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@brettfarrow haha yeah it was fun, if you have any feedback lmk :D

@Spellsy glad to see you back! and since the data matches my opinions, two thumbs up ;)

I launched a website today - a statistical analysis of NBA Foul merchants :) nbafoulmerchant.com - I made this as a side project for fun and to bring me back a bit to my LoL stats days :).

@Cloud9 @TryhardJB RIP GG office 2019 - 2022 :(

The leader, el capitan, the birthday boy @TryhardJB and his team 😎

We want our fans to have a clear grasp on our esport, so we’re announcing some important changes to valorantesports.com. Starting now fans can explore the new "events" experience, which contains a “League Handbook” and other relevant event information that gives fans a view into the overall season structure, event qualification, and what's at stake for each split and international tournament. We’ll be bringing some fresh updates to Standings very soon to accompany this new experience. Stay tuned!

Pick'Ems are now open for #VALORANTChampions Seoul! Powered by @awscloud. 🔗 valorantesports.com/en-US/pickems/…

@karonmoser Yeah I was kinda sad because the world building part was my favorite part of the book (and movies). But I get that they focused more on character/action parts of the story. But Denis Villeneuve's worldbuilding is so cool 😭

@Spellsy While I do think it's important for a lot of the analogies made in the original novel, I don't think it's essential for a film adaptation when you can't cover everything, so it's fine imo

Dune Part II thoughts as someone who has consumed too much Dune content: -Fine with Chani's arc because it makes her less fake -Crunching the timeline to avoid 'weird Aria shit' was funny af -I wonder if people who didn't read the books were confused by mechanics of worm riding

Signal boosting again, as I am still on the job hunt! I'm looking for roles in Data, BI & Product Analysis. Not limited to Games, but it is my expertise. Also open to leading I&A teams as a Product Manager or Producer type roles, although my technical knowledge is lesser there.

@karonmoser What did you think about the guild, chaom, source of spice being left out?

-Paul's arc without first Leto II's death does feel rushed -I think a lot about people who don't realize this series is a critique of populism, but I think Villeneuve 100% got it, and as a result, I forgive the fact that was basically ALL OF IT -Pacing was weird, but film was fun

@GeekyHoneyBee I didn’t really get to work with you much after my return to riot but I hope you do get chances to spend more time traveling, with family, and planning. I know you will land on your feet so I hope you get a little bit of enjoyment from the time.

@evolve This is very true overall, a well articulated state of many of the problems. I think we've seen >1k fans with in-game skin appetite though, esports fans are not merch and social people. They are in game and discord people.

A lot of “esports experts” loop viewers into the same conversation as fans, right now I would guess under 50,000 true professional esports fans exist. Viewers does not equal revenue for orgs. Most orgs are lucky to have 1,000 true fans buying merch every drop, interacting on social posts and more. You can’t monetize the current fandom enough right now to create profits in professional esports AND that is why you are seeing lower salaries coming in. 1.) the only way to make money is to have low salaries and low staff count combined with going into games with revenue share/skin deals. Partnership deals don’t make enough to cover high ops cost and high player cost. 2.) we are in a different world compared to traditional sports, we don’t have crowds for each game, we don’t control the IP, developers do, orgs are very much restricted on what they can do within the games they compete in. 3.) this will anger people but current pros don’t do enough content/streaming within the org structures and it needs to be added contractually. The majority of players do very little outside of showing up to a scrim blocks and playing a match. It also greatly benefits the players to create content, stream and build a brand for themselves. 4.) okay I’m kinda sick of the tier 2 complaining. I get it, we all want people to be paid and orgs to develop talent but tier 1 needs to be sustainable for orgs first. If you really want it fixed, developers have to invest heavily but that is also a big ask when nearly everyone is laying off people. Also from a dev standpoint they want more people playing the game in general and spending money on in game purchases, they will prioritize resources that way. 5.) VC money was burned through like wildfire and irresponsibly spent by individuals with little to 0 experience managing investments like that. It will take 10+ years to recover from this. 6.) collegiate esports is a great option, if you can manage tier 2 while pursuing a degree, do it. events will continue to grow, games will be developed and it’s a great time for those 2 areas, with orgs or not buildings will still be filled for tournaments and more but pro orgs and struggling to sustain. I am mostly excited to see the new generation of entrepreneurs and what companies will form at colleges to help solve these problems, as the “esports” generation gets older, the entire industry will grow and stabilize. (My opinion) we all just need to realize orgs will have to continue to make tough decisions to stay alive.

@tettles1 congrats tettles :) insane numbers!

I decided coming into the patch that I wanted to upload daily for a while and see how it turned out. Super happy with the results, and it seems like people have been enjoying the content! Going to continue doing it, and I might cut back to 2 - 3 vids a week later.

@Tracy_Parkes Congrats!

Life update: welcomed baby boy Jack Parkes to the world 11/27 at 5:44 pm. 6lbs 12 oz. Mom is doing great and everyone is happy and healthy. Child birth is literally a miracle.

Today I say goodbye to Golden Guardians. I love esports and I'm not going anywhere, but I do need a new team/company. I have experience in the following: -Influencer/talent Management -Team Management -Community Management -Event Management RTs Likes and vouches appreciated💛🖤

it’s been an amazing almost 2 years, but today was my last day with the golden guardians. i wouldn’t trade this experience and these people for anything in world. i hope the community never forgets all the hardworking people that made GG what it was 💛🖤

Looking for video editing work (contract or full-time). Working towards my MBA at UCLA, so any management/internship related roles as well. Resume and references available on request. Can also DM here or on Discord: mazaparaza An example of my Fiverr editing expertise below 👇

@kamikazplatypus Congrats Jon on the awesome accomplishments!

I'll never stop being proud of the team of amazing people we put together and the tireless work that we all put in to make this run happen. It was truly one of the most hectic but exciting years of my entire life and one I'll never forget! #NRGWIN ☝️🥲

@RiotSherman Congrats!!

Went on vacation with my girlfriend, came back with a fiancé!

💦 HUGE NEWS 💦 Esports is always wetter together & we’re taking a PLUNGE with @shopifyrebels 🎮💧 Follow @MXSVALORANT for the juicy roster reveal 👀