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ESGN CEO says everyone will be paid in June

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Slasher
Profile Joined September 2007
United States1095 Posts
June 01 2014 21:31 GMT
#1
http://www.ongamers.com/articles/esgn-apologizes-says-all-debts-will-be-paid-in-june-players-respond/1100-1620/

onGamers has learned that four seasons of Fight Night are still owed - Hearthstone Season 5 & 6, StarCraft Season 2, and Street Fighter Season 3. Contracts for each of the games obtained by onGamers state that all players and broadcasters were to be paid out 15 days after the content aired with the submission of an invoice.

Following the reports, Clauf/ESGN CEO Jong Hwan Lee sent onGamers a statement yesterday evening to apologize and detail their plans moving forward. Foremost of which is that ESGN states they will settle all owed payments to employees and contractors by the end of June. Statement posted in link above.
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Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-01 21:34:22
June 01 2014 21:33 GMT
#2
Everyone is already in pain, thanks though CEO guy.

fixed already damn it
Harajuku
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
150 Posts
June 01 2014 21:33 GMT
#3
"ESGN CEO says everyone will be pain in June"

I can imagine heh.
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32750 Posts
June 01 2014 21:36 GMT
#4
Came here to comment on the "...everyone will be pain" but got ninja'd. Good to see people are being paid at least.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Slasher
Profile Joined September 2007
United States1095 Posts
June 01 2014 21:45 GMT
#5
Also confirmed in this article - GEM clients (funded by Sapinda along with ESGN, Azubu) earned no special privileges in terms of their players or casters getting paid, as MVP/NesTea/Nick/Dan all still owed money.
Niko_Thien
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany2671 Posts
June 01 2014 21:53 GMT
#6
Will they keep their promise this time? I guess we'll find out in the next episode of "ESGN is a totally legitimate business"
@Niko_Thien on twitter!
Kleinmuuhg
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Vanuatu4091 Posts
June 02 2014 06:41 GMT
#7
I like how he talks endlessly about people critizising esgn for their content when really people are only upset about the missing payments. He doesnt adress the reasons as to why exactly they got delayed, apart from that league of legends part.
I am not very pleased with that statement tbh..
This is our town, scrub
dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
June 02 2014 06:55 GMT
#8
I'll believe it when I see it.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
June 02 2014 09:53 GMT
#9
Yea June 2021...
Copymizer
Profile Joined November 2010
Denmark2108 Posts
June 02 2014 10:02 GMT
#10
sounds legit
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boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
June 02 2014 10:17 GMT
#11
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?
Crot4le
Profile Joined June 2013
England2927 Posts
June 02 2014 10:40 GMT
#12
Sure.
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turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
June 02 2014 10:44 GMT
#13
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?


because people dont care. they had a reputation before esgn even existed and everyone who has been a part of their project decided that a nice trip to germany (and the possibility of getting paid) was worth more than keeping their hands clean.

and the community seems to support this. everyone is 99% sure this money is dirty if not outright illegal but the consensus seems to be that if you can get a piece of the pie then thats great for you.
Derez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Netherlands6068 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-02 10:45:48
June 02 2014 10:45 GMT
#14
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?

Because players are absolutely terrible at making business decisions. They go to events that have no intention of ever paying them, they join teams that clearly don't have the resources to support them, and they join management groups that don't have the business knowledge to see through the various scams.
bluQ
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Germany1724 Posts
June 02 2014 11:10 GMT
#15
On June 02 2014 19:45 Derez wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?

Because players are absolutely terrible at making business decisions. They go to events that have no intention of ever paying them, they join teams that clearly don't have the resources to support them, and they join management groups that don't have the business knowledge to see through the various scams.

Well for Artosis I guess it was just an opportunity he saw and gambled on.
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cheekymonkey
Profile Joined January 2014
France1387 Posts
June 02 2014 11:14 GMT
#16
On June 02 2014 19:45 Derez wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?

Because players are absolutely terrible at making business decisions. They go to events that have no intention of ever paying them, they join teams that clearly don't have the resources to support them, and they join management groups that don't have the business knowledge to see through the various scams.


gotta take chances to succeed, sc2 isn't an established industry.
Boonbag
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
France3318 Posts
June 02 2014 11:39 GMT
#17
On June 02 2014 20:14 cheekymonkey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2014 19:45 Derez wrote:
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?

Because players are absolutely terrible at making business decisions. They go to events that have no intention of ever paying them, they join teams that clearly don't have the resources to support them, and they join management groups that don't have the business knowledge to see through the various scams.


gotta take chances to succeed, sc2 isn't an established industry.


in my eyes its more a bunch of persons scaming another bunch of ignorant gamers
ReboundEU
Profile Joined September 2010
508 Posts
June 02 2014 11:46 GMT
#18
End of June..........................................................what year?

Troll aside i hope players get their $$
U MAD BRO?
cheekymonkey
Profile Joined January 2014
France1387 Posts
June 02 2014 11:48 GMT
#19
On June 02 2014 20:39 Boonbag wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2014 20:14 cheekymonkey wrote:
On June 02 2014 19:45 Derez wrote:
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?

Because players are absolutely terrible at making business decisions. They go to events that have no intention of ever paying them, they join teams that clearly don't have the resources to support them, and they join management groups that don't have the business knowledge to see through the various scams.


gotta take chances to succeed, sc2 isn't an established industry.


in my eyes its more a bunch of persons scaming another bunch of ignorant gamers


overambitious business projects are not necessarily scams..
TRaFFiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1448 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-02 12:03:56
June 02 2014 12:03 GMT
#20
On June 02 2014 19:45 Derez wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2014 19:17 boxerfred wrote:
If a company has such a reputation, how can they still keep on being around?

Because players are absolutely terrible at making business decisions. They go to events that have no intention of ever paying them, they join teams that clearly don't have the resources to support them, and they join management groups that don't have the business knowledge to see through the various scams.

You act like they're piles of cash lying around everywhere. The industry is contracting. It's either retire or take any paycheck you can.
2v2, 1v1, Zerg, Terran http://www.twitch.tv/trafficsc2
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