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I Want to become a Pro LoL player need help and tips

DaKz··2 votes·2,488 views

Im a high school student that has a 1.4 GPA and Im in my senior year due to my lazy attitude toward school and realized Ive basically fkd myself for life and don't see a point in me going to high school anymore due to my GPA I cant go to a good college. I just turned 17 a couple days ago and have always and still do wanna go pro in league since i started playing late season 2 ~early season 3 I'm currently in my promos for gold and climbing steadily at a kinda fast pace as a midlane main with a very large champ pool but playing most meta pick such as azir viktor yasuo and such. But my champ pool is larger than most. Im always looking for ways to improve I watch nearly every pro game lcs, lck,lpl and such and am always watching streams of the best midlaners. This is my dream and I will do anything I can to reach it even if I wouldnt be able to be a pro in coming years I would love to work in the lol pro scene either way. My parents dont really understand the pro lol scene but I know they will support me no matter what I decide to do so any tips on where to start and how to reach my dream

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DrCyanide4 votes

From the full rules - https://riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com/lolesports/Rule%20Sets/2015%20Summer%20LCS%20Rule%20Set%20Version%202_03.pdf

Residency of Minors. Players who are below eighteen years of age may prove residency by either: i. School Records. A player may prove residency by providing proof of full-time attendance at school in the region, including by providing copies of report cards, enrollment documentation, or attendance records certified by school officials; or ii. Parents’ Records. A player may prove residency by (i) providing documentary evidence of the parent-child relationship, such as a birth certificate that lists the names of parents, and (ii) proof that one parent lives in the region, which may be demonstrated by provision of documentary evidence sufficient to prove residency as specified in Rule 1.2.3, above.

I'm not sure on your families situation, but you'd have to make sure that you can satisfy the residency requirements, and the easiest way to do that seems to be to stay in school.

It's also worth pointing out that eSports doesn't currently have the makings of being a long-term career. Most of the LCS pros that I'm aware of are also going to school for the inevitable "what do I do after eSports". Keep going to school, try and pull your GPA up to a 2.0 and get a high school diploma. If you've really got the drive to get into the LCS, then you've can definitely apply the same drive to ensure you won't fail out of high school.

DaKz1 votes

Thanks for the response. I would like to go to college for computer science bur I don't feel like a 2.0 would get me to a good college for it. I really want my lcd dream to come true and I know it is really tough especially for the midlane and I'm still high solver so I have a ways to go.

DrCyanide1 votes

I'm in Computer Science myself actually. I think it's an amazingly fun field to be in, but admittedly you either love it or you hate it. I'm currently attending a university with an open admission policy, which I'm pretty positive means they won't turn away people with lower GPA's as long as they actually want to be there (admittedly, my grades weren't as bad as yours, so I don't know those details personally). You could still have a chance at a CS degree with a similar college or university near you. If you can demonstrate to a potential employer you know what you're doing, then coming from a smaller school shouldn't be a burden at all.

I really want my lcd dream to come true

That typo, had to laugh :)

DaKz1 votes

Oops lol thanks for the comment it's good to know colleges like that are out there but I have another question I've looked at the outlook for it and it's really high and growing but I don't really know the jobs out there for it after finishing school I just looked into it cause I really enjoy working with computers and software etc. Tbh. I realized that I've really screwed up but thanks to you I know there is still hope and have decided not to drop out and try to bring my GPA up

DrCyanide1 votes

The job market seems pretty wide open. Some places have more software companies locally than others, but around where I live there are billboards up and down the freeway trying to get software developers to apply to their company. (Some of my favorites are the billboards that are designed to be inside jokes between programmers, so you know they're looking for programmers).

As for starting out, I've seen many companies post job listings at the local universities. They know they're going to get someone who isn't finished with school but still knows the basics (and will be a little cheaper to pay). From my perspective as a student, it works out great, as the hourly rates are some of the highest around and I get work experience that I don't feel embarrassed about putting on my resume.

Glad I could help, let me know if you've got other questions.

DaKz1 votes

Thanks for all the help I have just a couple more sorry. What do you do in the classes develop software or what?? Is the course tough I don't really have any experience with it I just enjoy working with computers and find it really interesting I don't know the slightest thing about computer science lol.

DrCyanide2 votes

It's no trouble at all :)

Before college, my programming experience was limited to a tiny bit of HTML, a tiny bit of messing around with Legos Mindstormers (my high school had some for a certain class), and a fair bit of tinkering with Starcraft 1's custom game editor. I basically knew enough to think through how to make detailed flow charts, with blocks being connected by "if this, do this".

College was where I took my first programming class. If you can make a detailed flow chart for something, then you'll do just fine in all of the beginner classes. The professors don't assume you know anything prior to coming in, and the classes are required even if you do know everything, so it's a great way to meet other people who are learning to program.

From what I've seen, people entering Computer Science and programming in general either take to it like a duck to water or they don't. You either love it or you hate it, but you'll know by the time you complete your first programming class. If Computer Science doesn't work out for you, you might want to look into Electrical Engineering or IT, both of which deal with computers as well, but more physical aspect of them.

TL;DR: Programming is like making a flow chart.

DaKz1 votes

TYTYTYTY lol you helped alot

TrueNikka2 votes

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NewKeaneDog1 votes

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OhBoyItsaMegaman1 votes

Becoming a pro gamer instead of starting a career—even if it were a possibility—is a mistake. How many more years is the LCS going to be around? 8? 6? 3? You have no way of knowing when this thing is going to go tits-up and just cease to exist as something you can make a living wage on. When it does, "pro gamer" doesn't look fantastic on a resume. It'll be about the same as if you'd done nothing at all after finishing high school.

And I said "if it were possible" for a reason. Even if you made it into Challenger, that doesn't even mean you get on a team period, let alone a team that even has a shot at LCS qualifiers. Very very very few people make it onto professional LoL teams, and out of those few, very few of them have had a long successful and profitable career.

Realistically, if you have been playing for a few years and you're currently in Silver, you will never go pro. I say this in order to give you a little perspective, and also to help you avoid making a really bad decision. You're still pretty young, and the decisions you make now will have a big effect on the rest of your life. If you think high school is hard when you have a "lazy attitude", breaking into a highly competitive field sure isn't any easier.

Keep LoL as something that you do to enjoy yourself, but then spend the rest of your time putting effort into school work and planning your future. If that seems like it is too hard to do, getting people to pay you to play video games is 1000000x harder.

DaKz1 votes

Thanks for the comment Idk if it's just my point of view, or I really am dumb but I've always looked at my future and ever knew what to do I just about a month ago decided computer science was what I WA need to go to college for and then look at my GPA and realized that wasn't really an option.. and I've always wanted to go pro and just started taking lol seriously trying to play ranked as of this season , people have always told me to look for something I really enjoy doing and make a career Out of it and lol just fit that all too well

OhBoyItsaMegaman1 votes

If you don't think you can get into a good college, you can probably apply to a community college. After 2 years you can transfer to another school to finish your Bachelors' degree if that seems like a good idea. Quite a few people do this even if they do have the grades for a better school because it is less expensive. Or hell, just finish up all 4 years at the community college. In fact, even having a 2 year degree from a community college is going to open up more doors than a high school diploma alone (and certainly more than dropping out).

DaKz1 votes

Thanks for the help I think I'll just finish high school and go to the college close by for 2 years then see what's available

Jacobofcourse1 votes

I completely agree with going to community college first. I personally like the smaller class setting you get most of the time. Most colleges don't look to much into how you did in high school after two years in community college anyway.

I believe most people are trying to say here is......Don't give up on your dream but always leave yourself a back up plan. Good luck with finishing high school and your future :) Zilean

DaKz1 votes

Thanksssss!!!

HEAljvLykd1 votes

If you're not in diamond/master/challenger don't even think about being pro. Even people in challenger aren't good enough to be on pro teams. Your only chance of ever even seeing the slightest bit of pro level league play is if you form a team and stay with that team for years. Other than that, you gotta go to school and stop being so damn lazy towards your education.

DaKz1 votes

Lol its a little late for that till college thanks for the comment tho!!!

Shikigami1 votes

It seems to me like it's pretty straightforward. First thing first is that Gold isn't even remotely close to a master/challenger skill. As long as you're not there, don't consider yourself able to go pro. Your GPA means one thing, you're lazy. If you don't work hard from Gold -> Challenger, you won't ever be pro, so start grinding. Next thing you'll need are contacts. For that, you need to tryout and to apply to as many teams as possible. Get to know managers/pro players as much as possible. For example, TL is looking for a midlaner and C9 was looking for a jungler. Even if you don't make the cut, you might make enough of a splash for them to remember you, so you get first dibs next time. The last thing you need is to understand that LCS doesn't pay a whole lot and is sure as hell not guaranteed to last nor are you guaranteed to ever go pro. Work on one thing at a time, focus on college, if you end up "clicking" with the game before you head to college then by all means go for it -- otherwise, just go for plan b.

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