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GSL 2023: Significant contraction announced - Page 8

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Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1888 Posts
March 02 2023 22:10 GMT
#141
On March 03 2023 05:45 afreecaTV.Char wrote:
Crowdfunding options are being discussed internally. Hopefully a more official statement can be given soon. It is also important for us to try and give something back, GSL merch, something signed by players, etc.


I hope something can come of this. The staff at afreeca were awesome to me in 2017 when I was allowed to interview GuMiho and soO before the Season 2 finals. I know I'm not the only one who would love to have a way to give back for all the years of great memories.
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JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4414 Posts
March 02 2023 22:26 GMT
#142
GSL merch signed by players as a crowdfunding reward sounds amazing. I'd contribute a lot of money for a jacket or hoodie signed by Maru.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24209 Posts
March 04 2023 22:15 GMT
#143
On March 03 2023 05:45 afreecaTV.Char wrote:
Crowdfunding options are being discussed internally. Hopefully a more official statement can be given soon. It is also important for us to try and give something back, GSL merch, something signed by players, etc.

I hope something like this can happen. Fingers crossed !
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10347 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-05 03:26:22
March 05 2023 03:23 GMT
#144
On March 03 2023 05:45 afreecaTV.Char wrote:
Crowdfunding options are being discussed internally. Hopefully a more official statement can be given soon. It is also important for us to try and give something back, GSL merch, something signed by players, etc.


Thank you for the update!!

Honestly I would be glad to pay $100 a month to help support running GSL and/or contribute to the prize pool!
If it means I can keep watching something close to the amount of GSL we had in 2022, I would gladly pay a lot. I really enjoyed GSL in 2022 especially with the Round Robin Ro10s.

If there are a few hundred others who would be willing to pay $20-100 a month, we could make a significant amount.
Merch or rewards would be cute and may help convince many more to contribute, but personally I would not need it.
I hope that merch would be kinds that are unique and valuable, but low cost to make and distribute. (For example, things signed or personalized by pro players).
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tgosu
Profile Joined March 2020
4 Posts
March 05 2023 03:50 GMT
#145
There are a lot of people who would be more than happy to help crowdfund prize pools for this! ME included!
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain880 Posts
March 06 2023 17:21 GMT
#146
Same for me, crowfunding a better prize pool is a win-win situation for GSL and the Community
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Glorfindelio
Profile Joined October 2022
214 Posts
March 06 2023 17:32 GMT
#147
Mark me down for crowdfunding, would be more than happy to give back for all the great entertainment and memories GSL has provided throughout the years! Really wish more tournaments and ESL as well would consider this as a more serious option.
Samantha_Collin
Profile Joined March 2023
1 Post
March 10 2023 07:57 GMT
#148
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Ellipsesdi
Profile Joined March 2016
7 Posts
May 09 2023 15:27 GMT
#149
GSL needs to charge: Show matches 1 and 2 for free. Get rid of the horrible YouTube overlay. Charge $2 to view the winners match, the losers match, and the decider match. With credit card fees, you’ll bring in maybe $1.50 per viewer. You may lose 50 percent of your viewers (although I’m betting the drop may be less than that). The last cast was 50k viewers. You’ll bring in at least $25,000 per group. $150,000 per season. That’s your prize pool.
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
May 09 2023 20:04 GMT
#150
On May 10 2023 00:27 Ellipsesdi wrote:
GSL needs to charge: Show matches 1 and 2 for free. Get rid of the horrible YouTube overlay. Charge $2 to view the winners match, the losers match, and the decider match. With credit card fees, you’ll bring in maybe $1.50 per viewer. You may lose 50 percent of your viewers (although I’m betting the drop may be less than that). The last cast was 50k viewers. You’ll bring in at least $25,000 per group. $150,000 per season. That’s your prize pool.

Do you work for a rival Korean broadcasting corporation? Only explanation I can see for this suggestion.
Ellipsesdi
Profile Joined March 2016
7 Posts
May 10 2023 04:45 GMT
#151
Just charge the English cast viewers. Korean tv probably gets sufficient revenue through advertising to make it make sense as a free service. I’ve never purchased HotSix because I live in America.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6956 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-05-10 08:41:54
May 10 2023 08:39 GMT
#152
On May 10 2023 00:27 Ellipsesdi wrote:
GSL needs to charge: Show matches 1 and 2 for free. Get rid of the horrible YouTube overlay. Charge $2 to view the winners match, the losers match, and the decider match. With credit card fees, you’ll bring in maybe $1.50 per viewer. You may lose 50 percent of your viewers (although I’m betting the drop may be less than that). The last cast was 50k viewers. You’ll bring in at least $25,000 per group. $150,000 per season. That’s your prize pool.


This is a horrbile idea. Besides the Patreon is already going and pretty succesful at that

https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/610592-gsl-starts-patreon-to-crowdfund-prize-pool

Maybe this should be linked in the OT of every GSL related post like Previews and LR threads
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Turbovolver
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia2394 Posts
May 10 2023 08:41 GMT
#153
On May 10 2023 13:45 Ellipsesdi wrote:
Just charge the English cast viewers. Korean tv probably gets sufficient revenue through advertising to make it make sense as a free service. I’ve never purchased HotSix because I live in America.

I purchased hot6 here solely because of GSL, but the colourful flavours aren't available just the boring default one =(
The original Bogus fan.
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