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FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
March 16 2012 01:57 GMT
#41
Athene is all they need lets be serious
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
March 16 2012 01:58 GMT
#42
On March 16 2012 10:52 HornyHerring wrote:
Seltzer? Really? ._.


She was a top level competitive gamer at one point..
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:01:47
March 16 2012 02:00 GMT
#43
On March 16 2012 10:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2012 10:53 Jibba wrote:
I still have no idea what this is supposed to be or do.

It seems like a mix of YouTube personalities and casters, with only a couple of pros mixed in. Is this a teaching thing?


Have you seen this yet:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=320349

?

I have even more questions after reading that.

In SC2 terms, what level of players are they looking for?
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
March 16 2012 02:01 GMT
#44
Rachel, Swifty, and Athene? LOL I am tuning in for thiisssss
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Hadriel
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada31 Posts
March 16 2012 02:01 GMT
#45
On March 16 2012 10:53 Jibba wrote:
I still have no idea what this is supposed to be or do.

It seems like a mix of YouTube personalities and casters, with only a couple of pros mixed in. Is this a teaching thing?


^this.

The article doesn't explain what's going on whatsoever...what is this even for?
Glockateer
Profile Joined June 2009
United States254 Posts
March 16 2012 02:04 GMT
#46
Props to razer for sponsoring so much lately. : )
GET SM4SHED
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44336 Posts
March 16 2012 02:06 GMT
#47
On March 16 2012 11:00 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2012 10:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:53 Jibba wrote:
I still have no idea what this is supposed to be or do.

It seems like a mix of YouTube personalities and casters, with only a couple of pros mixed in. Is this a teaching thing?


Have you seen this yet:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=320349

?

I have even more questions after reading that.

In SC2 terms, what level of players are they looking for?


I think they're looking for very high-level players that could become pro-gamers if they had extra support and didn't need to worry about living/ practice conditions. Just giving them that extra little nudge in hopes that the "almost pro-gamers" could get picked up by an actual pro-team with the help of Razer.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
MaGariShun
Profile Joined May 2010
Austria305 Posts
March 16 2012 02:07 GMT
#48
When i think of razer, i think of bad quality, overpriced peripherals with lots of LEDs marketed towards 14 year olds.

Their website just confirms my notions that this will be similar.
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:14:09
March 16 2012 02:12 GMT
#49
On March 16 2012 11:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2012 11:00 Jibba wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:53 Jibba wrote:
I still have no idea what this is supposed to be or do.

It seems like a mix of YouTube personalities and casters, with only a couple of pros mixed in. Is this a teaching thing?


Have you seen this yet:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=320349

?

I have even more questions after reading that.

In SC2 terms, what level of players are they looking for?


I think they're looking for very high-level players that could become pro-gamers if they had extra support and didn't need to worry about living/ practice conditions. Just giving them that extra little nudge in hopes that the "almost pro-gamers" could get picked up by an actual pro-team with the help of Razer.

So how do the contributors factor in?

Like if you're a a DotA player, you only practice with AngeL? And who are the teammates? Or if you're a mid-GM SC2 player?

Or is it just about giving them an environment where their living conditions are taken care of? That might be interesting.
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44336 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:17:17
March 16 2012 02:16 GMT
#50
On March 16 2012 11:12 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2012 11:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 16 2012 11:00 Jibba wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:53 Jibba wrote:
I still have no idea what this is supposed to be or do.

It seems like a mix of YouTube personalities and casters, with only a couple of pros mixed in. Is this a teaching thing?


Have you seen this yet:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=320349

?

I have even more questions after reading that.

In SC2 terms, what level of players are they looking for?


I think they're looking for very high-level players that could become pro-gamers if they had extra support and didn't need to worry about living/ practice conditions. Just giving them that extra little nudge in hopes that the "almost pro-gamers" could get picked up by an actual pro-team with the help of Razer.

So how do the contributors factor in?

Like if you're a a DotA player, you only practice with AngeL? And who are the teammates?


Well that's what my confusion is. If they want to make great SC2 players even better (so that they get picked up by pro-teams), then they're going to need to be trained by pro-gamers. And this list of contributors has none. The list has a bunch of interesting personalities from various e-sports genres... but I don't see how any of them are going to make a high master or GM player even more polished into a pro SC2 player. Maybe it's less content-based and more work ethic/ other stuff based... or maybe there are actual SC2 pro-gamers being called in to help, and they just haven't been announced yet (hopefully this).

I'm looking forward to seeing more updates and elaboration though
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
March 16 2012 02:16 GMT
#51
i think its mostly about practice conditions. the announced personalities are about producing content to 'sell' so razor can get some roi
MaGariShun
Profile Joined May 2010
Austria305 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:23:52
March 16 2012 02:18 GMT
#52
On March 16 2012 11:12 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2012 11:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 16 2012 11:00 Jibba wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 16 2012 10:53 Jibba wrote:
I still have no idea what this is supposed to be or do.

It seems like a mix of YouTube personalities and casters, with only a couple of pros mixed in. Is this a teaching thing?


Have you seen this yet:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=320349

?

I have even more questions after reading that.

In SC2 terms, what level of players are they looking for?


I think they're looking for very high-level players that could become pro-gamers if they had extra support and didn't need to worry about living/ practice conditions. Just giving them that extra little nudge in hopes that the "almost pro-gamers" could get picked up by an actual pro-team with the help of Razer.

So how do the contributors factor in?

Like if you're a a DotA player, you only practice with AngeL? And who are the teammates? Or if you're a mid-GM SC2 player?

Or is it just about giving them an environment where their living conditions are taken care of? That might be interesting.

To me it seems that the main point is that pro players get paid to post content which ideally other users want to view. Conveniently all the content is posted on the razer site, which generates a lot of exposure for them and thus makes the thing worthwile. It will also cause eyecancer if used over a long period of time
drbrown
Profile Joined March 2012
Sweden442 Posts
March 16 2012 02:19 GMT
#53
This looks more like entertainment than teaching to me, neither Athene nor Swifty were or are top WoW players and while Rotterdam and MrBitter certainly are very good casters, they're not top SC2 players either.

Can't say i dislike the idea though
I'm probably being ironic
Doodsmack
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7224 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:26:01
March 16 2012 02:23 GMT
#54
Not sure what you guys are confused about....obviously they are only giving broad guidelines right now but it's a "learning platform" intend to produce "gaming shows, guides, game analysis, commentary, articles, interviews and documentaries." It will be hosted by the named individuals but it will be them working with all of Team Razer, which is many different pro teams including Liquid. So it's entertainment content and guides/analysis for specific games. It's pretty open ended and seems to me to have a lot of potential, I'm interested to see it fully fleshed out though.
EMPaThy789
Profile Joined July 2009
New Zealand878 Posts
March 16 2012 02:51 GMT
#55
<3 cypher
Dox
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia1199 Posts
March 16 2012 02:54 GMT
#56
That photo of bitter looks strangely a lot like Vince Vaughn, what a bizarre angle!
@NvDox | Plantronics Nv: Rossi . mOOnGLaDe . deth . JazBas | @NvSC2 | @NvCoD | @NvLeague | @NvHearthstone | @NvDotA2 | @PLT_MF
jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 03:00:50
March 16 2012 02:55 GMT
#57
I don't really like Swifty and Athene as represetatives of the WoW pvp community, but I guess they're psudeo e-famous enough : /
Marineking-Polt-Maru-Fantasy-Solar-Xenocider-Suppy fighting!
Luepert
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1933 Posts
March 16 2012 03:01 GMT
#58
Hell yeah I love Athene!
esports
di3alot
Profile Joined December 2011
172 Posts
March 16 2012 03:02 GMT
#59
Athene?rly...rly?is he gonna teach us how to troll or what...
TeamRazer
Profile Joined October 2011
United States71 Posts
March 16 2012 03:02 GMT
#60
On March 16 2012 11:55 jubil wrote:
Couldn't you guys have found actually good WoW players : (


There is more to come. In various games. As it says it's a beta program. We'll be announcing more and more pros to take part in this over the weeks and months to come.

Trying cover all games (whether considered irrelevant by some or not). Shoutcasters and entertainer are one place to start and they will be working with professional players of Team Razer and some Team Razer players will have their own thing.

This is just a starting lineup. Also you can let us know what other games/personalities you'd like to see there under academy @ razerzone.com.

We'd love to hear your feedback.
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