EPTDay9's union 2011 Address - Page 5
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CooDu
Australia899 Posts
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WhoDoYouThink
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OF COURSE if he accepts one he'll get tons of money. OF COURSE if he gets one it shows progress in the eSports scene. But Day9 won't do that because he doesn't want eSports to be a game of money - it's a game of entertainment, and interactivity. eSports will be where players and the community interact and have fun, not where the community is kickin' back with a bottle of Coca-Cola. Personally, I say Day9 should accept the sponsorship. I admire, adore, and hope to aspire to him for taking the community over the money. It's an amazing feat that everyone person hope they can do. That's what I got out of his State of the Union. | ||
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
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TaKemE
Denmark1045 Posts
On January 09 2011 07:20 Backpack wrote: I'd much rather have Day[9] devoted to esports and having all the time in the world to produce content instead of him having to work at mcdonalds just to make enough money to eat. Day9 could easy live of sc2 if he realy wanted to do the work it takes, he would have no problem liveing of just youtube if he made a bit more sc2 content then just his dailies. E-sport is all about sponsors so I dont get why he dont want one, also some time ago he were looking for a sponsor. There is nothing wrong with haveing a sponsor as long as they dont represent something you are against. I dont like that he for so lang have been saying he dont like asking for donation when he for sure dont mind now. Also as day9 said "you dont HAVE to give me any money" thats something someone asking for donation would say to make it look less bad, ofcause you dont have to pay if you dont want to everyone knows that. I dont think donating for him is bad but it goes against everything day9 used to stand for. | ||
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suejak
Japan545 Posts
On January 09 2011 12:11 WhoDoYouThink wrote: I'm not sure you guys understand the whole deal being him not accepting a sponsorship. OF COURSE if he accepts one he'll get tons of money. OF COURSE if he gets one it shows progress in the eSports scene. But Day9 won't do that because he doesn't want eSports to be a game of money - it's a game of entertainment, and interactivity. eSports will be where players and the community interact and have fun, not where the community is kickin' back with a bottle of Coca-Cola. Personally, I say Day9 should accept the sponsorship. I admire, adore, and hope to aspire to him for taking the community over the money. It's an amazing feat that everyone person hope they can do. That's what I got out of his State of the Union. I think it's clear that a sponsorship would hurt his image purely because the SC community is what it is. Even a comment from him outright rejecting a sponsorship inspired pages of dumb argument, lol. Suck it up and donate 10 bucks. It'll accomplish much of what a sponsorship does while keeping Day9's image pristine. He's yet to cause damn near ANY controversy, and it definitely wouldn't help him to have the idea that he's a sell-out being argued about in the community. I dont think donating for him is bad but it goes against everything day9 used to stand for. Huh? Jesus, you goofballs will say shit like that about anything involving money. | ||
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Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
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hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
I mean, if we're playing that game, only 40k people attended the World Cup finals. Over half a billion watched. How does that make SCBW bigger than the WC? We all want esports to grow, but misleading numbers (aka lies) won't help at all. | ||
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suejak
Japan545 Posts
On January 09 2011 13:06 hmunkey wrote: About your numbers: they're very misleading. Sure, 120k people attended the finals, which is more than the Super Bowl, but 100m people watched the SB and not even 1m watched the SC finals. Even in Korea, BW isn't overwhelmingly big. I mean, if we're playing that game, only 40k people attended the World Cup finals. Over half a billion watched. How does that make SCBW bigger than the WC? We all want esports to grow, but misleading numbers (aka lies) won't help at all. Nobody thinks BW is bigger than football. Your statistical contribution is appreciated, but your lecture isn't. | ||
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kirkybaby
Korea (South)781 Posts
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CooDu
Australia899 Posts
On January 09 2011 13:23 kirkybaby wrote: LOL.. How did this become an argument about sponsorship? That was only like 2 minutes of a 12 minute video. The point was about community involvement and participating in growing our scene. Yeah, just seems like suddenly the main idea of the video was thrown out. If you don't want to donate, that's your choice. The money will come from whatever source it needs to. Let's focus on growing the scene and working as a team. Having said this, I felt happy to donate a small amount to Sean because I felt his work is not only benefiting me, but his overall goal/aim is a positive benefit for all of us as StarCraft players! | ||
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Twistacles
Canada1327 Posts
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MythicalMage
1360 Posts
On January 09 2011 12:19 TaKemE wrote: Day9 could easy live of sc2 if he realy wanted to do the work it takes, he would have no problem liveing of just youtube if he made a bit more sc2 content then just his dailies. E-sport is all about sponsors so I dont get why he dont want one, also some time ago he were looking for a sponsor. There is nothing wrong with haveing a sponsor as long as they dont represent something you are against. I dont like that he for so lang have been saying he dont like asking for donation when he for sure dont mind now. Also as day9 said "you dont HAVE to give me any money" thats something someone asking for donation would say to make it look less bad, ofcause you dont have to pay if you dont want to everyone knows that. I dont think donating for him is bad but it goes against everything day9 used to stand for. That's a bit silly. I think in fact, instead of it going against everything Day9 used to, and does, stand for, it is supporting what he stands for. He wants esports, to grow. He'll need help, and so instead of looking for big business, he goes to the people that are as passionate as he is. | ||
NonY
8751 Posts
I think his choice is to cultivate community. He wants to keep community strong because he sees community as our best bet at getting things off the ground. It might be for the best if the Daily stays how it is, at least for a while longer. I think he has a better perspective than me so I'll trust his judgment. | ||
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ROOTCatZ
Peru1238 Posts
gogogogo, Esports in NA! | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12816 Posts
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metroid composite
Canada231 Posts
On an unrelated note: is anyone else now fantasizing about being a beautiful Day 9 daughter forced to stay in and watch Starcraft? That sounds amazing. Adopt me, Day 9! | ||
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TurkeyBacon
United States30 Posts
To be clear, I love Day[9] and he might have other reasons not to accept a sponsor, but that's my 2 cents. | ||
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EGLzGaMeR
United States1867 Posts
ESPORTS @ NA!! | ||
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vileChAnCe
Canada525 Posts
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gr8ape
Canada302 Posts
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