Faker basically said stay in school and get good. If you’re skilled enough by the time you’re 17 you may have a shot but there’s a lot of competition. Don’t decide now, decide later when you’ve got the skills. Solid advice
For Faker he probably relates to the son as he was a single child raised by a single father who gave his all putting his faith in him believing he could win it all so he probs couldn’t imagine what would happen if his father was to then lose it all just for him to thrive
@@guyantyy not that he rarely uses skins, hes super frugal with his money. Heard back then in a interview he spent like $200 a month and t1 provided everything else for him
Tha't what you called " Maturity". Also, he said that 4 trophy for his teammate since he already had 3, it's look like he just happy for his teammates.
Faker did the absolute best thing he could do for that kid - basically giving him the stay in school unless you can hit chall talk and don’t put all your happiness eggs into the pro lol basket
Imo, Faker gave the best advice anyone could ever give. Game bas evolved that being a solo queue genius would not make it anymore. Hope the kid is doing well rn.
Tbh, i think being realistic with the kid is the best he could do. Setting unrealistic expectations can really break him later. But setting the boundaries for what he needs to achieve to realistically achieve his own goal is the best kind of advice, especially if given by a player like faker
I think faker would not become a pro in today's league..when he turned pro he was far and away the best to ever touch the game - he made pros switch lane because he dumpstered them in mid lane..he is still good enough to become pro (he is a top 5 mid any day) but if he was playing solo q today I'm not sure he'd make the leap - this kid is far less skilled and has fewer chances than he would have currently...dont throw away your life on a pipe dream, it's very good advice..you can try for it if you are challenger but certainly not as a plat player
@@johnkirk1772 exactly what i tought. Great people also help you stay grounded in reality, there’s few things worse than being projected into fantasy without keeping a foot on the ground. If the kid is smart he will remember the advice later in life and be happy cuz he met his hero and he gave him a good as hell advice
@@johnkirk1772prodgies still exist today. Zeus was a monster who had 3 accounts in challenger at the age of 15. But yeah, you have to be extremly good.
Faker keeping it real with the kid is honestly the most responsible thing he could do. You don't wanna see young people throw their lives way because they can't reach the proper level. But if he can manage it, if he can get to high elo and thinks he has the mentality for it then why not? It's just important to know what it could cost if you fail so treating at as a hobby that he could get very good at is the best choice for now.
Bro Faker is genius, instead of sugar coating it, he says the facts straight up without being unpolite or insulting at any point. He is actually trying to save the kid from ruining his life.
Love Faker’s advice to the kid. He singled out the most important criteria in order to turn pro and that’s SKILLS. That helps the kid to have a realistic and practical benchmark to reference the viability of his dream against. At the same time, he didn’t shut down the kid’s dream. He encouraged him to keep that dream, but don’t make it his end all, be all, yet. Instead, play the game as a hobby and get good at it. Don’t give up school. When the time comes, he will know if he has what it takes to be a pro gamer. What I love the most about his advice is, he asked the boy - if at the expense of dropping out of school, after 3 / 4 years of grinding, you can’t make further progress, and you have to give up the dream entirely, can you imagine that? It was such a great question. It shines light to the weight of a pro dream.
yeah it might be a cold advice to give but that's reality, and faker knows the business, only the best of the best gets to be up there on the stage, if his father won't be there to support him in the future, it's a good idea not to gamble everything on a very harsh career choice
I think Faker was making sure that the kid had a dream that could show true progress while his father is still around. Wanted to make sure the kid could have those happy memories while he still has his father
In middle school I was Plat, in High school, I was diamond, but now finally after years of grinding, as an adult, I’m happy to say I’ve fallen all the way to gold 🙌🏾 dreams really do come true
Actually insane maturity displayed here by Faker. This guy tells you he has stage 4 cancer, will die soon, and brings you his son who's dream in life is becoming just like you. I am sure 99.99% of people would spout some motivational happy "you can do it!" bullshit, but Faker straight up tells it how it is, possibly saving the kid from betting all his life on League and having it ruined when he can't make it. He could not have handled it better. This is why he's the GOAT.
Faker might be retired as a player then, but he might become a coach after he retires, so I think it would be cooler if Faker instead ended as his coach. Haha.
also how sweet of the dad to do this for his son my dad also passed away back in 2019 due to cancer, he was really weak towards his end , this brought back a lot of memories for me i hope the dad can pass with a comforting heart
Yeah just solid advice from Faker. Kid doesn't have to stop either his school or his dream for him to be a pro player, just look at how many players he'll be competing against on challenger teams. The best approach for him is to get some level of education while playing at the same time so he has something to fall back on if things don't work out. I just hope the dad explained things or someone explained things to the kid, because I've seen people take realistic advices as shutting down one's dreams
Yeah. It’s one thing to play a game for fun. It’s a whole other to play it as a job. Even those who made it (e.g. Showmaker) have openly admitted that playing LoL as a job can be really exhausting
I don't know what kind of heartless delusional idiotic fool can hate this guy. Seriously, he's maintained a flawless public image, always humble, always loveable, never getting caught in any scandal or saying something he can get cancelled for.
I fucking love Faker. Hes being so real. Being a pro gamer isnt about having fun, it sounds sad and mean but its true. Skill is the most important, im glad Faker is telling him this early.
It's understandable why Faker is giving the kid the hard truth because he is genuinely concerned for his future knowing that he (kid) might be alone in the near future. He may still be a 10-year old but his circumstance requires him to make a mature decision ahead of his age.
I mean he had to. I think he was saying those things out of genuine concern, Faker was emotionally invested already since he heavily related to the father-son duo so he wanted to give him honest advice. Props to Faker, even if it might sound a bit harsh, it is better for the young boy.
@@oliversotir3914 Yeah, his advice based on that kid's current rank and age is completely sound. He is still platinum with 400 ranked games, if was Masters or GM at his age he would stand out and be a prospect ora trainee in a few more years. Teams in the LCK are looking for the creme of the crop that top 1% of skilled players. But who knows? he is young maybe he will pop-off in a few months, they are able to learn so much faster the younger they are and if they can find great mentoring/coaching.
@@oliversotir3914@oliversotir3914 Definitely. Kid's father already has a foot in the grave, if he didn't give that kid a reality check, there's a chance that kid's going to just give up on his life when, not if, he gets in a slump.
I don't care if Faker vs Ryu was scripted, it was literally mercy at last, thank you. And for being honest with the kid too, Faker's wasn't talking motivation speeches for camera he was realistically considering his chances without hurting him so much. How much perfect a person can be.
Damn, I'm currently abroad in S. Korea, and just for fun, I was gonna attend an LCK 하권 (academy) to see if I have what it takes to be a pro (I'm D3 in NA). But that Faker speech kind of sucked out all my motivation 😢
D3 is great, you just have to improve fast & hit Faker’s recommended threshold within a year then you’ll be potentially picked out of thousands of elite trainees in KR
Whether you can be a professional depends on your age or talent, but both challenging and experiencing Korean game education will be great experiences and memories
you are D3 LOl you are not gonna become a shit with that rank Faker told one of his streams " We are playing against noobs" it was actually master elo game" think about it and work harder. Buy Alois League coaching for %100 dollar if ur serious
An interesting fact is that the boy who received advice from Faker later appears in the famous Showmaker's "K'sante clip." The player of K'sante in that clip is indeed the same boy.
I don't want to be like Faker's perfect because nobody is perfect and it is unrealistic to expect perfection - but he is damn close to it, Morals wise, it is difficult to stay woke with all that money and prestige coming in, but he just stays so fucking wise and humble. I'm so proud to be his fan for ten years. Never disappoints
Honestly, Faker saying it's damn near impossible right now is not wrong, plus the fact that if it doesn't work out, the kid doesn't have much of a support system given his dad's situation. It really is for the best for him to seek a stable way of life and probably spend what little time left the dad has than go all in on a gaming career.
Fakers being so savage is a good thing. Its a reality check those who think going pro is a cakewalk and could also serve as motivation for them to take it seriously and put in the Grind
Faker did the best thing he could for that kid and he will thank him when he grows up. It quite honestly would be disrespectful to the kid if he just gave him false hope and taking that kid's dream lightly. Faker actually paid respect to his dream by being practical about it. It's really up to that kid to either fight the world and get to GrandMasters or just keep it as a hobby and enjoy the game, consider himself lucky that he was advised by the GOAT no mater where his path leads him!
When this video was released, Korea is only looking for Challenger players for PRO. Nowadays so long as they have potential even if they are Master they are getting signed byacademies.
I assume that they are looking for raw talents that have certain qualities no ? (Like wide champ pool, team player, winning lanes, consistent, etc.) They would already have picked already-chall players for that matter ?
This kid is 13 (7th grade), it's not wrong to advise him to aim higher if his goal is to go pro. Guma got challenger at 15, and only then got scouted by teams.
Yo Pedro & his goated editor team, can you please list these recaps in order (Reddit Recap #1, #2 etc.) and maybe put them in a playlist so it's easier to follow?
That camel phrase is originally a mistranslation in the Bible(In the original sentence it is a rope, not a camel), but it's used as a metaphor for something very difficult these days
faker needed to be brutality honest to the kid as the kid dad is sick if the kid fails to become pro he might get too depress making the kids future to harder than most to be pro not saying it cant be achieve i saw that one of the lpl players have one of the hardest life then had hard way to go pro too so who knows this kid might be fakers prodigy in the future
Also, the mental state of his mind playing League after his father passes away will not be the same 'fun' he had when his father was there to support him.
I think his advice is true and honest. He is really concern and wants the kid to think about it. Because he knows what he has given up getting where he is right now. It comes from his experience and doesn't want someone at that young age to rush things and be mindful of his decisions. Being a pro gamer is difficult.
That tv show is to let people bid on faker’s time with you, and the father won the bid in order complete his son’s wish. One thing you don’t see from this video is that, after hearing the father’s touching speech, he paid everything from his own pocket for these two.
Faker may have been brutally honest with the kid, but that's better than sugarcoating reality. Like, the father has stage 4 cancer, if the kid devotes everything to be a pro, fails, he will have nothing left. For Faker to tell him that is probably the best advice he can get.
fyi, the kid in the vid is 1st year of middle school, which is equivalent to 7th grade. Kid is 14. And faker is saying he has seen kids his age or a year older reach master tier.
Gumayusi hit challenger at 15 when his dad said hit challenger or stop trying for pro. I think Faker has a point that you need a certain skill level to even consider going pro.
8:06 "Camel Passing through the Eye of the Needle" is an Arabic phrase for saying something is "Impossible". I think Faker didn't use it to literally say "impossible" but more like "It's close to impossible".
Just hope the kid makes it to the big stage. Better yet I hope that kid becomes a promising T1 candidate and into the roster! Possibly with Faker as their coach! All the luck and power to the kid. Make you dream happen, kid! work hard! play hard!
The advice to the kid was good. Generally most true talents of the game will naturally find their rank just by playing a lot, but for some people they need that mental unlock to allow themselves to improve further to their true potential. It's an easy game to play on autopilot, maybe the words of Faker inspire the young kid to really focus on improving instead of just blasting games all day.
Faker basically said dont worry about league now, league will be here, spend time growing up gaining skills and most importantly hanging out with dad while you can..
A friend advised by Faker grows up to become the main character of k'sante Meme, a popular meme of Showmakers. After receiving advice from Faker, He went to LOL academy and worked hard and achieved the feat of making a grandmaster in a month. The nickname at that time was GCA Julie 3rd. (“This is K'Sante, a champion with 4,700 HP, 329 Armor, and 201 MR, has Unstoppable, a Shield, and goes over walls. Has Airborne, and the cooldown is only 1 second too. It costs 15 Mana.~~~)
I actually love Faker's advice. He doesn't want the kid to literally drop everything and TRY to go pro. Even people who do go pro don't always end up successful. Faker wants to give the kid a realistic advice, and have a future he can fall back on. If the child only thinks about gaming and tries to pursue only that and fails! What then? It's definitely not a good gamble. Always have a fall back plan.
The camel and needle thing is well known proverb in some cultures, we have the very same one in Italy LOL didn’t know it was a thing in Korea as well. Anyway, faker is such a great guy. He didn’t want the kid to make the mistake of dropping out of school too soon but he also didn’t want to completely discourage his dream. He handled it perfectly, bravo!
oh you need friends if you want to go pro, the connections and opportunities you get is beneficial. yk like friends doing pick up games and local tournaments and stuff.
what a G faker is for real telling that kid how it is instead of just telling him what he wants to hear because he feels sorry for him. That's why hes the goat.