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Talack
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada2742 Posts
January 25 2013 06:03 GMT
#81
So all those players talking about how they make 6 figures a year streaming was a lie? And that esports is not nearly as profitable/successful as we've been lead to believe!?

This is madness! Esports is a charity, not a business! Money flows from the heavens!
Traceback
Profile Joined October 2010
United States469 Posts
January 25 2013 06:11 GMT
#82
On January 25 2013 14:37 Zerg.Zilla wrote:
Not paying there streamers...yeah that says it all. own3d TV -->>Not gonna be missed TV

Except by all the people who still don't have their money.
Leeoku
Profile Joined May 2010
1617 Posts
January 25 2013 06:17 GMT
#83
own3d worth 5mil? what..
dropshot
Profile Joined January 2013
12 Posts
January 25 2013 06:18 GMT
#84
Seems that twitch is really dominating right now.
J1.au
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Australia3596 Posts
January 25 2013 06:20 GMT
#85
Prepare your servers Twitch!
divito
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1213 Posts
January 25 2013 06:32 GMT
#86
On January 25 2013 14:33 Mauldo wrote:
You know what would be really cool? If Twitch.tv stepped up and paid own3d's outstanding debts to progamers in return for them signing contracts with the company. That'd be cool.

Completely unrealistic, but it would be fucking awesome. It'd be the first good news I've seen from an ESPORTS company in a long time.

Quite unrealistic, but it'd be dependent on the dollar figure. Spinning it right, they'd gain some pretty crazy PR if they tried it, or at least did a portion to those affected.
Skype: divito7
trGKakarot
Profile Joined October 2011
United States129 Posts
January 25 2013 06:36 GMT
#87
On January 25 2013 14:33 Mauldo wrote:
You know what would be really cool? If Twitch.tv stepped up and paid own3d's outstanding debts to progamers in return for them signing contracts with the company. That'd be cool.

Completely unrealistic, but it would be fucking awesome. It'd be the first good news I've seen from an ESPORTS company in a long time.


Why?

Most streamers bailed from Twitch solely because of false hopes to make more money. They had no loyalty to Twitch, if anything it would be humorous to block them from coming back as a paid streamer, or get paid less. Twitch will survive without the likes of Destiny / other high profile streamers, but the opposite is not necessarily true.
hihi glgl
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37003 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-25 09:09:21
January 25 2013 06:38 GMT
#88
Sigh...

Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid.
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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NoobSkills
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1597 Posts
January 25 2013 06:40 GMT
#89
On January 25 2013 15:38 Seeker wrote:
Sigh...

Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid.

Own3D you guys are horrible. I can't believe what you guys did to those gamers...


You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue.
Sub40APM
Profile Joined August 2010
6336 Posts
January 25 2013 06:45 GMT
#90
...why did people keep streaming on Owned3d once they stopped receiving that ad revenue?
trGKakarot
Profile Joined October 2011
United States129 Posts
January 25 2013 06:53 GMT
#91
On January 25 2013 15:40 NoobSkills wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2013 15:38 Seeker wrote:
Sigh...

Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid.

Own3D you guys are horrible. I can't believe what you guys did to those gamers...


You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue.


Doubtful... if they were making "a killing" then they wouldn't have been so financially unstable to the point of going out of business.
hihi glgl
divito
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1213 Posts
January 25 2013 07:00 GMT
#92
On January 25 2013 15:40 NoobSkills wrote:
You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue.

We can't know for sure, but I'd call that unlikely. If the round of funding worked, or they were purchased, all would have been well. However, admitting you're having financial difficulties and halting stream capabilities would have irreparably harmed the brand, which would eliminate all possibilities of funding or a purchaser. That's why they continued despite their problems; they were either going to be fixed, or have to bow out.
Skype: divito7
Cel.erity
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4890 Posts
January 25 2013 07:34 GMT
#93
On January 25 2013 15:40 NoobSkills wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2013 15:38 Seeker wrote:
Sigh...

Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid.

Own3D you guys are horrible. I can't believe what you guys did to those gamers...


You know why Own3D kept their site online for so long despite not paying the players right? So, a few people at the very top of the company could steal all ad revenue for ~6 months. They made a killing in stolen revenue.


Yes, the Own3d executies are so villainous and clever that they allowed their entire business to go under and now face serious lawsuits. Diabolical!
We found Dove in a soapless place.
papaz
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden4149 Posts
January 25 2013 07:43 GMT
#94
Not surprising but sad nonetheless.
Azurues
Profile Joined March 2011
Malaysia5612 Posts
January 25 2013 07:50 GMT
#95
what a freaking joke. So many players stream on their site.

On the other hand, this may be bad as twitch will be the sole major representative in the streaming department.
llIH
Profile Joined June 2011
Norway2142 Posts
January 25 2013 07:53 GMT
#96
I think we all kind of knew this was going to happen.
Glioburd
Profile Joined April 2008
France1911 Posts
January 25 2013 07:54 GMT
#97
Since Twitch is flanged by my IAP, that's not a good news for me...
"You should hate loosing, but you should never fear defeat." NaDa.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-25 08:07:53
January 25 2013 08:00 GMT
#98
First of all, this is and should be sad news to everyone. I don't want to go into much detail about gamers not being paid, because I don't think that should happen, but in the real world, it also does happen which obviously is no excuse but it shows that its not always a fault of a badly run company or concept.

Own3d TV was an eSports orientated company and you guys are happy it shuts down? Own3d TV means there was competition for Twitch which now you could say has an absolute monopoly which is never good. Competition means advertising, fighting for customers, growing of eSports. Even though own3d was not perfect, it was a good attempt and didn't seem to purposely screw anyone over.

In my opinion this is sad news to everyone who is a gamer and wants eSport to grow

On January 25 2013 15:38 Seeker wrote:
Sigh...

Now those poor players who are owed months and months and months worth of money are never going to get paid.

Own3D you guys are horrible. I can't believe what you guys did to those gamers...



Cant believe comments like that, really no though put into it. Did you ever work in any business thats build on being liquid in the real world? Payment issues arise, even for the best running companies sometimes. If own3d did struggle to begin with, don't you think they tried to pay as much as they can?

On January 25 2013 14:11 trGKakarot wrote:
As others have stated in this thread, the only real competition Twitch has is the looming threat of YouTube / Google stepping into a monetized streaming platform.

Twitch is unbearably laggy at times, but otherwise is reasonably a pretty good platform (minus not having streaming apps on PS3/360).


Youtube is owned by Google and let me tell you, if Google wants to step in they win right away. They have the money for it, hell they could buy twitch and I think it would be a good thing. Best buy Twitch + their staff and put money into it because I think the Twitch staff is good and driven, but if Google wants to compete, Twitch will be gone I think-_-
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
Mahanaim
Profile Joined December 2012
Korea (South)1002 Posts
January 25 2013 08:04 GMT
#99
What........
Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.
Monsen
Profile Joined December 2002
Germany2548 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-25 08:33:13
January 25 2013 08:05 GMT
#100
Never liked them either. There must be one or several people in there who think naming your company "owned" and writing in leet speak is a good (business) idea. Not surprised.
11 years and counting- TL #680
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