I thought you were joking, but holy ****.The fact that "literally" can now mean "figuratively" according to the Oxford English dictionary boils my blood...
"Literally" can now literally be the opposite of "literally"
Yep... being stupid and ignorant for long enough yields results. A great lesson for our youth to learn.
I have more ships than all of you... combined prolly.
If your sig is correct. i got you beat by a mile..lol
YOU AIN'T GOT NO 200 SHIPS...
WHY YOU GONNA LIE LIKE DATS?
If you paid a tourney fee and win Swag by placing.... That is monitizing and therefore "Professional" right?? That would be my first tournament and I don't consider myself a professional.
Not in the least. If you pay to enter an amusement park and happen to walk out with something that doesn't make you a professional. Even paying an entry fee for some contest that awards prizes doesn't make you a professional until unless you happen to be reporting all of your stuff to the IRS.
"Your Xwing collection is worth more than your car"...
I think I just cried a little. I can say that about both of my cars. :-/
Only problem is I think professional means you get paid for the activity
If only X-wing was as popular as Starcraft and Leauge of Legends.
That's it lets all send a petition to ESPN to broadcast X-wing worlds live on TV!
I think the word "professional" may be synomous for "hopelessly addicted" (meant in a positive sense) in this post☺️
Just because a word has been abused for ages doesn't make it ok.
The fact that "literally" can now mean "figuratively" according to the Oxford English dictionary boils my blood...
Insofar as stupid pedantic semantics can boil ones blood...
Actually that is the exact process by which our language changes. I had to come to terms with it when I realized gate is a recognized suffix.
Yea, next year at Worlds, the champion will *literally* fail his drug test, be disqualified, and spark a huge Xwing-gate involving PEDs in the tournament settings
Edited by piznitYea, next year at Worlds, the champion will *literally* fail his drug test, be disqualified, and spark a huge Xwing-gate involving PEDs in the tournament settings
This is only mildly funny.
If tournaments reach a point where going-pro was a real option I certainly see how doping could become an issue. Some people now like boasting about how well someone handles fatigue after a long tournament day as being a great attribute for determining a winner and when there are drugs much better than caffine to help with that you certainly could see them start to show up if they haven't already.
Maybe FFG SHOULD do drug testing for those players who make the cut or at least the final table. People cry foul because of how other things can manipulate the game so they really should start checking for a chemical advancement as well.
Just a question, but is there a board game professional, someone that plays boardgames for a living and makes income through YouTube or Twitch? I'm thinking of maybe The Dice Tower but that is really it and I think all the staff have full or part time jobs so they are not considered "professional" yet.
Edited by MarinealverJust a question, but is there a board game professional, someone that plays boardgames for a living and makes income through YouTube or Twitch? I'm thinking of maybe The Dice Tower but that is really it and I think all the staff have full or part time jobs so they are not considered "professional" yet.
There's rumors of a guy named the Boardgame Whisperer, who can blow on his dice and roll snake-eyes or boxcars at will. Truth is he retired, and now puts casinos out of business, 1 craps table at a time
Edited by piznitJust a question, but is there a board game professional, someone that plays boardgames for a living and makes income through YouTube or Twitch? I'm thinking of maybe The Dice Tower but that is really it and I think all the staff have full or part time jobs so they are not considered "professional" yet.
This probably could be considered a professional gamer even if they still have/need other jobs to supplement income derived from gaming.
Right now I think the only way to turn into a professional X-Wing player would be to have someone, possibly advertisers, paying you because of how you play the game. This may walk a fine line between a player and a teacher/educator but as far as I can tell the only way to turn any kind of profit in X-Wing is to get someone else to pay because of your ability.
Did X-Wing just go pro and start using drugs in under three pages?
Holy freakin' crap...
Also, I thought this one was gonna be funny, but it kinda fell flat. I'm a Jeff Foxworthy fan so I'll have a go at it too.
You might be an X-Wing Nut...
If you ever saw a sign that said 'say no to crack' and it reminded you to get another K-Fighter? You might be an X-Wing Nut...
If you ever went to Atlanta Georgia for a tournament and you didn't get a pulled pork sandwich because it would grease up your mini's...
If you've ever threatened your children with Soontir Fel and they listened better afterwards...
If you've ever been stuck in a red light and thought to yourself 'a green three would clear'...
If you've ever tried it!
If you've ever tried to talk your way out of a speeding ticket on the reasoning that you had a stress token...
If you've ever bumped into your wife in the kitchen and shouted 'I must skip my perform action step!'...
... You might be an X-Wing Nut!
Guess im semi pro I just hit most of these
