EPTI don't think this guy really knows much about Korea or the lifestyle of a progamer. Unless he gets a very rich sponsor. Living in Korea is going to be hell for him.
Renting a apartment is expensive in Korea, at least one big enough to fit 5 people. even if lets say you decide to all rent goshiwons. You are looking at almost 1mil won a month, that doesn't include food or anything else.
Even in the prime house. We have over 10 people here and most sleep on the floor. And thats a team with sponsors and championships to its name. This guy is coming to Korea, not knowing the language, not having a sponsor, or any amount of income. and is coming on a whim. This doesn't look well planned nor do I think it would end well. It'll end with a lot of problems and a lot of pain will come from it. I fear for this guy. I got extremely lucky and I had worked on coming to Korea for over a year before I was able to come here. It looks a lot of work, you just don't find sponsors for a unformed team in Korea. Even teams like ZeNEX can't find sponsors and are on their last legs because of a lack of funds. I can tell you planty of stories of people who try to make a team and be sucessful and end up living on nothing, and not having enough money to pay their rent because of lack of sponsors.
If you can't find sponsors as a NA team, you won't as a KR team, simple as that. I got lucky. I know a few progamers in Korea who don't make money. actually almost no progamer does. Everyone here thinks I'm rich man because I am able to buy the team ice cream once a month with the only money I have left over after having to live.
So if you are fine with sleeping on the floor, having to live off of almost nothing, having to spend more time begging sponsors for money instead of playing the game. Having to worry about having enough money to buy food for tomorrow. Then feel free to come to Korea.
and to say that I don't know how it will go, I know this is what will happen. Sponsors just don't hand money over to a unknown team that lives in Korea, no sponsor is that stupid. Even really good teams like ZeNEX have to post threads on TL to try and find sponsors. Its not easy, its a hard you don't know how much work is involved in keeping a team together. Nevermind if you like privacy, just throw that out the window now, cause you'll have none. The only privacy you will get is in the bathroom while you are using it.
Also about the parents. Korean parents don't care what some random people say on the internet. Korean parents are very very different than western parents. Many Korean parents disown their children if the child does something that the parents don't like. If midking doesn't listen tohis parents, he could be disowned. and I don't think that is a risk he is willing to take to be honest.
Just saying, if you want to follow your dreams, don't let me stop you, but don't think it'll be as easy as you think it will be, its hard, harder than most jobs.
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