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Ministry of Win - eSports training facility

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kellymilkies
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Singapore1393 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 09:54:08
May 17 2012 09:42 GMT
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Hi guys! As you know, a very exciting project has be announced recently. A training facility like never before in Warsaw, Poland is going to be opening their doors for professional e-Sports Athletes.

This house will host 12 dedicated players, 2 dedicated coaches and a manager. The house will consist of:
  • One 2 Person room
  • Two 3 Person room
  • One 4 Person room
  • One training are with 14 PCs
  • Five Bathrooms (all with showers)
  • One Casting Studio
  • One indoor gym
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    One Sauna and One Cinema room (with a smoke machine...)
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  • and more.


Rooms for players, coaches and managers are all separated.
Others: There will be a professional cook who will be taking care of the dietary needs of the players. There will also be a cleaner who will be taking care of the house daily.
The location of this house is really near to the city central. There will be a car that will be used to shuttle the players to locations they need to go to.
Apart from hosting their own in-house tournaments, Ministry of Win is also looking to host high quality events in the house that will consist of inviting players around the world to play in league tournaments.


Right now, there are between 3 - 5 spaces left in this dedicated training facility. Check out the skype ids and e-mails are listed at the end of the post if you are an interested party.

The house will be open starting from the 21st of May

Do check out the interview listed at the bottom of the page if you are interested in knowing details of the house.

Who is already there
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Right now, only 2 players are announced by the Ministry of Win. But there are already a number of people signed up. More players will be annouced soon!

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Cost of living in the house
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2500 Polish zloty [on May 8th, 2012 that amounts to 595.93 Euros/£480.62/$775.48]
What it includes: Food, Daily toiletry needs, Computers that are streaming compatible... basically everything a gamer needs!


General Information
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Ministry of Win represents a brand new approach to the professional e-sports scene, being first such initiative not only in Poland – but also in central Europe and even the whole world. It is recognizing gamers as professional athletes and seeking to provide them with the best possible training and living facilities. Created by a dynamic and young team, it sets out to change the professional gaming paradigm by closely linking e-sports community to players’ pursuit of game mastery.

By inviting StarCraft 2 players from all over the world, our initiative creates a rare opportunity for synergy between players and development of their skills. The lodgings provided to the prospective house dwellers are of highest European standard. Players will live in a villa of 450 m2, built in 2011 to the best choice of materials and designs. Maximum of 12 players will live in the house at any given time, improving their skills under a watchful eye of a professional StarCraft 2 coach(es), aided by a full-time house manager as well as a cook and a cleaner.

The house is located in Warsaw, an international cultural and communications hub.


Company Overview
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Their team comprises of four highly skilled university graduates in the fields of business, finance, informatics and high technology innovation. United by our passion for e-sports and StarCraft 2, the team operates under legal and business supervision of an investment fund (Game Zone Ltd. + Veyron Financial Group Ltd.) which finances large portion of this enterprise. The house will serve to tap into the community of International StarCraft II fans. Poland, as one of the largest European states, shows a lot of potential in its vibrant, yet separated from global scene, fan community. The project will set out to bridge that gap. Numerous satellite events will be also taking place for which the house will be the focal point: barcraft events, league matches, game streaming, local tournaments, live cams, large enterprise yet known as StarCraft II League and many other related happenings. The force behind this initiative is our passion for the game and cordial links to the StarCraft 2 community in both Poland and Europe. Our vision is to close the divide between these two fan groups, rendering Poland highly attractive for e-sports-related investments and activities in the future.


Some swags for the house :D
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Do post a reply and let us know what you think of the house so far!

Website: http://www.ministryofwin.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ministryofwin
Previous press release: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=333476
Zedd's casual tour of the house: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=335167
Interview with MoW's Industry Consultant: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=335939
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/MinistryofWin

Skype: m.krupowies@ministryofwin.com and kellymilkies@gmail.com for more info.
E-mail: kelly@own3d.tv and m.krupowies@ministryofwin.com (Please do include both e-mail in your inquiries!)
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iLoVeRehAB
Profile Joined May 2012
United States4 Posts
May 17 2012 09:46 GMT
#2
Awesome!
omnia vincit amor
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
May 17 2012 09:49 GMT
#3
I like the blonde/red head swag

on a more serious note: good luck with your project and hopefully more players join in.
keep it deep! @zulison
Sorathez
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia209 Posts
May 17 2012 09:51 GMT
#4
Love the project, would go there if I were in Europe and were good at Starcraft
There's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep trying till you run out of cake.
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
May 17 2012 09:51 GMT
#5
What is Suana? It looks bit like Sauna but it isn't. That is not sauna... So pls tell me what is suana?
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
miley
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany26 Posts
May 17 2012 09:56 GMT
#6
only SC2 ? Or what is the plan?
YouthSC
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom355 Posts
May 17 2012 10:18 GMT
#7
Just amazing project... Maybe after UNI, if it's still going, I'll go there :D
The more I practice, the luckier I get!
Choboo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden2088 Posts
May 17 2012 10:52 GMT
#8
This is really awesome!
SaSe fan club manager
CruiseR
Profile Joined November 2004
Poland4014 Posts
May 17 2012 13:14 GMT
#9
"Right now, only 2 players are announced by the Ministry of Win"

Nope, there are 3, you forgot polish zerg player Breathe.
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
May 17 2012 13:22 GMT
#10
Out of all the awesomeness in this place, I think the "two dedicated coaches" just might be the best part. I certainly hope we see some good results.
Don't hate the player, hate the game
Emperor
Profile Joined May 2012
Norway68 Posts
May 17 2012 13:25 GMT
#11
Looks great as usual! Hope the players that get a spot manage to improve.
Writer
kef
Profile Joined September 2010
283 Posts
May 17 2012 13:31 GMT
#12
I'm just waiting for MTV to come out with a reality show on professional gamers in a house like this
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Chexx
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)11232 Posts
May 17 2012 13:34 GMT
#13
a very nice house. I am pretty sure that the players will enjoy it.
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On_Slaught
Profile Joined August 2008
United States12190 Posts
May 17 2012 13:55 GMT
#14
Hope more players jump on this because this looks awesome.
ZeroSix
Profile Joined March 2011
England54 Posts
May 17 2012 14:58 GMT
#15
keep up the good work. if i had the money i would try and get there no doubt.

great place, (hope you get some zergy plants down under. some stuff that might climb the walls maybe )
Railin
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada96 Posts
May 17 2012 15:27 GMT
#16
Looks totally awesome!!

I just hope players can be motivated and disciplined enough to focus on their training, not just living the good life in such a nicely equipped house. But I guess that's why the coaches are there :D
~~femFxRailin~~ "Sc2 strategies have an interesting history of being developed in Europe, perfected in Korea, and used on unsuspecting Americans" [Tree.Hugger]
BluDragon
Profile Joined December 2011
United States35 Posts
May 17 2012 15:37 GMT
#17
Wow, such a beautiful house! I wish I have the money to go there and train. Sadly, I'm simply a poor college student. :|
You know the sound zerglings make when they attack? "Nom, nom, nom, nom" Cracklings? "nomnomnomnomnom"
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
May 17 2012 17:24 GMT
#18
The name is terrible lol, the idea is pretty sweet though but Ministry of Win? o_o ugh
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fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
May 17 2012 17:29 GMT
#19
Horrible name, nice logo, awesome house, not sure its a good investment for the sponsors oO
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Wilko
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany470 Posts
May 17 2012 20:54 GMT
#20
On May 17 2012 18:56 miley wrote:
only SC2 ? Or what is the plan?

Yes SC2 only
HelloSon
Profile Joined April 2010
United States456 Posts
May 17 2012 20:57 GMT
#21
On May 17 2012 18:51 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
What is Suana? It looks bit like Sauna but it isn't. That is not sauna... So pls tell me what is suana?

ah, <3 foreigners
yo
Anacletus
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States733 Posts
May 17 2012 20:59 GMT
#22
This is sooooooo awesome, there needs to be more of this! I hope this works out for you guys, it would be so freakin' sweet to have some awesome footage of the house as well sometime!
http://talk-to-stimey-please.1324083.n2.nabble.com/
Wilko
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany470 Posts
May 17 2012 21:24 GMT
#23
On May 18 2012 05:59 Anacletus wrote:
This is sooooooo awesome, there needs to be more of this! I hope this works out for you guys, it would be so freakin' sweet to have some awesome footage of the house as well sometime!

There actually is already
Doso
Profile Joined March 2008
Germany769 Posts
May 17 2012 21:33 GMT
#24
First attempt at a non-sponsored team house outside of Korea - gl with that
Anacletus
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States733 Posts
May 17 2012 21:34 GMT
#25
On May 18 2012 06:24 Wilko wrote:
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On May 18 2012 05:59 Anacletus wrote:
This is sooooooo awesome, there needs to be more of this! I hope this works out for you guys, it would be so freakin' sweet to have some awesome footage of the house as well sometime!

There actually is already
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_79zcpGSctI&feature=youtu.be


Sick, thanks for the link - checking this out now :D
http://talk-to-stimey-please.1324083.n2.nabble.com/
Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 21:58:12
May 17 2012 21:40 GMT
#26
I really hope this takes off in the Euro scene, would be really disappointed to have the house close its doors and other teams be discouraged from trying.

EDIT: Finished watching the video, loved the interior by the way, I have a much more simplistic/minimalist sense of style, however I feel you may want to reconsider making it a SC2-only house. For the most obvious reason being that it will be hard to occupy all of those bedrooms using only local SC2 pros (or pros to be), so offering a place to train for DoTA2, LoL, Counter Strike, etc. players would give much more opportunity to support this kind of investment.
We CAN have nice things
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
May 17 2012 21:42 GMT
#27
That cost is per month per person, right?
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
lolspoon
Profile Joined March 2012
450 Posts
May 18 2012 00:20 GMT
#28
Quite expensive, but looking good.
NERD THATS TEH WAY WE LIEV
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4728 Posts
May 21 2012 19:01 GMT
#29
On May 18 2012 06:40 Kmatt wrote:
I really hope this takes off in the Euro scene, would be really disappointed to have the house close its doors and other teams be discouraged from trying.

EDIT: Finished watching the video, loved the interior by the way, I have a much more simplistic/minimalist sense of style, however I feel you may want to reconsider making it a SC2-only house. For the most obvious reason being that it will be hard to occupy all of those bedrooms using only local SC2 pros (or pros to be), so offering a place to train for DoTA2, LoL, Counter Strike, etc. players would give much more opportunity to support this kind of investment.



Yea but the problem is, that Dota2, lol and cs are team games, so whole teams would need to agree to live in this house, kinda hard if u ask me. But it would be a great place for bootcamping before important tournaments (for team games) i imagine.
Pathetic Greta hater.
Trowa127
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1230 Posts
May 21 2012 19:21 GMT
#30
Hey guys, this looks awesome! the only thing I'd ask, is do you have a minimum stay period and minimum 'skill' level? I understand that if weaker players enter the house you don't want to waste pro's time, but it looks like you potentially might have a lot of space.

Thanks!
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AwfulPlayer
Profile Joined August 2010
249 Posts
May 21 2012 23:09 GMT
#31
On May 22 2012 04:21 Trowa127 wrote:
Hey guys, this looks awesome! the only thing I'd ask, is do you have a minimum stay period and minimum 'skill' level?

heh exactly what i was thinking. i wouldn't mind going on a one month vacation with all inclusive for 600 euros maybe i'll even get out of bronze that way lol
Antimatterz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1010 Posts
May 21 2012 23:21 GMT
#32
This looks pretty damn sweet, love the fact that more of these team houses are popping up. Very modern look, I really like it :D
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nathanrael
Profile Joined May 2012
United States1 Post
May 22 2012 02:35 GMT
#33
So, hey, if we're terrible bronzes can we still pay to play?
Trowa127
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1230 Posts
May 22 2012 19:05 GMT
#34
On May 22 2012 08:09 AwfulPlayer wrote:
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On May 22 2012 04:21 Trowa127 wrote:
Hey guys, this looks awesome! the only thing I'd ask, is do you have a minimum stay period and minimum 'skill' level?

heh exactly what i was thinking. i wouldn't mind going on a one month vacation with all inclusive for 600 euros maybe i'll even get out of bronze that way lol


Exactly dude. I would be super super interested in taking a month of work before I started my masters, because this all inclusive is cheaper than my monthly rent without bills! I'm only low masters, but would be awesome.

I guess the main thing is that they don't want the 'pro's' time taken up with scrubs, which is 100% cool, but if they don't have 14 people in there then its a pretty good way to get some revenue.

Good luck either way, I've sent an e-mail off so hopefully the reply will be positive
Bling, MC, Snute, HwangSin, Deranging (<3) fan. 'Full name - ESP ORTS' Vote hotbid. Vote ESPORTS.
TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
May 22 2012 19:12 GMT
#35
Thats pretty badass
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CptBeefheart
Profile Joined April 2011
United States45 Posts
May 22 2012 19:52 GMT
#36
Wow just under $800/month, I wish I were a pro gamer because that is cheaper than most places here.
Atoissen
Profile Joined July 2011
Norway1737 Posts
May 26 2012 09:23 GMT
#37
If I was good at SC I would def jump on this!!

Cant wait to see what Snute can gett out of this together with Cyto.
“Strength lies not in defense but in attack.”
Roflhaxx
Profile Joined April 2010
Korea (South)1244 Posts
May 27 2012 00:30 GMT
#38
Wow so cheap rent! O.o Snute was probably paying 3-4 times that while living in Norway.
A game where the first thing you do is scout with a “worker”. Does that make any sense? Who scouts with a “worker”? That’s like sending out the janitor to perform recon, what general would do that? Retarded game.
creamyturtle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States487 Posts
August 10 2012 18:31 GMT
#39
OK so the cost of living calculation is how much a person would have to pay to stay there?

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