Pro Gamer Travels the World to Compete

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:40 pm

Nightshade wrote:
Freakaloin wrote:obviously u don't know jack shit about marriage either...
Yeah, that must be it. Becuase I've only been married for 12 years. Rentboi

marriage to a man doesn't count...

Post by **Zyte** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:03 pm

fatality beating stermy right now.

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:07 pm

Nightshade wrote:A sport is something that requires athletic ability and physical conditioning. A game does not. Football, hockey, auto racing, basketball, these are sports. Golf, baseball, darts, bowling, video GAMES...well, you see my point.

But those other games you mentioned do require a special ability and the physical conditioning comes with memorizing the perfect form or lowering your reaction time.

Post by **jester!** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:15 pm

Zyte wrote:fatality beating stermy right now.

Yeah not bad money for third and fourth shit, top 8...

3rd - Italy stermy ( $70,000 )
4th - Germany zyz [small] ( $ 50,000 )
5th - Italy booms ( $35,000 )
6th - Sweden Ztrider ( $25,000 )
7th - United States of America wombat ( $17,500 )
8th - Italy ForresT ( $12,500 )

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:17 pm

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:23 pm

The dictionary wrote:sport ( P ) Pronunciation Key (spôrt, sprt)
n.

1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.

the end.

oh, interesting to see wombat is still playing.
didn't that guy win the first quakecon?

Post by **DRuM** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:32 pm

lars63 wrote:

Painsville

Lol, what an apt name.

Freakaloin wrote:not really...i got that now and don't have to do jack shit...

Great but you haven't achieved anything in life of note that anyone knows about. Whereas Fat is not only rich, not only ENJOYS what he's doing, not only is giving something to the community and furthering esports, but he's also got a name and can enjoy his fame. He doesn't see it as work. He wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth like you.

Post by **inolen** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:47 pm

Shitty job. You have the be the absolute best to make even a fresh out of college kid's salary for the most part (althought Fatality makes quite a bit from his products and shit).

Post by **jester!** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:00 pm

Yeah but you can put in a good year or two like vo0 and make some solid cash before you go to school and do that 9-5 thing...

Post by **hax103** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:06 pm

inolen wrote:Shitty job. You have the be the absolute best to make even a fresh out of college kid's salary for the most part (althought Fatality makes quite a bit from his products and shit).

Inolen: He made $100,000+ in year 2000. This year he will prolly make $200,000+, which is a bit more than an average fresh-out-of-college graduate.

Post by **inolen** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:52 pm

hax103 wrote:
inolen wrote:Shitty job. You have the be the absolute best to make even a fresh out of college kid's salary for the most part (althought Fatality makes quite a bit from his products and shit).
Inolen: He made $100,000+ in year 2000. This year he will prolly make $200,000+, which is a bit more than an average fresh-out-of-college graduate.

Fatal1ty is far from the average "pro" gamer in terms of contracts and money that he is pulling in. I bet most don't even pull in 40k. Has any contest payed out more than 25k yet to a single place?

Post by **Zyte** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:15 pm

Post by **inolen** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:23 pm

Zyte wrote:150k

Which tourney? It says this tourney is supposed to pay that, but what tourney payed that in the past?

Post by **jester!** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:09 pm

I am not sure if there were any in the past that were over 25K for a single person, 2001 there was a 50K CS top prize but I dont play that shit so I dont know how many are on a team. Also that year fatal1ty won a car that I do not know the value of.

This year however there is the world tour, each stop paid out 15K to the top player with something like 6 or 7 stops, and then the wrap up bringing out the big money.

There are also the first Q4 tournaments, CPL Summer Championship

Prize Distribution

1 $60,000.00
2 $34,000.00
3 $20,000.00

4 $11,000.00
5 $8,000.00
6 $6,000.00
7 $5,000.00
8 $4,000.00
9 thru 12 $3,000.00
13 thru 16 $2,000.00
17 thru 32 $1,000.00
33 thru 64 $500.00

But before that a winter tournament worth 30 total I think.

Not mad NFL/NBA/MLB money but hell, they are playing computer games ffs...

Post by **Zyte** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:21 pm

inolen wrote:Which tourney? It says this tourney is supposed to pay that, but what tourney payed that in the past?

None. I get what ur saying and i agree. Being a 'pro gamer' is way too uncertain, but i wouldnt mind giving one year up for at least 238, mayb 288k if i was gifted and my game was chosen by cpl ;]

this tourney's prize money is insane:

1 TBD 150,000$
2 TBD 100,000$
3 Stermy 70,000$
4 zyz 50,000$
5 Booms 35,000$
6 Ztrider 25,000$
7 wombat 17,500$
8 ForresT 12,500$

Post by **jester!** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:08 pm

Anyone watching the live feed? They are about to start the final match for 150K for the winner, 100K for 2nd place I think.

Post by **Zyte** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:08 pm

yeah about to begin. lotsa useless info and buildin up.

Post by **jester!** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:10 pm

When they do the shots of the guys themselves they should do it picture in picture, its annoying when you miss the action so you can have a cameo shot...

And some lag, wonder if MTV will be able to handle the connection, or is that my end...

Post by **Zyte** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:12 pm

no its kinda laggy right now indeed.

live and still shit for me, but at least they do pic in pic

Post by **jester!** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:17 pm

heh yeah i saw that, nice.

Post by **jester!** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:37 pm

not looking good for vo0, how many does fat have to win coming out of the losers bracket?

and wtf do i need to see the fans for?

Post by **Zyte** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:38 pm

this one. and fuck fat.

Post by **jester!** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:41 pm

best 2 of 3 even coming from losers bracket? sheet...

Post by **mik0rs** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:42 pm

Dave wrote:Neither is hunting, but people call it sport too...

I'm not arguing what it might be called by people, it's not sport though.

Post by **mik0rs** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:45 pm

jester! wrote:
mik0rs wrote:
lars63 wrote:this lanky blond has become the face of what fans refuse to classify as anything other than a sport.
By "fans" do they mean "pasty fat bastards who can't run more than 3 yards"? I like games but it's not sport.
I would say the majority of the pros at the tourney could run more then 3 yards.

There are plenty of ways gaming could be a sport. Hell if you can make money at a game I would call it a sport, whether its chess/poker/football/basketball, whatever...

Back on topic, good games between fat and vo0. Fat could never pull away when he was in control of the map like vo0 did whenever he was getting the gold/mega...

I don't consider it a sport at all, there's hand eye coordination in trying to blow your load on a girl's tits but that's not a sport either. Involvement of money just makes it a competetive passtime.

But you'll have your opinion and I'll have mine.

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