EPToGsTOP joins Invasion eSport - Page 6
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
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Cluster__
United States328 Posts
On September 26 2014 03:48 Zealously wrote: They should stream a picture of their bank account balance well done! hopefully they don't disappoint! | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On September 26 2014 03:49 Wuster wrote: Ya, that line is pretty sketchy since "family funded" has always been code for "no real backers" in the past. Anyways, given how little Top / Noblelesse have been playing lately I don't think this is all that much risk for them anyways (not sure how active Tails has been / how long he's been off MVP). They've been around long enough, I hope they did a bit of shopping about with this. For all we know they could be on the team as a, "hey look who we have on our roster," kind of thing. Start up teams always come with their own caveats, especially when they are claiming to be paying players. | ||
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Boucot
France15997 Posts
And now another one... I mean, I don't accuse Invasion e-Sport of anything but the way they enter the SC2 scene is ridiculously similar to what did Eclypsia, LYGF, apex and teams like that. And that didn't end well as we all know. Plus, the recruitments seem soooo random. Noblesse, TAiLS and TOP ? They're probably cheap but good luck to attract sponsors with these kind of players. I'm tired of shady teams that appear from nowhere and I'm angrier every time there's a new one. | ||
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SinCitta
Germany2127 Posts
On September 26 2014 04:27 Boucot wrote: Oh boy... another weird french team. Germany and France taking turns creating shady teams. Are you even trying, rest of the world? | ||
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SharkStarcraft
Austria2226 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
On September 26 2014 04:27 Boucot wrote: Oh boy... another weird french team. It's been a while. Virus, Mistral, Alt-Tab, e-Sahara, Eclypsia... It's sad that the smaller legit hardworking teams (aAa, Nuit Blanche, Punchline) don't get the funds and recognition they deserve after years and years of work. It's unfair that the teams from the first group are better known than the ones from the latter. And now another one... I mean, I don't accuse Invasion e-Sport of anything but the way they enter the SC2 scene is ridiculously similar to what did Eclypsia, LYGF, apex and teams like that. And that didn't end well as we all know. Plus, the recruitments seem soooo random. Noblesse, TAiLS and TOP ? They're probably cheap but good luck to attract sponsors with these kind of players. I'm tired of shady teams that appear from nowhere and I'm angrier every time there's a new one. just wait until they start a MMC :D | ||
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
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ProBell
Thailand145 Posts
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Larkin
United Kingdom7161 Posts
gl to Top and Invasion! | ||
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Circumstance
United States11403 Posts
On September 26 2014 03:49 Wuster wrote: Ya, that line is pretty sketchy since "family funded" has always been code for "no real backers" in the past. Deimos didn't have real backers throughout its entire existence, but it was managed properly, didn't scam anyone, and made great content for the community before it disbanded under completely understandable circumstances. Invasion appears to be pretty much the same thing, just in French. | ||
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GuitarBizarre
United Kingdom332 Posts
On September 26 2014 05:25 Circumstance wrote: Deimos didn't have real backers throughout its entire existence, but it was managed properly, didn't scam anyone, and made great content for the community before it disbanded under completely understandable circumstances. Invasion appears to be pretty much the same thing, just in French. I think most people are perfectly happy to hope that's the case. Like I said, people just want to be sure, given how history has treated this kind of startup. | ||
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Niko_Thien
Germany2671 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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Nirel
Israel1526 Posts
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SpunXtain20
Australia554 Posts
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SpunXtain20
Australia554 Posts
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MediKing
United States153 Posts
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
On September 26 2014 01:22 Invasion-eSport wrote: As we said earlier we are a brand new team on the pro scene, as we can see there is a lot of question about our funding which we find it interesting people are more preoccupied by our funding than our project in the esport. So due to the high demand i'm going to answer (if there is more questions we will be happy to talk about it) we are currently and for the past 4 months funded by a family office. You are going to ask us what is their interest in investing in esport, there is first of all the taxes reason and there is also the fact that they found compatible one of the brand they are managing with esport. The team is created in 2 division one is the community made to have fun to meet nice people, the second part is the pro section where only pros are recruited. After long negotiations, we have reached an agreement to go to the next level and got the funds to be able to hire high quality players. We are also in talking to be able to make them come in Europe. Our structure is based as an organisation with 1 president and 5 board members. Those people take all the decisions concerning the pro roaster, recruitment, budget and sponsors. We are now 12 people working for this organisation (7 players and 5 staffs). The board and the staff is working for now 4 months (holidays were there so during summer not much work was done). Our designers are working on the logo, the new website, clothes, while others are taking care of the players (looking for their needs, tournaments, booking flights, accommodation, gears, etc) and one is responsible to write future articles and is responsible of the communication of the team. We opened a have a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/invasionesport and a twitter https://twitter.com/InvEsport. We don't want to know your company structure, business plan, staff, or inner workings. We want to know that the investors are not "private investors that wish to stay anonymous". In the past, we've witnessed many players get burned by teams whose private investors/owners have simply vanished without a goodbye, or teams mismanaged into the grave. You must understand the ecosystem of this industry. We do not have a big organization monitoring the inner workings of the teams and players (i.e. NHL and NHLPA), so the community and fans need to do this ourselves. When we hear of another team popping under the premise of a rich private investor that wants to invest into e-sports, but wishes to stay anonymous, well we put our guard up. The last thing we want in this budding industry is another team screwing over the progamers we have grown to love and appreciate. This is a unique situation. We, the fans, have to be the watch dogs to ensure the SC2 community thrives. If we are not cautious, another shark will come and bite a chunk off, hoping to feed off this young industry. What we want to know is, who are your investors? The brand you mentioned, in what way does it relate to this industry? What are your long term goals? How large of a team are you willing to create? Are you going to invest into non-Korean players? What specifically are the "tax reasons"? To be frank, I can interpret that as "money laundering". I don't care so much how the company is run, I care about how legitimate are you, your team, and your investors. | ||
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