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Old 08-18-2008, 10:16 PM   #1
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16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

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Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox.

But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no such thing. Guitar Hero is his title of choice. "I usually play till I can't anymore," he says, in this profile from the News & Observer.

In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school... in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include "gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches," Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.

I was at first inclined to disparage the decision by his parents to let Peebles drop out of school, but it seems a little less ridiculous when you delve into the facts. Peebles hadn't been doing well in school and wasn't liked, and even now he isn't gaming full time. He has a tutor that provides a private education, and his parents say he's doing well with the more focused instruction and that their son now even does his homework without complaint. (Presumably he can hit the axe sooner after he's finished his studies.)

However, I worry that Peebles, who's just 16, may have a tough road ahead trying to break into competitive gaming. The costs of traveling to tournaments alone can totally outstrip earnings, and the amount of training can be grueling. Sponsorships are often a pipe dream. And then there's the issue of games going out of date and being replaced by something new. Traditional athletes never have to worry about, say, distance running being upgraded with a new version, but many games can go out of style, fast. In the end, there's just not much cash there: One gamer, quoted at the end of the linked article, says that in eight years his total earnings are about $25,000 total, and that's including a national championship in Halo 2.
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:23 PM   #2
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

what a douche

never even touched a real guitar
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:33 PM   #3
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What a loser for not ever touching a real guitar
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That's awesome.
I sincerely want to do that.
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Old 08-18-2008, 11:06 PM   #5
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I really like gaming, but I'd never go that far.
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

He will eventually fail, loose everything, and realize that everything he ever worked for was for nothing. He might get a GED, but that won't let you get into a serious college. What douche. I don't think he'll get farther than 6 months.
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

So he wants to be a guitar hero pro.....

lets see how long he can do it
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Old 08-19-2008, 05:00 AM   #8
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

$50 says he'll end up living in an ally with a dumpster for a bed.

dropping out of High School just for that was one of the dumbest moves anyone could ever make.
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This kid is my hero, my guitar hero
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Old 08-19-2008, 09:42 AM   #10
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Meh.. At least he has a plan.
I know dudes who drop out for no reason whatsoever.. Just so they can get some more sleep..
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

good luck for him...

the question is he really good at it...

why not try the real guitar & become a rock star... that will be a better reason to drop out school.
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hell fail at guitar hero then he will take up heroin hero, and eventually overdose
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Old 08-20-2008, 04:48 AM   #13
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

I will never touch guitar hero .. ever!
Some random kid pwned me to badly in Gamestop last year and I never had the balls to play it again.

I hope hes skilled though because there's people in my school are just naturally skilled at that game.
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thats what we call practice Matt
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Re: 16-year-old drops out for Guitar Hero

I forsee something epic in his future... most likely epic failure.
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