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eSports are becoming more and more like other sports. NHL? NHLPA! Now we have a Player's Association for eSports! Forgive me if this isn't the first time this has happened but to me this is new.
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Hmm.. I support his first act. This is pretty cool though, nice to see theres a Player's Union.
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Awesome thing they're doing for Violet.
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On February 03 2011 12:17 ChroMe! wrote:
eSports are becoming more and more like other sports. NHL? NHLPA! Now we have a Player's Association for eSports! Forgive me if this isn't the first time this has happened but to me this is new.
It makes sense though if you think about it, Players don't have direct representation to major companies like GOM etc so an association would probably be in their best interest seeing as E-Sports is becoming more of a business like model
On another note i believe KESPA was the BW association(could be wrong)
OT: It's nice that they care about Violet, I wonder why only IM has to donate oO
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On February 03 2011 12:25 Candide wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2011 12:17 ChroMe! wrote:
eSports are becoming more and more like other sports. NHL? NHLPA! Now we have a Player's Association for eSports! Forgive me if this isn't the first time this has happened but to me this is new. It makes sense though if you think about it, Players don't have direct representation to major companies like GOM etc so an association would probably be in their best interest seeing as E-Sports is becoming more of a business like model On another note i believe KESPA was the BW association(could be wrong) OT: It's nice that they care about Violet, I wonder why only IM has to donate oO
KESPA are the sponsors.. they're basically the opposite to a players' union.
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On February 03 2011 12:25 Antoine wrote:Some additional info: the other candidates were  RainBOw,  Cezanne, and  TesteR. Out of 84 votes, Junwi got 26. His tenure ends Dec. 31 2012.
lol it says that in the article haha.
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On February 03 2011 12:25 Candide wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2011 12:17 ChroMe! wrote:
eSports are becoming more and more like other sports. NHL? NHLPA! Now we have a Player's Association for eSports! Forgive me if this isn't the first time this has happened but to me this is new. It makes sense though if you think about it, Players don't have direct representation to major companies like GOM etc so an association would probably be in their best interest seeing as E-Sports is becoming more of a business like model On another note i believe KESPA was the BW association(could be wrong) OT: It's nice that they care about Violet, I wonder why only IM has to donate oO
Because Junwi is on IM, I guess
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Kespa represents sponsors or "management." This is needed very much although i hope Junwi and company get some good union law representation. As someone who works in a very strong union with the president as my captain, there's a whole world of things to learn there. That said, as long as the relationship between the players association and the governing body representing the teams, this can only be a plus for progaming in general.
I can't wait for legions of BW pros who aren't at the top tier, as well as promising B-teamers to switch over now, since i believe in BW, the lion's share of all the best treatment and money go to the top 5-10 guys. If they can get decent contracts, why wouldn't you make the career move?
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maybe nestea was apart of the reason? he was on ky after all and Im has a lot of ex-be players who maybe close with violet
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On February 03 2011 12:35 bokchoi wrote:
maybe nestea was apart of the reason? he was on ky after all and Im has a lot of ex-be players who maybe close with violet
good point. Coach Zergbong FTW
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not familiar with player associations but a leader thats actually a player? hopefully it wont go corrupt like kespa where the sponsers are the leaders... can u even call that a players association... heh
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out of all the candidates I would've picked Junwi honestly and glad he got chosen...his first act definitely shows why he deserves his position
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United States7481 Posts
On February 03 2011 12:28 heartjc wrote:lol it says that in the article haha.
oh, i didn't click through, was just posting stuff i remembered from the korean article i read a few days ago
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On February 03 2011 12:39 Lokian wrote:
not familiar with player associations but a leader thats actually a player? hopefully it wont go corrupt like kespa where the sponsers are the leaders... can u even call that a players association... heh
eh? the leader of a player association has to be a player no? Otherwise how would he be able to represents the players and be fully aware of their needs. It's like how Derek Fisher is the leader of the NBA player union ( not sure if still is but not important)
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Vancouver14381 Posts
On February 03 2011 14:04 dtz wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2011 12:39 Lokian wrote:
not familiar with player associations but a leader thats actually a player? hopefully it wont go corrupt like kespa where the sponsers are the leaders... can u even call that a players association... heh eh? the leader of a player association has to be a player no? Otherwise how would he be able to represents the players and be fully aware of their needs. It's like how Derek Fisher is the leader of the NBA player union ( not sure if still is but not important)
I thought that the players associations (e.g. NHL) have players in executive positions. The top guy could be someone who can negotiate well, so it might not be a player. I believe the NHL recently got Donald Fehr to be their leader and he didn't play hockey to the best of my knowledge.
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On February 03 2011 14:13 JBright wrote:Show nested quote +On February 03 2011 14:04 dtz wrote:On February 03 2011 12:39 Lokian wrote:
not familiar with player associations but a leader thats actually a player? hopefully it wont go corrupt like kespa where the sponsers are the leaders... can u even call that a players association... heh eh? the leader of a player association has to be a player no? Otherwise how would he be able to represents the players and be fully aware of their needs. It's like how Derek Fisher is the leader of the NBA player union ( not sure if still is but not important) I thought that the players associations (e.g. NHL) have players in executive positions. The top guy could be someone who can negotiate well, so it might not be a player. I believe the NHL recently got Donald Fehr to be their leader and he didn't play hockey to the best of my knowledge.
The point is to have an union representative to the leagues.
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Awesome news. I love Junwi.
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