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Dante_A_
Profile Joined September 2010
United States161 Posts
August 02 2012 13:32 GMT
#1661
If the term pro-gamer was restricted for people who make enough to live off on out of their gaming salary/winnings, then we wouldn't be calling many people pro-gamers.
Zorkmid
Profile Joined November 2008
4410 Posts
August 02 2012 13:32 GMT
#1662
Oops, I didn't see the bw part of your last post.

TheExodus
Profile Joined November 2011
293 Posts
August 02 2012 13:35 GMT
#1663
On August 02 2012 22:32 Dante_A_ wrote:
If the term pro-gamer was restricted for people who make enough to live off on out of their gaming salary/winnings, then we wouldn't be calling many people pro-gamers.


It's quite impossible to be a pro without making it a living. How are you going to be able to work a regular day job AND get enough practice to compete on the highest level?
Zorkmid
Profile Joined November 2008
4410 Posts
August 02 2012 13:37 GMT
#1664
There are many pro golfers who subsist just on lessons and sales from pro shops. They don't earn any salary from sponsorships or tournament winnings.

By that definition we can add in a few more SC2 progamers.
TheExodus
Profile Joined November 2011
293 Posts
August 02 2012 13:51 GMT
#1665
On August 02 2012 22:37 Zorkmid wrote:
There are many pro golfers who subsist just on lessons and sales from pro shops. They don't earn any salary from sponsorships or tournament winnings.

By that definition we can add in a few more SC2 progamers.


For sure, if someone is making a living of SC2, be it streaming it or competing in it, he's by definition a pro. Someone not making a living of it is not a pro.
Archie_Lewis
Profile Joined July 2011
Czech Republic87 Posts
August 02 2012 13:53 GMT
#1666
Good Riddance. Naniwa should have learned some manners before learning starcraft

User was warned for this post
"wow im so bad at this game..." - Chris Loranger
Kleinmuuhg
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Vanuatu4091 Posts
August 02 2012 14:07 GMT
#1667
At least we learned the definition of being a pro
And Learning is always a good end to a thread.
This is our town, scrub
malaan
Profile Joined September 2010
365 Posts
August 02 2012 14:16 GMT
#1668
he has a terrible rep which means the teams that can offer any kind of 'salary' won't be interested in taking him on. Korean scene pretty much hates him because of how BM he was towards Nestea right? I mean come on, way to shoot yourself in the foot.

I think Idra was right, this guy is done.
Incomplet
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1419 Posts
August 02 2012 14:18 GMT
#1669
On August 02 2012 23:16 malaan wrote:
he has a terrible rep which means the teams that can offer any kind of 'salary' won't be interested in taking him on. Korean scene pretty much hates him because of how BM he was towards Nestea right? I mean come on, way to shoot yourself in the foot.

I think Idra was right, this guy is done.


Go watch realtalk with naniwa.He already has a few offers.
Bow down to the sons of Aiur...SKT1_Rain, CreatorPrime, ST_Parting, Liquid_Hero.
Noak
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden84 Posts
August 02 2012 14:24 GMT
#1670
So WE can take from this interview that if WE praise him he'll think he'S to good for his oponents and play horribly and that all the heat he'S been taking has been a motivational tool that helped him become ONE of the best in the scene.

in conclusion:
nani is a fuckin bm proberusher cheeser 4 gate noob WhO blames everyhing on imba zerg!!!!!
take that

User was temp banned for this post.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
August 02 2012 14:35 GMT
#1671
On August 02 2012 23:16 malaan wrote:
he has a terrible rep which means the teams that can offer any kind of 'salary' won't be interested in taking him on. Korean scene pretty much hates him because of how BM he was towards Nestea right? I mean come on, way to shoot yourself in the foot.

I think Idra was right, this guy is done.


Naniwa disagrees. But then again, what would Naniwa know? I mean, why would you watch an hour-long interview with the person in question explaining most things instead of listening to Idra talking about him?
AdministratorBreak the chains
karina2
Profile Joined July 2012
3 Posts
August 02 2012 14:40 GMT
#1672
Why do players move teams so much? Is it about the money?
LJ
Profile Joined January 2012
203 Posts
August 02 2012 15:10 GMT
#1673
Pro's get paid to play before they even win anything, thats the difference, they get a wage just to compete
mathemagician1986
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany549 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 15:21:15
August 02 2012 15:17 GMT
#1674
so, what about that gamespot story?

edit: found it: http://www.gamespot.com/news/starcraft-ii-pro-player-naniwa-leaves-quantic-6389638
hifriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
China7935 Posts
August 02 2012 15:26 GMT
#1675
Ah sc2 community. Kids who've never had a job telling pro's they shouldn't care so much about money. Never change.

User was warned for this post
BBMorti
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark242 Posts
August 02 2012 16:46 GMT
#1676
On August 02 2012 23:16 malaan wrote:
he has a terrible rep which means the teams that can offer any kind of 'salary' won't be interested in taking him on. Korean scene pretty much hates him because of how BM he was towards Nestea right? I mean come on, way to shoot yourself in the foot.

I think Idra was right, this guy is done.

Shrugs I think it says more about said Koreans than about him that they can't let something as 'tiny' as that go for years, likely forever. Life is too short to grudge like that -.-
Sonic Death Monkey
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden991 Posts
August 02 2012 16:49 GMT
#1677
On August 02 2012 22:35 TheExodus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 02 2012 22:32 Dante_A_ wrote:
If the term pro-gamer was restricted for people who make enough to live off on out of their gaming salary/winnings, then we wouldn't be calling many people pro-gamers.


It's quite impossible to be a pro without making it a living. How are you going to be able to work a regular day job AND get enough practice to compete on the highest level?


Living with your parents or having some kind of similar third party support.
TheExodus
Profile Joined November 2011
293 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 18:32:41
August 02 2012 18:30 GMT
#1678
"A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialized set of tasks and to complete them for a fee."
"The term is also used in sports to differentiate amateur players from those who are paid."



Edit: Someone who lives at home and plays at top level with no compensation would be considered a pro-am. Not sure we have those in SC2...
Comogury
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States412 Posts
August 02 2012 20:30 GMT
#1679
On August 02 2012 20:38 Zheryn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 02 2012 20:27 Comogury wrote:
On August 02 2012 20:26 Zheryn wrote:
On August 02 2012 20:23 Comogury wrote:
On August 02 2012 20:16 TheExodus wrote:
On August 02 2012 20:15 Kleinmuuhg wrote:
oh , no we dont know what they make, because neither teams nor players want to release data. But it is suspected that EG pays high 4 diggits salaries.


Uhm... per month then, I hope?

lol esports isn't made of money. people are lucky if they even get $100 compensation a month from teams. players on most teams don't even get paid regularly.


I don't think you understand what it means to be a progamer.

and i think you're delusional


How do you expect progamers to be able to play fulltime if they didn't get a salary enough to pay their bills and food etc?

Do you realize how much progamers actually have to pay to live? It's probably not much. I guarantee you that 30% of them live with their parents/other family. another 65% live with roommates/in a team house, and 5% in other circumstances. It's like being in university with financial aid. You live comfortably while someone else pays for everything you need to become a progamer while getting some money on the side.

Of course there is extra money, but don't think it's a huge sum tallying in the $100k's. No single sponsor or collective group of sponsors is stupid enough to throw that much money at one player at this point in the game. To believe that the highest paid players make any more than $20k-25k is just wishful thinking because it's probably not happening.
lessQQmorePEWPEW
Profile Joined November 2011
Jamaica921 Posts
August 02 2012 20:34 GMT
#1680
switching teams so many times cant be that great.. hopefully he finally finds a permanent place to show his skills. Sad to see him part ways with quantic, i really thought they both had it going on
Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly - Bob Marley
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