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I hate esports. - Page 4

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TheRealFluid
Profile Joined June 2011
United States501 Posts
May 02 2012 02:46 GMT
#61
If a bunch of satanists are passionate for what they do, then I'm fine with a bunch of nerds being passionate for what they do.
"The wings don't make you fly and the crown don't make you king.||"What do you say to god of gg? NOT TODAY" -John the Translator. "Give me Command" -Yellow.
SpearWrit
Profile Joined February 2011
United States300 Posts
May 02 2012 02:48 GMT
#62
On May 02 2012 11:14 PH wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2012 10:30 SpearWrit wrote:
Ohhhh Gheed...

It's hard to rail on you for this post knowing that your own content provides myself and many others with delightful entertainment.
ESPORTS is already a business driven industry with multinational corporate interests and is no longer an "illusion"...so your own dream of fuckitall will not come to pass.



Lol, don't kid yourself. "esports" isn't anywhere near that big yet.


When did I say it was big? I just said that it is business driven with business interests.
Aren't Blizzard, GOMTV, MLG, IGN, Intel, Nvidia, or Razer multinational corporations? Don't they have business deals with each other to host video game tournaments for the projected revenue that the tournament will bring them?

I'm just saying how it is. If you're going to be condescending, at least support it with evidence.

"Special Tactics is...make surprise for your enemy, and also...eh, still work." -White-Ra
Kaal
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Djibouti2557 Posts
May 02 2012 02:48 GMT
#63
Well I, for one, can't fucking stand it anymore. I don't care about Esports. In fact, I hope SC2 dies a swift death. I hope HotS gets delayed another year so WoL gets even more stale and even more players become disinterested. I hope we never get LAN. I hope all the sponsors pull out when they realize that marketing $200 dollar video cards to 16 year-olds too cheap to even pay for GomTV subscriptions is actually not a very good business plan. I hope Blizzard realizes they could make more money reskinning a WoW mount and selling it for 20 bucks in the virtual store than they could by making an RTS game and shunts all the funds away from SC2 and into the research and development of more sparkle ponies.


I love you Gheed.
daytrippers
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden223 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-02 02:49:19
May 02 2012 02:49 GMT
#64
You're just annoyed that the rogues started moving back into the monastery and youre unable to sell anything
AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
May 02 2012 02:50 GMT
#65
The way I see it, there are multiple ways to go about esports. There are the idiots, who are basically like the people in your blog, trying to get esports into the mainstream, not realizing that they would lose what makes esports great by going mainstream.
There are also people like me, who like esports because of what it is now, and not what it would lose by going mainstream. We are people who like Starcraft, and like watching people play it, and like big tournaments, but always want that sort of feel you get when you and your pals gathered together in that arcade and played some games together.
Esports is a niche, a middle-ground, where professional meets fun, where dreams meet reality, where video games meet sports, and to people like me, it should stay that way.

(BTW, that thread made me facepalm, too. I'm surprised it's really that big of a deal. 50 bucks says that thread wouldn't exist if Quantic didn't hire Destiny)
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
rainei
Profile Joined November 2009
Canada1316 Posts
May 02 2012 02:52 GMT
#66
On May 02 2012 11:49 daytrippers wrote:
You're just annoyed that the rogues started moving back into the monastery and youre unable to sell anything


hahahahahaha. The Rogues are killing ESPORTS
All aboard the HSY fanboat/train/ whatever form of transportation you desire!! Everyday is Sojin day
shindigs
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4795 Posts
May 02 2012 02:54 GMT
#67
hahahah i hope this gets spotlighted. this is actually gold
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Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
May 02 2012 02:57 GMT
#68
The funny thing about esports, and this blog, is that people will support or not support things depending on whether like it, regardless of the conceptualization of 'esports' or lack thereof. Just like this blog will ultimately not affect a damn thing.

I can see why you're a popular blogger, though. You seem to have made a career at getting offended by things.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
Moliere
Profile Joined February 2011
51 Posts
May 02 2012 03:04 GMT
#69
5/5

A sport/community that needs to be hand-held to "popularity" by a bunch of over-zealous caregivers really doesn't have much longevity. There are so many witchhunts lately that it's really gotten disgusting.
Blackhawk13
Profile Joined April 2010
United States442 Posts
May 02 2012 03:04 GMT
#70
I dislike the term "eSports" too. I also hate the mentality of some who think because I like Starcraft, I should also be supportive of every other videogame and "eSports" as a whole. I don't care if Halo or Call of Duty or whatever game makes it or not, I just want to watch sc2 and sc:bw.

In the case of Destiny (I haven't read any of the thread and don't intend to), I'm doubting any significant punishment will occur. Quantic should have known what they were getting into when they brought him on and his actions should come as no surprise. Quantic's sponsers may be the ones in for a surpise though if people contact them like they did in the case of Orb, but I'm douting this will happen too.

With that said, I think that anyone in ANY professional setting should realize their public actions could have consequences. This means not doing stupid shit like calling people retards or racial slurs if they want to keep getting paid. People are fired all the time over shit they say publicly (i.e. facebook posts) and saying things on ladder games is no different.
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
May 02 2012 03:04 GMT
#71
On May 02 2012 11:57 Jerubaal wrote:
I can see why you're a popular blogger, though. You seem to have made a career at getting offended by things.

Yes, offended by bronzies who don't know how to A left-click...
¯\_(シ)_/¯
javy_
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1677 Posts
May 02 2012 03:06 GMT
#72
On May 02 2012 11:57 Jerubaal wrote:
The funny thing about esports, and this blog, is that people will support or not support things depending on whether like it, regardless of the conceptualization of 'esports' or lack thereof. Just like this blog will ultimately not affect a damn thing.

I can see why you're a popular blogger, though. You seem to have made a career at getting offended by things.


seems like the OP rustled your jimmies a bit
♪~( ̄。 ̄)
GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
May 02 2012 03:07 GMT
#73
"Use your aggressive feelings boy. Let your hatred flow through you." - Emperor of eSports
Time is a great teacher, unfortunate that it kills all its pupils ...
SpearWrit
Profile Joined February 2011
United States300 Posts
May 02 2012 03:11 GMT
#74
On May 02 2012 11:57 Jerubaal wrote:
The funny thing about esports, and this blog, is that people will support or not support things depending on whether like it, regardless of the conceptualization of 'esports' or lack thereof. Just like this blog will ultimately not affect a damn thing.

I can see why you're a popular blogger, though. You seem to have made a career at getting offended by things.


ButtHurt (n):
An inappropriately strong negative emotional response from a perceived personal insult. Characterized by strong feelings of shame. Frequently associated with a cessation of communication and overt hostility towards the "aggressor."
"Special Tactics is...make surprise for your enemy, and also...eh, still work." -White-Ra
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6600 Posts
May 02 2012 03:11 GMT
#75
lol Amen. Tired of it completely.
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endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
May 02 2012 03:16 GMT
#76
5/5. Great blog entry.
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Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
May 02 2012 03:18 GMT
#77
What a retarded thread lol

It's like whining about professional soccer destroying your ability to kick a ball around with your friends.

Esports evangelicism can be annoying as fuck, I dont disagree, but your post is silly.
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run.at.me
Profile Joined December 2011
Australia550 Posts
May 02 2012 03:20 GMT
#78
Cry more you bunch of babies, esports is an industry, sc2 is a game.

You play the game because it is fun, no one forces you to be a part of esports, if you don't like it, then don't be a part of it.
But your lonely, you want to be part of a community, a cyber community with no real interpersonal relationships, and you blame esports for failure to provide this for you?
Guess what, you know what makes esports what it is? Everyone here, the people you hate, and the ones you like. The real 'Esports' is just the result of competitive drive of some individuals who see a sector that has yet been exploited.

You hate people. Surprise! Welcome to reality, it's the same every fucking place you go. Choose wisely where you invest yourself.
bre1010
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
71 Posts
May 02 2012 03:24 GMT
#79
On a more positive note than the title of this blog:

I love Gheed.
Kohonski
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States150 Posts
May 02 2012 03:33 GMT
#80
On May 02 2012 10:42 LegendaryDreams wrote:
+1 to you

SC2 may be fun, but everyone knows deep down inside that BW is the better game. All of the SC2 bandwagon may be getting excited knowing there will be a competitive televised league in South Korea with former BW players, but they're just doing it for the money. Honestly just read up on all of the latest ODT interviews and their opinions about SC2. It's always going to be about money and politics (newsflash: we live in the 21st century now) over gameplay.

The magic is gone.


Agree with this and 5/5 blog. I love SC2 but I hate what it's becoming of it.
Now we are both in the club of "people who caught mice and asked IRC what to do". Mine was caught face first on a glue trap though, but his back legs were free and he was pushing the trap all over my house. I ended up drowning him. - Lemonwalrus
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