Yeah it was obvious by his age and the way he was talking that this was just a fad for him. At the moment he was realy hyped about it, probably from watching tournament footage. Then slowly reality set in and he realized how ridiculous he sounded.
He probably doesnāt even play SF anymore. Kids these days. āI want Xā without putting any time or effort in. Hereās an easy way to become a āproā, play for 8 hours a day, every day in your community. Become really good at the game and see what happens. Fun fact, you wonāt do that because its way harder and more frustrating and totally not as rewarding as you thought it would beā¦ shockerā¦
If you actually do that consistently you will develop a level of clarity into the the original question you were askingā¦ But had you had the passion to do that, you wouldnāt have needed to ask that question in the first place. Like Froztey said, try being an athlete at a higher level of any sport, you never ever hear some guy ask his coach when heās 18ā¦ So if I just practice my jab and right cross over and over I can become a pro? Oh!!! Itās that simple! Everyone is so stupid! Obviously after you lose those fightsā¦ never have any doubtsā¦ Like you need to learn more about life before asking that kind of question. Because you just sound Naive as fuck and youāre just talking without action.
oh man. too good.
This thread is still gold. The first post was maximum cringe.
Why the hell someone bump it tho? Kek. Hinako is long gone, and wonāt see your post.
I actually felt for this guy, because I used to have the same aspirations. He probably doesnāt play anymore, unless heās focused on Anime fighters and migrated to Dustloop.
You guys never know. In a few months we might hear that Hanako won SFV at EVO.
Wouldnt that be some shit?
I doubt a 14-15 yr old would have the money and resources to make it out to Vegas and have a place to stay for 3 days. He damn sure aināt getting his parents to do that for him.
That would be the funniest shit on earth if hanako went to the lab that entire time this nigga was absent
Remember 3 years ago when I made a post asking if I was āToo old for SRKā? I pretty much got railroaded. Then I come back to check on some SRKs and I see a post like this. Well, feel free to read the 3 year old post because itās still relevant here.
OP: Merry Christmas get your priorities straight.
Or he came to the realization that this was not the place to ask this because the Srk forums are filled with bitter players who never made it XD
Right, but well known does not mean that they are making decent cash. I would be shocked if you could point to a post from Sonic Fox or F3 alucarD or anyone else that earns.
Thatās the point we were stressing. Only the absolute best of the best see enough bank to live off of this. The FGC is not at a point were every pro level player can eat. Guys like Diago, Sonic Fox and what not are not exactly common. Espiaclly Sonic Fox. dude is what only 18 yrs old? Most dudes take years to get to such a high level. So for the OP to completely bet it all on this as a means of making a living. Itās truly either sink or swim. Either he becomes the next Diago, Justin Wong, Sonic fox or something. Or heās fucked
I wanted to be a professional creative writer, and I wasnāt enthusiastic about my former day jobā¦ To make a long story short, the formula for success is:
Number of people in your field / (Number of people who require service - number of people capable or willing to perform service themselves) = Success chance.
Here are a few examples:
Plumber:
Not many people want to be plumbers / (Everyone has a toilet - Not everyone understands how to make sure pipes wonāt leak or the willingness to clean plugs)
Soā¦
Few people in the field / (lots of customers - customers that wonāt hire a plumer) = Good Success Chance
Creative writing:
almost everyone has this as a dream job / (Most people would rather watch a movie or play a game - Everyone can play make believe)
Soā¦ Lots of writers / (Clients - People who donāt think youāre that much better than the 100 other excellent writers they rejected ) = Poor Chances
Fighting Game All-Star:
Fighting tourneys are filled with pot monsters / ( Not many people are watching becauseā¦ - ā¦Most people would rather play the game themselves)
Soā¦ Lots of players / (Few Clients - players that are better than you) = Also poor chances
So thatās my little formula and how it works. Am I still pursuing work as a creative writer? Yes, but I donāt expect it to pay for anything. Itās like a hobby I may one day make some side cash off of. Like someone said earlier in this topic, a man needs a hobby and a job.
Or he could write a book about it and use it to jump start his carrier as a video game journalistā¦ Possibly?
So long story short, if youāre aspiring for something that all you have to do is be decent in to be desired and successful your chances are good. If you are doing something where you are forced to do backflips to stand out and be marketable, chances arenāt good.
Less than 2 months before SFV comes out and not much a word from the OP. Not a good sign.
Donāt know where you got āgodlike Juriā from but it wasnt from my mouth.
Besides she isnt even in 5 yet.
I saw this thread on Bafaelās channel. I had to see this for myself.
Yea, pretty much.
While weāre on the topic of dream jobs, Iāve got a story. Iāll keep it short.
Iāve been taking my writing seriously for about a decade, and Iāve spent my free time for the last few months writing short stories to submit to magazines. Iād like to think that after youāve had ten years to practice itās safe to say youāre pretty good at something.
My father got a CnC machine for hobby stuff, but he needed to replace the outdated motors. I took a month long hiatus from my writing to help him install the new motors and wire everything. Once it was working, I designed an arcade stick that the CnC machine could cut out of a flat piece of acrylic. The idea was to write an article to submit to a tech/arcade magazine, but I couldnāt find a market for it. So after sitting on it for a few months, I took some pictures of the arcade stick and entered them into a contest, hoping against hope that my first attempt at something might place high enough to get me some sort of small reward.
Total accolades after a decade of writing:
-Second place in a writing contest on a forum where there were only 2 people who were serious about writing, and one of them was me.
-A polite rejection letter from a potential client.
Total accolades after a few weeks of using a CnC machine:
-#1st place in Focus Attackās October snap back picture contest. I was going up against some of SRKās members that month.
-Runner up in SRK 2015 Custom Arcade Stick of the Year, where everyone is really serious about their arcade sticks.
Now I could have just as easily lost the arcade stick contest and/or nobody on SRK would have cared about the design, but itās really evident which of my hobbies more easily lends itself to being turned into a career.
A career is made when you perform a service for someone else. When youāre playing video games, its something you do for your own enjoyment. When you get into E-sports, youāre almost like a performer, a competitive performer who has to beat his/her opponents for the crowdās pleasure and your own survival.
EDIT: Oh, I didnāt realize the original poster hadnāt been visiting SRK and hadnāt posted in months. Still, itās an interesting topic to discuss.