In this modern era 21st century, should we opt to eliminate the misconception of a risk-averse mindset in order to achieve greater success? Although the possibility of failure is sky high, but as always failure is an element that is meant to exist in any given situation; and perhaps by taking the necessary risks and innovating further based on present circumstances, we may yet be able to discover eventual breakthroughs earlier than never.
A short reflection...
The other day on my way home from covering WCG, I was walking towards the Cityhall mrt at Suntec city, when something interesting apparently caught my eye. In front of me, there were 2 distinct ways through the underpass. One was the escalator way down, and the other was a flight of steps. To my inherent surprise, everyone was taking the escalator route instead of the long flight of steps.
I felt thoroughly disappointed; what exactly was wrong with the steps that no one was willing to explore? Let me give you this analogy; although you might say the steps is a more arduous route as compared to the automated machine, but by taking the flight of steps, wouldn't you be able to shoot ahead of the pack, as you are free to walk faster at your own pace, as compared to the escalator when you have to wait until you alight at your destination? Worse still, you are being blocked by other people as this is the conventional route that every of us takes.
Glancing around, i decided to take the flight of steps instead, with my media team who were alongside me. Very strangely, soon after us many other people started to follow suit. The same scenario repeated the following night again. It then dawned on me on what exactly was wrong with us. The fact is, we do not bother to explore greener, unknown pastures and everyone blindly follows without trying.
Wait, why are you telling me a story?
Well, why are international dota teams like MyM and SK so successful? Precisely because they dare to do things differently that no other teams will even dream of. Relating this to our local scene, i believe our attitudes are identical in the sense that how we behave in real life we often take into the virtual world as well. Maybe there is a minority out there who wouldn't, but i would like to urge all local gamers, to attempt to create your own gaming universe. There are many ways this can be done; if you have been looking to go competetive but have no idea to start, the general advice is to form a team of 5 on your own and take them through. For existing teams who are playing, don't give up. As simple as that. It is only a matter of how much you crave for it, actually. Ask yourself that question.
No one ever said the road was going to be a straight, never-winding one. On the other hand, it's not impossible to overcome all these obstacles either, as you can only grow with experience, and not diminish. As in the case of what i like to call the 'Escalator and the Steps' story, I believe many others will follow suit in adopting this positive mindset, which could possibly pave the way for new lasting trends to set in place in order for our gaming industry to prosper & progress further.
Putting things into perspective, we are gaming, afterall. That's the reason why all of us are here isn't it? But i truly feel the WCG song puts it best, because 'Beyond the Game' is what really matters, the process, and not so much of the end result. I don't think the fighting spirit should ever die out in any of us for that matter, and if we truly emulate that competitive spirit, E-sports should, at the very least, continue to bloom for eternity.
You either dream of living, or live your own dream.
NB: This article was done back in June after WCG.
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