Hey guys, I'm the wacky gamer of K J CE Sports and welcome to one tap
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So in the age of the pandemic, a lot of tournaments uh of land tournaments uh had to be stopped
But I think it was a prime time for the Philippines that Lerant was introduced during the pandemic as we are a large country
And with the age of online tournaments, it allowed different people all across the country to compete in major tournaments and participate in BC T
P H something that we may not be able to see if it was land
So, one of those platforms and sites uh that help the online tournaments is mogul dot G G and our guest today is actually
works in mog dot G G uh a position or job that I'm not actually familiar with myself
which is business development. So let's learn more about mobile dot G G and her role in mogul dot G G
Let's welcome Lars. So
for uh once again, for those that may not know who you are, may you introduce yourself
Hi, uh I'm Lacy. So I am a partnerships lead slash account manager working in the business development side of
mogul dot G G. Mhm. So before we actually go towards your work in mobile dot G G
how did your journey in sports actually begin? Was it or no
Actually? So I started as a, as a volunteer. So it's a lot like
you know, everyone else's like beginning stories, you know, I, I volunteered for uh an E sports website
writing articles about, you know, like dota two um like generally e sports topics
So I, I, at the time I was super into um so I would write about it
I would um interview people. Um I would, you know, like really um watch closely like the the tournament scene and then
um from there, you know, like a, another opportunity came in and this time it was to manage my own team for
uh, for a website company called Game Geek. And then, um, Game Geek
uh, we did a whole bunch of things, you know, like we did videos, we did
uh, you know, like articles, we did um, special content. We, we managed social media
we followed um, any, uh, tournaments and we would announce, you know
like scores and, and all that stuff. So we would, you know, be um uh giving updates to like the
the people who want to like, uh follow the East 14 and then from there
you know, like um another opportunity came in and this time it was to um work on partnerships for mogul dot G G
So at that time, it was the mogul arena um being like a tournament platform
They uh they wanted to like, expand um their tournaments uh into like Southeast Asia
And at that time, you know, like had a lot of like contacts um particularly in the Philippines
And so, um that's where it started, you know, like getting into um partnerships and uh sort of thinking about um opportunities
to uh connect with like the players and really thinking about um what they want and what else we can do to improve
So that's really um a lot of what that's about and that's always something that I've always enjoyed doing
you know, like, um building relationships with different uh community managers and um influencers and
you know, like um game publishers. So there's a lot that um we can explore in that space and um not necessarily being like an
influencer or um being a streamer or a professional uh gamer. Was it two that actually got like
were you already inclined to video games before do two or was it 20.2 that really started your like video game journey
Um Not really. So I used to play a lot when I was a kid, you know
like M M O R P G s and then I would play
you know, like Gun Bound. I would play um all sorts of different games and um but yeah
at that time, you know, like I, I moved to the States from the Philippines
And so when I moved, um I got a little bit like actually a lot homesick and so when I got homesick
um it was at, at that time when like dota Two was like getting really, really big
And so I was like, oh, that sounds like a really good game, you know, I'm, I'm familiar with it because a lot of my
friends play it already. But it was an opportunity for me to kind of um connect with
with people and meet new friends and um sort of cure my homesickness
So it felt to me like it never left. So, um um so your love for you volunteered to write
uh what's, what's your, if I ask, what's your educational background? Was this just like
volunteering because you really love the game and wanted to write about it or did you have some journalistic skills already at
No, I've been writing since I was little, you know, I would start with like
diaries and then I would write my thoughts into like, blogs. Um I did
I didn't have like a, a journalism or like a, an English background
but um I did study business management, which is a lot like the
the, the work I'm doing for mogul um now. But yeah, like
um it was more of a passion project for me. Like, um I
I really wanted to write and I wanted to like, use the youth writing as a way to connect to people
And so that sort of became the reason why I got into it. Like
of course, getting into E sports in the beginning, I never really thought that this would end up becoming my career
And so now, like, looking back, it's just like, I don't know what happened
you know, like I just kind of stumbled into it. Did, did you think that E sports is gonna get big when you
when you started, you know, doing your passion project? Did you think? OK, if I do this now
I won't regret it. And I know this is going to lead somewhere or was this like
you know, just really passion project? I, I don't care if it gets big
I just wanna really do this. I'm not gonna lie, you know
like, I, I'm one of the people who saw the potential in E sports
you know, like, um, at that time people were doing volunteer jobs and they were
you know, like looking at E sports as a hobby or, you know, something that people frowned upon
But at that time I was thinking, you know, like this, this can be the future
you know, like of gaming or, or sports in general. And I, I saw that but it wasn't really the reason why I stuck with
it, you know, it was, it was just like an opportunity, um, came knocking down
um, knocking on my door and so I kind of grabbed it. But, um
the, the main reason for me was because I, I loved what I'm doing and it
it didn't feel to me like I was working at all. And so I stuck with it because
um, I, I believed in the industry, not because of, you know, like this can grow and I can get rich some day
you know, like it, it was never about that. And then so from writing to business development and you were talking about
you know, building relationships in different companies and tournament organizers in Southeast Asia
But what is business development for maybe the viewers that may not know much about it
So, um, for, for mogul dot G G business development is sort of finding opportunities to um to work with
multiple, you know, like uh multiple types of businesses that, you know
like, um can potentially lead into um revenue. You know, like it's
it's a way to um think about how, how do we make the
the industry sustainable for ourselves? Like, what exactly can we do um on mogul that would make it
um you know, like that would uh make a difference. And so
um that's sort of the, the main motivator of it all, you know
like it's, it's finding opportunities may be connecting with um to organize users or um connecting with game publishers or connecting
with uh various brands that want to tap into like the e-sports market
And so there's um there's really like a lot of um sort of avenues in
in e sports that people haven't yet explored. And so we wanna
we wanna really understand what the market is for e-sports and then um hopefully we can
you know, like get um a business model where everyone is um sort of benefiting from it so far in Southeast
Asia. Um What, what do you feel about the potential of like uh the market of here
And, and maybe at least uh if you want, you want to tone it down maybe just in the Philippines
what do you think of the scene here? Ok. So Filipinos, like
I know it's, it's always been said, you know, like when, when we talk about the Filipino gaming community
they're very passionate, they um they love gaming, they love sports. And so everybody knows that already
And, and so I think there's definitely a lot of potential for this um for the Filipino community or particularly the Filipino e-sports
community to grow even bigger. Um But I think a lot of that um lies in uh you know
like the, the multiple organizations or the multiple businesses that are in the space because they
um, they need to take a deeper understanding about what their market is and
and how exactly do they, um, can they make that grow? Um There's
there's still like, I, I feel like we've come a long way since, since I started in sports
you know, like, um, from, from the humble beginnings where people would play in like computer cafes and
uh, you know, like, um, you would have like small tournaments, um
on, on various like cities that you would go to and, and compete in
So, um, I think we've certainly come a long way from that and
and so I'm definitely like, super excited to see, um, what it's gonna look like
you know, like years from now, maybe 5 to 10 years, it's definitely going to be better
And that's because, you know, like me being in this scene, I had an opportunity to talk to like different um
organizers and, and companies that are invested in the space and So
um, in conversations with them, I know that, you know, like, there's definitely not just passion
you know, like, passion is kind of overrated in the space. But, like, there's a lot of
um, you know, like drive, there's a lot of, um, you know
like a, a desire for, for the e sports scene to actually become something
you know, like it and not just, just, you know, like your regular hobby or not just something that
oh, there's money in, let me get into it, you know, it's not just that. And so I'm really excited
So, so you said Mogul dot G G or Mogul Arena before
Um I'm guessing because it was called Mogul Arena. Violent wasn't out yet
So when was mogul that actually released or I would say about five years ago
like, um you know, like we started out running first party tournament content and it's not just
you know, one game we had multiple titles going on at that time. We had um what we called like quick ups
you know, um daily single elimination tournaments. We had like cash prizes
we had um VIP subscriptions. So there's a lot. But um in
you know, like that you can do in the mogul platform, there was even a time where you can vote for the winning team in
a specific tournament. So we would have like voting and then we would provide like incentives for it
And so about five years ago. Um the company started out like that
So what was the, what was the biggest game at that time that
that you guys were hosting or holding managing? Well, we had uh CS go was big for a while
And then dota Two, um those are the two, you know, like top um games at that time
we had five V five S, we had one V ones. So there was a lot of um tournament activity but um it was right
around that time when uh Fortnite started and then there was like apex
So there's a lot of like, uh F P S game titles. Hm
And then, uh throughout the years, then 2019 2020 hit the pandemic happened and OK
what were the challenges that you faced um pre pandemic and then post pandemic or how did the pandemic affect your work or how
did it affect Mog dot G G in their direction? Oh man
like, um obviously there was a lot that, that went on, you know
with the, with the COVID. Um when, when the pandemic hit, everyone was kind of thinking about their future
you know, like, um we didn't know what was gonna happen, how long it's going to be
Um, you know, we're gonna be quarantined for and so we needed to like
think about how we were running tournaments. Um, at that time, we were still charging
you know, like, um, like a subscription for, for VIP members. And
um, we were also running tournaments with tournament organizers and they were running subscriptions on their tournaments
And so when, when the pandemic hit it, like, for us, it didn't feel right that we were charging players at that time when
you know, like, obviously money wasn't, you know, like guaranteed. Like, you don't know
there's no stability and there's no assurance that you're gonna get, um
you know, your future is going to be settled, you know, like you have enough savings for tomorrow
And so, um, we had to make a decision and we had to make it fast
you know, like we said, oh, you know, like everyone's staying home, this could be like a really
um good opportunity to show, um, gamers that, um, as a business
you know, like we, we care about, um, we care about them and so we
uh, made that announcement, um, right, uh around like March or April
um, right around the time when, you know, like the, the pandemic hit and we said
um, you know, like the subscription, you know, we're not gonna do that, just enjoy your tournaments
Like, um, we turned into like a, a free to play model and then
um, when organizers started coming to us wanting to, uh run their own tournaments
we, we opened our doors and we said, look, we, we feel like we're still in our beta stages
you know, like we're not really open to the public yet. But um if you want to run your own tournaments
like let us um help you by sharing with you access to our tools
So, um organizers at that time, they uh they could run their own events
they can manage their own events. And um with mogul being a tournament platform
you know, like, um it was much easier for them to uh to create a
create an event. Um with, let's say, you know, hundreds of hundreds of players coming into it as opposed to like before
you know, like we would have um you know, like a bracketing platform form that you would have to input all of the players in
and it was very tedious at that time. But um also, you know
like for us, we, we sort of replicated the, the whole tournament experience
Like, um we would cover everything from registration to like um match uh match scoring and then
brackets and um all the way to the end where um you award prizes to the winners
So it even though, you know, you're at home, even though you're not at a live event competing
um it actually replicated that experience because you needed to like register as a team
you need to create your teams and then you communicate as a team and then fight um your opponent submit your score
So it's kind, it, even though it was pandemic, you know, like it certainly didn't feel like it
Um especially when, when you talk about like a uh an actual e-sports tournament on mogul
So I, I from this is just like an assumption or deduction
So if I was like, someone who's not really experienced with a tournament organizing and
you know, maybe I'm uh I just reached partner and then I wanna give back to my community by holding
hosting a tournament. I could technically like reach out to mogul dot G G
Hey, I wanna, I need help in a way to make a tournament
Is that what your platform is trying to, to kind of do like for last tournament organizers that don't really know how the system works
I mean, um the, the platform pretty much speaks for itself, you know
like we uh we cover the tournaments from end to end. And so it's pretty intuitive um for an organizer to come in and create
a tournament. We would have, you know, a tournament creation wizard and all they need to do is input
you know, like certain things like, what's the title of your tournament? How many participants
like what game title? So it doesn't really take a lot to learn how to use the platform
But then um once you're done setting it up, you're, you're left with
you know, like a tournament page that you can share um with your participants and then they can come in
they can register with a click of a button. Um If it's, if it's a team based game
you know, like you create your own teams and you, uh you know, you have this whole like social element where you get to pimp
up your profile, you, you get to show off your like team badge or you
you get to like, show off your, your team's achievements. Like how many tournaments have you won
Um on mogul at least. And uh you know, like that's, um that's one of the fun things about it
So, um to me, like, it's more than just, hey, here's the access to our tools
It's like really going out of our way to make sure that we listen to their feedback and say
ok, how well do they like the platform? What can we do to improve um the
the existing tools? And so um a lot that has changed on
we go through the years has um to do with the feedback that we've been getting from the organizers that we've worked with
So, since there's like a social aspect because I, I don't know if it's mogul dot G G where you can kind of see like
your teams win loss percentage. So do you think this is like a good place as well for like coaches or like aspiring
um you know, or not organizers, owners of like, or organizations who want to build a team
You think like mogul dot G G might also be a good place to like, scout these players because there is a function or
or I think in a way, yes. You know, like we, uh
we have a lot of valor tournaments already set up on mogul. We
we work with, um, different communities and organizers and so we've been seeing a lot of
um, you know, like amateur semi product of professional teams that are already on mogul
So, um, it, you know, like for, for Valer, we, we know that
uh, and you know, like, we, we see the same bunch of, um, teams
we see the same, you know, groups of players getting into the tournaments and that's exciting to us because you see their profiles and you
see that they're stocking up on wins and you see that their
um, their stats in there and, and that kind of feels to me where there's an opportunity for coaches to come in and see
ok, how well are we doing against all the other teams and you get either tournaments or you get scrimmages
And, um, there's a lot that you can do within the space, but at the same time your
your activity in there gets tracked and so, you know that it's not just
ok, let's, let's get a, get a tour or, you know, let's get a match going
but then have no way of like kind of recording it. So, yeah
so, and then I, I just wanted to move to how, because Riot has been planning to
you know, has been one of the things is to make like a global export
And I think with the pandemic, it really opened up some, some doors here in the Philippines
Um Are there any big or any future plans for Mobile dot G G in terms of Southeast Asia for what
what are some maybe big things on the pipeline that you can share
Of course, uh we're always trying, you know, like we're always looking to um to work with different organizers or brands
and I can't really disclose anything specific, but there's definitely a lot of things um planned
you know, like, not just on the grassroots level but on the professional landscape as well
Like we have a really good relationship with, you know, like we have um good relationships with various uh community
organizers in, in the Philippines specifically. So, um for us, you know
like our, our channels are open, our, our platform is open for anybody who wants to uh you know
like step up or, or level up their, their tournament experience and
you know, like that's something that we're always uh more than happy to, to accommodate on mogul
Mm So um have uh have you been usually working with Southeast Asia
Are you also sometimes delve into like the mobile dot G G of like N A or any other region
Mhm. Well, we um I, I work in global and so I get to talk to like different types
of people from all over the world. Um I would say though that a lot like the majority of our market um on mogul right
now is from Southeast Asia. But um just pretty recently we've started working with multi um multinational
um brands, you know, like um Kellogg's being one of them. We
we hosted a tournament for them earlier this year. And then we uh we also have something planned with Walmart and there's also uh you
know, like things like uh monster energy being a part of that
So there's um there's definitely um a lot of interest, not just in the Southeast Asia um market
but also um in the rest of the world, there's such a big demand for
for brands to get into the e-sports space and they want to, and uh they want to really look into um that market more and
see how they can tap into it. And so, um I think, you know
more than just uh promoting, promoting these companies and more than just
you know, like, hey, sponsor, sponsor an event, there's, there's a lot more that can be done
you know, like, um and, and that's what we're trying to figure out at the moment
you know, like, um mogul because of the pandemic, we've had to think about different ways to uh make a sustainable business model
And so one of the things that we saw was the demand from these brands to get into that um to the E scene
Hm. And, uh, just a personal point of view, just your point of view
What do you think is needed by, uh, what needs to be done here in the Philippines for the team to grow
Because everyone thinks just, it's just more tournaments, it's just, you just need more players
Are there other things you think that, uh, organizations need to do
Um, players need to do or even content creators need to do
You know, I everyone's kind of doing their own thing. And I
I think that's OK, you know, like, I, I think the main, um the main important thing for
for everyone in the Philippines, you know, like into E sports is really um doing things that would uplift the market
you know, like that would have cliff um their community. And so there's various ways to do that
But um you know, like, for me personally, I feel like um just really um taking the time to understand the
the community better and, and really um listening to what the demand is um that can go a long way
you know, it's not just about um creating uh a business where OK
you're making money in sports, you know, and I said this a while ago as well
you know, like, um well, there's a lot of um potential in the E sports market
There's also a lot of potential for it to be exploited somehow. So I feel like um you know
the, the community um is the most important thing. And, and so
um you know, like everyone getting into that space really needs to pay attention
And uh one of the first thing I was thinking of when
when you're talking about, you know, doing your own thing and for potential brands to come in
what is it, what is brand friendly or what, what is it that makes so like Kelloggs or let's say in the Philippines Coco Crunch
what makes Cogo Crunch want to go want to go and sponsor your team
sponsor your tournament. What, what kind of appeal or um brand should we be showing
Because I think that's one thing that some people might be kind of lost like
oh, I have an E sports team, I, I need to look for sponsors but they kind of don't really know how to
well, I mean, brands are, are looking for um a way to
to market their brands, obviously, you know, like they need to be able to promote their brand
And so when they promote it, it needs to be um you know
done the right way, you know, like you have to have um a sense of what that brand is about before you go
Hey, sponsor me, you know, like you have to understand who you're asking for um to do it
You know, I, I think that's, that's when it um for me for
for Mogo specifically because we're focused on just the event space and the tournament space
Um I don't know specifically what they're looking for in, in, you know
like a professional team. But for the event itself, if it's being able to understand
um, what they turn on their investment is, you know, like if
if they're spending in, into the tournament, like, um how can they get an R O I
what does success look like to them? And so I think, um being able to answer that question and being able to come up with
with a solution for that can go a long way. And because I was really confused
like, oh, oh Kelloggs to, you know, like, um for Mogo, it's creating
you know, like, um like a custom tournament experience that would cater to that demand
you know, like we, we ask certain things from brands, like what the success look like to you
you know, obviously, um brands have now heard of sports. Um They've heard of Riot
they've heard of, you know, like Valeant. Um as a matter of fact, like
uh the Philippines is one of the biggest markets for, for valet
So I've heard um but yeah, like, um they, they know they know what it's about but they don't really understand what it's about
you know, like, um there's a lot of education that needs to be done um on their end
you know, like, uh and so for, for a company in E sports that are looking to tap into like the brands
um and getting their interest into the market, they need to first
you know, like be able to think of ways to make it sustainable for brands to want to invest in
in the scene. You know, it's not just, hey, these brands will have money and they can throw it away
you know, like it's, there's, you know, there's like a lot that
um that you need to understand first before, before that can happen
And so for us, it's really OK, we'll create a tournament, but it's not just ok
get many players into a tournament or um have a certain number of viewers
I think it, it goes done that. And so understanding what that specific thing is
I think that's what is going to make that difference. Has there ever been a brand that was kind of concerned because like
the stereotypes of um sport has a kind of toxic viewer base
um has that, you know, question been asked to you before? From brands
Yes and no, you know, obviously there's no controlling how the market reacts
you know, like, um for, for a, for a community um of gamers who see brands um investing in this space
What they want is authenticity, you know, like it's not just like
um what makes the e sports team unique is that there's, you know
like, um it's not just commercials or it's not just like a video
like a, a, you know, like a 12th video clip of this brand promoting their product
you know, they want something more than that and they want, um, they want the brands to invest in the space to really
um, connect with them in a way that's just going beyond, you know
selling them something. And so really, um, really understanding that connection between gamers and
and um, brands and being able to connect them, um for us it's through tournaments but like for
for other, um, uh, you know, like the facets, like there's um different ways to do that
But, um, again, it's really finding ways to connect um these two together and making it in a way where everyone's sort of happy
you know, like for, for a brand, hey, we're, we're investing in this space but in a
uh, in a meaningful way and then for, for the gamers, you know
like, hey, I'm enjoying this event and this was brought to us by that brand
you know, like they really understand what we want. They really, um they're really taking the time to
to, um, to get to know us better. And so let us support their product
you know, like there's just like a lot. Yeah. So like, like when I think
uh was it val p tournaments usually powered, powered by Globe produced by this
um, presented by Steel Series Prime and stuff like that. And I
and I think there's some in game stuff also that happens because in the NBA that's something like
uh, like Red Bull Shot of the day. And then I think in, in like league
they have like masters, Mastercard Gold System of League or the prime gaming flawless of the game of the
of the round. So I think what brands can do as well as in just like
hey, 12th clip, you know, there's other unique ways like, integrate into the scene
Exactly. And, you know, like the, um, the more that people understand it
you know, like, especially in, in the ones who are within e-sports companies
uh, the, the better it's gonna be, you know, in the long run because what we want in the future is to create like a
a sustainable, um, community where, you know, like everyone, um, where everyone is happy and where everyone gets to enjoy the games
which is at the root of it all, you know, like, at, at the end of the day we're all just really
um, we love games and so that's what the main thing is and that
for sure, the pandemic is not going to be here for 10 years
Hopefully it doesn't. But when the pandemic has died down and land tournaments start becoming a thing
do you think land is going to take over once again of
for competition or is online tournaments here to stay? What's your take on when the pandemic dies down
I think there's definitely, um, you know, a hunger for having something live again
you know, like, um, while the, the online tournaments are good, you know
while it's very enjoyable, um, especially with, um, with the current modernization of
you know, like the internet and, um, having, you know, like a really good connection
uh, there's definitely still, um, a demand from the market to have something where you get to see each other face to face
where you get to be in a venue where there's a lot of other folks who are cheering for their own team and
and you watch from the sidelines, you get to meet your, your professional um teams
like your favorite team or your favorite players. So there's definitely a demand for that
So, but um in 10 years, maybe that's gonna be possible. But I feel like at the same time
you know, like um with the pandemic, it kind of pay the way for um for the online experience to be
to become better, you know, like um for, for ways to make it uh to improve on it even more
Um So I see it as complete like two completely different things you have on one side
you know, like the online tournament experience where um any time you want
you can play a game or you can um connect with, with other people
connect with your friends, connect with your team. But on one side, there's also that live element where um you get to see um each
other face to face and, and I feel like um at the end of it all
uh you know, like they may be two completely different things, but at the same time it
it achieves the same thing. So, um yeah, like there's definitely um differences there
so for sure, I think, and I think in an Archipelagic country
like Philippines, I feel like online play, online tournament will be here to stay because if you want
if you want top teams, uh they're kind of spread out. So it's
it's kind of expensive to fly out all the top teams to one venue
one place just for one tournament and then you can have five major online tournaments happening at the same time
That's true. That's true. And, you know, like there's with the pandemic
there's a lot more tournament activity now, especially with like, you know, we see a lot of these different organizers running their own thing and
um I think that's great, you know, because each have their own thing, they each have their own
um you know, like uniqueness to it and, and at the end of the day you're
you're, you know, like you're improving on like the um the um you know
like the ecosystem for sports um in the Philippines. And so, uh there's really no competition when it comes to that
And I think this is my last um formal question. Uh of course
we have to plug the, the place that you work in. What makes mogul different than every other online tournament uh site organizing site
So if uh it's like battle fight challenge, there's like a lot
But what makes mogul G G? Like, I'm a T O. I should go to you
Well, I mean, not to knock on any of the other platforms
I think. Um there's, there's a lot of different platforms out there. But for mogul specifically
we have this whole concept of um, replicating that whole life experience
you know, like it's not just the tournament organizers doing the bulk of the work or it's not just just
you know, like, um, Google Sheets or like Google Forms and then filling that up and then
you know, like whatever happens along the way, like it's really, um, you get a sense of
um, as a player, you get a sense of becoming more involved in it
you know, like you'd need to actively register, actively, build your, your community and there
um, you get to communicate with the other players. We have our, um, each tournament would have their own
like, chat, lobbies. Um But yeah, like, um, anybody who's come to mogul um
has, you know, like, given the feedback that it's, it's a lot
a lot better than, you know, like, um, most of what they see in the market today
you know, like, and, um, and I think that's really one of our main goals
you know, we're, we're very player centric. And so we really take the time to listen to the players feedback
And so when they get into Mogo, they really get, um from the tournament page
everything that they need to know about that specific tournament, you know, like you get an overview of your prizes
you get an overview of your rules. Um you get a chat lobby to communicate
But at the same time, you know, like you really need to um show up on your match day and then check in and then
wait for your opponent to check in and then play your matches. You can submit your score
submit your screenshots. So there's really um a lot of player involvement in there and it's not just
you know, like the, the tournament organizers doing a lot of the work. So for the and for those that want to check out mobile
dot G G and you actually want to join tournaments usually at the front page because I
I try to do my research of it at the front page. You, you'd see also like different games and if there are any tournaments
sign ups going on. So if you're into like League of Legends, you can search there if there's any community to going on
If I recall. Um Tier one has a bunch of stuff. They, they have community cups um weekly or at least I know that they
do have one, um, valor, they, they concluded they valor one a month ago or so
And so if you're like a tier two team or, you know, you just want to try your hand at competitive
uh, but don't want to step too deep into pro play, you know, mogul dot G G S tournaments where you can try that out
you know, get a group of friends and, and sign up in one of the tournaments and right now it's free discussion
So if there's anyone to chat that I had uh have any questions for Lacy
uh regards her experience with in mogul dot G G or Valer questions
Like, uh let me ask like, what's your favorite agent if you do play valor
Unfortunately, I don't play, which is kind of, but I've um I've been
you know, like looking into a lot and I've been looking at like F P S title specifically
I have really poor vision and so I get, you know, like I get
but yeah, like um Vale is again, it's, it's one of the biggest titles that we have on Mogul at the moment
And um you know, like I had a call with, with Riot last week and they said
yeah, as it turns out, um the Philippines is one of the biggest uh market for
for valor in the world. You know, like, um you have the United States of at the top and then you have the Philippines as
a close second and, and, and it's really funny because like you see
there's the, the um United States is definitely a bigger country compared to the Philippines
but you get a whole, a lot more players in, in the Philippines are really into valor at the moment
So that's super exciting. Did not know that because they, because they don't release statistics
they don't release statistics of the player base per country. So I
I didn't know that the Philippines is actually like a close second. Um And
and, and when you said that you didn't play Valer, I think personally
I've also experienced it where when you're working in E sports, it's not a player
a caster or a coach, you kind of end up not playing the game that you're working on E sports
That's so true. Like I, I played more when I didn't work in E sports
Like right now I don't even have an opportunity to play and it's like working
you know, like a lot of people think, oh, just because you work in E sports
you must be having, you know, you must be living the life like you, you must have like a really good time
but it's, it's really like, think of it as just about like any other work um environment
you know, like you, you come in, you, you have your hours and you um you work really hard and so
you know, like, even though it is like, um, it's still the same as like other jobs
but it's, it's fun, you know, I feel like, you know, we, um, we go specifically
we have team buildings, uh, virtual escape rooms. We have like, you know
like, um, weekly tournaments featuring like different game titles and that's like in house
So there's really, um, it's a fun place to work and while we
if hopefully someone in chat may have questions, but while we're waiting
uh do you have any uh any, any one you want to shout out any plugs that you may want to
to share to the viewers? Uh Well, I'd like to um say
you know, like, thank you to the organizers who have, uh you know
been working with us patiently for years now. You know, like a lot of the um organizers in the Philippines that I did that I
worked with have been partners for like years now. You know, we have uh tier one
uh who, you know, still runs week tournaments with us and we have like channel eight games
We have uh Fulcrum E sports. We have valiant P H. We have all these like really wonderful communities in the Philippines that are
you know, really great at what they do and um they really care about their community so much and
and they want to provide uh a really great, you know, like tournament experience for them
And so I really, um just want to put that out there, like just um working in partnerships on mogul uh has
has been super interesting because they get to meet people like, um you know
people like yourself as well, you know, like who um are really doing their own thing in order to like improve the
the industry and improve the scene in general. And so, you know, I just wanna want to shout out to uh these organizers and
uh I don't think there are questions from uh from chat, but I want to share that like for anyone that may be interested
in sports but not know where to start. You know, just you can do what Lacy did
You know, if you have a passion for writing or a passion, I'm just really sharing or talking about parts
Why not try out blogging? It might, you know, you might think
oh no one's gonna read my blogs. No one's gonna, you know, click on it but you never know
So there might be people who are actually into the same thing as you are and you might get the same
you know, opportunities as well. Um And also for those in business
uh your course is business management if I call it. So business management
there is a way to still work in East part, even if you know, you think your course has nothing to do with it
Um I'll just share like I'm computer science, but I'm here right now in uh content creation
which is very far from programming. I don't know how to edit or anything
but here I am. Um So I don't think that your course is the
it's, it's an end to e-sports. If there's a will, there's kind of a way and
you know, it, it's not using the word passion as largely said, you know
that drives, you know, to just, you know, make the scene grow that drive If you're again passionate about sports
you know, there, there's a, there's a way so I don't think there is any questions from chat
So I, once again, I'd like to thank you, Lacy for being on the show
Uh Thank you for having me. Yeah, good luck on um the
I'm hoping to see uh what mogul that G G has in store, what you have in store for Philippine ball and team and uh
I'll see you when I see you. Bye. Hi. Ok. So once again
I'd like to thank uh Lacy and um her work in mogul dot G G for boosting e-sports in this time of online tournaments
especially here in the Philippines, which I'm kind of shocked that we have a really large player base to contend
you know, with the player base of us. So the pandemic got people worried about the state of E parts
But I think with the work that we see that Lacy has been doing, there's no problem with the port space at least even here
in the Philippines and I think it's what we needed. Yes, there may be p issues
Uh Do we go Singapore? One, Singapore, two Hong Kong, one Hong Kong two
There may be online delays with production and maybe the lack of thrill from having an audience if you're a player
But without online tournaments, we may have never found the different teams
different players and talents across the Philippines. That wouldn't be possible if we had major tournament lands like Z
E sports in Cebu or we have the Atlas in Davao and the smaller up and coming teams like
so we're really a spread up country and I think online tournaments have kind of paved the way for Philippines uh to
really showcase, you know, here we are, you know, it's not just Manila N C R
the hub of maybe better internet than other regions. So, uh what do you guys think of lands
when lands are coming back? Do you think it's overtaking online? Uh tournaments are online tournaments still the way to go once the pandemic is
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