Feels wrong to ask for donation for this when there are so many worthy causes to donate to in the world. I see it the same as famous directors and producers asking for money on kickstarter or something.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 10 2013 09:12 GMT

#90

On August 10 2013 17:55 below66 wrote:
Feels wrong to ask for donation for this when there are so many worthy causes to donate to in the world. I see it the same as famous directors and producers asking for money on kickstarter or something.

Think of it this way.

They're not asking for a donation.
They're providing a service to the fans by being there, playing games with fans, giving away stuff having 1v1 interactions for this event. How often do regular fans get a chance to play against Code S level players on battlenet?

In return, it's a pay-as-you-like model, and nobody's forcing anyone to give anything they don't want.

In addition, the money's going towards furthering Starcraft esports.
Honestly without this event, the team would have not been able to go because they unexpected lost their travel sponsors.
And who gets hurt?
The fans, tournament organizers, the professional starcraft scene, etc.

I think we've had enough #starcraftisdying this week.
Fans have a lot of power in our scene, more than most.
So if you like the team, love the players, enjoy the content being put out in this event, then you pitch in a bit to help these guys out on a bind.

It's that simple.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 10 2013 19:56 GMT

#91

Stream Link: http://www.dualstreamnow.com/tri.htm?stream1=wcs_america&stream2=dongraegu&stream3=MasterDalKtv

Hey guys,
The Team MVP fundraiser will start soon, so I want to give you all an update:

Fundraiser Breakdown

In the interest of being transparent, I'll give you a breakdown of where the money goes:

The money spent for ATC Travels is $1800.00/person for plane tickets from Korea to Germany, both ways.
There are five people going: (Z)

DRG,

KeeN,

Super,

Dream and Coach Choi.

That comes out to $9000.00.
Of course ATC is paying $1500 for travels for the whole team, so that brings our deficit down to $7500.00
Even if you count the $2000.00 prize from 4th place, the remaining loss is still $5,500.00.
So we're hoping to raise a few dollars to cut down this loss.
Any money raised exceeding the amount needed will be saved and used for future travels.

What this money does is more than just send a few people to a far away tournament.
Without the prospect of this fundraiser working, team MVP would have likely not been able to attend ATC this following weekend. As mentioned previously, this was due to their international travel sponsor dropping support recently, so they're in a bit of a jam right now. If MVP decided not to go, which they could have, it would have hurt the players, the tournament organizers, the fans and our Starcraft II scene. Instead, the players got together their own pocket money to buy plane tickets anyway. These guys are dedicated to their sport, they want to keep playing and meet with their fans abroad.

So if you watch this event today or participate in it by going into battle.net, if you like what you see and you want to support the team in their time of need, then by all means, pitch in a few dollars.

Event

Part I. America
+ Show Spoiler [concluded] +

Date and Time: Saturday 8-10-13; 4:00PM - 8:00PM PDT ( Sunday 8:00AM - 12:00PM KST)
Countdown:

MVP First Person Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/dongraegu
English Commentator/Observer: http://twitch.tv/MasterDalKtv

AND

Part II. Europe
Date and Time: Sunday 8-11-13; 11:00AM - 3:00PM CEST ( Sunday 6:00PM - 10:00PM KST)
Countdown:

MVP First Person Stream + Webcam: http://www.twitch.tv/dongraegu
English Commentator/ Observer: http://twitch.tv/y0su

Prizes and Give Aways:

For those of you who donate $10.00 or more, Team MVP would like to thank you by giving you an exclusive replay pack which contains replays from (Z)

DRG,

Dream,

Super and

KeeN in all matchups!

Please just email [forward] to neoghaleon55@yahoo.com your paypal receipt and I will send you the replay pack.

MVP will also be giving away MVP Razer Goliathus Mousepads throughout the day for selected fans who tune in or participate in our event.

Razer Goliathus e-Sports edition images:

Again you can Participate by going on battle.net at the times listed above, Team MVP will either be playing in the American Server (Part I) or European Server (Part II) in StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm battle.net. Just join the chatroom labeled TeamMVPATC for a meet and greet with the players. MVP players will pick fans of their choosing to play custom 1v1 games with. The games will be streamed by the players and casted live in English by commentator (more on that below). Revenue from the stream and any donations will directly sponsor team MVP's travels to ATC.

On behalf of team MVP, I want to say thank you for your kindness and support.

Master of DalK

Canada1801 Posts

August 10 2013 20:41 GMT

#92

2 and a half hours till we start \o/

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 10 2013 22:34 GMT

#93

Tri-Stream for WCS/MVP-ATC/1st-person-MVP-view

http://www.dualstreamnow.com/tri.htm?stream1=wcs_america&stream2=dongraegu&stream3=MasterDalKtv

Myusen

Germany29 Posts

August 10 2013 22:39 GMT

#94

Gogo MVP ~ I'm surely going to participate.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 10 2013 22:46 GMT

#95

DRG is in the room!!

Paljas

Germany6926 Posts

August 10 2013 22:47 GMT

#96

such a great idea.

but that the player have to buy the plane tickets from their own money makes me sad.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 10 2013 23:13 GMT

#97

It's live, it's live!!
Schedule:
(Z)

DRG from 4-5PM PDT
(T)

Dream from 5-6PM PDT
(P)

Super from 6-7PM PDT
(T)

KeeN from 7-8PM PDT

Stream: http://www.dualstreamnow.com/tri.htm?stream1=wcs_america&stream2=dongraegu&stream3=MasterDalKtv

Taf the Ghost

United States11751 Posts

August 10 2013 23:13 GMT

#98

On August 11 2013 07:47 Paljas wrote:
such a great idea.

but that the player have to buy the plane tickets from their own money makes me sad.

A little annoying for them, but, at the same time, it's also a chance to take a trip to Germany. At some level, it's worth the cost in the first place. Hopefully they can raise most of the money back.

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 10 2013 23:24 GMT

#99

DRG 1:0 kjhislop!
lol