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Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
August 24 2010 20:02 GMT
#21
From the little that I know from youtube videos and streams, the life of a progamer isn't really all that rewarding. Many have to practice so much that they stop finding the game fun. The ones in Korea don't really make too much money, many are kicked off their teams before they ever get a chance to make it big, or their skill really isn't comparable to that of Flash or Jaedong. Then in a few years they get outplayed by the fresh faces and that's the end of their progaming career unless they get lucky enough to become a caster or a coach.

I myself would ask a few progamers what their life is like before continuing on this path. There are a few on this website.
zeks
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Canada1068 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 20:10:45
August 24 2010 20:08 GMT
#22
On August 25 2010 01:50 ella_guru wrote:
Everyone wants to become pro.

That's no longer a quesiton, it's a hollow desire.

The desire has to be "I want to change my lifestyle and discipline myself to facilitate a pathway to become pro"

If the answer is still yes, then ask yourself what exactly those changes are and what it might truly mean.

If you still want to, then it is a lot less about a "want" so much as simply walking the path infront of you.




putting that in my tl profile
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
August 24 2010 21:20 GMT
#23
On August 25 2010 03:12 Puosu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2010 03:01 MightyAtom wrote:
get up the ladder, send me a pm when you get to the top and you think you're good, i'll get some korean pros to look at it and if you got talent, i'll let you know.
Cheers.

Is this offer applicable to the thousands of other people that are in the same situation as the OP?


Same question... And one more, who are you?
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
August 24 2010 21:48 GMT
#24
Think about more than "Well, if I'm good at SC2, then I'll get money by playing professionally."

You have to be more defined than that. Not to mention, pro gamers are extremely small in number and I'm not sure many can survive on a pro game salary if they aren't top level.

Think about what you have to do financially to survive.

Think about how you can gain recognition, about how being good at SC2 will somehow translate to having money in your pocket. Even if you're the best, if you're as boring as a brick wall then who would wanna pay you?

Think about how you can compete and get out there and get known and win tournaments.

Even after the countless hours of practice, you still have to think "Okay, if I were good, how do I make money off of it?"
ProFail
Profile Joined August 2010
Korea (North)81 Posts
August 24 2010 22:48 GMT
#25
1 - get #1 diamond with 2k+ rank, then start asking pro's for games, beat them a lot, get your games shoutcasted, get invited to tourneys
2 - ????
3 - PROFIT
Didnt play Beta, Never played any RTS, straight in plat.
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