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On December 22 2015 10:31 miercat wrote:


Don't worry Yarnc was one of the top ZvT players in history, and his muta control even killed Flash. But what was your AKA, and how did you get to play Yarnc?

On December 22 2015 20:34 kogeT wrote:
Flash will reach A/S rank with a straight series of wins I can image. I mean before he enters B area where most of ex-pros start to show up he'll have enough time to warmup.

On December 22 2015 10:08 Jealous wrote:

What do you consider "tiny" ? I don't think that they are that low.

Most former pro Korean BW streamers aren't sponsored AFAIK, so that does not apply.

The donations come in the form of "balloons," and the balloon system is really genius. Each balloon is like 5 cents, let's say (I don't know the actual number but I know it's low). Psychologically speaking, a person who pulls up PayPal to donate to a streamer won't do it for like 30 cents. They only will if they are donating a significant amount of money (relatively speaking), probably more than $10. Balloons allow you to make micro donations effortlessly. Bisu is talking too much and you want him to play a game? You are one of 100 people that drop 25. Each one of you only spent a quarter, but Bisu just got $25. Bisu sees your message and replies to you, does a sexy wink? You are kinda obligated to donate like 500 cents to him, while everyone else just gives him 10 cents because they think he's cute. When you donate balloons, your name pops up on the screen with an image that is representative of how many balloons you have donated. It takes up a fair chunk of the chat screen and is quickly recognizable. The streamer sees you donated 1000 balloons? "Oh thank you so much nighcol, I wish you the best in life, thank you." Said by your favorite progamer. I'd drop money for that. This along with the image creates a positive feedback loop, stimulating the reward center in your brain. If you donate less than $20 for an event like AGDQ, they don't even bat an eye.