Found this really interesting article on the net today on how good Dota players actually make great entrepreneurs.

Seriously, give it a read guys. You might finally be able to convince your mum that games aren't a waste of time haha.

http://growthlightning.com/10-reasons-why-...-entrepreneurs/

Stop DOTA. Sell Lemonade please

finally i can give a good reason to my future wife

no wonder the market is flooded with n00bs who wants big money doing nothing and always thinking of the good stuff that they will get before they can afford it?

LOL funny if some people can take these kind of article seriously.

games were invented in the first place for a reason.. to relax and have fun. yes you can go for competitions and what not for the excitement but don't expect to earn a living out of it.. out of the millions of people who play games at a competitive level and out of the millions of people who have a job with a stable income, which risk is higher?

This post has been edited by Fusion|007: Jul 8 2014, 04:45 PM

Tell your mum, gaming industry is now bigger than movie industry who has big player like Hollywood.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3282230

Please, do show this article to your mother. I wanna see whether she encourages you to play more, or kicks the living shiat outta you.

If you play for money, i have a bad news for you son

What is the bad news for him?

That was a quote from singsing.

Haha, is it?
A statement from pro huh

Legit if you are in Europe/Korea/US

If you are born elsewhere, sorry boys. Toilet cleaner also more promising career.

Lol, so bad meh?
I have a friend full time play game. Still survive now la.

The mother say, "If is from Internet, it must be true."

Lol it's not THAT bad la.

But realistically, unless you've got a team good enough to win 4-6 top tier tourneys per year, it's better to have a day job.

$5 mill USD for playing games, easy money

Total how many team participated in TI4?

Don't forget that all winnings on American soil are taxed 30%. It's been reported that each player on NewBee is only taking back $600k after all deductions.