Esports stars have shorter careers than NFL players
I can't believe it mentioned StarCraft without mentioning some well known players as sample points.<p>- Maru[0] (age 24) 2010-present<p>- DRG[1] (age 30) 2011-present (minus 2 years off for military service)<p>So arguably Maru could have another 6 years in him or more.<p>Interesting trivia: One reason StarCraft 1: BroodWar is more popular in S.Korea (despite it having janky motion even with the Remastered graphics) is because many took to the game during a major economic downturn. [Can't remember where I watched that reported, maybe a Netflix documentary.]<p>There's hope that Microsoft/ActivisionBlizzard may figure out how to monetize the free-to-play game to sustain & grow it.<p>[0] <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Maru" rel="nofollow">https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Maru</a><p>[1] <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/DongRaeGu" rel="nofollow">https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/DongRaeGu</a>