AOE3:DE Giveaway

[Snow Lynx]

itt: ppl spamming their "thanks" while not even participating in the giveaway. rude af ngl

Also thanks to everyone who keeps posting interesting stuffs on the forum and supporting the development of my involuntary habit to check the forum for new posts. Also I've already preordered, I think that goes for most of the ppl you'll find on this forum.

Complains about people thanking and not participating in the giveaway. Proceeds to also spam thanks and not participate in the giveaway XD

[Le Hussard sur le toit]

(Also as a PhD student I'm super rich so don't include me in the competition. Just wanted to collaborate to the general wholesomeness and positivity of ESO !)

That's unusual. Aren't PhD students usually paid the minimum salary ?

I think he was being sarcastic
The second part is definitely serious (him not wanting/needing the key).

Honestly in France it's fine. I have a full PhD scholarship and they are regulated by the law and well over the minimum salary. Some PhD students don't have a scholarship and they have a hard time since they have to do a side job. Also a PhD scholarship is obviously not much compared to the kind of salaries I could get in the private sector but I'm single, I do the job I like, I can buy anything I want and I barely spend two third of my wages so yeah, I'm rich.

[chronique]

Honestly in France it's fine. I have a full PhD scholarship and they are regulated by the law and well over the minimum salary. Some PhD students don't have a scholarship and they have a hard time since they have to do a side job. Also a PhD scholarship is obviously not much compared to the kind of salaries I could get in the private sector but I'm single, I do the job I like, I can buy anything I want and I barely spend two third of my wages so yeah, I'm rich.

Its about your life style more than be rich with a PhD (which depend of a lot of parameters but on my field your are not riche at all in term of € ^^ ).

[aaryngend]

Honestly in France it's fine. I have a full PhD scholarship and they are regulated by the law and well over the minimum salary. Some PhD students don't have a scholarship and they have a hard time since they have to do a side job. Also a PhD scholarship is obviously not much compared to the kind of salaries I could get in the private sector but I'm single, I do the job I like, I can buy anything I want and I barely spend two third of my wages so yeah, I'm rich.

That's an enjoyable and comfortable way to live with those scholarship bucks (seeing as many other PhD students without scholarships are just on a slightly higher level than your average cleaner) but I define rich as something completely different.
Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

[chronique]

Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

[aaryngend]

Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

Talking about € here
*points at his european union flag*

[Riotcoke]

The EU isn't a country.

[fightinfrenchman]

My positive thing to say is that getting to meet and hang out with so many people in this community was a very memorable and great experience.

I have not pre-ordered the game and I want that free copy

[Rohbrot]

The EU isn't a country.

Oh shit, the world gonna go down now!!!

[aaryngend]

The EU isn't a country.

But most EU countries share the same currency

[blackout]

but I'm single

[Le Hussard sur le toit]

but I'm single

I have a PhD advisor, that's better than a girlfriend.

[gibson]

Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

Talking about € here
*points at his european union flag*

10k euro a month seems like a lot, if I made that much I would consider myself to be wealthy.

[Rohbrot]

10k euro is really nice but tough to gain as a standart citizen, sadly.

[aaryngend]

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Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

Talking about € here
*points at his european union flag*

10k euro a month seems like a lot, if I made that much I would consider myself to be wealthy.

Wealthy is a good word, that's what it is, Hussard used the word rich, which I associate with a completely different ballpark. Semantics I guess.

Btw is there a reason this Giveaway goes on till the 12th of October? Why not sooner

[Rohbrot]

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Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

Talking about € here
*points at his european union flag*

10k euro a month seems like a lot, if I made that much I would consider myself to be wealthy.

Wealthy is a good word, that's what it is, Hussard used the word rich, which I associate with a completely different ballpark. Semantics I guess.

Btw is there a reason this Giveaway goes on till the 12th of October? Why not sooner

@aaryngend , how much do you earn, if u want to share of course.

[Goodspeed]

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Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

Talking about € here
*points at his european union flag*

10k euro a month seems like a lot, if I made that much I would consider myself to be wealthy.

Wealthy is a good word, that's what it is, Hussard used the word rich, which I associate with a completely different ballpark. Semantics I guess.

Curious as to what you consider rich? With 6 figures after tax you'll be a multi-millionaire within a few years.

[XeeleeFlower]

Btw is there a reason this Giveaway goes on till the 12th of October? Why not sooner

I wanted to give people time to see the post and respond. October 12th seemed like a good time since the game comes out the 15th.

[King_Felipe]

I´m kinda new in this community. Actually this is my first post. However I´ve been following the tournaments and reading some threads and it´s just great that there's a place to talk about the game and strategies with other players, even the top ones.
I havent´t preordered the gaem and would like to get it.
And I´ll try to be a more active member of the community :)

[Tsar]

I like Aizamk, because he plays a lot of non-standard builds and his games seem a bit longer then the average.

[aaryngend]

@aaryngend , how much do you gain if u want to share of course.

I think you mean how much I earn.
What I make is closer to the 10k than to let's say 3-4k. I live in an expensive area so that boosts the median and average numbers.

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Even someone who earns more than 10k per month after taxes is not someone I would consider rich.

Depend of your currency, 10k yuan is not a lot but 10k € is in 1% of the population.

Talking about € here
*points at his european union flag*

10k euro a month seems like a lot, if I made that much I would consider myself to be wealthy.

Wealthy is a good word, that's what it is, Hussard used the word rich, which I associate with a completely different ballpark. Semantics I guess.

Curious as to what you consider rich? With 6 figures after tax you'll be a multi-millionaire within a few years.

Only if you live frugally and it would be a bit more than just a few years.
What I consider rich.. hmm.. maybe the chief physician that sold his deceased father's house to my aunt? Guy had an expensive 20k+ € worth wardrobe in his home that he gave my aunt for free. I mean.. someone who gives away something so precious without a second thought is definitely rich and not dependent on "small bucks" like 20k.
I expect him to make easily 300k € per year (before taxes though).
Another example would be one of my ex-uni aquaintances.. comp sci guy, founded one business, then another.. and boom.. he was a multi-millionaire by age 27. He donated close to half a million € out of his own pocket to our uni
He was heartbroken that he didn't stay longer with us so he wanted to give back to the faculty which skyrocketed him to his fortune.
Needless to say he was chinese.. dem asian geniuses.

Maybe I am exaggerating a bit.. but I use the word "rich" very sparingly.

[artour_babaev]

Just glad that ESOC keeps this game alive. Also thanks for doing the giveaway because as a student during these times, or helps a lot

[Hazza54321]

I would accept my nomination if it were for the gamemode i play not for my dashing good looks

[martinspjuth]

I’m thankful to ESOC and all its contributors. It is awesome that we have regular tournaments with good caster and great UI. The website eso-community.net looks fabulous and works really well. The community writes strategy guides and helps new players. There are plenty of positive things to say about this community and everyone who puts in their free time to make it better.

[XeeleeFlower]

Here's the list so far:

@Kanoo
@deleted_user5
@Ungurs
@Makrokosmos12
@richard
@sergyou
@Challenger_Marco
@-Darkryder-
@ROCK
@HUMMAN
@chris1089
@TNT333
@aligator92
@Lurker
@fightinfrenchman
@King_Felipe
@Tsar
@artour_babaev
@martinspjuth

If you don't see your name in here, please let me know. Also, if your name is on this list and you already preordered or have changed your mind, let me know. I'm going to randomly choose someone sooner than the 12th. If I am unable to get in contact with the winner by the 12th, then I will randomly choose a different person.