I want a chance. - Page 2

On November 19 2012 12:54 Torte de Lini wrote:
Don't take a break from college, a whole year for something that's unproductive (and even if you do become a professional or part of a professional team, you'll be earning less than minimum wage a month).

There are plenty of people who are doing school and playing professionally such as Ostojiy and Suppy. They did not take a break from school and they didn't "drop everything" to give it a shot. It's all gradual and it all comes with putting what time you have towards getting better.

You're Diamond, whatever ladder games you're playing now is sufficient until you reach Masters. When you hit masters, try Playhem tournaments and other smaller tournaments that give out daily/weekly prizes. You'll be playing against some of the best both in EU, NA and Korea as all pros play there.

Come back here and tell us about your progress then. Teams like players with achievements, academies like those who have the ability to be amongst the best and have some minor achievements. If you have neither of those, you shouldn't try for it exclusively.

Believe me, I've managed several teams ranging from smaller groups to more professional teams and your sense of "professional training" is a bit off-field. Players practice, but there's a lot of individual training on ladder and analysis. Things you can do on your own.

Bottom-line is: don't be an idiot, keep going to school. If you like competition, you have the avenues to reach Masters or even GM.

seriously.



You won't get this on the vast majority of teams.



You're gonna regret it if you do it.

If you think I'm shitting on you and trying to be your conscience, think again. You're not being realistic and you're not really rationalizing this out, you're just thinking out loud.

On November 19 2012 13:04 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:
OP wants to quit college to play video games? Think McFly think!
Seriously dude the way SC2 proscene is going it will be dead in a year, just keep doing college and play games as a hobby.

On November 19 2012 13:23 Glurkenspurk wrote:
I've been a high master player for quite a while now, and I've had no such luck. Good luck though, it's a lot harder than you think.


I would do anything to be a pro but it's so incredibly hard to stay motivated after years of no luck.

On November 19 2012 14:20 qxc wrote:
just play in tournaments and do well. that's really all it takes. Make friends on teams or at least notoriety by beating well known players in events. Stream consistently to attract fans and perform consistently. It's possible to do a lot while still in school - there are a number of players who did or currently are in school while progaming.

glhf

On November 19 2012 14:20 qxc wrote:
just play in tournaments and do well. that's really all it takes. Make friends on teams or at least notoriety by beating well known players in events. Stream consistently to attract fans and perform consistently. It's possible to do a lot while still in school - there are a number of players who did or currently are in school while progaming.

glhf

On November 19 2012 11:40 DragonflySC2 wrote:


I've been playing a lot more lately I took a break because things in school were becoming real rough, and there was the hurricane and everything near me.

Are there any respected lower level teams that may have an establishment that exists for players that are not in their main roster? I'm not even looking for a salary just something/somewhere to maintain the lifestyle required to train.

On November 19 2012 23:55 Recognizable wrote:


Please just get to High Master/GM before even considering going pro. You aren't nearly good enough. Frankly you are quite terrible. After all this time still diamond? Awful. Excuse my rudeness. Don't waste your life chasing an impossible dream. You aren't even good enough to understand how terrible you are. I was high master, hell even got into GM one season when I played, on average 2 hours a day. This is when I understood how terrible I truly was and that I atleast had to put in 6+ hours a day to have a chance at going pro.

On November 20 2012 01:08 DragonflySC2 wrote:


I'll be sure to message you after my success.

See you then.

On November 20 2012 01:17 Recognizable wrote:


You are delusional. I will post in again in this blog in a year. You really don't understand how terrible you are. Going from Bronze to Diamond is a completely different beast than going from low Master to high Master, not to mention going from your regular GM player to pro.