What's stopping you from becoming an e-sports ATHLETE and earning millions, /v/?
>>380717083
I don't look cringe inducing enough.
>>380717083
>SFV left behind
LMAO
>>380717083
>slaving away at a video game year round for the CHANCE of winning 10k.
Wow that sounds like a great way to earn less than min wage. Or nothing because you didn't win.
>>380717083
What a terrible graphic. Why would you say "X million+"? For all we know, counter strike could have awarded 500 million overall because that still fits 10 million+
>>380717083
I have to compete with a million other players with more skill and free time than me playing the game.
>>380717238
Fighting games are a thinking man's gaem. Sorry not all games can appeal to 3rd worlders
i really don't know why anyone would seriously get involved in competitive league of legends. from what i've seen and read it's super serious and no fun allowed
>>380717083
The problem is that these games die after a few years compared to real life sports and if the player can't adopt, like from broodwar to sc2 or cs 1.6 to GO, you are just fucked and need a backup plan to do something else in your life. Not even all "pros" make a lot, only the 50 something elite nerds on the best teams that get all the money
>>380717083
>1. 51,000
>2. 8,651
>3. 4,423
>4. 13,277
>5. 3,856
Doesn't sound quite as impressive when you break the individual numbers down
This is even more disturbing considering this requires professional training which mean you wont be working or doing anything else but practicing
>>380717950
What did you expect? Should all the losers in a tournament be compensated for losing? It's not their fucking wage, it's a prize for winning
>>380717950
a lot of them earn salaries
>>380718116
>It's not their fucking wage, it's a prize for winning
No shit Sherlock
The point is it HAS TO BE A FUCKING WAGE in order to get to the level you have to be at
Or you have to be inherently wealthy, which I'm sure most are
Fact is nobody is going to make a living off this shit
>>380718259
>The point is it HAS TO BE A FUCKING WAGE in order to get to the level you have to be at
I don't even follow any e-sports but even I know all the top players have teams and sponsors. Fucking idiot
>>380718247
Yes
>>380718312
That's not the point asswipe. I get there are a couple thousand people on the entire planet that make a decent living off of it
The point is that its a gamble and most people cant take the risk to hope they might with 1st to 3rd place at a DOTA international
OPs question was why doesn't everybody become an esports athlete and make millions halfwit and I'm answering because its not remotely realistic for the mass majority of people and the people that did succeed was because of luck and timing
>>380719061
>OPs question was why doesn't everybody become an esports athlete
It actually wasn't
Just join a team and git gud
>>380719230
Y you need team if you so gud?
>>380719702
To get a salary
>>380720163
>>380717083
Don't know about DotA 2, but Riot pays a salary to all professionals who play in the different championship series.