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slained
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada966 Posts
November 13 2008 19:36 GMT
#1
I'm doing a project proposal due tomorrow.. It's going to be on e-sport culture, if someone could help me out with any links to where I can find such information. Or if anyone has any ideas to help me with my project, please feel free to contribute.


Aside from the salaries. I am looking for good sources, and information on the topic. (I'll have a large section on Korean e-sports).


Credible academic sources prefered, although given the lack of such information, websites and articles can work too


Many Thanks!
Railz
Profile Joined July 2008
United States1449 Posts
November 13 2008 19:50 GMT
#2
From 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:StarCraft_professional_competition#Payroll
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disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
November 13 2008 19:56 GMT
#3
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=81863

I think I can find more if I could remember the exact link of the source
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slained
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada966 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-13 20:10:58
November 13 2008 20:10 GMT
#4
hey disciple could you give me more info on that mag like the publisher etc.
"Korea e-Sports Association/ May. 2008 "

and thats really awesome, could you tell me more about things like that? I'm in your debt
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
November 13 2008 20:18 GMT
#5
Thought somebody posted this recently, or was it somewhere else?
http://weemee.com/weemee/issue/2
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slained
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada966 Posts
November 13 2008 20:23 GMT
#6
Umm it doesn't work the link
TopGear
Profile Joined November 2005
United Kingdom796 Posts
November 13 2008 20:46 GMT
#7
Works for me, ill quote the main salaries bit.


ID Name Team Annual salary
NaDa Lee, Yoon-yoel Wemade FOX $266,071
July Park, Sung-jun SK Telecom T1 $191,571
iloveoov Choi, Yeon-sung SK Telecom T1 $180,928
XellOs Seo, Ji-hoon CJ Entus $159,642
Reach Park, Jung-suk KTF Magics $141,550
Kingdom Park, Yong-wook SK Telecom T1 $127,714
GoRush Park, Tae-min SK Telecom T1 $127,714
Nal_rA Kang, Min KTF Magicns $127,714
sAviOr Ma, Jae-yoon CJ Entus $106,428
Midas Jun, Sang-wook SK Telecom T1 $106,428
InfeSteD
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States4658 Posts
November 13 2008 20:47 GMT
#8
432
Number of Pro-gamers leading Korea e-Sports

18,000,000
Number of Koreans who love e-Sports


way funny number...

only 432 people lead 18 mil crazy about e-Sports ... I love the ratio... =)
w/e
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
November 13 2008 20:52 GMT
#9
In my opinion, the tricky part about progamer salaries is the fact that they are provided a living space (team house). Simple necessary things that most people have to pay for, progamers are provided for by their team. If you look at the weemee article, it says most pros make around 10k, but 10k is a lot if its just for "extra" fun things.
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IPS.ZeRo
Profile Joined April 2003
Germany1142 Posts
November 13 2008 21:18 GMT
#10
But you also have to take into account that you can't be a progamer for your whole life and only the better known progamers can have a career as caster or coach.
aka DTF-ZeRo
noname_
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
467 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-13 22:10:57
November 13 2008 21:54 GMT
#11
On November 14 2008 05:47 InfeSteD wrote:
432
Number of Pro-gamers leading Korea e-Sports

18,000,000
Number of Koreans who love e-Sports


way funny number...

only 432 people lead 18 mil crazy about e-Sports ... I love the ratio... =)

432 pro StarCraft players or 432 progamers in general? There are other games besides SC, like Kart Rider, and I guess there are (many?) others too, but I don`t know what further games are played professional.
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
November 13 2008 22:03 GMT
#12
432 in total, the article was not only about SC, its not so easy to become a Pro-gamer actually
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Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
November 13 2008 22:09 GMT
#13
lol 432 is a ton....are they all on a and b teams and stuff? Or are you counting the retired ones
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
November 13 2008 22:41 GMT
#14
On November 14 2008 07:09 Racenilatr wrote:
lol 432 is a ton....are they all on a and b teams and stuff? Or are you counting the retired ones


anyone with a valid progaming license is registered as a pro-gamer in KeSPa. A, B, C teams doesnt matter
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-13 23:12:41
November 13 2008 23:12 GMT
#15
Wait do, Oov and Nal_Ra still have their same contracts or whatever? Isn't nal ra gonna be a braodcaster like TheMarine and Oov a Coach?

And what about people that go into military service like Reach and Boxer?
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
slained
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada966 Posts
November 13 2008 23:17 GMT
#16
Umm interesting discussion but anyone else have any advice?
Kuja900
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3564 Posts
November 13 2008 23:21 GMT
#17
wow didnt know july was paid so much on skt i bet since he left that for stx and just won osl he must be making BANK
OMG you nasty gurl
thunk
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States6233 Posts
November 13 2008 23:22 GMT
#18
SKT1 bankrolls a lot of players who don't do a lot of winning. In fact, none of the most winning players this year or last year were on that list.

But with the free agency thing going around, the salaries are probably going to drastically increase.
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GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
November 13 2008 23:56 GMT
#19
On November 14 2008 06:18 DTF-ZeRo wrote:
But you also have to take into account that you can't be a progamer for your whole life and only the better known progamers can have a career as caster or coach.


yes, although to be a progamer you don't need an education necessarily, just dedication to the game. The barrier to entry is really quite low
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Terranator
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada286 Posts
November 14 2008 00:06 GMT
#20
On November 14 2008 06:18 DTF-ZeRo wrote:
But you also have to take into account that you can't be a progamer for your whole life and only the better known progamers can have a career as caster or coach.

I remember reading somewhere that a lot of progamers are recruited by day-traders because of their quick hand-eye reflexes and apm on computers. Also a lot seem to be doing well at poker lately.
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