Poll: Do you think Esports should be taken as serious as traditional sports?
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If Chess and Darts can be called sports then there's no reason it can't apply to games too, there's just about as much physical input (if you're going to argue that games aren't physical enough) they're all games/sports that are more dependant on thinking and your hand-eye co-ordination.
Sports of all forms shouldn't be taken seriously at all to be fair (we'd all be better off without drunken football hooligans glassing you in the face because their team lost).
Sports of all forms shouldn't be taken seriously at all to be fair (we'd all be better off without drunken football hooligans glassing you in the face because their team lost).
If you think about it really, is the dedication some people give to their games any different than the dedication other people give to their sports? One person spends 12 hours a day on some game while the other spends 12 hours a day training for sports, it's pretty extreme in both cases.TestECull said:
And the skills required for some games... I mean something like Counterstrike tests your teamwork/communication skills, reaction times, precision and you have to form strategies. That's arguably a lot more than what goes into some traditional sports.
I personally can't, but being involved in computers, I have to say I can't imagine the being no way to do it. I'm the one coming off as a dick to be honest, and I know it, so I wanna say right now that I'd like esports to be taken seriously, I just don't think they will, and that fact isn't for unreasonable reasons (bad English ftw)Giuglea said:
It doesn't matter what people think, it is what they do.
The reason so many people enjoy sport is because it is a brilliant spectacle to them, this then gets turned into a moneyspinner. If any game/egame became attractive enough for spectating then it becomes as serious as a "traditional sport".
Personally I get bored watching people playing the majority of computer games.
The reason so many people enjoy sport is because it is a brilliant spectacle to them, this then gets turned into a moneyspinner. If any game/egame became attractive enough for spectating then it becomes as serious as a "traditional sport".
Personally I get bored watching people playing the majority of computer games.
Sports as an entertainment exist because the viewers want to get an experience out of it. It's all about the adrenaline and endorphins. If watching a sport didn't make the viewers body to release that stuff, no-one would be excited about any of it. This similar reaction can be achieved by playing computer games competitively aswell as observing competitive esports like starcraft.
As a simple example here's BreakyCPK commentating on top 10 Heroes of Newerth plays of the week: http://www.fileplay.net/channels/honcast/12894/honcast-top-10-plays-of-the-week-2-25-11
After you understand a competitive game like SC2, you understand how complex an challenging it can be and you become familiar with the competitive SC scene, (as an example) observing the games usually does cause a similar body reaction as observing a physical sport, that you are into, would.
Only reason for esports not being accepted on the same level as physical sports is the fanbase. Similarily many sport observers would say that "Hockey is the only real sport" or "Curling is not as real sport as soccer is." Competitive games require a huge amount of practice and training schedules before you can actually try to win competitive tournaments, just like physical sports so... Yeah I think that they should both be treated equal and I'm betting that popularity of competitive gaming will go up during this decade and it will go up fast.
And about that hacking and cheating on competitive esport games? Ever heard of bribe? Doping?
As a simple example here's BreakyCPK commentating on top 10 Heroes of Newerth plays of the week: http://www.fileplay.net/channels/honcast/12894/honcast-top-10-plays-of-the-week-2-25-11
After you understand a competitive game like SC2, you understand how complex an challenging it can be and you become familiar with the competitive SC scene, (as an example) observing the games usually does cause a similar body reaction as observing a physical sport, that you are into, would.
Only reason for esports not being accepted on the same level as physical sports is the fanbase. Similarily many sport observers would say that "Hockey is the only real sport" or "Curling is not as real sport as soccer is." Competitive games require a huge amount of practice and training schedules before you can actually try to win competitive tournaments, just like physical sports so... Yeah I think that they should both be treated equal and I'm betting that popularity of competitive gaming will go up during this decade and it will go up fast.
And about that hacking and cheating on competitive esport games? Ever heard of bribe? Doping?
I take E-sports more seriously than "real sports". Like c'omon think of it like this: Lets put two teams of people run after a ball in order to kick it in to a net" Or "lets get two teams to run after a ball and to try trowing it in to a hoop" "Or lets try swing a ball with a crocked tire iron and try to get in to a hole behind grass, ponds and sand"... If Football and American football would be invented now they would be banned for being too violent.
Darts, golf, poker, bowling, motor racing etc etc - I guess none of those are sports either, right? Sports only count when it's over-paid burly chaps running after balls - I seeTB_Infidel said:
OT yeah, there's no reason why video games should be taken less seriously than chess, which is just a board game. Sure, some are better suited than others for competitive, professional play - for example, you'd be hard pressed to find professional Hungry Hungry Hippos tournaments, just as you would struggle to find CnC 3 tournies or bejewelled professionals.
I'm happy with them retaining the 'e-sports' tag though, no desire to join the same bracket as the various ball sports.
There's heavy emphasis placed on the manliness of skilled athletes and that will never go away. It's a very human thing. But skilled individuals who can excel at games of any type can still gain fame. That fame shouldn't be restricted to games of physical skill.Giuglea said:
