EPTStill good news though! Hope more players get the money they deserve.
TSL to become first SC2 team with player salaries - Page 2
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dtz
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Still good news though! Hope more players get the money they deserve. | ||
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Enzyme
Australia183 Posts
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Kazzabiss
1006 Posts
On March 14 2011 14:41 nokz88 wrote: ![[image loading]](http://file.thisisgame.com/board/files/0/img/20110314104146_c7e48701.jpg) That's the old MBC Coach :O also cool | ||
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Pro]ChoSen-
United States318 Posts
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Nuri
New Zealand280 Posts
On March 14 2011 14:45 aike wrote: But considering it's like a 80+ hour a week job... is it really worth it?  And yea I do believe a lot of the major foreigner teams pay salaries. 80 hours a week? i change my mind then. lol | ||
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Paradice
New Zealand431 Posts
This is a real surprise to me. Can someone explain how your average team progamer supports themselves? | ||
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kwaky
Korea (South)94 Posts
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godemperor
Belgium2043 Posts
1. This is 30k of disposable income, since they live in a team house and do not need pay rent or mortgage. Housing cost usually take around a quarter to a third of the total income. 2. Cost of living is lower in korea than the West. 3. Assuming FD and Tester stays in code S, he could get at least another 10k. Not to mention prize form other tournaments. So 30k could easy equal to a lot more. | ||
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Zeri
United States773 Posts
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
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bubblegumbo
Taiwan1296 Posts
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PatouPower
Canada1119 Posts
On March 14 2011 14:45 aike wrote: But considering it's like a 80+ hour a week job... is it really worth it? And yea I do believe a lot of the major foreigner teams pay salaries. 31k, but this is without any tournament won. There are many tournaments, not only in korea but also in NA where these players are invited to go. Really, they can win something like 60-70k, and this is if they never finish first in all of these tournaments (there are minimum 12 per year in korea, don't know about the others). Plus, the 80+ hours of "work" is doing something you like, having fun with teammates, etc. I am sure they most be tired of it at the end, but they certainly enjoy a great part of it. I wouldn't do it since I can stand to be forced to play, but I don't think they view it as work. | ||
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Earll
Norway847 Posts
On March 14 2011 14:59 Paradice wrote: Hmm... I had just sort of assumed that the players on all the major teams would be given a salary. How do the progamers (on other teams) survive? Are they living off savings / parents / have a "real job" as well as playing? They can't all be winning tournaments all the time. Is it the same with the US teams? This is a real surprise to me. Can someone explain how your average team progamer supports themselves? All/most of the people who are on teams in korea live in team houses and have most (or all I believe?) expenses covered, so if they wanted to they could live and have literally 0$ in expenses. Some of the American players are paid (I know E.G has said they pay some of their players.) but american players are not I guess so the people who are not are living as you said from savings / parents / have a "real job", That, together with some mix and match incomes like tournament winnings\coaching etc. | ||
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Char711
United States862 Posts
As some others have been saying, people have to keep some things in mind while looking at these numbers: 1) They are provided with housing and food; they're not paying for the "necessities" so this is basically disposable income. 2) This is without any tournament wins factored in. A number of players get over $50k a year with only tournament wins, so this makes it a pretty respectable salary (e.g., entering into upper management at a medium-sized company). 3) The eFame! | ||
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namedplayer
844 Posts
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On March 14 2011 14:55 FXOpen wrote: I've been paying my players a salary since December..... Gotta love media  Pretty sure liquid and EG also pay salaries... No idea where this article is coming from | ||
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feanor1
United States1899 Posts
one question, where does '80 hours' come from? Like most statistics, probably the top of someones head 31k is more than the average Korean makes, also when the majority of your living expenses are covered 31k is a lot of money. Most foreign players are payed a salary, at least when people are interviewed by magazines about how they earn a living they generally say coaching, team salary and tourney winnings. For fruitdealer by just staying in Code S ro32 he is easily looking at 40k per year. | ||
Myles
United States5162 Posts
On March 14 2011 15:08 namedplayer wrote: one question, where does '80 hours' come from? 10-12 hours everyday | ||
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brxnd0n
United States42 Posts
<3 props to TSL huge accomplishment. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
Uh that was bw sc2 they probably do not play that much as they aren't forced to play THAT much. Another thing to note that they are getting 30k playing a game they love and thats not bad at all thats better then alot of shitty jobs you can get that your working 40 hours a week and hating it. | ||
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