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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
On May 29 2015 00:28 Doodsmack wrote: This is not exactly a breaking development in SC2. The scene is supported by the rich and generous. Could you please give me some other examples of this in SC2? I only follow the GSL and sometimes proleague, and as far as I know, they're funded entirely by sponsors and suscription sales and the like. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46516 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46516 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:05 Shinespark wrote: Could you please give me some other examples of this in SC2? I only follow the GSL and sometimes proleague, and as far as I know, they're funded entirely by sponsors and suscription sales and the like. Didn't Destiny have a tournament where people donated towards the prize pool? Also, general grassroots tournaments don't always need to have sponsors, or else no one would ever take initiative without a huge contributor. This isn't abnormal. | ||
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Didn't Destiny have a tournament where people donated towards the prize pool? Also, general grassroots tournaments don't always need to have sponsors, or else no one would ever take initiative without a huge contributor. This isn't abnormal. Now that I think about it, maybe Lone Star Clash was like this kind of thing. I'm not saying crowdfunding is bad, but I do worry that sponsors are leaving. Besides, living on crowdfunding may not be sustainable, I don't know. I do know sponsors are a tried and true business model. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46516 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:29 Shinespark wrote: Now that I think about it, maybe Lone Star Clash was like this kind of thing. I'm not saying crowdfunding is bad, but I do worry that sponsors are leaving. Besides, living on crowdfunding may not be sustainable, I don't know. I do know sponsors are a tried and true business model. Sure, but it's not like there's a HSC every month  Plus, I think that LotV's release will inject new enthusiasm from the community and sponsors. I wouldn't worry too much | ||
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:30 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Sure, but it's not like there's a HSC every month Plus, I think that LotV's release will inject new enthusiasm from the community and sponsors. I wouldn't worry too much We thought the same about HOTS and now look... sponsors leaving, people retiring left and right, teams disbanded, the GSL hasn't had a finals outside the studio in like 5 seasons now, smaller prizes, etc. | ||
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Dingodile
4139 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:34 Shinespark wrote: We thought the same about HOTS and now look... sponsors leaving, people retiring left and right, teams disbanded, the GSL hasn't had a finals outside the studio in like 5 seasons now, smaller prizes, etc. I rather think WCS is the main reason for that, not HotS. Sponsors want their own thing but they cant since WCS points are more relevant than anything else( even weekend tournament itself!) . I also complained about this dependence few years ago. WCS points/tier relevance hurts weekend tournaments. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:05 Shinespark wrote: Could you please give me some other examples of this in SC2? I only follow the GSL and sometimes proleague, and as far as I know, they're funded entirely by sponsors and suscription sales and the like. Basically a lot of tournaments other than GSL and Proleague. Although, it's likely that Blizzard has been propping up GSL and contributing to its prizepool since the very beginning of SC2. Streamers also depend on subscribers now. | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
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Clonester
Germany2808 Posts
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On May 29 2015 01:34 Shinespark wrote: We thought the same about HOTS and now look... sponsors leaving, people retiring left and right, teams disbanded, the GSL hasn't had a finals outside the studio in like 5 seasons now, smaller prizes, etc. This... really isn't a very fair representation. | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
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UberNuB
United States365 Posts
I mean, I am glad they are getting funding, as HSC is arguably the most entertaining SC tournament, but seems like they don't manage their assets correctly and the community is being punished for it and not the organization. | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
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TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On May 29 2015 06:18 UberNuB wrote: Didn't they do a crowd funding to move into a massive studio like a year ago? I mean, I am glad they are getting funding, as HSC is arguably the most entertaining SC tournament, but seems like they don't manage their assets correctly and the community is being punished for it and not the organization. Why is the community getting punished? You can manage your assets as good as you want. If suddenly your main sponsor drops who is absolutely needed for your tournament you will have a problem. I'm sorry if I misunderstood your sentence... my English isn't that good  | ||
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Mozdk
Denmark6989 Posts
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TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
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XPA
Germany242 Posts
On May 29 2015 06:18 UberNuB wrote: Didn't they do a crowd funding to move into a massive studio like a year ago? I mean, I am glad they are getting funding, as HSC is arguably the most entertaining SC tournament, but seems like they don't manage their assets correctly and the community is being punished for it and not the organization. I´m pretty they said that the crowdfunding for the studio was just for people willing to help them und to add bonus stuff. They would have moved anyway. For the HSC thing I doubt you can really blame them. I mean if they don´t get enough sponsors there is nothing you can do. And it´s not like they already spend money they don´t have. | ||
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KeksX
Germany3634 Posts
On May 29 2015 06:18 UberNuB wrote: Didn't they do a crowd funding to move into a massive studio like a year ago? I mean, I am glad they are getting funding, as HSC is arguably the most entertaining SC tournament, but seems like they don't manage their assets correctly and the community is being punished for it and not the organization. Thats the beauty of crowdfunding - you don't actually have to pay if you don't want to. | ||
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