spreading the fire

spreadfire1 (64)in #introduceyourself • 6 years ago (edited)

Hi, I'm Jeremias :-)

33 years old from Austria.
I still use my first gaming nickname spreadfire from Counter-Strike 1.0 times. I was very proud to come up with it as it had many different and deep meanings ;-)
That was about 17 years ago, when I first really got into competitive multiplayer games and LAN parties.

LAN Party 2001.JPG
I'm in the middle. One of our first private LAN parties in a friend's basement. You can tell it's in Austria by the skis in the background ;-)

I'll keep the rest short and leave it for autobiographical stories I plan to post from time to time.

Winning or losing, I loved competing with my brothers since I was little.
That translated over to all aspects of life, including eSports (a term that didn't even exist back then).

The games I was most successful in were Counter-Strike: Source and Defense of the Ancients (DotA). I won some LAN party tournaments, played ESL Pro Series and ranked high in every league I participated in.

When looking at it on a global scale, only a few players could live off of gaming and even fewer earned more than on an average day job. eSports earnings history
There was no big industry behind my hobby. The little sponsorship money did not justify the hours put into it, let alone giving up a career, education or day job for it.
But I would have had to give up all that to improve my skills enough to be able to compete with the world's best.

So at one point in my life I decided not to pursue higher goals in eSports anymore and turned down a notch, just playing with friends for fun.
That lead to a happier and healthier life in general. I had more time for friends, social interactions (outside the gaming community, in real life) and started doing more (real) sports again.
Looking back, I ask myself sometimes, what could have been. Just out of curiosity, never regretting the paths I took, which lead me to the point where I am today. Ending that thought by realizing that there are more important things in life than money and fame.

I currently play Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm casually, but still profit from my eSports experience and can rank high with relatively little time investment.

Thanks for reading so far :-)
This was a short overview about my gaming background. More stories are about to come in the future.

Content to expect:

Game live streams
high level gameplay, educational commentary - Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm
(e.g. [Hearthstone] chill DLive stream, ranked ladder with OTK paladin)
Tutorials - technical and easy ways how to solve everyday problems
How to: Use your Android mobile device as streaming camera with OBS
Photography, but not just boring pictures - I tell the story behind them
Enjoying and appreciating the little things / Slowing Down
Software Development announcements
blockchain related, real-life use case applications planned - stay tuned
other interests of mine
travel, nature, sports, health, nutrition, psychology, music, movies, art, humor, philosophy, justice, peace, decentralization, freedom, ...
open-minded as I am, I will not limit myself to these topics and will continue to explore the world, expand my horizon and share my journey with you fine people of the steem community.