Plot

The most important thing is that the game brings you pleasure. If you like the heroes, play with them; if you don't, play a different game. It's that simple.

And who argues with that?

but is there a professional?

What kind of professional, lol? When victory is determined by a random number generator, even with roughly equal skill levels?

If you approach the game professionally, there isn't a game yet where you don't have to spend a huge amount of time to achieve good results.

The thing is, Heroes is a game where you *have* to spend a huge amount of time on it, and you can still be far from a professional. You can just be an amateur. And a lot of time goes by! And what is a professional player? In my understanding, a professional player is someone who plays for money. Like FTS, Gomunguls, etc. That is, those who can earn money with their level of play. But if you have good ladder stats, but you don't earn money, what kind of professional are you?
Just playing for fun, without any pressure or risk.
(If you can't compete with the elite, if you can't reach their level, and you start to get stressed about losing money, then you're just that kind of "professional." And all those medals don't matter.

This is a brutal sport, full of sharks.

Obviously, a guy who's "not very good" will start playing for money to try to join the elite, but he won't be able to hold on and will become a donor.

But even at the very highest level, the god of randomness reigns supreme, and his name is the Random Number Generator. And with him are the most sacred abilities, damage ranges, colors, etc.

Yes, there's a second path – streaming, donations. That's also valued, although it's a lighter weight class. But without playing for money, it's not the elite. When you have a family, every ruble counts, and you're not sure if your skill level will justify the risk. That's where all the "professionalism" ends.

(imho, imho) everything is imho.

But the question is, how much does anyone need this, and everyone decides for themselves.

That's what we're talking about. When you turn on a stream in the morning, then leave for the whole day, to the city, for example, or to the sea/river, spend the day, come home, and there's still a game in full swing. Oh my god! It's the 4th week now. And you think, well, damn!

And now tell me how many thousands of hours you need to play to even reach the top. It's just insane. And they sit there and play. ))

They rely on the god of randomness. To give them a chance to realize their skill.)
(funny, right?)

So, there are former Heroes players.

// And the heroes themselves are an unbalanced mess, based on diabolical randomness, hooking people into addiction like a slot machine, only instead of real money, there are virtual victories and tons of wasted time.