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DivinO
United States4796 Posts
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
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storm44
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
On October 26 2010 02:45 Necosarius wrote: Just for comic relief ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/Bi7fO.jpg) I'd make that a rectangle, put sleep as another option, but keep pick 2. | ||
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sixghost
United States2096 Posts
On October 26 2010 01:04 Pokebunny wrote: warning: this is a fairly uninteresting blog and will probably not be worth reading if you don't know anything about me Anyways, lately I've been thinking a lot about myself, my goals in SC2, and my goals in life. I've recently reached 2000 pts in diamond league on SC2, currently sitting at #144 in North America with 2053 pts on SC2ranks.com. Two days ago, I also won 60$ taking the Cybercraft tournament in Flushing, NY over a competitive field of 32. Sneaky brag blog poke. | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
It's true facts. If I didn't think I was good, I wouldn't try to become a pro potentially. | ||
Pholon
Netherlands6142 Posts
Dude, imo compensate your 3+ hrs of SC with something else. Spend you free time going outside, cycling/walking/sport and do other activities (such as browsing tl!) a bit less. Make a plan of balancing SC with something else and sit your parents down to talk about to them about it? | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
Good Luck :D | ||
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N3rV[Green]
United States1935 Posts
For reals now, College is some serious fuckin business. If you dont focus go to every class and do all the work/practice you will not do very well. At ALL. After seeing people a year or two ahead of my literally take 6 or 7 hours STRAIGHT sitting down with 2 or 3 other people working on a SINGLE problem.....I really don't understand what the hell could possibly take so long/be so hard about high school....All they can give you is busy work which most of can be done in class or between classes while in school. Math? You're 15 what could it be like...algebra? Shit takes seconds to do. I am serious here, please tell me what a night of homework is for a "heavy high school workload" | ||
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ChaseR
Norway1004 Posts
I mean think of all the people who spent a decade playing BW and now probably have nothing else in life going for them. Just look at me, I've been homeless for 2 months in a pathetic attempt to escape this shit town I live in and I don't have any opportunities or connections. Playing virtual warfare with Zerglings, Marines and Zealots won't help in real life. | ||
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SilentCrono
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
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kaisr
Canada715 Posts
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Boonbag
France3318 Posts
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NuKedUFirst
Canada3139 Posts
Realisticly. I would love to play more competitive but atlantic canada isn't exactly esports booming and playing video games on a high level seems a little bit risky. | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
@scaeb - I don't plan to drop out of school. I think my parents wouldn't let me continue gaming with anything less than a B average, so that's around what I'd be at (at a decent school too.) Current average is B+/A-ish (last year). @Seraph - I don't know what I want to do with my life, and I know that Starcraft won't last me my whole life. Issue here is where do I find the balance in now and the future. As far as extracurriculars, I play baseball and I'm in chorus - but nothing there for college really. @motbob - true, but bad habits often are hard to break, as far as work habits. That would probably fuck me in college more than grades. Problem is that no one can say for sure that I can pull myself up far enough out of a hole, if it comes to that. @iSiN - I do play baseball and stay active during warmer months - I'm fairly healthy. No one knows what gaming will be like in a few years, and parents are usually on the negative side as far as those risky futures. @FireBlast - Yeah, but problem is that my parents won't be satisfied knowing that I'm sacrificing grades for SC2. They'll just say I should be doing better if I can. @Knightlax/AirbladeOrange - Hard to say. My #1 should be school, but I'm willing to sacrifice slightly in school if it meant I could be truly good at SC2. Knightlax, your situation sounds like something I might be putting myself in if it came to that point. @OpticalShot - thanks, nothing much to say from me here  @Enervate - none in particular at the moment. Stuff I said to other people will probably answer your questions. @Elegance - Yeah, I know who you are =p. I don't really know what sort of career I want to go into, but problem is I don't know what my grades need to be to do what I want to. I wish I knew, would make my decisions 1000x easier. @Necosarius - I don't know if I can make a full living from gaming, but I enjoy it a lot and would love to make something out of what I've been doing for years. I do put school first for now, but the line is getting shakier - am I willing to sacrifice A's for more gaming time? Probably. am I willing to sacrifice B's? Definitely not. My issue, as I've said already, is that I don't know how much I need to put into school to have a solid future while still getting into gaming. @Alou - yep, pretty much. My time management isn't that good, but meh - it's good enough. I do have procrastination issues, which will have to be worked on. @Treva - yeah, I'm definitely finishing high school with decent grades. It's just a question of how good those grades are and what extracurriculars I have. The difference between top diamond and pro level however is quite noticeable. @Logo - I feel like I'm at the peak of my determination (and skill) atm, and I want to rise that as high as I can. I'm not guaranteed to be decent or have any sort of time during college or after. I don't even know what my plans for college are - I will go at some point, but if I happen to be very successful at gaming, I may take a break for a year or two. Why can't I be a competitive gamer now? Going to MLG/IEM/American LANs is feasible especially if it's in the northeast or if I get sponsored, but I don't plan to go to Korea. I'd only miss one day of school for a weekend tournament. @DivinO - thanks for the support @storm44 - I'm worrying about starcraft, that's a given. But how much to worry? Where will that take me? Where will doing better in school take me? Who knows. @ZlaSHeR - If you don't have any free time with sleep and good grades, dunno what's up with your school life. I would say pick three in said rectangle. @Pholon - that's pretty much what my parents want me to do, and I want to seriously pursue SC2, at least for a while. Not sure what you're telling me to do. I don't plan to do nothing but SC2, but most of my free time will go towards it (not all). @emperorchampion - thanks. that's pretty much what my dilemma is now, doing what I love without making it something I'll regret. @N3rV[Green] - I'm a sophomore in high school. I take five real "academic classes", add another half-class (music) next semester. I don't mean to say this as condescending, but you sound like you went to an average school where teachers just give simple review shit 10 minutes a day for each class. For me, it's a bit harder, but hard to say. This means... Math - anywhere from 15-30 minutes depending on the day and how quickly you understand the material, then tests. Latin - translations/reading, usually 20-30 minutes. English - usually a reading of about 40 pages and about half the time a paragraph or two response, plus essays/projects at the end of units. if it's just reading, 20-30 minutes, if response, 30-45. Currently reading The Odyssey, got an essay to write tonight in fact on the first half of the book, then some sort of project at the end of the book. Reading was usually 2 books a night + response (book = chapter in odyssey if you're unfamiliar). Chemistry - I have an easy teacher, so usually read a chapter of textbook every day or two with a few questions. 10-20 minutes depending on how well you do it, 30 if you take notes (many people do). Global (history) - usually textbook notes, then various other writing assignments and eventually two term papers. ~40 minutes, but varies. Some nights I have little/no work in some classes, some nights I have the maximum in all of them. With all subject homework on one day (not uncommon, 2-3 times a week), would probably be around 2.5 hours assuming no projects or essays. With essays, certain nights go up to 3-4 and nights before go down if I procrastinate. I get home at 4-4:30. I am blessed with mostly afternoon classes and a double lunch period some days PLUS the "activities/clubs" period, meaning I either have a 80 or 120 minute lunch - I do a lot of my work then. Keep in mind that I'm a sophomore and junior year + the first half of senior year is supposedly much tougher. Pressure @ TL goes to my school (senior) and has told me that junior year is a huge jump, so I'm kinda worried about that. @ChaseR - thanks. again, I'm not TOTALLY sacrificing school if I play more - mostly other activities and social life, and a little of school. @SilentCrono - thanks for your support @Tazza - yeah, I'm happy about that, but afraid they don't understand that competitive gaming is different. @kaisr - that was mostly when I wasn't serious about SC2 - I didn't start playing seriously til beginning of september (and only been playing 3+ hours a day the last 2 weeks tops.) @Boonbag - Korea is not happening til the end of high school AT LEAST. Maybe a trip during the summer before then if I'm doing well, but unlikely. @NuKedUFirst - good luck to you then, fine sir. Thanks everyone who showed interest | ||
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disco
Netherlands1667 Posts
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On October 26 2010 06:17 disco wrote: Dude when can I spank you ass in that Bo5? Whenever you log on to US. | ||
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Wala.Revolution
7579 Posts
If you truly believe in your potential, I would continue what you have been doing; SC as a hobby, and concentrate on your academics, and your social life, including extracurricular activities and pursuing interests other than SC. Then, when you graduate, consider your options seriously. If your parents are really supportive, I'm sure they will help you test yourself by taking a semester or a year off. Possibly you can 'move-in' into a gaming house, not being sponsored, but just like a Korean B-teamer/practice partner. It will be a novel experience, and it will possibly rid yourself of ever-regret that you didn't pursue your dream. As far as I know, colleges will defer acceptance for a year if one chooses to follow worldly experience. Altogether, I think now is too sensitive a time for something that has too high a risk - but with the expansions coming out that will change the game, if you truly have potential, I'm sure you'll succeed later; and if you don't, you tried, learned a lesson, and still have a great chance of doing something else you love. | ||
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Blixy213
United States360 Posts
But seriously, at 15 years old, and 2000 points on ladder, that's damn impressive. All those years of BW must have really kicked in. I face the same problem too, I want to always play more, but RL restrictions hold me back, I've made 1250 Diamond in 2 months of ANY rts gaming, but like you say, I want to make it to the next level. It's up to you, you have a few years to think about it, and when you're 18, you're going to be able to make that choice. What do you see doing when you turn 18 and start to move onto the real world? | ||
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