EPTThat being said I really like energy drinks because they help me concentrate better with my add and sleep a lot easier taking that concentration edge off. I really love monster because it tends to be pretty cheap for the amount of drink that I get from them ($1.6ish a 16 oz. I think is their normal can) plus they throw money in to a lot of crazy things and I totally loved that moment when I heard that eg got them as a sponsor It really felt like Esports has gotten a lot more legitimacy with sponsors like that.
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Sermokala
United States14075 Posts
That being said I really like energy drinks because they help me concentrate better with my add and sleep a lot easier taking that concentration edge off. I really love monster because it tends to be pretty cheap for the amount of drink that I get from them ($1.6ish a 16 oz. I think is their normal can) plus they throw money in to a lot of crazy things and I totally loved that moment when I heard that eg got them as a sponsor It really felt like Esports has gotten a lot more legitimacy with sponsors like that. | ||
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stanik
Canada213 Posts
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schmeebs
United States115 Posts
On June 14 2011 12:51 stanik wrote: The connection between energy drinks and esports goes way back. I remember a drink called Brawlz who was a supporter of Quake 3 at QuakeCon. I think you mean Bawls, which is still pretty popular and my energy drink of choice at Lan parties. | ||
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Aberu
United States968 Posts
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UndercoverNerd
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ch33psh33p
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Aberu
United States968 Posts
On June 14 2011 12:59 UndercoverNerd wrote: I can't stand people who drink energy drinks...and I really hate those who drink it for 'keeping awake' or more 'game improvement'. Additionally it kinda slows the process of esports beeing social integrated - it underlines the stereotype of a typical gamer and thus it increases the distance between the society and the gamers(outside of korea, tho). But hell thats just my opinion and nobody gives a F on a single opinion ^.^ You HATE people who drink it to keep awake. That is such a strange thing to HATE someone for. People need to relax when it comes to what other people want to do with their own bodies. It's getting all 19th century up in this fucking forum lately. | ||
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Aberu
United States968 Posts
On June 14 2011 06:16 phyre112 wrote: Going to jump on the off-topic discussion here and point out that it's also significant of what type the sugars in the two foods are. Fructose is not the same as dextrose or sucrose. Yes, fruits are high in sugar as far as natural foods go - but they're still natural foods, and as such contain many vitamins and minerals that we need, as well as providing straight calories. That out of the way, I think advertising at all in progaming (or commercials in general really) is pretty ridiculous. I didn't watch a single MLG commercial, besides to check what the hell reason there was for the BING commercial to be so loud. When I did look at the BING commercial, it just made me angry - and guess what? I still haven't used the product. I use google, because it's a superior service. Hell, my favorite energy drink (when I do decide to drink them) is AMP. They're probably the least advertised out there - I've only seen their adds on nascar while channel surfing (and I don't even watch nascar). But when energy drinks were booming a few years ago, I tried all the brands out there (monster, rockstar, amp, redbull, etc. etc.) and I liked amp best so I drink it. I think the advice of friends was far bigger than any advertising in me making a choice. http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4157 Love skeptoid, it addresses the High Fructose Corn Syrup cries. | ||
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JackDragon
525 Posts
Edit: also I'd like to add that I do agree that energy drinks are bad for your health. No question about that. Except for tat I have no Idea just HOW bad it is. | ||
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TerraTron
Canada137 Posts
On June 14 2011 00:51 Zechs wrote: However, F1 is the place where a precedent for disallowing certain sponsorship was set. Cigarette ads used to be plastered all over F1 cars when i was growing up until they were eventually banned. Unless energy drinks get banned to certain people under X age, it isn't going to be banned from esports sponsorship. | ||
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MaestroSC
United States2073 Posts
Kinda ridiculous. Ya energy drinks are bad... if you drink/eat nothing but energy drinks, beyond a reasonable amount. But in this case stupidity is the more dangerous/prevalent factor in these cases, not the substance. Energy drinks love to sponsor "unique" sports/teams. For isntance Rockstar is HUGE in Paintball sponsorship of teams and tournaments. They are at every tournament, and sponsor multiple teams. Monster is hugely into motorsports sponsorships. Redbull is into sponsoring everything cool. Plane races, car races, motorcycles, boats, cycling, petty much everything. Because its a great way to get a lot of fans in all of these niche communities. Energy drink companies realize that you can tap into niche communities for a much cheaper price than buying commerical time n such. | ||
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
They're fine, but they are dangerous if used wrongly, especially underage. I don't like it, but there are bigger issues I suppose. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
On June 14 2011 06:50 JLew wrote: I have spent a great deal of my life working in the ''extreme sports'' industry ( hate that title but that is the best way to name it for the sake of this discussion I guess ) and have seen first hand the amount of money energy drink sponsors are willing to pump into stuff. I don't personally drink the crap and to be honest I think it probably should be regulated ( another discussion for another time ) but they are huge companies that target young people. They are legitimate financial backers and because their names are so well known ( Monster, Red Bull, Rockstar..NOS) they definitely a bring about a legitimacy to e-sports and the teams they sponsor (ie. Monster for EG). They pump money in to what we enjoy, as well as make it possible for events to become bigger,better, and easily accessible. If Bernie Madoff wants to give the NASL 100 grand for another season I could care less. And as someone else stated you could find something morally/ethically wrong with most corporations that have the backing to throw money at something like an SC2 team. One of the main distinctions between F1 and eSports that I would like to point out is that eSports organizations are not currently in a position to be selective. If in 10 years it has gotten to the point where there are sponsors clambering on TL and EG's doors then yeah they could definitely be selective and associate themselves with brands/images that they choose to. Agreed. And the poll results reflect this as well. eSports still has a long way to go before the luxury of being selective is even financially viable. It's not just not possible yet, and frankly, the idealism shown by the OP and others is a bit short-sighted. | ||
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yesplz
United States295 Posts
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ZombiesOMG
United States282 Posts
So that's my explanation for my Other vote. | ||
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stevarius
United States1394 Posts
On June 14 2011 12:55 schmeebs wrote: I think you mean Bawls, which is still pretty popular and my energy drink of choice at Lan parties. Bawlz is fucking delicious. It's the only energy drink I seldomly drink. Energy drinks are retarded imo, but at least this one tastes delicious. | ||
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hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
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garlicface
Canada4196 Posts
Read my quote. This is not hurting e-sports. | ||
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Illusionnist
Ireland97 Posts
also, i wouldnt mind being sponcored by mcdonalds, not for the food, but i mean, look at the company | ||
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kathode
United States265 Posts
Energy drinks are often associated with more "extreme" versions of sports in the past and being in talks with managers at NOS, they have been cutting back on those areas of sponsorship and have recently been trying to put more money into esports because it is a growing market with a lot of untapped potential. I do not think that MANY organizations will be at the level that they are without energy drink sponsorships, which have a great amount of money allocated for advertisement. I personally love the idea of energy drinks for esports events. It goes into the whole genre of esports as being something that involves mental clarity, energy, focus, and playing hours on end. I do not see how another drink sponsor could replace energy drinks as a primary drink for esports. For example, water? milk? juice.....? personally that would be pointless for all of those to sponsor esports events or organizations (even water, water does not need to get their name out no matter what company it is, you rarely see water sponsors anyways and there is no competition between water companies because they all taste the same). Energy drinks depend on getting their name out to sell their product. And if it wasn't for NOS sponsoring both of the organizations I help run, I would not have been so into NOS and other energy drink sponsors we have acquired in the past (Monster, for example). Many people do not like energy drinks, but it is still necessary to treat the sponsors with respect. If it wasn't for them, esports would not be where it is today and will have a void in many sponsorships (MLG for example is sponsored by NOS too). | ||
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