EPTHow many SC2 hours/day is the most efficient? - Page 12
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GiantEnemyCrab
Canada503 Posts
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FC.Strike
United States621 Posts
OP do whatever you need to do: Get good grades in school. Go to the gym Go out with friends I assume you need to do these things because they were important enough to mention. And then after you do the things you need to do, play some Starcraft 2. Why are you letting people from the internet tell you how to live your life? Unless you're playing 8-10 hours a day, you certainly don't have to worry about the "playing too much" thing. | ||
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Orph
Canada26 Posts
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FindingPride
United States1001 Posts
On July 26 2010 12:35 Sabresandiego wrote: There is no justifying playing games 12 hours a day. It is simply bad for you in too many ways. It is physically and mentally deteriorating. It will leave you empty in the future. Once in awhile it is ok to binge on something fun, but you cannot live your life like that. You will regret it in the future and I dont care who you are. This goes for everything, not just games. You can't have fun all day long every day without paying a hefty price for it. Its just how the world is. Its bad for society. You decide whats good for you. Not everyone can be like flash or jaedong or bisu.But Whose to say they didn't have similar dreams? infact. If they had told you there goals and had expressed them here on the forums when they were young. You would be saying the same thing? Truth is. People are going to tell you not to do things because its risky. There is high risk in trying to be a pro-gamer. But dont listen to those people. If you don't take risks chances you're going to end up alot like them. Only you can determine if your successful or not or what is and what isn't an accomplishment. I'm going to tell you a secret. Be selfish. I'm sure everyone here will be quick to flame me for saying this. But it should not concern you that your not contributing as they say to society. There are invisible walls up everywhere to deter you from your path. If you want to become a pro gamer. Then do everything you can to accomplish your goal. Finding answers through your self is the only path to happiness. | ||
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GiantEnemyCrab
Canada503 Posts
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Sabresandiego
United States227 Posts
If I had kids and my son said to me he is going to be in the UFC as a pro fighter, I would say thats great. If he then said hes dropping out of school so he can train 12 hours a day I would tell him that hes a fool. People under 20 may not understand the message or heed the warning. Sometimes the best way to learn is to screw up. | ||
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FindingPride
United States1001 Posts
On July 26 2010 12:55 Sabresandiego wrote: If I had kids and my son said to me he is going to be in the UFC as a pro fighter, I would say thats great. If he then said hes dropping out of school so he can train 12 hours a day I would tell him that hes a fool. If we all took the safe route, life would be rather uneventful Humans aren't logical thinkers. We think with emotion and try to entwine that with logic.. being graced with the logic to question everything... we should not forgo its use. Just by reading a post when you come to something you agree or disagree with. the logic behind it and the emotion you associate it with. That is something we should all try to understand. Its value. I hope you can understand what i'm trying to express. its not easy. oh, and i am 20 :D | ||
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phamou
Canada193 Posts
however, before doing so you have to be realistic too. ask yourself if you have the skills to actually perform good if you prac 6-10hours a day. Is it worth it? If so, go for it. If not, you might be wasting your time. Sure I want to be the next flash too or even earn my life with games, but since i am only plat/low diamond player, i know that i will never achieve this dream. If your dream is to be good at this and you have the skills for it (learn fast, already very good, etc), pursue your dream and i'll say about 6 hours a day, with specific things to do (not just ladder, but vods and perfecting builds etc). | ||
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Sabresandiego
United States227 Posts
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FindingPride
United States1001 Posts
On July 26 2010 13:08 Sabresandiego wrote: You get ahead in life by taking calculated risks. Ofcourse there are outliers, but for the one person who actually becomes a pro gamer from playing games 12 hours a day there are thousands of people who miss out on living their lives and years later regret their decisions. When people say they regret making a decision. There is usually an outline where they could have made another decision which would ideally put them in a place where they would glorify them self. However, Human nature is rather fragile. In our never ending pursuit to feel special, or successful when you reach one light there is always another light that is far brighter then the one you stand on. The point im trying to make is. You will not find one man who is content with what he has. The constant need to feel appreciated and noticed never ends. I doubt you would hear boxer or flash be content with what they have accomplished in terms of gaming. I'm sure in boxers case he wishes he had done much more. and to us to those who aspire to be like him. His status is legendary. There will probably never be another Boxer. And to all the people that wish to stand in his Light will never know he was searching for an even brighter light not content with his own. The emotions we associate with success and the emotions you your self associate with gaming and time and regret. Understanding these are important. It allows you to think with logic. | ||
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wxwx
527 Posts
Let your heart motivate you, not the words of others who only do what society tells them to. I will be practicing as much as I can to achieve my dream. | ||
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fyyer
United States145 Posts
OP: Get a job, work hard, come home, play hard. Devote your life ultimately to what you want to do, not what you think others want you to do. Believe it or not you will be happy, and will adapt to whatever situation you're in. | ||
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iEchoic
United States1776 Posts
On July 26 2010 14:00 fyyer wrote: The problem with society is everyone is too busy trying to climb the ladder that it's created a giant profit ring for colleges. Everyone and their mentally ill brother is going to college that it's destroying the prestige of having certain degrees. Then you got the whole "pay later" loan thing that doesn't come into effect until you're out of college, where it's inevitable alot of people will end up dropping out early for financial reasons regardless, now they're stuck paying off the loan with nothin to show for it. Or perhaps they made it through, now they got a degree in Chiropractic, which is "alternative medicine" (short for fake, usually), and they're stuck off paying off the loans for 10 years on a shoddy practice. Must be hard being a logical thinker and going through life knowing what you're ultimately doing is total b.s. Not sure what this rant has to do with anything. College graduates, on average, still make a load more than those with only a high school education. Going to college and making more money -> more money to do things you enjoy (this may be Starcraft) -> better than playing SC2 12 hours a day. | ||
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Gentlebite
United States132 Posts
Wake up at 6AM play for6-12 hours, then you have to the rest of the day to anything you want, what I would do is 6AM to 12PM, then a couple or few hours to do w.e I want then play SC2 again by watching VODS ETC then sleep at like 10-12. That way you don't sacrifice to much sleep or like OMFG SO MUCH SC2 thing You shouldn't push yourself until you go to Korea =] | ||
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fyyer
United States145 Posts
On July 26 2010 14:04 iEchoic wrote: Not sure what this rant has to do with anything. College graduates, on average, still make a load more than those with only a high school education. Going to college and making more money -> more money to do things you enjoy (this may be Starcraft) -> better than playing SC2 12 hours a day. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the faulty idea that you can't be successful in life and enjoy it without a college degree, that is if you even get to that point and land a solid career in the field you studied. All big if's. And it's not about SC2 12 hours a day, it's about anything you enjoy in general. | ||
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bubblegumbo
Taiwan1296 Posts
3-4 hours a day is more than enough to be a decent ladder player, but if you want to be a professional gamer you wouldn't be spending the majority of your time doing ladder games anyway but playing specific game matchups vs certain races/maps against training partners, it will take more than 6 hours at least if you want to be at that level. If you are not Korean knowing the right people and getting into the community is the only way you will ever hope to make "real money" out of gaming, just don't expect to make that much more money than the guy that works fulltime in Wal-mart. | ||
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IKenshinI
United States132 Posts
Don't waste yourself. Think about Starcraft 2 while not playing it, formulate strategies, tactics etc. and then use time playing to test them. Grinding away hours is meaningless without thought ~_~ | ||
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billyX333
United States1360 Posts
I dont think you ever will get it If you are basing happiness and esteem off of things such as 'achievements' and physical apperance then what you have is false happiness and security. Take away those superficial accolades, wealth, physical looks, and everything that is based in the material world, then you'd be left a broken man. You'd be a broken man because you are incapable of coping with your own being/consciousness without little self esteem boosters like external validaters. Oh, this girl likes me > external validation > esteem rises. Oh, the world envies my excessive amounts of wealth > external validation > esteem rises. All of this is false happiness because its entirely contingent on the opinions of others. Every single thing that you list as being important and worthwhile are all ego driven goals, none of which are necessary to one's survival. Your life's goal is clearly to appeal to the superficial egos of others. Hopefully you'll open your eyes one day and question why you are constantly dissatisfied with THE NOW. Because I can tell just by the things you say, that you are not satisfied with your life. Heres a news flash: you never will be, not because your external reality needs to change but because your internal reality does. I guarantee that every single monk, living in a secluded monastery, is much much happier than you, while having much less. This guy essentially says what I am trying to, but much more succinctly. note - im definitely not of the same religion nor do I believe everything he says dogmatically | ||
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bnanaPEEL
Canada138 Posts
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cive
Canada370 Posts
Honestly, so many posts like this, "how do I become a pro?" Really? Where were you when bw and wc3 was big? Just because you are beating some wow players you think you have what it takes to make money from playing a video game? Get real. | ||
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