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BartooToo
29 Posts
I was wondering today, What qualities do you need to become a pro gamer, I have thought of some but do some other people have something to add to the list? -Determination -The ability to continue when it's not going that well -Intelligence Greetz, Bart | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
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dukethegold
Canada5645 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:08 BluzMan wrote: LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME. Agreed. Pointless to even mention passion, dedication or talent without THAT prerequisite. I haven't played a single 1v1 ladder game since school started. Q_Q | ||
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BartooToo
29 Posts
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vectorix108
United States4633 Posts
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kidcrash89
198 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:08 BluzMan wrote: LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME. Yeah, for college students, I don't know how you can have a good gpa and pursue a technical degree and dedicate 8-12 hours a day to starcraft. I don't think the pros really have that different of qualities than other people. Actually, in some cases, I feel that progamers have the wrong qualities, particularly in their decision making and logical reasoning. That goes for anything though, not just gaming. Also, consistency is huge. That's really why I respect Idra a lot. He does the same thing a lot, but he does it because he's practiced it so much in so many situations and doesn't have to rely on much risk when it counts. | ||
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holy_war
United States3590 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:08 BluzMan wrote: LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME. By that you mean dedicate SC2 as your job. There are very few top pros that has a job or is going to school. | ||
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Pulse-SC2
United States1 Post
1.) Determination 2.) A lot of free time 3.) Intelligence 4.) Creativity Things that you don't need, but help - 1.) Manners Meh, lots of practice :3 | ||
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BartooToo
29 Posts
Anyone else still has an idea, I know free time is the most important, but some things will help. | ||
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SnuggleZhenya
596 Posts
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Kyhol
Canada2574 Posts
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FC.Strike
United States621 Posts
Being near the top level of any activity is proportional to the amount of effort you're willing to put into said activity. Getting to the absolute tip top requires a little talent and depending on the activity ingenuity. The fact of the matter is the great majority of people (I wouldn't be surprised if that number is >98%) don't even have enough willpower to do things they enjoy doing, let alone force themselves to do something they won't enjoy. The significance of effort cannot be understated - if you're average or below average at something it's because you're not trying hard enough. Period. | ||
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BartooToo
29 Posts
Yeah, I absolutely agree with you, but what are the qualities that take you even further than the rest of the hard training players? | ||
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HDPhoenix
Singapore83 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:22 Pulse-SC2 wrote: Well, to be a pro gamer, these are the traits that you need - 1.) Determination 2.) A lot of free time 3.) Intelligence 4.) Creativity I think creativity is the biggest factor to becoming popular, which leads you to getting sponsored. No offense to TLO but he's not the best currently. He IS one of the most popular due to his very creative builds and everyone, myself included, loves watching his games. So I would say creativity and daring to try them out of critical matches is the most entertaining and thus the most important trait of a pro gamer long term | ||
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Gotmog
Serbia899 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:32 BartooToo wrote: @FC.Strike Yeah, I absolutely agree with you, but what are the qualities that take you even further than the rest of the hard training players? Training harder. Period. For good traits i could add. Enormous willpower. Stability. People who are suggesting Talent or something.....get real. Talent is an excuse for a week mind. | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
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Skeyser
Canada219 Posts
Dedication Dedication | ||
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
that pretty must sums it, people are different. | ||
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Slardar
Canada7593 Posts
Effort Dedication Mothership Rush I think it's fair to say once someone has committed themselves to being a "Pro Gamer" they have all the free time in the world. Generally you aren't going to school, or working a steady job. It all comes down to how much effort you put in day in and day out, staying focused on getting better, analyzing your weaknesses. There are going to be slumps and hard times like in any other career choice in life you just have to be dedicated. Problem is if you have a problem with a co-worker or specific project it comes and goes/ you can avoid said worker, if your struggling with the game it becomes a test of willpower and grinding through it. | ||
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
With free-time you play 8-10 hours a day everyday and own everyone thats all there is to it. | ||
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SnuggleZhenya
596 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:30 FC.Strike wrote: The significance of effort cannot be understated - if you're average or below average at something it's because you're not trying hard enough. Period. I mean, ok, but realistically speaking, the amount of effort people are willing to put into their leisure activity has to be understood as reasonable. No matter how much effort I put into this game during my free time, its still restricting to the amount of time I have, and frankly it isn't enough to compete with people who have the time. If by "trying hard enough" you mean I haven't dropped out of grad school to play a video game, well, FINE but be reasonable. | ||
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GrazerRinge
999 Posts
On October 18 2010 04:22 Pulse-SC2 wrote: Well, to be a pro gamer, these are the traits that you need - 1.) Determination 2.) A lot of free time 3.) Intelligence 4.) Creativity Things that you don't need, but help - 1.) Manners Meh, lots of practice :3 totally agree. I would add 1) discipline, like harass but not push yourself too far and lose unit (day9 call it as "safe damage") 2) knowledge and experience: other players rep can provide you lots of things like how to deal with LT thor as z (idra version = gas steal + fast muta vs select in MLG D.C.) ánd tons of practise...ofc. | ||
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Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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