Gaming for salary?

[Grim_Scythe]

I guess this is too everyone but I wonder what the men that make 5-6 figures think.

Would you trade up profession for playing and being good at a particular game?

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=112404452&sid=1

Just kind of kicked my other grim side of me thinking at work about it...

[StevenNevets]

Players who are drafted onto CGS teams will earn $30,000 - $100,000 or more annually in salaries and bonuses as professional gamers.
Holy shit.:smack:

I don't have a career yet but if I did of course I'd want to be a pro gamer. Would be great. Why not?

[Gruthar]

Might be a good way to pay for college, but I certainly wouldn't game professionally as a career. And if I did, I wouldn't play WoW. D:

[Mad5cout]

This is the future. Mark my words. "Professional" Gamers will eventually be like sports stars and tournaments will be televised (like they already are in Korea for StarCraft.)