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Fighting Games Weekly | July 1-7 | Heel turns, shattered dreams, broken cages
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We must fund this trip everyone!
EarlyEarly
Member
Did he even say please??????
Huw_Dawson
Member
Dieminion's drive is at $950. I think he can go to Evo now.
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Does We Pay take a cut like Kickstarter does?
Vegas on a week's notice from NYC might be in the low $1000s. but yeah, it's getting close to closing time on that.
but 10 bison bucks says it stays open for expenses too!
Duxxy3
Member
People pay up front for that. What you see is what he ended up with.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Who does the rest of the money go to, Triforce or Koogy
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
Has EventHubs ever posted a story about a donation drive that was for a players travel costs?
I have no problem with Dieminion asking for money but EH posting a story about it on their front page as news is tacky to me.
I have no problem with Dieminion asking for money but EH posting a story about it on their front page as news is tacky to me.
EventHubs treats everything as news. Of course they would run a story on this. I would have been surprisd if they hadn't.
Why do they do it then? If there's nothing in it for them, why shill someone else's stuff?
man i want to pop off so bad
It's your fault Guilty Gear's not at Evo.
It might not. In the speedrunner community, people straight up ask and run donation drives to cover their expenses without offering up any story at all. It's a little odd and I don't really donate to any of those, but it's effective.
Some people just feel naked without a few letters in front of their name.
I do believe that a lot of current FGC sponsorships do pay for tournament entry fees, if not necessarily for transportation and lodging for tournaments.
We need Ponder to tweet and lay down the law again.
Sometimes they get merchandise. Other times, it's just the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and more exclusive. And other times, they get venue/tournament fees paid for (even if they don't actually get any money handed to them).
The companies that sell stuff who sponsor probably pay their players. Something DMZ is more of a clan.
Huw_Dawson
Member
It's all this behind-closed-door money stuff needs to end, to be honest.
The speedrunning example is a good example too.a
People still do it anyway.
It annoys me when people who should be in situations where they should be taken care of and have sponsorship and have won tournaments are soliciting the community for donations. And as long as people keep donating, they'll continue.
I can't be upset over what people want to do with their money, it's just not something I'm going to personally support.
Some player asks for money, it' reasonable to ask why in advance especially in such a short frame of time. It's not being negative its called being cautious and aware as to what purpose your money is being used for.
And 1500 is enough to get two tickets to EVO. Fucking hell I can get to Pakistan and back for that amount of money. I will not donate a dime for this, I will not encourage this.
GhostRidah
Member
Yes! People make all these mistakes over and over and never learn from it, instead being rewarded, needs to stop, people need to mature and be responsible for their actions and learn from their mistakes. Grow up!
You pretty much summed up my feelings. It's a shame that someone who is sponsored by the biggest pockets has to eventually ask for donations while hundreds of hard working people are paying for their own expenses to EVO. A lot of these people save up every year just for the occasion. But people are willing to donate so whatever.
Duxxy3
Member
We can only base our decision on what we see. We know almost no facts about the situation.
All we do know is that a good player that many people respect asked for help.
SolarPowered
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WW | Di3mini0n
Should be his tag for EVO. The first World Warrior. :O
Mike should just allow button charged moves, though. The Painwheel players would have something to play with. I'd also like to see Painwheel's f.H command normal usable to it's fullest extent. That move would have some stupid good long blockstun.
Should be his tag for EVO. The first World Warrior. :O
I can't say I'm pining all that much for amazing assists from the DLC characters. I think I'm spoiled at this point. Outside of Painwheel everyone else has god tier assists so I go all crazy for point performance. That is why I was so hyped about characters like Beowulf, Beatrix, Annie, Feng and Panzerfaust.
Mike should just allow button charged moves, though. The Painwheel players would have something to play with. I'd also like to see Painwheel's f.H command normal usable to it's fullest extent. That move would have some stupid good long blockstun.
It's negative when the reason for your negativity is a bunch of unsubstantiated bullshit, but if tmz gaf wants to rock, fine, I'm done saying my piece. He said he's gonna tell the story. People who donated obviously don't care either way.
also, plane tickets get damn expensive the closer you buy them to the travel date.
NYC La Guardia to Las Vegas, flying in on the 12th, flying back on the 15th is a $1000 minimum it looks like. on american airlines' site.
AhmazingArab
Banned
I think the issue is that it hurts players in the long run if sponsors think they can get away with not being accountable with their money. Situations like this set a precedent in which sponsors don't need to be accountable with their money since there is little backlash from the community and their player can ask for donations to get them to places. It may give the perception to potential sponsors outside the community that they don't need to uphold the terms of their contract since their players can just ask the community for money.
Mike Ross must be pretty happy that he didn't accept a contract from EMP right now
racketpunch
Member
Huw_Dawson
Member
It's fortunate for east coast and west coast players are able to ask for and actually receive donations from randoms to make up for lack of planning. Nobody in the midwest is famous enough to do that, and so we unfortunately are forced to book well in advance.
That say, I would start a donation drive to get Brightside to Evo, but the USA's best Spider-Man player has a work shift on Saturday.
That say, I would start a donation drive to get Brightside to Evo, but the USA's best Spider-Man player has a work shift on Saturday.
QuikZilver
Member
Did the taito station team tournament start? I went back a few pages but all I see is people talking about Marvel practice matches.
Nabs
Member
US Airways has it for half that.
ha, I'd probably make an exception and donate to that.
Definitely won't donate to the raw "can i have money" ones.
Cloudius12
Member
Hopefully that is for 2 people.
oh wow...even less than half actually and with on board wi-fi too. I stand corrected!
I guess you could say he's....*shades* laming it out.
quik killa
Member
$1,500, haha, that is one expensive vacation he wants to take. Who says nothing is really free?
ian to the max
Member
Why the fuck should we be responsible for helping him fix his horrible life choices?
GhostRidah
Member
Needs money for honeymoon suite and hookers and blow yo.