I've been making a lot of friends lately, and I managed to find a girl gamer streamer called Miha. She's also support and she was playing Omniknight. I went into chat and shared my dreams with the group and they said that 27 was the max that a player could be pro. They coach after that age. :/
... Now, I can understand if it has something to do with the stress involved, but video games can be mastered at any age. I know I have a long way to go, but this actually shocked me. What is the main reason people stop gaming at around 30? Is it because they want normal lives?
I... really don't want a normal life. I want to make this game my life's work. If they come out with a DOTA 3 or fail all together, I'll find another MOBA. I'm not worried about that. I don't want security, I don't want the mundane, I want to live a rich and eccentric lifestyle. That's just the way I roll.
I know this game has already been out for several years and people have a leg up on me, but this is a sport like any other. You steal from those who have gone before you. The more something has been played, the better I do because people stream themselves and I learn their every move. Once I know what's been done, I can make my own plays.
This game doesn't just take intelligence, it takes wisdom. You can know every move a hero has, but the art of using them... that's what makes a pro. Now, I'm aware that people can watch my replays if they are that desperate to see me in action, and I'm also aware I could potentially make money while streaming, but I'm looking at this in the long term. I don't have much sex appeal, so my mystery is going to have to sell. Even if I were to lose my weight, I'm an old hag by gaming standards.
And yet... my personality has gotten me places in this world that few could ever dream.
When that date of April 1, 2018 comes around, I'm going to be ready for ranked matches. I hope I can get the All Hero Challenge done by then, to see what I'm best at but it looks like support. I'm going to have a couple of wild cards up my sleeve, though, so that I can be unpredictable enough to adapt to a situation.
I'll tell you what I told them. "Hold my beer! :) "
Peace!
Ursula
Your best shot is to become a dota personality like Slacks or Sheever or Nahaz IMO.
That's when the wisdom you mention kicks in. Over the years you subconsciously notice these changes and gradually favor thinking over acting, a shift that's also powered by the experience you got when playing. This is where casters and coaches come from. Since their hands can no longer consistenly pull those sick plays that made them famous, they use their brains instead to develop the match in their minds before they start, knowing which heroes should be banned/picked and having a reasonable idea about what strategies each team is trying to use and how the match will unfold.
Let's say they practice while their bodies are responsive enough and use said practice to cement a solid theory, which is what they'll have to rely on later.
Don't take this as a discouragement, though. To discover something new, someone has to step forward there first ;)