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Players in the FGC need to understand that no respectable eSports organization cares if you're the best player in your region or with a character.
They care about whether you're versatile, professional, and productive enough to help them further the needs of their business. /1
They care about whether you're versatile, professional, and productive enough to help them further the needs of their business. /1
Being good at a game isn't enough to be an attractable signing target. There are plenty of examples of incredibly skilled players that are unsigned because they are absolute dumpster fires for human beings that remind us that being talented doesn't make someone a good person. /2
It takes more than not being a trainwreck that is really good at a fighting games to be a desired prospect tho.
You have to be able to get views/clicks. Teams are digital marketing agencies and more goes into sponsorship marketing than saying "We have the best Trunks in NA." /3
You have to be able to get views/clicks. Teams are digital marketing agencies and more goes into sponsorship marketing than saying "We have the best Trunks in NA." /3
You'd better stream and invest in a quality set up while also setting aside time to develop your media production skills.
Make sure that you're developing a community of engagement rather than a cult of personality.
And for the love of arcades pls have a consistent schedule. /4
Make sure that you're developing a community of engagement rather than a cult of personality.
And for the love of arcades pls have a consistent schedule. /4
This probably seems fairly obvious, but the amount of players that do not seem to understand that being a pro means earning pay for your highly effective AND efficient skillset is disheartening.
If you aren't marketable, figure out how to be or look for other opportunities. /End
If you aren't marketable, figure out how to be or look for other opportunities. /End
You know what?
I'm not finished.
What are YOU bringing to table aside from less than 500 stream viewers and incredibly slim profit margins due to all of the expenses that result from traveling to events?
Are you accurately representing the team's credo & mission statement? /?
I'm not finished.
What are YOU bringing to table aside from less than 500 stream viewers and incredibly slim profit margins due to all of the expenses that result from traveling to events?
Are you accurately representing the team's credo & mission statement? /?
Are you building value? Are you doing so in an ethical fashion? Are you appreciative for what you have while still being ambitious to take on more?
They don't care about you being on the top 10 on ranked. Are you going to be a top 10 earner for them? Are your fans spending? /?
They don't care about you being on the top 10 on ranked. Are you going to be a top 10 earner for them? Are your fans spending? /?
Does your portfolio show growth in both viewership metrics AND quality of work? Can you be a team player that buys into what the org is aiming to be (and how they do it)?
Before y'all go flooding their inboxes, figure out how you're going to make these teams money first. /End?
Before y'all go flooding their inboxes, figure out how you're going to make these teams money first. /End?
