Ignore the clickbait title this is a really fascinating video.

  • Wheaties [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    OK, now that I've seen it,

    How are there "professional" guilds? Where does the money come from? Twitch?

    • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Individual members will hustle on Twitch to earn money and try to build up a personal brand, and the organization itself usually gets sponsorships ranging from mainstream stuff (PC builders, gamer chair dropsellers) to dubious-at-best corporations (think Brain Force Max, but for gamers instead of chuds :same-picture:).

    • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      There are a handful of guilds that compete for world firsts when new raid content is released, I think they typically play on the PTR beforehand to get experience with the fights, seems to attract a sizable portion of the community.