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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25978 Posts
May 03 2011 04:40 GMT
#61
On May 03 2011 12:55 Joementum wrote:
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On May 03 2011 12:02 iNcontroL wrote:
fun thread but so far this has been a bunch of people that have absolutely no idea judging/speculating on the salaries of players based on what Destiny said in an interview and what IdrA charges for coaching.

btw he charges that much not because he is in that high of demand but because he doesn't want to coach.. unless someone pays him tremendously.


Why not shed some light on it then instead of saying "LOL noobs speculating?" Otherwise, just let us speculate. There's only one player we know of and it's Destiny since he's come out and said how much he makes.

Agreed.
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GeorgeForeman
Profile Joined April 2005
United States1746 Posts
May 03 2011 04:42 GMT
#62
On May 03 2011 12:02 iNcontroL wrote:
fun thread but so far this has been a bunch of people that have absolutely no idea judging/speculating on the salaries of players based on what Destiny said in an interview and what IdrA charges for coaching.

btw he charges that much not because he is in that high of demand but because he doesn't want to coach.. unless someone pays him tremendously.

Sure would be nice if someone informed on such matters could make a post in the thread to set everyone straight...

I realize it's not exactly "polite" to talk about such things, but you could give us a ballpark-type figure. Like the range that sponsored players make through their team affiliation. I imagine it's in the 8-12K per annum range, but that's purely a guess.

I also wonder about how much casters such as yourself and Artosis/Tasteless make. Is it similar to, say, minor league baseball play-by-play guys?
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GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
May 03 2011 04:46 GMT
#63
On May 03 2011 12:42 raf3776 wrote:
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On May 03 2011 12:39 Kvothe wrote:
On May 03 2011 12:36 AeroX42 wrote:
I had always been curious... Does anyone know how much Boxer had earn throughout his life? Back in BW and right now. So lifetime earnings for him?


I'm sure boxer has made over a million dollars in his career, I think on wiki it said he was making 300k a year at the height. He still does commercials and endorsements, so you could probably say over 2 million quite easily.

2 million is quite farfetched. A million is still a hefty amount.


No it really isn't considering he is the poster boy for BW. He also has his own book out, I'm sure he's making bank off that.
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Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
May 03 2011 04:50 GMT
#64
On May 03 2011 08:14 JackhammerIV wrote:
There's this wonderful site...
http://ehcg.djgamblore.com/index.php

It includes quite a lot of the showmatches
http://ehcg.djgamblore.com/events.php

Not sure of course if that's all the showmatches and events with prize pools in SC2. But at least gives a rough base amount that we know for sure they have earned up to now.


Not really keen on the top heavy prize of GSL. I just feel that just stifles competition too much. I do know just being Code S provides some stability so I guess that's OK.

It's like "I'm poor, I'm poor, I'm poor, I'm poor, I'm poor, I'm poor, YES I WON AND HAVE STABLE INCOME FOR A DECADE LOL"

Of course if MC decides to splurge like all big lottery winners he will be poor again in no time flat.
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iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
May 03 2011 04:53 GMT
#65
On May 03 2011 13:40 Chill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2011 12:55 Joementum wrote:
On May 03 2011 12:02 iNcontroL wrote:
fun thread but so far this has been a bunch of people that have absolutely no idea judging/speculating on the salaries of players based on what Destiny said in an interview and what IdrA charges for coaching.

btw he charges that much not because he is in that high of demand but because he doesn't want to coach.. unless someone pays him tremendously.


Why not shed some light on it then instead of saying "LOL noobs speculating?" Otherwise, just let us speculate. There's only one player we know of and it's Destiny since he's come out and said how much he makes.

Agreed.


There is no way to come off as good talking about how much you make playing sc2. And it's just not a good idea.
Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-03 04:57:02
May 03 2011 04:54 GMT
#66
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iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
May 03 2011 04:56 GMT
#67
A. there was no making fun in my post wtf?
B. How am I holding back ESPORTS by saying people don't know pro gamer salaries?
C. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Zeri
Profile Joined March 2010
United States773 Posts
May 03 2011 05:01 GMT
#68
On May 03 2011 13:56 iNcontroL wrote:
A. there was no making fun in my post wtf?
B. How am I holding back ESPORTS by saying people don't know pro gamer salaries?
C. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF



I agree, I guess I was always taught its rude to ask someone how much money they make.. but in athletics everyone's team contracts are sorta transparent so I can see why people would wanna know in this situation. I don't think you have any obligation to tell anybody, but lots of people are curious
You can think I'm wrong, but that's no reason to quit thinking.
mikyaJ
Profile Joined April 2011
1834 Posts
May 03 2011 05:02 GMT
#69
Just like any other paying job, people don't disclose how much money make. Lets be respectful people..
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Grumblethorpe
Profile Joined February 2011
36 Posts
May 03 2011 05:02 GMT
#70
people's salaries should be their own business unless they want to make it other people's business
Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-03 05:11:50
May 03 2011 05:06 GMT
#71
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Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
May 03 2011 05:06 GMT
#72
Under normal circumstances it's not uh "polite" to talk about how much you make or to ask someone. Usually in sports, they release that information willingly to hype up certain players.
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iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
May 03 2011 05:06 GMT
#73
is inori real?

User was warned for this post
Defacer
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada5052 Posts
May 03 2011 05:07 GMT
#74
On May 03 2011 12:02 iNcontroL wrote:
fun thread but so far this has been a bunch of people that have absolutely no idea judging/speculating on the salaries of players based on what Destiny said in an interview and what IdrA charges for coaching.

btw he charges that much not because he is in that high of demand but because he doesn't want to coach.. unless someone pays him tremendously.


Idra, do you really hate money more than coaching?

You crazy bastard. Make your $150 to 200/hour while you're famous.


pHelix Equilibria
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1134 Posts
May 03 2011 05:07 GMT
#75
There is not much to talk about because there isn't much pro-gamers' salaries to talk about.
Sokalo
Profile Joined May 2010
United States375 Posts
May 03 2011 05:08 GMT
#76
Nobody is demanding hard numbers. Nobody is demanding information that's personal. There's people on this board who are in a position to give us some idea just what a destitute, poverty stricken existence our average progamer is experiencing

Like seriously, how many of these guys playing in tournaments are still working part time somewhere? Or rather how many are setting benjamins on fire in the parking lot for fun?
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
jdsarge
Profile Joined October 2010
United States308 Posts
May 03 2011 05:15 GMT
#77
lol @the incontrol haters. The guy has wayyyyyyyyyyy more sense than you do.
Sokalo
Profile Joined May 2010
United States375 Posts
May 03 2011 05:15 GMT
#78
I just recalled something that hasn't been brought up. White-Ra commented that he got a job because there was just no way he could support a family as a progamer. I don't know if he stuck with that though since he still seems to be pretty damn active.

But that's coming from freaking WhiteDuckload-Ra, who's skill and marketability aren't easily matched.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
[N3O]r3d33m3r
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany673 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-03 05:18:28
May 03 2011 05:16 GMT
#79
i like the way incontrol approaches this.
and lol at destiny i don't believe he makes 60k a year.
my personal guess is for people like tlo, huk, idra, that they get 1000-2000$ per month as salary, some tourney winnings here and there (don't forget that the same player doesn't win many tournaments, all tha tprize pool money is distributed between many people who constantly battle at the top)
and some bonus money for stuff like showmatches, an ad here or there, hardware marketing etc.
so ye.
i'd also say that there is a HUGE difference between people like Boxer for korea or IdrA for the us, not to talk about the broodwar top 10 players.
idra for example makes much more than the "average" pro, leaving it only a nice income for the very few top players.
saying stuff like HD or husky make alot is just something to be laughed at, what are they doing besides gerneating tons of views on youtube? they get a couple of thousands in a year.
Tasteless and Artosis are doing very well obviously, casting such a big tourney like GOM and doing all other small stuff adding up, Day9 comes right after them.
many pros in europe are from the eastern states and guess why? cause you need only very little amount of euros(like 350€) to live there(hello to Empire.Kas, dimaga), and with these hundreds of Go4SC2 cups in a week they can win lots of tournament, in their cases it's not the salary, but the tourney winings
Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
May 03 2011 05:22 GMT
#80
On May 03 2011 14:16 r3d33m3r wrote:
i like the way incontrol approaches this.
and lol at destiny i don't believe he makes 60k a year.
my personal guess is for people like tlo, huk, idra, that they get 1000-2000$ per month as salary, some tourney winnings here and there (don't forget that the same player doesn't win many tournaments, all tha tprize pool money is distributed between many people who constantly battle at the top)
and some bonus money for stuff like showmatches, an ad here or there, hardware marketing etc.
so ye.
i'd also say that there is a HUGE difference between people like Boxer for korea or IdrA for the us, not to talk about the broodwar top 10 players.
idra for example makes much more than the "average" pro, leaving it only a nice income for the very few top players.
saying stuff like HD or husky make alot is just something to be laughed at, what are they doing besides gerneating tons of views on youtube? they get a couple of thousands in a year.
Tasteless and Artosis are doing very well obviously, casting such a big tourney like GOM and doing all other small stuff adding up, Day9 comes right after them.
many pros in europe are from the eastern states and guess why? cause you need only very little amount of euros(like 350€) to live there(hello to Empire.Kas, dimaga), and with these hundreds of Go4SC2 cups in a week they can win lots of tournament, in their cases it's not the salary, but the tourney winings


HD, Husky, TotalBiscuit, and others make money from Youtube partnership ads. Day9 makes money off Blip.tv and I think his Youtube account as well. I don't think he makes anything off his live stream since I don't ever recall any ads he runs. I'm assuming they're paid if they are invited to cast something unless they are very charitable to take time out to do it.
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