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Will progaming will ever be big outside Korea?

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SoLaR[i.C]
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
United States2969 Posts
August 12 2003 13:14 GMT
#1
Nope, it will not. Especially not here in the US.
pheered.user
Profile Joined March 2003
United States2603 Posts
August 12 2003 13:14 GMT
#2
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SoLaR[i.C]
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
United States2969 Posts
August 12 2003 13:15 GMT
#3
Lol @ above guy. Too slow bud.
Beyonder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands15103 Posts
August 12 2003 13:16 GMT
#4
thought id add one anyway
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Powerpill
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States1693 Posts
August 12 2003 13:24 GMT
#5
It will eventually, not for a long time though.
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HnR)hT
Profile Joined October 2002
United States3468 Posts
August 12 2003 13:54 GMT
#6
yeah, i actually think it will
TheLegend
Profile Joined February 2003
United States168 Posts
August 12 2003 14:02 GMT
#7
i think it will but only time will tell
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Cheez_Dip{PAK}
Profile Joined January 2003
150 Posts
August 12 2003 14:14 GMT
#8
I say 10-20 years.
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ocoini
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
648 Posts
August 12 2003 14:18 GMT
#9
It will become huge. Much bigger than what normal-sports are tooday.
But I dont think it will happen in our lifetime..or maybe it will.
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otherOne
Profile Joined February 2003
United States135 Posts
August 12 2003 14:47 GMT
#10
It will, but I don't think I'll be young enough to rejoice for it by then T_T

And IMO, I don't think Korea is in its 'mature' stage right now yet either. I mean, besides the very top of the progamers, most earn very little money =[

Pros also feel the need to have a strike to get the prizes raised, because currently, the lesser pros don't have much to earn income.

8 hours of constant practicing is crazy too, heh I don't really think professionals in other 'sports' practice 8-10 hours a day straight
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Kobayashi
Profile Joined February 2003
Portugal1970 Posts
August 12 2003 14:50 GMT
#11
Grrr said a couple a years ago that war3 would be the game that would turn pro gamers into millionaires and would bring pro-gaming out side of korea ....of course this was before war3 beta was released, then everyone saw the game sucks and none of this will happen
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Sw1tCh
Profile Joined April 2003
United States2005 Posts
August 12 2003 16:06 GMT
#12
ppl in the US are too narrow minded to accept progaming imo
baal
Profile Joined March 2003
10708 Posts
August 12 2003 16:35 GMT
#13
dunno when or where but one thing is for sure, it will come to beat the crap out of every sport on earth.
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draeger
Profile Joined July 2003
United States3256 Posts
August 12 2003 17:05 GMT
#14
8 hours of constant practicing is crazy too, heh I don't really think professionals in other 'sports' practice 8-10 hours a day straight


If you count lifting, conditioning, and practice then I bet it's quite even.
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Casper...
Profile Joined October 2002
Liberia4948 Posts
August 12 2003 17:35 GMT
#15
the koreans got on the internet bandwagon immediately since they didn't allow consoles. the internet is part of their culture.

this will eventually happen elsewhere, as is already the case in nordic and european countries.
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rOm
Profile Joined December 2002
Latvia1208 Posts
August 12 2003 18:23 GMT
#16
On August 13 2003 02:35 Casper... wrote:
the koreans got on the internet bandwagon immediately since they didn't allow consoles. the internet is part of their culture.

this will eventually happen elsewhere, as is already the case in nordic and european countries.
Agreed. People use computers and internet conections more and more.
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~Drewby
Profile Joined March 2003
Korea (South)131 Posts
August 12 2003 18:26 GMT
#17
Never. Pro Gaming might reach a certain level in US, but in my opinion, I think it will only stay in the secluded "gaming" community. And once BW dies...
SoLaR[i.C]
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
United States2969 Posts
Last Edited: 2003-08-12 19:34:06
August 12 2003 19:32 GMT
#18
On August 12 2003 23:47 otherOne wrote:

8 hours of constant practicing is crazy too, heh I don't really think professionals in other 'sports' practice 8-10 hours a day straight


If you think 8 hours of practicing on a computer is nearly as hard as actual physical training in something like football then you are nuts. I play football and I've had 8 hour practices and they SUCK. You are too tired to do anything after, and I a do mean ANYTHING. I'd gladly sit on my ass and play games for 8 hours if thats what i did for a living and people didn't think i was a complete loser. lol =O
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
August 12 2003 21:20 GMT
#19
I think it will be much larger with video games instead of computer games ;p
C)R
Profile Joined October 2002
Canada549 Posts
August 12 2003 21:28 GMT
#20
stranger things have happened, take golf for example
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