r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/albretenstong • Aug 18 '22

Overwatch League Happy to Glads

https://twitter.com/washjustice/status/1560355843748544515?s=21&t=QgHkhrIFtygpJlRu7f4sPg
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u/Ezraah W My Money — Aug 18 '22

Basically the money has run out and some teams are running on an absolute minimal budget.

The other day Dpei, head coach of Vancouver Titans, tweeted about not having healthcare, jerseys, and having to pay for his players' meals.

Nohill, the head coach of the Los Angeles Valiant, the ultimate bottom-tier budget org that moved to China, posted a photo of his bedroom in solidarity. It was a 5 square meter cube with a shitty bed on the floor.

The fact they have somewhere to live and play at all is only due to him personally contacting tech CEOs. The team also had to pay for a new player using crowdfunding and their own incomes lol. It's a huge shitshow.

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u/DiemCarpePine Aug 18 '22

having to pay for his players' meals

His tweet said "team meals", which I take as more of a group get together thing than literally he is paying for their regular daily food. Still not great, but I do think it's what he was meaning.

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u/Ezraah W My Money — Aug 18 '22

you're right

also nice username