> Has he even played any tournaments yet? Is he ranked yet?
Bingo. My point exactly. It's a delicate balance dealing with teenagers. My son clearly was put-out by my initial mockery of his friend skipping the ACT's to pursue a professional gamer career with zero experience at it. I had to dial it back and be like, "It's ok to have a dream, but you also need a day job to fall back on."
> Also being good at one game does not necessarily translate into good skills in
> another.
Another point I tried to make. He may be crushing at league of legends now, but when this game fades away... can he translate to another that is paying big rewards to gamers. Plus, my son said the big names in that game all live in a giant mansion... yeah, as hosted guests... they don't own the mansion... it's their "apartment building" basically, like a dormer for gamers... and when the party is over, they go home with nothing.
Worth noting the top US earner is Andy Dinh $54,619.97 from five tournaments. Hardly mansion money. The average competing player doesn't even rank any money.
I know I'm being a buzz kill for my son... but reality is even a more harsh buzz kill than me.
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