EPTRichard Lewis on root gaming house. - Page 6
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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cybertopo
Spain525 Posts
On May 02 2013 03:58 TotalBiscuit wrote: Richard Lewis likes to create controversy. He does write legit pieces from time to time but he stoops to Kotaku levels of nerd-baiting a little bit too much for my liking. OH THE IRONY | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On May 02 2013 06:14 Targe wrote: Can't people spend their money on what they want to spend it on? No! If I dont like it you're not allowed to either! /sarcasm | ||
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Dr.Sin
Canada1126 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On May 02 2013 06:16 Shellshock1122 wrote: No! If I dont like it you're not allowed to either! /sarcasm And if you are, we are going to point out that is is possible that you are being taken advantage of! In writing, on a webpage, that I make money from. I am concerned about your safety and well being. Please subscribe to my blog and follow me on twitter. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27094 Posts
While it's unfair imo in the way it tears into Root specifically, he does make a load of pretty decent point. I agree with his 'lowest common denominator' barb about certain streamers, and that is the niche that is being ploughed. Ironically (point proven?) his own articles that are decent or his good interviews get a fraction of the views that his rants or what have you do. Imo We need to get over this obsession with both established personalities and ESPECIALLY fucking 'drama' as a community and start supporting more of the following: Journalists and writers who write good, informative and neutral stuff Supporting more players who are good and unheralded, rather than sticking to community favourites Give new casting talent more of an outlet | ||
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IPA
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TheSir
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On May 02 2013 05:34 Demicore wrote: Never liked Lewis' articles but this is a new low. Cause? People should do what ever they want with their money but Richard Lewis has a pretty good point here. I thought the fundraiser was pretty big joke, i mean a fundraiser to buy beds and house furniture etc? Now, thats a new low, just get a few hundred bucks and go to a freaking thrift store. They are all pro gamers, they should have a couple hundred dollars to buy that, otherwise please for the love of god, go do something else. Or do they need some fancy cow leather chairs or something? What im saying is, basically your gonna have to justify every purchase with a fundraiser like this. Dont get me wrong, i like Catz and many of the ROOT players but if they cant sustain and improve their life with playing games then why should i as a consumer help? Their not even selling a product or offer anything.... All they did with the fundraiser was asking to people to help them and then, well lets hope we can do this cause otherwise we will gonna need another fundraiser. I couldn't find any information about how sustainable the plan would be, which i understand cause they probably dont know. | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
why? because people like giving away money and begging for donations is easier than working part-time to pay rent. Actually now that I think about it at least ROOT is saying what they'll do with the money, everyone else is just saying "support me." | ||
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warshop
Canada490 Posts
On May 02 2013 06:03 MaestroSC wrote: And esports is just like every other sport, those who deserve to make it, will make it. I don't think you can make such an assessment. | ||
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JustPassingBy
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Kavik
United States31 Posts
On May 02 2013 05:38 MaestroSC wrote:agreed with this. they could literally cut their costs in HALF, and they could buy a damn Van with part of their savings, if they would plan a bit smarter, and think "cost efficiency". For instance, moving outside of SF, to a more modest/urban neighborhood. Ya living in the burbs may not be as "fun and edgy" as living in SF, but its also 1/2 the price. this is one of the falls of being handed money in donations tho... you are not as...creative when it comes to spending. 35,000 which they have already reached... could easily cover a year+ for a team house, if they were smart with their money. I don't know how 75,000 was reached, but I guess if everyone wants their own room/top $$ computer/all expenses paid -food, travel, bills, literally every dollar each of them makes should be pure profit for at LEAST.. a year. We said "the Bay Area" or "somewhere near San Francisco but a lot cheaper" when asked where the house would be. We raised 30k, and it will be as transparent as I can make it once I have something official to announce. I think that also covers your other concerns with our "creative" spending. edit: removed my snark. | ||
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Terrestrialrage
United States122 Posts
Dont get me wrong, i like Catz and many of the ROOT players but if they cant sustain and improve their life with playing games then why should i as a consumer help? This bugs me to no end. Heres the kicker, and I'm sure youll be shocked... YOU DIDN'T HELP AS A CONSUMER! Thats your choice! Disagree if you'd like, thats fine, but the amount of self-importance going on in this thread is ridiculous. This has zero effect on you or Richard Lewis or ANYONE for that matter. | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
On May 02 2013 06:58 Kavik wrote: You know, you'd think we at ROOT would have thought of some of these things, but I guess not  Except that we said "the Bay Area" or "somewhere near San Francisco but a lot cheaper" when asked where the house would be. You seem to have this idea that we're buying a mansion in downtown San Francisco because we raised 35k (are you donating the extra 5k you made up by the way?) and that we're just going to throw money at everything. Thanks at least for giving us a chance to be "creative when it comes to spending" before you pulled these facts out of nowhere. But...he's from the internet! He must know everything! | ||
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Dr.Sin
Canada1126 Posts
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Toadvine
Poland2234 Posts
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Mormel
Netherlands57 Posts
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MaestroSC
United States2073 Posts
On May 02 2013 07:01 KrazyTrumpet wrote: But...he's from the internet! He must know everything! or just simply saying "We have thought about it, and we are actually moving outside of SF" was such an incredibly hard response, that couldn't have been enough to point out the problem with what I wrote | ||
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Lumi
United States1616 Posts
This covers my opinion on the matter. | ||
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Ballack
Norway821 Posts
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