Awesome answers. Can some1 do a consolidation of this? Would be epic to see some organized statistics. I'm sure whoever does this will get bullions of +rep.
1. 22
2. Student - Studying to become a teacher.
3. Lately I've been playing much more regularly as I've had time off work and uni to recover from a shoulder reconstruction. I think probably around 10-14 when i am studying and working though.
4. Used to be really into swimming and basketball but since my problems with my shoulder I haven't been able to.
5. If i was good enuogh, made enough money and my girlfriend didn't care, sure why not.
1.21
2. Business Student
3.10-40 hours
4. powerlifting/strongman, football,music
5. yes, if i got financial backing and the opportunity to move to korea to practice i would do it : )
1. 23
2. ICT Support Officer / Network Administrator
3. 20-30 depending how much sc2 I watch instead of play
4. Not really, I enjoy taking the odd photo.
5. I think games should be fun and not a grind so no.
1 - 34
2 - Web Development & Online Marketing
3 - Not enough recently but approx 10-14 hours on a good week
4 - Poker, Triathlon, Travel
5 - I doubt I would
1. How old are you? 19
2. Your occupation? Nothin!
3. How much many hours of games do you play a week? 130
4. Do you have any other activities (such as sports, music etc). Nope
5. Woudl you consider quiting your job to become a progamer? Sure why not
1. How old are you? 13
2. Your occupation? Student
3. How much many hours of games do you play a week? 20-40 depending on schedule
4. Do you have any other activities (such as sports, music etc). Football
5. Woudl you consider quiting your job to become a progamer? Yes
Very interesting post. Well, I suppose I have to post since I'm by far the elder.
1. How old are you? ... 38.
DeathsFang is only one more year older than my elder son. lol I play with him in 2c2 that's a great son-and-father activity. :-)
2. Your occupation?
I have my own business in insurance.
3. How much many hours of games do you play a week?
Depend of energy my occupations and especially my job leave me. 0 to 10 I think. I watch and read a lot about the game though as it is rest activities for me.
4. Do you have any other activities (such as sports, music etc)?
Mainly a family that counts on me. Warhammer 40K player, organizer and painter (SoB, DH, Daemons) but that took a big hit when my associate forced me to buy SC2 :-)). A bit of sailing (yes near Paris, don't ask me where lol).
5. Would you consider quiting your job to become a progamer?
Never.
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2. Your occupation?
Answer: National Serviceman (Enlistee)
3. How much many hours of games do you play a week?
Answer: Not much (10), hardly any time because of Army.
4. Do you have any other activities (such as sports, music etc).
Answer: Music: Church Choir on Saturday Evenings and Nights.
5. Woudl you consider quiting your job to become a progamer?
Answer: I would quit my Eff-ing Job to train for StarCraft 2 and get me out of the crappy standards!!!!
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Paul Anthony Soh, , smileyfs
Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 GHz. 16 GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 780.
Website: http://youtube.com/MusicHaven2012 - Painfully below average gamer.
1. 22
2. Foreign exchange trading.
3. Depends how busy I am, probably 20-30 hours a week since I started doing forex trading.
4. I love watching Anime/ reading manga. Every now and then I like to buy new things that I don't need for my computer which is already much better than I need - RAID 0 SSD's ftw am I right.
5. Not in Australia, just gotta play for the love.
1. 19
2. student (game design FTW!)
3. alot... like seriously alot if i really wanted to i could probably get to 60+ hours a week D= but on average 40+
4. anime, manga, tv , sleep
5. without a doubt i would love to be a Pro Gamer play a game that you love AND get payed it's a win - win =D
2. Your occupation?
Veterinarian, Veterinary Surgeon.. LOL i would list the jobs listed on a poster as to what a vet does :P but you probably have to do the job to find it funny..
3. How much many hours of games do you play a week?
Not huge amounts 5-10
4. Do you have any other activities (such as sports, music etc).
piano, gym, playing with my 2x cats,
studying to get into a course that would let me study to become a veterinary radiologist (specialising really feels that complicated)
5. Would you consider quiting your job to become a progamer?
No
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2. Your occupation? High School. I'll be done soon though and I can't wait.
3. How much many hours of games do you play a week? Virtually none at the moment with exams. Maybe like 5 on a regular week, 15 during holidays?
4. Do you have any other activities (such as sports, music etc). Not heaps, school takes up most of my time. When I'm not doing that, gaming, web development, programming, reading.
5. Would you consider quiting your job to become a progamer?
Probably not. I wouldn't mind getting good enough to play semi-professionally though, at a few LAN's and stuff.
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