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excited for @Aussie_Drongo to be a caster and get to attend this
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100k is a lot of money kinda wish it was an open tournament though
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acergame09 wrote: ↑
19 Jan 2022, 20:04
100k is a lot of money kinda wish it was an open tournament though
There are open qualifiers, aren't there?
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Mitoe wrote: ↑
19 Jan 2022, 20:27
acergame09 wrote: ↑
19 Jan 2022, 20:04
100k is a lot of money kinda wish it was an open tournament though
There are open qualifiers, aren't there?
Yes tehre are
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two qualifiers
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There's two invitees: TheViper for winning Genesis and DeMuslim for winning Steelseries Prime Cup. The other 6 spots are available through qualifiers.
https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/N4C/1
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Oh thats nice. Ya, this tournaments going to be amazing.
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Well they arent open qualifiers, its a closed qualifier, you have to be top on the ladder or top in their aoe4 rankings. Not that it really matters.
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EGCTV to announce its $200,000 tournament before the end of the month.
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when microsoft cant even give aoe3 a single dollar last year, pulls funding out of genesis and then nilli writes himself a cheque for $100,000 hmmmmm
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It's his own money? I'd assume at least some of it is MS
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Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 07:43
It's his own money? I'd assume at least some of it is MS
It's his own money, none of it is MS. Although MS was initially supposed to sponsor Genesis, they pulled out as @I_HaRRiiSoN_I says.
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I'm amazed the guy has 100k to his disposal. That's two years worth of work for an average above-average-paid German dyood
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Probably took a loan, sold the car, mortgaged his flat, so that he can pretend on the internet he can give away 100k.
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EAGLEMUT wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 09:22
Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 07:43
It's his own money? I'd assume at least some of it is MS
It's his own money, none of it is MS. Although MS was initially supposed to sponsor Genesis, they pulled out as @I_HaRRiiSoN_I says.
Are you sure? Everyone says its sponsored by MS, it's even put on the liquipedia. Surely he didn't just pull 100k out of his pocket?
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blackwidow wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 10:16
EAGLEMUT wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 09:22
Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 07:43
It's his own money? I'd assume at least some of it is MS
It's his own money, none of it is MS. Although MS was initially supposed to sponsor Genesis, they pulled out as @I_HaRRiiSoN_I says.
Are you sure? Everyone says its sponsored by MS, it's even put on the liquipedia. Surely he didn't just pull 100k out of his pocket?
We talking about EGC.
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I wasn't. Was replying to
I_HaRRiiSoN_I wrote:and then nilli writes himself a cheque for $100,000 hmmmmm
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Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 11:10
I wasn't. Was replying to
I_HaRRiiSoN_I wrote:and then nilli writes himself a cheque for $100,000 hmmmmm
I think you didn't get what he's saying, then :hmm:
He's wondering why MS couldn't spare anything on 3DE nor EGC events and now seemingly hands out $100k for this event.
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Oh. That interpretation assumes nili is authorized to write 100k checks on behalf of Microsoft which seems unlikely, but I assume you know that's what he meant by other means?
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Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 11:32
Oh. That interpretation assumes nili is authorized to write 100k checks on behalf of Microsoft which seems unlikely, but I assume you know that's what he meant by other means?
Nili has been the tournament producer for MS for the past 7 months, and has a say in which events receive funding.
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Ah I didn't know he works for them
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So MS is using some kind of underhanded sponsorship scheme that basically uses this guy as a front. I wonder how many streamers are undercover MS employees
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 Jan 2022, 13:55
So MS is using some kind of underhanded sponsorship scheme that basically uses this guy as a front. I wonder how many streamers are undercover MS employees
Not in the slightest...

He isn't undercover, it was well publicised, and he even has numerous YouTube videos discussing his new role, what he hopes to achieve, and possible issues with his split duties (player, tournament host, caster, tournaments producer).

MS/World's Edge has put well over $500k into AoE events over the past 4-5 years, the vast majority of which had absolutely nothing to do with any MS employees, other than someone approving the funds, and transferring them. Not even mentioning that Nili doesn't work for MS, he is a contractor through Forgotten Empires.
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Nevermind him, it's just Dolans conspiracist brain kicking in
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