[quote]Myosin wrote:
Invest in a pair of Gunnar Optiks glasses. I have pair for work and one for home and it makes a huge difference in eye strain.[/quote]
I know a bit about optics, and I had a look at the website.
One word; scam.
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[quote]theBird wrote:
[quote]Myosin wrote:
Invest in a pair of Gunnar Optiks glasses. I have pair for work and one for home and it makes a huge difference in eye strain.[/quote]
I know a bit about optics, and I had a look at the website.
One word; scam.
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Any other recommendations then?
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Please tell me you’re getting paid for this.
If not, stop.[/quote]
Was wondering if he was an SC2 progamer or successful LoL streamer or something.[/quote]
I was wondering the same. Pro gaming was never really lucrative several years ago so I went to check the SC2 earnings, the top 15 make pretty decent coin.
The gunner optic glasses look pretty interesting but also Kim of expensive, couldn’t someone just wear tinted glasses or shades while playing and get somewhat of the same effect; albeit much darker and invasive so maybe not… I too am wondering how or why OP plays for 12 hours a day, my eye strain from a couple hours of play alone make me immediately switch to different activities, makes me wonder if I would play more if I owned the Gunner optics.
OP, do a set of maximum repetition push-ups, and 100 bodyweight squats every hour or two.
If you have weights, progressively add them to your squats, if you have a bar, do max-rep pull-ups as well.
I’m sorry you received so much shit.
People are fucking weird…
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Please tell me you’re getting paid for this.
If not, stop.[/quote]
Was wondering if he was an SC2 progamer or successful LoL streamer or something.[/quote]
I was wondering the same. Pro gaming was never really lucrative several years ago so I went to check the SC2 earnings, the top 15 make pretty decent coin.[/quote]
I strongly disagree. Before the CS scene died, there were huge amounts of money at events like WCG, CPL, DreamHack, WSVG, etc etc.
I think a few years back, 1st place at a gaming event (WCG?) in New York City was 1 Rolex, 50grand and a brand new customized computer…
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Please tell me you’re getting paid for this.
If not, stop.[/quote]
Was wondering if he was an SC2 progamer or successful LoL streamer or something.[/quote]
I was wondering the same. Pro gaming was never really lucrative several years ago so I went to check the SC2 earnings, the top 15 make pretty decent coin.[/quote]
I strongly disagree. Before the CS scene died, there were huge amounts of money at events like WCG, CPL, DreamHack, WSVG, etc etc.
I think a few years back, 1st place at a gaming event (WCG?) in New York City was 1 Rolex, 50grand and a brand new customized computer…
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Just depends on the game and the venue and the country. Most people in America would laugh in your face if you told them about guys in South Korea who literally became millionaires playing Starcraft Broodwar and getting their pictures on billboards and shit like they were Michael Jordan lol.
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Please tell me you’re getting paid for this.
If not, stop.[/quote]
Was wondering if he was an SC2 progamer or successful LoL streamer or something.[/quote]
I was wondering the same. Pro gaming was never really lucrative several years ago so I went to check the SC2 earnings, the top 15 make pretty decent coin.[/quote]
I strongly disagree. Before the CS scene died, there were huge amounts of money at events like WCG, CPL, DreamHack, WSVG, etc etc.
I think a few years back, 1st place at a gaming event (WCG?) in New York City was 1 Rolex, 50grand and a brand new customized computer…
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Just depends on the game and the venue and the country.[/quote]
Yeah, you’re totally right about that. Where I’m from, Sweden, it’s completely natural to be a ‘hardcore’ gamer, a extremely dedicated athlete and a club-goer.
We’d have our matches saturday morning, we’d recover, hit the club, then hit the LAN center for an ‘all-night gib session’.
Well americans aren’t known for being ‘open-minded’… in fact they are proud of their ignorance, and usually say shit like ‘MUERICA’ or ‘BUDWEISER’… so it’s kinda irrelevant what Americans would or would not do.
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Please tell me you’re getting paid for this.
If not, stop.[/quote]
Was wondering if he was an SC2 progamer or successful LoL streamer or something.[/quote]
I was wondering the same. Pro gaming was never really lucrative several years ago so I went to check the SC2 earnings, the top 15 make pretty decent coin.[/quote]
I strongly disagree. Before the CS scene died, there were huge amounts of money at events like WCG, CPL, DreamHack, WSVG, etc etc.
I think a few years back, 1st place at a gaming event (WCG?) in New York City was 1 Rolex, 50grand and a brand new customized computer…
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[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Please tell me you’re getting paid for this.
If not, stop.[/quote]
Was wondering if he was an SC2 progamer or successful LoL streamer or something.[/quote]
I was wondering the same. Pro gaming was never really lucrative several years ago so I went to check the SC2 earnings, the top 15 make pretty decent coin.[/quote]
I strongly disagree. Before the CS scene died, there were huge amounts of money at events like WCG, CPL, DreamHack, WSVG, etc etc.
I think a few years back, 1st place at a gaming event (WCG?) in New York City was 1 Rolex, 50grand and a brand new customized computer…
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Well, we have to agree to disagree them. I think the reason leagues like CPL and CEVO are defunct is because there was no money in it.
3mm in cash prizes over 4 years across multiple games (some of which like CS have many team members) is not really “huge amounts of money”.
The WCG payouts are even worse.
The only person I ever remeber really making a decent living off of e-sports years and years ago was fatal1ty, and even he realized it was much more lucrative to try and brand himself rather than play for cash prizes. (I actually won one of his sound cards at a CS:S tourney once).
Chicken and egg stuff. I believe the reason CS declined was because people realized there was no money to be had in the “pro” leagues - and not the other way around where people lost interest in CS so the leagues went defunct.
Anyways, I never paid attention to LOL but I did notice a huge resurgence in “pro” gaming when SC2 was released. Maybe because the Koreans always took it so seriously.
I will concede that certain amount of money when I was 16-18 years old and gaming, might be considered a lot less now that I’m 25.
Prob 5 grand is huge for most teens, where as now, it’s probably not a boner-inducing amount.
CPL(CAL was the ‘little brother’ of CPL and was the league) was never a league, it was a tournament(CPL-summer and eventually CPL-winter), but I guess ultimately, a decline in participation was the down-fall.
I love CS, I hate SC, and I love “LoL” type games… the bigger one, IMO, is ‘Heroes Of Newerth’ or Dota2.
[quote]Claudan wrote:
I will concede that certain amount of money when I was 16-18 years old and gaming, might be considered a lot less now that I’m 25.
Prob 5 grand is huge for most teens, where as now, it’s probably not a boner-inducing amount.
CPL(CAL was the ‘little brother’ of CPL and was the league) was never a league, it was a tournament(CPL-summer and eventually CPL-winter), but I guess ultimately, a decline in participation was the down-fall. [/quote]
I played cal-i and cevo-p CS:S for a bit on a pair of lower tier teams, so we were good enough to be considered in the rung of “pros” but never good enough to win tourneys. I remember the money just never being there even for the champs. Cevo-p prize pool was either 10 or 20k to the champion if I remember correctly…divided 5 or 6 ways.
But that was just CS:S.
I dont know what you mean by great diet and excercise, it wont be bad if you share, but do you even get paid for playing so much?
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
I will concede that certain amount of money when I was 16-18 years old and gaming, might be considered a lot less now that I’m 25.
Prob 5 grand is huge for most teens, where as now, it’s probably not a boner-inducing amount.
CPL(CAL was the ‘little brother’ of CPL and was the league) was never a league, it was a tournament(CPL-summer and eventually CPL-winter), but I guess ultimately, a decline in participation was the down-fall. [/quote]
I played cal-i and cevo-p CS:S for a bit on a pair of lower tier teams, so we were good enough to be considered in the rung of “pros” but never good enough to win tourneys. I remember the money just never being there even for the champs. Cevo-p prize pool was either 10 or 20k to the champion if I remember correctly…divided 5 or 6 ways.
But that was just CS:S.[/quote]
If CS:GO takes off, lets put the old team back together 
“T-N | M.Wasiuk”
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]theBird wrote:
[quote]Myosin wrote:
Invest in a pair of Gunnar Optiks glasses. I have pair for work and one for home and it makes a huge difference in eye strain.[/quote]
I know a bit about optics, and I had a look at the website.
One word; scam.
tweet[/quote]
Any other recommendations then?[/quote]
I only have a minute, but quickly…
… people that tend to use screen based equipment are prone to a reduced rate of blinking, causing the very delicate tear film over the surface of your eye to evaporate and hence cause “dry eye”. Symptoms of dry eye include redness, grittiness and blur. Hence remembering to blink like normal while on the computer helps. Taking more rest breaks also helps with this. Try and avoid any direct air conditioning/heating into your face, as this increases the evaporation rate of your tear film. Some people find using a ocular lubricant can help to reduce dry eye symptoms. Use a non-presrvative lubricant to avoid any reactions. Fish oil and vitamin A has been shown to improve the quality of tear film.
Also having a annual eye examination with your local optometrist is recommended. If glasses are prescribed the anti-glare coating does help to reduce reflections. Avoid coorperate chain optometrists who are under pressure to keep there “prescribing rates” high.
Bird. Word.
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[quote]theBird wrote:
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]theBird wrote:
[quote]Myosin wrote:
Invest in a pair of Gunnar Optiks glasses. I have pair for work and one for home and it makes a huge difference in eye strain.[/quote]
I know a bit about optics, and I had a look at the website.
One word; scam.
tweet[/quote]
Any other recommendations then?[/quote]
I only have a minute, but quickly…
… people that tend to use screen based equipment are prone to a reduced rate of blinking, causing the very delicate tear film over the surface of your eye to evaporate and hence cause “dry eye”. Symptoms of dry eye include redness, grittiness and blur. Hence remembering to blink like normal while on the computer helps. Taking more rest breaks also helps with this. Try and avoid any direct air conditioning/heating into your face, as this increases the evaporation rate of your tear film. Some people find using a ocular lubricant can help to reduce dry eye symptoms. Use a non-presrvative lubricant to avoid any reactions. Fish oil and vitamin A has been shown to improve the quality of tear film.
Also having a annual eye examination with your local optometrist is recommended. If glasses are prescribed the anti-glare coating does help to reduce reflections. Avoid coorperate chain optometrists who are under pressure to keep there “prescribing rates” high.
Bird. Word.
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I know nothing about optics, but chalk it up to one of those things you cannot prove but you know works. Anyone how has gamed for extended sessions knows the feeling and the Gunnars work in reducing the eye strain/glare headaches experienced especially in games or programs (spreadsheets etc) involving a lot of small details and focus.
Still the above is good advice.
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
I will concede that certain amount of money when I was 16-18 years old and gaming, might be considered a lot less now that I’m 25.
Prob 5 grand is huge for most teens, where as now, it’s probably not a boner-inducing amount.
CPL(CAL was the ‘little brother’ of CPL and was the league) was never a league, it was a tournament(CPL-summer and eventually CPL-winter), but I guess ultimately, a decline in participation was the down-fall. [/quote]
I played cal-i and cevo-p CS:S for a bit on a pair of lower tier teams, so we were good enough to be considered in the rung of “pros” but never good enough to win tourneys. I remember the money just never being there even for the champs. Cevo-p prize pool was either 10 or 20k to the champion if I remember correctly…divided 5 or 6 ways.
But that was just CS:S.[/quote]
If CS:GO takes off, lets put the old team back together “T-N | M.Wasiuk”
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I wish I had the time, man. Part of me misses those days.
