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How does one become "pro"? - Page 7
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Apolo
Portugal1259 Posts
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pksens
United Kingdom156 Posts
Work out if "getting good" is possible yet; 8 months to 2000+ isn't indicative of this yet. Note that in Korea, the top30 in the ladder obviously means fuck all when it comes to the GSL; theres only a few "good" players in the top part of the ladder there who succeed in the GSL. So I wouldn't use any ladder stats as a yard stick for skill just yet. The first part is to get to the top part of the ladder and how you adapt to play when you start getting matched up against some of the best players. Actually if you do very well in this latter stage, you will undoubtedly be noticed by teams and other good players, the next natural step would be to do well in tournaments and the such. But first figure out if you have the talent for it; I know alot of people talk about "14 hours a day = pro" but alot of the SC1 players do this and still don't make it because they haven't got that physical factor. | ||
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Comma20
Australia138 Posts
Play every game to improve. | ||
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Mongery
892 Posts
On December 10 2010 14:02 Socke wrote: the problem is that most of the really good guys have been playing rts competitively for many years.. its really hard to catch up to that being new to rts. best way to get better is to be focused on improving while grinding many many games. then do well in tournaments and get sponsorship ur not completely right but its a huge advantage being in the scene from the start. | ||
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Silent331
United States356 Posts
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norlock
Netherlands918 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On December 10 2010 14:05 compscidude wrote: i'll be realistic here. you will have a greater chance if you stop school and play games from a younger age. This was the case for Flash, one of the dominant player in SC history. He started when he was 15, and big portion of his time went to practices. If your motivated to succeed in e-sports, i recommend having your priorities changed. Gaming would have to be your first not school, and by all means, this doesnt mean you must drop out. But rather, you have to understand that doing good in school is not what you would be expecting, given that you are motivated to succeed in gaming. So my point is, set your priorities. How are you going to spend you time? Flash was a pro when he was 15, but he started playing when he was 12. He didn't just become one of the arguably best players of the time in like, a month. | ||
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Koh
United Kingdom111 Posts
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
On December 10 2010 20:29 Shikyo wrote: Flash was a pro when he was 15, but he started playing when he was 12. He didn't just become one of the arguably best players of the time in like, a month. He did become an S-class player unusually fast though. ^__^ | ||
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VonLego
United States519 Posts
Do well in school, don't close other doors in your future over the slim possibility of becoming a pro gamer. | ||
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friendlybus
Australia78 Posts
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Alphasquad
Austria505 Posts
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rkffhk
474 Posts
Do well in tournaments. Also, use the search button ffs | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
On December 10 2010 19:45 pksens wrote: "Going pro" and "getting good" are 2 different things. Work out if "getting good" is possible yet; 8 months to 2000+ isn't indicative of this yet. Note that in Korea, the top30 in the ladder obviously means fuck all when it comes to the GSL; theres only a few "good" players in the top part of the ladder there who succeed in the GSL. So I wouldn't use any ladder stats as a yard stick for skill just yet. The first part is to get to the top part of the ladder and how you adapt to play when you start getting matched up against some of the best players. Actually if you do very well in this latter stage, you will undoubtedly be noticed by teams and other good players, the next natural step would be to do well in tournaments and the such. But first figure out if you have the talent for it; I know alot of people talk about "14 hours a day = pro" but alot of the SC1 players do this and still don't make it because they haven't got that physical factor. 4 of top 30 in korea are foxer accounts that people know about. | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
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Champ24
177 Posts
You only live once, so do what you love, but you probably aren't going to cut it. Stay in school and play for fun. | ||
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Happykola
United Kingdom62 Posts
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
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Slayer91
Ireland23340 Posts
You will never become pro by posting your diamond profile in a thread and ask whether or not you're fucking awesome and should quit school. The step from non pro to pro should be getting a paid offer to train full time, because if you need to train 10 hours to be as good as someone who plays 3 hours its not looking good. | ||
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Idmaif
United States42 Posts
for the ones who say that it is not worth missing college: we go to college and get a good job to be rich and live a fun and happy life. but if i am living a fun and happy life anyway just by working, then its fine! for the ones who say that say i need a backup plan: i know this, i will get some part time job while im working my way up so that can pay for everything with SC2 tourneys to make up the difference. for the ones who say that 2k so far isnt good: let me tell you just the experiences ive had so far. so during the beta, you know, all new players suck and just have to learn everything. around the end of the beta, i started playing as zerg and was around high gold level back then, but as the game came out, i shot up right into diamond in a few weeks, back then i kinda only played casually but lately i have been really working myself to do 1v1. i have played in a few local tournaments (plus 2 more this month) and a few online tournaments, i know i have to get recognized, i just need to practice a little more. remember: i said i was in highschool, i still have 1.5-2 years left to get from mid-high diamond to top diamond so i think that can be a realistic goal. for those of you telling me just not to drop out of highschool: i know this. i was never planning on it because my parents would never let me. i am just spending the last of my highschool years just dedicating myself to just practicing, and of course over the summers i will play like 15 hours a day and really work then. i know i have to watch lots of pro games too, i do a lot. i usually right now during school spend about 3 hours a day playing and about 1 hour of watching pro games and then the day9 daily. and i know that i have more than just 2 years to get pro because a lot of the pros out there are in their early 20's so i still have 4 or 5 years even for that. thanks again to everyone. (and lol, the first game i played today, the guy was like "didnt you make that huge thread on TL?") | ||
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