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JoelE
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States112 Posts
January 03 2012 04:10 GMT
#1
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?

*
http://www.firecaster.com
Kfish
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Chile282 Posts
January 03 2012 04:15 GMT
#2
sponsor a barcraft event
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
January 03 2012 04:16 GMT
#3
There are already plenty of showmatches and tournaments. I would like to see more fanart. Maybe make a plushie contest?
FuRRyChoBo
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States218 Posts
January 03 2012 04:16 GMT
#4
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States112 Posts
January 03 2012 04:17 GMT
#5
On January 03 2012 13:15 Kfish wrote:
sponsor a barcraft event

I wish I could but I'm not legal drinking age here.
http://www.firecaster.com
FuRRyChoBo
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States218 Posts
January 03 2012 04:17 GMT
#6
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States112 Posts
January 03 2012 04:28 GMT
#7
On January 03 2012 13:17 FuRRyChoBo wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


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.
http://www.firecaster.com
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
January 03 2012 04:29 GMT
#8
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!
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
JoelE
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States112 Posts
January 03 2012 04:31 GMT
#9
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 .
http://www.firecaster.com
Spray
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
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?
HuK Fighting~~!
rkffhk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
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.
"Did not realize gold was such an important threshold for people, I guess I honestly take it for granted that if people practice / invest enough time into this game then they would make diamond in no time." ~Caihead
OopsOopsBaby
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Singapore3425 Posts
January 03 2012 04:59 GMT
#12
save ur money.
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JoelE
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
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?
http://www.firecaster.com
Tektos
Profile Joined November 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
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.
"Did not realize gold was such an important threshold for people, I guess I honestly take it for granted that if people practice / invest enough time into this game then they would make diamond in no time." ~Caihead
Arterial
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1039 Posts
January 03 2012 05:08 GMT
#17
On January 03 2012 13:17 JoelE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2012 13:15 Kfish wrote:
sponsor a barcraft event

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.
savior & jaedong
Dubzex
Profile Joined October 2010
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.
"DONT UNDERESTIMATE MY CARRY OR YOU WILL BE CARRIED INTO THE ABYSS OF SUFFERING" - Tyler 'TC' Cook
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33457 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-03 05:10:16
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.
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
soujiro_
Profile Joined June 2010
Uruguay5195 Posts
January 03 2012 05:10 GMT
#20
read mani blog about esport spending and then think again what you want to do
ace hwaiting!!
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