EPTBefore we get started I want to share you a bit of history about myself.
I love blizzard games; I've been playing World of Warcraft for almost 7 years. When I was introduced to W.o.W. I didn't know that it would have such a profound impact on my life. During High School I spent most of my off time playing W.o.W. I met a lot of great people, people who I would never meet in real life, that raised me in a way that no parent or teacher ever could; and like so many other people these players would become part of my extended family.
I focused on learning everything I could. In about 6 months I could tell anybody the lore behind a person, location, raid, or whatever W.o.W. related I could tell you. I understood every boss fight, watched countless videos on encounters, and for all intents and purposes I just memorized the game. It was about that time that I realized that I had a real knack for history and mythologies which maybe stemmed by my vast lore knowledge.
My parents began to notice my constant interest in this game. I love my parents but they just do not understand computer games. So when I told them my junior year of high school that I wanted to get into the gaming industry they just did not understand. They told me that nobody in their right mind would think that games could provide me with a living. My parents were raised to believe that taking any risk was foolish; they believed that the safe route in life was the best route. So when I went to college I took their advice; I entered into a program that I didn't truly enjoy. Sure I still played my fair share of games but it just wasn't the same. My thoughts were conflicted and that resulted in a variety of emotions. I became angry at these games, I thought that this all was a waste of time, and most importantly I gave up on my dreams of entering into gaming.
When I turned 20 I was tired of being so unhappy. I took some time off school and just worked and played computer games but it all was not the same to me. I didn't have a motivation to continue playing anymore. This state led to boredom which lead to immense fatigue. I was so tired of everything around me that I spent most of my time just asleep. There was a part of me that believed somebody was going to come and help me. I expected something to take pity on me and just give me everything I ever wanted, I was insane to think that it would happen.
In this slump I was lucky to have gotten in so early in the alpha that I had a one up on most other players; however I squandered the opportunity I was given to make a name for myself because I expected greatness to fall into my lap. I wanted to be a pro player, I wanted to be a top analyst for the game, and I wanted the community to know my name just because I was part of the community. I expected that the universe would just give me everything I wanted out of this game without putting in the work.
It was not until very recently that I learned that everything I ever want in life can be mine; if and only if I'm willing to put in the work. I've spent so long believing in other people that I forgot to believe in myself. That lesson cost me several years and countless opportunities in my life; now my plan to get all the value I can out of it. I believe that everything I've learned will help me fulfill my dreams. Not only do I believe that I can be a asset to Team Liquid but I believe that I can be an asset to the progress of Heroes of the Storm.
These opportunities are still out there I simply have to work as hard as I can to claim them.
I want to make a promise to all of you reading this: I promise that I will work as hard as I can to analyze and talk about topics in all things Heroes of the Storm. For the next 365 days I want you and I to track my progress, see how much I improve, and help you guys improve not only your game but yourself along the way. I want to come back to this post on October 19th, 2016 and show the world that I'm no long a sob story of broken dreams but the product of unwavering work ethic.
Thank you so much for reading this. I hope you guys will read more of my work in this next year. Lets see what we can do.
