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Many people in the DotA scene have been calling for players unions, as many of the teams' contracts are not well thought-out and leave room for a lot of exploit
by prawks 13y ago
Many people in the DotA scene have been calling for players unions, as many of the teams' contracts are not well thought-out and leave room for a lot of exploitation of players (citation: /r/DotA2 has like one posted every other week).
- Kapura 13y agoThis is the flipside of Riot's agreement: Riot can be reasonably expected to hold up their end of the deal. The details on how pro-esports teams are supposed to make a living and pay their bills are still up in the air, but generally teams that get "sponsored" end up getting raw deals. But Twitch revenue can help offset the lack of funds. Ex-Brood War player AngryTestie was able to live comfortably streaming whatever game he wanted, from HoN to a bit of SC2 to Dota.