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Azera
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Student here as well :D | ||
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
 I should not have posted such a snarky response but it seems you have the capability to understand what it might look like from the outside, if you are honest about everything you said here i think you should really try for it. good luck and maybe I'll have to eat my previous words, would be a pretty cool story. | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
On February 14 2012 18:49 c_kAelle wrote: do you also play on Korea/Taiwan? No, but I'm getting a taiwan acct soon | ||
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Azera
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Skeggaba
Korea (South)1556 Posts
On February 14 2012 13:40 seRapH wrote: You're obviously dead set on this and nothing I say will sway you, but you need to understand the main cost isn't the effort you have to put in, it's the time you're trading away that you could be spending with your friends, making memories that'll last your lifetime. It's time that you could be spending being with your family, enjoying your world, and just being a kid. Because this is time that isn't coming back. When you spend 8+ hours a day practicing for something that very well may never happen, it's a very, very big risk, and now I can only hope you don't regret it in a few years. The story above about Kolll is missing a few parts. The first being that Kolll was a really high level War3 player before coming to broodwar, and then he soared to B- in a matter of months. Despite a 4th place finish in WCG, losing only to koreans, Kolll could barely compete in TSL2, getting knocked out in the Ro16. And this kid was considered a prodigy. Now Kolll's practically disappeared off the face of the earth. Could barely compete? nonono, he got shut down in RO fucking 16 by fenix (!) who made a beautiful read on kolls muta abuse, with amazing turret placement and such. Koll is still really good. | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
Stream: twitch.tv/frostfire630 And I'm on TL, just not featured (obviously) | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32044 Posts
People who go pro in things do so when they're already good. You like the game, are not good, and have decided you want to be pro, as if that will have any major impact on achieving your goal. Lots of people hit masters and gm with a lot less practice time and hours than you. | ||
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unichan
United States4223 Posts
On February 14 2012 12:58 Frostfire wrote: I had all Ds (I know, I lied, I admit) and then I put a ton of effort into getting my grades back up. When I posted that, i had 2 weeks until the quarter ended. By the time it ended, I had 6 A's and a B. ?? i know it's middle school but still | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On January 25 2012 23:03 IdrA wrote: how do you think i got that chance to develop? i ignored school and didnt have a social life for 2 years in order to win a tournament and move to korea at 18 to sit in a house and play starcraft1 with 0 return for another 3 years most a team pros dont make salaries in korea. none of the b teamers do, the bottom of the barrel doesnt get to live in the house, they just get the priviledge of playing with the team if theyre good enough for people to want to practice with them. you have to sacrifice pretty much everything while you're on your way up. koreans are better because hundreds of them are willing to do it, a handful of nonkoreans are. | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
On February 15 2012 01:04 Hawk wrote: Focus on school and rounding out other interests instead of pursing a stupid pipe dream. You've been playing starcraft since you were 8, you're now in high school and just cracked plat recently and may or may not be in diamond next season. You're statistically about as good as my friend who played starcraft for the first time six months ago, and he is average at best. People who go pro in things do so when they're already good. You like the game, are not good, and have decided you want to be pro, as if that will have any major impact on achieving your goal. Lots of people hit masters and gm with a lot less practice time and hours than you. I am focusing in school, as I said, I have straight A+'s atm and am prioritizing school over everything else. Up until season 3, I played maybe 2 hrs a week and only did 4s. In season 4, I played about an hour a day and was bronze. Season 5 I was Silver and went up to rank 1 platinum, and in my past 17 games I've gone 13-4. I WILL make diamond, and hopefully master by the end of s6. I do have a social life, as my best friends play sc and I spend family time with my dad by playing next to him, he plays WoW a lot. I'm in middle school. I cracked plat very recently and still have a 75% winrate. Focusing on starcraft and managing school has turned out to be quite easy, at least where I am right now, due to following a schedule. | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
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Frostfire
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On February 14 2012 19:17 Azera wrote: Mind sharing your schedule with me? Student here as well :D Here goes: Monday/Tuesday + Show Spoiler + 8AM: Wake up-getdressed-shower-makecoffee 8:45AM: Watch streams 9:15AM: Go to bus, school, return home 4:45PM: Get home, homework time 5:30PM: Homework over, play ladder as much as possible 6:30PM: Eat 7:30PM: Watch streams/theorycraft 8PM: Try new/refined builds on ladder, see if they work 9PM: Play regularly on ladder 11PM: Bed Wednesday + Show Spoiler + This is analyze day 8AM: Wakeup-getdressed-shower-makecoffee 8:45AM: Watch streams, take notes 9:15AM: Go to bus, school, return hime 4:45PM: Get home, HW time 5:30PM: Watch more streams/vods, take notes 6:30PM: Eat 7:30PM: Theorycraft/try specific builds with practice partners 9PM: Ladder 11PM: Bed Thurs + Show Spoiler + Zerg day Up until 7:30PM, same as wednesday 8PM: Play ZvZ with practice partner 9:30PM: Ladder 11PM: Bed Friday + Show Spoiler + Protoss day Up intil 7:30 PM, same as wednesday except watch protoss stream and look at weaknesses 8PM: Play ZvP with prac partner 9:30PM: Ladder 3AM: Bed Saturday + Show Spoiler + LADDER DAY 9AM:Same as weekdays 10AM: LADDER LADDER LADDER 12PM: EAT 12:30PM: LADDER LADDER LADDER 7PM: EAT 8PM: LADDER LADDER LADDER 4AM: Bed Sunday + Show Spoiler + Anything day 9AM: Same as weekdays 10AM: Ladder 12PM: Eat 12:30PM: Anything, friends, family, whatever. 7PM: eat. come home 8PM: Ladder 11PM: bed | ||
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
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liberal
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
On February 15 2012 11:30 liberal wrote: If you are really expecting to go from gold to pro, you are in for some serious disappointment in life. I don't even take this game seriously and I placed masters my first season. You don't have the talent necessary. Sorry, it's the harsh truth. I've just recently taken it seriously and went from gold to diamond in 2 weeks lol | ||
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Fallians
Canada242 Posts
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Jedclark
United Kingdom903 Posts
On February 14 2012 13:31 Frostfire wrote: Thanks for your input! Yes, I played BW at around 8 years old (D- on iccup lol) Holy shit, you lie so much. You made a blog like, not long ago about how you just played BW. Why would you even lie about being in Plat? But to everyone putting him down, if he wants this badly enough he will do it. If you tell every budding pro-gamer not to do it, what scene will there be in the future? | ||
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Azera
3800 Posts
Not to be condescending, but Asian education, man. | ||
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