Video gaming holds a
unique position in the realm of competitive
sports. The ability to
break into professional gaming is much more
accessible than most
other professional sporting leagues.
Thanks
to services such as
Xbox Live,
top gamers are
available for competition around the clock, which
means you have the
chance to play against the best in the world from
your own home. But first you have to catch their attention.
If you are interested
in becoming a pro gamer, we will assume you
already have a favorite
game and a console. Now you need to
learn
the rules. Just as
basketball is more than simply tossing a ball at a
hoop, video games have
their own rulesets for testing competitive
skills. For each of its
competitive titles, Major League Gaming has
crafted a custom set of
rules made to test and reward true skill. One
must become not just
proficient at the game of choice, but also become
proficient at the way
it is played within competitive ranks. It takes a
village to build a
champion, and no pro gamer reached the top alone.
The next step is to
play against excellent
competition. Xbox Live is an essential
tool. You will need the service in order to hone
your game and to
find competition. In the online gaming
community, each time
you play is a tryout. Impress your
allies
and
opponents and friend
invitations will come flying your way. You have a
reputation to earn and
it starts online. Just starting can be the
hardest part, so head
on over to the MLG Customs
Forums to find
thousands of gamers eager to begin their quest
for
pro-gaming fame. Take
the initiative and send out friend requests and
game invitations to the
players you find on the forums!
Forming a Team and
Training
Once you know the ropes
online, the next step is to find a team.
Each
of
Major League Gaming’s
titles requires tremendous chemistry and
coordination to reach
the top of the competitive ranks. Whether you are
a solo free agent or
have a partially formed team, something
exists for you in MLG’s
Online
Tournament Recruitment
Forum. Make a post there and meet up with
other players looking
to form a complete roster. Keep trying
practice games with
potential teammates until you find a roster whose
chemistry clicks.
Once you have your
squad, the next step is to practice against a
variety of teams.
Again, the forums will be your resource. Hit up the Practices and
Scrimmages Forum to
find other teams looking for some friendly
training and
competition. After practicing and perfecting your team’s
skills, it is time to
take on the best the competitive world has to
offer. Online
Tournaments
are
the premier venue to
test your skills against the league’s top
talents. To be the
best, you have to beat the best; and the best
gamers are online
fighting for prizes and notoriety. Online Tournaments
are the only place
where you can take on teams like Carbon and Final
Boss from the comfort
of your own home.
Enrolling in Online
Tournaments
To enroll in the Online
Tournaments, you need to designate a
captain
to create
your Online Tournaments
team. The captain will then invite the
remaining players until
your roster is complete. Next, select a
tournament to join.
Head to the Active
Tournaments list and
find the tournament right for you.
Division 1 competitions
play host to the world’s top gaming talents, as
amateurs and star Pro
Circuit teams battle it out for top cash and
prizes. Not ready to stare down one of MLG’s
top-rated
teams? Then perhaps Division 2 tourneys are the best
place to
start. In order to
enroll in a tournament,
each of your players must purchase the
appropriate number of
credits from the MLG Store.
But simply playing is
not enough to become a professional. You
need to
win and earn respect.
As your
team’s success
improves, you will move up Major League Gaming’s dynamic
online-ranking system.
As you progress, you will catch the eye of top
players and earn the
chance to train against them online. As
you
continue to play better
and better comeptition, you will notice your
team’s skill
improving. While beginning your online
tournament
experience can seem
overwhelming at first glance, we have broken down
the steps for a smooth
start:
1. Register on the
Online
Tournaments page and
form a team. The Online
Tournament Recruitment
Forum is a great place to look for new
teammates!
2. Purchase tournament
credits from the MLG Store. 3. Register for an
Online Tournament. If
you’re new to the competitive gaming scene,
Division 2 tournaments
may be your best bet. 4. Show up to your
matches! It’s as simple
as that. Each tournament page hosts a
comprehensive match
calendar, allowing you to find match times and
opponent contact
information well in advance. Click on the match time
and date to report a
completed match score and you are good to go!
While solid
performances online will garner respect and attention,
being the best online
does not a professional make. True champions are
forged in a live arena
and with Major League Gaming the Pro Circuit
is where it’s at!
Studying Top Tactics
Before you hit the Pro Circuit, you should
equip yourself with
every tool at your
disposal. One of the quickest ways to excel is to watch top pros in action.
Video gaming is much
more than a test of
dexterity. While many can deftly maneuver
joysticks, few have the
keen decision making skills to reach the top.
The established pros
did not reach the top ranks by accident and there
is much to learn by
watching their playstyles. Fortunately, Major
League Gaming has
compiled thousands of hours of matchplay footage in
the Video on
Demand archives. With
VoD, you have instant access to footage from nearly every tournament in
Major League Gaming’s
history (if you do not already have VoD, please stay tuned for important
announcements regarding how to obtain access to VoD!). When watching the pros,
look for the
traits that set them
apart from the pack. Listen to the way they
communicate information
to their teammates and watch the decision
making process as they
instantaneously evaluate their surroundings and
select the best course
of action. Each top player has a different
playing style, so it
always helps to watch a variety of perspectives.
Observantly watching
gameplay footage can help your own skill expand by
leaps and bounds. While
learning and improving your own game, you also
learn what tactics are
being employed by various top teams. With this
knowledge, you have an
extra defense against elite players. By knowing
top strategies, you can
fortify against them and even devise a
counter-strategy. To
reach the top you will need every edge you can
find and studying
videos cannot be neglected.
Pro Circuit Success
While online
competitions provide great practice and tournament
experience, the truest
test of skill comes at Major League Gaming’s
live Pro Circuit
events. Regardless of your online performances, your
status as a pro gamer
can only be cemented at live events. Pro gaming
hopefuls must test
their trade against a field of thousands of
competitors. In the
presence of screaming fans and bright lights is
where you will make
your name as a superstar. With the world watching,
the Pro Circuit is your
opportunity to snag top prizes and fame. But
first you have to get
there. At any time, you can find a list of the
current season’s event
listing through the Pro Circuit Index.
Click on a given city’s
name to find venue locations, tournament
schedules, rules and
gametypes. Traveling to live
events stands as the
most critical step in progressing in the quest
to become a
professional gamer.
For each event,
thousands of gamers fly from all over the country
to compete in the
ultimate competitive gaming arena. Any established
professional gamer will
tell you the best places to learn and improve
are live events. True
champions are forged by the heat of competitions.
Behind each “overnight
success” are hours of practice and preparation.
Each of Major League
Gaming’s pros got where they are today thanks
to persistent
tournament attendance. They saw the best. They played the
best. They beat the
best. So can you.
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