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On August 12 2013 13:15 neoghaleon55 wrote:
Ok
I guess I have some relevant information to pitch in.
One of the reasons I got pretty close with team MVP's management in the first place was that I offered to go harass IGN for the money they owed MVP for IPTL's final season.
It was the same damn story.
David Ting and the gang keep saying things like "oh the money should have already been sent long ago, yatta yatta yatta"
But in fact, nothing was being paid or processed unless you demand it either through actively harass by mail and phone calls, even threaten with legal proceedings.
That's what I did...
and they paid... all $9000.00 that was owed to team MVP.
Here are some relevant emails you should have if you guys are up for it:
IGN account payable: ap@ign.com
Frank Fields: ffields@blizzard.com <--former IPL operational manager and controller
Kevin Knocke: catspajamassc2@gmail.com
David Ting: dting@blizzard.com
Errol Pinto: epinto@blizzard.com
Frank Fields is now at Riot Games, not Blizzard
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sorry, those were the emails I used at the time.
but thanks for the update.
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Why the fuck don't they have the money ready to be paid to the players before the event starts? Fuck, even having it ready at the end would be fine. Maybe tournaments that can't pay their players a lot of money on time should stick to having lower prize pools.
This isn't the first time this has happened, in fact this has happened multiple times in the past, but this bullshit needs to stop.
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they are out of business. they have no incentive to pay. welcome to the real world.
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sucks that the people who need the money the most are jerked around by the ones who need it the least =/
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Leenock got screwed with the Nestea award, and now this. Poor kid!
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On August 12 2013 04:35 Derez wrote:
IGN seems a more fitting target to rage at then blizzard. They assumed financial responsibility for it when they let david ting play around.
This is the reason why the IPL 4 Pacific Qualifiers and the PPSL went broke, because David Ting failed to live up to his so-called "promises". Can't you see the pattern with this shit happening ?
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I read through 5 pages of this thread before I had to stop. The sheer stupidity in General Chat is absolutely ridiculous...and apparently it's still carrying on up to this page.
How the hell can we have 12 pages of people trying to blame Blizzard for this? What's the matter, everyone's pitchforks getting dull and they need to meet their weekly lynching quota?
I keep telling myself never to go to any SC2 thread except LRs, and every time I break that rule I feel the need to smash my head straight into a wall...
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On August 12 2013 06:03 FeUerFlieGe wrote:
IPL has always had something rotten with it
Blame David Ting for that; he's the fucker that led IPL in the first place.
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On August 12 2013 16:58 WolfintheSheep wrote:
I read through 5 pages of this thread before I had to stop. The sheer stupidity in General Chat is absolutely ridiculous...and apparently it's still carrying on up to this page.
How the hell can we have 12 pages of people trying to blame Blizzard for this? What's the matter, everyone's pitchforks getting dull and they need to meet their weekly lynching quota?
I keep telling myself never to go to any SC2 thread except LRs, and every time I break that rule I feel the need to smash my head straight into a wall...
If ur heads hurts after the smashing.. u will see things more clearly and blame blizzard too, haha (joke)
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On August 12 2013 07:44 NovaMB wrote:According to moonglade the WCS season 1 prize money hasnt been paid either. Show nested quote +Andrew Pender @mOOnGLaDeau 50m
Really over waiting for tournament money never knowing when I'll be paid next. Can't live like this #WCSseason1
LOL with IPL not being able to play winners the prize money since IPL 5. Then guess who heads WCS now?
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On August 12 2013 03:54 DanLee wrote:Show nested quote +On August 12 2013 03:52 partydude89 wrote:
so since blizzard hired the IPL guys, does this mean that blizzard has to pay out the prize money? ROFL, hey blizzard, you know some of the people you hired used to work at a company that hasn't paid out it's debts. You mind picking up the tab? edit: one of the stupidest conclusions I've ever seen someone jump to in my entire life.
The only stupid conclusion is yours. If a company buys another company they get all of their debts as well, just from what I understand Blizzard didn't actually buy IPL, they bought all the workers and assets.
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On August 12 2013 16:27 Phanekim wrote:
they are out of business. they have no incentive to pay. welcome to the real world.
In the real world they have incentive to pay when they get sued. Being a smartass doesn't work when you're wrong.
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yeah sounds like f1 this, you buy a team for £1 but take on its responsibility. if its a blizzz owned thing now, as in . .they really own it then its blizz debt
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On August 12 2013 17:14 Gorribal wrote:Show nested quote +On August 12 2013 03:54 DanLee wrote:On August 12 2013 03:52 partydude89 wrote:
so since blizzard hired the IPL guys, does this mean that blizzard has to pay out the prize money? ROFL, hey blizzard, you know some of the people you hired used to work at a company that hasn't paid out it's debts. You mind picking up the tab? edit: one of the stupidest conclusions I've ever seen someone jump to in my entire life. The only stupid conclusion is yours. If a company buys another company they get all of their debts as well, just from what I understand Blizzard didn't actually buy IPL, they bought all the workers and assets.
...which is exactly what he aid. If Blizzard hires former IPL employees, it is quite retarded to presume they take over IPL's debts.
On August 12 2013 18:12 StatixEx wrote:
yeah sounds like f1 this, you buy a team for £1 but take on its responsibility. if its a blizzz owned thing now, as in . .they really own it then its blizz debt
It's not. Stop trying so hard to find reasons to hate Blizzard.
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In Bulgaria there is a saying "To expect a letter from a dead man"... Seems quite fitting right here.
IPL no longer exist, so basically there is no one to pay. Maybe IGN will pay the prizes, IF the players make enough noise about it, but that is in question too. Of course the players can sue them, if there is some kind of a contract... But I seriously doubt it - that's eSports we are talking about.
The really scary thing is that even WCS doesn't pay. What kind of business is this, if even Blizzard can't pay the prize money.
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MLG handled the WCS s1 na payments from what I read.
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On August 12 2013 18:53 NovemberstOrm wrote:
MLG handled the WCS s1 na payments from what I read.
Correct.
@mOOnGLaDeau If you're waiting on money from @mlg you should have it or be receiving it any day (it was sent)
@hellokittySC2 @mOOnGLaDeau The season ended in June not 3-4 months ago. We mail 6-8 weeks after receiving paperwork
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Can confirm that Leenock has not recieved the money
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Sigh.. Kind of disappointing that this is still happening. Sort it out guys.
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