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.

3$ an hour as a caster? Really?

it's more like 35-40$, plus accommodation.

Your comment disgust me TB, I understand that you become a Youtube star and you are making a tone of money, but if you don't find casting to be rewarding please stop and spend those weekends to improve your Youtube channel.
I like your WTF youtube show, but your starcraft 2 commentary was always mediocre since you never really understood this game.

TB said that's what working 12 hr/day, 6 day/week for two months for $2k would average out to, and he's right. I'm sure he knows better than you or I what casting at a major event actually pays while you're there.

Does he work 12 hr/day 6 day/week for $2k?

No, it's more like around 12 hr /day , 4-5 day.

Do you have some kind of impairment or deficiency that prevents you from understanding what you read?

TB was not talking about his particular case as a SC2 caster, or IdrA's case, or even SC2 casters in general, he was responding to MadJack who put forth the hypothetical scenario of working a 12 hour day, 6 days a week for 2 months for the salary of $2k.

I know he is not talking about his case, but it's absurd to cry about revenues as a caster, since casters can do so much more in their free time when there are no tournaments to receive additional revenues.

And yeah I understand MadJack, there are many people that work 8-10 hours a day, and earn a lot less then $2k/month.

Who is crying about revenues as a caster? TB was simply explaining the reality that even if you, as a not-top caster, would accept to work for that kind of money, there isn't even enough work that you could get. How is this so difficult to understand?

Why would a caster only focus on casting? If there isn't enough potential work, they should try to focus on something else to increase their revenues.

And I doubt there isn't enough work for Idra in this field.

The man said it himself:

On February 04 2014 03:14 IdrA wrote:
There have also been continual job offers from various parts of the industry that always fail to materialize. If I wanted to continue to scrape out a living I probably could, by lowering standards, accepting donations, and whatever else. But I've never liked the game and I don't see that changing anytime soon so I see no reason to scrape by with no future just for the sake of staying with it.

If you don't believe him, there's nothing more that I can say. I'll take my leave now.

Glioburd

France1911 Posts

February 03 2014 19:27 GMT

#127

Good luck to you. Hope to see you playing some BW for fun occasionally. I know you miss the game

. Good luck again for your studies.

FatkiddsLag

United States413 Posts

February 03 2014 19:27 GMT

#128

Goodluck Idra

Anteal

Poland3 Posts

February 03 2014 19:28 GMT

#129

I'll never stop believing that you'll come back, You were my reason to play when i was starting, and I'm gonna thank you for that on the stage after my first win in major tournament, propably in a year or so

ETisME

12522 Posts

February 03 2014 19:28 GMT

#130

Good bye idra.
I was hoping you would write a huge post but I guess this is more of your style.
Your game against mvp is still one of my fav game to watch.

icezar

Germany240 Posts

February 03 2014 19:29 GMT

#131

GL HF!
You never liked the game? I hope whatever problems you had with SC2 don^t follow you.

I was really enjoying your stream with commentary and all the rage. You commentating a tournament was so much fun!
I do agree that there are not enough money in SC2 unfortunately and that there is no point in wasting your life waiting for the money to come.

I wish you all the best in the world Sir!

PS: strange enough you are the reason i am playing SC2, i was so close to quiting after ladder abuse, cannon rush, bunker, proxy and all the cheese but when i sow you lose to the same shit it made me fell that i was not alone, i learned from your play but i also learned from your rage! :-> Apologize for quiting this game!!!

delo

United States333 Posts

February 03 2014 19:29 GMT

#132

Sad to see you go, man. I hope everything works out well for you going forward!

ZenithM

France15952 Posts

February 03 2014 19:30 GMT

#133

Bye IdrA. It has been good having you in the scene, I'd say

Good luck in school.

Teton

France1656 Posts

February 03 2014 19:31 GMT

#134

Good luck with school IdrA!

Rainman5419

United States92 Posts

February 03 2014 19:32 GMT

#135

Much love Idra. Any plans for a particular major area of study? Come back if it makes sense, but either way good luck!

BlackPride

United States186 Posts

February 03 2014 19:32 GMT

#136

I just shed a single tear.

You'll be missed.

Detri

United Kingdom683 Posts

February 03 2014 19:32 GMT

#137

GLHF!

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45050 Posts

February 03 2014 19:32 GMT

#138

Good luck, IdrA

I'm sure you'll find success in the next chapter of your life as well.

You were definitely one of the most important, interesting, and influential foreigners in the SC2 (and obviously BW) scene ♥