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rotinegg
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1719 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-08 22:27:55
December 08 2011 22:25 GMT
#21
You don't quit school to become an NFL running back after being captain of the JV team at your high school.

hell, diamond is JV, gold is like 3rd string on JV
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3Form
Profile Joined December 2009
United Kingdom389 Posts
December 08 2011 22:25 GMT
#22
Good luck to you OP I suppose. But I'll chime in with the warnings, I don't think you should give up school so easily.

I know it would be impossible for me to go pro, yet even I picked up this game very quickly (possibly just from rts experience and watching and playing a little BW). I haven't played since beta but when I did, I won my placement matches etc etc.

I honestly think that if you can't even get yourself up into the top league (diamond I believe it is? not Masters since that requires other criteria) just by playing casually then there is no hope in hell for you. And even if you could, there's still no hope in hell for you.

Don't do something you'll later regret.
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25555 Posts
December 08 2011 22:26 GMT
#23
On December 09 2011 07:25 3Form wrote:
I honestly think that if you can't even get yourself up into the top league (diamond I believe it is? not Masters since that requires other criteria)


The top open league is Master League. GM League is only open 1 week per season, and is the top league overall.
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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3Form
Profile Joined December 2009
United Kingdom389 Posts
December 08 2011 22:29 GMT
#24
On December 09 2011 07:26 Blazinghand wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 09 2011 07:25 3Form wrote:
I honestly think that if you can't even get yourself up into the top league (diamond I believe it is? not Masters since that requires other criteria)


The top open league is Master League. GM League is only open 1 week per season, and is the top league overall.


Cheers! Think I'll go read about the league system, changes so much!
CanucksJC
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada1241 Posts
December 08 2011 22:36 GMT
#25
On December 09 2011 07:23 eauxlune wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 09 2011 07:20 CanucksJC wrote:
On December 09 2011 07:09 shindigs wrote:
I hoped you dropped out of college and not high school to do this.

Isn't dropping out of college worse...?


It's easier to go back to college than high school

Hmm I guess you can always get your second chance at a lower league college....
UBC StarCraft Club is official @ UBC Vancouver campus! Your first eSport community on campus. Welcomes players of all levels at UBC. Follow us on facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=155630424470014 or IRC @ irc.rizon.net #ubcsc
Stijx
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States804 Posts
December 08 2011 22:40 GMT
#26
As everyone else is saying, please don't use this as an excuse to drop out of school. It doesn't sound like you're doing this because you love Starcraft so much that you're capable of playing it for 8-10 hours a day. It sounds like you're rationalizing your way out of an education.
Please.
Don't do it. I think you fail to understand how much this will mess up your life. I'll be blunt. You're not going to be a pro-gamer.
GO TO SCHOOL!
.gypsy
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada689 Posts
December 08 2011 22:54 GMT
#27
Oh man it's so easy to troll TL
https://www.twitch.tv/gypsy93
Vortigan
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Denmark306 Posts
December 08 2011 22:58 GMT
#28
Why people actually want to make a living out of playing starcraft all day long I just can't understand. Sure it's a fun game and everything but to actually play like 12 hours a day.... that sounds horrible if you ask me
Darkren
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1841 Posts
December 08 2011 23:05 GMT
#29
And i tought this would be a girl blog... but no it's a go pro blog.

Dissapointed
"Yeah, I send (hopefully) helpful PM's quite frequently. You don't have to warn/ban everything" - KadaverBB
Skuller
Profile Joined September 2010
United States197 Posts
December 08 2011 23:15 GMT
#30
good luck, don't wish ill will.

Still though, people should follow Tyler's advice about going pro. The gist of it is: Find out whether you're good enough while maintaining your current life. If you are, and you're in the financial position where you're okay to try out pro-gaming for a trial period. Then give it a go.
cmen15
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1519 Posts
December 08 2011 23:16 GMT
#31
This is so fucking ironic, im laughing so hard right now. <3 TL
Greed leads to just about all losses.
Lumire
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States607 Posts
December 08 2011 23:25 GMT
#32
On December 09 2011 07:54 AhhBoxxah wrote:
Oh man it's so easy to troll TL

haha yeah i was about to say the same thing
|| o.o
Sc1pio
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States823 Posts
December 08 2011 23:49 GMT
#33
I hate to say this, but if you're playing 11 hours a day since season one and only in gold league, you don't really have what it takes... school is definitely the smarter option.

I got to master's league season 3 while primarily focusing on school and playing max 3 hours a day. Granted, I was demoted at the end of it, but at one point I had improved enough to make it into that league while not sacrificing literally anything.

It's not a smart decision. You'll probably disagree with me, but you seriously need to rethink this.
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few. " -Shunro Suzuki | fortuna fortes adiuvat
EienShinwa
Profile Joined May 2010
United States655 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-09 00:12:00
December 09 2011 00:11 GMT
#34
You're young. You still have a chance to fuck around and still fix it. Fuck all the haters. If you have the passion for it, try it for the next year. Give it your all, playing a shitload of games, review VODs, try to get in touch with local teams and pros for advice, etc. Give it your fucking all the next year. And if you don't make it, go back to school, community college -> TAG program -> profession of your choice.
TL;DR Give it your best try, but don't make it your be-all end all.
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. Alice Roosevelt Longworth
green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
December 09 2011 00:14 GMT
#35
On December 09 2011 07:06 motbob wrote:
Dropping out of school to do SC2 full-time when your rank is gold/plat is an objectively terrible decision.

EDIT: Hell, dropping out of school to do SC2 full-time when your rank is GM is a terrible decision.


this 1000 times. if you cant even get into gm while going to school....
Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.
Assault_1
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada1950 Posts
December 09 2011 01:00 GMT
#36
I dont think u guys are making him feel any better
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
December 09 2011 01:07 GMT
#37
On December 09 2011 07:25 rotinegg wrote:
You don't quit school to become an NFL running back after being captain of the JV team at your high school.

hell, diamond is JV, gold is like 3rd string on JV


Perfect analogy...

Well keep us posted let us know when you win the next TSL
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
December 09 2011 01:51 GMT
#38
Well, if this is a troll, it's one of the best I've seen.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
aztrorisk
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States896 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-09 02:44:39
December 09 2011 02:42 GMT
#39
On December 09 2011 07:54 AhhBoxxah wrote:
Oh man it's so easy to troll TL


I don't think it is a troll, I think he is serious. I checked out his youtube channel and it does exist with him casting his own games.

And he is probably in college unless he is born in December or he missed/flunked a year of school.

I support you all the way as long as you understand what your getting into and what path you are taking. You are potentially screwing up your future.
A lock that opens to many keys is a bad lock. A key that opens many locks is a master key.
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
December 09 2011 03:12 GMT
#40
On December 09 2011 10:00 Assault_1 wrote:
I dont think u guys are making him feel any better


Because TL is wise and wants to make him reverse a bad, bad decision.

In all likely, OP will quit after getting sick of SC2 or getting stuck in Plat/Dia and whine about imba all day and find out he can't get any good jobs.

"TL gives good advice 99% of the time, but no one listens." -Plexa according to a sig I saw the other day.
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