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fire_brand
Canada1123 Posts
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andrewnguyener
United States548 Posts
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spinal2k
Portugal148 Posts
There are several people that are "key" in the success of Starcraft 2 worldwide. Marcus "DjWheat" Graham is obviously one of them. I don't know DjWheat's professional career because i only "found" him and his shows earlier last year, when i got selected for the Starcraft 2 Beta in February and started googling about the game. Several times i asked myself "how is this guy not divorced?"... And the answer came during one show (Epileptic Gaming) that aired during Blizzcon 2010 where his wife was actually watching the Blizzcon streaming of Huk playing and cheering at him... With a wife that loves Starcraft 2 and games that are not Farmville or Sims ( L O L ), all becomes easier to understand.... This fact changes everything... I'm following djWheat on Twitter and 90% of his tweets are about gaming. The rest is family, work and some random stuff he finds and shares. @DjWheat I'm about your age, my working schedule is similar to yours and i find it hard to believe that you have the "strength and will" to still be able to do your shows after a working day, sacrificing playing some games or spending time with your family. If i start playing or do anything "computer-related" when i arrive at home after work, 'someone' gets pissed at me... :S Anyways, I really appreciate what you are doing for the community and i thank you for that. I would also like to thank your wife, jenjen, for supporting you and allowing you to provide us with useful information and content on your solid, top-quality shows. Regards, Spinal PS: bring Epileptic Gaming back, funniest show ever... please with cherry on top? PS2: Miniwheat's training over? I'm asking this because I saw the first two and i believe that no more were aired ( dunno if there are more or if miniwheat got bored of the game ). | ||
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FrodaN
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deathly rat
United Kingdom911 Posts
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denzelz
United States604 Posts
On May 28 2011 02:54 djWHEAT wrote: I'm sure you won't even read the follow up to this... but I did answer the question in your post. Even I call myself out for being imbalanced. It's funny that you bring that up about miniWHEAT because I had a similar relationship with my father. He traveled a lot. He worked a full-time position and when he wasn't he was a major player in US and International Gymnastics. He judged the Olympics from 76 until recently, he's in the Gymnastics Hall of Fame as a judge, he re-wrote the entire scoring system for the Parallel bars that is used internationally today. He was as busy as I am now. I have an amazing relationship with my father. And I obviously learned one of the most important life lessons from him... having a good work ethic. I don't sit here and blame my father for not being around as much as he could have been... I sit here and thank my lucky stars that he was passing along a valuable set of life tools. The moments I do spend with my family are cherished. The time may be limited, but every minute is priceless. I don't know why you made that assumption; I'm not just some guy who makes a negative one-line comment just to troll. However you choose to spend time with your family is your decision. I'm glad you were able to maintain a healthy relationship with your own father. I just think that, based on this post, the TL community wouldn't mind if you stepped back and did less SC2 and spent more time with your family. | ||
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ThatGuy89
United Kingdom1968 Posts
sucks you only get a short time with your son though  how old is wheat btw? | ||
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Seikhor
Canada116 Posts
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StarBrift
Sweden1761 Posts
I am often very sceptical of new shows in the sc2 scene. Not because they are bad but rather because I have a very high standard for what I do enjoy watching. The shows on onemoregame are ultra professional, well organised, very topical and allways entertaining. They are actually forcing the level of content to be of a higher quality and setting precedent for this. DjWheat as a person is passionate, humble about the things he doesn't know, adamant about those things he does know. I am often astounded by the level of "correctness" in his stratetgical knowledge and his ability to not ever say something that is wrong. Considering the limited ammount he plays and his skill in sc2 it's very impressive casting. I really hope you do get to do this full time in the near future DjWheat and lets all hope that MiniWheat grows up to be a space marine! | ||
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monkh
United Kingdom568 Posts
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acefisher1
United States1 Post
I'm a web designer and I do enjoy my job, but with times being so tough i'm working in a very corporate environment currently, with little to no creativity involved in my job. Its like eating dry bread for every meal every day. Sustains you, yet not fulfilling in the least. My family takes up my evenings and really leaves little room for much else. The worst thing is when I do get to play some SC2 I feel guilty for not spending that small bit of time with my family. I have an hour commute every day, and listen to SC2 podcasts as well as some Kevin Smith stuff all day long. This is what keeps my mind working while doing my repetitive job. Upon getting home of course I'm dying to play some starcraft which usually waits to fill about an hour each night. I generally spend my evenings doing house work and freelance to design to pay for gas to get to my 9-5'er, then go to bed around 11 so i can get out of bed at 5am to leave for work which is a time zone an hour ahead of where I live. This makes the nights so short. I feel your pain Wheat, and I really do wish you the best and I have to thank you for providing me with the tools to get through the days at work. So a big thank you to JenJen and MiniWHEAT Sincerely, Dan | ||
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TheAmpersand
United States12 Posts
As a fellow husband and father, I know exactly how you feel. To be so successful at anything, it takes so much time and work. It always eats at you when you have to budget your time with your family. I'm happy that you have them, and I hope things work out at OneMoreGame. For both you and your family. I can imagine it's hard to find support outside of your family. Juggling something like this, and being part of a family, pretty much means that your friendships remain on life-support. That's why I'd say the friendships that you've made within eSports are invaluable. They share your passion, and so I bet it makes it 1000 times easier for you. | ||
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GenesisX
Canada4267 Posts
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GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
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Chill
Calgary25954 Posts
On May 28 2011 02:57 Dayrlan wrote: djWHEAT, you're very lucky to have such a supportive wife. Keep making sure the lady knows how special she is! Count me as out of the loop, but -- does what you're saying mesh with Day[9]'s situation? I can't say I'm privy to the amount of money involved with, say, the $5/mo "bonus subscription" to the Daily, but napkin math will show it's a sizable amount with even 1000 subscribers (and I would tend to expect there are much more than that...). Admittedly, that can't be a sustainable model for the entire commentating/casting industry (Are viewers going to pay $5/mo per show they watch? Probably not.), but surely it's headed in the right direction. (Not that I'm discounting that there are clearly major financial challenges associated with a career in eSports commentary.) Yea you're right, you proved my entire statement about the general state of commentary wrong by referencing the most popular caster in the scene making the majority of his income through a donation model. That makes sense. I don't even know what to say. You asked a rhetorical question and then qualified it with "I'm wrong because of this and this and this..." | ||
CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
edit: lol chill | ||
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IVFearless
United States165 Posts
You're an inspiration. | ||
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
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Carthac
United States393 Posts
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EnOmy
Australia183 Posts
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