EPTI may take time off College for my dream. - Page 5
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
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rauk
United States2228 Posts
On March 21 2012 17:25 BearStorm wrote: Taking a semester or two off school to go pro in professional Starcraft while being in gold league is a HORRIBLE idea. A better way to approach this is to play more and see how fast you are improving then deciding what to do from there. You say that you watch "A LOT" of streams. Stop doing this and start playing. Make time to play while you are at school and develop good study habits. Unless you are a junior or senior in a serious program then that should give you plenty of time to play. Truly devoting yourself to something is not easy. At least test how you feel after practicing 3-5hr a day because I'm going to guess you are going to hate how it feels. Also I don't know if you are like this, but if you start playing but then somehow convince yourself to watch a stream or something else Starcraft related then I am willing to bet money you will not even come close to making it. Because the thing about passion is that NOTHING will stop you from doing what you love. Even if you are "swamped with work" you will make time to play. You would sacrifice sleep or do something less responsible like play before completing your homework. However since you are not playing, I am going to guess you don't love playing, you love the idea of the glory of being a pro. If you disagree with me prove me wrong and unleash the passion and make time to play often THIS semester. Don't cop out and sacrifice school work. Sacrifice the comforts like Streams/TV/MLG/GSL/ffriends. Awesome post. This is very true. | ||
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Nizzy
United States839 Posts
On March 21 2012 12:56 Sc2Corpse wrote: So here is my story, I know a lot of you TL members are going to say "No don't do that, you will never make it, it is impossible." but I think I am going to take some time off of college to be more focused and dedicated into Starcraft, it is my DREAM to be a professional RTS/Sc2 player and make a living from something I love doing playing video games, and I am a firm believer that if you dedicate yourself to it you can reach your dreams no matter what, and here recently I just cant focus my attention to Sc2 and follow my dream like I want too because College swamps me with Homework day after day, so during the week days I hardly get to play any and It keeps me stressed out, I have only been playing the game for 2 and a half months and I am already in Gold league with no RTS background, playing about 3 hours a day and watching streams ALOT sometimes even during my classes! I was never really good at school anyway, Games have always been there for me and I know that's what I want my future to be in, the gaming industry, so I think after this semester ends, one more month, I will take 1 or 2 semesters off too just play Starcraft 10+ hours a day just to see how far I get, if all else fails and I don't get even close to my dream I can just start going back to College, I just wanted to get everyones input on this idea, and please don't say "You will never make it." because I have learned not to listen to stuff like that, anyone can make a dream come true....Thanks TL. See everyone at MLG Columbus! :D http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=300145 Good luck, I got my MS degree in december and without bragging my starting salary is higher than probably every NA player besides HuK. I'm sure a few others like IdrA, Destiny with coaching/streaming/sponsors/etc make more. Unless you're as talented as someone like vileIllusion and only in HS still at age 14-17, you're just an idiot, in my opinion of course for doing this. Taking just 1-2 semesters off puts you behind in the race. You have to consider college a race to be others and get a job in your field. If you start college and then take a semester off you burn off your 6-month grace period to pay off loans. I'm in that 6 months and already paying off thousands of my college getting a great head start. You're already in Gold League? I got rank 1 Diamond in the first 2 weeks with limited Beta. The game is all cheese on NA. Big fucking deal kid. Stay in college, it gets more fun when you're 21 and can drink legally. Get some SC2 buddies at your school and game it up on the weekend. Starcraft 2 isn't you're dream, its your fucking hobby. You don't think i'd love to be number 1 in GSL and fuck a bunch of Korean bitches? Let go of the dream, got my degree, picked up an Asian bitch in college, and I'm making money son. I say all this, as someone who in his prime, age 13-20 played WC3/DOTA insanely and tried going pro, almost dropped out of HS, got terrible HS grades, so I had to start at a low tech school and work my way up to a decent university, and I'm telling you stay in college. k bye gl | ||
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Boonbag
France3318 Posts
a NORMAL person should be able to get high masters within a week that's means you're pretty pretty bad | ||
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phiinix
United States1169 Posts
Have fun | ||
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Boonbag
France3318 Posts
On March 21 2012 17:39 Nizzy wrote: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=300145 Good luck, I got my MS degree in december and without bragging my starting salary is higher than probably every NA player besides HuK. I'm sure a few others like IdrA, Destiny with coaching/streaming/sponsors/etc make more. Unless you're as talented as someone like vileIllusion and only in HS still at age 14-17, you're just an idiot, in my opinion of course for doing this. Taking just 1-2 semesters off puts you behind in the race. You have to consider college a race to be others and get a job in your field. If you start college and then take a semester off you burn off your 6-month grace period to pay off loans. I'm in that 6 months and already paying off thousands of my college getting a great head start. You're already in Gold League? I got rank 1 Diamond in the first 2 weeks with limited Beta. The game is all cheese on NA. Big fucking deal kid. Stay in college, it gets more fun when you're 21 and can drink legally. Get some SC2 buddies at your school and game it up on the weekend. Starcraft 2 isn't you're dream, its your fucking hobby. You don't think i'd love to be number 1 in GSL and fuck a bunch of Korean bitches? Let go of the dream, got my degree, picked up an Asian bitch in college, and I'm making money son. I say all this, as someone who in his prime, age 13-20 played WC3/DOTA insanely and tried going pro, almost dropped out of HS, got terrible HS grades, so I had to start at a low tech school and work my way up to a decent university, and I'm telling you stay in college. k bye gl you "picked up an asian bitch" ? I hope you don't adress her this way | ||
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Nizzy
United States839 Posts
Lets just say every couple is different, our personalities fit perfectly and I couldn't be happier with her. We get along great, almost 3 years now. I'm part French and she tells me they like French guy's features. So good luck brah  | ||
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Cortza
South Africa328 Posts
On March 21 2012 12:56 Sc2Corpse wrote: I have only been playing the game for 2 and a half months and I am already in Gold league with no RTS background Alert! This is no big feat. Nothing, I repeat NOTHING to go on here. As far as delaying school goes this is no reason for it. playing about 3 hours a day and watching streams ALOT sometimes even during my classes! I'm sorry, why do you sound so excited about this. Watching SC2 shit during class is the wrong idea. I was never really good at school anyway. That's no fucking excuse not to do it. Listen, finish college first. Then you can take a year off and play SC2, you know why? Because you've earned it. SC2 isn't gonna go anywhere. You are making the wrong decision putting your real life on hold for so long. | ||
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LunaSea
Luxembourg369 Posts
Look at the numbers : 51,8% of the people playing Starcraft II are in Gold league or higher. Whatever level you think you have, think that 1,197,144 people have at least the same level. Plus, if you come back after your 1 or 2 semesters of gaming and (probably failed at becoming a progamer) you won't be in a good / appropriate mood to attend college again. You definitely shouldn't abandon this dream of becoming a progamer but you should take that 1 - 2 semester break after you get to high-masters or so. If would be : 1) More realistic. and 2) More helpfull for your future gamer career. | ||
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Sc2Corpse
United States210 Posts
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Epoch
Canada257 Posts
If you can't make it to high masters, like hold top 8 ranks with your free 3 hours a day then don't bother quitting school. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
Stay in school, you should be able to make it to masters after 1-3 months playing 1-2 hours a day if you're talented and focused on improvement. If you can't do this I would say that the pro thing isn't going to happen. Also, if this was a troll. You win. | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
If you can't get masters while also working/in school dropping out or quitting a job is a terrible idea. | ||
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unkkz
Norway2196 Posts
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-_-Quails
Australia796 Posts
On March 21 2012 13:03 F3arless wrote: logged in just to ... + get banned User was temp banned for this post. I do not understand why people still do this. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32157 Posts
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Terrifyer
United States338 Posts
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
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HardlyNever
United States1258 Posts
There are quite a number of pros (Lenock, qxc off the top of my head) that could compete on a pro/semi-pro level WHILE going to college. If you can't do that, you have 0 chance of making it as a real pro. I don't think you realize how big of an issue this is in the States. Virtually all my male friends never made it through college. They always had BS reasons as to why they wouldn't do it, but it usually resulted in them just sitting around playing fucking video games and getting a shit job with no future. Don't be one of them. Don't be "another statistic." Seriously, don't do it. It is a terrible long-term investment of time. | ||
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