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Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-30 11:18:27
November 30 2011 11:14 GMT
#1
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Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
16976 Posts
November 30 2011 11:19 GMT
#2
One of the few times I'll post outside of mod forums is to tell people that they won't find a career in progaming
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Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
November 30 2011 11:26 GMT
#3
On January 03 2011 11:52 IdrA wrote:
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On January 03 2011 11:43 gamerkhang wrote:
It's not like you can just play forever and become pro eventually- people don't have time for that, they have jobs and stuff to do.

thats exactly what you do


On January 03 2011 13:14 IdrA wrote:
being high on the ladder doesnt get you any closer to your goal
avoiding practice to protect your rating is absurd. if you want to be good go play 40 games a day and stop thinking about becoming a pro.

Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Chaosvuistje
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands2581 Posts
November 30 2011 11:31 GMT
#4
Just posting here to say I agree.

Just have fun and play in Craft cups or something. Sure you won't win 5000 dollars from that, but if you have a competition drive you can still have more than enough fun with that.
Jinsho
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom3101 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-30 11:41:45
November 30 2011 11:41 GMT
#5
People who have to ask how to become a pro never will.
NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Netherlands1242 Posts
November 30 2011 11:42 GMT
#6
I don't know any progamers that got up one day and said to themselves "I'll be the best there is", but it definately happens in sports. Very positive outlook you got there.
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KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
November 30 2011 11:48 GMT
#7
Well, at least there's hope:
It's pretty hard to get into the proscene, but once you've made it it's almost impossible to get out.
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
November 30 2011 11:49 GMT
#8
On November 30 2011 20:48 KeksX wrote:
Well, at least there's hope:
It's pretty hard to get into the proscene, but once you've made it it's almost impossible to get out.


unless you play poker
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Dhalphir
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia1305 Posts
November 30 2011 12:05 GMT
#9
People have this idea that being a progamer requires less work and dedication than another career choice because it is a "fun" job.

So, when they find themselves thinking "man I don't like working hard" they think "I know, I'll play games for a living".

Because they are fucking idiots, they don't realise how dumb this is.
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blubbdavid
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Switzerland2412 Posts
November 30 2011 12:10 GMT
#10
On November 30 2011 20:14 Inori wrote:


I don't know of a single pro gamer that, while being bad, just one day decided he will be a pro.

Flash did. On the other hand, he never was bad.
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Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
November 30 2011 12:10 GMT
#11
I agree.
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firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
November 30 2011 12:11 GMT
#12
On November 30 2011 21:10 blubbdavid wrote:
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On November 30 2011 20:14 Inori wrote:


I don't know of a single pro gamer that, while being bad, just one day decided he will be a pro.

Flash did. On the other hand, he never was bad.

Destiny might be an example...
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Alur
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Denmark3900 Posts
November 30 2011 12:14 GMT
#13
Tyler made a similar statement some time ago, something like: "If you're unable to play at a competitive level while working/studying, going all-in on E-sports is a bad choice."
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Iplaythings
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Denmark9110 Posts
November 30 2011 12:15 GMT
#14
On November 30 2011 21:10 blubbdavid wrote:
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On November 30 2011 20:14 Inori wrote:


I don't know of a single pro gamer that, while being bad, just one day decided he will be a pro.

Flash did. On the other hand, he never was bad.

That's only part of the truth, he decided that he would use x months to becomer a progamer or not at all
In the woods, there lurks..
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-30 12:22:26
November 30 2011 12:20 GMT
#15
On November 30 2011 21:11 firehand101 wrote:
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On November 30 2011 21:10 blubbdavid wrote:
On November 30 2011 20:14 Inori wrote:


I don't know of a single pro gamer that, while being bad, just one day decided he will be a pro.

Flash did. On the other hand, he never was bad.

Destiny might be an example...

On the contrary Destiny managed to set himself up for a really solid monthly income, while not being a pro at the time. Nearly every professional in this industry managed to work himself up while combining it with work or school. People who aren't capable of doing this to at least some extent will probably not end up doing much at all.
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grs
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany2339 Posts
November 30 2011 12:27 GMT
#16
Just view it as another kind of sport: If you are not really good at it very fast and while doing it as a hobby, you won't become a pro. I can't deceide to become a Tennis pro from scratch in the next year either.
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
November 30 2011 12:29 GMT
#17
Well we can all agree that becoming a pro gamer is no easy task, you have to give it all you got. You can become a pro gamer at any time if you have the motivation, but 99 percent of these kids who say they will are only doing it for the short term, they dont have the persistence necessary.
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OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6592 Posts
November 30 2011 12:32 GMT
#18
Agree completely. All these "road to GM" from bronze - gold players are starting to become an eye sore. I don't hate them it's just kind of hard not to post "yeah right let me know how that goes for you." every single time =/
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SarR
Profile Joined June 2011
476 Posts
November 30 2011 13:00 GMT
#19
One of the most sensible blogs I've seen here. All these "Im going pro" blogs are really fuckin retarded for so many reasons, some of which are mentioned in this blog.
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
November 30 2011 13:15 GMT
#20
For fuck sake most of us don't even try hard in our work/uni/school.
How people believe that they will just get the right dedication in a flick of a switch is beyond me.
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