Faraday [#67]
I think it is in bad taste for someone to pretend they do it for non personal gain, when it is infact for personal gain.
I have no problem with doing something for personal gain and I don't think toast needed to write on his forehead 'I AM DOING THIS FOR MYSELF' or anything
but largely on twitter he did things like asking for recommendation for players to him saying his team actually really cares about winning and isn't just a stream team leads people to believe he isn't doing it out of self interest
In short, don't let it bother you my fellow NZer. If you want to read what I post then go ahead but just leave it.
Self interest or not, does it really matter? My question to you is why do you let it bother you that you need to post about it?
He said it himself, there was not enough time and investment is too much for a short turnaround, Toast will probably make another roster after NA Quals are done and what? Are we going to be mad again that he may not have chosen the right people? He has intentions in becoming a gaming org. He is trialing different ways to do things, so what? What have you lost with him doing this?
You are saying Toast is getting clout from doing this? So what? The whole stream team and coach got into it knowing what it will do to their brand. Toast himself has said that he wants to make streaming a possibility for everyone and anyone. You know how much recognition Ruin and Ttupperware has gotten recently? It's also for their careers as content creators and streamers.
Whether if you like how the business is dealt with or not, it still brought attention to the scene 1 fan at a time. The more viewers GC gets, means more money, more money means more opportunities, more opportunities means a bigger scene.