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Basher_
Profile Joined January 2011
82 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 04:17:48
September 08 2012 04:17 GMT
#361
was gonna make a joke about how this was obvious, but too busy HAVING SEX!
sam05396
Profile Joined April 2011
United States783 Posts
September 08 2012 04:19 GMT
#362
to be honest, does not really seem like that much money, however if the number keeps increasing that is all that matter
Burns
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2300 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 04:25:30
September 08 2012 04:19 GMT
#363
Well I knew he was going to sign the contract I just didn't know why it took him so long to do so. Maybe he just wanted to get the best deal possible. Either way 96k a year is pretty damn nice.

I would also like to point out that those numbers arnt confirmed, and I would go as far to say that they arnt accurate.
What do you mean you heard me during the night, these are quiet pants!
ZachFreeman
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia484 Posts
September 08 2012 04:20 GMT
#364
On September 08 2012 13:17 Basher_ wrote:
was gonna make a joke about how this was obvious, but too busy HAVING SEX!

For some reason I doubt that.
GIVE ME COMMAND
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2929 Posts
September 08 2012 04:20 GMT
#365
On September 08 2012 13:17 Basher_ wrote:
was gonna make a joke about how this was obvious, but too busy HAVING SEX!


I'm sorry but that was hillariously drunk comment. Well done
Cinematographer / Steadicam Operator. Former Starcraft commentator/player
YourGoodFriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2197 Posts
September 08 2012 04:20 GMT
#366
Congrats to EG and Stephano! And go Liquid ;-)
anonymous is the most famous author that anyone can be
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
September 08 2012 04:20 GMT
#367
On September 08 2012 13:15 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Jesus, you could hire most Kespa pros for that amount of money.

What? Top KeSPA pros have had contracts worth 5-10x that amount.
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10344 Posts
September 08 2012 04:22 GMT
#368
On September 08 2012 13:17 Basher_ wrote:
was gonna make a joke about how this was obvious, but too busy HAVING SEX!

I dated Pamela Handerson for most of my youth, too.
[21:07] <Shock710> whats wrong with her face [20:50] <dAPhREAk> i beat it the day after it came out | <BLinD-RawR> esports is a giant vagina
Gentso
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2218 Posts
September 08 2012 04:23 GMT
#369
On September 08 2012 12:52 Chriscras wrote:
FYI If you watch the last VOD of Live on Three, Scoots theorizes "$4000/month" to be a very large salary for a ProGamer:

http://www.twitch.tv/onemoregametv/b/331309076

Jump to 16:15 Scoots says "maybe he wanted $4000 a month."

Hmmmmmmmmm.........


Even though that's Scoots talking about another team, that makes sense. I just don't see these teams paying these guys anything over $4000 a month, and I'd be very surprised if anyone is even getting that. There's simply no way a gamer can get free housing, travel, tournament/stream money, and close to $100k a year. Realistically, I'd say 35k a year is high for a pro gamer.

MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10344 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 04:25:30
September 08 2012 04:24 GMT
#370
On September 08 2012 13:20 Dosey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 13:15 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Jesus, you could hire most Kespa pros for that amount of money.

What? Top KeSPA pros have had contracts worth 5-10x that amount.

No, Flash makes (or made at this point) $200,000 base (has potential for more with incentives), there's no way in hell he made over $500,000 in a year, even when he won 4 leagues and both team leagues. Jaedong made like 168-187 a few years ago.
[21:07] <Shock710> whats wrong with her face [20:50] <dAPhREAk> i beat it the day after it came out | <BLinD-RawR> esports is a giant vagina
Pimpmuckl
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany528 Posts
September 08 2012 04:25 GMT
#371
Holy freaking balls, not surprised but well actually yep, surprised by the salary, congrats little French dude!
twitter.com/pimpmuckl
Dfgj
Profile Joined May 2008
Singapore5922 Posts
September 08 2012 04:25 GMT
#372
On September 08 2012 13:20 Dosey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 13:15 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Jesus, you could hire most Kespa pros for that amount of money.

What? Top KeSPA pros have had contracts worth 5-10x that amount.

Citation needed.

NaDa, for instance, had a salary of something like $800k over 3 years, and that's one of the biggest I can remember.
etherealfall
Profile Joined December 2011
Australia476 Posts
September 08 2012 04:27 GMT
#373
100k considering very little expenses since everything else is paid for? That's A LOT.
Jehct
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
New Zealand9115 Posts
September 08 2012 04:27 GMT
#374
On September 08 2012 13:20 Dosey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 13:15 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Jesus, you could hire most Kespa pros for that amount of money.

What? Top KeSPA pros have had contracts worth 5-10x that amount.

No, they haven't. From Moon's wiki -
It was later revealed that Moon had signed a three-year contract with the Korean team WeMade FOX for $500,000 which made him the highest paid esports player at the time, a title which was previously held by Korean professional gamer NaDa (who is also a member of WeMadeFox).

That was in 2008, a year after BW's peak. Stephano is likely being paid as much as most of the BW stars, considering the sponsorship situation in Korea right now (can KeSPA realistically be giving Jaedong more than $100k out of pocket?).
"You seem to think about this game a lot"
Chengakz
Profile Joined January 2012
United States163 Posts
September 08 2012 04:28 GMT
#375
So Huk gets more than Stephano huh...
For Aiur!
Leth0
Profile Joined February 2012
856 Posts
September 08 2012 04:31 GMT
#376
On September 08 2012 13:17 Basher_ wrote:
was gonna make a joke about how this was obvious, but too busy HAVING SEX!


You misspelled "masturbating".
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
September 08 2012 04:34 GMT
#377
On September 08 2012 13:25 Dfgj wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 13:20 Dosey wrote:
On September 08 2012 13:15 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Jesus, you could hire most Kespa pros for that amount of money.

What? Top KeSPA pros have had contracts worth 5-10x that amount.

Citation needed.

NaDa, for instance, had a salary of something like $800k over 3 years, and that's one of the biggest I can remember.

Was clearly an exaggeration, but here is a thread I remembered from a couple years ago.

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=142342
ki11z0ne
Profile Joined January 2011
United States427 Posts
September 08 2012 04:36 GMT
#378
monopoly anyone?
SC > halo
achan1058
Profile Joined February 2012
1091 Posts
September 08 2012 04:36 GMT
#379
On September 08 2012 13:20 Dosey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 13:15 sluggaslamoo wrote:
Jesus, you could hire most Kespa pros for that amount of money.

What? Top KeSPA pros have had contracts worth 5-10x that amount.

Sure Flash might be paid better, but Flash is not most KeSPA pros.
Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
September 08 2012 04:36 GMT
#380
100k a year for a video game...



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