DDR for a living

Cassima · Basic Member Joined: 11 Jul 2002

Hello,

I just recently graduated from college. I'll be 22 in a few weeks. Anyways I need a job. I thought about normal jobs at first. You know, a psychologist, a doctor, a receptionist, a researcher, those types of things.

But those are all boring. I've decided instead that I want to play DDR for a living. I'm probably not the greatest out there, but i'm okay! I figure with practice I could be even better!

Now I know that other people can do sports for a living. Take skateboarders and football players for instance. They get payed to play games. Well I don't see why I shouldn't get payed for DDR.

So what do I have to do to make this happen!!

Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Not being delusional would be a start.

Nobody's this stupid. You're not funny.

Cassima · Basic Member Joined: 11 Jul 2002

it's a reasonable question!

Way to crush my hopes and dreams

psisarah · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Location: Toronto

I really, really hope this is a joke... but if it isn't;

DDR isn't a professional sport. When's the last time you turned on your TV and saw a DDR tournament? I'm gonna go ahead and say never. No one's gonna sponsor someone who wants to participate in a game that isn't professionally recognized. The only way you might even be able to consider the possibility of making DDR a career is if you're so good that you can win a crapload of tournaments, and live off the winnings from that. I'm assuming you're not that good.

At least you got your college education.
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Synaesthesia · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: DDR for a living

Cassima · Basic Member Joined: 11 Jul 2002

It's true that ddr isn't professionally recognized right now, but everything has to have a start somewhere doesn't it?

I think people need to be a little bit more optimistic!

Maybe to do DDR for a living I could organize tournaments, get people to watch it on tv, make it more popular, turn it in to a real sport with teams and sponsors!

I don't see why not.

But it makes it difficult when the very people who like DDR are unsupportive toward the idea.

I suppose all things start out this way.

Unit_Zero · Trick Member Joined: 12 May 2005 Location: Channahon, IL

DDR for a living=you living a cardboard box talking to imaginary people

You would have to be Take-esque to be able to do it for a living, I'd imagine even he has a real job
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flcl573 · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Alachua, FL

Oh, your career SURELY can't be something you like or have a passion for, huh?

It'd be cool, but I don't think it's possible. Software engineer...
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OniDo · Trick Member Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Location: Humboldt County

JasonTheGreat · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject:

You're not good enough at anything to be a professional anything. You lose.

djmon · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject:

The only way you will get money by playing ddr is if you enter tournaments and unless you are sooooooooo phrekin' 1337 and can AAA PSMO Shuffle, Dark, Shealth, on top of a bursting volcano, fighting off a million of Jet Li clones, while balancing an elephant with a toothpick on your nose all the time then don't even try to make ddr a profession. sorry to break it to you, but it's a no-no.
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FreakyDDR · Trick Member Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Location: Phillip Island

i would be cool though *dreams*

toady007 · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

I win a tournament around once a month, and I can tell you after gas, food, and partying, I come back home with almost no profit. So good luck paying bills and stuff.
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MadTaco · Trick Member Joined: 26 Apr 2005

I start my first day of college tomorrow. Reading this topic gives me great hope that I am competent enough to pass my courses with flying colors.

Sorry, that was really mean....but these guys are right. Whatever you majored in, use that to get yourself somewhere fairly lofty.
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matthew · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2004

cassima, actually saying that "i'm okay!" (with a big fat exclamation point) shows that you aren't any good at this game.

i ran a tournament back in my hometown and the income was $216. i made no profit. this was mostly by choice, but even still there really wasn't much place for me to take anything for myself. that's less than what you get per month on welfare.

i think toady's word is very credible here. he's speaking from his own experiences. maybe you should listen.

many of these big money sports have decades where people made next to nothing. perhaps if you can show us how you plan on getting this to work, people will listen. but until you do that, you just sound like someone who is overly obsessed.

Ziff · Trick Member Joined: 11 Aug 2005

Getting it big in DDR is like getting it big by being a professional ant-rider.

Not only is it a dumb dream (at this point), but you generally get your dreams crushed like the ant you are trying to ride

Trust me, I though Jo-Jo would deliver me the Kentucky Ant Derby, but I was the only Jocky over an ounce.

DigitalCyber · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jul 2004

Unkle Caveman · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:27 am Post subject:

i think its very easily possible.
Its kind of ironic that a all u guys are on a website called DDRFREAK and don't thinks its possible. You guys trying to jus sound kool or wut.

Yea i think if u can broadcast it and get tournaments at big name places then it could easily be possible.
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Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003