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krews
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1308 Posts
September 08 2012 05:13 GMT
#421
Wouldn't that kind of salary kind of kill motivation to win? He's already gotten paid..
Devise
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1131 Posts
September 08 2012 05:16 GMT
#422
Hopefully it worked out for EG
CuteZergling
Profile Joined November 2011
641 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 05:18:22
September 08 2012 05:16 GMT
#423
What? What is this headlined? It's not confirmed yet. You might as well have headlined Rakaka's and Slasher's articles too.

Edit: And ESFI's article doesn't even have a confirmed source.
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Headnoob
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia2108 Posts
September 08 2012 05:16 GMT
#424
So now that he's joined EG does that mean his countdown timer into irrelevant results has started?
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
September 08 2012 05:17 GMT
#425
I hear everyone is mindblown at this announcement.
:)
Dfgj
Profile Joined May 2008
Singapore5922 Posts
September 08 2012 05:18 GMT
#426
On September 08 2012 14:13 krews wrote:
Wouldn't that kind of salary kind of kill motivation to win? He's already gotten paid..

Given the concept of a salary is present in almost all jobs, you'd think that nobody would do work, huh?

There are probably conditions as to how much he has to participate/perform, opportunities for bonuses, etc.
Devise
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1131 Posts
September 08 2012 05:18 GMT
#427
On September 08 2012 13:55 Mackus wrote:
Outrageous money if true, not even mid-tier Footballers earn that much considering how much they're slated.


uhh, don't low tier footballers make that per week?
sLideSC2
Profile Joined July 2012
United States225 Posts
September 08 2012 05:19 GMT
#428
On September 08 2012 13:23 Gentso wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.



Yes and theres also a huge difference between a Korean thats fallen off and the best foreign player outside of GSL to date.
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SolarJto
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States260 Posts
September 08 2012 05:19 GMT
#429
Damn 8k a month
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Angelbelow
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3728 Posts
September 08 2012 05:21 GMT
#430
On September 08 2012 14:13 krews wrote:
Wouldn't that kind of salary kind of kill motivation to win? He's already gotten paid..


While I don't agree with your wording ("kill motivation to win"), I definitely agree with your sentiment. This kind of stuff happens all the time in the NBA. Player A gets paid a long term and lucrative contract; the following year they don't perform the same as they did before the contract.
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hansonslee
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States2027 Posts
September 08 2012 05:22 GMT
#431
Good bye, foreign hope! Korean dominance is going to stay for a long time!
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Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
September 08 2012 05:22 GMT
#432
He's a very good player, but how good does he have to play in order to live up to that salary and make it worthwhile for EG?? That's my question.
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1handsomE
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States199 Posts
September 08 2012 05:23 GMT
#433
what's totally crazy is that Stephano has probably one of the most lucrative deals in the bidnezz yet I think he just barely makes 6 figures.

eSports needs to grow so that people are actually attracted to this lifestyle. Right now it requires huge sacrifice/risk.
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Daniel C
Profile Joined October 2010
Hong Kong1606 Posts
September 08 2012 05:25 GMT
#434
Go Stephagosu!
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kiy0
Profile Joined August 2010
Portugal593 Posts
September 08 2012 05:27 GMT
#435
I wonder what's the duration of the contract, since Stephano has said many times he intends to pursue his degree in Medicine soon.
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delchuu
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany166 Posts
September 08 2012 05:28 GMT
#436
8.000 $ a month.. well must be worth it atleast he posted some results ( : gl Ilyes over there
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muzkrat
Profile Joined December 2010
30 Posts
September 08 2012 05:31 GMT
#437
On September 08 2012 14:13 krews wrote:
Wouldn't that kind of salary kind of kill motivation to win? He's already gotten paid..


Not at all. He can make thousands more on wins.

Plus, the better he does, the more leverage when it comes to re-signing.

I wonder if he has an agent to help him decide or something.
MrMcIntosh
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia91 Posts
September 08 2012 05:32 GMT
#438
Way to go Stephano, enjoy selling yourself out and never winning a major event again.
If only Windows came with StarCraft 2 already installed...If only
Terran X
Profile Joined September 2012
Germany1 Post
September 08 2012 05:33 GMT
#439
On September 08 2012 14:13 krews wrote:
Wouldn't that kind of salary kind of kill motivation to win? He's already gotten paid..


HuK, ThorZain... what do you think why they suck so much since they joined EG?
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
September 08 2012 05:35 GMT
#440
On September 08 2012 14:33 Terran X wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 14:13 krews wrote:
Wouldn't that kind of salary kind of kill motivation to win? He's already gotten paid..


HuK, ThorZain... what do you think why they suck so much since they joined EG?


How does thorzain suck? lol. Huk dropped because he refuses to change his style. Every single time I watch him i swear to god he 2 base all ins, when everyone knows that is what you are going to do you are going to struggle a lot and it's shown. Now that 2 base timings have gotten figured out a lot if that's all you know how to do you are going to drop off the scene.
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