EPTGSL starts Patreon to crowdfund prize pool - Page 2
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FuRong
New Zealand3089 Posts
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AxiomB
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Nirli
Bulgaria387 Posts
And I am rather shocked by how some people are ecstatic to participate in this. Saying that something is "free" in 2023 is a rather naive outlook. It would make more sense if you donate to a players or even players you like, but a company such as AfreecaTV strongarming its viewers is just scummy behavior. | ||
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Comedy
469 Posts
On April 27 2023 00:30 Nirli wrote: Call me contrarian, but that seems absolutely unacceptable to me. And I am rather shocked by how some people are ecstatic to participate in this. Saying that something is "free" in 2023 is a rather naive outlook. It would make more sense if you donate to a players or even players you like, but a company such as AfreecaTV strongarming its viewers is just scummy behavior. If 100% of the donated funds go to the prizepool, it all goes to the players. I think it's a good thing, and considering they did put on a fantastic show for 14 years, give them some credit. The only thing I don't like is how they cucked their youtube broadcast. | ||
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aringadingding
481 Posts
 I almost feel ashamed i didnt go for the $30 immideately since I have enjoyed sc2 so much for so long. However, i will not say its been "for free" since i have been consistently subbing and donating to many people. | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16102 Posts
On April 27 2023 00:30 Nirli wrote: Saying that something is "free" in 2023 is a rather naive outlook. How so? Is Netflix free? Disney+? Spotify?... etc etc. I for my part feel privileged to have received so much free entertainment over the last 14 years and will definitely do my part in giving back. They (hopefully) won't keep the crowdfund money in their pockets so the purpose of the crowdfund is just to ensure our favorite players can keep making a living out of this, and the show can go on. This is not about Afreeca but about the survival of the scene | ||
[Phantom]
Mexico2170 Posts
On April 27 2023 00:30 Nirli wrote: Call me contrarian, but that seems absolutely unacceptable to me. And I am rather shocked by how some people are ecstatic to participate in this. Saying that something is "free" in 2023 is a rather naive outlook. It would make more sense if you donate to a players or even players you like, but a company such as AfreecaTV strongarming its viewers is just scummy behavior. How exactly are they strongarming the viewers? It's completely optional and doesn't impact the viewership at all. And without it, look at what happened to the GSL. Most likely without it this is the last year of GSL. With this there might be a chance. | ||
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Glorfindelio
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tigera6
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EidamProtoss
Czech Republic4 Posts
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baldgye
United Kingdom1114 Posts
I know GSL and sc2 isn't in the best of health atm, so £5 a month to join Code-A seems like a decent enough deal to me, I'll probably continue to watch vods on youtube because I'm lazy... but happy to give back (again) to the tournament I've been watching since 2010 | ||
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buzz_bender
446 Posts
Any news on how they plan to divide that up? | ||
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fastr
France902 Posts
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Mutaller
United States1051 Posts
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InfCereal
Canada1759 Posts
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AmericanUmlaut
Germany2597 Posts
On April 28 2023 00:22 Mutaller wrote: It would be cool if they dropped their youtube frame saying Afreeca is the best viewing experience, when it seems foreigners are pretty much funding their prize pool now. Afreeca is not as good as twitch or youtube it is not the best viewing experience Are you actually still seeing that? I just spent a chunk of my evening watching GSL vods on YouTube and didn't see any with this frame that people are talking about. | ||
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knotfun
41 Posts
On April 26 2023 12:55 JJH777 wrote: I subbed to the $30 tier to support GSL and KR players. I'm underwhelmed at this kinda sad Patreon though. For one it's completely insane that it doesn't actually say anywhere on the Patreon itself that 100% of the money goes to prize pool. I'm trusting State/Tasteless of course but that needs to be added to the actual Patreon somewhere asap. In addition to this it should explain in detail how the money will be split. What percentage of money raised goes to each placement in the event. The tiers are poorly thought out. The fact that there's no tier equivalent to the $10-$15/month cost of a typical streaming service is mind boggling. The whole YouTube/Afreeca controversy was poorly planned and I feel like that took some of the wind out of the sails of this Patreon. If they wanted to do that they should have announced it weeks ago and have the controversy mostly over before the Patreon launch. The rewards are pretty disappointing. At least the $1,000/month tier should get merch or something big. If they don't want any physical items tied to the Patreon even something like the chance to choose player interview questions for the higher tiers would be cool. Or for the 1k tier a chance to play 2v2s with a pro and fan on each team. There's a lot of unique rewards they could do even if they've ruled out physical merch. Hopefully they're planning to launch a merch shop separate from this for additional funds. you're completely right, it's all very low effort and rushed out. it wasnt that hard, come on Afreeca... | ||
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Akio
Finland1838 Posts
On April 26 2023 12:17 Seeker wrote: Just purchased the G5L $1000 membership! The StarCraft gods have sent me a message. They truly want me to be at this LIVE semi-finals/grand finals event. I am heading to Korea on the 6th because my wedding is on the 13th. How fucking amazing is it that I get to watch the game that I love with all my heart, with my new wife?! >< Dayum Seeker, congrats! | ||
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lestye
United States4245 Posts
On April 26 2023 12:17 Seeker wrote: Just purchased the G5L $1000 membership! The StarCraft gods have sent me a message. They truly want me to be at this LIVE semi-finals/grand finals event. I am heading to Korea on the 6th because my wedding is on the 13th. How fucking amazing is it that I get to watch the game that I love with all my heart, with my new wife?! >< Congrats on both feats!! | ||
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Garnet
Vietnam9056 Posts
On April 28 2023 03:59 InfCereal wrote: Does anyone know what the player profile pictures are? Same question. | ||
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