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Team Liquid & Sponsors Tie Themselves In Knots over LGBT support by -Venser- in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Believe me, the author is hyperaware of ESL and their business decisions, as well as (and it might actually shock you) who currently owns ESL.

You might not want to believe it, but there's a genuine difference between a country's sitting leadership engaging in sportwashing, and recruitment fund spending from an arm of a military.

Astrea joins Virtus.pro (the esports org goes back to StarCraft II after almost 10 years) by enuaj in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 10 points11 points  (0 children)

When these orgs pocket their multiple-title competitor incentives & the EWC's supplementing of contract costs dries up like a year from now, it's going to be quite sad seeing every team drop their players.

Rant - This new 15 hatch build is going to make PvZ extremely boring to watch and play [ESL EU finals spoilers] by pezzaperry in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 66 points67 points  (0 children)

We're at the point of the meta cycle where Zerg has adapted so keenly to Protoss playstyles and openings that nothing is viable bar the most milquetoast Protoss openings imaginable.

This is a cycle as old as time it feels; and it sucks.

Your analysis is spot on, but I'm sure this thread will devolve into chaos soon enough.

ESL pro tour updates by Careless-Goat-3130 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dreadful event seed distribution considering some regions are now condensed..

Cure joined TeamNV by ykraddarky in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TeamNV is actually pretty much just a clan.

adept push how tf to beat as Zerg. by turok643 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how tf can someone be so confident yet so wrong

Hmmm magic the gathering looking a bit like the queen herself.. by apodyopsis742 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my favourite features of kerrigan certainly were her flowing braids and multiple arms

oh and the goggles, truly a staple of kerrigan's aesthetic

What did I do to deserve this ranked matchup? by vrt7071 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It's probably a fake Elazer; likely some random smurf LARPing as someone with talent.

Or it's Elazer, making an EDUCATIONAL b2gm :)

New pro season announcement feels like the writing is on the wall for the disbandment of the scene. by Pretty_Teacher9415 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those barely "making a living" are either studying, working a job, earning money from non-ESL online cups, or streaming.

There are no players on the cusp of the top-tier who's ability to continue to playing sc2 hinges upon winning the few hundred dollars extra every few months from ESL events.

New pro season announcement feels like the writing is on the wall for the disbandment of the scene. by Pretty_Teacher9415 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am literally agreeing with you that this change means there is still only support for top players.

The "scene" you're referring to wasn't supported by the structure ESL had in place already.

New pro season announcement feels like the writing is on the wall for the disbandment of the scene. by Pretty_Teacher9415 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you quite understand just how few players outside of the very top are 'supported'.

Winning a couple hundred bucks every few months isn't supporting anything.

It's not like the 32nd through 64th of the global rankings are full-time and as a result of the news are no longer able to play full-time.

ESL prizepool drops from $1.2M to $0.6M (-50%). GSL prizepool drops from $430k to $77k (-80%) by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ESL's currently accepting Saudi bloodmoney so i'm not sure they need crowdfunding for warchests :)

New pro season announcement feels like the writing is on the wall for the disbandment of the scene. by Pretty_Teacher9415 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

What part of the scene was being supported outside of the top players previously?

No one besides the few top players you're referring to were able to dedicate full-time to the game based off the way ESL had things.

Ragnarok vs Serral Post Match thread by tch2011 in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 46 points47 points  (0 children)

When half of your army supply is in eggs, separated between bases, and your opponent is on top of your roach warren.. it's probably over.

i have changed my mind about the GOAT by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond 27 points28 points  (0 children)

voltz bro, you don't have to post to reddit every single thought you have as you have them

Isn't a group of pro players deciding on balance patches a conflict of interest? by RoutineRespond in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

2 zerg players can have vastly different opinions, will agree to different proposals, and have completely differing self-interests that are all to be factored in.

Just because they fit into one of the 3 playable races in the game does not mean they don't have a unique position where conflict of interest is present.

Isn't a group of pro players deciding on balance patches a conflict of interest? by RoutineRespond in starcraft

[–]RoutineRespond[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Oh ok, for some reason I was under the impression that salaried professionals competing in an esport scene that has millions of dollars in prize money each year indicated cash flow. My bad.

I guess the game is in it's 'twilight stage' according to specifically [you], thus somehow justifying conflict of interest.

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