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Souma
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2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
August 10 2015 07:49 GMT
#21
That's actually exactly what I thought he was saying. However referencing a couple of comparatively small communities bypasses the point. Of course there are (and always will be) communities who will remain passion-driven and get their day in the sun; that doesn't actually address the point that I was making--that esports is becoming more professionalized on the whole and yes, we are transitioning towards a period where people are starting to get involved in it for the money (though that's mainly at the top of the food chain currently, we still have years before it starts trickling down). Obviously there will always be exceptions to a rule (the rule here being esports = money = less passion over time and the exception being smaller communities who will remain fairly unphased by it all), but I'm obviously talking about the general trend.
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3833 Posts
August 10 2015 11:09 GMT
#22
alright, that reads a lot better for me at least. fair enough
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
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August 11 2015 22:13 GMT
#23
wow who said you could cheat on me
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