ROOT Gaming Sponsored by Tt eSPORTS! - Page 4

On August 03 2013 06:30 HolyExlxF wrote:


I don't mean to insult you, but you're a jackass.

On August 03 2013 12:44 MrMedic wrote:
Congrats does this mean u will still be using DAS Keyboards though?

On August 03 2013 11:32 dAPhREAk wrote:

yes. i wasnt trying to imply anything negative about ROOT or anything. i just feel that a team like ROOT deserves so much more than just peripherals if they are advertising your company. they get a lot of attention from the community (i.e., prospective customers) and deserve a lot in return from their sponsors.

On August 03 2013 13:45 poppenfrack wrote:
I'm continually amazed at how blue-eyed this community is. You think some mid-tier NA team is getting buckets of cash from their sponsors? No, that's not how it works. I was on a pretty big team in another game sponsored by TT and we got gear and nothing else. No money, nothing. Just mouse, pad, headset, keyboard... not even for all the players. In return they got their logo plastered all over the team site and in the clan tag.

My point is that root really is a very small player in an already small industry. Most SC2 "pros" don't get salaries, at least no more than a token salary that's little more than pocket change, and most teams don't earn any real money. There are exceptions, presumably EG for example, but for the most part people need to tone down their expectations when a team gets sponsored by some company like this.

Just getting gear is honestly impressive for any team that isn't too big or well-known, so props to root and gl in the future.

On August 03 2013 15:56 Deezl wrote:


ROOT's budget includes a house and at least the minimum needs of about ten players off of 4 main sponsors: Twitch, Das, AverMedia and TTE (forgive me if I've forgotten someone). I'm not sure how you're adding up your math, but by my guestimate, that's about $1,000 a month per sponsor. I'm not sure how godlike your team was, but ROOT is more involved in streaming media in NA than any other team. ROOT players get on more shows and generally place higher in tournament than any other NA team, generally only exceeded by hired Koreans on EG and the like and the occasional Quantic/coL showing.

I know that on the world stage, the US teams are struggling, but on the NA stage, ROOT is really working hard and showing a lot of leadership.

On August 03 2013 13:05 joofro92 wrote:

Yes they will still be using Das Keyboards

The players will be using TT headset mouse and mousepad.

On August 03 2013 17:03 ROOTdrewbie wrote:
lol this thread