You’re right, and thanks for all of your help. I sincerely appreciate it.
? I don’t even like rap.
OMG guys! For just $50 per hour, I can learn from the best fighting game players in the world! Kappa
I did it and got top 25 at evo
Y’know, I was half joking when I wrote that. Jeez guys. Lets give him some real help, like the masterful teachings of Mr. Sirlin https://youtube.com/watch?v=d0cFs5mHQC4&list=PL6702E3DD763555D9
Honestly, get a job in sales. Once you start travelling and going to majors you start to sell yourself as a brand so you need to learn how to market yourself, market your brand, and handle rejection because there is a lot of it. Start to meet as many people who already are doing what you want to do and copy it.
Also honestly don’t look to SRK forums for pro advice, Not a single person who is famous at this posts on these things
Ummm…Quite a few well known people in the community post on srk…They just stick to certain sections.
You go 1 and 2 at a 32 man MvC2 Tourney?
Yeah, I can see it now. Hanoko will get dragged to the premiere of Straight Outta Compton. Drops his fightstick afterwards and heads to the nearest studio with his demo.
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? I don’t even like rap.
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Whoosh That one went way over your head like a plane.
Considering musicians take private lessons all their life, this is actually not far fetched.
Best thing you can do is play somebody better than you and have them tell you all the shit you are doing wrong.
Musicians get paid to perform and if they’re not up to a certain standard they get fired after their first gig or two. Pros don’t get paid to play, they get paid if they win. They also have the luxury of putting “professional musician” on their resume and not being laughed at, which is nice.
No, plenty of people who just wanna get better at their instrument get lessons.
Secondly, doesn’t matter whether people put professional or not. This is still a an enthusiast community. There being precedent for this is different than it being culturally acceptable.
Gootecks is the noob whisperer doe.
Like fighting game players, most musicians pay to perform.
Same thing for Golf, Professional Wrestling, and many other pursuits only the top people make more than they spend.
Not many professional musicians make more money than they spend trying to get famous. Cover bands are and exception but they don’t count because cover band members are not real musicians. Fighting game players make money from the pot for winning, but top players can demand to get paid to show up to regional tournaments, and can create other streams of income as well.
I should’ve been more clear. I meant “musicians” in the sense of orchestral music and symphonies, not bands. The term applies to both, of course, I made a mistake in clarity. My original statement is still mostly wrong, once you factor in instrument cost and the tons of expenses musicians have.
You have a cute profile picture Hanako, at least you have that going for you. XD
Lol still keeping this troll thread alive eh?
I’m in this thread super late, but hopefully you see this man. I’m 16, and I’ll be 17 in two weeks, so we’re around the same age. Just like you, I love Street Fighter, Guilty Gear, Blazblue, Persona, all that good stuff. They’re great games, and it’s nice to be known for your skills, but being a pro gamer is not a good career path. Think about this: Let’s say you are the next Mew2King. When you get older and you don’t have the execution you once had, what are you gonna do? You’ll be washed up, you don’t have a retirement plan, you won’t have any insurance, you won’t have any job experience, and you won’t have an education to back you up.
Maybe this will give you some incentive to go to something: going to college and going to the military are good ways to find other people who play fighting games and to get offline sets. In college, there’s usually 1000+ people on a campus. I know at the University of Alabama, the school I’m considering attending, it’s about 30K+ students. There WILL be people to meet and get offline casuals going to improve and get better. The military is not only an honorable service, you also get the chance to travel around a lot, especially to other countries/states. I have two friends that are currently stationed overseas; one in South Korea and one in Saudi Arabia. Often times, Japan is common spot for young guys to land. This gives you a chance to travel, meet new people, make a solid living, and play the game you love.
I’m not here to tell you how to live your life, but if you really wanna be a pro, I think it’s better to make choices to supplement your lifestyle, not to put all of your eggs in one basket.
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dang… bob totally called that one