EPTWhatever you do, lycka till
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Shuffleblade
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Best of luck SortOf! | ||
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qxc
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MarinePrince
United States101 Posts
But you've definitely made a fan of me from this post. I promise I will root for you from now on. Good Luck! | ||
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hymn
Bulgaria832 Posts
But you've seen (I hope so) that health is the most important thing. So the goal of keeping fit is awesome and I wonder why it is so rarely this way with gamers. They are mostly those weird skinny guys weighing around 60 kg or obese. And with their lifestyle it's no wonder they suffer from RSI so much. So your desire to be mentally as well as physically fit is refreshing. I wish you all the best. You gained another fan. gl hf! | ||
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broodwar2.0
Niue229 Posts
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Nif
Sweden18 Posts
I hope that you get things worked out! Also if u get the opportunity to go to Korea bring Naniwa!  | ||
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yido
United States350 Posts
It is great to see a foreigner really have the passion to go over and enjoy it despite the difficulties in immigration. Unfortunately, it is expensive to rent in Seoul (expensive enough that a progamer's salary really isn't enough for a stable living). However (not being serious kinda) you can always sleep in jimjilbang (public bath) for a decent price. It is what couples that fought do mostly because they don't want to show shame to relatives/friends. Bath, sauna, and cheap food in the complex. If you ever find yourself in need of cheap housing for a short period it is a solution. | ||
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Prolet
United States37 Posts
I read your post and it moved me to give you advice on what I would do, if I were you. According to Liquipedia, I see you are 21 years old. In my opinion, that's getting kind of old to be a progamer.  Sometimes the progaming life really works out, and sometimes it really does not. Stephano, for example, made incredible money and retired at the best time. He made vastly more money than he could have otherwise, at that point in his life. Not just because he was a great player, but because there were far more tournaments with BIGGER prize pools at that time too. And the competitive environment was different. The GAME was different. This example is ideal. Only a few players have achieved this or even half of it. Your situation is very different. You have not seen the same success as other foreign players. The current climate of the Starcraft II is different than a couple years go too. Even if next year you could compete with the best KESPA players, the prize pools are greatly reduced. And I would say the competition is even more fierce now with KESPA joining than when Stephano played during WoL, early HotS. Instead of progamer, you could possibly attend university. The income you would get from that degree's job is probably well above what you are making now. Even retiring from Starcraft II and finding a job right now would probably bring in more money for you, I suspect. Instead, if you continue with progaming, and not only are you losing out on the benefits of going to university or income of a stable job, but your mental/physical health is deteriorating. The Korean Starcraft II seems to be struggling as it is. Recently, quite a few Korean players became free agents. Not only are some of them superior players, but they speak the native language. And KESPA players do not really recruit foreigners. All the Non-KESPA teams seem to be disbanding, struggling in Korea, except Axiom. Now I know I am talking about money, money, money. But I think it is really important you get a stable income situation to cover your BASICS. It is not as if progaming is a rich lifestyle for the majority. It is very demanding for little pay. Would you agree? Anyway, I hope you take time to read this and see if any of these points agree with you. | ||
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GoAudio
Sweden400 Posts
Best of luck in the future. | ||
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
On August 02 2014 03:31 Prolet wrote: + Show Spoiler + Hi SortOf, I read your post and it moved me to give you advice on what I would do, if I were you. According to Liquipedia, I see you are 21 years old. In my opinion, that's getting kind of old to be a progamer. Sometimes the progaming life really works out, and sometimes it really does not. Stephano, for example, made incredible money and retired at the best time. He made vastly more money than he could have otherwise, at that point in his life. Not just because he was a great player, but because there were far more tournaments with BIGGER prize pools at that time too. And the competitive environment was different. The GAME was different. This example is ideal. Only a few players have achieved this or even half of it. Your situation is very different. You have not seen the same success as other foreign players. The current climate of the Starcraft II is different than a couple years go too. Even if next year you could compete with the best KESPA players, the prize pools are greatly reduced. And I would say the competition is even more fierce now with KESPA joining than when Stephano played during WoL, early HotS. Instead of progamer, you could possibly attend university. The income you would get from that degree's job is probably well above what you are making now. Even retiring from Starcraft II and finding a job right now would probably bring in more money for you, I suspect. Instead, if you continue with progaming, and not only are you losing out on the benefits of going to university or income of a stable job, but your mental/physical health is deteriorating. The Korean Starcraft II seems to be struggling as it is. Recently, quite a few Korean players became free agents. Not only are some of them superior players, but they speak the native language. And KESPA players do not really recruit foreigners. All the Non-KESPA teams seem to be disbanding, struggling in Korea, except Axiom. Now I know I am talking about money, money, money. But I think it is really important you get a stable income situation to cover your BASICS. It is not as if progaming is a rich lifestyle for the majority. It is very demanding for little pay. Would you agree? Anyway, I hope you take time to read this and see if any of these points agree with you. Pretty much this. No point in competing with korean players for a few scraps. At least you are lucky to get relative cheap university access (not USA :D). | ||
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tili
United States1332 Posts
I appreciate the outlook. | ||
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