you shouldn't trust those fortune cookies, they aren't even from China :p
But best of luck, your life had been really harsh and as long as you keep improving, I am sure some team will pick you up.

GenesisX

Canada4267 Posts

May 08 2013 06:07 GMT

#22

thank you for writing this blog. I always find it very interesting reading about other people's aspiration to become pro-gamers. I too wanted for a few years to be a pro-gamer ever since Starcraft 2 came out. I was never under diamond rank in 1v1 even at launch of the game where diamond was the highest rank. I played every weekend and grinded over 3k-4k games on my main account to date. I really commend you to sticking to it because I eventually stopped trying maybe this time last year (just play casually now). Like many in the thread have mentioned, it is incredibly difficult to break out as a pro-gamer and also extremely risky. If you do decide to continue this pursuit I strongly suggest you have a back up plan other than finishing your GED (which I just quickly wikipedia'd so dunno if I have the right understanding of this lol... apparently its usa/canada high school equivalency?) Still, I admire your ambition. Hope we match on ladder sometime

Steelo_Rivers

United States1968 Posts

May 08 2013 08:38 GMT

#23

On May 08 2013 14:25 ETisME wrote:
you shouldn't trust those fortune cookies, they aren't even from China :p
But best of luck, your life had been really harsh and as long as you keep improving, I am sure some team will pick you up.

lol, yea I know. I just thought it was funny how they actually meant something at some point.

On May 08 2013 15:07 GenesisX wrote:
thank you for writing this blog. I always find it very interesting reading about other people's aspiration to become pro-gamers. I too wanted for a few years to be a pro-gamer ever since Starcraft 2 came out. I was never under diamond rank in 1v1 even at launch of the game where diamond was the highest rank. I played every weekend and grinded over 3k-4k games on my main account to date. I really commend you to sticking to it because I eventually stopped trying maybe this time last year (just play casually now). Like many in the thread have mentioned, it is incredibly difficult to break out as a pro-gamer and also extremely risky. If you do decide to continue this pursuit I strongly suggest you have a back up plan other than finishing your GED (which I just quickly wikipedia'd so dunno if I have the right understanding of this lol... apparently its usa/canada high school equivalency?) Still, I admire your ambition. Hope we match on ladder sometime

GED is the equivalent of a HS diploma. I'm working on getting a job right now. I believe it will only be part time though and at nights so I will still be able to play sc2 a lot. Maybe one day we'll run into each other on ladder ;

EtherealDeath

United States8366 Posts

May 08 2013 08:44 GMT

#24

Should come out to some of the LANs we have near state. It's about monthly atm iirc.

Steelo_Rivers

United States1968 Posts

May 08 2013 17:56 GMT

#25

On May 08 2013 17:44 EtherealDeath wrote:
Should come out to some of the LANs we have near state. It's about monthly atm iirc.

Never knew there were any lans in NC O.o

What days, where at, and what time?

BabyToss!

Czech Republic588 Posts

May 08 2013 19:54 GMT

#26

It's always good to see someone strive towards their dreams. It's inspirng in a way as well; as not many people do that these days. Frankly, most of us are wired to live a "normal" life; but if you had a choice, would it be what you'd be doing? I can say for myself - no frickin way. So, as murky as it may sound, a lot of people are just "surviving" in today's system, in today's society. I'm glad that there are still people like you, who just go for their thing; no matter if it's StarCraft or anything else people have aims & passions for.

You went through hardships,. so it is nearly a wonder, that you have a spirit and heart left in yourself, to do what you enjoy doing. Many people would've been broken at this point. Important is, that you love the game, because without this love & passion, you'll soon become burnt out. No doubt you know this, though. Also, make sure you at least have some "safety-net", in case it doesn't work out. This is a difficult quest you've chosen for yourself.

And don't let anyone here or anywhere else to talk you out of this; there were mostly positive comments, but still, you'd only regret it later, that you haven't even tried. Best of luck!

Shortizz

Singapore129 Posts

May 09 2013 14:24 GMT

#27

I started playing in season 2 of WOL and was placed in bronze. By the end of the season, I was top 8 masters. At the end of season 3 I was no.1 master, 2 days later, I was promoted into the GM league.

It was easy, and took iirc, less than 5 months of 10 games a day. However, pro gaming has never crossed my mind. Only a small percentage of top players make more than the average graduate, and that usually happens for a short period of time when the metagame was in their favour.

My point is, someone in your situation should not pursue this profession where less than 5% earns more than minimum wage. You took way to long to get to where you are right now (master) and probably won't ever make it to the top. Even if u are promoted to GM, which isnt that hard if u play as much as you claim to, you"ll realise that there's a big difference between GM and pro-gamer.

I've seen alot of aspiring pro gamer posts and even though I know they would go on to waste years of their youth(and they usually do), I've always refrain from posting. Even when most kids on TL jump on the "Goodluck", "This guy is good" bandwagon, I usually just laugh it off as youth and naive.

This time though, I just want to say that it would break my heart to see my single mum receiving charity and working her ass off so I can wake up at 2pm everyday to watch "Korean progamers". Especially when I'm
19 years old and perfectly capable of making life alot easier for her.

Steelo_Rivers

United States1968 Posts

May 09 2013 17:31 GMT

#28

On May 09 2013 23:24 Shortizz wrote:
I started playing in season 2 of WOL and was placed in bronze. By the end of the season, I was top 8 masters. At the end of season 3 I was no.1 master, 2 days later, I was promoted into the GM league.

It was easy, and took iirc, less than 5 months of 10 games a day. However, pro gaming has never crossed my mind. Only a small percentage of top players make more than the average graduate, and that usually happens for a short period of time when the metagame was in their favour.

My point is, someone in your situation should not pursue this profession where less than 5% earns more than minimum wage. You took way to long to get to where you are right now (master) and probably won't ever make it to the top. Even if u are promoted to GM, which isnt that hard if u play as much as you claim to, you"ll realise that there's a big difference between GM and pro-gamer.

I've seen alot of aspiring pro gamer posts and even though I know they would go on to waste years of their youth(and they usually do), I've always refrain from posting. Even when most kids on TL jump on the "Goodluck", "This guy is good" bandwagon, I usually just laugh it off as youth and naive.

This time though, I just want to say that it would break my heart to see my single mum receiving charity and working her ass off so I can wake up at 2pm everyday to watch "Korean progamers". Especially when I'm
19 years old and perfectly capable of making life alot easier for her.

You clearly haven't read all of the posts here. Also, I never said my mom was receiving charity so you're going overboard. I am currently in the process of getting a job right now, and my mom just recently got promoted at hers. Maybe you should ask a few questions first before you make your divine judgement. Your first questions could be:

Hey, why haven't you gotten a job yet? Simple, No one wants to hire a person without a diploma. The jobs that will hire you without a diploma (construction, maintenance, janitor, etc..), require some type of reliable transportation (which I do not have).

Why did you lose your first job then? Go back to the bottom of the first page.

Why have you been playing for so long, yet you're only Masters? Honestly, ladder sucks. I don't like to ladder. I will play 30 games straight with FXOJimRiSing or FXOTheoRy all day np, but ladder is just annoying to play on.