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I don't know whether this is funny or sad, but the game seems to have become a chore for this guy. For me it is hard to imagine a less rewarding "career". What

by D_Alex 14y ago

I don't know whether this is funny or sad, but the game seems to have become a chore for this guy. For me it is hard to imagine a less rewarding "career". What else has such a hard limit on growth potential?

Fuzzwah 14y ago
Any professional sport.
- D_Alex 14y ago
  Most sports codes endure, video games get superceded every few years. A professional athlete can coach the sport. There is a fairly high demand for professional sports players on the speaking circuit. There are product endorsements, I don't think video game stars are recognizeable enough to compete there. Finally, the top level earnigs for sports are so much higher.
  - Fuzzwah 14y ago
    Most professional sportsmen have a very limited career timeline anyway. There are SC2 pros who played SC1, who have now been earning a living from playing starcraft for 10 - 15 years. There are many ex-top level players who do indeed get paid to coach for SC2 teams. Many of the top players get 5000 to 7000 viewers every time they stream their games (which is often daily). Top level earnings for a handful of sports are much higher, yes. But there are any number of sports where the best of the best earn far less than the top SC2 pros: http://sc2earnings.com/ http://sc2earnings.com/ If you want to invest 8mins into getting a real insight, I'd suggest watching the extended trailer of StarNation, a kickstarter funded doco about the SC2 pro scene which is coming out soon: http://blip.tv/day9tv/001-scii-community-launch-p1-starnation-6551428 http://blip.tv/day9tv/001-scii-community-launch-p1-starnatio...
    - D_Alex 14y ago
      Interesting information, but look: >Many of the top players get 5000 to 7000 viewers every time they stream their games That is not very much... it would take about 400 years of to get the audience for a single Wimbledon tennis match. >Top level earnings for a handful of sports are much higher Well - just how large is that handful? Off the top of my head, basketball, baseball, soccer, NFL football, golf, motor racing, hockey, rugby, cricket, tennis all have top earnings an order of magnitude higher. But how about something more obscure... lets see... Australian Rules Football: highest paid player Gary Ablett Junior, US$ 2.0 million per year, EXCLUDING endorsements. Eh, lets go full retard: darts... wow, US$ 900,000 per year, that's prize money alone. So I think my point that peak earnings in professional sports are higher than in video games stands, at least for the time being.

by D_Alex 14y ago

Fuzzwah 14y ago

Any professional sport.

D_Alex 14y ago
Most sports codes endure, video games get superceded every few years. A professional athlete can coach the sport. There is a fairly high demand for professional sports players on the speaking circuit. There are product endorsements, I don't think video game stars are recognizeable enough to compete there. Finally, the top level earnigs for sports are so much higher.
- Fuzzwah 14y ago
  Most professional sportsmen have a very limited career timeline anyway. There are SC2 pros who played SC1, who have now been earning a living from playing starcraft for 10 - 15 years. There are many ex-top level players who do indeed get paid to coach for SC2 teams. Many of the top players get 5000 to 7000 viewers every time they stream their games (which is often daily). Top level earnings for a handful of sports are much higher, yes. But there are any number of sports where the best of the best earn far less than the top SC2 pros: http://sc2earnings.com/ http://sc2earnings.com/ If you want to invest 8mins into getting a real insight, I'd suggest watching the extended trailer of StarNation, a kickstarter funded doco about the SC2 pro scene which is coming out soon: http://blip.tv/day9tv/001-scii-community-launch-p1-starnation-6551428 http://blip.tv/day9tv/001-scii-community-launch-p1-starnatio...
  - D_Alex 14y ago
    Interesting information, but look: >Many of the top players get 5000 to 7000 viewers every time they stream their games That is not very much... it would take about 400 years of to get the audience for a single Wimbledon tennis match. >Top level earnings for a handful of sports are much higher Well - just how large is that handful? Off the top of my head, basketball, baseball, soccer, NFL football, golf, motor racing, hockey, rugby, cricket, tennis all have top earnings an order of magnitude higher. But how about something more obscure... lets see... Australian Rules Football: highest paid player Gary Ablett Junior, US$ 2.0 million per year, EXCLUDING endorsements. Eh, lets go full retard: darts... wow, US$ 900,000 per year, that's prize money alone. So I think my point that peak earnings in professional sports are higher than in video games stands, at least for the time being.