Playing games for cash (tournaments, matches..etc.)

[mchammer75040]

What is SkillGround?

SkillGround is the world?s most rewarding online gaming arena where you can download real video games for free and play in a secure and fair environment for cash prizes or just for fun. People of all skill levels are welcome, and our proprietary skill ranking system ensures you will always find your match. All you need is a PC and a broadband connection to play. You can play for free for as long as you want on SkillGround, and with a Premium account you can ALSO play for real cash prizes. SkillGround is committed to offering great game play experiences to our players and will be adding new games, maps, and game play modes regularly. No matter what type of games you like, or what your level of ability, SkillGround has a game, and a match, for you!
http://www1.skillground.com/sg/showGamesMain.do

Has anyone had any experience/success with this, or other tournament/match sites to play for cash? Discuss.

[Reflex]

GameTap + SkillGround < STEAM

[Bakurei]

1. Get steam
2. Buy games
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5. oh shi no profit!

[Seagull]

get steam
buy games
play them
get good
play for money
profit!

[Eejit]

1. Get steam
2. Buy games
.
.
.
5. oh shi no profit!

Counterstrike?

[Kyorisu]

If you've got a local lanning scene get involved and win lots of cool shit. Depends where you live I guess but I've made a lot of cash from simple PC competitions.
http://www.valhalla.net.au/reloaded08/RLD_IV_2009-01-18_slienceofthelans.pdf
http://www.valhalla.net.au/reloaded08/RLD_IV_2009-01-17_battleofthegamelords.pdf

Do eeeet.

[CyberPitz]

I used to travel around locally playing in CS tournies and usually my team would come out on top. Nothing huge or anything, but we'd split 100 bucks or get some nifty video cards or something. Not bad for playing games!

[Bad^Hat]

Sounds alright.

Until you look at the games.

[nurizeko]

Gaming for a living is a lie, only a small teeny percentage somehow manage to find a company willing to sponsor them and even then they are basically lucky ****s because tourney gaming has to be one of the least followed "sports" ever, hence there is little value in making a big deal out of gaming.

Plus turning gaming into a job is just sadface because in all honesty, gaming should just be for pure fun, the minute the rent counts on you pwning up some other squad every other day or something is the day playing loses its fun and just becomes a chore to be done.





Also this is a pyramid scheme.

[CyberPitz]

Oh look, a game of starcraft! Damn, too bad there's nobody there.

http://r-1.ch/ff-sc.png

[mchammer75040]

Gaming for a living is a lie, only a small teeny percentage somehow manage to find a company willing to sponsor them and even then they are basically lucky ****s because tourney gaming has to be one of the least followed "sports" ever, hence there is little value in making a big deal out of gaming.

Plus turning gaming into a job is just sadface because in all honesty, gaming should just be for pure fun, the minute the rent counts on you pwning up some other squad every other day or something is the day playing loses its fun and just becomes a chore to be done.





Also this is a pyramid scheme.

First off refer back to cyber's post above. I don't care about paying rent and I didn't say I planed on playing games to do so..so why are you bringing this up? I just happen to come across it on a site I frequent called gamesradar.com (which is a legit site, thank you very much) and was wondering if others had any experience with this or other tournys.

EDIT: reflex you are a loooser

[Reflex]

reflex you are a loooser

Just go buy something off steam and you'll see.

[Bad^Hat]

I just happen to come across it on a site I frequent called gamesradar.com (which is a legit site, thank you very much) and was wondering if others had any experience with this or other tournys.
Maybe you could have checked the site yourself first?

Games list:

UTour Golf
Toca Race Driver 3
Close Quarters Conflict
Warpath
Kung Fu: Deadly Arts

That's it. Who the crap would play those competitively, even if you didn't pay them? :|

Also gamesradar sucks.

[Kyorisu]

I used to travel around locally playing in CS tournies and usually my team would come out on top. Nothing huge or anything, but we'd split 100 bucks or get some nifty video cards or something. Not bad for playing games!

CS here is $500 usually, meaning the winners get $100 each and then second and third place prizes are something nice too.

[Solaris]

1: Get steam
2: Play halflife2
3: ???
4: Profit!


That's how you do it.

[mchammer75040]

Maybe you could have checked the site yourself first?

Games list:

UTour Golf
Toca Race Driver 3
Close Quarters Conflict
Warpath
Kung Fu: Deadly Arts

That's it. Who the crap would play those competitively, even if you didn't pay them? :|

Also gamesradar sucks.
No, you suck :frown:. You're right those games look bad, thats why I was using it as an example. My vision for this thread was people posting relevant info about tournys they've found online for CS, dod,..etc. and their stories...it didn't have to be this one. But thanks for ruining it for me. Also you smell funny.

[CR0M]

http://experiencecurve.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/hopefulparents-01.jpg

[Bad^Hat]

No, you suck :frown:. You're right those games look bad, thats why I was using it as an example. My vision for this thread was people posting relevant info about tournys they've found online for CS, dod,..etc. and their stories...it didn't have to be this one. But thanks for ruining it for me. Also you smell funny.
Sorry dude, your OP didn't really come off that way to me. If you were going to choose an example it'd help to pick a good one anyway, but whatever. Maybe I just missed the point entirely. Sorry for shitting up the thread at any rate. :)

[CyberPitz]

CS here is $500 usually, meaning the winners get $100 each and then second and third place prizes are something nice too.

Well, this was when source first came out here, and being in Missouri, people have the mentality of.."BEING A GAMING NERD IS BAAAD!"

I'm sure it's jumped up quite ab it, but my CS skills have faltered quite a bit since I only play once a month or so.

[mchammer75040]

Sorry dude, your OP didn't really come off that way to me. If you were going to choose an example it'd help to pick a good one anyway, but whatever. Maybe I just missed the point entirely. Sorry for shitting up the thread at any rate. :)

Well now you're just making me look like an asshole. :P