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Zrana
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom698 Posts
July 02 2012 20:24 GMT
#121
3 virgins and a donkey.
Payson
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States394 Posts
July 02 2012 20:25 GMT
#122
Bought to throw more money to it once R1CH posts up these new TL hoodies.

Honestly, aside from missing a few outings on weekends, I don't play the game enough to miss out on much in life other than when I force myself to get up early to watch GSL rather than sleep in.
Sea_Food
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Finland1612 Posts
July 02 2012 20:27 GMT
#123
Got add block against adds by players and tournaments.
Using time to find illeagal re streams of PPV tournaments.
Creating accounts on pirate servers to play vs people overseas.

Kappa
Kyhol
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2574 Posts
July 02 2012 20:29 GMT
#124
Girlfriend, friends, family, money. SC is part of who I am.
Wishing you well.
Azurues
Profile Joined March 2011
Malaysia5612 Posts
July 02 2012 20:34 GMT
#125
sleep mostly
Mesha
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Bosnia-Herzegovina439 Posts
July 02 2012 20:41 GMT
#126
Way too much time. Money for gaming gear. I like everything i got in return from sc2. But i do think about replacing sc2 hobby with something much more helthier and less brain hurting. I like to watch it but somehow after all the games i watched i feel little oversaturated, games aren't that exciting... at least for me.
Reality hits you hard bro.
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-02 20:48:52
July 02 2012 20:43 GMT
#127
Broodwar
iamcaustic
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1509 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-02 20:46:20
July 02 2012 20:44 GMT
#128
My contributions:
  • Hundreds upon hundreds of dollars poured into SC2 organizations (GSL yearly tickets start to get up there in price );
  • money dumped into sponsorship gear (namely Razer and Steelseries)
  • I've begun contributing to Liquipedia;
  • made some maps and shared them (one of which is getting featured in the July map pool of the recently announced Mapper's Monthly, woot!);
  • host and help run a small Canadian-centric SC2 community called The Canadian Dominion;
  • help run and manage small tournaments for said community

Worth every second spent, too. :D
Twitter: @iamcaustic
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
July 02 2012 20:45 GMT
#129
Let's be honest here... Most people don't spend money to go to events to grow eSports, most people do it because it entertains them and they find joy in watching or playing games... I doubt that anyone on here can say they sacrificed everything in their lives just to help eSports grow, without getting anything back in return.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
AsymptoticClimax
Profile Joined May 2012
United Kingdom249 Posts
July 02 2012 20:47 GMT
#130
for eSports? bandwidth I guess? better question imo is starcraft because that for me at least is a whole different story.
i wish my motherboard would find a fatherboard so i could have anotherboard
iamcaustic
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1509 Posts
July 02 2012 20:47 GMT
#131
On July 03 2012 05:45 GreEny K wrote:
Let's be honest here... Most people don't spend money to go to events to grow eSports, most people do it because it entertains them and they find joy in watching or playing games... I doubt that anyone on here can say they sacrificed everything in their lives just to help eSports grow, without getting anything back in return.

Everything in their lives? No, but many have put at least some time, effort, and sometimes even into it without any sort of reward with their specific motivation being the growth of the scene.
Twitter: @iamcaustic
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10009 Posts
July 02 2012 21:25 GMT
#132
On July 02 2012 23:42 BoB_KiLLeR wrote:
Besides the time I have spent in anything in relation with e-sports, PC gear and buying games, I have spent 40€ to get into Hall 23 in Hannover on the CeBiT, just to see Grubby and Apollo talking about the last game which just ended. 20 minuts talking with TT1, DIMAGA, TaKe and many more and also seeing IdrA ragequitting.

But after thsoe 20 minuts I had to go back to school since I was on a schoold trip.


i remember you : D
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
lost_artz
Profile Joined January 2012
United States366 Posts
July 02 2012 22:14 GMT
#133
On July 02 2012 18:03 lost_artz wrote:
SLEEP, lots and lots of sleep... It's a start I guess lol.

Plan on buying some TL merch when hoodies are added. Stores disabled atm anyway =|


Following up on my 1st post just spent $100 O_o on Hoodie, t-shirt, and Rising Donation for poster :D

Pricey but totally worth it.
FeUerFlieGe
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1193 Posts
July 02 2012 22:20 GMT
#134
My high school GPA tanked from 3.8/3.9 to 3.5 in the last two years because of eSports. Skipping homework and studying to play SC2. Now it is very unlikely I will be going to a high level university out of my state or getting good scholarships that allow me to afford the out of state school I want. I went from noob bronze to high diamond/masters although recently I haven't played much. I want to keep playing but I need to wait for a new comp because mine is old and simply can't run the game well.


... I regret nothing!
To unpathed waters, undreamed shores. - Shakespeare
Silentness
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2821 Posts
July 02 2012 22:25 GMT
#135
On July 03 2012 05:04 Ignorant prodigy wrote:
I’m like some here.
Married with 2 kids and full time career means the only time I’m willing to spend dedicated to Starcraft is late night.. which means I sacrifice sleep mostly.


I don't have any kids, but my wife says I'm a "game-a-holic" rofl. I have to play when she's asleep so that she doesn't complain.

I know what you mean about playing early in the morning or late at night.
GL HF... YOLO..lololollol.
YaShock
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Hungary119 Posts
July 02 2012 22:26 GMT
#136
On July 03 2012 03:52 FinBenton wrote:
3 years relationship.

That's stupid
D u o
Profile Joined October 2011
Canada381 Posts
July 02 2012 22:31 GMT
#137
how is buying products and paying for flights to events "giving things up?" its no different than taking a vacation. I disagree buying a product JUST because a esport company is sponsored, I bought my steel series keyboard because I needed a new keyboard and I like what they produce. The fact that they help other companies and things I love is a bonus, but companies shouldn't get sales if their products are shit just because they're helping grow the scene. I don't think i've sacrificed anything for esports because there is less I'd rather do than have a weekend hanging with my girl and watching mlg.
wot?
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37024 Posts
July 02 2012 22:34 GMT
#138
Over 80 GSL LR threads.
KSL LR threads

Fan Clubs
Fan Club Resource Thread

Team Legion manager
Former Team aiR manager

Twitter
etc. etc.
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
TL+ Member
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
July 02 2012 22:37 GMT
#139
On July 03 2012 05:47 stormfoxSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 03 2012 05:45 GreEny K wrote:
Let's be honest here... Most people don't spend money to go to events to grow eSports, most people do it because it entertains them and they find joy in watching or playing games... I doubt that anyone on here can say they sacrificed everything in their lives just to help eSports grow, without getting anything back in return.

Everything in their lives? No, but many have put at least some time, effort, and sometimes even into it without any sort of reward with their specific motivation being the growth of the scene.


Then those are the people that need to post... Not people posting about how they spent some money to fly to a tournament, which they did for the entertainment.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
theforsakenbro
Profile Joined May 2012
40 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-02 22:39:30
July 02 2012 22:37 GMT
#140
nothing. I work 40 hours a week, I go to school full time studying pre-med with a 4.0 GPA at Harvard, I go to the gym 3 hours (I max at 350 pounds and have a 5 minute mile run) a day, I have a girlfriend that I have been dating for 2 years so far, and I am still a top 8 master terran on the eu and na ladder and top 32 master on korean ladder using a Micro$oft Intellimouse and a shitty Dell keyboard and I get only 30 FPS because my PC blows plus I lag a lot on KR ladder. I watch gsl live everytime it is on as well as every single tournament. I watch any terran stream of a good player. I still get sufficient 8 hours of sleep.
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