Hey ggorwell, great questions there friend.

I did a couple years ago when the scene was relatively young, but my stary-gazed eyes faded, when I considered the other ugly prospects of pro gaming most people ignore. Could I really stand playing dota 6 hours a day? What my chances of finding 4 like-minded individuals with no foundation to play with?

Locking yourself in a room, living together and getting angry at 'friends' for months on end, just grinding strats raw practices, (also probably forced to play some garbage hero I don't even like) it just all doesn't seem or look very fun. What if I'm still looking at shabby 'prizes' like novelty headphones or keyboards after a year of that? I'm skilled enough to be a pub star, but I don't think I have what it takes, or at least the tolerance to go pro.

Yes you can make a living, but it is extremely taxing. My voice died out frequently as I had to be talking all the time. My students were from all kinds timezones, which led me to doing lessons at odd hours sometimes, like 4 in the morning. Hence why I've taken a break from it and why I took on students at my leisure to begin with.

My favourite player? The one and only Arteezy

thanks for your response!

Edit: some reformating