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Cadred.org did some research into one of the household organizations in eSports, mTw, about a couple of reports we heard regarding late payments. As it turns out almost all players that have been in the organization for the last half year or so. In the investigative piece we tried to uncover what is really going on within the organization and what sums are owed.
It is sad news then that we reveal not only is the organisation intending to shut down as soon as possible but it is also, effectively, broke. It has reneged on several of its player contracts and has been unable to pay money to its players for some time, nor even fund their travel to events. This has culminated in the recent loss of one of the jewels in their crown, the highly rated Ukrainian Starcraft 2 player Dmytro "DIMAGA" Filipchuk who has been with the organisation since 2010. Simply put the organisation is in no fit shape to continue but has decided to limp along for appearances sake. Today, we shall reveal the extent of how far mTw have fallen and their plans for the future.
You can read the entire piece here.
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On January 20 2013 03:03 TsGBruzze wrote:
not more drama....
It's the continuance of the same drama with mTw closing shop.
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Very sad, mTw has been a staple of European gaming organizations since the hay days of 1.6 
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Well that explains why DIMAGA left. We're seeing more and more drama about organisations not paying their players. Something feels really wrong about "esports" these days, some professionalism is to be expected in the near future if we want things to stabilize.
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On January 20 2013 03:03 TsGBruzze wrote:
not more drama....
I wouldn't call people's livelihoods "drama". This is a very serious matter.
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Sounds like stupid people biting off more than they can chew
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Damn it -.- Natural Selection at work I guess?
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On January 20 2013 03:06 crbox wrote:
Well that explains why DIMAGA left. We're seeing more and more drama about organisations not paying their players. Something feels really wrong about "esports" these days, some professionalism is to be expected in the near future if we want things to stabilize.
More professionalism will make it impossible for many many Teams to sustain themselfs.
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Well I'm not surprised, It was pretty obvious they were having difficulties.
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I dislike the topic "mTw Not Paying Players". Just because cadred is saying so, doesn't make it a fact.
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So this is why mtw dota 2 couldn't go to dreamhack.
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I'm willing to bet that the SC2 hype train giving out waaay faster than most people ever expected a year ago has a lot to do with the condition of the scene we see now. I'm sure many of these organizations projected that SC2 would still be growing at this point, not dying.. ;(
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On January 20 2013 03:13 Doso wrote:
I dislike the topic "mTw Not Paying Players". Just because cadred is saying so, doesn't make it a fact.
We wouldn't say this just to stir up some dust. We have all the evidence to back it up.
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On January 20 2013 03:13 Doso wrote:
I dislike the topic "mTw Not Paying Players". Just because cadred is saying so, doesn't make it a fact.
You might want to actually read the article cause the players themselves say it, not just cadred.
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On January 20 2013 03:16 SupLilSon wrote:
I'm willing to bet that the SC2 hype train giving out waaay faster than most people ever expected a year ago has a lot to do with the condition of the scene we see now. I'm sure many of these organizations projected that SC2 would still be growing at this point, not dying.. ;(
Might want to read the article, this is not sc2 exclusive.
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Very sad that this has occurred. Too many scam-artists in this game.
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I thought mtw is fucking rich. Just take a look at their (ex) css and csgo teams, full of international players ranging from uk to canada, and all staying in Germany for eps and (supposed to be) salaried
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Sad to hear that. But instead of brining the pitchforks against mTw the people should look a bit more at the sponsors. In the end these are the guys that are promising money to the teams and dont hold what they said.
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On January 20 2013 03:18 Assirra wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2013 03:16 SupLilSon wrote:
I'm willing to bet that the SC2 hype train giving out waaay faster than most people ever expected a year ago has a lot to do with the condition of the scene we see now. I'm sure many of these organizations projected that SC2 would still be growing at this point, not dying.. ;( Might want to read the article, this is not sc2 exclusive.
Lol... no shit... but many organizations as well as fans saw SC2 as the impetus for turning Esports into a legitimate business. Teams such as mTw and Quantic probably invested a large portion of their resources to building SC2 divisions in the hopes that SC2 would continue growing and eventually garner returns. If you read the article they speak about exactly this. So maybe I should be the one asking you if you read the article....
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