I think we're all familiar with the term pro gamer. The literal definition of a Pro gamer is someone who uses competitive gaming as a sole income ( Income tends to come from tournaments, leagues and sponsorships ). So what I want to know from you guys is what you think, of Pro gamers and Pro gaming in general.

Do You Think Pro Gamers have no life/are awesome?

Have you ever wished to become a pro gamer?

Are you a pro gamer?

Do you like wathching pro gamers play?

Is Pro Gaming Beneficial for gaming as a whole?

Team Newbee ( Worth over a million Dollars each, all obtained from pro gaming )

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Least on the ones that I watch

I don't care about them.

More power to them. They're making money at something they like doing. That's kind of a dream for most people.

They're irrelevant to me, but if they can make money by gaming, then more power to them.

The only game I enjoy watching/playing competitively is Smash Bros

I pretty much agree with pokoko and spemanig.

Do some speedrunners and Let's Players count as pro gamers?

I find them to be incredible in the same way athletes blow me away. They vary by game, but watching the combination of macro and micro strategizing in Starcraft or the impossibly precise and fast twitch abilities in shooters... It's very impressive.

I don't get the animosity, essentially. There's room for both gamers and athletes; it's not as if I lost my interest in basketball or (American) football simply because I started watching Starcraft.

*edit* I see everyone else is approaching your post like a questionnaire, so I will as well.

Do You Think Pro Gamers have no life/are awesome?: they're impressive. Any life in which you've achieved happiness and aren't harming anyone else by doing so cannot qualify as "no life". Obsessed life? Probably, but that's their prerogative.

Have you ever wished to become a pro gamer?: Based on what I've seen I don't multitask well enough for RTSs and, despite generally being very good at shooters, there's an enormous distance between my abilities and the pros. Also, I have too many other interests.

Are you a pro gamer?: No

Do you like wathching pro gamers play?: Sometimes

Is Pro Gaming Beneficial for gaming as a whole?: gaming would be fine without it, so that's a difficult question to answer. In some ways I think it has the effect of focusing us too greatly on a few games.

After watching all episodes of The Smash Brothers Documentary, I fully support and enjoy watching competitive e-sports. One day, maybe I might be part of the competitive scene...