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Quakecomm
Profile Joined April 2012
United States344 Posts
February 03 2014 18:33 GMT
#41
goodbye
best of luck
gorkey island is the only good map
Junichi
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany1056 Posts
February 03 2014 18:33 GMT
#42
Good luck in school and thanks for everything.
"Until the very, very top, in almost anything all that matters, is how much work you put in. The only problem is that most people can't work hard even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for." - Greg "IdrA" Fields
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-03 18:36:15
February 03 2014 18:33 GMT
#43
Always enjoyed your casts, Idra, and your appearances on SOTG. Best of luck with school and the future. Go well.
KT best KT ~ 2014
Muffloe
Profile Joined December 2012
Sweden6061 Posts
February 03 2014 18:33 GMT
#44
Good luck, you've been, and still are, a big part of this community
Roman666
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland1440 Posts
February 03 2014 18:34 GMT
#45
Good luck with your school mate and your future endeavors!
Riquiz
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands402 Posts
February 03 2014 18:34 GMT
#46
Good luck!
Hope to see you do come back to show the casters how it's done once in awhile :3
Caster man does casting on yt/RiquizCasts
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42383 Posts
February 03 2014 18:35 GMT
#47
Good luck!
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25658 Posts
February 03 2014 18:35 GMT
#48
Good luck
AdministratorLaws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
February 03 2014 18:35 GMT
#49
On February 04 2014 03:32 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2014 03:28 MadJack wrote:
On February 04 2014 03:14 IdrA wrote:
A couple thousand dollars for a weekend of talking about a game seems nice, but when it happens maybe once a month it is not a good way to live.


Hey ill take those couple thousand for working as a caster 9 to 9, 6 days a week, for two monts worth of work, and im not even joking.


Even if you could get that much work, which you can't, that is terrible pay compared to almost any other job in the US. Assuming 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and 9 weeks into 2 months, that's $3.08 an hour, disgustingly low.


Can anyone make a living off of this game as a caster/personality without sponsorships and donations? It seems almost mathematically impossible.

I think being a part time caster, doing school and then casting tournaments on weekends or during big happenings like DH and WCS could be a great way to stay in touch with the game and make some extra money on the side as a student, but full time appears pretty much hopeless.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
Glorfindel!
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1815 Posts
February 03 2014 18:35 GMT
#50
Also I must say I loved your casting.
http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/598681/1/Glorfindel/ladder/161337#current-rank
ejac
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1195 Posts
February 03 2014 18:37 GMT
#51
Not to mean this in a esports is bad tone, but I'm always glad when I hear people leaving the industry. Not that I want to judge people and their career choices, but it always seems to me too many people become stick around too long and never move on with their lives. Anyway, goodluck with school idra.
esq>n
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
February 03 2014 18:37 GMT
#52
Goodbye
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
purakushi
Profile Joined August 2012
United States3301 Posts
February 03 2014 18:38 GMT
#53
Best of luck. BW forever.
T P Z sagi
EGLzGaMeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1867 Posts
February 03 2014 18:38 GMT
#54
GL greg will miss ya buddy
Guilty
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada812 Posts
February 03 2014 18:38 GMT
#55
Best of luck IdrA. We support you
"How hard could it be?" -J. Clarkson
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
February 03 2014 18:39 GMT
#56
Good bye and good luck, Sir!
You will be missed!
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
February 03 2014 18:39 GMT
#57
On February 04 2014 03:35 Squat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2014 03:32 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On February 04 2014 03:28 MadJack wrote:
On February 04 2014 03:14 IdrA wrote:
A couple thousand dollars for a weekend of talking about a game seems nice, but when it happens maybe once a month it is not a good way to live.


Hey ill take those couple thousand for working as a caster 9 to 9, 6 days a week, for two monts worth of work, and im not even joking.


Even if you could get that much work, which you can't, that is terrible pay compared to almost any other job in the US. Assuming 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and 9 weeks into 2 months, that's $3.08 an hour, disgustingly low.


Can anyone make a living off of this game as a caster/personality without sponsorships and donations? It seems almost mathematically impossible.

I think being a part time caster, doing school and then casting tournaments on weekends or during big happenings like DH and WCS could be a great way to stay in touch with the game and make some extra money on the side as a student, but full time appears pretty much hopeless.

Tournaments are sponsored as well, so that is just sponsormoney too. YOu cannot exclude sponsor money and donations - see them as tips.
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5497 Posts
February 03 2014 18:41 GMT
#58
Good luck!

Hope you still frequent forums and maybe do a thing or two on off time. Hopefully you made some bank from those 2010-2012 paychecks.
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
EpicDemente
Profile Joined November 2012
Chile202 Posts
February 03 2014 18:42 GMT
#59
Good luck sir :D
"Fight your heart out for what you want"
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
February 03 2014 18:43 GMT
#60
On February 04 2014 03:14 IdrA wrote:


I'll be going back to school. I have no plans to stream dota, or any other game right now, as I get very few viewers for it and I feel dumb inviting people to watch me be bad at something. It is possible I'll stream other games in the future, or be involved with esports in general if something interesting and practical pops up, but for the time being that's it for me. Thank you all.


Sounds like a no, but will you be streaming any BW; or were you good and tired of that by the time you switched?
EffOrt and Soulkey Hwaiting!
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