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BasetradeTV
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Canada1307 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-24 02:06:57
October 24 2019 02:06 GMT
#1
The goal of these events is to raise money to send Rifkin to Blizzcon. If the goals aren't met, any funds raised will either be used to help offset the cost of travel, or be pledged towards future events, so it's a win-win either way

Showmatches
Oct 26th - 5:00PM PDT / 8:00PM EDT

$100 Future vs Disk BO7
$100 Puck vs TBD BO7


$200 EU Invitational
Oct 27th - 5:00PM PDT / 8:00PM EDT (3 hours before WCS)

RO8:
(P)GunGFuBanDa vs (Z)Minato
(P)Gerald vs (P)DnS
(T)souL vs (Z)3DBee
(Z)Bly vs (Z)Denver

Oct 28th - 5:00PM PDT / 8:00PM EDT
EU Invitational Playoffs

Prize Split: 100/50/25/25

https://www.twitch.tv/basetradetv
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19229 Posts
October 24 2019 17:05 GMT
#2
Could you please explain what you would do if you were at Blizzcon? Is this just a gofundme so you can hang out at Blizzcon or would you be involved in the production of some sort of content? I think adding some detail here would really help motivate people to donate. :D
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25033 Posts
October 24 2019 22:50 GMT
#3
On October 25 2019 02:05 BisuDagger wrote:
Could you please explain what you would do if you were at Blizzcon? Is this just a gofundme so you can hang out at Blizzcon or would you be involved in the production of some sort of content? I think adding some detail here would really help motivate people to donate. :D

What he said.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
DrunkenSCV
Profile Joined November 2016
76 Posts
October 25 2019 05:23 GMT
#4
Sorry, maybe it's just me, but I find it a bit offensive that the guy who addresses to sc2 community "get me to blizzcon" plays WoW during group B matches at blizzcon.
MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1855 Posts
October 25 2019 11:20 GMT
#5
Is this a troll post?
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Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
October 25 2019 11:26 GMT
#6
yo people, I will be playing sc2 in my twitch channel all weekend, feel free too to throw money at me so I can go to blizzcon :D
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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`dunedain
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
653 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-26 04:18:39
October 25 2019 17:53 GMT
#7
My favorite part of this post is how he refers to himself in the third person.
"In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul." ~Albert Camus
BasetradeTV
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Canada1307 Posts
October 27 2019 23:10 GMT
#8
Update:

All the match days have been shifted +1 day

*NEW*
28th -> 5:00PM PDT "Get Rifkin to Blizzcon" RO8
29th -> 5:00PM PDT "Get Rifkin to Blizzcon" Playoffs

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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
October 28 2019 00:21 GMT
#9
I'll auction off my weekend to the highest bidder. Send me a dollar to play SC2 on stream. Then someone else sends me slighly more to play BW. Then someone else sends me even more to play chess. Then someone else sends me even more to play cards with my dog. All proceeds go towards sending me to Blizzcon

Profits beyond what I need to get to Blizzcon will be used to send me to Blizzcon next year
Нас зовет дух отцов, память старых бойцов, дух Москвы и твердыня Полтавы
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5501 Posts
October 28 2019 01:37 GMT
#10
On October 28 2019 09:21 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
I'll auction off my weekend to the highest bidder. Send me a dollar to play SC2 on stream. Then someone else sends me slighly more to play BW. Then someone else sends me even more to play chess. Then someone else sends me even more to play cards with my dog. All proceeds go towards sending me to Blizzcon

Profits beyond what I need to get to Blizzcon will be used to send me to Blizzcon next year

Where do I donate?
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
Darkness2k11
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Chile313 Posts
October 28 2019 02:43 GMT
#11
What he said
Indeed, this post should state what he hopes to do at Blizzcon... interviews?, videos?, something?...
When Behind, Dark Shrine
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25033 Posts
October 28 2019 02:58 GMT
#12
On October 28 2019 11:43 Darkness2k11 wrote:
Show nested quote +
What he said
Indeed, this post should state what he hopes to do at Blizzcon... interviews?, videos?, something?...

It’s the mystery box of things to pledge for
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
phodacbiet
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1740 Posts
October 28 2019 03:07 GMT
#13
On October 28 2019 11:43 Darkness2k11 wrote:
Show nested quote +
What he said
Indeed, this post should state what he hopes to do at Blizzcon... interviews?, videos?, something?...


So he can have a good time. Trying out WoW, Diablo Immortal, hanging out with the casters and other sc players, you know, regular stuff a person would do at Blizzcon. Only difference is this would be funded by the fans.
.gypsy
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada689 Posts
October 28 2019 05:09 GMT
#14
This is ridiculous lmfao.
https://www.twitch.tv/gypsy93
johnnywup
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3858 Posts
October 28 2019 05:18 GMT
#15
I can't even imagine having the audacity to try this. So much self-importance lol. I guess no harm in trying to get yourself a paid trip to blizzcon but lol
BasetradeTV
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Canada1307 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-28 07:22:31
October 28 2019 07:21 GMT
#16
Hello everyone, this is me addressing this thread as Rifkin, using the BaseTradeTV TL account since I don't have one of my own (well, I do, but i can't find the email attached to the account to recover the password). The views and comments I'm about to express do not reflect on the company as a whole, and should not be used to represent BaseTradeTV.

Before I even begin to address this thread, I'd like to remind you that not a single person is obligated to donate, or contribute. I'm honestly quite confused as to what everyone is upset about.

On October 25 2019 02:05 BisuDagger wrote:
Could you please explain what you would do if you were at Blizzcon? Is this just a gofundme so you can hang out at Blizzcon or would you be involved in the production of some sort of content? I think adding some detail here would really help motivate people to donate. :D


I would just be attending. I plan to meet and hang out with fans, tweet some pictures, as I do every blizzcon, but there is no promise of any kind other than putting on showmatches & an 8 man invitational event leading up to it.

On October 25 2019 14:23 DrunkenSCV wrote:
Sorry, maybe it's just me, but I find it a bit offensive that the guy who addresses to sc2 community "get me to blizzcon" plays WoW during group B matches at blizzcon.


It's your right to feel offended, as it is my right to stream and play whatever games I want. It's also, in my personal opinion, very stupid for you to feel offended over this. My life doesn't cease to exist because WCS is on.

On October 26 2019 02:53 `dunedain wrote:
My favorite part of this post is how he refers to himself in the third person.


I am not BaseTradeTV the company, in every literal, financial and physical way, I work for BaseTradeTV.

On October 28 2019 12:07 phodacbiet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 28 2019 11:43 Darkness2k11 wrote:
What he said
Indeed, this post should state what he hopes to do at Blizzcon... interviews?, videos?, something?...


So he can have a good time. Trying out WoW, Diablo Immortal, hanging out with the casters and other sc players, you know, regular stuff a person would do at Blizzcon. Only difference is this would be funded by the fans.


Yes, due to circumstances that have come up throughout the year, I haven't been able to attend a single event, thus haven't seen any friends, got the chance to hang out or talk with players, etc.

On October 28 2019 14:09 .gypsy wrote:
This is ridiculous lmfao.


Which part, hosting Starcraft 2 tournaments for years, constantly & transparently fundraising money for everyone else exept myself or the part where I needed some help financially for once? Haha, I'm poor.

On October 28 2019 14:18 johnnywup wrote:
I can't even imagine having the audacity to try this. So much self-importance lol. I guess no harm in trying to get yourself a paid trip to blizzcon but lol


You might want to work on your imagination then, because it worked. My flight was fully funded on Day 0 (Not streaming any Starcraft 2). Regardless, I will still be hosting and commentating the rest of this tournament, so if you can get over your own projections of self-importance, maybe you could enjoy some of the games, especially since we have some pretty awesome players lined up for the RO8.

(P)GunGFuBanDa vs (Z)Minato
(P)Gerald vs (P)DnS
(T)souL vs (Z)3DBee
(Z)Bly vs (Z)Denver

Thanks for reading, see you guys in 16.5 hours!
Commentator
wslkgmlk
Profile Joined November 2014
Australia38 Posts
October 28 2019 08:44 GMT
#17
Just sounds like an e-begpacker to me.
VictorNattier
Profile Joined August 2018
4 Posts
October 28 2019 10:57 GMT
#18
On October 28 2019 17:44 wslkgmlk wrote:
Just sounds like an e-begpacker to me.


Exactly what it is !

Well, good travel i guess...
Elmonti
Profile Joined July 2018
Spain299 Posts
October 28 2019 11:57 GMT
#19
Jesus... So basically BasetradeTV offered us showmatches and a little tournament played by pretty good pros so we can enjoy with absolutely no obligation to donate or sub or anything, and tell us that every tip would be going to pay the staff for his personal stuff... something that EVERY streamer does.

The only thing that could be better would be shifting the focus of the post from his travel to the tournaments, that's it. Everything else is not different from the other content-creators: I offer you content and games, you pay me if you feel like it.

Some people...
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25033 Posts
October 28 2019 14:12 GMT
#20
On October 28 2019 16:21 BasetradeTV wrote:
Hello everyone, this is me addressing this thread as Rifkin, using the BaseTradeTV TL account since I don't have one of my own (well, I do, but i can't find the email attached to the account to recover the password). The views and comments I'm about to express do not reflect on the company as a whole, and should not be used to represent BaseTradeTV.

Before I even begin to address this thread, I'd like to remind you that not a single person is obligated to donate, or contribute. I'm honestly quite confused as to what everyone is upset about.

Show nested quote +
On October 25 2019 02:05 BisuDagger wrote:
Could you please explain what you would do if you were at Blizzcon? Is this just a gofundme so you can hang out at Blizzcon or would you be involved in the production of some sort of content? I think adding some detail here would really help motivate people to donate. :D


I would just be attending. I plan to meet and hang out with fans, tweet some pictures, as I do every blizzcon, but there is no promise of any kind other than putting on showmatches & an 8 man invitational event leading up to it.

Show nested quote +
On October 25 2019 14:23 DrunkenSCV wrote:
Sorry, maybe it's just me, but I find it a bit offensive that the guy who addresses to sc2 community "get me to blizzcon" plays WoW during group B matches at blizzcon.


It's your right to feel offended, as it is my right to stream and play whatever games I want. It's also, in my personal opinion, very stupid for you to feel offended over this. My life doesn't cease to exist because WCS is on.

Show nested quote +
On October 26 2019 02:53 `dunedain wrote:
My favorite part of this post is how he refers to himself in the third person.


I am not BaseTradeTV the company, in every literal, financial and physical way, I work for BaseTradeTV.

Show nested quote +
On October 28 2019 12:07 phodacbiet wrote:
On October 28 2019 11:43 Darkness2k11 wrote:
What he said
Indeed, this post should state what he hopes to do at Blizzcon... interviews?, videos?, something?...


So he can have a good time. Trying out WoW, Diablo Immortal, hanging out with the casters and other sc players, you know, regular stuff a person would do at Blizzcon. Only difference is this would be funded by the fans.


Yes, due to circumstances that have come up throughout the year, I haven't been able to attend a single event, thus haven't seen any friends, got the chance to hang out or talk with players, etc.

Show nested quote +
On October 28 2019 14:09 .gypsy wrote:
This is ridiculous lmfao.


Which part, hosting Starcraft 2 tournaments for years, constantly & transparently fundraising money for everyone else exept myself or the part where I needed some help financially for once? Haha, I'm poor.

Show nested quote +
On October 28 2019 14:18 johnnywup wrote:
I can't even imagine having the audacity to try this. So much self-importance lol. I guess no harm in trying to get yourself a paid trip to blizzcon but lol


You might want to work on your imagination then, because it worked. My flight was fully funded on Day 0 (Not streaming any Starcraft 2). Regardless, I will still be hosting and commentating the rest of this tournament, so if you can get over your own projections of self-importance, maybe you could enjoy some of the games, especially since we have some pretty awesome players lined up for the RO8.

(P)GunGFuBanDa vs (Z)Minato
(P)Gerald vs (P)DnS
(T)souL vs (Z)3DBee
(Z)Bly vs (Z)Denver

Thanks for reading, see you guys in 16.5 hours!

You wouldn’t have had to address half of this if you’d bothered to put some of it in the OP to begin with.

In the complete absence of any information whatsoever why are you surprised with some of the reactions here?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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