Original article: http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/201202/
Further discussion: http://keekerdc.com/2013/09/crowdfunding-community-and-cultishness/
It seems that TF2 is lucky in that it generally keeps its money within the community...
Cadred.org editorial on crowd-funding in eSports
posted in
Esports
Original article: http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/201202/
Further discussion: http://keekerdc.com/2013/09/crowdfunding-community-and-cultishness/
It seems that TF2 is lucky in that it generally keeps its money within the community...
Further discussion: http://keekerdc.com/2013/09/crowdfunding-community-and-cultishness/
It seems that TF2 is lucky in that it generally keeps its money within the community...
I'd like to know what he's referring too as well. Seems like other gaming communities are getting shit on after the little guy has chipped in for something. Glad that we have a track record of crowd sourcing teams to events in this community and it being successful without the end receiver dicking the contributors over.
I'd like to know what he's referring too as well. Seems like other gaming communities are getting shit on after the little guy has chipped in for something. Glad that we have a track record of crowd sourcing teams to events in this community and it being successful without the end receiver dicking the contributors over.
I'm not sure if his points on keeping people honest through established systems of exchange amount to much - ESEA is a business and I've yet to hear any definitive resolution to the bitcoin fiasco earlier this year - it's not just self-proclaimed charity cases that prove unanswerable to the ones that provide their income.
I'm not sure if his points on keeping people honest through established systems of exchange amount to much - ESEA is a business and I've yet to hear any definitive resolution to the bitcoin fiasco earlier this year - it's not just self-proclaimed charity cases that prove unanswerable to the ones that provide their income.
The Cadred article focuses mostly on projects and promotional efforts targeted towards the Starcraft 2 community; most notably the 'pizza.gg' promotion that Papa John's ran in large conjunction with EG, and the few SC-related documentary projects that are either horribly behind the promised timetable or ostensibly dead.
TF2 has largely been an exception regarding this stuff.
The Cadred article focuses mostly on projects and promotional efforts targeted towards the Starcraft 2 community; most notably the 'pizza.gg' promotion that Papa John's ran in large conjunction with EG, and the few SC-related documentary projects that are either horribly behind the promised timetable or ostensibly dead.
TF2 has largely been an exception regarding this stuff.
TF2 has largely been an exception regarding this stuff.
What's the gist of the pizza.gg affair? Just that Papa John's were tapping into the "because esports" pathos, or was there some nefarious accounting aspect?
What's the gist of the pizza.gg affair? Just that Papa John's were tapping into the "because esports" pathos, or was there some nefarious accounting aspect?
In brief, there was a tiered rewards progression that 'unlocked' as more and more people bought shitty pizza through the promotion, mostly having to do with the Starcraft celebrities playing showmatches or producing special bits of content. All tiers were reached, but many of these things have not been followed through on; you can still see the list up on pizza.gg.
In brief, there was a tiered rewards progression that 'unlocked' as more and more people bought shitty pizza through the promotion, mostly having to do with the Starcraft celebrities playing showmatches or producing special bits of content. All tiers were reached, but many of these things have not been followed through on; you can still see the list up on pizza.gg.
Re ROOTS team house:
ROOTS gaming asked for donations to buy a team house where their players can live and train. It is probably worth noting that ROOTS has a very charismatic and outspoken owner (CatZ) and has many fans but does not have the most successful players in their lineup.
They reached their goal very quickly but did not yet deliver on their promises yet.
Fundraiser page plus perks for donors can be found here: http://www.root-gaming.com/fundraiser
Cadred's Richard Lewis was against this idea from the start, as you can see in this article: http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/196534/
Disclaimer: Most of this is quoted from my memory and is probably full of mistakes. Please correct me.
Re ROOTS team house:
ROOTS gaming asked for donations to buy a team house where their players can live and train. It is probably worth noting that ROOTS has a very charismatic and outspoken owner (CatZ) and has many fans but does not have the most successful players in their lineup.
They reached their goal very quickly but did not yet deliver on their promises yet.
Fundraiser page plus perks for donors can be found here: http://www.root-gaming.com/fundraiser
Cadred's Richard Lewis was against this idea from the start, as you can see in this article: http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/196534/
Disclaimer: Most of this is quoted from my memory and is probably full of mistakes. Please correct me.
ROOTS gaming asked for donations to buy a team house where their players can live and train. It is probably worth noting that ROOTS has a very charismatic and outspoken owner (CatZ) and has many fans but does not have the most successful players in their lineup.
They reached their goal very quickly but did not yet deliver on their promises yet.
Fundraiser page plus perks for donors can be found here: http://www.root-gaming.com/fundraiser
Cadred's Richard Lewis was against this idea from the start, as you can see in this article: http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/196534/
Disclaimer: Most of this is quoted from my memory and is probably full of mistakes. Please correct me.
Please
sign in through STEAM
to post a comment.