A Typical "Gamers Nights" Story

FOREWORD

Someone from the corporate world once asked me this question,what do you do for a living and i told him that i am a "Professional Gamer",he looked at me and i could see the mini-confusion on his face and it read,there is no such thing like a professional gamer in this third world country.

I had to research on professional gamer,the meaning and it occured to me that a professional gamer is someone who makes a living from literally playing video games and winning video game challenges mostly in major tournaments organised by e-sports sponsoring companies,this i even went further to read an article published in July 2011 by wired about a group of career gamers called "F-Natic" and it really inspired me to know what a real Pro-Gamer's life should be like,but i didnt stop calling myself a professional gamer,matter of fact i still am a professional gamer and below is my argument.

F-Natic Gamers at the Intel Extreme Masters

First,i do not play on Battlelog or Call Of Duty Elite servers and thats because am one of the unlucky many who cant get access to a performance rig or e-banking system that can support such,however i do earn and live off entirely video games and Gamer related activity by slowly modifying Playstation Portable and Playstation 2 consoles for the local gamers' community with an average payment of 10-75dollars a day depending on the services rendered to the client/s. The people i work with are ICT minded young men with dreams of making it big in the sector at a certain point of our hardwork,those are enough reasons to certify me Pro Gamer in my own way.

THE SITUATION AT HAND THEREFORE

http://www.gamersnights.com/

The local gamers' server hosted by an elite group of Video Game and Computer Entertainment Enthusiasts,Gamers and Geeks,they dont do it for profit but rather for the love of Gaming.

The most popular Game played on the server is Call Of Duty Modern Warfare and thats because the game is not so demanding,Every wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons they "meet" on the server and enjoy together as an emerging community of individuals doing a completely different thing in the society and this is what i am affiliated to,and though i am not one of the best on the servers i most definately respect and honour everything they are doing  and on saturday December 8th we plan to host Gamers from neighbouring Rwanda for a showdown tournament in Call Of Duty,its the first of its kind event in the country so the hopes are high and Respect is at stake here.The major challenges to the forum though is the sliughtly unreliable ISPs  with every online session filled with complaints about high  pings among others.

Ibrah Plays Need For Speed Carbon,i swear it was lagging

THE GRIM REALITY

The average gamer will play need for speed carbon with a decent "lag" at the local internet cafe now turned Game Parlour due to the high demand of playstation 2 games and GTA games on PC,the proprietors of these once internet cafes have decided to turn into the more profitable business as the kids are on holidays and thus market is there until the new term begins probably next year.

I am also one of those proprietors,setting up a branch in the neighboring town with a higher population and better urban culture both good and bad,i intend to kickoff with three playstation 2 consoles and two 21"inch screens to provide what the average gamer will call the ultimate gaming experience.

THE RESOLVE

About a week ago i was contacted by Alex Lim, Deputy Manager at the International e-sports Federation regarding my first article on third world gamers,the heading read "The Deprived Gamer",he found it inspiring to IeSF Newsletter readers and asked for my permission to have it published in the January issue of the IeSF Magazine,this to me is opportunity to have the voice heard out there,the grievance and progression of my cause put out on an international scene and i wont quit,no i wont,i will personally do whatever i can do to soundout my pleasure and disappointments in the Gaming industry in East Africa,and until my voice is had,until gamersnight goes for MLG and until Ibrah plays Need For Speed Mostwanted on Playstation 3 in the same local parlo0ur,i wont rest and i know there are people out there who are doing the same,no profits expected out of the struggle but until the intentions are obtained,we will continue to share the same passion as F-Natic or any other Gamer group in this world.