EPTEnough with the "Career in esports" posts - Page 3
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konadora
Singapore66366 Posts
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
On December 01 2011 00:25 Clbull wrote: Oh really? Then again, it is possible he could have lost GM status in these last 30 days, but that usually involves inactivity and not being plain bad. He's actually won one or two small tournaments though. EDIT: There was apparently a bug that made it easier to hit GM than usual (which he didn't abuse but it got him there anyway.) He lost it after that but could have kept GM status if he played more. He would have kept GM status, but that means nothing because you can't drop out of GM by losing. He got there from the bug, which is what counts. Agreed with the OP pretty much. Having that kind of dedication is uncommon, and you really need to have results before you take that kind of step. | ||
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StarStruck
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On November 30 2011 20:19 Empyrean wrote: One of the few times I'll post outside of mod forums is to tell people that they won't find a career in progaming  That's what's up Emp. <3 Being a realist can be a difficult thing. | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
Many really good players are even reluctant to commit to it full time as well. There are plenty of top tier players that are still attending school because they know that school is the most reliable payoff in the future. | ||
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xSixGeneralHan
United States528 Posts
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Chef
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I don't really appreciate those blogs (actually I haven't read one in awhile, maybe they died out), but I'm not about to get super judgmental about a kid's week long fantasy. | ||
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Mothra
United States1448 Posts
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Antimage
Canada1293 Posts
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
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Bobo_XIII
United States429 Posts
You see it everyday. Physical fitness, for example... people announce to the fucking world how in shape they're going to get, or how much weight they're going to lose, and become discouraged because running 3 miles requires too much suffering or they're not seeing 20lb gains after a week's worth of half-assed exercise and posing in front of the mirrors of their gym. | ||
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On November 30 2011 20:19 Empyrean wrote: One of the few times I'll post outside of mod forums is to tell people that they won't find a career in progaming Empyrean November 30 2011 20:19. Posts 14142 i seee far too many wanna be pros out there | ||
Joshy.IGN
United States530 Posts
On November 30 2011 20:19 Empyrean wrote: One of the few times I'll post outside of mod forums is to tell people that they won't find a career in progaming But I did, and I only started on day 1 of the beta. You just have to do it yourself. Edit: I have an "eSports career," which is different than a "progaming career," I suppose. =P | ||
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Klonere
Ireland4123 Posts
yes yes its lastshadow blah blah BM, but this is an excellent vlog on this whole issue | ||
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IoDefault
United States33 Posts
On November 30 2011 22:35 TheLOLas wrote: I totally agree with the OP. Starcraft and work/school go hand in hand. Doesn't Polt go to the best school in Korea? And he is still a great player. Polt did go to the best school in Korea, however he was a relatively unknown player and wasn't anything special. As soon as he graduated however he dedicated himself to SC and became the player you know today winning the GSL Super Tournament | ||
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warcralft
Singapore609 Posts
On December 01 2011 12:39 IoDefault wrote: Polt did go to the best school in Korea, however he was a relatively unknown player and wasn't anything special. As soon as he graduated however he dedicated himself to SC and became the player you know today winning the GSL Super Tournament Actually Polt WAS something before he took a break from school. He beat Boxer in Ro32?(Or 16 i forgot) in GSL open season 3 when Boxer was like the most hyped person on earth. Granted that the game was pretty undeveloped back then. But he made a name for himself while in university. He even got into PRIME(at that time). Even though he produced his first results ( Super Tournament ) after he took a break from uni but he could get into a TEAM while in school and getting pretty high up there (qualifying for GSL 2, GSL 3, staying Code S). Yeah. Back to the OP. I also HAD the same mindset of. OH I COULD BE A PROGAMER BY QUITING SCHOOL. For a week. When u calm down and realise that grinding out 50 games a day could be fun in an aspect but you wont be improving much. It takes much talent and dedication to be able to grind out 50 PRODUCTIVE games a day to improve yourselves. So yeah, this blog is awesome. | ||
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Megaliskuu
United States5123 Posts
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
On December 01 2011 12:56 Megaliskuu wrote: I just feel sorry for them when I see those posts .Despite your rough exterior you have a gooey centre  I think a lot of those posts are just to the age bracket on here. Kids are naive. They will learn in time. I kind of like these blogs in a weird way. The world is so cynical it is nice to see some innocence now and then. | ||
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Megaliskuu
United States5123 Posts
On December 01 2011 13:13 Probulous wrote: Despite your rough exterior you have a gooey centre I think a lot of those posts are just to the age bracket on here. Kids are naive. They will learn in time. I kind of like these blogs in a weird way. The world is so cynical it is nice to see some innocence now and then. I've never seen that emoticon used before, well done ^^. | ||
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blabber
United States4449 Posts
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
On November 30 2011 20:19 Empyrean wrote: One of the few times I'll post outside of mod forums is to tell people that they won't find a career in progaming and to find spelling mistakes in my posts.. | ||
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