Bored by Tomac?

colintrax wrote:

If they want to profit off his name then they should pay him.

SPODEBOY wrote:

Hey, I get it. But there is nothing wrong with giving back a little like every other pro rider did for the game which will in...

Hey, I get it.

But there is nothing wrong with giving back a little like every other pro rider did for the game which will in turn promote the sport more, make the game better, and further advertise him and his sponsors.

But you are right it is not illegal to be a dick.

Squirrelings wrote:

It's not being a dick to not let somebody use your likeness to put money in their pocket without spreading the wealth. This is Eli's job...

It's not being a dick to not let somebody use your likeness to put money in their pocket without spreading the wealth. This is Eli's job after all. Being in a game probably doesn't really excite him at this point in his career. It's not about exposure for the sport.

SPODEBOY wrote:

Hey, I get it. But there is nothing wrong with giving back a little like every other pro rider did for the game which will in...

Hey, I get it.

But there is nothing wrong with giving back a little like every other pro rider did for the game which will in turn promote the sport more, make the game better, and further advertise him and his sponsors.

But you are right it is not illegal to be a dick.

Squirrelings wrote:

It's not being a dick to not let somebody use your likeness to put money in their pocket without spreading the wealth. This is Eli's job...

It's not being a dick to not let somebody use your likeness to put money in their pocket without spreading the wealth. This is Eli's job after all. Being in a game probably doesn't really excite him at this point in his career. It's not about exposure for the sport.

SPODEBOY wrote:

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly. They are trying...

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly.

They are trying to make a game that puts our sport on the shelves with Madden Football, Nascar, Black Ops, etc. They are still going to make the same amount of money with or with-out him. A customer is not going to say, "Well heck if Tomac aint in here then I aint buying it" LoL.

Does he deserve what the sport has afforded him? Absolutely. He has worked his butt off for many years. I give him that due credit. But as a person there is nothing wrong with giving a little back to the sport that has done so.

And so with his decision will come criticism and opinions.

bigk218 wrote:

Never said I hate anyone. I like American riders in American rides ie. tomac. But I’m pretty sure we have heard a lot more from musquin...

Never said I hate anyone. I like American riders in American rides ie. tomac. But I’m pretty sure we have heard a lot more from musquin this off season. can’t say I follow the MXGp side of things so I have no clue about what Caroli or Herlings are doing nor do I care. All I’m saying is I would like to see tomac more involved and interactive with the fans during the off season.

kaptkaos wrote:

I get railed on this board for not rooting for Musquin and the other Frenchy in lights...whatever his name is... I will say it again, I...

I get railed on this board for not rooting for Musquin and the other Frenchy in lights...whatever his name is...

I will say it again, I dont hate these guys and dont want to see them do a digger or anything, but I dont want any Frenchys coming over here and winning our championships. Especially one who cant do anything without his hot wife. She needs her own reality show.

Marvin is a good guy and I wish more of our own would adopt his style of communication, but either way, I aint rooting for him.

If we could get Baggett, Webb, Mookie and Nicoletti on the podium and some airtime, that might be entertaining.

I am not a Kawi/Monster guy but I will root for Eli this year in SX and I hope Roczen has a strong comeback and keeps it close.

I hope Webb does better and Deano too.

Its sad that we wont see Reed on a podium this year, hopefully we can find a way to get a mic in front of him so he can say some provocative stuff.

Really looking forward to A1, hoping for another great season, last year was a good one in both classes.

And yes, I will be looking for JS7 and Mookie to show up....call me a glutton for punishment. I hold out hope until practice on Saturday.

SPODEBOY wrote:

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly. They are trying...

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly.

They are trying to make a game that puts our sport on the shelves with Madden Football, Nascar, Black Ops, etc. They are still going to make the same amount of money with or with-out him. A customer is not going to say, "Well heck if Tomac aint in here then I aint buying it" LoL.

Does he deserve what the sport has afforded him? Absolutely. He has worked his butt off for many years. I give him that due credit. But as a person there is nothing wrong with giving a little back to the sport that has done so.

And so with his decision will come criticism and opinions.

SPODEBOY wrote:

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly. They are trying...

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly.

They are trying to make a game that puts our sport on the shelves with Madden Football, Nascar, Black Ops, etc. They are still going to make the same amount of money with or with-out him. A customer is not going to say, "Well heck if Tomac aint in here then I aint buying it" LoL.

Does he deserve what the sport has afforded him? Absolutely. He has worked his butt off for many years. I give him that due credit. But as a person there is nothing wrong with giving a little back to the sport that has done so.

And so with his decision will come criticism and opinions.

SPODEBOY wrote:

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly. They are trying...

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly.

They are trying to make a game that puts our sport on the shelves with Madden Football, Nascar, Black Ops, etc. They are still going to make the same amount of money with or with-out him. A customer is not going to say, "Well heck if Tomac aint in here then I aint buying it" LoL.

Does he deserve what the sport has afforded him? Absolutely. He has worked his butt off for many years. I give him that due credit. But as a person there is nothing wrong with giving a little back to the sport that has done so.

And so with his decision will come criticism and opinions.

jorgechavez wrote:

We don't even know the story behind him not being in the game, the whole "he wanted money" is another theory that Vital seems to run...

We don't even know the story behind him not being in the game, the whole "he wanted money" is another theory that Vital seems to run with as being fact. Personally I tend to think the decision came from the Monster Kawasaki team as Josh Grant also isn't in the game. I mean you don't think JG would want to pick up the game for his son and let him play as his dad? Not to mention they were both in that Alive game awhile back, obviously that was a long time ago but still.

Honestly if the people making that game want it to be next to Madden or NASCAR then not having Eli Tomac is the least of their problems.

CMcBain wrote:

Soooooo you don't want "Frenchies" coming over and winning your championship but you are rooting for a German, a guy from Scotland/Canada and a guy from...

Soooooo you don't want "Frenchies" coming over and winning your championship but you are rooting for a German, a guy from Scotland/Canada and a guy from Australia? makes sense... I do agree with you on Marvins wife not being on the track all the time though its kinda ridiculous.

bigk218 wrote:

Never said I hate anyone. I like American riders in American rides ie. tomac. But I’m pretty sure we have heard a lot more from musquin...

Never said I hate anyone. I like American riders in American rides ie. tomac. But I’m pretty sure we have heard a lot more from musquin this off season. can’t say I follow the MXGp side of things so I have no clue about what Caroli or Herlings are doing nor do I care. All I’m saying is I would like to see tomac more involved and interactive with the fans during the off season.

kaptkaos wrote:

I get railed on this board for not rooting for Musquin and the other Frenchy in lights...whatever his name is... I will say it again, I...

I get railed on this board for not rooting for Musquin and the other Frenchy in lights...whatever his name is...

I will say it again, I dont hate these guys and dont want to see them do a digger or anything, but I dont want any Frenchys coming over here and winning our championships. Especially one who cant do anything without his hot wife. She needs her own reality show.

Marvin is a good guy and I wish more of our own would adopt his style of communication, but either way, I aint rooting for him.

If we could get Baggett, Webb, Mookie and Nicoletti on the podium and some airtime, that might be entertaining.

I am not a Kawi/Monster guy but I will root for Eli this year in SX and I hope Roczen has a strong comeback and keeps it close.

I hope Webb does better and Deano too.

Its sad that we wont see Reed on a podium this year, hopefully we can find a way to get a mic in front of him so he can say some provocative stuff.

Really looking forward to A1, hoping for another great season, last year was a good one in both classes.

And yes, I will be looking for JS7 and Mookie to show up....call me a glutton for punishment. I hold out hope until practice on Saturday.

CMcBain wrote:

Soooooo you don't want "Frenchies" coming over and winning your championship but you are rooting for a German, a guy from Scotland/Canada and a guy from...

Soooooo you don't want "Frenchies" coming over and winning your championship but you are rooting for a German, a guy from Scotland/Canada and a guy from Australia? makes sense... I do agree with you on Marvins wife not being on the track all the time though its kinda ridiculous.

SPODEBOY wrote:

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly. They are trying...

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly.

They are trying to make a game that puts our sport on the shelves with Madden Football, Nascar, Black Ops, etc. They are still going to make the same amount of money with or with-out him. A customer is not going to say, "Well heck if Tomac aint in here then I aint buying it" LoL.

Does he deserve what the sport has afforded him? Absolutely. He has worked his butt off for many years. I give him that due credit. But as a person there is nothing wrong with giving a little back to the sport that has done so.

And so with his decision will come criticism and opinions.

jorgechavez wrote:

We don't even know the story behind him not being in the game, the whole "he wanted money" is another theory that Vital seems to run...

We don't even know the story behind him not being in the game, the whole "he wanted money" is another theory that Vital seems to run with as being fact. Personally I tend to think the decision came from the Monster Kawasaki team as Josh Grant also isn't in the game. I mean you don't think JG would want to pick up the game for his son and let him play as his dad? Not to mention they were both in that Alive game awhile back, obviously that was a long time ago but still.

Honestly if the people making that game want it to be next to Madden or NASCAR then not having Eli Tomac is the least of their problems.

SPODEBOY wrote:

I know it was due to money. And certain others do to. I would not accuse him if I was not sure.

BobPA wrote:

So you hope a German wins but the Frenchy loses. Solid logic.

1st Amendment wrote:

Could care less about his interviews or off track persona. the man can twist the throttle

SPODEBOY wrote:

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly. They are trying...

They are not asking only him to put his face on a poster for the sole purpose of selling it for profit silly.

They are trying to make a game that puts our sport on the shelves with Madden Football, Nascar, Black Ops, etc. They are still going to make the same amount of money with or with-out him. A customer is not going to say, "Well heck if Tomac aint in here then I aint buying it" LoL.

Does he deserve what the sport has afforded him? Absolutely. He has worked his butt off for many years. I give him that due credit. But as a person there is nothing wrong with giving a little back to the sport that has done so.

And so with his decision will come criticism and opinions.

BSmooth13 wrote:

Working under the assumption that he's not in the game due to lack of payment - which may or may not be true - I actually...

Working under the assumption that he's not in the game due to lack of payment - which may or may not be true - I actually respect ET for that decision. He's being smart with his brand, controlling his exposure, handing his business the way he best see's fit. It's capitalism, and typically in this system we pay for things of value, like having one of the top sx riders in the world allow you to use his exact likeness in a sx vide game...seems pretty simple to me.

And if your response to that is what you said in the post I quoted, that whether he is in there or not won't impact customers' willingness to purchase the game, then why does it matter at all? If the point is exposure, as you say, measured by how many games are sold and people are reached through those sales - and you're saying him not being in the game doesn't affect those sales - then I'm not sure what your dissatisfaction with him is.

BSmooth13 wrote:

Working under the assumption that he's not in the game due to lack of payment - which may or may not be true - I actually...

Working under the assumption that he's not in the game due to lack of payment - which may or may not be true - I actually respect ET for that decision. He's being smart with his brand, controlling his exposure, handing his business the way he best see's fit. It's capitalism, and typically in this system we pay for things of value, like having one of the top sx riders in the world allow you to use his exact likeness in a sx vide game...seems pretty simple to me.

And if your response to that is what you said in the post I quoted, that whether he is in there or not won't impact customers' willingness to purchase the game, then why does it matter at all? If the point is exposure, as you say, measured by how many games are sold and people are reached through those sales - and you're saying him not being in the game doesn't affect those sales - then I'm not sure what your dissatisfaction with him is.