EPTOn December 05 2013 02:59 idonthinksobro wrote:
what is LCS?
is it just a random tournament?
what is LCS?
is it just a random tournament?
Think Blizzard's WCS but they pay the teams salaries out of Riot's pocket too. And more prizemoney too.
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Sn0_Man
Tebellong44238 Posts
Think Blizzard's WCS but they pay the teams salaries out of Riot's pocket too. And more prizemoney too. | ||
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cecek
Czech Republic18921 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:02 Numy wrote: Generally your employers aren't allowed to tell you what you can or can't do in your free time. Obviously there are situations where they can but that's pretty rare. Streaming is not really free time for them, tho. That is the job. And I think personal streams are more valuable for Riot than tournaments. Pretty sure they can play whatever they want off-camera. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:02 Numy wrote: Generally your employers aren't allowed to tell you what you can or can't do in your free time. Obviously there are situations where they can but that's pretty rare. My firm would fire me if I attempted to sell my clients on using another firm in my free time. The contract only states they can't stream the game, not that they can't play it. It's basically a do not compete clause, which are really common. NFL players don't wear gear promoting the NBA in their free time. Edit: fuck you autocorrect. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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SilverStar
Sweden18511 Posts
Nothing new from riot. Same shit as always and they will sure as hell try to spin it some way in their favour again. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:11 Targe wrote: Sir scoots is on EG? how did i not know this Think he left quite some time ago but not sure. | ||
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Nocticate
Vatican City State2902 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:06 Plansix wrote: My firm would firm me if I attempted to sell my clients on using another firm in my free time. The contract only states they can't stream the game, not that they can't play it. It's basically a do not compete clause, which are really common. NFL players don't wear gear promoting the NBA in their free time. Except for there was a NFL player who played for the MLS for a little while a few years ago, just for shits and giggles. Can't remember his name for the life of me. | ||
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Comeh
United States18919 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:12 Nocticate wrote: Except for there was a NFL player who played for the MLS for a little while a few years ago, just for shits and giggles. Can't remember his name for the life of me. Was it Chad Johnson? (ochocinco?) | ||
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Sn0_Man
Tebellong44238 Posts
This stuff happens lol. Traditionally players rent their personal brand to whatever team they are affiliated with not to the overarching organization. | ||
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Nocticate
Vatican City State2902 Posts
Yup. He didn't make the team. This is completely out of the ordinary. Riot pays these players to play. Not to stream. That's what their organizations get them to do. It completely oversteps their boundaries. Of course, Riot is really the first organization to completely own all aspects of a sport. No LAN, no modding. It's a really problematic system in my mind, and there's no real precedent for this sort of thing. | ||
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FuzzyJAM
Scotland9300 Posts
Oh. Well that just ruins everything. I don't see why Riot can't tell employees what they can't stream. Seems odd that people would act as though this is shocking behaviour. | ||
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-Celestial-
United Kingdom3867 Posts
On December 05 2013 02:59 Unleashing wrote: Hahaha what, wow that's just hilarious honestly. Look at some of the titles they can't stream. Riot retaliating hard to that huge Fat Princess and Warhammer Online esports market I see. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:17 Nocticate wrote: Yup. He didn't make the team. This is completely out of the ordinary. Riot pays these players to play. Not to stream. That's what their organizations get them to do. It completely oversteps their boundaries. Of course, Riot is really the first organization to completely own all aspects of a sport. No LAN, no modding. It's a really problematic system in my mind, and there's no real precedent for this sort of thing. The players are part of the marketing budget and Riot employees. It isn't unreasonable Thor them to say "here is 50k, please do not promote our competitors games on your stream. Thank you." | ||
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-Celestial-
United Kingdom3867 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:22 Plansix wrote: The players are part of the marketing budget and Riot employees. It isn't unreasonable Thor them to say "here is 50k, please do not promote our competitors games on your stream. Thank you." If that was an autocorrect error your autocorrect is AWESOME. X-D | ||
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teddyoojo
Germany22369 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:22 Plansix wrote: The players are part of the marketing budget and Riot employees. It isn't unreasonable Thor them to say "here is 50k, please do not promote our competitors games on your stream. Thank you." yet u just dont do that | ||
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SilverStar
Sweden18511 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:22 Plansix wrote: The players are part of the marketing budget and Riot employees. It isn't unreasonable Thor them to say "here is 50k, please do not promote our competitors games on your stream. Thank you." Not sure where Thor fits in but the problem isn't this single action. It is the whole Riot bullshit they spew: <3 eSports, lol helps eSports grow and in the next second they block dota 2 from MLG / ESL for nearly 2 years (still banned from ESL studio in cologne), try to force teams to drop their dota 2 squads and now stop their players from streaming any other non-lol game. It's just extremly anti-competitve. At least drop the we love eSport bullshit then. | ||
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hariooo
Canada2830 Posts
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
Riot Streamer Program – Code of Conduct If you advertise your stream as League of Legends, stay focused on our game. So Riot are acting like it's a privilege to be able to stream league? | ||
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Grettin
42417 Posts
On December 05 2013 03:11 Targe wrote: Sir scoots is on EG? how did i not know this He isn't anymore. Left last year(?). He was the COO for a long time and now just a shareholder or some shit. | ||
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