Comments on: Turning Games to National Sports (E-Sports)

By: jose enrico

jose enrico — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:38:19 +0000

d2 sa pinas madaming kumikita sa DotA.. hehehe! lam nyo na un! ;)

By: tristan cross

tristan cross — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:28:39 +0000

sounds like a really good job fair enough for them doing It I think anyone would if they had the chance.

By: Doppelganger

Doppelganger — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:12:46 +0000

I agree with ” tigerkatol’s ” statement. However, have you ever heard
of a pro-gamer named ” Fatal1ty ” ? You can find his life story at this site ” http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/11/fatal1ty.
profile/index.html “. Anyway, bottom line is I would call this E-sports thing a chance of recognition and opportunity. There was once this guy who told me that ” Recognition of skills does take time and money.” (Which by the way is true) and he also said that ” It is an investment in ourself and could be a pathway to a better job always remember that it takes passion, commitment and the courage to do it.
An average employee can earn about P150,000 to P250,000 a year and it is still wouldn’t be enough considering the fact that family expenses are increasing every year and let’s not forget the harmful effects of inflation. If a guy thinks he has the skills to be a good pro-gamer, then why not do it ? After all a normal career is good but the question would be…Are you content with your career ? Would you rather be stuck in an everyday job that does nothing but the same thing over and over again without any assurance of a promotion or would rather take that risk to be someone better and be happy about it ?

By: tigerkatol

tigerkatol — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:57:06 +0000

hindi tumatagal ung mga sikat na pro-gamers kahit gano pa sila kasikat, kagaling etc… ambilis kasi magsulputan ng mas maggaling na players na cchallenge at magpapataob sa knila eh… iba parin talaga yung may normal na career. :)

By: Doppelganger

Doppelganger — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:48:44 +0000

hmmm…being young huh ? how about the gaming adult who has skills in micromanagement ?? Oh sure…..endorse these teens who does nothing but play Counter Strike and Star Craft all day. Just because a boy can be good doesn’t mean a grown man can’t ? I believe there are also a lot of passionate professionals out there who are dying for the chance to be a part of the E-Sports community. There ought to be a match against these young pro-gamers you so highly speak…I mean come on! Carpal Tunnel ?? What makes you think these young assholes don’t experience the same thing ?? An injury is an injury no one is exempted by it. I know a lot of old guys who are also good in CS and SC just ask around.

By: Nina Ricci

Nina Ricci — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:14:29 +0000

Pro-gamers in Korea make really good money. They even endorse products there (mostly computer related products, and clothes). You would see their billboards, posters, stickers everywhere. And they have their fans who patronize those products.

By: Loki

Loki — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:27:41 +0000

I remember that one, that was a part of the Show Real Asia 3 series.
The industry’s not that stable in my opinion, they should focus on getting bachelor degrees rather than playing PC games.

By: Whistler

Whistler — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:33:31 +0000

National Geographic (if memory serves me correct) did a documentary about cyber athletes (korean starcraft players). If you’re good, sponsors will support your cause, but the world of cyber gamers sadly has an early retirement age, I think being young helps in your reaction and micromanagement skills as the documentary mentioned… (saka na rin yung carpal tunnel mo habang tumatanda lolz)