EPTlook at gcpl results, normal VT doesnt deserve salaries
KiWiKaKi, SLush, Phoenix, Spades to Reign - Page 19
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MenSol[ZerO]
Canada1134 Posts
look at gcpl results, normal VT doesnt deserve salaries | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:19 MrBitter wrote: Let's face it... for all the talent in the foreigner scene, there's not a single team that's taken a truly legit stab at running a top-tier house. This is a huge opportunity for everyone involved, and, hopefully, can serve as a standard for things to come from other teams in the future. EG is doing it very soon. =) So could you compare it to a team having an A team and B team? Not to downplay the "B teamers", but if the "A team" gets their own house and start playing SC2 very seriously, then they will inevitably become better with some time. | ||
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MrBitter
United States2940 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:23 Whole wrote: EG is doing it very soon. =) So could you compare it to a team having an A team and B team? Not to downplay the "B teamers", but if the "A team" gets their own house and start playing SC2 very seriously, then they will inevitably become better with some time. This is a fair comparison, but its not quite that cut and dry. The goal of "Reign" is to be the best team in the foreign scene, and, eventually, maybe even the world. As what is essentially a subsidiary of "Reign", members of "VT" will have some limited access to the same resources (practice partners, replays, trips to the house) as "Reign", but the two organizations will still be separate entities. | ||
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GT
Korea (South)141 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:28 MrBitter wrote: This is a fair comparison, but its not quite that cut and dry. The goal of "Reign" is to be the best team in the foreign scene, and, eventually, maybe even the world. As what is essentially a subsidiary of "Reign", members of "VT" will have some limited access to the same resources (practice partners, replays, trips to the house) as "Reign", but the two organizations will still be separate entities. So could a company sponsor Reign and not VT? Well I guess a sponsor could do whatever they want, but do you see a sponsor doing that, or will you think sponsors will do both teams? | ||
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noax
Canada150 Posts
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:31 Whole wrote: So could a company sponsor Reign and not VT? Well I guess a sponsor could do whatever they want, but do you see a sponsor doing that, or will you think sponsors will do both teams? all he said was VT members will have limited access to the same ressources, nothing to do with sponsors | ||
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MrBitter
United States2940 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:31 Whole wrote: So could a company sponsor Reign and not VT? Well I guess a sponsor could do whatever they want, but do you see a sponsor doing that, or will you think sponsors will do both teams? Yes. At least, so far as I understand it. Let's put it this way. Team Liquid wears tiny OGS patches on their jerseys. No one is under the illusion that they are the same team. They are connected. They enjoy mutual respect between their organizations. They are separate. This will be the case for VT and Reign. edit: And for the record, its entirely possible that I'm speaking completely out of turn here. Mirhi and Exia are the two guys closest to this whole thing (And maybe Spades...). Sooner or later one of them will make a comment. That's where you guys will find all your concrete answers. | ||
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KaBoom300
United States225 Posts
 RESPECT THE KIWI! | ||
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Chicane
United States7875 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:35 MrBitter wrote: Yes. At least, so far as I understand it. Let's put it this way. Team Liquid wears tiny OGS patches on their jerseys. No one is under the illusion that they are the same team. They are connected. They enjoy mutual respect between their organizations. They are separate. This will be the case for VT and Reign. edit: And for the record, its entirely possible that I'm speaking completely out of turn here. Mirhi and Exia are the two guys closest to this whole thing (And maybe Spades...). Sooner or later one of them will make a comment. That's where you guys will find all your concrete answers. Well thanks for being willing to explain... it is appreciated! I'll be interested to see how they fund the house though in an expensive city. | ||
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RAGEKalin
Bulgaria45 Posts
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dtz
5834 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:16 caelym wrote: that is kinda of vague... is he talking about a jersey shore type of promotion for the gaming house? i wonder what the revenue source is. unless they picked up some big sponsors, i dont see how the team is sustainable. does this mean that the current players are not salaried? Who's paying for a gaming house in San Francisco (fyi very expensive city to live in)? i realize i sound like a hater, but this business model seems incredible. I do want to see it work though. Pretty sure Kiwi is given salary at least. I have no proof but it's a reasonable assumption to make as Drewbie said in the root-col thread that Kiwi demands a lot of money to join a team ( and he deserves it of course). That and he hates doing promotional stuff like what EG often makes its players do. Which makes it very hard for me to understand the harsh criticism by VTPerfect earlier because Kiwi's starpower comes totally from his skill and playstyle and not due to his personality or other stuff outside the game. Slush is also another player who actually stayed under the radar from Root and the only reason he is so highly rated is again because of his results ( especially his phenomenal MLG colombus placing) | ||
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Cow
Canada1104 Posts
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:39 RAGEKalin wrote: thats just bad .. really bad, Kiwi should finally realized he spent almost an year in little a bit more then avarage team and now this.. what about you Kalin? | ||
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Unnamed Player
Australia89 Posts
Good luck to all. | ||
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fartdra
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quirky2000
Australia50 Posts
Also, hot name / logo (y) | ||
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sAfuRos
United States743 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:45 fartdra wrote: let's be real for once in this thread, this team looks pretty weak. doubt they will accomplish much. Kiwi can probably make some waves, and SlusH a few himself, but realistically i doubt we'll see much from Phoenix, Spades, or Fayth | ||
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RoMGraViTy
United States314 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:50 sAfuRos wrote: Kiwi can probably make some waves, and SlusH a few himself, but realistically i doubt we'll see much from Phoenix, Spades, or Fayth You must not have seen Phoenix play much late beta/early release. He was such a strong zerg before the "incident". I am thrilled to see him back on a solid team.Phoenix Fighting! | ||
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magicallypuzzled
United States588 Posts
On June 15 2011 14:45 fartdra wrote: let's be real for once in this thread, this team looks pretty weak. doubt they will accomplish much. may i just say i love the name it cracks me up. | ||
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