EPTGood deal, hopefully it'll make life easier all around!
U.S. Gov recognizes LoL Players as Athletes - Page 2
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OuchyDathurts
United States4588 Posts
Good deal, hopefully it'll make life easier all around! | ||
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iKill[ShocK]
Vietnam3530 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:42 Mistakes wrote: This is funny. xD I read the title and was expecting some sort of comedy story, which I guess it was in part. It's cool to have eSports get recognized in the US, but it's weird that they'd pick LoL over some of the other longer-standing, more sustainable, more practice-requiring, more effort-giving games. XD lolwat. But in serious note, getting visas for 5 man team wasn't that HARD before, now it's just a lot easier since their S3 Championship is in Staples Center (USA). | ||
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Yoshi-
Germany10227 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:39 Pheon wrote: I wonder if this means 'pro' gamers will have to adhere to a higher standard of behaviour etc like any other pro athlete. Yea, the LoL pro really need to keep it up now, NFL players are already killing real people and those plebs are still stuck fighting npcs? | ||
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:42 Mistakes wrote: This is funny. xD I read the title and was expecting some sort of comedy story, which I guess it was in part. It's cool to have eSports get recognized in the US, but it's weird that they'd pick LoL over some of the other longer-standing, more sustainable, more practice-requiring, more effort-giving games. XD well blizzard isn't actively lobbying to them in the same way riot is. in fact, blizzard has been pretty stagnant in their efforts of trying to promote the game. | ||
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:42 Mistakes wrote: This is funny. xD I read the title and was expecting some sort of comedy story, which I guess it was in part. It's cool to have eSports get recognized in the US, but it's weird that they'd pick LoL over some of the other longer-standing, more sustainable, more practice-requiring, more effort-giving games. XD Like Call of Duty. I mean, this is interesting to me cuz 1) it's funny 2) the LoL players, if they are the first to set a trend, have kinda set themselves up to be ridiculed by regular people who know nothing about the industry. just imagine regular people who know nothing about video games or its culture seeing a flyer for announcement about LoLthletes. It's gonna take a while for a change in opinions to happen, but the LoL players are the lightning rod for all of us. They are the heroes we need, but not the ones we deserve =( | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8643 Posts
But LoL of all games is kinda funny ^_^ | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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SkelA
Macedonia13069 Posts
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
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oGoZenob
France1503 Posts
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
Now other games will be able to follow this precedent. A shame those longer standing games never succeeded in accomplishing this. EDIT: + Show Spoiler + On July 13 2013 05:52 oGoZenob wrote: first lol, and then what, curling ? pretty sure curling is already a sport... | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:49 SkelA wrote: Why only lol pro players and not all pro gamers? Because it's Riot that has been pushing for this to happen. | ||
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Tirean
Great Britain36 Posts
Promoting a healthy lifestyle should be the job of these as they will be role models.. Being a role model while not looking after yourself isn't very good for the next generation. Also I wonder how much money Riot spent in achieving this. | ||
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sYz-Adrenaline
United States1850 Posts
edit: spelling | ||
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Warri
Germany3208 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:49 SkelA wrote: Why only lol pro players and not all pro gamers? cuz money. | ||
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shawster
Canada2485 Posts
be happy that esports is making progress. this is pretty damn huge considering the visa problems that players have had in the past and even more as a symbolic gesture. as for why league of legends, it's because riot pushes the hardest out of any company and because of the massive player base. | ||
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canikizu
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Ettick
United States2434 Posts
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Yoshi-
Germany10227 Posts
Yea I am sure that Riot had so much money that the US Government had no other way than to accept it. This happened to LoL cause LoL is the only game that has a actual league structure, and one organizer that is pushing this. | ||
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Infernal_dream
United States2359 Posts
On July 13 2013 05:55 Tirean wrote: If E-sports is really going to start getting promoted into the "Professional Athlete" status then I feel in the contracts they should have to be able to pass a physical test. Promoting a healthy lifestyle should be the job of these as they will be role models.. Being a role model while not looking after yourself isn't very good for the next generation. Also I wonder how much money Riot spent in achieving this. Except it's not a physical sport so it really doesn't matter. You going to say judges/lawyers/doctors who are overweight are failures too? Who gives a shit what physical condition you're in except yourself. | ||
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