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Read elsewhere that they were also none of them at a level to be involved in this league anyway. They were chastised from the start for being out of their depth no matter what sex they were. But some called it sexist to talk about them not being good enough when it was easy to see from their individual rankings. The sexism was including them at all.
I don't know why I went down this rabbit hole but it's even stupider than that. This team turned down far superior female players because they weren't pretty enough.
The idea was to make a cutie pie team that they could market to thirsty gamers. If the team was just passable the sponsors could train them 10+ hours a day to be actually decent. From a pure sheckles standpoint it wasn't a bad idea, they just didn't anticipate such a historically bad team.
In this game there are 8 ELO tiers you can be in, these players were from tier 5 (aka diamond). And To put this in perspective, it would be like putting the state champions from your high school baseball team up against the Yankees. Now that they look stupid the only thing left to do is cry sexism.
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I agree. The idea was grand. Get pretty girls to penetrate the video game community and use them to market. I remember when Morgan Webb kept getting promoted as some kind of sex symbol to gamers, and she had an extended career thanks to that. She's not very feminine looking, but it was a female in a male dominated area. Similar to construction sites and the military. When you are surrounded by dudes, it's easy to get manipulated by the sight/smell of a female.
Could you imagine a group of 5 pretty girls with the same hobbies as you shilling goods? Marketed directly at a consumer you already have so much data on? Genius. Unfortunate for them, it's not easy to find 5 good players that are also above normal in physical attractiveness. Should have invested more money and time into the setup for long term profits later on. Quick crash grabs are risky, and this one (probably) is losing it's value.
Ok so they didn't talk they showed, yet somehow I have a feeling all of this will be spun somhow of how great they actually were and those stupid white bois totally wall hacked wit their aim bots to win this high.
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[–] 22578870? 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Read elsewhere that they were also none of them at a level to be involved in this league anyway. They were chastised from the start for being out of their depth no matter what sex they were. But some called it sexist to talk about them not being good enough when it was easy to see from their individual rankings. The sexism was including them at all.
[–] FormerBaltimoreRes 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
I don't know why I went down this rabbit hole but it's even stupider than that. This team turned down far superior female players because they weren't pretty enough.
The idea was to make a cutie pie team that they could market to thirsty gamers. If the team was just passable the sponsors could train them 10+ hours a day to be actually decent. From a pure sheckles standpoint it wasn't a bad idea, they just didn't anticipate such a historically bad team.
In this game there are 8 ELO tiers you can be in, these players were from tier 5 (aka diamond). And To put this in perspective, it would be like putting the state champions from your high school baseball team up against the Yankees. Now that they look stupid the only thing left to do is cry sexism.
[–] JJNova 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I agree. The idea was grand. Get pretty girls to penetrate the video game community and use them to market. I remember when Morgan Webb kept getting promoted as some kind of sex symbol to gamers, and she had an extended career thanks to that. She's not very feminine looking, but it was a female in a male dominated area. Similar to construction sites and the military. When you are surrounded by dudes, it's easy to get manipulated by the sight/smell of a female.
Could you imagine a group of 5 pretty girls with the same hobbies as you shilling goods? Marketed directly at a consumer you already have so much data on? Genius. Unfortunate for them, it's not easy to find 5 good players that are also above normal in physical attractiveness. Should have invested more money and time into the setup for long term profits later on. Quick crash grabs are risky, and this one (probably) is losing it's value.
[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Ok so they didn't talk they showed, yet somehow I have a feeling all of this will be spun somhow of how great they actually were and those stupid white bois totally wall hacked wit their aim bots to win this high.
[–] lipids 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Ackshually the team owner is a racing misogynist and organized to stunt to denigrate women. /s