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http://www.team-dignitas.net/articles/news/Team-Dignitas/977/TotalBiscuit-to-sponsor-BlinG/ - full article here
Excerpt from Totalbiscuit: "I am fortunate to be in a position where I can undertake this sponsorship. The Starcraft community has given a lot to me and in turn I've had the opportunity to give back with SHOUTcraft Invitational. Now it is time to take it one step further and directly support a UK talent that I believe has the potential to be one of the best foreigners in the world."
Totalbiscuit is giving back to the UK SC2 scene by sponsoring someone he believes in, that is, Dignitas' Bling.
I always find it strange when casters sponsor players, like Tastosis (or, TheHandsomeNerd) sponsoring some players. I hope with this Bling can become even better, and lead the UK eSports scene. I am from the UK and it'd be nice to have a better eSports scene here.
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Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
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TB really makes it hard to hate the guy, which I really did for quite awhile in the past. Consider me a fan now. 
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On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
TheHandsomeNerd sponsors TSL.
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good move. UK players need all the help they can get. I dont mean it in an arrogant way, but the scene over there seems so small, that it`s nice to see this kind of move, where a UK gaming personality supports a compatriot progamer. big ups and much success!
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ahh yer i love bling and tb a perfect combo :D
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unbelievable. TotalBiscuit truly does have a heart for esports as well for his home country. major props to TotalBiscuit, so bling I hope takes this opportunity and uses it well.
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TB best rolemodel in esports
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I guess that pretty much shuts up certain people saying he's just in SC2 for the money, huh? Go TB!
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as ever WP TB, make it a big year Bling
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Nice to hear
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continue to be awesome TB
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this guy continues to impress me .
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Wow Very nice move by him. It's one thing to put your words and time in as support, but money is another thing.
Cheers to TB.
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On February 25 2012 01:18 sCFade wrote:
I guess that pretty much shuts up certain people saying he's just in SC2 for the money, huh? Go TB!
"Uses success in life for the greater good > gets constant abuse".
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Totalbiscuit is such an insane baller. The does things is just amazing, and his honesty aswell.
Firstly, when after dreamhack winter where he wrote a blog and said he didn't really fit in the analyzing couch as he didn't really have the game knowledge, that highly impressed me. A lot of people are really cocky and think they are more capable than they are, especially after reaching such fame as TB has done. Secondly, the fact that when he've gotten an opportunity to make as much money as he can, he uses it for a variety of things that he believes in, and I'd argue that there are very few people who would ever give as much back as he does to the community if they themselves managed to make the money he does.
I'm througly impresed.
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Like this very much, interesting move. Go TB, go UK, and Go Trampoline Protoss!
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try harder TB.
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Yet another reason why TB is a fucking baller. Cheers to this guy and cheers to Bling as well!
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As much as I don't like your casting, I really cannot deny the fact that I think you're a great person.
TB you're truly an awesome guy.. Really you do so much for the community that it is amazing.
Thanks for everything you do!
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Awesome move by TB. Great to see players getting support as always.
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Love Blings play and very nice of TB to sponsor such a talented player.
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Baller move, hats off to TB and gratz to Bling
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Is there public info on what this sponsorship will mean for BlinG? Would be interesting to know whether it is salary, travel or just sleeping on TB's couch :D
Pretty uncommon to see a caster sponsor a player but it's kind of a cool fit since they're both from the UK and TB wants to help that scene.
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Don't spend it all on booze!
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TB you sonoffabitch.
What an awesome move. All the best to you and bling.
Very admirable.
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Interesting, hopefully we will see Bling participate in more tournaments then
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Wow awesome :D. Great to see the Scene in the UK growing ! :D
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TB was great with his first WoW Podcasts and his content so far was a pleasure to listen to or watch, his dedication and commitment with throwing money into the SC2 pro community in my opinion just shows that he really has a nice personality and that there is nothing fake about it.
I hope he won't lose his energy and enthusiasm (and viewership to get the money) for a long time, keep going TB!
I'm not the hugest of Bling fans though, but hes a funny guy and a crazy good trampoline acrobat, that alone is a reason to support him!
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On February 25 2012 01:34 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Is there public info on what this sponsorship will mean for BlinG? Would be interesting to know whether it is salary, travel or just sleeping on TB's couch :D
Pretty uncommon to see a caster sponsor a player but it's kind of a cool fit since they're both from the UK and TB wants to help that scene.
It started in the pub a late night.
*BLing looking into wallet* "Got to withdraw more money, be right back!"
"Don't worry, beers on me Bing.... Bling..." *looks down in empty glass* "Bong! Right, Blong. Beers will always be on me, don't you worry Blong."
Anyways, very nice TB, much love!
And GL Bling with your new sponsor!
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I think it's great that TB really show he wants the UK sc2 scene to grow! Hopefully more UK players will pick up on this and start practiceing hard!
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It's great to see support for the UK scene, big props to TB for this. Truly a baller! Congratulations to Bling, he deserves it with how well he's playing as of late.
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Nice TB, nice. All the respect to you.
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Some people seem to really hate TB, but he really does put his money where his mouth is as far as support. I was really surprised that he is able to run Shoutcraft tournaments out of his own revenue (He normally makes his money with views on stream and youtube, I think, So giving up an entire tournement's take is pretty substantial), but now I am even more supprised that he can just fork over sponsership money to a player.
Great stuff, TB!
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I've gotta admit that as much as I'm not really a fan of TB's style, he does a lot of good stuff. Now we just need to buy him lessons so he knows more about what he's seeing when casting.
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On February 25 2012 01:34 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Is there public info on what this sponsorship will mean for BlinG? Would be interesting to know whether it is salary, travel or just sleeping on TB's couch :D
Pretty uncommon to see a caster sponsor a player but it's kind of a cool fit since they're both from the UK and TB wants to help that scene.
he gets the hat
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/sKIpP.jpg)
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Even though I don't follow SC2 at all closely, that is an awesome move by TB.
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Erm, no offense but I really think BlinG isnt going to be one of the top 5 Foreginers for a looong time.
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I really hate how TotalBiscuit has made switch from disliking him to loving him in the period of a few months. Even as an analytic caster he's climbing up the ranks faster than most people acknowledge. I think he's becoming like those D- players you'd see in a BW live reports who gained so much knowledge by actively watching games their analysis of how a game would develop was better than B- players.
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Bling is a funny guy, especially wasted (homestory cup xD)
good luck to you two for a hopefully fruitful partnership!
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Thanks for supporting esports TB. Im not a huge fan of your casting because of the lower league nature of it, but this is so cool of you to do.
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bling is a good player, but you cant use 1 tournament for argueing like that...
anyway, i think its a really nice move by TB and his wife to do this!
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On February 25 2012 02:02 -_- wrote:
I really hate how TotalBiscuit has made switch from disliking him to loving him in the period of a few months. Even as an analytic caster he's climbing up the ranks faster than most people acknowledge. I think he's becoming like those D- players you'd see in a BW live reports who gained so much knowledge by actively watching games their analysis of how a game would develop was better than B- players.
There are no such players...
I love TB for what he does, but he still sucks and nothing, but laddering will change that. (Throwing all ZvZs doesn't help)
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awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2
Hope it goes well!
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Totalbiscuit is such an awesome nerd. This really shows that he truly does have passion for Starcraft 2.
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Cool stuff, really glad he decided to do this, it's great that a caster is getting involved with personal sponsorships, especially supporting his homeland as well
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Holy cow. That's really cool. :o Way to go TB.
In other news, damn TB looks like an absolute badass with that glorious moustache. Top notch!
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On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well!
l m a o
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On February 25 2012 02:40 thezanursic wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 02:02 -_- wrote:
I really hate how TotalBiscuit has made switch from disliking him to loving him in the period of a few months. Even as an analytic caster he's climbing up the ranks faster than most people acknowledge. I think he's becoming like those D- players you'd see in a BW live reports who gained so much knowledge by actively watching games their analysis of how a game would develop was better than B- players. There are no such players... I love TB for what he does, but he still sucks and nothing, but laddering will change that. (Throwing all ZvZs doesn't help)
Not going to bother playing a game I hate, sorry :\ I'd rather pull my own teeth out than ladder.
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On February 25 2012 01:34 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Is there public info on what this sponsorship will mean for BlinG? Would be interesting to know whether it is salary, travel or just sleeping on TB's couch :D
Pretty uncommon to see a caster sponsor a player but it's kind of a cool fit since they're both from the UK and TB wants to help that scene.
Monthly salary in partnership with Dignitas who will deal with his travel.
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Ah he's a lovely guy is TB, used to play in the same guild as him in WoW and he was always a good laugh and a dedicated player. Glad he has the success he does now.
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Great news for the UK scene. These two guys are awesome!
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<3 TB, best of luck to both!
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I knew this guy was a good person when I saw him cast his first SC2 event. Great guy!
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TB really cares about eSports!
Lets get him #1 subscribed on youtube so he can sponsor a team :D
That would be awesome, tophats for everyone :D
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Wow, the ultimate compliment for BlinG and a very thoughtful gesture from TB. GL today!
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Thank you guys so much for the support you've thrown our way for making the decision to sponsor a great player. While this is a first for us, we hope it will not be the last. While TB might "have feelings less than <3 for the game", supporting the community and its players has always been something incredibly close to both of our hearts.
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Thanks Totalbiscuit, genuinely nice thing to do! Goodluck to Bling and TB in their venture!
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This is almost as baller as TB's new facial hair.
Almost.
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On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well!
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=306242
Undisputed best.
+ Show Spoiler +Jkjkjk I love you too DeMusliM
This is really awesome TB, hopefully with this + living in the Milenium house we'll get to see more results, like WCG, from BlinG very soon.
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On February 25 2012 03:21 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well! l m a o
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I still really dislike his casting but his contributions to the community are undeniable. Thank you, TB!
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On February 25 2012 03:55 iNcontroL wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 03:21 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well! l m a o ?
"I honestly take more offense at people coming from other sports just to make money in Starcraft II--someone like TotalBiscuit," adds Incontrol.
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On February 25 2012 03:22 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 01:34 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Is there public info on what this sponsorship will mean for BlinG? Would be interesting to know whether it is salary, travel or just sleeping on TB's couch :D
Pretty uncommon to see a caster sponsor a player but it's kind of a cool fit since they're both from the UK and TB wants to help that scene. Monthly salary in partnership with Dignitas who will deal with his travel.
That's great! I know you are paying him more than enough AND I hope he does well at Assembly!
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On February 25 2012 04:09 garbodor wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 03:55 iNcontroL wrote:On February 25 2012 03:21 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well! l m a o ? Show nested quote +"I honestly take more offense at people coming from other sports just to make money in Starcraft II--someone like TotalBiscuit," adds Incontrol.
Oh relax, we're over that.
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On February 25 2012 04:15 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 04:09 garbodor wrote:On February 25 2012 03:55 iNcontroL wrote:On February 25 2012 03:21 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well! l m a o ? "I honestly take more offense at people coming from other sports just to make money in Starcraft II--someone like TotalBiscuit," adds Incontrol. Oh relax, we're over that.
That's good! Now I don't have to choose between two of my favorite people in the community.
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I forgot about that, was laughing at the "one of his countries" lol
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On February 25 2012 04:18 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
I forgot about that, was laughing at the "one of his countries" lol
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It would be cool to see Bling sport a Cynical Brit patch on his Jersey!
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I dunno.. I was up late etc.. bad grammar anyways -.-
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I thought it was a joke about his problems with the US LOL
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TB one of the best things to happen to the SC2 community, along with Day9, and proving it yet again. Fantastic.
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Well TB, you're sure doing a mighty job at winning people over, and i mean that in a positive way. You finally , after a long streak, pulled me over the line as well. Go you madhatter!
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Yay, I love Bling! Respect to TB for supporting the sc2 scene <3!
On February 25 2012 04:21 Castrophy wrote:
It would be cool to see Bling sport a Cynical Brit patch on his Jersey!
YES!
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On February 25 2012 04:21 Castrophy wrote:
It would be cool to see Bling sport a Cynical Brit patch on his Jersey!
Tophat with a "TeamBiscuit" patch, nothing less :D
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People may hate him for his casting, which I don't btw! But you can't deny this guy helps Esports when he can!
Keep it up my fellow Brit <3
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On February 25 2012 01:18 sCFade wrote:
I guess that pretty much shuts up certain people saying he's just in SC2 for the money, huh? Go TB!
Amm? People say that? lol
Anyway TB is such a bawler for doing this.
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1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing?
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I think dbling needs a lot more work after watching his game with phoenix.
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TB is awesome, it's simple as that. He overreacts sometimes towards people who ask him 'dumb' questions but overall he's a great guy, who's does a ton of good work for the gaming community and charity's and is someone who speaks his mind which is pretty rare in the gaming community.
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Good work TB
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TB delivers again. Awesome!
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On February 25 2012 04:34 CrtBalorda wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 01:18 sCFade wrote:
I guess that pretty much shuts up certain people saying he's just in SC2 for the money, huh? Go TB! Amm? People say that? lol Anyway TB is such a bawler for doing this.
if they did they are pretty stupid, he made way more money doing mmo content from what i can see.
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Excellent news. Bling really has potential to do great things. Hopefully the financial backing by TB will help towards fulfilling that. Hats off to you TB!
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My imaginary tophatt off to you TB
Great to see you take this initative. You're a great man! Keep casting (and improving). Best of luck to you sir!
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On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing?
1) Give them money
2) Nope
It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement.
Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career.
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On February 25 2012 01:11 Sliver wrote:TB really makes it hard to hate the guy, which I really did for quite awhile in the past. Consider me a fan now.
Second. I too used to dislike him for some reason but have since gotten over myself. He is awesome.
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When looking at that picture TB reminds me of a creepy rich guy from movies thats just about to do something nasty. Probably with poor Bling ^^.
Jokes aside best of luck to TB and Bling even though he plays Protoss.
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really really nice!
Bling: i want to thank team dignitas and all of our sponsors and TotalBiscuit in all his interviews now
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On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career.
Cheers TB, you're doing a great favour to SC2 and a wonderful job over at ASUS ROG
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Nice to hear. Best of luck to Bling, and well done to TB for getting further involved.
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On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career.
1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand.
It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name.
2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore?
This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster.
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I don't like him as a caster, but I'm a real fan when it comes to his dedication toward the game. Gratz sir.
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Quick question I have to say, I heard people say Bling beat DeMuslim in a war of the roses match... just wondering, which one is from Yorkshire if that's what it is referring to?
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awesome news - thanks TB and gl to bling. Both of you guys did an awesome job today!
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On February 25 2012 06:29 Eshra wrote:
I don't like him as a caster, but I'm a real fan when it comes to his dedication toward the game. Gratz sir.
I like when he gets intense and has to cast at a hundred miles an hour (when a lot is happening at once). His enthusiasm is contagious and not nearly as forced or obvioius as some other commentators (as far as I can tell).
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ASUS ROG spoiler
+ Show Spoiler +After Bling took out Polt 2-0 I'm excited to see him in other events!
thanks for sponsoring him
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so cool TB:D followed you in blue plz, and I am really happy you have come so far in the sc 2 community! and I met him in Valencia and he was really nice! a brithish gentleman i might say!
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On February 25 2012 06:31 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 06:29 Eshra wrote:
I don't like him as a caster, but I'm a real fan when it comes to his dedication toward the game. Gratz sir. I like when he gets intense and has to cast at a hundred miles an hour (when a lot is happening at once). His enthusiasm is contagious and not nearly as forced or obvioius as some other commentators (as far as I can tell).
Let's not go over this on this thread, that's not really the place for it. I'm just not a huge fan of over enthusiasm ( the way TotalBiscuit does it ) when casting. That's just a personal opinion anyway.
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On February 25 2012 06:24 D_K_night wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career. 1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand. It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name. 2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore? This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster.
The difference between sponsoring and donating is that when you sponsor somebody you have some kind of contract with your sponsored player and the payments are regulary for a fixed time. Often he will also gives something back to his sponsor as for example promoting you or your products with a badge on his jersey, giving shoutouts to you in interviews or do certain special advertising stuff for you. But all in all the sponsored player is the one who profits way more from it than the sponsor.
1. If you really want to sponsor somebody I would say the best way would be to contact the team manager of the player and then set up a contract for it. If u don't expect more from the player than thanking you in interviews for your support and you offer a noticeable amount I guess most of them would accept it because as TB said most of them don't earn very much money.
2. I don't really think that the community would be very interessted when a "nobody" sponsors some player. You propably wouldn't get offended but i guess most of the people would think "awesome for the player but who cares"
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On February 25 2012 06:30 MortOrGuilt wrote:
Quick question I have to say, I heard people say Bling beat DeMuslim in a war of the roses match... just wondering, which one is from Yorkshire if that's what it is referring to?
Bling's Cornwall and DeMu is Notts I believe. Oh well lads, we can have a real war of the Roses when Lancs play Yorkshire in the County Cricket Div. 1 this year.
Oh wait, Yorkshire was relegated! :D
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Will Bling now also wear a Cynical brit patch on his uniform or will he wear a tophat and a monocle whilst playing?
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On February 25 2012 06:39 Falconblade wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 06:30 MortOrGuilt wrote:
Quick question I have to say, I heard people say Bling beat DeMuslim in a war of the roses match... just wondering, which one is from Yorkshire if that's what it is referring to? Bling's Cornwall and DeMu is Notts I believe. Oh well lads, we can have a real war of the Roses when Lancs play Yorkshire in the County Cricket Div. 1 this year. Oh wait, Yorkshire was relegated! :D
Do not like, that's misleading advertising that is! Yorkshire, to arms!
And Cricket? Pfffft don't care
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On February 25 2012 06:31 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 06:29 Eshra wrote:
I don't like him as a caster, but I'm a real fan when it comes to his dedication toward the game. Gratz sir. I like when he gets intense and has to cast at a hundred miles an hour (when a lot is happening at once). His enthusiasm is contagious and not nearly as forced or obvioius as some other commentators (as far as I can tell).
Doesn't hold a candle to Klazart 
Grats to Bling, hope he can continue to do well in SC2 ^^
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this is awesome fan service and player service and big props to Mr Biscuit for it, But its hardly a business thing is it now? everyone in the sc2 scene knows who John is so he hardly gains brand exposure. So is TB going to be getting something out of this like Bling joining him on showcraft and stuff?
I don't want this to sound harsh or as if I'm bashing TB, if it wasn't for him I would never have got into starcraft. But isn't this just a snake eating its own tail? it doesn't help grow the scene or the sponsorship within the scene.
Eh, maybe we'll see posters of Bling in the future advertising flavour country.
Also TB two questions.
1)Is this sponsorship being paid using the stream money?
2)how did you make yourself so handsome? was there a stylist involved?
Again in case my feelings werent made clear this is a lovely move by TB, and only reaffirms my belief that he is really the sort of person we need more of in the world
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On February 25 2012 06:40 Seiniyta wrote:
Will Bling now also wear a Cynical brit patch on his uniform or will he wear a tophat and a monocle whilst playing?
He'll wear trunks with the color corresponding to whichever he's using in game.
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Totalbisctuit, I love your casts! Keep the beard, it suits you well!
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I was always curious and wanted to know. How do sponsorrs make money from sponsoring players? or do they not make any profit and is an act of kindness?
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On February 25 2012 06:39 Raeph wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 06:24 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career. 1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand. It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name. 2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore? This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster. The difference between sponsoring and donating is that when you sponsor somebody you have some kind of contract with your sponsored player and the payments are regulary for a fixed time. Often he will also gives something back to his sponsor as for example promoting you or your products with a badge on his jersey, giving shoutouts to you in interviews or do certain special advertising stuff for you. But all in all the sponsored player is the one who profits way more from it than the sponsor. 1. If you really want to sponsor somebody I would say the best way would be to contact the team manager of the player and then set up a contract for it. If u don't expect more from the player than thanking you in interviews for your support and you offer a noticeable amount I guess most of them would accept it because as TB said most of them don't earn very much money. 2. I don't really think that the community would be very interessted when a "nobody" sponsors some player. You propably wouldn't get offended but i guess most of the people would think "awesome for the player but who cares"
Beautiful response.
Yes that's really all I'd be asking for. As you stated, it's a two-way street which benefits both parties. The sponsor gets name recognition, and the player gets cash, which is straightforward. When you see IdrA look right into the camera and says "I would like to thank all my sponsors, EG, steelseries..." maybe this is just me but for some reason I like the way IdrA does that. Wouldn't it be awesome if someone like that also plugged you, something "...and JoeGamer from the Team Liquid forms" That would ROCK.
That's one of the reasons why I think it would be great if there was a database of pro-gamers who - would welcome sponsorships from the community and plug their names after a big game, interviews, etc. It's just a little bit more memorization for the pro-gamer, more spending money into his pockets, and a nice perk for the community.
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On February 25 2012 07:07 D_K_night wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 06:39 Raeph wrote:On February 25 2012 06:24 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career. 1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand. It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name. 2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore? This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster. The difference between sponsoring and donating is that when you sponsor somebody you have some kind of contract with your sponsored player and the payments are regulary for a fixed time. Often he will also gives something back to his sponsor as for example promoting you or your products with a badge on his jersey, giving shoutouts to you in interviews or do certain special advertising stuff for you. But all in all the sponsored player is the one who profits way more from it than the sponsor. 1. If you really want to sponsor somebody I would say the best way would be to contact the team manager of the player and then set up a contract for it. If u don't expect more from the player than thanking you in interviews for your support and you offer a noticeable amount I guess most of them would accept it because as TB said most of them don't earn very much money. 2. I don't really think that the community would be very interessted when a "nobody" sponsors some player. You propably wouldn't get offended but i guess most of the people would think "awesome for the player but who cares" Beautiful response. Yes that's really all I'd be asking for. As you stated, it's a two-way street which benefits both parties. The sponsor gets name recognition, and the player gets cash, which is straightforward. When you see IdrA look right into the camera and says "I would like to thank all my sponsors, EG, steelseries..." maybe this is just me but for some reason I like the way IdrA does that. Wouldn't it be awesome if someone like that also plugged you, something "...and JoeGamer from the Team Liquid forms" That would ROCK. That's one of the reasons why I think it would be great if there was a database of pro-gamers who - would welcome sponsorships from the community and plug their names after a big game, interviews, etc. It's just a little bit more memorization for the pro-gamer, more spending money into his pockets, and a nice perk for the community.
They'd have to have some sort of minimum donation, otherwise they'd be there forever. "I'd like to thank Joe Bloggs for donating $1."
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as much as i'm not a fan of his casting, TB does a crapton of amazing stuff. like, seriously. mad respect.
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On February 25 2012 07:10 Jedclark wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 07:07 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 06:39 Raeph wrote:On February 25 2012 06:24 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career. 1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand. It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name. 2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore? This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster. The difference between sponsoring and donating is that when you sponsor somebody you have some kind of contract with your sponsored player and the payments are regulary for a fixed time. Often he will also gives something back to his sponsor as for example promoting you or your products with a badge on his jersey, giving shoutouts to you in interviews or do certain special advertising stuff for you. But all in all the sponsored player is the one who profits way more from it than the sponsor. 1. If you really want to sponsor somebody I would say the best way would be to contact the team manager of the player and then set up a contract for it. If u don't expect more from the player than thanking you in interviews for your support and you offer a noticeable amount I guess most of them would accept it because as TB said most of them don't earn very much money. 2. I don't really think that the community would be very interessted when a "nobody" sponsors some player. You propably wouldn't get offended but i guess most of the people would think "awesome for the player but who cares" Beautiful response. Yes that's really all I'd be asking for. As you stated, it's a two-way street which benefits both parties. The sponsor gets name recognition, and the player gets cash, which is straightforward. When you see IdrA look right into the camera and says "I would like to thank all my sponsors, EG, steelseries..." maybe this is just me but for some reason I like the way IdrA does that. Wouldn't it be awesome if someone like that also plugged you, something "...and JoeGamer from the Team Liquid forms" That would ROCK. That's one of the reasons why I think it would be great if there was a database of pro-gamers who - would welcome sponsorships from the community and plug their names after a big game, interviews, etc. It's just a little bit more memorization for the pro-gamer, more spending money into his pockets, and a nice perk for the community. They'd have to have some sort of minimum donation, otherwise they'd be there forever. "I'd like to thank Joe Bloggs for donating $1."
And that's fine, and I would like see that figure established. However from what you're describing is a one-time donation, or a string of $1 transfers or something, which is obviously silly. TB says the amount has to be a portion of the player's salary or something. TB for obvious reasons will not disclose the amount, but we can deduce a few basic things.
So let's say 10K over the course of the year. That's $833/month - whoa. An individual is not going to be able to pony up 10K out of his own pocket unless he is single, has no family to support and is swimming in money from his day job.
I was thinking more along the lines of 5k or so. But double that is not feasible.
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On February 25 2012 07:33 D_K_night wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 07:10 Jedclark wrote:On February 25 2012 07:07 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 06:39 Raeph wrote:On February 25 2012 06:24 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career. 1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand. It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name. 2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore? This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster. The difference between sponsoring and donating is that when you sponsor somebody you have some kind of contract with your sponsored player and the payments are regulary for a fixed time. Often he will also gives something back to his sponsor as for example promoting you or your products with a badge on his jersey, giving shoutouts to you in interviews or do certain special advertising stuff for you. But all in all the sponsored player is the one who profits way more from it than the sponsor. 1. If you really want to sponsor somebody I would say the best way would be to contact the team manager of the player and then set up a contract for it. If u don't expect more from the player than thanking you in interviews for your support and you offer a noticeable amount I guess most of them would accept it because as TB said most of them don't earn very much money. 2. I don't really think that the community would be very interessted when a "nobody" sponsors some player. You propably wouldn't get offended but i guess most of the people would think "awesome for the player but who cares" Beautiful response. Yes that's really all I'd be asking for. As you stated, it's a two-way street which benefits both parties. The sponsor gets name recognition, and the player gets cash, which is straightforward. When you see IdrA look right into the camera and says "I would like to thank all my sponsors, EG, steelseries..." maybe this is just me but for some reason I like the way IdrA does that. Wouldn't it be awesome if someone like that also plugged you, something "...and JoeGamer from the Team Liquid forms" That would ROCK. That's one of the reasons why I think it would be great if there was a database of pro-gamers who - would welcome sponsorships from the community and plug their names after a big game, interviews, etc. It's just a little bit more memorization for the pro-gamer, more spending money into his pockets, and a nice perk for the community. They'd have to have some sort of minimum donation, otherwise they'd be there forever. "I'd like to thank Joe Bloggs for donating $1." And that's fine, and I would like see that figure established. However from what you're describing is a one-time donation, or a string of $1 transfers or something, which is obviously silly. TB says the amount has to be a portion of the player's salary or something. TB for obvious reasons will not disclose the amount, but we can deduce a few basic things. So let's say 10K over the course of the year. That's $833/month - whoa. An individual is not going to be able to pony up 10K out of his own pocket unless he is single, has no family to support and is swimming in money from his day job. I was thinking more along the lines of 5k or so. But double that is not feasible.
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor?
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+ Show Spoiler +TB's gotta be proud of Bling after his extraordinary performance today!
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Waiting for Ret's troll thread to come up :D
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Now Bling can afford some bling!
puns are hilarious
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On February 25 2012 01:12 SeaSwift wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue. TheHandsomeNerd sponsors TSL.
but like the tournament TSL not the team TSL right?
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It really is impossibly not to love the guy :D
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On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 07:33 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 07:10 Jedclark wrote:On February 25 2012 07:07 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 06:39 Raeph wrote:On February 25 2012 06:24 D_K_night wrote:On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 04:41 D_K_night wrote:
1) how does one go about sponsoring a player, outside of a tourney?
2) Is there some form of a compiled list of players somewhere here, who are looking for sponsorship and just regular joes can do so, and be recognized for it?
What constitutes sponsorship?
If I paypal'ed a player a certain sum of cash, can this be just a one-time thing(for me to claim "I'm a sponsor"), or does it need to be a regular thing like a bi-weekly paycheck? What is formally recognized and what is a "tip jar" thing? 1) Give them money 2) Nope It comes down to being significant enough an amount for the player to consider. Fact is, most pro-gamers salaries suck, if they even have one to begin with. Personal sponsorship can be a substantial supplement. Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career. 1) OK. How. Let's say I wanted to sponsor Hero(JUST AN EXAMPLE). What are the steps/procedures. Or let's say I wanted to sponsor InControl. Or Naniwa. What now? We don't have direct contacts to these players, and simply PM'ing them on TL forums and hoping to get a response is not gonna cut it. And to take this a point further - what if the progamer looks at the sponsorship from some nobody, and thinks he's being trolled? It is not appropriate to tweet these people, saying you wish to be a sponsor, when you're not even a company nor a name brand. It's different for you obviously. I'm asking from the standpoint of someone who isn't a name. 2) Was hoping for something more elaborate. For example you're a known entity already, thus the thread name. What if some Average Joe handed X programer Y amount of money. Can this person then, make a thread "Joe Gamer Sponsors X Pro-gamer" and not be immediately shut down and/or shouted down as a stupid fame whore? This community is very thankful, but it can be vicious as well. I can already imagine the posts "what makes you so special just because you handed someone cash, when he didn't even ask for it, nor gives a shit about you". That's why the questions need to be asked. Again it's different for you as you're a prominent name and a famous caster. The difference between sponsoring and donating is that when you sponsor somebody you have some kind of contract with your sponsored player and the payments are regulary for a fixed time. Often he will also gives something back to his sponsor as for example promoting you or your products with a badge on his jersey, giving shoutouts to you in interviews or do certain special advertising stuff for you. But all in all the sponsored player is the one who profits way more from it than the sponsor. 1. If you really want to sponsor somebody I would say the best way would be to contact the team manager of the player and then set up a contract for it. If u don't expect more from the player than thanking you in interviews for your support and you offer a noticeable amount I guess most of them would accept it because as TB said most of them don't earn very much money. 2. I don't really think that the community would be very interessted when a "nobody" sponsors some player. You propably wouldn't get offended but i guess most of the people would think "awesome for the player but who cares" Beautiful response. Yes that's really all I'd be asking for. As you stated, it's a two-way street which benefits both parties. The sponsor gets name recognition, and the player gets cash, which is straightforward. When you see IdrA look right into the camera and says "I would like to thank all my sponsors, EG, steelseries..." maybe this is just me but for some reason I like the way IdrA does that. Wouldn't it be awesome if someone like that also plugged you, something "...and JoeGamer from the Team Liquid forms" That would ROCK. That's one of the reasons why I think it would be great if there was a database of pro-gamers who - would welcome sponsorships from the community and plug their names after a big game, interviews, etc. It's just a little bit more memorization for the pro-gamer, more spending money into his pockets, and a nice perk for the community. They'd have to have some sort of minimum donation, otherwise they'd be there forever. "I'd like to thank Joe Bloggs for donating $1." And that's fine, and I would like see that figure established. However from what you're describing is a one-time donation, or a string of $1 transfers or something, which is obviously silly. TB says the amount has to be a portion of the player's salary or something. TB for obvious reasons will not disclose the amount, but we can deduce a few basic things. So let's say 10K over the course of the year. That's $833/month - whoa. An individual is not going to be able to pony up 10K out of his own pocket unless he is single, has no family to support and is swimming in money from his day job. I was thinking more along the lines of 5k or so. But double that is not feasible. Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.? You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian). If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however). What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor?
It's a bit of a dangerous(?) debate to go into where the money should go, because that's a bit of a controversial topic and there are just too many angles and variables where that can go. Some will say, why can't you just donate the money to a REAL cause, while others will say, STFU moron give the money to me ROFL TROLOLOL
So IMO let's leave that particular angle aside as it won't take us into good places.
Hosting a tournament is an idea, but there has been too much controversy over the format I proposed and as such, I chose not to pursue that any further. I wanted it to be a KOTH format with a "last boss" but people shouted me down and gave me the impression that they were entitled to all my money and I don't deserve to be making the money I do in the first place. I may entertain the idea but due to what's happened, there are seriously psychotic people in this world whenever certain sums of money go above a certain threshold, they will do whatever they can to take it from you, and it's your fault for opening yourself up in the first place.
I'm not sure if you went this way but just in case you were(I might be wrong), but let's imagine for a moment that you were suggesting that pros like Stephano are already successful and already making big coin, so why should I be sponsoring them, if they are already doing well? What about the little people who aren't well known? Why make the rich richer, when that same money could be helping someone else?
Regarding minimum skill ideally it's someone who conducts themselves professionally, has a good track record, consistent, mannered, just an all around good person personality-wise and professionally.
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My god, TB is so fucking awesome. The shit he has had to deal with, along with the hate hes gotten, and all hes given to the community, and then this?
One of my favorite people in the world.
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Really cool stuff, i am happy for Bling : )
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Why is TotalBiscuit so awesome >.> Because of this guy I canceled my preorder of Mass Effect 3 and started following BlinG and his Mom on twitter O.o
STOP BEING SO CONVINCING.
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On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor?
What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own.
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On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own.
/respect
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That's quite interesting. A double-personal sponsorship? BlinG has potential. I'd like to see it work out.
Good luck to both parties!
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On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own.
While that is true, it would still be interesting to find out what else was involved in the decision. Is this purely to help BlinG? Will he be wearing a Cynical Brit patch or something on his jersey? Will he be doing promotional stuff?
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Been a big fan of all your other stuff sc2 aside, in fact I check your channel every day now to see the new content. I've heard you ramble on about how you can't support this, or that something is hypocritical and I've been like okay sure but you're still making bank off this video and me watching it. The quality regular content is what has me watching.
That being said this is pretty awesome. I'm really happy for both parties involved, I think this will help grow the TB brand and help bling follow his dreams. Yeah it's just one person but it's certainly making that one persons life a lot better than it otherwise would have been, struggling to make some money at a side job and trying to keep up the practice.
Personally I'm loosing faith in people in general, more and more people are just out for themselves but every now and then you read or hear about something where that's just not the case.
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On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own.
He was directing that towards me actually...everyone loves you TB...
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On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own.
Respect, also I was never really a huge fan, I never disliked you. Now though, I am a huge fan of you TB, so much respect you are a really great person to have in the community.
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On February 25 2012 08:50 Ruscour wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own. While that is true, it would still be interesting to find out what else was involved in the decision. Is this purely to help BlinG? Will he be wearing a Cynical Brit patch or something on his jersey? Will he be doing promotional stuff?
I am going to guess that if Bling would have to do anything in return that this would likely be something like appear on his Showcraft once in a while or supply him with a few replays in case he ever runs out of pro replays to cast.
For a person like TB I doubt a jersey patch would be a very good form of sponsorship. From what I see TB appears to be like a guy that you either hate and want to burn in the frying pan or love and let him sleep on your couch. Having said that it would make improving his image this way quite hard. The only thing he could do was make people that aren't aware of him notice him but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that more people know TB then that know Bling.
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i see nothing wrong with this
cheers
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On February 25 2012 08:58 Wroshe wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:50 Ruscour wrote:On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own. While that is true, it would still be interesting to find out what else was involved in the decision. Is this purely to help BlinG? Will he be wearing a Cynical Brit patch or something on his jersey? Will he be doing promotional stuff? I am going to guess that if Bling would have to do anything in return that this would likely be something like appear on his Showcraft once in a while or supply him with a few replays in case he ever runs out of pro replays to cast. For a person like TB I doubt a jersey patch would be a very good form of sponsorship. From what I see TB appears to be like a guy that you either hate and want to burn in the frying pan or love and let him sleep on your couch. Having said that it would make improving his image this way quite hard. The only thing he could do was make people that aren't aware of him notice him but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that more people know TB then that know Bling.
While that is true, such advertising could get more Starcraft fans watching his general gaming channel (where he makes the majority of his money).
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On February 25 2012 07:03 ...what wrote:
this is awesome fan service and player service and big props to Mr Biscuit for it, But its hardly a business thing is it now? everyone in the sc2 scene knows who John is so he hardly gains brand exposure. So is TB going to be getting something out of this like Bling joining him on showcraft and stuff?
I don't want this to sound harsh or as if I'm bashing TB, if it wasn't for him I would never have got into starcraft. But isn't this just a snake eating its own tail? it doesn't help grow the scene or the sponsorship within the scene.
i don't think, in this case, TB is looking to profit or benefit from this sponsorship - if that's what he was looking for, there would be better candidates than bling (no offense to bling).
TB has mentioned multiple time that it's really tough to be a (full-time) pro gamer in england because the cost of living, in comparison to some of the other countries (as an example, say, whitera in ukraine), can be extremely high and prohibitive. i think this is a case where he saw a chance to support a deserving individual (bling took the war of the roses showmatch much more seriously than demuslim - no disrespect to him either - and the improvement he has made since that dignitas search has been ridiculously amazing) from his country (national pride and all that) and went with it. not to mention, by most accounts, bling is a decent fellow.
On February 25 2012 07:06 A-p-p-l-e-s wrote:
I was always curious and wanted to know. How do sponsorrs make money from sponsoring players? or do they not make any profit and is an act of kindness?
i think, in general, it works much the same as advertising their brand. it's a double effect thing where 1) you (the sponsor) gets your name out there everytime the sponsored player is mentioned and 2) if you have a product to sell, fans of the sponsored player may be more receptive to your brand than your competitor, if only to support the company that supports a player they like. in this case, i think it's more a case of TB wanting to help an english player be able to play and compete full-time so that he can be as good as he can (there is really only two active higher level players, i think) than him looking for what he can gain out of the partnership.
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On February 25 2012 02:02 -_- wrote:
I really hate how TotalBiscuit has made switch from disliking him to loving him in the period of a few months. Even as an analytic caster he's climbing up the ranks faster than most people acknowledge. I think he's becoming like those D- players you'd see in a BW live reports who gained so much knowledge by actively watching games their analysis of how a game would develop was better than B- players.
err..no
yesterday when he was casting the ROG, there was a part the cybernexis core got powered down and he said the protoss can't warp in stalker and sentries lol
he really needs to improve his game understanding to be honest but I still like his style of casting. I just hope he gets the game more spot on and better at reading the game
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On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
They sponsor white-ra too
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Mad props to TB as always.
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this is awesome, i love blings play, cant wait to see him take advantage of this opportunity and play at an even higher level
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TB is a class act, I'm not a fan of his videos but he does amazing things for e-sports and that alone deserves respect.
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This is awesome! From Blue Plz! to helping out the amazing E-Sports scene! TB <3
Long time fan.
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On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own.
I was talking to D_K_night. I didn't want to critizize you in any way.
Again to D_K_night: If you want to sponsor a local player, here would be a list of canadian players on liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Category:Canadian_Players (please don't take deezer ;-) )
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On February 25 2012 12:55 ETisME wrote:
yesterday when he was casting the ROG, there was a part the cybernexis core got powered down and he said the protoss can't warp in stalker and sentries lol
he really needs to improve his game understanding to be honest but I still like his style of casting. I just hope he gets the game more spot on and better at reading the game
Wow one mistake, you do realize that TB cast in other way then most do. He's not only casting the game, he's entertaining as well and then you can make mistakes. Thats why he and Apollo are a great duo and thats why i love seeing TB casting SC2, he makes it fun for people who dont know every detail about the game.
TB and Apollo got me hooked when i watched (because i was bored) a VOD on Youtube they casted and Grubby did something and they went banana's. I didn't even know why they went nuts cause i didn't know anything about the game at that time but it was entertaining as hell and thats why i started to view more SC2 games.
And lets not forget, TB is not a SC2 casting pro (isn't his regular job) but he pulls more viewers on his SCi tournaments then MLG and Assembly do. SCi4 peaked at 70k viewers or some, Assembly doesn't come close to that this weekend so he is doing something freaking good.
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Stay classy TB. Bling is a fantastic player and you are a fantastic person.
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Totalbiscuit, i salute you. I've been a long time fan, and i'll still continue to be one.
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TB is a classy man, nice work
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I love you so much totalbiscuit. We're sharing the same values on everything, i really love what you do :D
Keep making such awesome moves like this one !
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Having the Testicular Fortitude to do this is amazing. Major props for this. I really hope it works out for both of you. I also hope that his leads the way for more people to do something like this.
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Really nice thing to do. If his success in SC2 continues it would be nice for him to hold some kind of event which helps promote UK talent. That would do a great deal of good for the UK scene.
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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/lmHCr.png)
Looks like TB just became BlinG's godfather ;p
+ Show Spoiler +Shameless repost from reddit XD
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Wow great and also unexpected news.I hope this will produce some awareness in the UK because our eSports scene is very small and more so support and motivate Sam to reach his potential!
dBling FIGHTING!
EDIT: spellunking
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Super cool news for both of them, really been keeping an eye on Bling after HSC 4 and now have more reason to
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Really good news. Glad to see the UK community getting a boost
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On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
theHandsomenerd sponsors White-ra. Sponsoring makes you money its win/win for both...
On topic: Bling still has to rise, even in foreigner scene so hope that helps
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I don't know why people seem to dislike TB casting so much.. I think he sounds like one of the most professional sc2 casters. I am not really into the over-the-top-girl-yell-screaming style for which I have to turn down the volume and TB can keep it down and make it sound like a real sport match. I hate to turn down the volume at random moments because the caster goes into a super-annoying-girlish-yelling-mode but anyways;
i like this move a lot and TB showing his heart is with sc2 and esports once again
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That's good to hear. I hope it helps Bling. I was impressed with his play in this weekend''s tournament.
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On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
They directly sponsor TSL and WhiteRa as far as I know.
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This is really awesome.
TB I love you so much.
Good luck to Bling. I know that guy is going big.
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im confused? If hes on Dignitas, does Bling need additional sponsorship?
Whatever pretty cool gesture from TB. Bling looked to be an intriguing player too.
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Thank you CynicalTeam, very awesome.
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On February 26 2012 03:59 Cyanocyst wrote:
im confused? If hes on Dignitas, does Bling need additional sponsorship?
Whatever pretty cool gesture from TB. Bling looked to be an intriguing player too.
Personal sponsorship outside what he gets from his team. Might enable him to participate in more offline tournaments
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On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
Yeah TheHandsomeNerd does sponsor TSL, when you watch Polt stream or any of the TSL players, you can see TheHandsomeNerd overlay on the stream.
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On February 25 2012 03:28 eRhoSheep wrote:
Wow, the ultimate compliment for BlinG and a very thoughtful gesture from TB. GL today!
What he said
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Nice stuff, Its sometiems depressing how little esports publicity here rin the UK :D
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On February 26 2012 04:10 HornyHydra wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue. Yeah TheHandsomeNerd does sponsor TSL, when you watch Polt stream or any of the TSL players, you can see TheHandsomeNerd overlay on the stream.
Heh, when I saw that I thought they liked the shirts. :p
props to TB for actually sponsoring a player, and it's true that Bling seems like he has potential. : )
Hope TB has the money to actually do this though.
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On February 26 2012 04:13 Incognoto wrote:
Hope TB has the money to actually do this though.
Financially we are doing just fine. Thank you for your concern. :D
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Nothing but respect for TB for continuing to put his money where his mouth is! Haha, good luck to Bling
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TB is so awesome!
Investing so much into SC2
Awesome casting
Hosts an awesome tournament!
Nerd baller!
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I wasn't sure if this was about Dignitas jewelry and/or accessories or the player.
Thanks for clarifying.
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On February 26 2012 04:47 Wolf wrote:
I wasn't sure if this was about Dignitas jewelry and/or accessories or the player.
Thanks for clarifying.
Bahaha this cracked me up
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Nice move TB, the community needs more dedicated people like you!
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Glad to see TB do even more for the community!
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TB, making me a fan one thing at a time. I used to dislike him, now I think he is awesome. So go TB!
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TotalBiscuit, you are awesome. You leveled up a couple times in my book.
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On February 26 2012 04:47 Wolf wrote:
I wasn't sure if this was about Dignitas jewelry and/or accessories or the player.
Thanks for clarifying.
LOL. Not only do they micro like Jaedong, but they look like 50 Cent while doing so.
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I remember his wee early days when he was just let's playing SF3. Good on you, TB.
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Though I don't really like the guy, very well done and a great act of nobility.
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TB is the reason I'm here on team liquid. Before watching him cast games, I wasn't really all excitied about SC2. He's just doing so much to support esports and SC2, he deserves a medal.
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Such a gesture from totalbiscuit! really good guy.
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All these people going on about supporting esports...
TB is actually putting his money where his mouth is.
Much respect to the man!
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You should look for details before coming out and saying this guy is a saviour of esports a legend and a hero. There are no details of what this so called sponsorship entails. For all we know he could be giving him a 1 year supply of tampons.... Try harder TB'ad
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On February 26 2012 06:45 Swwww wrote:
You should look for details before coming out and saying this guy is a saviour of esports a legend and a hero. There are no details of what this so called sponsorship entails. For all we know he could be giving him a 1 year supply of tampons.... Try harder TB'ad
I pity you
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On February 26 2012 06:45 Swwww wrote:
You should look for details before coming out and saying this guy is a saviour of esports a legend and a hero. There are no details of what this so called sponsorship entails. For all we know he could be giving him a 1 year supply of tampons.... Try harder TB'ad
If only there was some way to read through this thread to see what TB had to say on the subject....
On February 25 2012 05:29 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Obviously we're not going to talk about the amount specifically, but what I will say is that the sponsorship increases his salary by 50% an enables him to concentrate fully on his progaming career.
Edit: Or he can actually reply before I do. TB, so good.
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On February 26 2012 06:48 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2012 06:45 Swwww wrote:
You should look for details before coming out and saying this guy is a saviour of esports a legend and a hero. There are no details of what this so called sponsorship entails. For all we know he could be giving him a 1 year supply of tampons.... Try harder TB'ad I pity you
So what does your sponsorship of him entail?
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So what does your sponsorship of him entail?
Seriously man? It says in one of two posts between your last post and this one.
An increase in salary by 50% for Bling which will allow him to be a full time gamer.
I would like to think that Bling's recent results have proven that TB made the right choice; I hope it works out for both TB and Bling.
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This basically means that his financial contribution to the BlinG situation is going to be very small, given that BlinG isnt a major player on Dignitas and isnt even full time. I mean sure what he is doing is good but jesus people, open your eyes before you post shit like OMG THIS GUY SAVES ESPORTS ALL HAIL which this bumlicking thread seams to do.
Think about it this way, say Dignitas came out and said, hey guys we are going to pay BlinG a little tiny bit more even though he hasnt even shown and real results so he can go fulltime. That statement wouldnt even be thread worthy so to speak.
TB saving esports xP xD XDDD XP
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Great news for Bling, TB, us UK quiet minority of sc2 players and the sport in general. Hopefully his example will encourage more with the funds and interest to consider personal sponsorships to allow gamers to reach their true potential.
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Wow Swwwww i'm just gonna straight call you out. You are a totalbiscuit hater who has nothing better to do than hate on him in every thread he makes( I checked) . So why dont u find something better to do with your time than trolling. Douchebag.
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From the first time I heard the guy, TB was my favorite caster. Just brings so much more excitement to the game than anyone else I've had to listen to. How do you step your game up when you're already the best?
This works.
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Wow Swwwww i'm just gonna straight call you out. You are a totalbiscuit hater who has nothing better to do than hate on him in every thread he makes( I checked) . So why dont u find something better to do with your time than trolling. Douchebag.
Disregard logical argument, insult someone calling them a trolling douchebag hater.
You are the pride of Canada.
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Total Bling-squid (wasn't going to put Total bling'sQuit, he's quite impressive :D!)
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So awesome by TotalBiscuit, what a nerd baller.
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Seriously dude. Your argument isnt factual at all. Its thinly veiled as a logical argument when all you are trying to do is downplay the contributions of a good man.
a 50% increase in salary is amazing for ANYONE ever...
So for u to come out and say these things is just comes off as hate and venom. Nobody is saying that TB is saving ESPORTS but to completely minimize the contribution is douchey.......
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On February 26 2012 07:21 Swwww wrote:Show nested quote +Wow Swwwww i'm just gonna straight call you out. You are a totalbiscuit hater who has nothing better to do than hate on him in every thread he makes( I checked) . So why dont u find something better to do with your time than trolling. Douchebag. Disregard logical argument, insult someone calling them a trolling douchebag hater. You are the pride of Canada.
Seriously Swwwww I wish someone would just ban you. Why do you come to this thread to rip on TB? He's doing something good here. A 50% increase in salary is substantial for him I'm sure and I bet Bling really appretiates it. How much money do you sponsor players with if I may ask? TB has done more for the scene than you could ever hope to do. Why don't you take your trolling elsewhere? You're allowed to not like him but there's really NOTHING bad you can say about TB on what he did here so whatever you have against him is irrelevant to this topic.
TB keep on doing what you do, there are many of us that appretiates it. I'll go subscribe to your youtube as we speak.
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50% of nothing is still nothing, just saying'
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On February 26 2012 07:49 Swwww wrote:
50% of nothing is still nothing, just saying'
He did say that increasing his salary by 50% will enable him to play full time. So maybe you should just think before you post. It's obvious you're trying to find something to hate him for concerning this, but you are just being delusional.
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That's very kind TotalBiscuit! You are a good man who wants everyone their best!
Hope you can see your wife and kid(s) soon! (I read about your situation someplace, and the story has just haunted me ever since)
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On February 26 2012 07:21 Swwww wrote:Show nested quote +Wow Swwwww i'm just gonna straight call you out. You are a totalbiscuit hater who has nothing better to do than hate on him in every thread he makes( I checked) . So why dont u find something better to do with your time than trolling. Douchebag. Disregard logical argument, insult someone calling them a trolling douchebag hater. You are the pride of Canada.
Logical? I had no idea you knew what Blings salary is.
Wait a minute, you dont.
Edit: "This post is already reported"
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awesome news for those two, my hat is off to you right now TB.
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Thank you for all the work you do for the community to help it thrive Totalbiscuit and Intricacy.
Also does this mean we can start calling him DignitasBlingscuit just for fun?
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And people, why do you answer swww? Just ignore the cunt, by answering him you only make him post more.
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On February 26 2012 08:03 Arnstein wrote:
And people, why do you answer swww? Just ignore the cunt, by answering him you only make him post more.
Sorry about that, I just really didn't like the nonsensical crap he spouted. But I guess provoking people was his intention from the start. I didn't really have an opinion about TB before but I really enjoy his casting nowaday. I feel like he has learned alot about this game since he started (and you can do that without being a player just like you can learn politics without being a politician). I think it's awesome that he's so invovled in the sc2 scene nowadays. I'm sure he brought people into the scene that from the start subscribed to him for other reasons so the way I see it he's only doing good.
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Why would you hate on this move? TB is definitely one of the better sc2 casters but even if you didn't like him why would you bitch about him helping a progamer realize his dream?
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On February 25 2012 01:27 LovE- wrote:
As much as I don't like your casting, I really cannot deny the fact that I think you're a great person.
TB you're truly an awesome guy.. Really you do so much for the community that it is amazing.
Thanks for everything you do!
I actually used to dislike his casting, but he's truly an awesome guy and he doesn't pretend like he knows a lot about the game. He casts for fun and I admire him for that. I absolutely love some of his values and I feel like that was really reflected by his Mass Effect 3 Content video (the one about the DLC that Bioware is withholding from the release). I like how he really tries for his fans, but how he was willing to admit that he isn't super human and that he needed a break from stress.
I really wish the best for both Totalbiscuit and Dignitas Bling. Gogo TB and maybe you can get coaching for Protoss from Bling 
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1st post on TL (long time lurker), awsome news - hope the partnership benefits you both!
/respect
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Great news, glad to hear it an gratz to TB and Bling
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I've been out of the SC2 scene for a while and I dont even know who Bling is but with TB backing him I'm suddenly rooting for the kid and actually excited to follow him as a player. Great respect to Total Biscuit
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TotalBiscuit is awesome, got a lot of respect for him and this just increases it. He really does put a lot in.
Really good for the UK scene too, I'd love SC2 to get bigger here.
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Very cool, +100 respect for TB.
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All hail TB!
Luckily I don't read the forums as much as I watch streams/VOD's, reading the retarded hate posts about him boggles my mind. I've always liked TB since the first time I saw him. Even when his game knowledge wasn't substantial, there was alot of charisma surrounding him that gave me interests to catch as many of his casts as I can.
TB TB TB TB!
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BlinG is so awesome, he deserves it!
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Sounds cool. Although I think it would wrong to say that people think he's just in eSports for the money (honestly, what money?). I just think some people, like myself, dislike his casting. He's not a Starcraft player and knows very little about the game. However, I've always considered him a positive figure in the community. He brings in the lowly denizens of the youtube communities and gets them tuning in. Their CPM impressions are just as valuable as anyones.
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Bling needs to at least turn up to events sporting a top hat after this. Only seems proper.
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This is such a cool move. There's really no bullshit in you TB, I appreciate that a lot.
You're truly a character in addition to the services you offer (casting, wtf is, mailbox, etc).
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TB hosts tournaments with price money from his own pocket.
Gives donations to several tournaments.
Promotes donating to people like day9 instead of himself.
Sponsors a player on his own
"He's just in it for the money", "He just jumped the sc2 bandwagon" - Incontrol
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Another great move, by a great man
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Totalbiscuit, you sir are full of awesome. Congratz to bling
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Genuine love for the game.
TB ftw!
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On February 26 2012 10:51 Bjoernzor wrote:
TB hosts tournaments with price money from his own pocket.
Gives donations to several tournaments.
Promotes donating to people like day9 instead of himself.
Sponsors a player on his own
"He's just in it for the money", "He just jumped the sc2 bandwagon" - Incontrol
QFT.
Alot 'older' people from bw era didnt quite like TB (most of them are not too involved tbh) for some unknown reasons and bm TB. doesnt matter if TB is trying to prove them wrong or not, in the end of the day, all i see is that he has done more (or should i say more actions than talking) than some of those (real money grabbing) hypocrites out there.
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On February 25 2012 01:26 demitap wrote:
try harder TB.
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Such a tool. This is great for the player and I don't see anything wrong with it?
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I've loved Totalbisquit since watching his dungeon video guides in WoW Very entertaining caster.
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yay TB is really cool.. I enjoy his cast a lot and is nice to see how much effort he puts into the scene
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You should require him to be renamed d.TotalBlinGscuit
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On February 26 2012 04:16 Intricacy wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2012 04:13 Incognoto wrote:
Hope TB has the money to actually do this though. Financially we are doing just fine. Thank you for your concern. :D
Thank you and your husband for being awesome.
I spoke to bling on his stream last year one of the first times he put it up and if seemed really cool and focused and appreciative of support so thank you!
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Thats very nice Totally significant Bisquit
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I take my hat off to TB. Can't doubt his dedication.
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Helping e-Sports like a sir good job TB you are a cool guy.
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On February 26 2012 06:48 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2012 06:45 Swwww wrote:
You should look for details before coming out and saying this guy is a saviour of esports a legend and a hero. There are no details of what this so called sponsorship entails. For all we know he could be giving him a 1 year supply of tampons.... Try harder TB'ad I pity you
Don't worry about clowns like that Tee Bee, what you're doing is fantastic, much love
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Wow, what an awesome move. From now on, TB casts get watching priority from me. ^_^
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On February 26 2012 10:51 Bjoernzor wrote:
TB hosts tournaments with price money from his own pocket.
Gives donations to several tournaments.
Promotes donating to people like day9 instead of himself.
Sponsors a player on his own
"He's just in it for the money", "He just jumped the sc2 bandwagon" - Incontrol
If you guys would read the first pages on the thread than you would have realised that Incontrol doesn't feel this way anymore. Let the man make his mistakes. Pro's are somethimes also humans you know...
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Wow. Massive respect goes to Total Biscuit for this one. You are a legend and an excellent role model for not only StarCraft players, but humans in general.
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TB has always been consistent with putting the players first whenever he can. I hope more of the scene begins to take this approach.
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i really dont like TB, listening to his shout crafts in the past be has slated blizz games and made a very good career out of it, why people listen to him i dont know, but digi . . cool
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On February 26 2012 02:19 Sandermatt wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own. I was talking to D_K_night. I didn't want to critizize you in any way. Again to D_K_night: If you want to sponsor a local player, here would be a list of canadian players on liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Category:Canadian_Players (please don't take deezer ;-) )
hahah no no, I wouldn't do that seeing the prevailing attitude towards deezer. I think my money would be better served on someone else.
I appreciate the list, however I don't know which or these players would want sponsorship. It would be very presumptous of me to just come up to someone and ask if they want sponsorship, and even insulting to the player if he wanted sponsorship from say coke or pepsi, and not some stranger who might have ulterior motives. So therefore need to be very careful about these things.
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On February 26 2012 18:55 Novalisk wrote:
d.TotalBlinG?
That is pretty epic
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On February 26 2012 18:12 StatixEx wrote:
i really dont like TB, listening to his shout crafts in the past be has slated blizz games and made a very good career out of it, why people listen to him i dont know, but digi . . cool
Fanboi? Blizzard games get slated because they have a ton of problems.
Critics get shit done and they stand up for quality control and the rights of the consumer. Why people decide to hate on them over some misplaced loyalty that is certainly not reciprocated by the company is entirely beyond me.
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GOod to hear eSports is getting money and growing.... BTW Wheres the EYE monocle from your avatar... You should me wearing it all times!!!
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WoW (my little joke) respect TB. Haters are gonna hate, but nobody can deny how much you pour into the scene. You're awesome, hope Bling does amazing.
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I guess dBling
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Just had his Biscuit buttered
Lots of love for both TB and dBling..
And wolf for this comment:
On February 26 2012 04:47 Wolf wrote:
I wasn't sure if this was about Dignitas jewelry and/or accessories or the player.
Thanks for clarifying.
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Now that's pretty boss of TotalBiscuit. That and his new haircut.
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TB has always been hated by some retards. So dont listen to them TB! Your a great caster and a great Rolemodel. Even if you dont have the biggest Fanbase still know that your Fans may be few but always there for you! GJ by supporting Bling he deserves it and i think the hard work gonna pay off!
gl in future!
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cool to see something like that, didn't know that casters are so liquid...
+ Show Spoiler +On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
handsome nerd sponsors tsl, naniwa and white-ra. although i can understand that. it is a site that makes money- while i don't know if tb has something like that or just gives from his own pocket- either way cool thing.
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On February 26 2012 17:01 MaestroMaus wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2012 10:51 Bjoernzor wrote:
TB hosts tournaments with price money from his own pocket.
Gives donations to several tournaments.
Promotes donating to people like day9 instead of himself.
Sponsors a player on his own
"He's just in it for the money", "He just jumped the sc2 bandwagon" - Incontrol If you guys would read the first pages on the thread than you would have realised that Incontrol doesn't feel this way anymore. Let the man make his mistakes. Pro's are somethimes also humans you know...
I just still think it's fucking hilarious that he said it in the first place when it was so obvious that it wasn't the case.
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On February 26 2012 20:40 NesquiKGG wrote:TB has always been hated by some retards. So dont listen to them TB! Your a great caster and a great Rolemodel. Even if you dont have the biggest Fanbase still know that your Fans may be few but always there for you! GJ by supporting Bling he deserves it and i think the hard work gonna pay off! gl in future!
Fans are few?! You do know we are talking about the guy that has a YouTube channel that has 600 000 subscribers?
BTW, TB I love your new hairstyle!!
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Wow TB. Thats really great. I'm happy for both of them
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On February 26 2012 21:13 j1nzo wrote:cool to see something like that, didn't know that casters are so liquid... + Show Spoiler +On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue. handsome nerd sponsors tsl, naniwa and white-ra. although i can understand that. it is a site that makes money- while i don't know if tb has something like that or just gives from his own pocket- either way cool thing.
From what I've gathered, whatever income TB has, the SC2 material and the casting bit is but a minor part of it and has been more of a side project. His primary source of income has always been the main stream(or indie) gaming stuff he produces.
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Great for Bling! I'm sure TB has some sort of plan to make that money back somehow, I hope it works out.
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Hats off sir, you are a boss! Keep doing what you do.
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Fanboi? Blizzard games get slated because they have a ton of problems.
Critics get shit done and they stand up for quality control and the rights of the consumer. Why people decide to hate on them over some misplaced loyalty that is certainly not reciprocated by the company is entirely beyond me
Rights of the consumer?. . in game developments case you dont really have any, after all they are covered by the first amendment and you dont have to buy them.
anyway im not a fanboi, 31 years old . . it may be older than you, not sure, u look older than me tyhats for sure. Im an avid gamer and ex programmer. Blizz has been one of the only companies to keep on delivering top quality games. No other companies keeps delivering games which stand such tests of time. Im sorry but to slate the games that have give you a career just makes me a bit "bite the hand that feeds" sort of thing, all games have problems you name me one that doesnt, gets millions of players and when you get to the crunch truly deserve their AAA rating. Im sorry TB, i just dont like the way you calim not to be elitist and then went on a 15 episode streak of explaining what YOU think is a hardcore gamer . . so therefore noone else can have an opinion can they becuase they dont hold a casting show. I got told on this site that i have no opinion on starcraft as im a silverEU/GoldKR league player yet you offer commentry on pro play . . .as a silver league player . . with access to the best players for tips. Sorry dude you slate the games, this is my issue.
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On February 26 2012 19:27 iAmBiGbiRd wrote:That is pretty epic
I prefer dCynicalBling, but it works either way.
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TB looks like he could be an actor, or is some rich poker player. lol
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On February 26 2012 23:07 Bjoernzor wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2012 17:01 MaestroMaus wrote:On February 26 2012 10:51 Bjoernzor wrote:
TB hosts tournaments with price money from his own pocket.
Gives donations to several tournaments.
Promotes donating to people like day9 instead of himself.
Sponsors a player on his own
"He's just in it for the money", "He just jumped the sc2 bandwagon" - Incontrol If you guys would read the first pages on the thread than you would have realised that Incontrol doesn't feel this way anymore. Let the man make his mistakes. Pro's are somethimes also humans you know... I just still think it's fucking hilarious that he said it in the first place when it was so obvious that it wasn't the case.
No, I believe there was a good chunk of people that believed this. At this point, I'm indifferent when it comes to both of those guys, but Incontrol had a decent reason to suspicious of something like that.
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Good Job TB , You really are the first caster that i enjoyed to watch. I will support even more now
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GO BLING :D glad we got a sponsored toss player from TB BlinG is a great player
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I don't get the hate for TB from TL's "elitists". He has done far more for SC2 than most 'big names'. Yes, he's more casual and doesn't have sheer knowledge, but he's entertaining and gives back to the community with tournaments like this.
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On February 26 2012 19:05 D_K_night wrote:Show nested quote +On February 26 2012 02:19 Sandermatt wrote:On February 25 2012 08:46 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 08:04 Sandermatt wrote:
Are you sure this is the way you want to spend that money this way.?
You could also host a tournament this way, even a smaller league (or donate the money humanitarian).
If you want to use it to sponsor a player I am sure that's possible, the question is which caliber of player you can get with that. A player like Stephano or MVP makes a lot of money from tournament winnings, HuK has a huge salery, so I doubt that such a player would do that (I may be wrong however).
What is the minimum skill level of player you would like to sponsor? What I do with my money is no-ones business but my own. I was talking to D_K_night. I didn't want to critizize you in any way. Again to D_K_night: If you want to sponsor a local player, here would be a list of canadian players on liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Category:Canadian_Players (please don't take deezer ;-) ) hahah no no, I wouldn't do that seeing the prevailing attitude towards deezer. I think my money would be better served on someone else. I appreciate the list, however I don't know which or these players would want sponsorship. It would be very presumptous of me to just come up to someone and ask if they want sponsorship, and even insulting to the player if he wanted sponsorship from say coke or pepsi, and not some stranger who might have ulterior motives. So therefore need to be very careful about these things.
I sent you a list per PM of players in the list that I think might accept sponsorship and are worth it. I just mention it here because I am not sure if you will see that you recieved the PM otherwise, but let's continue to talk per PM in order to not derail this thread.
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TotalBiscuit is a TotalBadass for sponsoring Bling. I have often wondered why the UK doesn't have a bigger scene. TB sponsoring a compatriot can only do good things for Bling, the UK, and the whole esports scene. Way to go TB! Grats Bling!
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Really cool of TB to do this. Bling is an awesome player. Hope to see him continue to do well. Grats on being the only person able to beat Polt this weekend
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I think it's really weird that a player with the support of such a team as Dignitas needs the additional support of a caster. TotalBiscuit is totally awesome for this of course, but isn't this kind of embarassing for Team Dignitas?
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On February 27 2012 09:20 mki wrote:
I think it's really weird that a player with the support of such a team as Dignitas needs the additional support of a caster. TotalBiscuit is totally awesome for this of course, but isn't this kind of embarassing for Team Dignitas?
Cant see how.
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On February 27 2012 09:20 mki wrote:
I think it's really weird that a player with the support of such a team as Dignitas needs the additional support of a caster. TotalBiscuit is totally awesome for this of course, but isn't this kind of embarassing for Team Dignitas?
Was it embarassing for Tyler to get the sponsorship of Stride when he is a member of Team`Liquid?
Didn't think so. I'm not sure you really understand how sponsorship works. Do you think Dignitas just conjures money from thin air? No, sponsors give it to them. In this case the sponsor wants to support one particular player, as many companies have done in the past, particularly at MLG events.
If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for Dignitas.
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BTW TB your beard is awesome, totally suites you.
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I was embarassed about that post.
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Good for Bling! And a nice marketing move by TB! Don't get me wrong I like him (his content, I don't know him personally) but in my opinion he is to sharp of a businessman that marketing wasn't one of the main reasons.
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The new look and now this TB is becoming a real class act.
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Love TB, he did a great job at Assembly and is always doing cool stuff for the community. Props to him, hope this works out great for BlinG as well!
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Not surprised, considering his connections with Dignitas, Apollo,and his rantings on supporting a local scene.
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I read the full article in TotalBiscuits voice omg :D
great idea to sponsor his landsamn and i think bling deserves it
on a side note personal sponsoring a player than a whole team seems to me as the new up ans coming thing to do because it has more reward in it imho
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Maybe Bling can help TB with his SC2 skills a little, too. Win-win.
Although watching TB flounder as his BC rush fails is most amusing, too.
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How can TotalBiscuit can be so awesome each time. If he keeps up like this and doing some awesome things... There will be a TB's body thread :p
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i find it awesome that TB has so little knowledge about sc2, obviously. but supports e-sports in general to the max.
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On February 25 2012 01:10 Tenks wrote:
Are you sure TheHandsomeNerd really sponsors anyone? I thought they just put shirts on their storefront as a win/win for Tastosis and the player/team but cutting the revenue.
TheHandsomeNerd also sponsors White-Ra
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Nicely done TB! Thanks for continuing to support the UK scene. We do need it.
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I'm not very fond of his casting, but this move earned respect.
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Not the correct thread at all, but it has to be said.
I want so badly to buy an iNcontroL + TotalBiscuit calendar. Each month would be the two of them together sharing in some activity.
November could be them outside wearing tasteful sweaters and laughing under a tree as the leaves fall.
June could be iNcontroL giving TotalBiscuit a back massage poolside.
April could be them having a nice picnic, sharing a glass of wine.
This is what community outrage is for right? Let's make it happen.
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Dude your messed up... ;D
GG TB you have my respect and gl to Bling
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TB is so awesome! GL to Dbling in future major events!
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On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well!
You who has said so many mean things about tb! :o
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On February 27 2012 23:22 PiXiE777 wrote:Keep up with all of BlinG's news in his TL Fanclub here: BlinG's Fanclub on TL
Way ahead of you, go BlinG!
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On February 28 2012 02:09 Roflhaxx wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 03:11 iNcontroL wrote:awesome news.. supporting one of his countries best is a really cool thing for SC2 Hope it goes well! You who has said so many mean things about tb! :o
They have kissed and made up a long time ago..
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On February 25 2012 01:26 demitap wrote:
try harder TB.
User was warned for this post
You need to relax he does the bet he can and he does do much for Esports least you can do is not be a dick
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TB throwing money at the scene doesn't make his voice less annoying. It does however make him a great guy, regardless of his voice. So cheers, I can't but support this kind of awesomeness.
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Sick move TB I love all of your projects in the community, I gobble up the SCIs and all the dApollo/TB dual casts, I watch all the procrafts, the content you produce is very high quality and I can only be happy that you're putting more money into the players. I think the majority of pros aren't earning nearly enough and I love seeing more money thrown their way.
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The amount of effort TB puts in to help the sc2 pros out is insane. ShoutCraft Invitational helps the players out a lot + he now personally sponsor a player. Huge amount of respect for the cynical brit himself <3 It's people like him that actually grows SC to the amazing product it can be.
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Well, it seems TB actually did something moderately useful for once.
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On February 28 2012 08:54 energeist wrote:
Well, it seems TB actually did something moderately useful for once.
When do you plan on doing that?
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On February 28 2012 08:54 energeist wrote:
Well, it seems TB actually did something moderately useful for once.
yeh...
Hopefully one day he can contribute more to the community than you do >.>
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Well this is good news! Despite having gone through hell and back the past few years, TB never stops in his efforts to promote and grow SC2.
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Nice, cool to see casters supporting players out there.
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TB is awesome!
Thank you man!
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On February 28 2012 09:31 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2012 08:54 energeist wrote:
Well, it seems TB actually did something moderately useful for once. When do you plan on doing that?
hes being useful by saying mean stuff to people on the internet, obviously ):
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On February 25 2012 03:21 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 02:40 thezanursic wrote:On February 25 2012 02:02 -_- wrote:
I really hate how TotalBiscuit has made switch from disliking him to loving him in the period of a few months. Even as an analytic caster he's climbing up the ranks faster than most people acknowledge. I think he's becoming like those D- players you'd see in a BW live reports who gained so much knowledge by actively watching games their analysis of how a game would develop was better than B- players. There are no such players... I love TB for what he does, but he still sucks and nothing, but laddering will change that. (Throwing all ZvZs doesn't help) Not going to bother playing a game I hate, sorry :\ I'd rather pull my own teeth out than ladder.
ok this is going to sound stupid,
so wait does he hate sc2 or just zvz?
Because the way he wrote that could mean either, sorry if this seems petty :S
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On February 28 2012 21:15 ZinSinger wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 03:21 TotalBiscuit wrote:On February 25 2012 02:40 thezanursic wrote:On February 25 2012 02:02 -_- wrote:
I really hate how TotalBiscuit has made switch from disliking him to loving him in the period of a few months. Even as an analytic caster he's climbing up the ranks faster than most people acknowledge. I think he's becoming like those D- players you'd see in a BW live reports who gained so much knowledge by actively watching games their analysis of how a game would develop was better than B- players. There are no such players... I love TB for what he does, but he still sucks and nothing, but laddering will change that. (Throwing all ZvZs doesn't help) Not going to bother playing a game I hate, sorry :\ I'd rather pull my own teeth out than ladder. ok this is going to sound stupid, so wait does he hate sc2 or just zvz? Because the way he wrote that could mean either, sorry if this seems petty :S
Nah I hate playing SC2. It is far too frustrating, especially as a caster. I see and cast this ridiculously high level stuff all the time and yet by comparison I'm a bumbling baffoon who forgets supply depots, overlords, key tech structures, misreads opponents, mismicroes, it's horrible. Anyone that's heard me laddering knows how hard I rage, to the point where I simply decided to stop. I haven't laddered now in many months and relied on research and casting to get my knowledge.
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Having a thought here and bear with me, a cynical brit team filled to the brim with the only true english players, cantankerous ones. Ah everyone would be practising and pots of tea would be made, scones anyone?
MAKE ITZ HAPPENZ!!!!111!!!!!!!!!!
Please, my good chum ;-)
I just realized the coincidence as I write this I am sitting in lords cricket ground LOL!
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The man does so freaking much for eSports. What a bro.
<3TB over the last year your awesomeness has made me quite the fan.
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To the people who are saying you need to play the game to understand it, that is utter bs IMO.
I know many people who have a good grasp of the game but fail mechanically and are stuck in the lower leagues, and it goes bothways.. this was especially true in BW. You had people in C+ and higher up to B-- who could have insane mechanics but bad game knowledge.
knowing the game=/= playing the game well
Really great of TB to support a player like Bling, been following him for quite some time. Hope Bling can get even better now!
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that's really nice! this is the next big step into e-sports by tb imo. GL to this "relationship"
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