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Sebastian

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

I'll tell you something crazy, too. When we were in Katowice at some point, I talked to a team executive who was involved in the signing of players and the transferring. It was very similar to a GM role, let's say that. Um, and he actually told me that he thinks, cause we stumbled onto this kind of a conversation as well.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

I'll tell you something crazy, too. When we were in Katowice at some point, I talked to a team executive who was involved in the signing of players and the transferring. It was very similar to a GM role, let's say that. Um, and he actually told me that he thinks, cause we stumbled onto this kind of a conversation as well.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

And he told me, he actually thinks that most, the majority of Counter-Strike players are paid very accurately for their value. He doesn't necessarily think that there is actually like players or salaries are too high. Like they're overinflated. He thinks the problem, he actually says, if you look at Counter-Strike, the viewership's there, the numbers are there.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

And he told me, he actually thinks that most, the majority of Counter-Strike players are paid very accurately for their value. He doesn't necessarily think that there is actually like players or salaries are too high. Like they're overinflated. He thinks the problem, he actually says, if you look at Counter-Strike, the viewership's there, the numbers are there.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

And he told me, he actually thinks that most, the majority of Counter-Strike players are paid very accurately for their value. He doesn't necessarily think that there is actually like players or salaries are too high. Like they're overinflated. He thinks the problem, he actually says, if you look at Counter-Strike, the viewership's there, the numbers are there.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

We get, we get everything needed for these salaries to be justified. We just suck at, we suck at selling.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

We get, we get everything needed for these salaries to be justified. We just suck at, we suck at selling.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

We get, we get everything needed for these salaries to be justified. We just suck at, we suck at selling.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

And Sylvia's out there just saying, if I build it, they will come. If I provide the prize money, the teams are going to show up in the fucking cornfield and walk out onto my stage and play the goddamn game of Counter-Strike. And that's what he's praying for. And James Earl Jones is going to make goddamn sure that happens.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

And Sylvia's out there just saying, if I build it, they will come. If I provide the prize money, the teams are going to show up in the fucking cornfield and walk out onto my stage and play the goddamn game of Counter-Strike. And that's what he's praying for. And James Earl Jones is going to make goddamn sure that happens.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

And Sylvia's out there just saying, if I build it, they will come. If I provide the prize money, the teams are going to show up in the fucking cornfield and walk out onto my stage and play the goddamn game of Counter-Strike. And that's what he's praying for. And James Earl Jones is going to make goddamn sure that happens.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

Don't you? Okay. I got you. And then the frequent flyer program is the one where, depending on where you place, you get that money into a pot and then yes. And then if you turn an event down, it all goes away.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

Don't you? Okay. I got you. And then the frequent flyer program is the one where, depending on where you place, you get that money into a pot and then yes. And then if you turn an event down, it all goes away.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

Don't you? Okay. I got you. And then the frequent flyer program is the one where, depending on where you place, you get that money into a pot and then yes. And then if you turn an event down, it all goes away.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

I know, I know. We've already been over this a million times. It's just the words you use and when it gets paid out. But ESLs, I think Janko's point was ESLs counts towards your VRS because it's contributed with prize money. The freaking flyer doesn't go there at all.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

I know, I know. We've already been over this a million times. It's just the words you use and when it gets paid out. But ESLs, I think Janko's point was ESLs counts towards your VRS because it's contributed with prize money. The freaking flyer doesn't go there at all.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

I know, I know. We've already been over this a million times. It's just the words you use and when it gets paid out. But ESLs, I think Janko's point was ESLs counts towards your VRS because it's contributed with prize money. The freaking flyer doesn't go there at all.

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

Okay. All right, boys. Can we talk about Counter-Strike now?

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

Okay. All right, boys. Can we talk about Counter-Strike now?

Talking Counter
Episode 126: PGL Cluj Playoff results, PGL's Field of Dreams and the CS ecosystem

Okay. All right, boys. Can we talk about Counter-Strike now?