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As it should be, the list is simple and straight to the point; however it doesn't elaborate on an extremely important point. It is hard to get into the scene because it's hard to find places for people to even start. There are very few amateur tournaments where people can practice and understand the competitive "metagame". Even in those amateur tournaments, it's hard to get recognized because no one pays attention to them.
The random teams and players that make it big have either had an old face from the scene or have been lucky enough to be exposed to a tournament and beat a top team. I never understood how teams and players came up from the blue so I'd like to know more on how a player/team approached an organization/tournament. I kind of find it hard to believe people just poked them and showcased their skills. There has to be something more that made them buy into it.
Often times when an organization lets go of a team, they talk about a difference in agreements with the players. So, what are the common statements in those agreements? This can let players know ahead of time and let them prepare to act it out.
Overall it's a straight forward introduction on how to break out as a PLAYER, but doesn't talk about other roles in eSports. The main issue in eSports since it started has been a lack of contributors. There needs to be more knowledge of how contributors and players interact and come to agreements. Results speak a lot and getting those results will require you to play hard, but I'm convinced the hardest part is selling yourself.
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i think theres another method of getting into the scene. assuming you are decent, sucking known people's dicks will get you playing time.
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This is the same process regardless of the game. Nice summary. Although you have to see if its worth it. I love esports and wanted to get into it and kind of still do, but if the sacrifice isn't worth it, best to just be a fan and go to events for fun and try to have a life instead.
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This is pretty cool. Thanks for providing your own perspective on it.
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how come nobody ever talks about the professional scene drug abuses?
It's also an international scene now, where drugs are legalized, so --- nobody is ever going to bring up or?
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On July 20 2013 10:31 Jaybles wrote:
how come nobody ever talks about the professional scene drug abuses?
It's also an international scene now, where drugs are legalized, so --- nobody is ever going to bring up or?
Drug abuse? You mean Adderall?
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Good article! I also think this applies to a lot more in life, you can make a simple plan and then try following it (following it can be really hard though).
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Having good looks and/or an entertaining personality is what is most needed. Raw skills are not that important (you need to be competent, of course).
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On July 22 2013 02:08 AnomalySC2 wrote:
Having good looks and/or an entertaining personality is what is most needed. Raw skills are not that important (you need to be competent, of course).
For being popular on Twitch, I agree 110%. For actually winning things, not at all.
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No matter what kind of industry you are trying to "break into", the steps are always very similar. You need to be good. You need to put yourself out there. After that, you need to get a little lucky and be discovered. People don't like hearing this, but its normal for some of the best talent out there to languish for years before making it big. Esports is not different than any other talent driven industry in that way.
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First of all, I appreciate that you write something, and maybe encourage ppl younger than me to be part of the e-sports scene. Thank you.
But isn't what you write a bit obvious? I mean, getting good in a game, playing tournaments,
having good results, has anyone doubted this is the way before he or she read this article? No offense, but I think you do not know how exceptionally good and talented you are and that you, so it seems, had the time and focus to change your talents into success.
Similar to mothergoose's opinion, in my own opinion the most important factors are talent, focus, enough time, and connected to that, sleep. I cannot work 8 hours per day and then try to be a semi pro in any game, no matter how many games I have played. I know a guy who has over 6000 games in HoN, but has 1600 MMR at the most. I by myself have played too many games in my youth, which got me decent in some of them, but never really good in one. So I lacked the focus.
Again, thank you for your insight, but please be aware that your success is a product of many factors, and that there's no recipe to get to pro gaming.
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Good write up nska. Thanks for giving us a little info on how to break into epsports in general.
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