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Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
August 11 2014 20:02 GMT
#281
So TB is the Churchill of esports?
maru lover forever
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
August 11 2014 20:06 GMT
#282
i dont agree with this crucifying kespa for being cautious about what they participate in. if youre the biggest most prestigious brand in an industry you dont necessarily dedicate your assets to just any random crowdfunded grassroots event without some assurances on your return. im not saying it would be nonfeasible for them to have participated, but the choice not to is completely reasonable and i think its weasely to abuse the community's desire to see a good product to blame kespa for destinys inability to land their players. he did so much work putting on a good tournament that i think its really a shame to push the envelope by making it out to be some kind of "david v goliath" struggle where kespa is shitting on the fans for no reason when really its just good business

if fans want to see kespa players, all they have to do is say "hey! kespa! we liked this tournament and we want your players here next time, bro!" but calling them out like this seems like catching flies with vinegar. and saying "the old me would have been blasting them for what they did" is, in fact, blasting them for what they did, just in a less honest and straightforward way.

not looking to troll or take anything away from all the great effort into this event, just trying to bring some honesty and reality. all of that aside, i am genuinely looking forward to more from destiny
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Justinian
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom158 Posts
August 11 2014 20:08 GMT
#283
On August 12 2014 05:01 Rikudou wrote:
as a european this is a pain in the ass to say, but please start the tournament later because the koreans get really really tired in the semi finals/ grand final and that hurts the quality of the games (like Innovations 3 proxy raxes in a row)
but that's your decision (it's just a idea) !
gl hf in the next tournament sir!

Yeah even as a European, for me slightly later games would have been good. I couldn't watch the weekday games live as I was at work.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 11 2014 20:11 GMT
#284
On August 12 2014 05:08 Justinian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 05:01 Rikudou wrote:
as a european this is a pain in the ass to say, but please start the tournament later because the koreans get really really tired in the semi finals/ grand final and that hurts the quality of the games (like Innovations 3 proxy raxes in a row)
but that's your decision (it's just a idea) !
gl hf in the next tournament sir!

Yeah even as a European, for me slightly later games would have been good. I couldn't watch the weekday games live as I was at work.

Thankfully, we at least get VODS on Youtube.
They're also really well organized. :D
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Justinian
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom158 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 20:15:29
August 11 2014 20:15 GMT
#285
On August 12 2014 05:11 IntoTheheart wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 05:08 Justinian wrote:
On August 12 2014 05:01 Rikudou wrote:
as a european this is a pain in the ass to say, but please start the tournament later because the koreans get really really tired in the semi finals/ grand final and that hurts the quality of the games (like Innovations 3 proxy raxes in a row)
but that's your decision (it's just a idea) !
gl hf in the next tournament sir!

Yeah even as a European, for me slightly later games would have been good. I couldn't watch the weekday games live as I was at work.

Thankfully, we at least get VODS on Youtube.
They're also really well organized. :D

Exactly, I don't mean to sound ungrateful. There's no way to please everyone with timings.
WoodLeagueAllStar
Profile Joined August 2012
United States806 Posts
August 11 2014 20:24 GMT
#286
On August 12 2014 04:21 Byyk wrote:
Destiny, I am impressed. From villain of SC2 scene to the savior. Really nice work. When I remember:

And now after all that time, like twist... Keep with good work, it is appreciated.


I find it funny that all those guys angry at Destiny for speaking truth are retired and have left (Geoff casts though) and Destiny lived to save SCII. Also its kind of ironic if Koreans had to leave and the scene did improve.
In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection. --Random Rules
gorbonic
Profile Joined April 2010
United States73 Posts
August 11 2014 20:33 GMT
#287
A few comments on the crowd-funding and sponsorship stuff: There is no good reason to stop doing both, since they could mutually reinforce each other. (A well-sponsored event lends an air of legitimacy and stability; a popular crowd-funded event -- especially a series of events -- should be attractive to sponsors.) The main problem that arises is how to raise and spend that money. It might make sense to do rounds where you first look for sponsors, then try to crowd-fund the remainder, and so forth. For example, let's say you get $2000 in confirmed sponsorships, but you want a guaranteed $4000 winnings, $1500 for casters (including yourself), some additional amount for your work, along with a good possibility of more all around. That means you would still need to raise at least $4000. You can then add extra from crowd-funding and any new sponsors in some kind of reasonable proportion to both the prize pool and to casting and organization.

Re: Cons for sponsorship: The "logos hurt tournaments" argument seems just plain wonky. As for potential conflicts and restrictions, you can deal with those on a case-by-case basis, with the general proviso that sponsors should expect a unique vibe from a Destiny event. Compromise ain't so bad. And there's nothing wrong with (nicely) rejecting a sponsorship if you think it will really hurt the event.

The "music by fans" aspect was awesome and tied in well with the crowd-funding aspect. Let's use that as an example of something a bigger sponsor might want to cut into. It might be possible to split breaks 50/50, or include sponsor content between games, but Destiny content between (longer) sets (which could clarify to viewers what's going on when they tune in between games). That sort of thing. In any case, if you have to choose between Monster and Red Bull, you're in really good shape. Thanks for the fun tourney!
Trotsky x
Profile Joined March 2014
3 Posts
August 11 2014 20:51 GMT
#288
I very much enjoyed this tournament DestiSenpaii. Thank you, and looking forward to Destiny II.
Razac
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands101 Posts
August 11 2014 20:57 GMT
#289
Logging in to say that you did a great job and I'm looking forward to what Destiny's destiny holds for us.
www.twitch.tv/razac_
Kenthros
Profile Joined August 2012
United States95 Posts
August 11 2014 20:57 GMT
#290
Was a great watch although I couldn't watch most of it, I will check out the vods. I am glad I helped fund this first one (although not much huehue) and will most likely help out in the next one. Very happy that the viewers turned up greater then expected.
Peace is a lie; there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
jodwin
Profile Joined April 2014
Finland18 Posts
August 11 2014 20:59 GMT
#291
On August 12 2014 05:33 gorbonic wrote:
Re: Cons for sponsorship: The "logos hurt tournaments" argument seems just plain wonky. As for potential conflicts and restrictions, you can deal with those on a case-by-case basis, with the general proviso that sponsors should expect a unique vibe from a Destiny event. Compromise ain't so bad. And there's nothing wrong with (nicely) rejecting a sponsorship if you think it will really hurt the event.

The "music by fans" aspect was awesome and tied in well with the crowd-funding aspect. Let's use that as an example of something a bigger sponsor might want to cut into. It might be possible to split breaks 50/50, or include sponsor content between games, but Destiny content between (longer) sets (which could clarify to viewers what's going on when they tune in between games). That sort of thing. In any case, if you have to choose between Monster and Red Bull, you're in really good shape. Thanks for the fun tourney!

I'd like to continue from this with the following: You could even argue that some sponsors could enforce whatever brand image you want to bring forth with the tournaments. At least in my eyes Destiny I was clearly set apart from other tournaments in regards to branding: Sleek, light graphics instead of black and steel, calm and unique music instead of kpop, rock or StarCraft tracks. Something like traditional peripheral or PC component sponsors might not be the best fit image-wise (would be weird to see black-green Razer ads among the dominantly white tournament graphics), but I thought that Jord, for example, meshed well here.
Survivor61316
Profile Joined July 2012
United States470 Posts
August 11 2014 21:09 GMT
#292
Really cool tourny, looking forward to the next one.
Liquid Fighting
vitruvia
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada235 Posts
August 11 2014 21:13 GMT
#293
destiny, your handwriting sucks. Sell > handwriting lessons.
what quote?
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8004 Posts
August 11 2014 21:21 GMT
#294
Great tournament Destiny. Really appreciate how much you put into this. GG WP!
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Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 21:33:56
August 11 2014 21:21 GMT
#295
really cool write up. I think your being a bit hard on kespa but I understand where you're coming from. I think they just have it as a overall policy to not not take risks with their players and ere on the side of caution. The other thins I'll say is that I think it would be good to have it a little bit later. Living on the west coast If I sleep in I end up missing a bunch of it. really cool write up though and looking forward to the second one.

Also you have to look at it from there perspective. They probably didn't follow your build up to the tournament so as far as they were concerned it was somebody who'd never organized a tournament before asking for kespa players and they weren't sure you weren't going to put on a half ass product and try to use kespa players solelyu for bringing in viewers. at the end of the day though It's still your choice but I think dismissing them because of one email that may have come off a little harsh isn't a great idea.
"I'm not agreeing with a lot of Virus's decisions but they are working" Tasteless. Ipl4 Losers Bracket Virus 2-1 Maru
_fool
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands682 Posts
August 11 2014 21:24 GMT
#296
It was a good tournament! I enjoyed it very much and I look forward to the next edition.

I used to be a hater, but Destiny pulled this off really well. Kudo's!
"News is to the mind what sugar is to the body"
Aznupdown
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada318 Posts
August 11 2014 21:26 GMT
#297
Honestly screw kespa. The organization is in its own little world anyways. If they want to act like smug assholes then forget about them. There are plenty of other players that are not kespa that will attract viewers
I said hiii
vitruvia
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada235 Posts
August 11 2014 21:29 GMT
#298
On August 12 2014 01:24 cheeseheadlogic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2014 01:10 Doomhunter wrote:
Two points that I want to chime in on:

Kespa - I think that in the future inviting Kespa players is the right thing to do. Kespa's reply to Destiny in my opinion displays their complete obliviousness to the non-Korean StarCraft scene. They have a ton to gain from sending players to this. In all honesty I watched maybe 5 non-playoff Proleague games since EG-TL decided not to participate because I don't really care about the players. The Korean's I know and love are Hero, Polt, MC, Innovation, Bomber, etc because I get to see them play at every tournament and root both for and against them. Kespa has the chance to build the brand of unknown players and draw in viewers for their own league. It doesn't even have to be A-List players like Flash - send Shine, Trust, or Salvation and grow the viewership for games outside of the ones where SKT or KT are playing. Not to mention MAKE YOUR PLAYERS SOME MONEY. Its ridiculous that in 2014 a player like MC is going to out-earn probably 95% of the Kespa players.

Destiny's Fee - 1800 is insanely low for the amount of work he put into this and use of his personal brand. A full week's worth of casting alone is probably worth 1800 not to mention the setup and prep work that went into it. The good news for anyone that disagrees is that if you donated and didn't like the fee, you have the chance to not donate to the next event. My prediction however is that donations will only go up from here.


Kespa will always be Kespa, not to begin an ethnic discussion but korean business principles seem to differ compared to NA. They are very stingie with how they handle things and tend to be very filtered, and to a certain extent getting to a point of committal takes longer.


Def agree with 1800 being insanely low. Majority of people do not understand the amount of planning, coordination, prep, and actual time put into this type of an event. Tough to put an exact number, but a lot of people who have to do way way less than what Steven did, make more.


$1800 for 6+ days of work is less than $300 a day, most of us office workers can get by $200 a day just sitting around playing mmorpgs 50% of the times while at work. Seeing that destiny's getting barely any sleep a day during the 2 weeks around the tournament makes the $1800 pocketed ore than justifiable if not a bit under-deserved.
what quote?
Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
August 11 2014 21:29 GMT
#299
thanks for the tourney Destiny.

Dont listen to the guys who say you shouldnt make a living out of such a nice product.
Hope you can live off the fat of the Internet for years to come man.

Online tourneys like this and the Sandisk invitational are awesome.

The mind is like a parachute, it doesnt work unless its open. - Zappa
Tobblish
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden6404 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 21:35:02
August 11 2014 21:31 GMT
#300
On August 12 2014 05:01 Rikudou wrote:
as a european this is a pain in the ass to say, but please start the tournament later because the koreans get really really tired in the semi finals/ grand final and that hurts the quality of the games (like Innovations 3 proxy raxes in a row)
but that's your decision (it's just a idea) !
gl hf in the next tournament sir!


He would have to start the stream about 10h "later" then, missing the core Euro viewers all together that he wanted to focus on.
It is impossible to find a good timeslot for EU, NA and Korea, simply can't be done.
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