have a winner.

Snaiil

Sweden312 Posts

January 03 2012 05:06 GMT

#15

A video making contest would be really cool. Pretty much anything goes, highlight video, video about a specific player etc. Imo there are enough show matches and open tournaments right now, but we could use more video content (not including interviews).

rkffhk

474 Posts

January 03 2012 05:07 GMT

#16

I don't know about a video or art contest, personally, because it wouldn't cater to the players but rather the fans. Perhaps that's a good thing, but it would seem to be kind of random and out there, detached from the main entertainment that's happening.

...

then again on the other hand pretty much everything we watch here is sort of detached.

Arterial

Australia1039 Posts

January 03 2012 05:08 GMT

#17

On January 03 2012 13:17 JoelE wrote:

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I wish I could but I'm not legal drinking age here.

If you're not even old enough to hold a bottle of liquor then I think you should hang onto your hard-earned chore money my friend.

Dubzex

United States6994 Posts

January 03 2012 05:08 GMT

#18

On January 03 2012 13:59 OopsOopsBaby wrote:
save ur money.

Or buy a TL t-shirt and call it a day.

Waxangel

United States33541 Posts

January 03 2012 05:09 GMT

#19

Spend it on GSL year tickets, HomeStory HD Stream, NASL HD Stream, ESL HD Stream, MLG Gold Pass, whatever products you are interested in seeing in the following year.

Alternately, use it to help finance a trip to a live event in the USA this year, the experience is worth it.