EPT[idea]Limit practice time for progamers?
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NotJumperer
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zulu_nation8
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geno
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ghermination
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NotJumperer
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Ancestral
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They should require the spare time to go towards education. Koreans would go for that (maybe some socialization too). | ||
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ghermination
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On May 29 2009 15:05 Jumperer wrote: avg pro football players get paid much better than these guys and I doubt that they practice 15 hours a day everyday. My step brother plays on a semi-pro handball team and i know for a fact that he excercises and practices for most of his waking hours... of course he takes time off to have fun but so do progamers. Also I think you're being rather condescending to e-sports... progamers work hard to develop their skill and that is what keeps us entertained. | ||
ZhenMiChan
Netherlands1181 Posts
On May 29 2009 14:57 Jumperer wrote: after reading jaedong bisu interview I began to realize how ridiculous and unhealthy it is to play for 10+ hours a day. These poor koreans are ruining their life and all that for what? a freaking video game? Its there job not just a freaking video game ;/ ;/ | ||
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Etherone
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and impossible to enforce. | ||
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Fontong
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DrTJEckleburg
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On May 29 2009 14:57 Jumperer wrote: after reading jaedong bisu interview I began to realize how ridiculous and unhealthy it is to play for 10+ hours a day. These poor koreans are ruining their life and all that for what? a freaking video game? if KESPA limits practice time to say 5 hours, I doubt nothing would change much for progamers. Bisu Jaedong Flash would still dominate. But now everyone have more free time to do something else with their life instead of PLAY all day. this would also reward some of the old players like boxer who obviously cant play for 10+ hours a day everyday anymore. Foreigners should also benefit from this as well. Nony probably left korea because he doesnt want to play for 10+ hours a day. I would obviously agree that doing ANYTHING over an extended period of time is unhealthy, no matter what it is. I might also agree with you that they are "ruining their lives over a freaking video game" because I would never want to dedicate my life to Starcraft such as they have. That's my opinion. But I don't see the point in limiting their practicing time, it's their choice, they WANT to do this, KeSPA already dictates Starcraft, progamers don't need them dictating their lives either. 10+ hours of doing something you love in a day isn't really unheard of either, despite what your passion is. If you're going to limit it, I would say 8-10 hours would have to be the barrier because 5 is quite frankly much too low. If Boxer can't play 10+ hours a day anymore to keep up with the level of play, then he just isn't fit for progaming anymore, a new generation so to speak I suppose. I don't know any top foreigners, but I'm sure quite a few of them put in A LOT of time into this game, I don't think that has much to do with the skill gap between Korea and foreigners compared to the fact that Starcraft is broadcasted on TV in Korea, which stresses how much bigger it is there than the rest of the world. | ||
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DM20
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alt.tday
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NotJumperer
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p4NDemik
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They aren't burnt out - they just got older. Mentally and physically a 20 year old is always going to be more capable of playing SC at the highest level than a 30+ year old is. | ||
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ghermination
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On May 29 2009 15:29 p4NDemik wrote: LOL dude don't compare this to pitch counts in baseball. The two are not even in the same ballpark as far as their effect on players performance as they get older. They aren't burnt out - they just got older. Mentally and physically a 20 year old is always going to be more capable of playing SC at the highest level than a 30+ year old is. This. Seriously, part of becoming older is losing physical dexterity... while their minds may still be just as capable as before, their hands simply aren't as capable as when they were younger. I'm assuming that OP also didn't know that 70+ year olds were weaker and slower than 30 year olds? | ||
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Polyphasic
United States841 Posts
On May 29 2009 15:23 Jumperer wrote: look at boxer, iloveoov, xellos, yellow, reach, nada, savior, July and most old school players. Why can't they play like they play back in the day? Why is their multitasking crappier than younger players? They are burnt out, that's why. It's not because the competition got ridiculously better. yes it is | ||
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Comeh
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and plus, these kids would practice on their free time anyways. Good luck stopping that. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
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^too convoluted Summary: Progamemrs practice so they play best If practicing too much hurt them, they will notice sooner than we do and they'll start playing less. It's up to them to decide what amount of playing is healthy If they do play unhealthily, they will start to play more badly, and they will notice, and they'll start to practice less if they feel they're practicing for too long. Again, up to them to decide. | ||
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NotJumperer
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