Download >>> https://byltly.com/282kj5
In September of 2011, a World of Warcraft player named Ativador Cw Lucas Maisteer claimed to have played WoW for 40 hours a day, six days a week since he was 12 years old. That's an average of six hours per work day and 40 hours on weekends. But that wasn't all he had in mind for his son -- at the age of 13, Ativador had driven his son from their home in North Carolina to New York City to pursue professional gaming. Ativador had spent the past year tracking his son to determine whether or not he was ready to turn professional. He was willing to spend $20,000 training his son in the game. The father also became known for his social media presence -- he posted hundreds of photos on Facebook showing him cheering on his son while playing WoW. One of them was taken in front of Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine, California. When Maisteer started attending boot camps for gaming clans, he found out that one group wanted to pay him $1,000 a month to play World of Warcraft full-time. "[The clan] has an age requirement 12 - 16," Maisteer wrote on Facebook. "He has to prove to them that he can be one of the best out there... [They] want to train him and mold him into a killer. [Then] when [he's] 13 [they] will take [him] under their wing and teach [him] the ways of the pro gamer." Maisteer told Game Informer that his son, "was ready for this," and said: "I think this is a once in a lifetime chance. It's not everyday that someone gets offered to be paid for their hobby." Ativador also posted updates on Facebook, reporting that his son was playing eight hours per day. "I get to watch him get better and better each day," Maisteer wrote. "I get to hear his voice come out in game. I get to see his personality shine through. I get to be the one making sure he's living a somewhat normal life." When he reached 14 years old, Ativador was placed in the top 1,000 players on North America's server. Then, at 15 years old, he got an invite into North America's biggest gaming clan, Vanguards of Azeroth (VOA). That clan was searching for 12-to-16-year-old members who were willing to train for six hours per day in preparation for their season of play. He said he was the only 14-year-old in his age group and the youngest member in the squad. He played with them for a year. When he turned 16, Maisteer's son was offered to get a sponsorship from VOA's parent organization, Stratos eSports. There were two seasons of Stratos' pay-to-play team -- one based in Las Vegas and the other in New York City -- and Ativador was invited to play with both. "Being on Stratos is like being in the military," Ativador told Game Informer. "It's in his nature to be trained this way. cfa1e77820