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  • flippo

    #16
    wow what's next, the Counter-Strike draft?



    That xXxTerr0rZquaDxXx.killy0azz.Lt.DEATHman{hF1} is definantly a first round pick for the Detroit Fat Losers, Mel.

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    • Scroto

      #17
      -:Nighthawk:- wrote..

      I'll bid a shiny nickle. I'm guessing nobody will bid higher, so start getting used to the idea of being my bitch.



      Anyway, Element is a sexy beast, so I'm wondering if it's the team manager that'll be getting the sexual favors, or the whole team. Either way, props to NoA for buying someone else. 'bout time some Europeans were enslaved!



      All this from some random guy who watches movies with his friends and never says a word about their multi-million dollar budgets going to schools. Entertainment, whether you agree or not, is something that money will always be spent on, and I don't think that's a waste of money.



      I mean, seriously here, what's the point of life if you never spend any money on things that are enjoyable? Schools? I went to the poorest high school in my city, and in all honesty, it was over-funded. There wasn't a lack of money, it was just spent very, very poorly because of ridiculous policies.



      There's always some "worthy cause" you can throw all your money at, but honestly, it won't really have any real results. At least with entertainment, you can see what your money went into, heh. :)



      Anyway, good luck Element, despite my slight mockery. :)
      I agree with u entertainment is DAMN important but $60,000 for playing video games? "pro video gamers" only provide entertainment for themselves, at least they dont entertain me and if u just like watching them play then theres something wong with u.

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      • OPIE

        #18
        flippo wrote..

        wow what's next, the Counter-Strike draft?



        That xXxTerr0rZquaDxXx.killy0azz.Lt.DEATHman{hF1} is definantly a first round pick for the Detroit Fat Losers, Mel.
        HAHAHA yes.



        They win big money off of playing a video game. I not only find that sad but I find it pethetic and I lable them as losers. Maybe I am being stereotypical but god damn. Grow up, and see the sun for once ok.



        $60,000 is alot of money, and yeah I would love to have it. But Esports is just not my fancy on getting it. I find it so stupid. Sorry but signing onto a team to play a video game is so retarded.



        Contracts for video games eh...sad, pethetic, stupid...there are not enough words to discribe how bad it is. Yeah Element might have breached a contract...but the biggest point here. IT'S A FRIEKING GAME! NOTHEN BUT A GAME! Just because their strategies may fall into other hands, if they are indeed the best counter-strike clan then they will find new strategies and win. Sorry so using that excuse for taking Element to court over a video game and a idiotic contract is not legit. I would hope the judge sees how stupid this is and throws out the case.



        Simple fact and it over rules all others. It's a video game, nothen more, nothen less.



        Counter-Strike is dying. Pub servers are hurting more and more each day. The # of pub servers is declining. The only thing remotly keeping CS partialy alive is the idiotic leagues.



        Yeah when CS-Source comes out there will be a burst of players. But again think about this. When these kids get out of college. Do you really think they will play video games for a living? No. They will learn about life the hardway and it will hit them like a ton of bricks. And I personally can not wait to hear some sort of news about a former top pro-gamer working in Mc-donalds or something. I will actually laugh upon their misfortune because I can say "I TOLD YOU SO!"

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        • Smurfzilla

          #19
          wow OPIE, its a sport if u ask me, u play for fun, or competitive, u can win money, u make a team, u have team play, there is strategy, ppl get sponsors, ppl spectate it...whats not a sport about it, no physical requirements dont mean shiz

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          • |=AoGO=| DaButcha

            #20
            anyone for the multi-million dollar World Chess Championship? I'd rate chess as a sport having the same physical requirements as CS. Besides, a lot of the pro teams do take care of general fitness, as it improves concentration, which obviously is big factor in CS.



            From what I see, a lot of pro gamers are not stereotypical nerds/geeks either, but youngsters with a regular social life/girlfriend/etc. They just happen to make their money with playing videogames, as there is (paying) demand for the services/entertainment they provide.

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            • |azure|

              #21
              lame...

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              • MrLink

                #22
                _Morphine_ wrote..

                They will have to venture out into the real world, they will have to get an education and a real job.
                It's about as real a job as possible, they don't just get the money from tournaments. with sponsorship deals on top (IIRC from an interview) they are currently earning about twice the national average wage.



                So if you mean by real job, crap money for boring work! I somehow don't think their going to be rushing out of their fun and well paid job, to follow that idea.



                Fair play to them, if sponsors what to pay them to play. I wouldn't say no! and honestly, would you if someone offered?

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                • Supersonic^

                  #23
                  OPIE wrote..

                  Thats just stupid. WOW, video game players are being baught. HAH! This has made my day, just another example of how pethetic Esports are.



                  Should not even have the word Sport in it, It's NOT a god damn sport.
                  Why are you posting here? Clearly, we're all pathetic nerds, and you're a top sportsman. Or are you just someone who watches football from his recliner with a couple of beers and a big slab of butter on his face?



                  Maybe you should keep your opinions to yourself, because no-one in the world would like to hear them. kthxbye

                  OPIE wrote..

                  Counter-Strike is dying. Pub servers are hurting more and more each day. The # of pub servers is declining. The only thing remotly keeping CS partialy alive is the idiotic leagues.
                  Ha! You're a n00b, aren't you? Just keep playing on your lovely little pub servers with annoying stats, stupid sound clips, and beginner players.

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                  • Thortok2000

                    #24
                    -:Nighthawk:- wrote..

                    I mean, seriously here, what's the point of life if you never spend any money on things that are enjoyable? Schools? I went to the poorest high school in my city, and in all honesty, it was over-funded. There wasn't a lack of money, it was just spent very, very poorly because of ridiculous policies.



                    There's always some "worthy cause" you can throw all your money at, but honestly, it won't really have any real results. At least with entertainment, you can see what your money went into, heh. :)
                    I think this is the first time I've disagreed with you.



                    While one shouldn't donate to a cause where one doesn't see the results, it doesn't mean that ALL causes won't show results, much less be result-less simply because you can't see them.



                    I'll agree society will spend more money on entertainment because they get more money back from it.



                    After all, the poor, starving kids aren't going to pay you 15 bucks for a movie ticket.



                    I'm not a benefactor to any causes and I'm not saying any/everyone else should be. I'm just saying to totally dismiss them out of hand is wrong, and is being willfully ignorant of the less prettier parts of life on this planet.

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                    • Pharlap

                      #25
                      entRo wrote..

                      Element knows all of the strats SK used, would you want your team's tournament-winning-strategies to be given to your obviously-toughest competition, with big money on the line? No.
                      ah, excellent point.

                      appended @ [time="1085049434"]

                      For da first time in eSports history, a player wuz bought out of tha dude's contract 'n switches teams officially, da way that shiznit should be" states Andreas Thorstensson responsible Team Manager fo' da Counter-Strike division within Team SK, know what I'm sayin'? "We strove find a solution wit izzall parties involved n' shit. As this is an absolute premiere in eSports, we had break new ground n' shit. The highly professional work 'n attitude of everybody involved made that shiznit possible sign contracts last week." We are looking forward competing Ola 'n tha dude's new team in da next tournaments 'n wish tha dude's ass izzall da best fo' tha dude's future, know what I'm sayin'?

                      appended @ [time="1085049510"]

                      hehe always wanted to see what it would look like.

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                      • Moloch

                        #26
                        Most sports are games when played by amateurs, arent they...?



                        Furthermore, this whole story is about an offer and demand thing. If they were ready to pay for Element, SK did the good thing by selling the transfer (and not the guy... :P ).



                        Anyway, I hope we'll have some details on the transfer.



                        And never forget, we are only amateurs.

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                        • xlokix

                          #27
                          this was sooo last week

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                          • Sm[o][o]th

                            #28
                            All sports are "just games" when they start out.



                            A few kids kicking about a sheeps stomach a few hundred years ago, eventually turns into the biggest sport in the world.



                            CS is obviously dying, but it took a HUGE step towards making a computer game into a sport. And in the future I bet we will see a computer game fully enter the realm of professional sports.

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                            • EastsideKnifeKillah

                              #29
                              Scroto, if you think 60000$ is much what do you think about Korean sc players who get like 500000$ sponsordeals and shit.



                              Imo there“s nothing wrong putting so much money in esports. #27 yes

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                              • abysmal

                                #30
                                old news

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