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The TL;DR Should Be At The Top So Here It Is Not going to Korea, going full-time e-sports, I'm gonna try hard and stream and create videos. Plz suggest cool Patreon ideas.
Change of Plans
So as some have seen on my twitter/today's cast, the plans to go to Korea are put on hold for now. A lot factored into it, but some of the factors include the frustration with working with recruiters/receiving crappy contracts and the realization that I'm not that desperate. I don't love teaching, I love SC2. I would work a 9-7 job for one, not the other.
People might still say anyone who decides to go 'full time e-sports' is crazy, and they're always gonna be a little right. But the biggest worry I had was not moving to Korea and teaching, but what would happen when I came back. A year, or even six months, is a lot of time to not be working in this business, y'know? I love it too much not to ride it as long as possible. We'll see where this goes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Being Full-Time
There's a few things I need to do. First things first: Treat this like a real job. Of course this is different and the expectations should be different (an 8-hour workday is normal for some jobs, but casting 8 or more hours everyday is a lot different), but studying and practicing is a part of being a caster. So in order to do this...
- I need to stream at least 4/7 days of the week, three hours or more.
- I need to get partnered on twitch, and get a sub button.
- I need to be more annoying to players. No, seriously, I need to ask them questions and get (paid) coaching.
- I need to study replays and keep up with changes in the game.
I'm also looking into making my own Patreon, but I want cool-ish reward tiers. My ideas right now are:
- Thank yous, monthly video thank yous, patreon night where they choose the game to be played, retweets of their choice, a patreon skype group, casting a game of their choosing, Twitch hosting, Patreon-only videos recapping the month, and making art of w/e they want.
And I also need to get a ~theme~. Like a brand. Or something.
Right now I'm trying to keep a weekly schedule on hand for everyone to see: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRZzvHgnxjaBfAAB_z5L_NxwkTcUZkqxB-YG-eLn01I/edit?usp=sharing I'm working on talking with designers, and I have enough replays to study to last...forever.
Content Production
The problem with being a caster is your schedule isn't set weekly. Sometimes you have IEM followed by WCS followed by ZOTAC followed by a BTTV tournament. But in the downtime, I want to work on a couple of 'shows'. I don't really want to promise something I can't deliver, so let's just say they're cool ideas that might pop up on my Youtube every once in a while. I have a few ideas now but am always looking to ~expand~, but the nice thing about YT is that you can pre-record the vids, so scheduling isn't nearly as big of a conflict as a SC2 talk show, for example.
But What About Your FUTURE?!
I dunno, like many 20-somethings. I hope this could turn into something fun and cool and I could make a living off of it. Get my own place, travel the world, say I did something amazing. Make connections, watch this e-sport thing happen. Live life totes casj. I will win. Cheer for me please.
Edit: People making this a big deal makes me so embarrassed like (・_・; ) but also ಥ‿ಥ and (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
 
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Good luck, it'll be hard to make it work.
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Good luck show good games I will cheer for you
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You're going to do well I think. It's also really good you're actually going to pester players about game related things[builds,decisions etc] - more casters need to do this.
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Holy cow this is a really big thing. Best of luck! While I am not the most useful person, if I can ever help you with ANYTHING whatsoever, please don't hesitate to ask!
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
FULL TIME ESPORTS
i hope things work out for you bro
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Best of luck. Also.. here's the thing. In an event this doesn't work in the end, you can still say that you've tried to do something, which is your passion. And, that is, imho, a good thing. 
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I think when you have an opportunity like this it's always great to pursue it if it's reasonable. Best of luck to you, make your life what you want it to be instead of how others think it should be.
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On January 20 2015 10:19 lichter wrote:
FULL TIME ESPORTS
i hope things work out for you bro
It's a dumb term because I don't get any full-time benefits....EXCEPT EXTREME LEVELS OF PASSION.
loljk i want healthcare too which is why if I'm SOL in a couple of years it's back to boring jobs
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Canada13389 Posts
On January 20 2015 10:25 ZombieGrub wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2015 10:19 lichter wrote:
FULL TIME ESPORTS
i hope things work out for you bro It's a dumb term because I don't get any full-time benefits....EXCEPT EXTREME LEVELS OF PASSION. loljk i want healthcare too which is why if I'm SOL in a couple of years it's back to boring jobs
You know if you successfully build a brand but decide you want a more serious job, the fact you've built a brand actually helps you look for work
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On January 20 2015 10:33 ZeromuS wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2015 10:25 ZombieGrub wrote:On January 20 2015 10:19 lichter wrote:
FULL TIME ESPORTS
i hope things work out for you bro It's a dumb term because I don't get any full-time benefits....EXCEPT EXTREME LEVELS OF PASSION. loljk i want healthcare too which is why if I'm SOL in a couple of years it's back to boring jobs You know if you successfully build a brand but decide you want a more serious job, the fact you've built a brand actually helps you look for work
The hope and dream is that while being full-time caster is awesome, taking a back seat in a more stable yet related field/position is possible and maybe even likely.
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United States14 Posts
Well I for one am looking forward to it.
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As for my part I belief that if you try to follow your dream and to something that you really like you will always be more successful than the other way round. Fingers crossed for you and your efforts - I'll definitely support the journey of yours.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On January 20 2015 10:34 ZombieGrub wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2015 10:33 ZeromuS wrote:On January 20 2015 10:25 ZombieGrub wrote:On January 20 2015 10:19 lichter wrote:
FULL TIME ESPORTS
i hope things work out for you bro It's a dumb term because I don't get any full-time benefits....EXCEPT EXTREME LEVELS OF PASSION. loljk i want healthcare too which is why if I'm SOL in a couple of years it's back to boring jobs You know if you successfully build a brand but decide you want a more serious job, the fact you've built a brand actually helps you look for work The hope and dream is that while being full-time caster is awesome, taking a back seat in a more stable yet related field/position is possible and maybe even likely.
The administrative side of esports is applicable work experience that some companies may find valuable. Just gotta reach out to the right people
I hope some day more people consider writing for TL as a sort of sports journalism internship
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Full time esports... living the dream. Good luck
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Best of luck with the venture, youre one of the great hard working pillars in the sc2 community and you can make it happen.
If youre looking to do more content and casting from time to time, would be cool to have you a part of the Collegiate Star League
just sayin
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Good luck in your endeavor!
I'm not creative enough to suggest any patron rewards tho. :-\
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Poland104 Posts
Good luck ZombieGrub. Your knowledge of the game is impressive for a not progamer, hope you will succeed!
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