jon | royal

I want to step in here and give my two cents on the matter. I understand your frustration but I also think it's important to clarify some things. From all my conversations with Andrew, there was never any intent to make a profit off a partner/sponsor. Rather, the money would directly go to ensuring that previously volunteer tournament staff and production are compensated for their work. I can confidently say that he's not out to steal from people. He's just trying to get people paid. If there's one thing I hope the community can take away from this, it's this: T3 events are NOT ran for profit. I've been involved in running T3 leagues for 6 years at this point, starting with SFCL. I have seen the end of CCS, EPS, ESA, RSA, SCS... you fucking name it. The bottom line? None of those events profited and most, if not all, ran on a budget deficit. If it weren't for Generation Esports sponsoring SFCL, it would have been a dead project in 2021. GenE gave us a total of $37,000 to run community events and we ran 3 seasons total with a $5,000 prizepool. The rest of the money? Every single cent went into compensating the production staff. The rates were, frankly, not great, but we tried pulling in as much as possible to pay them. What Andrew is trying to do is no different. For @TheCrucibleGG , we LOST $10,000 in production costs + prizepool alone, and even then, the entire production crew was volunteer. Was The Crucible a sustainable project? Absolutely not, but it was a passion project that @RoyalAzyn and I wanted to share with the community and players. @XenonGamingGG is a passion project too, one that's been running since 2022. And while there have been many hardships and lessons learned along the way (it's certainly not perfect), Andrew has figured out how to run the project year after year without burning out. All the while, he's finishing his bachelor's degree, pursuing a career as a professional observer in the NAL and international events, and still working at his part-time job through all of it. Andrew and all of his volunteers are putting in a big chunk of their spare time to make this happen. The point of XGS isn't to make a profit. The point is to be an initiative for the community.

Wanted to highlight some of the best new/unknown players that participated in the camp. IGL - @Trulyfrdat Entry - @Vibesssr6 Entry/Flex - @50ProblemzJay Flex/Support - @qtNavy Support/IGL - @ShhGods

That's a wrap on the first ever T3 bootcamp. Thank you so much to everyone who showed out and made this project a success Shoutout to @vinnyyr6 @ImpulseR6S @EscargotR6 & @MegaMulani for making this happen. They deserve far more credit than they have recieved Until next time🦅🫡