EPTInterview with StarTale european's manager - Page 2
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Zzoram
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VirgilSC2
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babylon
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On February 09 2012 14:40 fams wrote: First I read this question and answer: + Show Spoiler + What is the most difficult thing when you decide to get involved with e-sports ? What are the things you need to be avoiding, what are the things you should do if one day someone decides to be part of all of this ? Well what I say here is not the law but when you decide to get involved with eSports, make sure you do it because you love it and have passion for it. If you are getting involved to make money you are an idiot, one because you will fail, two because you must have passion, I am very sure I could make more money outside of eSports but what is most important is being happy and doing something I love. Also have a plan, network with people, be friendly and chase your own dream, try to be different and bring something new to the eSports world, set your own path and make your own history. Then I read this one: + Show Spoiler + Do you have something to say to the people who follows you for the Definitive eSports ? Hello everyone! Thanks for the support, I think I would have given up already if it were not for the amazing support you people give me, I truly love the eSports community. I hope to bring you people the most amazing content possible and we hope to grow with you, just keep supporting us. You can follow us on twitter : http://www.twitter.com/D_eSports, facebook : http://www.facebook.com/DeSports, and YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/definitiveesports and finally visit our site http://www.D-eSports.com . Thank you. So, you do eSports because you have a passion for getting e-fame and some followers? I'm confused. You say one thing, then in the next question, you say something totally different. I don't think it's uncommon for people to get into certain businesses or industries or what-not because of their passion and to stay because they've found enough support. Happens a lot to authors and artists. Shit, son, they love doing what they do, but if it weren't for people interested in their work, sometimes it becomes nigh-on impossible to continue with the drive they had when they first started, whether it's because of financial troubles or just plain fucking demotivation because they don't have an audience. | ||
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JBanKs
United Kingdom617 Posts
On February 09 2012 14:40 fams wrote: First I read this question and answer: + Show Spoiler + What is the most difficult thing when you decide to get involved with e-sports ? What are the things you need to be avoiding, what are the things you should do if one day someone decides to be part of all of this ? Well what I say here is not the law but when you decide to get involved with eSports, make sure you do it because you love it and have passion for it. If you are getting involved to make money you are an idiot, one because you will fail, two because you must have passion, I am very sure I could make more money outside of eSports but what is most important is being happy and doing something I love. Also have a plan, network with people, be friendly and chase your own dream, try to be different and bring something new to the eSports world, set your own path and make your own history. Then I read this one: + Show Spoiler + Do you have something to say to the people who follows you for the Definitive eSports ? Hello everyone! Thanks for the support, I think I would have given up already if it were not for the amazing support you people give me, I truly love the eSports community. I hope to bring you people the most amazing content possible and we hope to grow with you, just keep supporting us. You can follow us on twitter : http://www.twitter.com/D_eSports, facebook : http://www.facebook.com/DeSports, and YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/definitiveesports and finally visit our site http://www.D-eSports.com . Thank you. So, you do eSports because you have a passion for getting e-fame and some followers? I'm confused. You say one thing, then in the next question, you say something totally different. I just got linked to this and thought I would add my own words, rather than your poor attempt to guess what that means. I love the eSports community and my passion is what drives me but when UpCloseGamers came to an end, it was very hard to want to re-build a website and build upon a new project but the community that enjoyed my content offered a of support and it encouraged me to start up D-eSports. With that being said I would of always stayed as ST's manager, it was more the motivation to build a community site again. Either way, I do not have e-fame or followers, I leave that to the players who have awesome fans. Next time try not to read so deeply into things and maybe do a little bit of research. Big thanks to Quantz for the interview and nice to see it on TL. | ||
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fams
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Bayyne
United States1967 Posts
On February 09 2012 16:44 fams wrote: For people arguing about "well you need money in order to keep going" or "well, you need support from people to keep up motivation" I just want to point out some people you all probably look up to: djWHEAT, Day[9], Tasteless, Artosis, EG.IdrA, SlayerS`BoxeR. They did all of this without eSports "footing the bills" so to speak. There were times when djWHEAT had a regular 9 to 5 day job, and he still busted his ass to make eSports something special. And I would bet you that there were days when they began, when they didn't receive a whole lot of support from fans - and sometimes family and friends. But they stuck with it - that is passion. Saying "you should have passion if you want to do this" then turn around in the very next question and say "if I didn't actually get supported by people, I'd have probably quit" doesn't strike me as a very determined or impassioned person to me. Also - the argument about a writer or artist, etc. If a person is doing his or her craft for OTHER people, and not themselves, then that is the underlying "passion" or "motivation" problem. If you do things solely to impress other people, you will not be happy most of the time. When I used to do interviews at the start of my career, people weren't really that big on them, the style was poor, the questions sucked, and they weren't impressed. Why? Because I wrote them for everyone else BUT me. I started doing interviews for myself, and asking questions I thought to be interesting and that I thought needed answering, and then people tuned in and said "wow these are really good, do one with -insert player name here-". So I am sorry I don't support this person or their views. Damn dude, seems like you have something personal against this guy. Really going too deep into it. | ||
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fams
Canada731 Posts
On February 09 2012 17:02 Bayyne wrote: Damn dude, seems like you have something personal against this guy. Really going too deep into it. Yeah, I deleted my comments, just forget it. | ||
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Germany38463 Posts
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JBanKs
United Kingdom617 Posts
On February 09 2012 17:02 Bayyne wrote: Damn dude, seems like you have something personal against this guy. Really going too deep into it. I don't really know this guy, or what he does but I am used to people talking without thought and assuming a lot of things about me. It is no secret to the world that I actually do not make any money in eSports, I work a normal job to pay my bills and do everything else out of my motivation and drive. I can make it clear here as well that I have been writing and involved in eSports since 2004, more than most, the perks of the work is travelling and meeting cool people but it is by no means easy work. I am not sure why fams seems to dislike me or my views but he is entitled to his opinion, best of luck to him for whatever he does, lets hope he continues to work hard and push further to get where he wants to go. | ||
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quantz911
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Crainey
Northern Ireland101 Posts
Good interview with BanKs, I have the pleasure of working with him on the Definitive eSports project and know just how hard he works (non-stop) so it's nice to see him being recognised. | ||
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quantz911
France17 Posts
On February 10 2012 08:26 Crainey wrote: As a community we are just at the beginning and we have lots of growing to do, growing takes a lot of effort and commitment for little or no reward (other than peoples gratitude). Negative attitudes in the community are unwelcome and only set us back. it's best just to ignore them and not give them the time of day, they'll eventually wither up. Good interview with BanKs, I have the pleasure of working with him on the Definitive eSports project and know just how hard he works (non-stop) so it's nice to see him being recognised. I just agree with what you said, keep it up e-sports and banks thanks for all you are doing  | ||
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