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WinterTV
Profile Joined February 2011
United States297 Posts
March 02 2013 22:43 GMT
#41
Thanks for all of the support everyone!

I have updated the OP with Q&A from the thread at the bottom of the post.
@wintersc2
Graphix
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States208 Posts
March 02 2013 22:55 GMT
#42
sick!!
~Jaedong Forever~
Admiral Adama
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States186 Posts
March 02 2013 23:14 GMT
#43
I'm very happy to finally get this announced. The Clarity Academy has been long in the works and under the direction of an experienced and dedicated Manager such as winteR we are looking forward to great things. Thank you very much for your support and we look forward to seeing some of you apply!
CEO of Clarity Gaming and Content Director of IHEARTHU
Bop
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19 Posts
March 02 2013 23:55 GMT
#44
Application sent in! crazy excited!
WinterTV
Profile Joined February 2011
United States297 Posts
March 03 2013 00:51 GMT
#45
On March 03 2013 08:55 Bop wrote:
Application sent in! crazy excited!


Awesome! So are we
@wintersc2
Pimpmuckl
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany528 Posts
March 03 2013 00:53 GMT
#46
I really love what you guys are doing yet i have no idea how you fund all of this Oo (don't care if you actually will continue to be awesome though )
twitter.com/pimpmuckl
KiF1rE
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States964 Posts
March 03 2013 01:00 GMT
#47
alright sent mine in.
Eggi
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
478 Posts
March 03 2013 01:31 GMT
#48
haha honestly who are your investors?
Whose the one with a trust fund?
chadissilent
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada1187 Posts
March 03 2013 01:36 GMT
#49
On March 03 2013 10:31 SoOJuuu wrote:
haha honestly who are your investors?
Whose the one with a trust fund?

We need a trust fund to run an academy?
GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
March 03 2013 01:44 GMT
#50
Keep up the good work guys.
Time is a great teacher, unfortunate that it kills all its pupils ...
Zeppelin535
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada262 Posts
March 03 2013 02:00 GMT
#51
Application submitted. Good work Clarity.
Bones (P) | @BonesSC2 | twitch.tv/Bones535
oOOoOphidian
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1402 Posts
March 03 2013 02:27 GMT
#52
Really cool. Whether I'm a good fit or not, I hope this works well for the team. There is already lots of great talent on the main team, so I'm sure this will be highly competitive.
Creator of sc2unmasked.com
KiF1rE
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States964 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-03 02:56:24
March 03 2013 02:55 GMT
#53
On March 03 2013 10:36 chadissilent wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2013 10:31 SoOJuuu wrote:
haha honestly who are your investors?
Whose the one with a trust fund?

We need a trust fund to run an academy?


well in the past I had a team tell me it costs several hundred thousand dollars for an academy team... (not joking. though post is a joke)

Though academy teams shouldnt cost much in the first place. Though you guys did put alot of time into graphics and stuff for this.
Midday
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada59 Posts
March 03 2013 03:23 GMT
#54
Fantastic! Great work Clarity Gaming!
So, let's go!
WinterTV
Profile Joined February 2011
United States297 Posts
March 03 2013 03:58 GMT
#55
On March 03 2013 11:55 KiF1rE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 03 2013 10:36 chadissilent wrote:
On March 03 2013 10:31 SoOJuuu wrote:
haha honestly who are your investors?
Whose the one with a trust fund?

We need a trust fund to run an academy?


well in the past I had a team tell me it costs several hundred thousand dollars for an academy team... (not joking. though post is a joke)

Though academy teams shouldnt cost much in the first place. Though you guys did put alot of time into graphics and stuff for this.


No one on the team has a trust fund. Our team owner Brandon makes a comfortable living outside of eSports and he has enough room within that to back the team. Our operational budget is nowhere near as high as other teams in the industry which helps keep us at a sustainable operational level. If we suddenly decided to pick up a player like Polt or Squirtle (before he joined LG-IM), we would be stepping way beyond that sustainable level.

As for the Academy, it does not cost all that much up front. The big investment is in man hours spent organizing all of this, and going forward with managing the players. Clarity is made up of a team of people which are here doing what we love for the betterment of the industry. Once a player within the Academy reaches a level worthy of promotion and being sent to an invent is where money really becomes involved.

Instead of using that money to pick up and contract another big professional player, we have decided to instead use it to incentivize our Academy. That way we can help up and coming players get to the level where they too can earn money playing the game. For the players who don't reach that level while they're with us, they will at least reach a well rounded understanding of what is expected and required of them to become a true professional player.

@wintersc2
Midday
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada59 Posts
March 03 2013 04:56 GMT
#56
In regards to the 3 staff picks that are admitted into the academy, what do you base the acceptance off of?
So, let's go!
Ynot_Fighting
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States216 Posts
March 03 2013 05:14 GMT
#57
Sent a player application. I hope I get selected. How long until we see responses?
chadissilent
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada1187 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-03 05:16:47
March 03 2013 05:16 GMT
#58
On March 03 2013 13:56 Midday wrote:
In regards to the 3 staff picks that are admitted into the academy, what do you base the acceptance off of?

Undeniable talent, good personality and a positive attitude. Basically someone that would be admitted to the Academy anyways.
Wyrd
Profile Joined May 2011
United States211 Posts
March 03 2013 05:27 GMT
#59
I'm very excited for this. More people on the Clarity roster is always a good thing, and the community's response to this is enthralling. It's coming up fast!
www.twitch.tv/wyrd5
PXEnTei
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States209 Posts
March 03 2013 05:31 GMT
#60
Hop you guys get some big sponsors soon. Really awsome everything you guys have done in the last 4 or so months. Jookto has done really well. Yong has done preety well to. awome guys on the team. GLLG CLarity Hwating
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