[arista]

[More than 250 million people have played the game since it launched two years ago, generating $2.4bn (£1.9bn) in revenue in 2018.
He will split a $2.25m (£1.8m) prize after he and his teammate finished second in the first Fortnite World Cup.
Jaden Ashman, who goes by the gamer name Wolfiez, will share the cash with his Dutch gaming partner David 'Rojo' Jong after the duos event in New York.]


His hard work paid off.


https://news.sky.com/story/essex-sch...d-cup-11772062

[Oliver_W]

Good for him.

[Withano]

I’m mostly against children competing for money tbh

[LeatherTrumpet]

he will only blow it on sweets

[GoldHeart]

Fortnight world cup ?!!! , didn't even know that was a thing !

$1m !!!?? Seriously what is a 15 year old going to do with that

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Fortnight world cup ?!!! , didn't even know that was a thing !

$1m !!!?? Seriously what is a 15 year old going to do with that

If he's wise he'll buy a couple of houses and stick tenants in them, he won't have to work through uni then.

[Kizzy]

How did he get so good? How long did he have to sit in his room playing for to win a world cup?
I hope he can now pool his energies into something constructive.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

How did he get so good? How long did he have to sit in his room playing for to win a world cup?
I hope he can now pool his energies into something constructive.

I'm sure he with his 1 million in the bank wouldn't agree with you, times have moved on, the way people are earning their living has changed and will continue to change, if he is good at it, I don't see what the issue is, according to his Mum he spends a lot of time playing and they have had many arguments about it, but I would say winning 1 million from playing something you love is pretty constructive, its no different from youtubers or being a reality star or an influencer, as it stands if he invests well and doesnt blow it he might not have to work for the rest of his life, how good is that

[LeatherTrumpet]

maybe next year they will run it over a month and get more players

[Marsh.]

I'd hand the little sh*t my remaining mortgage payments.

[Cherie]

I've told my two sons to get into their bedrooms and not to come back out until they had won a million

[LeatherTrumpet]

I told smallest boy LT he was a total failure and had let his mum and me down by not winning a million quid, he looked so upset and cried a bit

Honestly you just cant win with kids

[bitontheslide]

everyone is different, and if people can make some money doing something they love, then what could be better.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

everyone is different, and if people can make some money doing something they love, then what could be better.

could be worse, he could be out knifing his peers or drug running on county lines

and how many of us will earn 1 million quid in our lifetimes, good on him

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

could be worse, he could be out knifing his peers or drug running on county lines

and how many of us will earn 1 million quid in our lifetimes, good on him

That is a very weak argument and quite insulting not all mixed race teens stab people Cherie :/
My point is the time it take for him to get that good at a video fame for most teens causes a lot of problems with schoosing, relationships with parents and peers yes one in a million win a million it doesn't mean a lot of screen time is a good thing.
I hope the boy has the guidance to help him with this life changing amount.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That is a very weak argument and quite insulting not all mixed race teens stab people Cherie :/

Oh come on be fair, she never suggested that because he was mixed race.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That is a very weak argument and quite insulting not all mixed race teens stab people Cherie :/
My point is the time it take for him to get that good at a video fame for most teens causes a lot of problems with schoosing, relationships with parents and peers yes one in a million win a million it doesn't mean a lot of screen time is a good thing.
I hope the boy has the guidance to help him with this life changing amount.

I meant as he was a teenager, not that he was mixed race, it didnt even cross my mind

You know nothing about his life, why are you judging?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I saw the pic yes I presumed you had too it being in the OP. ..do you feel I'm accusing you of something? To clarify I'm not.

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That is a very weak argument and quite insulting not all mixed race teens stab people Cherie :/

What's the truth?

[Liam-]

If he put it in a high interest account then by the time he’s 18 he could afford maybe 5 Freddos?

[Livia]

And we thought it'd never happen...

[Toy Soldier]

There's a LOT of money in eSports these days to be fair, Fortnight is a very new (and possibly temporary) one compared to things like DOTA2, Counter-strike, League of Legends, Overwatch and Starcraft but yeah...

I don't think it's different to most physical sports though; it's true that only a few will be good enough to make any money but that's true of tennis, football, or any other sport so . I don't think there are many kids sat at home believing its easy. People are aware that the winners of these things have a level of natural skill at the game that goes beyond just practicing a lot. Also winners tends to be younger because split second differences in reaction times really matter in high-level gaming and reaction times start to drop fast once you hit about 25.

Hard to make a career out of Fortnight alone though (unless he gains a streaming / merchandise following) becaaaause fortnight isn't a purely skill based game, it incorporates a LOT of randomness and luck, so at the top level you wouldn't really expect the same people to consistently win tournaments. Too much down to chance,compared to games based on skill and tactics like CS.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

There's a LOT of money in eSports these days to be fair, Fortnight is a very new (and possibly temporary) one compared to things like DOTA2, Counter-strike, League of Legends, Overwatch and Starcraft but yeah...

I don't think it's different to most physical sports though; it's true that only a few will be good enough to make any money but that's true of tennis, football, or any other sport so . I don't think there are many kids sat at home believing its easy. People are aware that the winners of these things have a level of natural skill at the game that goes beyond just practicing a lot. Also winners tends to be younger because split second differences in reaction times really matter in high-level gaming and reaction times start to drop fast once you hit about 25.

Hard to make a career out of Fortnight alone though (unless he gains a streaming / merchandise following) becaaaause fortnight isn't a purely skill based game, it incorporates a LOT of randomness and luck, so at the top level you wouldn't really expect the same people to consistently win tournaments. Too much down to chance,compared to games based on skill and tactics like CS.

It's very different to real sports there's no comparison.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It's very different to real sports there's no comparison.

Of course there's a comparison.

He's not saying it's exactly the same but the competition aspect is certainly the same. And how some are more about skill than others that are more about pot luck or who's the fastest.

It's not the same, but there's a comparison.

[AnnieK]

I limit my son's internet time massively (he is onky 8) but now whilst I'm sat at the athletics track and tomorrow when I'm sat on the football touchline in the rain, I'll wish he was.into gaming even at his age near enough every single one of his friends spend hours playing fortnite etc

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I limit my son's internet time massively (he is onky 8) but now whilst I'm sat at the athletics track and tomorrow when I'm sat on the football touchline in the rain, I'll wish he was.into gaming even at his age near enough every single one of his friends spend hours playing fortnite etc

Good on you Annie I'm anti gaming I know that keep your lad outside as much as humanly possible