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“Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.” - Aphra Behn
The quote is meant to seem edgy and cool, for opening a post with a quote. For the past year and a half, we've helped funnel money to the hands of players through awesome Starcraft 2 events. I didn't even know there was a BaseTradeTV wiki page until recently, but after looking at it I realized just how much sweet sweet cash-money we've put up for prizes (A little over $3,000 as of the time of this post).
We've always raised money for a new show match ahead of time, or had a donor/sponsor ask to be involved, but it's always been handled in private. I'd like to think that with our credibility at this point, we can start making this something more public with people trusting we won't be mishandling their contributions, thus the funds will stay reserved until we can pay out at the MONEY PEAK.
There's a full explanation of everything at the bottom of this post, keeping this part near the top for easy access. To donate to the corresponding match just click the image link to be taken directly to paypal. Please be aware paypal charges a small fee if you are using a credit card to donate (Disclaimer: None of the funds gathered here will go towards anything except what they are donated to, and please do not donate if you don't have disposable income in the first place, there are no refunds. That means your $5 donation will sit in it's section until the requirement is met)
**Events will be hosted and cast by members of BaseTradeTV and will try to cater the events to the time zones of the players/teams involved.
Through our experience messaging players, hosting show matches, running and casting events, we've gotten a pretty good "feel" for what is worth what value when it comes to pitting your favourite SC2 players against one another, and have decided to start up a Team Liquid version of a kickstarter for future events. Below I've listed some rough bare minimums for what quality players are typically willing to play for.
THE SHOW MATCHES: Here's an average breakdown of what most players tend to agree is fair for event hosting (most typically having a 75%-25% prize split)
BO3: $50 PRIZE
BO5: $50 - $100
BO7+: $100 - $150+
THE TOURNAMENTS: Here's an average breakdown of what most players tend to agree is fair for event hosting (Often, if not always a prize for second place):
OPEN BRACKETS(Any league): Any prize value including/over 50$
OPEN BRACKETS(Masters+): Any prize value including/over $100
THE KING OF THE HILL: This one is a bit fickle, as the value per round will usually denote whether it's "worth" a player's time or not.
4 Rounds x BO3: $10 - $50 per round
4 Rounds x BO5: $50 per round (Final round being worth more than regular rounds)
Now, I'm not saying the above is explicit or particular to any one player, as some of your favourites require a lot more, or a lot less, depending on their perception of the event.
For any additional questions or information you can best contact us through:
E-mail us at: MapControlCO@Gmail.com
Tweet us: https://twitter.com/basetradetv
Private message to: http://www.twitch.tv/basetradetv
(If none of the above are answered within 24 hours contact Rifkin at https://twitter.com/Rif_kingz
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This is amazing!!! Love BasetradeTV <3
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As always, nerd ballers. Great Idea Peeps 
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Sick nasty! What a great idea guys. I hope that we see some good matches out of this. Since Blizzard has created few avenues of revenue for players, anything that allows money to change hands from spectator to player in exchange for sick games through a trusted middle-man is awesome.
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Great idea Basetrade! Hope IvD gets into some of them
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ok , 10 $ for the Clan Wars
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The $ for the cool-ass-tournament should be raised, donated a bit to get the ball rolling ^_^
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Sounds sick! KOTH should have a cooler name, though  I hope some great players get invited!
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On December 20 2013 14:35 BasetradeTV wrote:
THE SHOW MATCHES: Here's an average breakdown of what most players tend to agree is fair for event hosting (most typically having a 75%-25% prize split)
BO3: $50 PRIZE
BO5: $50 - $100
BO7+: $100 - $150+
In what world is that a 75%-25% split? bo5 33%-64% and bo7 is even 40%-60% the more games a series, the closer it seems to get to 50-50....
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On December 21 2013 08:47 JustPassingBy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 20 2013 14:35 BasetradeTV wrote:
THE SHOW MATCHES: Here's an average breakdown of what most players tend to agree is fair for event hosting (most typically having a 75%-25% prize split)
BO3: $50 PRIZE
BO5: $50 - $100
BO7+: $100 - $150+ In what world is that a 75%-25% split? bo5 33%-64% and bo7 is even 40%-60% the more games a series, the closer it seems to get to 50-50....
I think you misunderstand. The prize for the Bo7 needs to be somewhere between 100-150 $ (typically) with a split of it being 75/25 %
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Is there no sort of 'chipin' graphic available that could show how much has been donated thus far?
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On December 21 2013 10:54 Megiddosc wrote:
Is there no sort of 'chipin' graphic available that could show how much has been donated thus far?
The Pitchin Widget doesn't really work here, at least from what I was playing with when I wrote the post. If you have any suggestions I'm all ears! :-)
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BasetradeTV is sick, cool idea!
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I hope people push for the clan war, it'd be pretty cool if we could get two teams who don't play each other often :D
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Cool banner! BTTV for life!
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This all seems amazing, and mmm this makes me want to do something for BTTV . BTTV is the best TV in the universe. Hosted and casted by amazing people. Keep going on BTTV we all love you <3
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Small update:
We have funded 2 tournament brackets, and 1 show match. Each event will have it's own thread dedicated to players involved, but looks like January will be a fun month!
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oh wow thanks for orchestrating this! this sounds like a great idea!
Good luck ill be watching
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I would like to see A Bad-Ass Showmatch!
Between... Day[9] and Tasteless!!!!!!!
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more aceKait is always good.
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On December 21 2013 10:57 BasetradeTV wrote:Show nested quote +On December 21 2013 10:54 Megiddosc wrote:
Is there no sort of 'chipin' graphic available that could show how much has been donated thus far? The Pitchin Widget doesn't really work here, at least from what I was playing with when I wrote the post. If you have any suggestions I'm all ears! :-)
It's because html/javascript/css are disabled by default in posts, but I think admins can enable them on request (I've seen non-admin users posting stuffs with html before).
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so sick!! can't wait for the first show match!!~
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great idea! just FYI: the twitter link to rifkin is broken, there's one ) too much included in the link
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First blood!
i love your stream man
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On December 22 2013 19:13 BoX wrote:
I would like to see A Bad-Ass Showmatch!
Between... Day[9] and Tasteless!!!!!!!
Didn't work two years ago, will not work in near future.
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How about a BO3/5 where they get 50 per won map?
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On December 21 2013 08:47 JustPassingBy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 20 2013 14:35 BasetradeTV wrote:
THE SHOW MATCHES: Here's an average breakdown of what most players tend to agree is fair for event hosting (most typically having a 75%-25% prize split)
BO3: $50 PRIZE
BO5: $50 - $100
BO7+: $100 - $150+ In what world is that a 75%-25% split? bo5 33%-64% and bo7 is even 40%-60% the more games a series, the closer it seems to get to 50-50....
It's a range, not a split.
On January 10 2014 05:07 zicoz wrote:
How about a BO3/5 where they get 50 per won map?
I think the problem with this is that playing to win individual maps is different than a series, especially a longer series. For example in a Bo7 you might play a risky strategy a game or two even if your chance to win that game might be slightly lower because it can improve your chance to win the series (keep your opponent guessing or force him to mix it up).
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YO, i'm a GM protoss here, i'd compete in a showmatch of yours
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On January 10 2014 07:05 Bonkarooni wrote:YO, i'm a GM protoss here, i'd compete in a showmatch of yours
You should try to PM BasetradeTV.
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Looks Great BTTV Hopefully you guys can get a sick KotH going like IPL's Fight Club!
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love the fact that you do your showmatches in the afternoon for NA so count me in!
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On December 24 2013 22:55 JustPassingBy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 22 2013 19:13 BoX wrote:
I would like to see A Bad-Ass Showmatch!
Between... Day[9] and Tasteless!!!!!!! Didn't work two years ago, will not work in near future.
It already happened anyway :D
+ Show Spoiler +
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On December 22 2013 00:31 Dthehunter wrote:This all seems amazing, and mmm this makes me want to do something for BTTV . BTTV is the best TV in the universe. Hosted and casted by amazing people. Keep going on BTTV we all love you <3
QFT.
BTTV and especially Rifkin do so much. Great events and casting.
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Basetrade why you gosu casting ?? :-)
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I'd love to see Axiom, Acer, mYinsanity or Team Property in a clan war against whatever team.
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Update: Both Avilo & Firecake have agreed to play sometime in February. Details are not set up
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Hi guys, after Premiere League gets sorted, sometime in February (DATE/TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ) we're going to host a combination of an open bracket/invite only tournament for $150. To be eligible to play you must participate in one of the last 2 ZOTAC NA cups (18th/25th). You don't have to win, you just have to play. You can sign up here. The ZOTAC NA cup is open to all players of any region, but played on the NA server, this will apply to our tournament as well.
TLDR
$150 tournament
February
Must play at least 1 match in ZOTAC NA to participate
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On January 18 2014 11:14 BasetradeTV wrote:Hi guys, after Premiere League gets sorted, sometime in February (DATE/TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ) we're going to host a combination of an open bracket/invite only tournament for $150. To be eligible to play you must participate in one of the last 2 ZOTAC NA cups (18th/25th). You don't have to win, you just have to play. You can sign up here. The ZOTAC NA cup is open to all players of any region, but played on the NA server, this will apply to our tournament as well. TLDR$150 tournament February Must play at least 1 match in ZOTAC NA to participate
I love you guys. Very thankful we have you in the scene.
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On January 18 2014 11:14 BasetradeTV wrote:Hi guys, after Premiere League gets sorted, sometime in February (DATE/TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ) we're going to host a combination of an open bracket/invite only tournament for $150. To be eligible to play you must participate in one of the last 2 ZOTAC NA cups (18th/25th). You don't have to win, you just have to play. You can sign up here. The ZOTAC NA cup is open to all players of any region, but played on the NA server, this will apply to our tournament as well. TLDR$150 tournament February Must play at least 1 match in ZOTAC NA to participate
Dear BTTV, will there be any league lock on it? like plat and above or all leagues available to play?
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On January 18 2014 13:49 Dthehunter wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2014 11:14 BasetradeTV wrote:Hi guys, after Premiere League gets sorted, sometime in February (DATE/TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ) we're going to host a combination of an open bracket/invite only tournament for $150. To be eligible to play you must participate in one of the last 2 ZOTAC NA cups (18th/25th). You don't have to win, you just have to play. You can sign up here. The ZOTAC NA cup is open to all players of any region, but played on the NA server, this will apply to our tournament as well. TLDR$150 tournament February Must play at least 1 match in ZOTAC NA to participate Dear BTTV, will there be any league lock on it? like plat and above or all leagues available to play?
open to all players of any region
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On January 18 2014 13:50 BasetradeTV wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2014 13:49 Dthehunter wrote:On January 18 2014 11:14 BasetradeTV wrote:Hi guys, after Premiere League gets sorted, sometime in February (DATE/TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ) we're going to host a combination of an open bracket/invite only tournament for $150. To be eligible to play you must participate in one of the last 2 ZOTAC NA cups (18th/25th). You don't have to win, you just have to play. You can sign up here. The ZOTAC NA cup is open to all players of any region, but played on the NA server, this will apply to our tournament as well. TLDR$150 tournament February Must play at least 1 match in ZOTAC NA to participate Dear BTTV, will there be any league lock on it? like plat and above or all leagues available to play? open to all players of any region
Signing up at the 25th one <3
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Flying home today but ill be there for the 25th.
RIP Zotac NA.
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Donated money for a large tourney. I want to see at least Snute, TLO, and Arthur involved. Also a special request for JonnyREcco, who'd probably be up for it.
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Ah BaseTrade, showing other similar organisations how to actually do their shit.
Waiting until Friday when this month's meager pay packet and will fire some your way.
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Oh shit, i didn't realize when I was watching - I just caught your stream on the sidebar on TL and tuned in! - that there were bounties.
You, good Sir, are a LEGEND. Nice to see the sub going to good use!
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Starbow showmatch, I think I just jizzed in my pants a little.
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Updated series#6 (The terran vs zerg tournament)
Upcoming events in the works:
- Random vs Random show match (soon to be announced date)
- Starbow Showmatch series (May 10th, details to come soon)
- 2v2 show match series
- NA small open cup
- Showmatch with NoRegret
Hopefully more updates to come soon!
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On April 24 2014 10:34 BasetradeTV wrote:
Updated series#6 (The terran vs zerg tournament)
Upcoming events in the works:
- Random vs Random show match (soon to be announced date)
- Starbow Showmatch series (May 10th, details to come soon)
- 2v2 show match series
- NA small open cup
- Showmatch with NoRegret
Hopefully more updates to come soon!
very cool cant wait, and is the NA small open cup for pros only or is it open cup for all players on NA would be fun to get crushed by some pro lol.
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geez wtf is going on lol sooooo many quotes
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how do I donate specifically to the casters.
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On May 08 2014 07:37 WilliamDonaldLewis wrote:
how do I donate specifically to the casters.
If you'd like to donate specifically to one caster, PM me and I can give you their paypal address. Any donations earned during the duration of a showmatch usually have a link associated which will then be split 50/50 with the casters working the event. (Example: This link is used for both casters)
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Really fell behind updating stats for no reason other than forgetfulness. Most recent stats updated and will try to be more dedicated in the future.
Upcoming showmatches (no dates confirmed yet)
Harstem vs ForGG
Starbuck vs _____
Solar vs ______
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