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On May 02 2015 03:30 lestye wrote: Props to you guys, It's pretty impressive how far such a grassroots org can go with all your dedication.
+1 million, really nice to see basetradetv do so well.
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On May 02 2015 01:31 thezanursic wrote: The cynic in me asks how they got funded so quickly. Something smells awry, maybe a publicity stunt?
It's a Kickstarter. There's not really a way to fake that. Basetrade has been grooming their fanbase for a while now and they got about 200 of them, me among them, to donate a total of 17k. That's it. There have been Kickstarters that raised over $1.000.000 in a day, so it isn't even that special really.
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The most dedicated casters in the business gratz
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Congrats Rifkin and Zombie Grub - they have kept SC2 alive in NA for a long time. Lots of long hours and hard work will hopefully pay off for them.
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On May 02 2015 01:50 imJealous wrote:Show nested quote +On May 02 2015 00:34 HewTheTitan wrote: There was a whole Remax segment about how Basetrade couldn't do an offline event because of their style. It offended me, since Rifkin and ZG are probably the best SC2 content providers of late.
I can't wait to see how they choose to put this together. It will have issues b/c its their first offline event, but I bet the issues will be minor and easily fixed for their second. Can't wait. We may not be thinking of the same conversation, but I believe the jist of that conversation was that Rif and ZG couldn't replace people like Tastetosis and Apollo at premier events like DH and IEM, but they would fit great at events like Homestory Cup. This event will have their own flavor, and will be awesome!
i'll gladly trade taste and polo for graham and jessica. Just need a third caster according to MU for "expertise".
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Crowdfunding is back B O Y S. In all seriousness, I'm glad that we are still able to trust community figures that have proven to be reliable (and #passionate).
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As of two hours ago, there are 20 more pairs of slippers and 25 more card packs available for backers. They're also only $30 CAD away from shooting for the larger venue.
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I've been following BaseTrade for a long time since their DreamHack community streams where they pulled like 200-300 viewers and got the chance to meet them at IEM Toronto. It's incredible witnessing how far they've come from an indie stream to one of the larger community figures to hosting another live event in Toronto (Sorry rest of Canada, we are just that good!). I really should get on supporting this Kickstarter and that's something I do rarely. If the event bombs, well it's their first try and nothing wrong with that. On the plus side if it goes well we get another incredible event and no one regrets it.
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On May 02 2015 14:49 PhoenixVoid wrote: I've been following BaseTrade for a long time since their DreamHack community streams where they pulled like 200-300 viewers and got the chance to meet them at IEM Toronto. It's incredible witnessing how far they've come from an indie stream to one of the larger community figures to hosting another live event in Toronto (Sorry rest of Canada, we are just that good!). I really should get on supporting this Kickstarter and that's something I do rarely. If the event bombs, well it's their first try and nothing wrong with that. On the plus side if it goes well we get another incredible event and no one regrets it.
This is why the rest of the country hates you.
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Canada11355 Posts
On May 02 2015 14:50 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:Show nested quote +On May 02 2015 14:49 PhoenixVoid wrote: I've been following BaseTrade for a long time since their DreamHack community streams where they pulled like 200-300 viewers and got the chance to meet them at IEM Toronto. It's incredible witnessing how far they've come from an indie stream to one of the larger community figures to hosting another live event in Toronto (Sorry rest of Canada, we are just that good!). I really should get on supporting this Kickstarter and that's something I do rarely. If the event bombs, well it's their first try and nothing wrong with that. On the plus side if it goes well we get another incredible event and no one regrets it. This is why the rest of the country hates you. I have more reasons but yeah pretty much
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GLHF
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China6271 Posts
Gratz BTTV, well deserved victory!
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All I got to say is CATALLENA MUST be in the map pool... As well as cactus valley of course.
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France9034 Posts
Hat tip to BaseTradeTV. This is sick! Events in Canada are awesome! (I still keep the NASL finals there as one of my favorite events).
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Some news regarding the BaseTradeTV Live Event.
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On May 01 2015 10:58 TAMinator wrote: They should just skip the pizza/ice cream party. If they know they want to carry on to another event they really should be more conservative with their money
Yea. everyone should eat kale chips. NO FUN ZONE
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and the event now has a date
it was a smart move by Rifkin to keep his event away from that Canada FanExpo thing...which occurs September 3 to 6.
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Hype! Congratulations to + Show Spoiler + for winning himself a direct seed into the tournament!
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anyone know when the portraits are handed out?
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