Yes I was pissed when I wrote that message and I know that no one who 'works' for ACL gets paid. So if you're offended by it, sorry. But I am just as offended in regards to tickets and standing area. Which is already being discussed and won't need me to talk about it.
Secondly, I think it's funny how people are upset at my post because I don't want to volunteer to help. I just want to point out that I volunteer the **** out of everything I do. I cast tournaments, run tournaments, stream tournaments, I have my podcast, I am now doing the Talk Corner for Tt. All of this I DON'T get paid for and have NEVER asked for any payment in return. The 'income' I get is ads from streaming which is at best 20-30 dollars a month.
To have all this covered, I need good quality internet ($90 / month) premium xsplit ($40) registered version of fraps ($40), premium skype ($10 / month) not to mention money I fork out to improve stream quality for the viewers (Hardware upgrades etc.) And let's not tall about the time I spend setting up for streams (Graphics, documentation, what have you)
And I'll be blunt, I only get a thank you for streaming, and 2 or 3 people have actually said that appreciate what I do. Let it be clear I'm not expecting a thanks everytime I cast or stream, and I don't expect the entire community to be greatful of what I do.
But when I want to go to an event that I HAVE NO AFFILIATION with and actually let someone else do shit and this time, so I can just sit and not worry about a single thing and just watch some ******* Starcraft, I voice my opinion and then get a shitstorm of people telling me to **** off volunteer for once in my life as it helps Esports grow. Hopefully you can see why I am a little pissed off.
I don't know how to end this rant so that's it
I don't think a bunch of people told you to "**** off and volunteer for once in your life", but I really don't think now is the appropriate time for "me, me, me", either.
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