E-Sports--do you watch and what do you think about them?

[Tanakh]

He also likes to boast that it is the most played game online right now, no idea why he s proud of that when he is merely a player (It is certainly something the creators should proud of, not denying that)

I just wanted to point out that is factually incorrect. Not that it matters, just that your friend it's plain wrong. At the very least WC3 DotA is played more, as you can see here: http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/10i3sx/so_you_thought_dota2_was_getting_large/

Humm... seeing how it seems to matter to your firend and that he seems to be talking LoL nonstop, you could actually try to troll him saying that DotA is bigger (in playerbase) and better (at least in tournaments, the international has been the best tournament in e-sports ever), he might stop.

Dosen't LoL/DotA get a lot of flak as well cause of elitism? The only one that gets poditive feedback is Starcraft and that gets bashed because it's too welcoming and beginer friendly.

SC friendly? Dude, SC and SC 2 are much more brutal than what LoL or DotA can ever hope to be. The players have slightly more manners, but it is harsh as hell to start playing it. And i don't remember ever seeing such bash...

OT: SC 2 and DotA 2 atm.

 

[Fishyash]

Sounds stupid, right? Well that's how the FGC acts all the time. They think if your first fighter was from this gen, you have no right being at EVO. And places like SRK and DL encourage that attitude from my experience.

That's the thing though. People in the FGC realise that the arcade mentality is harming their scene, and more and more people are becoming more welcoming. It's getting better. It's not there yet, but the FGC is getting better, and it's been much better than it used to be.

I'll admit, when I played SF4 on xbox, only one person ever said anything bad to me, and that was then he lost to me and was just upset that I made a game winning guess. I've been playing it on PC (which has a lower skill cieling in players I will admit), and whenever someone has responded to me, it has always been polite and encouraging.