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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25956 Posts
September 04 2014 13:49 GMT
#21
If it gets me some more Keen and Super I am totally down with this move.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3884 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-04 14:11:43
September 04 2014 14:10 GMT
#22
GEM is probably something that makes eSports more like real sports.
Many people in "real" sports have managers or are under a management company.

If you take Formula 1 (well, motorsports), a driver will usually have a manager. That manager will help them get sponsorship so they can drive for a team (a lot of teams employ drivers who bring sponsorship to the team, for obvious reasons, rather than paying them), or they might arrange for individual sponsorship/promotion deals for products, or they will talk to various teams to get their driver a drive (e.g. talking to F1 teams to see if the team has a space for their driver).

Same for football players, they have managers who handle contract negotiations, and will often get them individual endorsement deals.
https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=_XIIVMz1CvKq8wfh64DwBQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=football management agency
Lots of companies.

Of course, in eSports being on a team is less of a requirement than motorsports or football, but the rest of the work still needs to be done such as arranging sponsorship contracts etc. Basically GEM does what any management company does for a sports player, deals with the non-sporting side of things so that the player can earn more money or find the most suitable team etc.
HOLY CHECK!
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 04 2014 14:17 GMT
#23
On September 04 2014 22:49 Wombat_NI wrote:
If it gets me some more Keen and Super I am totally down with this move.

I dunno. Apparently all the MVP guys left because they didn't want to play SPL so we probably won't see them there. Plus we don't see Mvp and Nestea much and they are on GEM Korea no?
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fenrysk
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States364 Posts
September 04 2014 14:34 GMT
#24
that Keen gif though. excited to see what the future holds for these players.
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Liliputin
Profile Joined January 2012
Czech Republic458 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-04 14:40:14
September 04 2014 14:39 GMT
#25
I was so sure about DRG and Super coming to Prime, now I really dont know who will come to that team... Im starting to get a little worried if they can get atleast 2 decent players...
Prime <3 l black from exile l F O R S E N B O Y S
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
September 04 2014 14:59 GMT
#26
On September 04 2014 23:39 Liliputin wrote:
I was so sure about DRG and Super coming to Prime, now I really dont know who will come to that team... Im starting to get a little worried if they can get atleast 2 decent players...

Super must have really really not wanted to play on Prime for him to pass up an ID as badass as SuperPrime.
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28499 Posts
September 04 2014 15:18 GMT
#27
Dirty, smelly, fishy money. We'll see I guess..
I Protoss winner, could it be?
AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
September 04 2014 17:58 GMT
#28
GEM Sniper pls
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
Twine
Profile Joined June 2012
France246 Posts
September 04 2014 19:01 GMT
#29
I hope they'll stream on Azubu.tv :D Especially Keen, his mass drops/multitasking style must be so great to watch, let's hope ^^
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KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
September 04 2014 22:02 GMT
#30
I just need to hear what's happening with Dream and I will be eternally happy.
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vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
September 04 2014 22:44 GMT
#31
Wooo grats to KeeN and Super!!
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
September 04 2014 23:27 GMT
#32
GEM was totally not EMG and which was totally not azubu or clauf or i dont even know anymore right?
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
September 04 2014 23:50 GMT
#33
So many free agents at the moment in Korea. I wonder how many more will end up with GEM. :s

Would be strange having so many in Korea on no proper team, as the only big things around are GSL and SPL now.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
September 04 2014 23:56 GMT
#34
On September 05 2014 08:27 teddyoojo wrote:
GEM was totally not EMG and which was totally not azubu or clauf or i dont even know anymore right?


eh who cares, they're taking care of players who would otherwise be teamless and probably retire. yay dirty esports money.
Clonester
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany2808 Posts
September 04 2014 23:58 GMT
#35
Lets face it: Korea is overstacked with high talents. Not enough money in the buisness at the moment for all the great talents and players.
And the EU and AM Regions dont have enough money either for all the strong players who leave Korea / Korean teams.

I hope this wount backfire, so that many player quit SC II and less player will invest their live into SC II and we got a lack of talents and strong players in one or two years.
Bomber, Attacker, DD, SOMEBODY, NiKo, Nex, Spidii
usethis2
Profile Joined December 2010
2164 Posts
September 05 2014 21:46 GMT
#36
What the heck does GEM stand for, anyway? Gay European Male?
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
September 05 2014 21:47 GMT
#37
On September 06 2014 06:46 usethis2 wrote:
What the heck does GEM stand for, anyway? Gay European Male?


Global Esports Management, I think?
AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
September 05 2014 22:02 GMT
#38
I hope (T)Dream, (P)Billowy, (Z)Sniper, (Z)Shine, (Z)hyvaa , (T)aLive, (P)TAiLS and (P)Swagger are doing alright
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
September 07 2014 16:56 GMT
#39
Grats to Super and Keen. Hopefully the rest of the MVP cast offs find homes soon
Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
creamyturtle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States487 Posts
September 07 2014 19:22 GMT
#40
So basically GEM provides short term funding and housing in lieu of helping these players find a solid contract in the future. And when they do eventually sign with big Kespa or foreign teams, GEM probably gets a nice 10-25% cut. Just shooting in the dark here
Terran it up.
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