Seagull steps down from NRG to focus on streaming, Mendokusaii joins
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over.ggPosted Apr 13, 2017, 6:00 PM UTC
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over.ggGoing to be nice to see him streaming a lot
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any1 thinks that streaming $$ > progamer $$?
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Probably, especially on Twitch where subscription revenue + ad revenue + donations + bits adds up over the month. Reading an old article Twitch sub split can be as low as 40/60 to as high as 70/30 between Streamer/Twitch.
I follow a small time steamer on Destiny and they made in donations alone streaming during weekends around $1400, not to mention what she took in from subscriptions, bits, and donations. Roughly cleared around 3-5k alone that month.
So it's profitable, I don't fault Seagull, especially since there aren't any big tournaments that are really worth the hassle.
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That's true for most esports if you are a big streamer like Seagull. Only exception currently is LoL prob.
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It's probably true for DOTA 2 but League doesn't have that insane of prize pools. The only players in League who probably make more than streamers are the number 1 and 2 teams like SKT T1 and whoever is second at the time.
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It's much more profitable to be a T1 dota player than a streamer.
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Competitive LoL prize pool is quite small considering the game's popularity, whereas the popularity of the game seems to be reflected pretty healthily in the viewcounts of the more popular streamers, so I actually doubt this.
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I think they have a pretty good salary and benefits though.
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It's true for LoL too. Doublelift stepped down as a star player in a very wealthy organization and still talks about how much dough he made streaming while having 10x less stress.
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Sideshow, get your flairs straight. I know you're casting, but still. <_<
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I rarely see mendo stream anymore. Like once a month I will occasionally catch him streaming at 5am whilst im getting ready for work. I wonder if Harbleu will be stream less often now too
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Harbleu is unhealthily amped up on energy drinks every other night, he streams pretty much regardless of scrims.
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Wait so did NRG buyout his contract with C9? iirc Mendo and RYB only stepped down from the C9 Roster and was replaced by the Koreans
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It's likely just a short substitution.
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I dont think its right that he can just step down say he wants to do more streaming less competitive and still be allowed to join the roster whenever he wants, and the rest of the guys are working, but then i again idk the full details of their relationship
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This is probably done because Seagull is such a valuable asset to have on your team. Even if he isn't playing, just the fact that one of the only Overwatch streamers that break 10 k viewers consistently is on your team gives, so many benefits. Past that he is a good player. There is no reason to kick him and there is no reason for Seagull to completely leave as he probably has a good relation going with the team. I don't see how it isn't right.
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Michael Jordan can tell you when he wants to retire and un-retire. Seagull may not be Jordan-esque of OW but he's a draw and any team would want that exposure.
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The title is wrong. He's not leaving NRG, he's just stepping down from the active roster. So he won't be in tournaments, but he's still part of NRG.
The title says hes stepping down so why is it wrong
Yes, but he's not stepping down from the team, just their active roster. He very may well rejoin the roster when/if they're involved in OWL (which I'm sure they will be).
Title says steps down..