[ZizLah]

I was at the EXPO on friday,

Had alot of fun at the event, despite the issues with net, power ect, i could tell that the guys that had anything to do with the tournaments and events where going manic trying to get a good show on. I was disappointed at not having some live casting and not having in game sound up on the projectors, but due to the constraints they where working with it's obvious some of these things where just out of their hands.

But something important i saw and heard though was a group of about 5 people, obviously people funding and running the event as a whole where walking into the e-sport area of the badgery pavillion and i heard the guy giving the tour say, "Now this is where people come to watch other people play games. Personally i dont understand it and think it's a waste of time but some people for some reason watch this kind of thing".
He then turned around and led them out of the pavilion.

If theres anything thats going to tell you exactly where we are in australia with e-sports it's that comment. And it's painfully obvious at the exact moment i heard that, that they really dont understand or give a shit about us. Running the ACL at the event was purely a marketing ploy to advertise on our communities websites, with little to no thought or appreciation from the guys at the top funding these events of what we even are.
In any partnership there is always a "you use me, i'll use you" underlying incentive for the partnership to be feasible in the first place and personally, i believe we got the rough end of the stick.

Side note: Shout out for ninja for being awesome to talk to during the day, and him and his mates for sharing a beer with me at the end of the first day. Made the trip worth it.

And hurry up and post the next dates for the ACL, because i'm coming.

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	Fenner:	Ninja is awesome!!
	nirvAnA:	omg that comment! :(((((((( Thanks for this post
	Demosthenes:	Not everyone understands the majesty of e-sports. and not everyone will... I don't understand how people can watch golf.
	JiNxXx:	:( ffs at that comment.
	NOM:	they are ******* pricks. you should never bad mouth stuff like that if you get payed to
	ToR.Arnor:	Thanks for shouting us that drink, next time you're in Sydney ill have to shout you one!

[iM tgun]

Originally Posted by ZizLah

I was at the EXPO on friday,

Had alot of fun at the event, despite the issues with net, power ect, i could tell that the guys that had anything to do with the tournaments and events where going manic trying to get a good show on. I was disappointed at not having some live casting and not having in game sound up on the projectors, but due to the constraints they where working with it's obvious some of these things where just out of their hands.

But something important i saw and heard though was a group of about 5 people, obviously people funding and running the event as a whole where walking into the e-sport area of the badgery pavillion and i heard the guy giving the tour say, "Now this is where people come to watch other people play games. Personally i dont understand it and think it's a waste of time but some people for some reason watch this kind of thing".
He then turned around and led them out of the pavilion.

If theres anything thats going to tell you exactly where we are in australia with e-sports it's that comment. And it's painfully obvious at the exact moment i heard that, that they really dont understand or give a shit about us. Running the ACL at the event was purely a marketing ploy to advertise on our communities websites, with little to no thought or appreciation from the guys at the top funding these events of what we even are.
In any partnership there is always a "you use me, i'll use you" underlying incentive for the partnership to be feasible in the first place and personally, i believe we got the rough end of the stick.

Side note: Shout out for ninja for being awesome to talk to during the day, and him and his mates for sharing a beer with me at the end of the first day. Made the trip worth it.

And hurry up and post the next dates for the ACL, because i'm coming.

Did you swiftly tell him where he could take his opinion?

[ZizLah]

Originally Posted by iM tgun

Did you swiftly tell him where he could take his opinion?

Sadly theres not alot of point unless i have a nice haircut, some good clothes and a whole bunch of fact sheets in front of me. None of which i had at the time.

If you wanna convince the oldies of the scene you have to bludgeon them with the truth and potential for profit and industry, rather then point out they're ignorant moron's out of touch with reality.
If we're going to bring these guys in, something we may be forced to do if the current climate continues, we're gunna have to work with them, and i'd rather not have them feel like i'd shat in their mouth for fear of missing future opportunity's.

TL : DR no, but i wish i could have.