EPTEvil Geniuses Releases Greg "IdrA" Fields - Page 67
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TechNoTrance
Canada1007 Posts
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Angelavenger
United States59 Posts
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Prplppleatr
United States1518 Posts
+1 respect. | ||
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Godwrath
Spain10142 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:28 Puph wrote: This is stupid. Tell me, who was NOT aware that IdrA believes we are Twitch.tv chat spamming pieces of shit? Because we are. This is what we do. We crowd in IdrA's channel and shout obscenities. I don't see a problem with IdrA calling us out on it because if we did not see it, we would be blind. Speak for yourself. | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:26 MildSeven wrote: I guess the scene outgrew Greg and his antics. No longer can bad manner earn you popularity, you legit have to have skills. Greg just can't keep up with the meta-game, he complains all the time. If there's zergs able to be successful, then anything Greg says are just excuses for his own lack of skills. You realise that he's one of the most popular players in the game, right? | ||
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zdfgucker
China594 Posts
Seriously, you burned the one bridge you had, no notable team will pick you up at even similar terms. Go back to school. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23930 Posts
On May 10 2013 08:17 WhiteSatin wrote: you're wrong to analyze it the way you are - this does not imply that idra should be hired in a new team- this means that people are commenting/watching on the 'event' itself unfold. there are many people in this thread -if you reaed it carefully- (just like me) who are supporting th fact that EG finally released someone who has been acting as a dick, has been disrespectful and has not put up any results. idra at this point is just like destiny - a guy with a niche of hardcore fans who follow him, but that's about it. he can probably make an OK living streaming.. from a talent pov he's got nothing.. and from the "personality" stand point, 90% of the community is fed up by him. Sponsors care about eyeballs. TL is already generically cashing in on all the people reading through the 60+ pages this has already generated. (At least those that that aren't hurting the TL elephant!) Marketing has actually been making a marked shift toward "micro-targeting". A group of 3-10k hardcore fans/haters is perfect for savvy marketing teams. Idra has the opportunity to command all of the SC2 community attention and any sponsor could get a bargain for views per $ regardless of perceptions of his attitude (They have commercials on the "Teen Mom" and "Honey Boo Boo" franchises, don't they?) Just to put this in perspective about where the clicks/eyes are Thread ___________________________________________________Replies_______Views [Code S] Group of Death Ro16 Group B 2012 GSL S3___________ 3921________250838 Evil Geniuses Releases Greg "IdrA" Fields____________________1295_______ 247198 Code S from 1 year ago This thread started a couple hours ago...... | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
None of the big teams will ever want to pick him up. None of the small teams can afford him. | ||
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Kznn
Brazil9072 Posts
Thank you so much for doing this. I now respect your organization a lot more. | ||
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SheLovesMe
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sylverfyre
United States8298 Posts
I feel like that's more speaking about the standard Twitch.tv chatroom. | ||
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trifecta
United States6795 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:19 MaeStrO.OrtSeaM wrote: I might get burned for this, but I really don't care.. The amount of hate towards Greg is pathetic, really really pathetic. "He deserved it", sure, he said things that were crossing the line, done things that were deemed bad mannered.. But the community riding him for his attitude since the very beginning surely hasn't helped him either. The guy tried to work on his attitude, getting professional help and when he cursed even once after people knew about him getting professional help, most of you were like "It's not helping, still so bm" blablabla, the community kept on riding him and honestly, those who call Greg toxic, look at the community as a whole first. The community consists of hypocrites, morons.. And people are talking about making e-sports as big as any other professional sport? Gl with that, especially with the kind of community sc2 has.. When it comes to his words about the community.. can't help but agree with the lad. Have you ever been to a sports fan forum? Esports is small so our voices still matter. Good luck trying to communicate anything to the leagues or corporations that run popular sports. | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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fuzzylogic44
Canada2633 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:26 Creager wrote: I smell a news post sounding something like "IdrA retires from StarCraft 2" in the near future. I doubt it. He can still make a living at it. He just moved to SF to be close to the new American esports hub, which was mainly to stay close to EG but works out if he wants to join another team and keep playing. | ||
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dddoushio
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On May 10 2013 09:28 ash88 wrote: my favorite player got fired for not showing results better call the community retards | ||
KristofferAG
Norway25712 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:29 GolemMadness wrote: You realise that he's one of the most popular players in the game, right? Depends on how you rate popularity. Controversial, maybe. He has a lot of fans and pretty much just as many haters. And I guess that does make him a pretty popular character, but not necessarily in the way players like MC are popular. | ||
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TTOMZ
United Kingdom156 Posts
He wasn't winning anything and hasn't shown any signs he's going to win anything soon (or even try and not just leave games he can win). Honestly who wants an expensive player who's not winning and just bming the community and scene? | ||
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Godwrath
Spain10142 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:30 sylverfyre wrote: I feel like that's more speaking about the standard Twitch.tv chatroom. Yeah, but most people (i hope) around here don't hang in the twitch.tv chatroom for longer than 2 minutes every few weeks. | ||
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dsousa
United States1363 Posts
He loses is salary, his place to live and his spot on the only relevant American team. Where does he go from here? He has no prospect of prize money and I think even for Idra that a casting career would take some time to get off the ground. I'm a little worried for him. He's been in a protective bubble with a 6 figure salary for so long that its scary to think what affect losing that will have. | ||
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
On May 10 2013 09:30 GreenHorizons wrote: Sponsors care about eyeballs. TL is already generically cashing in on all the people reading through the 60+ pages this has already generated. (At least those that that aren't hurting the TL elephant!) Marketing has actually been making a marked shift toward "micro-targeting". A group of 3-10k hardcore fans/haters is perfect for savvy marketing teams. Idra has the opportunity to command all of the SC2 community attention and any sponsor could get a bargain for views per $ regardless of perceptions of his attitude (They have commercials on the "Teen Mom" and "Honey Boo Boo" franchises, don't they?) Just to put this in perspective about where the clicks/eyes are Thread ___________________________________________________Replies_______Views [Code S] Group of Death Ro16 Group B 2012 GSL S3___________ 3921________250838 Evil Geniuses Releases Greg "IdrA" Fields____________________1295_______ 247198 Code S from 1 year ago This thread started a couple hours ago...... really? obama rapes a child, gets spammed and talked about, and the conclusion is obama is good because he brings popoularity? if you havnt noticed, alot of people are talking shit to idra and praising eg more so than the opposite User was warned for this post bad exmaple: point is taking a negative story then turning into something positive, in this case "attention" | ||
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