My outlook on professional gaming.

[MarioMariox2]

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Quote (Topic name here on Smashboards): "Everyone's 'the best', but only a few are [actually] good."

Gaming is more that just a hobby people waste away doing as people with a narrow-outlook on things may say. It's a mental sport and an art, among many other things. Everyone starts out bad, but like cutting a diamond, skill even in gaming requires hard work--the shine of a professional's skill was only achieved through an investment of their time, to be one of the best at what they enjoy doing. Like I said to my friend, Glenn, "In shooter games, kill/death ratio doesn't matter. It's your skill that does." One of the reasons that I'd like to get into professional gaming is because of this thinking. Watching any professional in his/her trade, gamer or not, looks graceful at whatever they do--"They make it look easy" so to speak. To have such mastery and control at something I enjoy doing... It's bliss, and the tourneys I've been to along with the matches fought with friends and strangers have shown me that.

Here's a video of the world champion of Smash against another top professional before they retired: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJjZDRS2xc

Just felt like writing this as I was on Facebook. I always loved gaming (since I was 4 or 5?) and have only just begun getting my feet wet in the tourney scene. Thanks to Smash (among other games), my passion for gaming has deepened to a more serious level that that of a hobby. Heh, g'night for now, I guess then, it's late.

 

[Purtle]

I would agree with you.

I myself, am relatively informed with a good amount of the computer gaming scene(Counter strike 1.6[screw CSS], quake, starcraft(I and II), etc). My older brother competitively/professionally plays on a Team Fortress Two team. He has played with some of the best/top people.

Watching him play, reminds me of what you said. "Watching any professional in his/her trade, gamer or not, looks graceful at whatever they do--"They make it look easy" so to speak. To have such mastery and control at something I enjoy doing... It's bliss"

 

[Darkshadow7827]

I'm into competitive gaming, but I wouldn't go as far as professional gaming. I can see your point however and I wish you the best of luck skill in your gaming experience. I agree so much with your statement that "skill even in gaming requires hard work." I have a friend who plays casually and he always loses to me. He'll say stuff like "Of course he won, he's DShadow" or "you'll do fine at the tourney, you're DShadow. You'll pull off some ridiculous BS." In fact, I was playing him today (rather yesterday since it's past 12, haha) and he said it again. I had to tell him to stop saying that cause I worked hard on playing, practicing, and researching to get where I am. I hear what you're saying 2(Mario). Good stuff

 

[MarioMariox2]

Thanks a lot! :D And to all, keep up the hard work!