EPTBrazzers Esports Sponsorships - Page 17
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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GlintFox
United States275 Posts
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Synwave
United States2803 Posts
On April 04 2012 08:03 Daitakk wrote: In the real world Starcraft is for nerds and is not ever going to be mainstream. Dispute that. Hmmm ok, World of Warcraft. Before the advent of WoW MMO's were the realm of super nerd shut-ins (referring to public opinion) and would never be considered mainstream. Now MMO's are regularly played by all sorts of people and in fact have an active esports side to them (which I consider hilarious) to such an extent that many are being designed around the concept of competitive PvP. | ||
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kvmetternich
Italy35 Posts
Nothing against porn and im not a moralist, but Esports really needs the money from porn? I think it's a double-edged sword. | ||
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zZygote
Canada898 Posts
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zergmacro34
59 Posts
Imma browse brazzers for 2mins brb. | ||
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goswser
United States3546 Posts
LOL :D | ||
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dekarp
286 Posts
On April 04 2012 08:53 zZygote wrote: I don't know what the big deal is. I mean if a company shows up to a scene that they've never been to before and want to support the community, I can't see how any other sponsors who have the same ambitions of helping the scene grow would want to pull all the work they've done over the years just because a malicious sponsor enters their fold. It seems to me like their afraid of competition. If you think sponsors just want to help people you know very little about marketing. Whenever I watch something EG related I automatically think of Kingston/Steel Series/Monster. It's called advertising... They sponsor to advertise... Sure some people may genuinely care and the money return/exposure isn't a big deal, but it's always a part of the deal. | ||
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Chained
United States137 Posts
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Konaa
103 Posts
On the one hand it's a legal industry Actually, distribution of pornographic material is illegal in the US. It's just almost never enforced. | ||
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aRyuujin
United States5049 Posts
On April 04 2012 09:32 Konaa wrote: Actually, distribution of pornographic material is illegal in the US. It's just almost never enforced. It's not illegal if the consumer is of legal age (at least in Texas, which is a super conservative place) | ||
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Isaac
United States810 Posts
On April 04 2012 09:32 Konaa wrote: Actually, distribution of pornographic material is illegal in the US. It's just almost never enforced. uh, what? | ||
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
On April 04 2012 01:25 Gourmand wrote: Well there's plenty of advertising of beer and stuff on tv, at any time of the day. This, not to mention all the violence-glorifying. The idea that a porn ad would be immoral to play during a match of Call of Duty seems very illogical to me. Yes, kids play Call of Duty (but they probably shouldn't), but if you're willing to expose your kids to that kind of violence, then what the hell do you care about some hussie shaking her thing. Our kids are playing games based around shooting people in the head... and we're going to complain about the sensitivity of our advertisements? And marketing is just pure trash. How about those constant beer commercials, with those bars perfectly filled with model 20-somethings, with beautiful women who are only interested in the guy who orders Bud Light? Compared to that crap, I'd find a Brazzers ad refreshingly honest. EDIT: Totally forgot that TL itself is supported by gambling sites...... Yeah..... Gambling is so much more moral than porn. | ||
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ZackAttack
United States884 Posts
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
On April 04 2012 09:19 dekarp wrote: If you think sponsors just want to help people you know very little about marketing. Whenever I watch something EG related I automatically think of Kingston/Steel Series/Monster. It's called advertising... They sponsor to advertise... Sure some people may genuinely care and the money return/exposure isn't a big deal, but it's always a part of the deal. Agreed. Even the site we're on right now is sponsored by industries like Razer. Heck that's why TL players all use the razer keyboard, mouse, and mousepad while gaming. Not many companies are going to sponsor e-sports for no profit. This being said, some sponsors may withdraw if something controversial such as Brazzers entering causes issues. This topic alone is proof that it is already pretty controversial between the consumers themselves. | ||
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zZygote
Canada898 Posts
That being said, I believe he isn't bringing in ads of porn stars, or what not he'll obviously find some way to market his website, if that means creating a logo or tag for his team. Question is, if he does this what exactly is he doing that's making the community so upset and other sponsors wanting to pull their support/sponsorships? Is the idea of having a porn industry giant that immoral in still a fairly underground community such as ours? I believe any company that wishes to support the Esports community should be able to do so. If gambling sites are able to sponsor tournaments for Teamliquid, should a tobacco company like Marlboro be unable to do the same? If the main argument of the white-knighters here are because of morality issues they should quickly look at themselves because their being hypocrites. | ||
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Vlare
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Hypemeup
Sweden2783 Posts
On April 04 2012 09:06 goswser wrote: Destiny : @iamrobsteele dude I love fappin' it to porn, let me know if you need someone in SC2 to throw money at. <3 LOL :D Good to see he is staying classy. | ||
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honed
Canada482 Posts
On April 04 2012 09:40 Sovano wrote: Agreed. Even the site we're on right now is sponsored by industries like Razer. Heck that's why TL players all use the razer keyboard, mouse, and mousepad while gaming. Not many companies are going to sponsor e-sports for no profit. This being said, some sponsors may withdraw if something controversial such as Brazzers entering causes issues. This topic alone is proof that it is already pretty controversial between the consumers themselves. incorrect. the team is sponsored by razer. the website is an independent thing | ||
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Hnnngg
United States1101 Posts
On April 04 2012 08:38 Synwave wrote: Hmmm ok, World of Warcraft. Before the advent of WoW MMO's were the realm of super nerd shut-ins (referring to public opinion) and would never be considered mainstream. Now MMO's are regularly played by all sorts of people and in fact have an active esports side to them (which I consider hilarious) to such an extent that many are being designed around the concept of competitive PvP. So much wrong. 1. WoW players are not mainstream, shining an internet spotlight on nerds doesn't make it mainstream, stop that. 2. Active WoW esports? It's not 2009 anymore, stop that. 3. Games being designed around the concept of PvP that are MMORPG's. Name 1 I dare you. Stop that. ESPORTS and porn are both niche, one becoming mainstream over the other is hypocrisy. EDIT: I would also like some sort of confirmation on the sponsorship being dependent on the other sponsors. From what I've heard (albeit indirectly) sponsors are independent unless they conflict on products (SteelSeries vs Razer, Beverage Gaming LAN, etc.). On April 04 2012 09:40 Sovano wrote: Agreed. Even the site we're on right now is sponsored by industries like Razer. Heck that's why TL players all use the razer keyboard, mouse, and mousepad while gaming. Not many companies are going to sponsor e-sports for no profit. This being said, some sponsors may withdraw if something controversial such as Brazzers entering causes issues. This topic alone is proof that it is already pretty controversial between the consumers themselves. Has anyone actually said they disagree with Brazzers sponsorships? Most seem concerned on how it will be perceived by "the masses" and by other sponsors. If this thread is a sample size, those against the porn sponsors are a minority that shouldn't be catered to. | ||
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