- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Navillus13
Okay so at first when I saw this thread, I was not going to reply... Ive also spent the last 48 hours drinking and playing in volleyball tournaments, so my mind is a little tired. Anyway -
Both sides have some valid points, and both sides have some random idiots who keep posting nonsense.
For all the MLG supporters, can you guys answer a few questions for me? I see a lot of "they make $250,000 / year to play" statements.. so:
1. Just exactly, how many Pros are there?
2. What is the median income level of a pro due to MLG competitions?
3. do a BUNCH of guys make $250,000? or is that 1 player being used as an example for every topic like this?
4. How many MLG pros consider playing Halo 2 a 'job' ? Remember, Im not saying 'hard work', im asking specifically if they consider it a full time job. Meaning its the only thing they do year round.
Please also don't compare it to Actors, singers, bands, artists etc. There are hundreds of thousands of these people that are small time and barely make ends meet through their performances/work. To some of them, its the only skill that they have in life. I know for a fact that nobody playing halo 2 has to go through what these people go through.
Looking forward to your responses.
1. I really don't know. But not only pros make money, theer are still smei-pros, and I'd imagine amatuers, that have sponsorships, and make money off of playing.
2. There is basically no way to find this info, as most of the players earnings aren't publicized etc.
3. At least 9 players have 250,000 contracts. The two top teams, carbon and FB each have them, and so does Tsquared. I don't know of any others, but there could be more, and probably wil be more, especially with teams like 5K rising in populaity, and being pretty marketable.
4. Most of them probably treat it as a job, but I also know many of them are either still in school, or like Walshy, are using their popularity gained from MLG to make a career.
Thing is, MLG is extermely young, it hasn't been around too long. It didn't even get big until Halo2. its just a matter of time before it reaches the Starcraft level, and probably even bigger. Its already had a TV show on USA, its very probable that a few years down the road, as it gets even more popular, that bigger networks like Fox, ESPN, etc, take on MLG. I'm just wondering, if it gets to that level, which it probably will, would you be more liekly to consider it a sport?