Attempting to go pro

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Shownu

I will be making another account and climbing as far as I can this year to see where I can land in ranked. I peaked ASC1 last year then stopped playing.

Plan is to hit Immo this time and join a semi-pro team to learn teamplay and then get on an ascension roster if I improve enough by that time.
Boaster made the change at 26 so it gave me inspiration to try and go for it at 21yo. More than enough time to seriously have a go.

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You won’t make it in life, quit while you are at it.

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Shownu

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Not true. Already got a job lined up and I graduate next year so 🤌

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🤓

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Neonfreak

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Honestly you have shit valo opinions but I'm happy that you have your life together fr

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I would suggest you to quit college and don't take up any jobs and focus solely on valorant for 3 years
I am wise man, listen to me, it will do you good

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unknown_trash

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I second this. 99% of aspiring valorant players quit before they make it to pro. You also miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

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Shownu

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4 hours of Val everyday is more than enough

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Deadpanmitten94

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Not for you

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Bro peaked ASC1 and thinks he gonna go pro 💀 don’t quit your day job buddy

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Shownu

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While doing soloq lil bro playing flex💀

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spookmeister

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I peaked immortal soloq playing init and smokes. Asc1 on flex isn’t impressive dude, and neither is immortal
Like this is outlandish man

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Shownu

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I was immortal before they changed the ranks again. Also I said semi-pro level which is where low Radiants and Immo players team

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dawg, immortal is straight fucking garbage, only high imm3 and up is good, don't quit ur fuckin job or college for a fuckin video game, the video game career needs to be ur side thing

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Did you even read?

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CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer

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Im immortal while soloq and i dont play duelists

Also im younger than 21 and have enough time to get radiant

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Shownu

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Age is not a factor anymore. ANGE1 is 33 yo.

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Boaster needs a superteam to be good so not a good comparison

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BrotherMan

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W. goatzam defeated the anime k-pop fangirl boaster and won Masters

IGL diff

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Desperado_o

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I support and believe in you shoWnu

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W

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BoF7ooM

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I mean go for it I guess, why not give it a shot. Having a backup plan is important though.

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Shownu

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Not foolish enough to dive into it as a broke brother

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ok

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How many hours you have? If you have more than 2k and haven't touched radiant just don't even try you're not good enough.

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Shownu

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I don't even have 400 hours on CS and I played it for 5 years. On Valorant without trolling in unrated I have about 150 hours in Ranked

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FNEGGS

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Anything is possible Whownu you have my support!

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Subreezy

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sounds easy as fuck, EMEA is free

if Newzera could get on a roster so can you!

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Shownu

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Would've been easier in NA queue with all the bad streamers but I'll be a sentinel main and avoid doing a yay otp trap.

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Nachtel

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of course you wanna be a sentinel main, don't tell me you want to be an IGL too

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Shownu

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Nah my gigabrain is too much for my teammates to handle but jokes aside I prefer to play anchor like Alfajer so gonna do that instead

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Subreezy

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bros gonna be the BabyJ of EMEA LMAOOOOO

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Nachtel

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subreezy i get out of work soon lets playy ill be ur smokes/breach initiator

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CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer

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honestly tho ure the goat of vlr Subreezy

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Nachtel

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subreezy baits are cold

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Subreezy

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not a bait when i'm speaking factual statements

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Shownu

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That's why all your best teams come to EU for bootcamps🤑

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Subreezy

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like NRG? yeah clearly they learned a lot from you guys

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Shownu

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FNS is glazing over EMEA everytime he comes for watch parties telling everyone how insane EMEA teams are. Lock IN was just a teaser, Tokyo will be statement.

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Pumsyslayer

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And after glazing over EMEA fns is struggling. Lock in was nothing a new franchising system, teams without any vods, new meta. Enjoy the win tho coz fnatic ain't winning another one.

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Shownu

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FNS is your best igl and the only hope you have of going tokyo so I'd chill.

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moatz

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sounds easy as fuck, EMEA is free

took the words right out of my mouth

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Pumsyslayer

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I mean u can go pro in emea. The region is MID.

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alphabet chin

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cobalt21312

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No offense but peaking asc 1 isn’t anywhere close enough to go pro.

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Shownu

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It is when you account for the way I got there. Playing 4-5 matches per week on different roles without premades, say out of 5 games I win about 3-4.

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cobalt21312

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Shows you have skill but going pro requires a lot more than natural skill (and a lot of time)

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Shownu

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I already addressed that. I have managed my studies well enough to have a corporate career if I choose to go that route.

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cobalt21312

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Then go for it, but always ensure you are easily able to transition to a career with a stable income

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have you tried playing for collegiate yet?

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xD1LL4N

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You got this Shownu. I believe in you.

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YshouldICare

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Go for it so you can finally leave this site 🙏

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SENTINELA_SACY_FAN

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🫵🤡

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SENTINELA_SACY_FAN

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🫵🤡

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NAclearsSA

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You're not gonna make it lil bro just give up

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Nilonesia

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I disagree with 90% of your takes, but I believe in you.
Doesn’t hurt to try (don’t quit stuff cause if this tho)

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pumastone

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if you watching vct games on the daily, you basically radiant already

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yaiima0

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I give you shit but genuinely good luck, you seem like a hard worker. I’m sure you’ll achieve your goals.

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Shownu

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Wyaiima0

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G2Mimi_Is_Mommy

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Stopped reading at clownu

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SAMPV6

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You got this Shownu, I believe in you and please post updates

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WinterZ

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You got this bro. Gl on ur path to pro :)

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Simp4S0m

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Tracker link?

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rina

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good luck. vlr shitposter to valorant pro would be a crazy storyline

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Luck_

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hey me too. i hit plat yesterday now im omw to the big leagues! cant wait for you guys to be cheering #COMECONQUER when 3V esports and I win champions

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As a current immortal 3 with a team to compete in Premier for fun:

don't even consider going pro until you make immortal 2, or even immortal 3. You can still grind the game to attempt to get a higher rank, but it shouldn't be a consideration until that point because your fundamentals simply won't be even close enough to compete at a high level
make sure you find a duo on a similar slightly higher level level than you, as you won't get much out of solo q. Playing duo means you'll not only get less tilted, but also learn to have better fundamentals on things like trading and team utility use
Don't quit your education or job just because you find a spot on a tier 2 or 3 team, even in tier 1 there are still players who are finishing off their degrees so they can find work after. Esports is not a viable long term career unless you make the very pinnacle due to its early retirement age, unless you can successfully segway into streaming, which is just as challenging to find success in
The likelihood of making it is extraordinarily low, so keep your hopes at 0 until you are literally at the finish line. Don't let valorant impact any other aspect of your life until you reach that point as it's not worth it

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W advice

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if you ever make it i'll be your first ever hater

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kanyefan4238173

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The way you believe you have a chance actually makes me feel a lot better about myself

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Wronghand

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Good luck, do your best and don't let shit get to you.

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gl bossman keep us updated

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Shownu

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W admin.

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W shownu

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ax0788

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Doable, just need be top ranked in server to be visible to orgs. gl.

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best of luck for your future and Riot now even has Premier which'll help you alot probably. Hope you go pro and achieve something in life, GL