Professional gamer

Have any of you guys ever thought about this? If so what game and how much time did you put into it?
This thought crosses my mind every so often.. Thoughts?

 

your description is vague to say the least.

thoughts on what? how hard is it? is it worth doing?

i mean what are you really asking here.

 

Prefer a vague answer.
Do you think its hard? Did you ever want to do it? Any experience trying to do it?

 

to get in the who e-sports scene takes time for sure, no, i already think i'm pro at some games, watching a couple of the so called pros on twitch, i deff see myself as being better then alot of them.

 

What do you mean pro gamer is that like MLG? if so you really got to have it man i know MLG's that that's all they do is just play and its cool yeah that they are so good but sometimes it just seems like they have no life :/ and sorta what delta said i too can see myself better then a lot of pro gamers

 

Becoming a well paid gamer is incredibly hard. There are millions of people competing for a handful of spots. However, you can become successful by being an entertainer/commentator on twitch/youtube much more easily.

 

I saw a documentary on pro gaming what i got out of it is its just about has hard has hitting it big in hollywood. A lot of these "pro gamers" dont make shit for pay anyways. You could try the whole youtube scene. Imo that might be easier but still fucking had to be successful in.

 

Video game tester for Activision is $7.25 an hour. Manager at work use to be one. You get no benefits and half the time the games you play don't get past the development stages where it looks like James Bond 007 on the N64 (so he told me). Better off being funny and recording your games posting to youtube and getting paid from them for advertisements.

 

I couldn't imagine how bored I'd be doing this. Pro gaming just seems to crazy for me I used to play Halo 3 hard but now I play just for fun and realize theres no chance to make any money doing it unless you're on a big name team.

 

Yeah, they lost me after Halo 3. I used to think about it way back in the Halo 3 days, but those days are long gone. I'd have to agree with the youtube scene, do you make videos now? You can make a hobby/job out of making commentaries and being entertaining. It's worked out for some youtubers now, and I'm sure if you make some videos that entertain you can make a little cash.

 

Have you guys ever thought about the health issues?
Your eyes, hands, back, mental health, etc. And by professional gammer i mean MLG getting paid as much as someone would be with a stable career.

 

I would imagine that they would hardly make anything except if they won the events. The cost of traveling to the competitions and accommodation, could outweigh the prize money in the end.

 

yeah, used to think i was good enuff to hit the pro circuit for xbox

however i was also in like 6th grade playing halo 2 with a 0.8 k/d

 

It´s like this,
If you are good, your life won´t be so good.
If you are really good, you will love your life and make lots of money

 

my friend became a semi pro for halo 3 but that was years ago. when it was cool. I would say I was close to being THAT good

 

I almost made it pro in Animal Crossing, but Tom Nook fucked me over.

 

hahahahahahah

man fuck that guy, always making you take out loans to him. sick sum bitch he was

 

I was semi-pro for a while in cod4, and played against some great teams like fear and envyus. I came to the realization that while our team was very very good, we could never play enough to get to the very top (top 1-2 teams). You seriously just practice all day and run scrims etc etc, the game stops being fun at that point. I will tell you this, dont waste your time trying to make money in the MLG, it will almost 100% never happen.

 

Lol'd

I've seriously considered this, but honestly I intend on getting a computer related job then leaving this kind of thing to my free time. Hell, maybe I'll make a youtube channel someday.

 

I would love to be a professional gamer, doing something that i love as my career would be amazing but its so limited on jobs in the gaming industry.