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FawxzTV
Sweden178 Posts
Also this. On May 30 2011 01:03 Primadog wrote: This is kind of like looking at a national track and field event and find it increduous that a hundred people around the world are paid to 'just run'. | ||
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TheGiftedApe
United States1243 Posts
On May 30 2011 00:51 ElusoryX wrote: sponsors by big companies. this, almost all the money prob 95% of it is from blizzard and large computer product manufacturers. | ||
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Pekkz
Norway1505 Posts
On May 30 2011 07:11 Divine-Sneaker wrote: Less than 10 euro an hour for most regular jobs? Not really sure where you got that figure, but I'm not buying it. All depends on the country ofc. My first summer job years ago payed 27$/hour. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
When a progamer quits playing competitively at a relatively later year (I dunno, around 28). Do they have any money leftover to actually consider it a retirement savings or do they now have to consider picking up a real job? I can't imagine such a feeling. Playing a game for a good part of your life, reeling in a decent fortune and then when you finally quit the whole thing, you have to go back to a real job. Can someone enlighten me on the whole thing? | ||
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Pekkz
Norway1505 Posts
On May 30 2011 07:21 Torte de Lini wrote: I got an interesting question. When a progamer quits playing competitively at a relatively later year (I dunno, around 28). Do they have any money leftover to actually consider it a retirement savings or do they now have to consider picking up a real job? I can't imagine such a feeling. Playing a game for a good part of your life, reeling in a decent fortune and then when you finally quit the whole thing, you have to go back to a real job. Can someone enlighten me on the whole thing? Why do you think alot of these progamers starts commentating and doing other stuff then just playing the game? Alot of them will try to get other jobs in gaming when they stop being active progamers. | ||
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Brad
2754 Posts
On May 30 2011 07:21 Torte de Lini wrote: I got an interesting question. When a progamer quits playing competitively at a relatively later year (I dunno, around 28). Do they have any money leftover to actually consider it a retirement savings or do they now have to consider picking up a real job? I can't imagine such a feeling. Playing a game for a good part of your life, reeling in a decent fortune and then when you finally quit the whole thing, you have to go back to a real job. Can someone enlighten me on the whole thing? Most of the these pros are young, I doubt most of them thinking that far ahead. They are just enjoying the ride. | ||
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Escapist
Portugal548 Posts
Hope it helps a bit on clearing up some of the doubts on this thread. Peace. | ||
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akomatic
156 Posts
On May 30 2011 00:51 Rushingwolf wrote: Being in university at the moment .... ... i think the money thrown at it, is totally out of proportion. Take an economics class next semester. You'll discover that in market economies the income of an entire scene isn't determined by what you think it should be. If gamers can give value to sponsors, viewers, and teams, then they deserve payment to reflect that. The other point being made (progamers shouldn't play because they'd make more money at a normal job) is equally rediculous. An engaging job, fame, autonomy, desire for mastery are all reasons why people would take less money for harder-to-monetize benefits. Deciding the correct "proportion" of income for a scene and telling people to only use money as a factor for picking a job are arrogant, ignorant arguments. That said, the quantity of people that want to become progamers should detract all but the most determined and talented people from trying to make a career out of it. | ||
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gregnog
United States289 Posts
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Yannosh
Belgium93 Posts
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