EPTSbenu sponsors GSL + JYP debuts as commentator - Page 4
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Garnet
Vietnam9055 Posts
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On March 30 2015 12:57 Garemie wrote: Is this actually huge? I mean they have to have a sponsor every year. Maybe I just don't understand the magnitude. Sonic is easily the single most important figure in BW today. | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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Shana
Indonesia1814 Posts
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berkston
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but as someone said the largest size i can find is 280 korean size which i guess is like a 12 mens USA size they ship from korea and take 20 days to get here but i'm gonna go ahead and snag some, for the sake of esports and style, going hand in hand | ||
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Tngabor
Serbia60 Posts
:D:D | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On March 30 2015 15:30 opisska wrote: What does sponsorship exactly mean for GSL when it is a part of WCS and the prize pool is given? It seems that in practice, Sonic is just sponsoring Blizzard, because the net effect is that Blizzard will have to pay less money. Which is quite funny given that Blizzard has screwed Sonic over in the past - shows that this guy has quite the style. Production costs and crew salaries are pretty expensive, I imagine sponsorship money goes to that instead of the prize pool that's already paid out by blizzard. | ||
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Lorning
Belgica34432 Posts
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KatatoniK
United Kingdom978 Posts
Grats to JYP on his casting gig. Good to see him staying in eSports :D | ||
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yoshi245
United States2974 Posts
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Circumstance
United States11403 Posts
On March 30 2015 12:17 Fuchsteufelswild wrote: So is there a chance that Mr. Chae left GOM for some reason relating to this? Is there some news about that (Mr. Chae) that I've missed? Mr. Chae left GOM because he got a better offer from Afreeca, who are currently trying to expand to the western market. As for Sonic, there's a phrase I remember Destiny saying on one of the last (possibly the last?) episode of Unfiltered, where he said that he believes esports are sustainable when someone comes in not for passion, but only for profit, and he can leave satisfied. This is one of those rare occasions where he said something that made sense. We know where Sonic started making his venture into esports. We know where he expended most of his energy. If he's coming on board, I believe Korean SC2 may be coming to that point of clear sustainability. | ||
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On March 30 2015 15:52 Circumstance wrote: Mr. Chae left GOM because he got a better offer from Afreeca, who are currently trying to expand to the western market. As for Sonic, there's a phrase I remember Destiny saying on one of the last (possibly the last?) episode of Unfiltered, where he said that he believes esports are sustainable when someone comes in not for passion, but only for profit, and he can leave satisfied. This is one of those rare occasions where he said something that made sense. We know where Sonic started making his venture into esports. We know where he expended most of his energy. If he's coming on board, I believe Korean SC2 may be coming to that point of clear sustainability. Isn't Sonic the prime example of someone coming in primarily for passion and not for profit? | ||
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Ej_
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Circumstance
United States11403 Posts
On March 30 2015 15:58 OtherWorld wrote: Isn't Sonic the prime example of someone coming in primarily for passion and not for profit? Not in SC2, he isn't. Far from it. | ||
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-NegativeZero-
United States2142 Posts
So because he's a dedicated BW fan he's not allowed to also enjoy SC2? | ||
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Lunareste
United States3596 Posts
On March 30 2015 16:27 -NegativeZero- wrote: So because he's a dedicated BW fan he's not allowed to also enjoy SC2? According to the Brood War forums, no. | ||
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KatatoniK
United Kingdom978 Posts
I have to wonder how many people in the Brood War forums are having an aneurysm about this very announcement right now. | ||
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Heartland
Sweden24604 Posts
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On March 30 2015 16:27 -NegativeZero- wrote: So because he's a dedicated BW fan he's not allowed to also enjoy SC2? I second this. Are you personally close to Sonic and know what he precisely thinks about SC2? It is very likely that he prefers Brood War, but nothing says that he considers SC2 to be only a business investment. Additionally, from a purely "profit" standpoint, I somehow doubt that an eSport which is maybe facing one match-fixing (Pinnacle voided bets) and one betting-manipulation (talking about the olimoley thing here), and which is already way less popular than other eSports is a good eSport to invest into. | ||
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