As for BW dying, when SKT released most of their B-team few months ago I don't remember thinking about the death of BW.
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Pafnucy
Poland1124 Posts
As for BW dying, when SKT released most of their B-team few months ago I don't remember thinking about the death of BW. | ||
29 fps
United States5717 Posts
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Ocular
Canada141 Posts
On September 16 2010 12:40 Kralic wrote: SonGDuri had to Defy going hungry so he just gave a great big Smile and took a quick trOt down the road to see his good friends Hamil and JoJoBa. Lol you got a lil bit too much time on your hands there bud, aha nice story nonetheless though. | ||
Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
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Slayer91
Ireland23335 Posts
At least the good progamers make some money have fanclubs and good achievements to show. These guys have sacrificed so much and have gotten nothing out of it. | ||
nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
On September 17 2010 02:28 Slayer91 wrote: I always feel sad for these unknown progamers who never made it and everyone laughs at them when they get. Show some respect guys At least the good progamers make some money have fanclubs and good achievements to show. These guys have sacrificed so much and have gotten nothing out of it. I'd kill to be able to say "i used to be a progamer" though. Even it i never achieved anything of note i think that's pretty damn awesome~~ they have my respect for making it as far as they did! | ||
AlwaysGG
Taiwan952 Posts
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Crimson)S(hadow
Philippines516 Posts
On September 16 2010 23:21 Pafnucy wrote: We don't know them because for the last 4 years we have great VOD uploaders and live streamers and it is enough, even if someone can spend 3 hours a day. Before, keeping track with Korean scene had more replay watching with people picking players they like and searching for their replays. Today we hear about a gamer when he wins courage or plays on TV, which is quite late career-wise, as it takes around 1 year for b-teamer to "mature" skillwise and more time to pass courage. Before 2005 there were a lot of promising amateurs which we knew from reps and they became pros or quit. Hyuk was known from original gamei ladder around 2003, TLers noticed Canata and Pusan before they even joined proteams, Tempest was and amateur for long time, while Oov was an exception - he went straight to 4U. So these guys might have been future Pusans, Hyuks, Anytimes, but they quit, thats all. The fact that we don't know them might be an effect of different way of watching SC, rather than them being shitty players. Besides, there are players who are valued practice partners without being on TV every week, as we learned from Idra/Artosis last year. Puma, Suny, Magma come to mind. As for BW dying, when SKT released most of their B-team few months ago I don't remember thinking about the death of BW. true story, although i might not be as old school i remember seeing reps of crazy-hydra when i was looking for good muta-micro reps, then after like 3-4 years i see him playing for CJ and maybe another team before that i was like WTF | ||
Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17709 Posts
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
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moopie
12605 Posts
On September 17 2010 04:27 Tazza wrote: Its really sad, they're players that havn't lived up to their dream, and now, they wont find work because they don't have the education. This is the sad part of progaming Or they'll move to SC2 (or another game), or they can go back to school. They tried something for a year or two, it didn't work, they're moving on. Life is all about taking chances, sometimes they pay off, sometimes they don't, but just because opportunities don't always work out doesn't mean you should avoid taking them. | ||
ZBiR
Poland1092 Posts
On September 17 2010 03:21 Crimson)S(hadow wrote: true story, although i might not be as old school i remember seeing reps of crazy-hydra when i was looking for good muta-micro reps, then after like 3-4 years i see him playing for CJ and maybe another team before that i was like WTF crazy-hydra is from stars hydra is from CJ | ||
niteReloaded
Croatia5281 Posts
lol no. | ||
arb
Noobville17915 Posts
On September 16 2010 13:31 matjlav wrote: I always feel so bad for these no-name progamers that work so hard to get through Courage and get on a team, and then go years without accomplishing anything. It looks so rough. I wouldnt feel bad for them. They acomplished their dream of becoming a progamer id be honored to make it onto a team even if i never got to play. Also hopefully these guys will move onto SC2! | ||
Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
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Taekwon
United States8155 Posts
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FyRe_DragOn
Canada2049 Posts
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freelander
Hungary4707 Posts
On September 16 2010 23:21 Pafnucy wrote: We don't know them because for the last 4 years we have great VOD uploaders and live streamers and it is enough, even if someone can spend 3 hours a day. Before, keeping track with Korean scene had more replay watching with people picking players they like and searching for their replays. Today we hear about a gamer when he wins courage or plays on TV, which is quite late career-wise, as it takes around 1 year for b-teamer to "mature" skillwise and more time to pass courage. Before 2005 there were a lot of promising amateurs which we knew from reps and they became pros or quit. Hyuk was known from original gamei ladder around 2003, TLers noticed Canata and Pusan before they even joined proteams, Tempest was and amateur for long time, while Oov was an exception - he went straight to 4U. So these guys might have been future Pusans, Hyuks, Anytimes, but they quit, thats all. The fact that we don't know them might be an effect of different way of watching SC, rather than them being shitty players. Besides, there are players who are valued practice partners without being on TV every week, as we learned from Idra/Artosis last year. Puma, Suny, Magma come to mind. As for BW dying, when SKT released most of their B-team few months ago I don't remember thinking about the death of BW. yea I remember that era hours of searching ygclan for amateur replays the most I learned was from Pusan and Best replays, before they were famous. | ||
Yurie
11531 Posts
On September 17 2010 05:30 moopie wrote: Or they'll move to SC2 (or another game), or they can go back to school. They tried something for a year or two, it didn't work, they're moving on. Life is all about taking chances, sometimes they pay off, sometimes they don't, but just because opportunities don't always work out doesn't mean you should avoid taking them. I would have to say they spent a bit more than a year or two on this. ^^ But otherwise you are correct. Either they move on to a new game, keep trying in this game or reset their life to the point prior to aiming for the top of SC. | ||
pronesc
United States31 Posts
On September 16 2010 12:40 Kralic wrote: SonGDuri had to Defy going hungry so he just gave a great big Smile and took a quick trOt down the road to see his good friends Hamil and JoJoBa. LOL. You're awesome. | ||
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