DryEyeRelief
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I think it's EG
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Fighting Games Weekly | Jan 20-26 | I Can't Believe It's Not A Fighting Game
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A pathological liar who will end up owing half the people who worked for him thousands of dollars, and will wind up under the thumb of a far more successful promoter (who will take the opportunity to humiliate him in front of 8 times the viewers he ever managed to achieve as a promoter himself?).
it has to be them because with AGE out there ain't no more big corporate sponsors other than madcatz.
Passive Assassin
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no teamsp00ky today? :[
I would agree but would whatever EG does, will it be that big that it'll hurt the FGC that much?
Come watch Fanatiq play the Piano http://www.twitch.tv/mrfanatiq
That's...Fanatiq playing the piano. Pretty nice rendition of the Ghost House music from SMB
ThatCrazyGuy
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I still don't understand how EG or Complexity makes money really. They must though, because they are still around. idk.
PR Rog just got a sub box on twitch...he's said earlier that EG wouldn't let him.
EG makes money through LoL, Dota and SC2, and through sponsorship deals. They support the rest.
Heyman frequently put his wrestlers through hell and folded ECW while ducking his wrestlers. FGC has plenty of Heymans.
It needs a Macmahon, someone who capitalized on emergent technology (syndicating wrestling) to change wrestling from regional carnie sideshow into a global multi-media empire (even if most of the movies suck).
EG does. Complexity doesn't have LoL or Dota. (They do have CoD.)
Also who's the 2nd player sponsored by Complexity?
Shady K
http://www.esfiworld.com/long-shadyk-tran-joins-complexity-fighting-game-squad/
Unless he got dropped.
ShadyK
Complexity does have SC2 as well. A good roster of SC2 players could potentially carry the rest, depending on what the purse split is like.
Ah, that's right, I forgot about that. Thanks.
Also, who are the fighting game players sponsored by EG right now?
Justin
Ricky
PR Rog
Floe
Momochi
Choco Blanka
Do you see all those sponsors on team EG's streams? That's how. And all of them are huge brands. Think of EG and Complexity as a job agency lending out players to companies to promote them.
AnkiRendan
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What about Tekken?
Parallax Scroll
Banned
You ever notice that Justin and Rog wear jackets with logos for Razer, Monster, etc plastered over them?
guess logo-jackets aren't getting the job done
ThatCrazyGuy
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I know there are logos on their shirts, but I don't even pay attention to them. I never thought they were huge endorsement deals based on the amount of eyeballs that see it. I guess I am wrong on that front.
I've never bought any of the stuff they "push". Only TE sticks from Markman!
Upon thinking about it, maybe Fanatic was the best sponsored player, as he always pushed the controllers actively. I wonder how much sales were driven by him.
I've never bought any of the stuff they "push". Only TE sticks from Markman!
Upon thinking about it, maybe Fanatic was the best sponsored player, as he always pushed the controllers actively. I wonder how much sales were driven by him.
What was TF1? The KI tournament they held near it's release?
I know there are logos on their shirts, but I don't even pay attention to them. I never thought they were huge endorsement deals based on the amount of eyeballs that see it. I guess I am wrong on that front.
I've never bought any of the stuff they "push". Only TE sticks from Markman!
Upon thinking about it, maybe Fanatic was the best sponsored player, as he always pushed the controllers actively. I wonder how much sales were driven by him.
I can't speak for the FG players, but I know the EG SC2 and Dota/Lol players are required to stream x amount per week, using the products they endorse. They also use their likenesses as part of product promotion (quotes/pictures on boxes, etc). Theoretically, this all is a value for the companies endorsing EG. To me, the attitude of professional endorsement seems very old-world.
Tao Feng. Guess this also confirms that KI is the only FG on MS's focus right now.
I remember thinking how great that game looked (for the time), I think it also had cumulative model damage like MK9. Boy was it terrible.
ThatCrazyGuy
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Ahh. I see. I guess I am out of the loop. I don't really watch Justin's or any of these players personal streams, just majors. Maybe they are pushing the products that EG has deals with, idk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Feng:_Fist_of_the_Lotus
Wow, I never heard of it before.
Edit: Could the corporation that MarkMan is teasing about potentially be Microsoft getting more serious about KI and growing it's competitive scene?
Well, let's take a look at PR Balrog's stream, live right now:
He's using the headphones he endorses, and while you can't see it he's using his Razer Atrox stick.
ThatCrazyGuy
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I always mix up Kakuto Chojin and Tao Feng of my old xbox 1 fighting game memories.
Real
I know Lapchi's donations are from money matches, but as a general rule I'm guessing they're legitimate. Some people see a value in giving money to their favorite streamers.
I watched a streamer doing DayZ standalone, and in a 5-hour period he made over 300 dollars in donations.
Nah, he had a promo code for a while. I dunno if it's still going or not.
Just noticed that ViewitfulVC has been banned again, RIP ;___;7
No, that's pretty common on a lot of streams; I see random people streaming stuff that have $100+ donations all the time. I am a little weirded out that Lapchi donated that much money though
Edit: Ah, money matches makes sense, nevermind then!
No, that's pretty common on a lot of streams; I see random people streaming stuff that have $100+ donations all the time. I am a little weirded out that Lapchi donated that much money though
Edit: Ah, money matches makes sense, nevermind then!
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
I see. Nice. I have never been to his stream before. 1500 viewers. I am not in advertising. I am genuinely curious on the threshold of viewers you need to make decent money from these sponsorships and not just break even.
Good for Rog though.
Earlier non-major FGC streams were so much better, namely Sp00ky's and a few other people. It's just them being themselves, not promoting anything, saying what they want, doing what they want, etc. So many streams are so forced these days and it's so obvious they have to do what they have to do if they are sponsored and trying to maintain a certain image.
Seasoned Badger
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Triforce's business model works......I best BELIEEEEVE.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Tell Art and Sp00ky to bring back Arcana Heart.
undersakura
Neo Member
Pyramid schemes fail eventually.
R
Retro_
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Spooky streaming just him and his crew playing casuals of Arcana and Melty off the arcade boards was what made me a fan.
Just watching people play games they enjoyed in such a laid back setting was extremely entertaining. Probably a big part of the reason I like these games and this community so much.
theprodigy
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it's not necessarily a matter of tangible profit. as long as they're gaining some mindshare, sponsoring a few players or events is a drop in the bucket for legit big companies.
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