Hello guys! 1st and foremost let me do a lil introduction
Im sCrUBieE from Malaysiai use to be a hardcore, dedicated, no life gamer once upon a time, My very 1st competition was counter strike which was very fun at that time but eventually we lost to well known clans like PLAM, FMJ NKAA n many more cant remember..
Later on i tried Warcraft during 2004, and my very 1st competition was at Hartamas it was a 2v2 tournament, amazingly i got 1st place, pictures taken, medals and trophy, huge mock cheques and best of all CASH! well it felt great n i continued playing warcraft competitively.

Then my next major tournament was ESWC and i got 2nd place and i lost to PaulYan, next major tournament would be WCG 2004 i got 3rd place. Ive joined many mini tournaments such as the Taylors college challenge which i got 1st place and many more cant really remember. Afterall, Mygozone(a local gaming community) interviewed me was really amazing, felt like i was appreciated in the gaming community but all good things need to come to an end. Reality hits in, not many tournaments in our local scene Cash and prizes was relatively low.

During 2005 my friend introduced to me a MMORPG which was more rewarding! People can really make money by playing mmorpg it could even be their day time job. So i started playing mmorpg games hopping here n there trying to find for opportunities. After awhile as life gets harder, im currently doing an honours degree which is much tougher and my time is very limited, girl friend hits in, and i eventually quitted gaming.

But that didnt stop me, haha im pretty addicted to gaming i was scrolling around for tournaments and i bump in to king kong he organize Dawn of War tournaments around klang valley. The reason why i joined because its free, wouldnt be any harm if i join =D and so i tried but i got top 8 haha it was pretty hilarious, from that day onwards i bought the original copy of the game so i could train with people outside of Malaysia. I would get top 3 most of the time after buying the original copy and i believe that it is a very good idea to have FOC to participate tournaments, this would most definitely invite players all around looking for opportunities. Best of all ive met new friends from all over klang valley, including people from ipoh(fuji) xD

Sad to say ive quit the gaming scene because im currently working and studying at the same time. I own my own PLC which took alot of capital n time. But im really looking forward towards starcraft 2 maybe i would play casually or maybe competitively we'll see how things work out =)

Conclusion
Money is a strong motivation.
A great Gaming community to build new friends of network.
Peers and Family support plays a strong role.
And last but not least know your goals, have the determination to achieve it Good luck!
Im telling you guys from a gamers point of view

The reason why i started gaming was because of gamers like Fa|tality which made millions just by playing games..