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  1. #41
    Quote Originally Posted by Vulgrym View Post
    You take a pretty selfless, well documented act of charity where a "troll" leverages his fame to help some needy people and turn it into a negative?

    Here's a pro-tip for the people who don't seem to get it and routinely become annoyed by Athene's "act" - it's just that, an act. Why? BECAUSE it draws an emotional response and *gasp* attention.

    He may be a jackass or the nicest guy evar, truth is nobody posting here will really know, but you can't really take away what he did with that charity.
    Already said I knew it was an act, thanks for repeating me though!

    But please, provide some proof, that he actually gave the money to charity, not something that he said himself, because just no.

    I've been around charity people long enough to know that their motive is never "for the cause" but mostly "to boost my ego"

    Short, the charity is probably an act, like the trolling.

  2. #42
    Quote Originally Posted by lanerios View Post
    Already said I knew it was an act, thanks for repeating me though!

    But please, provide some proof, that he actually gave the money to charity, not something that he said himself, because just no.

    I've been around charity people long enough to know that their motive is never "for the cause" but mostly "to boost my ego"

    Short, the charity is probably an act, like the trolling.
    Ignorance is bliss...

    Do you actually think he handled the money himself? do you actually believe that the charitys themselves would let it rest if he'd taken the money for himself, after being so heavily involved with them?
    Quote Originally Posted by Potboza View Post
    I created a black human male called "Pedopriest" and ran him to SW.
    I started asking where the schools were.
    Someone said "My kids play on this server you creep! How can you live with yourself?"
    I whispered back, "How old are they?"
    Yeah.

  3. #43
    Quote Originally Posted by Freezy333 View Post
    His main objective is to advertise, and create events so that he can make money for charity. I dislike his acting character he plays, but his overall goals makes him a very decent person. Don't be fooled.
    exactly whether you personally like athene or not hes doing good things. the majority of people bitching about him probably havent given half of the money he has
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  4. #44
    Quote Originally Posted by Immitis View Post
    exactly whether you personally like athene or not hes doing good things. the majority of people bitching about him probably havent given half of the money he has
    I'm sure most of the people who've donated to charity have considering he wasn't donating his own money, but raising it from others for the charity...

    Anyway, why is this thread even continuing? I am one of the guys posting here against Athene, and even I still can appreciate he helped a charity and it wasn't hard finding it on their own website:

    http://www.savethechildren.org/site/...I4E/b.8157995/

    So kudos to him for helping out an organization such as this!

    But that doesn't change my opinion of him being a tool. Maybe I have this backwards and its the gaming community members that support him that are the ones I don't like. People say they like him cause he "acts" like a troll? I agree with the previous poster that asked if it was ok for him to be a dick cause he is doing to your face. Not sure about a lot of you but I don't think acting like a troll is something to be respected, it's fairly pathetic to be honest. I don't know, maybe I just have values that clash with others or just values, period. I've seen his other videos/shows where he is doing other things besides being a troll and frankly he seems to have the same personality even when he isn't so-called "acting"

    And do I think he did the charity work for any other reason but to help? Doubtful. I'm sure it was to increase his own fame as much as anything, but I could be wrong...

    Ok he killed Diablo on MP10 nearly naked, and no I don't think I can do it nor do I even care to, so yes good for him he kept his focus for 2.5 hours. But what kind of person who does nothing but game for 10+ hours in a day not have the focus to play for 2.5 hours?

    Can a mod just lock this before it starts to get worse...

  5. #45
    Quote Originally Posted by Lolsteak View Post
    Not only are you unable to understand that his "BEST PALADIN IN THE WORLD" is an act, you're unbelievably offensive to people doing things for charity...

    To quote Spock
    And because of that, the person with the bigger cheque book or greater amount of time to give to charity will always be more valuable.


    he should have been using weakest grey weapon. It's an ultimate test patience!! Though if it will break, bring a back up weapons grey. =3

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    Regardless what I think of Athene of a person, I applaud him for the time and effort he puts in these charities.
    Big grats to him!

  8. #48
    Quote Originally Posted by yasiru View Post
    I'm sure most of the people who've donated to charity have considering he wasn't donating his own money, but raising it from others for the charity...

    Anyway, why is this thread even continuing? I am one of the guys posting here against Athene, and even I still can appreciate he helped a charity and it wasn't hard finding it on their own website:

    http://www.savethechildren.org/site/...I4E/b.8157995/

    So kudos to him for helping out an organization such as this!

    But that doesn't change my opinion of him being a tool. Maybe I have this backwards and its the gaming community members that support him that are the ones I don't like. People say they like him cause he "acts" like a troll? I agree with the previous poster that asked if it was ok for him to be a dick cause he is doing to your face. Not sure about a lot of you but I don't think acting like a troll is something to be respected, it's fairly pathetic to be honest. I don't know, maybe I just have values that clash with others or just values, period. I've seen his other videos/shows where he is doing other things besides being a troll and frankly he seems to have the same personality even when he isn't so-called "acting"

    And do I think he did the charity work for any other reason but to help? Doubtful. I'm sure it was to increase his own fame as much as anything, but I could be wrong...

    Ok he killed Diablo on MP10 nearly naked, and no I don't think I can do it nor do I even care to, so yes good for him he kept his focus for 2.5 hours. But what kind of person who does nothing but game for 10+ hours in a day not have the focus to play for 2.5 hours?

    Can a mod just lock this before it starts to get worse...
    How much of the 1mil was used for expenses/operating costs? Couldnt find that info on the site you linked. Thats how most of these scams work.

    Is it like the red cross where the kids see 5 cents on every dollar donated?

  9. #49
    Quote Originally Posted by chadwix View Post
    How much of the 1mil was used for expenses/operating costs? Couldnt find that info on the site you linked. Thats how most of these scams work.

    Is it like the red cross where the kids see 5 cents on every dollar donated?
    http://www.savethechildren.org/site/...nformation.htm

    Stop with this ludicrous "OH NOES ITS A SCAM" garbage, it's quite pathetic.
    Quote Originally Posted by Potboza View Post
    I created a black human male called "Pedopriest" and ran him to SW.
    I started asking where the schools were.
    Someone said "My kids play on this server you creep! How can you live with yourself?"
    I whispered back, "How old are they?"
    Yeah.

  10. #50
    Quote Originally Posted by Lolsteak View Post
    http://www.savethechildren.org/site/...nformation.htm

    Stop with this ludicrous "OH NOES ITS A SCAM" garbage, it's quite pathetic.
    If it says so on their own site, it must be true...

  11. #51
    Quote Originally Posted by chadwix View Post
    If it says so on their own site, it must be true...
    On one side a reputable charity, on the other a nobody on a website specialising in gaming news...

    Tough decision.
    Quote Originally Posted by Potboza View Post
    I created a black human male called "Pedopriest" and ran him to SW.
    I started asking where the schools were.
    Someone said "My kids play on this server you creep! How can you live with yourself?"
    I whispered back, "How old are they?"
    Yeah.

  12. #52
    Quote Originally Posted by Lolsteak View Post
    On one side a reputable charity, on the other a nobody on a website specialising in gaming news...

    Tough decision.
    Thanks for proving me wrong...

    Fanboys being fanboys, nothing new to see here

  13. #53
    Ehh...I wouldn't exactly call this "naked" if he's wearing a godly-rolled weapon and quiver. But at the same time, using a grey bow and no quiver would make this pretty much impossible...bagh.
    Quote Originally Posted by Precursor View Post
    "Fall of therzane....." ....um what? if that woman fell , god help us it will be the second cataclysm
    Words that lots of people don't seem to know the definition of:
    "Troll", "Rehash", "Casual", "Dead", "Dying", "Exploit".

  14. #54
    Quote Originally Posted by chadwix View Post
    Thanks for proving me wrong...

    Fanboys being fanboys, nothing new to see here
    Defending a reputable charity = fanboy?

    Is this arguement even worth my time?
    Quote Originally Posted by Potboza View Post
    I created a black human male called "Pedopriest" and ran him to SW.
    I started asking where the schools were.
    Someone said "My kids play on this server you creep! How can you live with yourself?"
    I whispered back, "How old are they?"
    Yeah.

  15. #55
    Quote Originally Posted by Lolsteak View Post
    Defending a reputable charity = fanboy?

    Is this arguement even worth my time?
    Having more posts in an athene thread than you do in this whole section is why i made that call.

    Charity fraud is a 20 billion dollar a year business, stop being nieve.

    As vook said, the weapon in d3 is the most vital piece of gear. Diablo is also a pretty easy fight, about as hard as azmodan

  16. #56
    Quote Originally Posted by chadwix View Post
    Having more posts in an athene thread than you do in this whole section is why i made that call.

    Charity fraud is a 20 billion dollar a year business, stop being nieve.

    As vook said, the weapon in d3 is the most vital piece of gear. Diablo is also a pretty easy fight, about as hard as azmodan
    Sound reasoning you've got there, some charitys commit fraud = all charitys commit fraud.

    Yep, sound reasoning.
    Quote Originally Posted by Potboza View Post
    I created a black human male called "Pedopriest" and ran him to SW.
    I started asking where the schools were.
    Someone said "My kids play on this server you creep! How can you live with yourself?"
    I whispered back, "How old are they?"
    Yeah.

  17. #57
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    Quote Originally Posted by chadwix View Post
    Having more posts in an athene thread than you do in this whole section is why i made that call.

    Charity fraud is a 20 billion dollar a year business, stop being nieve.

    As vook said, the weapon in d3 is the most vital piece of gear. Diablo is also a pretty easy fight, about as hard as azmodan
    not naive to know that save the children isnt stealing money, they are one of the highest rated charities and have projects all around the world

  18. #58
    Ceo makes over 500k to run a charity? Ya sounds legit.

    "What needs to be understood is that project expenses includes employee salaries. So although they list over 91.7% of funding goes towards program expenses and 3.7% towards admin expenses, one quarter of the 91.7% of program expenses are made up of the salaries of those individuals carrying out the projects. All charities report income in this manner. It is a recognized and accepted accounting practice.

    Of the $406 million in program activity expenses listed on the most recent audited financial report, $66,992,000 was spent on salaries and $23,099,000 on employee fringe benefits. This information can be accessed from the Save the Children website at: http://www.savethechildren.org/publi...ments-2008.pdf "

    One of many examples you can find doing simple research.

    My fav charity scam is the dropboxes for old clothing that goes to "the kids". When it reality it goes to fabric recyclers in texas, lmao

  19. #59
    Athene might be a complete douchebag, but the fundraisers he does makes him differant than any other youtube "Gamer" Swifty makes videos and gives away gaming accessories but athene actually Trys to make a differance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Huntardicus View Post
    His attitude diminishes the significance of his achievement now? That's really swell. Please go on to tell me how great of a gamer you are.
    Yes, it actually does. You're just trying to get people riled up and using their dislike of a fucking tool/asshole like Athene as a reason to question their skill. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that being good at something means nothing if you treat people like shit and are completely arrogant. There are plenty of skilled, developed and uniquely talented gamers out there who are not discovered but that does not detract from them being amazing at what they do. Everyone knows that Athene is only valued because of his popularity. Any intellectual person would see the appalling vanity in this. He does not do anything different than the politicians who hold dinners and events to garner people to buy in to their bullshit.

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