No Gwent for Old Men
... and by old I mean "30-something". Most of us just have no time to put in the hours of grind. Pro Ladder isn’t for people with jobs. Pro Ladder isn’t for people with families. After hearing others talking about grinding for 4-8 hours a day to get the GM I realized that for me the climb just isn’t possible, even if I’m good enough to compete at a high level.
I can afford to play a little over an hour per day, on average four games, which is enough to get my dailies (although there are days when I don’t have the time to do it at all). All in all I’m able to play about 100 games a month. At the start of every season I spend few hours experimenting with new cards, building a competitive deck, adapting to a new environment, maybe participating in a new event. So it’s reasonable to say I have time for about 80-90 ladder games per month.
I have a decent WR, I know my deck, I’m able to pilot it with good efficiency, I know the meta, I know different strategies, but so what, if the time requirement to get to the top is much, much higher. I’d like to play in a tournament of some kind, but the game requires too high level of commitment to even qualify. If you have a family, kids and wife to take care of, work and off-work duties, the climb becomes virtually impossible. And I think it shouldn’t be. Think about it Reds.
"Just play casual then", some will say... Sure, but that’s not fun for me. I have a strong competitive nature. I bought 60 kegs to get my collection going and support CDPR, but now I think I’m about to quit, as I feel there’s not much left in it for me. Which is a shame, because the game at its core is great. Maybe I’m just one in a thousand, and can be safely ignored, or maybe there are more people like me. What do you guys think? Anyone with an advice for an old dude?
... and by old I mean "30-something". Most of us just have no time to put in the hours of grind. Pro Ladder isn’t for people with jobs. Pro Ladder isn’t for people with families. After hearing others talking about grinding for 4-8 hours a day to get the GM I realized that for me the climb just isn’t possible, even if I’m good enough to compete at a high level.
I can afford to play a little over an hour per day, on average four games, which is enough to get my dailies (although there are days when I don’t have the time to do it at all). All in all I’m able to play about 100 games a month. At the start of every season I spend few hours experimenting with new cards, building a competitive deck, adapting to a new environment, maybe participating in a new event. So it’s reasonable to say I have time for about 80-90 ladder games per month.
I have a decent WR, I know my deck, I’m able to pilot it with good efficiency, I know the meta, I know different strategies, but so what, if the time requirement to get to the top is much, much higher. I’d like to play in a tournament of some kind, but the game requires too high level of commitment to even qualify. If you have a family, kids and wife to take care of, work and off-work duties, the climb becomes virtually impossible. And I think it shouldn’t be. Think about it Reds.
"Just play casual then", some will say... Sure, but that’s not fun for me. I have a strong competitive nature. I bought 60 kegs to get my collection going and support CDPR, but now I think I’m about to quit, as I feel there’s not much left in it for me. Which is a shame, because the game at its core is great. Maybe I’m just one in a thousand, and can be safely ignored, or maybe there are more people like me. What do you guys think? Anyone with an advice for an old dude?