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Hello I am Corban James Gonzalez, I am sixteen years old, I play Terran, I began playing Starcraft 2 about September, and I want to be a progamer. I remember the first time I had played Starcraft 2, it was in a 3v3 with my two in real life friends...they had forced me to get on. I originally wanted to play Protoss, because I had played protoss on Starcraft 64 (I only played Starcraft 64 for fun.) I had noticed that they didn't have dragoons though, so I switched to Terran. My friend had taught me how to do a three rax, at the time I had no idea what in the hell he was teaching me, but at the time I thought he was the best player in the game.
After a while we played more and more, so I was like "Hey I am going to play 1v1!" Unfortunately I lost all of the placement matches :/ . I had arrived in bronze, the wonderful noobtown. Every game I played was a new mystery, it was always "How long is it going to take for me to die this game?" I lost, lost, and lost. I finally had won though! I was so happy, the first league win...it was so amazing to achieve it! While I played these 1v1s I had also played 2v2s, and 3v3s with my in real lifes(From before.) I only won about like ten 1v1 games and about fifteen team games, and then WoW patch 4.2 came out, then I had sadly returned to WoW. I played that for so long, I had achieved everything had to be done (and my brother stopped paying for it) Well one weekend my family and I had went to vegas and I had brought my computer. Every time they had went out to gamble I was in there playing Starcraft 2, I remember I played a 1v1 vs a protoss and I had smashed my finger in a drawer...but I was still playing! I was really confused how my finger could be hurt that bad, and I didn't whine about it like I usually would. I was in the game so much, that it didn't even matter how much pain I was in, I would continue to play.
The weekend after that every time I got home I would play for about eight hours a day, but all of my build were terrible. I had not known about any pro players, they were just my builds...my weird terrible builds. I remember when I was in about silver I went Marine, Ghost, Marauder, and I would rush for nuke vs zerg. Some how that build actually worked sometimes. So every time my friends would log off I would just 1v1 till I was tired. One day I finally managed to get Silver, I was so happy...achieving Silver, it doesn't seem like a big deal, but back then it was such a huge thing for me. I don't know why it was, but it was. I had finally achieved a goal without my brothers helping me with it, I had done it by myself.
Well in Silver every team game I did...I nuked. I would rush nukes, get about four ghost academies and nuke, nuke, nuke. We actually won quiet a bit of games, lucky nuke hits for sure  . In Silver I played against a zerg and did the same marauder,marine, ghost build and he had said "I like your play it is different compared to most terrans  ." That made me so happy, I bragged about it to my brothers all day and they probably just acted like they cared, but it was very inspirational for me! So I played harder and harder, more and more. I had finally achieved Gold and it was about six in the morning and I had to get ready for school, but I was on the verge of tears from joy. I started getting ready, singing in the shower, brushing teeth with a big grin of my face. I texted all my friends "I AM GOLD!" I was really, REALLY happy :p. Once I got to school I kept telling my friend "Hey I am Gold" I was so tired that day, but getting promoted to Gold kept me up...until second period hahaha.
The thing I didn't understand at this point of the game was expanding, I had literally not expanded ever...If I ran out of minerals I would just move my Orbital Command to the my natural. I thought it was so stupid to waste money on a new Command Center, I would always say "What's the point! It's a waste!" My friends would always laugh at me. So I thought I would try it out and team games and it did. Now I always laugh about that, thinking about how much of a noob I was...thinking expanding was newbie. About at the Gold level I started entering tournaments on z33k.com I thought it was my time to show, The Gold level oh yeah so good. I had actually gone to the quarter finals a bunch of times in "Daywalkers: Plat and Under tourny" but when I lost I would get so pissed off, I actually threw my computer on the floor when I lost against a protoss. I would be so angry, because of a loss, I would stop talking to anybody and just go to sleep, because of a plat and under tournament. That is when I knew how passionate I was about Starcraft. That is when I played many hours, day and night. If I lost it wouldn't matter I would just continue to ladder and ladder.
My brother found Husky one day, and that led to him also finding Day9. Day9 was such a big support to me, every night when I was tired I would watch his videos and fall asleep to them. I remember the first time I watched Daily 100, I think I even cried :p . Every time I felt that I wasn't good or that I wanted to quit I would just watch that Daily to continue to try my best to be the best. Well that led to me being platinum, I remember that night. I was watching Daily 100 (Was at Gold #1, and was on January 1st at 1-2AM) I had been promoted to Platinum. I remember telling my brother and he said "Ok now it's time to get Grandmasters!" and those words had really inspired me to keep playing the game.
So after turning platinum I finally had figured out about pro players and about their builds, and I used them in my games. My winning ratio had increased largely because of their builds. I joined a tournament around this time and I beat the guy in round 1 easily and now I was against Creepy(who was a diamond zerg at the time) and I was platinum. I was like "I have no chance!" but I did...I beat him 2-0. He was a cool guy though, he didn't BM and we were friends after that. Next round I am pretty sure I just got owned. The thing about Creepy though is that after a month later he had been in a clan called LG and I really wanted to be in a clan. So yes, that's how I got in LG...because of good ol' Creepy! Now he's Master and he destroys me now, because he got so much better in ZvT -.-.
Well now here we are present-ish I got Diamond! I achieved diamond bam boom, I learned how to split, drop, MAKE GHOSTS! I never did any of that before Diamond -.- So yes, now I plan on becoming Master! I plan on becoming the best Starcraft player in the world, and I want you guys to follow me on my drive there! I am LGOdanrot, CC is 213. Stream is Twitch.tv/Odanrottv. I would love for you guys to follow me and be there with me, through thick and thin! Everyone can become diamond though, it's not that hard...hell everyone can become masters...you just have to try and try and try, you have to want to get there. My oldest brother has been such a huge support on my Starcraft life, every day he always asks me "Are you Grandmasters yet!?" and he always compared me to Starcraft pros, I couldn't have got here without his support. All you need is support and you can achieve anything in the world (Well except flying...)
So If you would like to be a fan of mine, BE ONE. :p
Stream:http://www.twitch.tv/odanrottv
NA username/CC: LGOdanrot/213.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Odanrot(Just made the facebook, so there's nothing there yet :p)
I will stream from 4 pm (Pacific USA time) - 10-11 PM. So go support me, thank you.
  
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You are truly an inspiration to me :3
gl hf
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lol
Good luck man, I'll follow your stream!
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I think that you are just gay enough that you are forever beyond hope of being a man again.
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gl to you, but don't leave school and still get good marks and all that
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Diamond is pretty far from being high masters
Just remember there are players who have played broodwar since you were literally 3 years old who are still trying to become progamers
(And sorry but we've all seen 1000 of these blogs, and almost always are by players who aren't even masters yet  )
Just dont discredit the hard work it will take... seeing someone write a blog like this and think they are going to be a pro really undermines my years and years of playing starcraft... I thought I wanted to be a pro when I was 16, too
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Another one of these, I can't remember the last time I saw a part 2 or 3. I'd much prefer to see a progamer write about their 'road to progaming' than some aspiring diamond player who is just not going to make it. Getting diamond means you've learnt to walk whereas progaming is about marathons.
On April 30 2012 17:08 Odanrot wrote:
All you need is support and you can achieve anything in the world
You watch too many movies.
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Every time I see one of these, I open it up, hoping it's gonna be a mid-high Masters player making an actual effort to go pro...always disappointed  I guess players of that calibre either know they aren't gonna make it, or they think they can make it and spend all their time playing instead of blogging on TL. Shame, I'd really like to read one.
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On April 30 2012 18:38 zubrils wrote:
I think that you are just gay enough that you are forever beyond hope of being a man again.
The fuck is your problem ???
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I think your first mistake is that you decided to spend your time on writing a blog instead of playing some games.
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There's a huge difference between diamond, low master, high master, grandmaster and progamer. The leap from GM to (good) progamer is extremely huge. Being a progamer takes a lot of time and don't expect to earn any significant amount of money from it. Heck, if you're drawing a salary, you're one of the better ones, but that salary is probably below the minimum wage in many countries. Pretty sure LG doesn't pay you a cent.
Sure, there are people in college who claim to be progamers and don't spend a lot of time practicing, but these people are several notches below the top tier of progamers. Look at Maru, Losira, Polt and other koreans. They've had to sacrifice on parts of their education in order to practice more.
TLDR: don't try to become a progamer. You will fail.
PS. What the fuck? Go to vegas and play sc2 in the hotel room? What?
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Firstly you must realize that you are completely obsessed by being the best player in a video game. Secondly try to not fuck up your youth.
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On April 30 2012 22:58 Heh_ wrote:
There's a huge difference between diamond, low master, high master, grandmaster and progamer. The leap from GM to (good) progamer is extremely huge. Being a progamer takes a lot of time and don't expect to earn any significant amount of money from it. Heck, if you're drawing a salary, you're one of the better ones, but that salary is probably below the minimum wage in many countries. Pretty sure LG doesn't pay you a cent.
Sure, there are people in college who claim to be progamers and don't spend a lot of time practicing, but these people are several notches below the top tier of progamers. Look at Maru, Losira, Polt and other koreans. They've had to sacrifice on parts of their education in order to practice more.
TLDR: don't try to become a progamer. You will fail.
PS. What the fuck? Go to vegas and play sc2 in the hotel room? What?
This is something i learned when i was top 8 masters Season 1 & 2 i knew i was peaking right now and i was never getting into GM. There is HUGE gap between masters --> GM --> Pro (Even a mediocre one *Cough* Idra) But idra could still dominate 90% of the people on the GM list. Even if he is a mediocre pro there aren't many that can win a series off him.
A lot of people who arent even in masters yet but talk about being a pro are just delusional about skill they think "Yea if i play 14 hours a day like Flash i'll be really good right?" Wrong Flash was good before he even started practicing 14 hours a day, if you can't get in to GM by playing >4 hours a day. There is a 99% chance you will not make it as a pro/
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Hey man, first off I just want to say that I enjoyed reading your blog. I can totally relate with the passion inside of you.
I'm 21 years old now, but I first became passionate about SC when I was about your age. My dream was always to be a pro gamer for SCBW. I wanted to live in Korea and be in a team like SKT1, and play live matches in proleague or MSL/OSL. I spent a lot of time watching VODS and replays of progamers, learning how to emulate their builds and get better and better. I played on and off for most of my teen years because of school, I even quit for a few months at a time, multiple times, but my passion for the game and my drive to be the best always brought me back. I played thousands of games in SCBW, and people would always make fun of me for my negative record on iCCup. (I was something like 550-600 in one season) But that never stopped me, and at WCG USA 2010, I achieved what I feel like is my only accomplishment in SCBW. I got 3rd place.
When SC2 came out, the passion that I had for SCBW pretty much transferred over. I started practicing SC2 about a month after release, my hope being that I could achieve the dreams I had for SCBW, in SC2. I've made a lot of mistakes, i've sacrificed a lot, but more important than that, I never gave up, and now, I can finally say that I am a pro gamer. It's taken a long time, and no, i'm not even close to where I want to be, but I have come a long long way. I don't consider myself talented, but I do know that I am passionate and hard working, and I am living proof that its enough.
Basically what i'm trying to say here is this:
If you are passionate enough, and you work hard enough, there is nothing that you cannot accomplish. It's going to take a LOT of work. It's not going to be easy. You are going to want to give up. People are going to look down on you for your dreams, and they are going to tell you that you can't do it. But you can. Just hold onto that passion inside of you, and it will be enough to fuel your journey.
Just wanted to give some words of encouragement. Good luck.
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On May 01 2012 00:23 RaNgeD wrote:
Hey man, first off I just want to say that I enjoyed reading your blog. I can totally relate with the passion inside of you.
I'm 21 years old now, but I first became passionate about SC when I was about your age. My dream was always to be a pro gamer for SCBW. I wanted to live in Korea and be in a team like SKT1, and play live matches in proleague or MSL/OSL. I spent a lot of time watching VODS and replays of progamers, learning how to emulate their builds and get better and better. I played on and off for most of my teen years because of school, I even quit for a few months at a time, multiple times, but my passion for the game and my drive to be the best always brought me back. I played thousands of games in SCBW, and people would always make fun of me for my negative record on iCCup. (I was something like 550-600 in one season) But that never stopped me, and at WCG USA 2010, I achieved what I feel like is my only accomplishment in SCBW. I got 3rd place.
When SC2 came out, the passion that I had for SCBW pretty much transferred over. I started practicing SC2 about a month after release, my hope being that I could achieve the dreams I had for SCBW, in SC2. I've made a lot of mistakes, i've sacrificed a lot, but more important than that, I never gave up, and now, I can finally say that I am a pro gamer. It's taken a long time, and no, i'm not even close to where I want to be, but I have come a long long way. I don't consider myself talented, but I do know that I am passionate and hard working, and I am living proof that its enough.
Basically what i'm trying to say here is this:
If you are passionate enough, and you work hard enough, there is nothing that you cannot accomplish. It's going to take a LOT of work. It's not going to be easy. You are going to want to give up. People are going to look down on you for your dreams, and they are going to tell you that you can't do it. But you can. Just hold onto that passion inside of you, and it will be enough to fuel your journey.
Just wanted to give some words of encouragement. Good luck.
Pretty inspiring shit.
I wish you the same luck!
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On April 30 2012 22:58 Heh_ wrote:
There's a huge difference between diamond, low master, high master, grandmaster and progamer. The leap from GM to (good) progamer is extremely huge. Being a progamer takes a lot of time and don't expect to earn any significant amount of money from it. Heck, if you're drawing a salary, you're one of the better ones, but that salary is probably below the minimum wage in many countries. Pretty sure LG doesn't pay you a cent.
Sure, there are people in college who claim to be progamers and don't spend a lot of time practicing, but these people are several notches below the top tier of progamers. Look at Maru, Losira, Polt and other koreans. They've had to sacrifice on parts of their education in order to practice more.
TLDR: don't try to become a progamer. You will fail.
PS. What the fuck? Go to vegas and play sc2 in the hotel room? What?
Dont put the kid down, how do you know he cant make it if he tries hard enough? Attitudes like that could stagnate the pro scene and we'll stop getting killer unknown runs like scarletts @ IPL
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Hold up... Posting about a time when my zvt was worst than trash is pretty harsh Corban I hope you get masters atleast soon bro :D dunno about pro gaming!
Your "dad"
Creepy :D
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On May 01 2012 00:23 RaNgeD wrote:
Hey man, first off I just want to say that I enjoyed reading your blog. I can totally relate with the passion inside of you.
I'm 21 years old now, but I first became passionate about SC when I was about your age. My dream was always to be a pro gamer for SCBW. I wanted to live in Korea and be in a team like SKT1, and play live matches in proleague or MSL/OSL. I spent a lot of time watching VODS and replays of progamers, learning how to emulate their builds and get better and better. I played on and off for most of my teen years because of school, I even quit for a few months at a time, multiple times, but my passion for the game and my drive to be the best always brought me back. I played thousands of games in SCBW, and people would always make fun of me for my negative record on iCCup. (I was something like 550-600 in one season) But that never stopped me, and at WCG USA 2010, I achieved what I feel like is my only accomplishment in SCBW. I got 3rd place.
When SC2 came out, the passion that I had for SCBW pretty much transferred over. I started practicing SC2 about a month after release, my hope being that I could achieve the dreams I had for SCBW, in SC2. I've made a lot of mistakes, i've sacrificed a lot, but more important than that, I never gave up, and now, I can finally say that I am a pro gamer. It's taken a long time, and no, i'm not even close to where I want to be, but I have come a long long way. I don't consider myself talented, but I do know that I am passionate and hard working, and I am living proof that its enough.
Basically what i'm trying to say here is this:
If you are passionate enough, and you work hard enough, there is nothing that you cannot accomplish. It's going to take a LOT of work. It's not going to be easy. You are going to want to give up. People are going to look down on you for your dreams, and they are going to tell you that you can't do it. But you can. Just hold onto that passion inside of you, and it will be enough to fuel your journey.
Just wanted to give some words of encouragement. Good luck.
your just... awesome... thank you...
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as i always say to these kinds of blogs... good luck
just keep your grades up and keep going to school in case something does not go right
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Is it me or do there seem to be at least a couple of these threads that have popped up in the last few weeks? It must be a seasonal thing or something...
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I always like reading these because I really want to believe that idealistic people can achieve their dreams. I basically never see "...part 2"'s though. So you better make one, even if you quit, make a blog saying why or something, don't leave me hanging!
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On May 01 2012 04:59 huStl.e wrote:Show nested quote +On April 30 2012 22:58 Heh_ wrote:
There's a huge difference between diamond, low master, high master, grandmaster and progamer. The leap from GM to (good) progamer is extremely huge. Being a progamer takes a lot of time and don't expect to earn any significant amount of money from it. Heck, if you're drawing a salary, you're one of the better ones, but that salary is probably below the minimum wage in many countries. Pretty sure LG doesn't pay you a cent.
Sure, there are people in college who claim to be progamers and don't spend a lot of time practicing, but these people are several notches below the top tier of progamers. Look at Maru, Losira, Polt and other koreans. They've had to sacrifice on parts of their education in order to practice more.
TLDR: don't try to become a progamer. You will fail.
PS. What the fuck? Go to vegas and play sc2 in the hotel room? What? Dont put the kid down, how do you know he cant make it if he tries hard enough? Attitudes like that could stagnate the pro scene and we'll stop getting killer unknown runs like scarletts @ IPL
There's a big difference between dreams and reality. While many people dream of becoming like MC, Mvp and Nestea (the three biggest earners), with all the fame and fortune, reality is that not many people can achieve that. It's called a reality check. According to sc2earnings, only 10 people earned more than $100k, and only a paltry 56 people earned more than $20k. Let's not talk about salaries, because few progamers draw a decent salary.
The reality is, progaming isn't like some dream job. The amount of effort put in and the rewards that come from it leave much to be desired. If you want to be a progamer, first check if you have the mental strength to practice 8-12 hours a day, every day of the week, for months and even years. Then, make sure that you have financial support to pull you through the entire duration of your progaming career; let's face it you're not going to be making much money. Finally, consider if you want to sacrifice years of the best part of your youth on a career that is almost doomed to fail.
Why am I being so negative? Because people jump into these kinds of things without good consideration of their future. It's just saddening to see so many youths wasting their years away on some futile pursuit of fame and fortune.
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Check out his stream I stole a build off him once yesterday in fact, Since then I've dominated.... even though I only used it twice never the less I dominated high leagues with it.
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