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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:38 Shaella wrote: oh god fucking Leddit 'Why are there no black pro players' stop it hurts, just stop. 'cause they're too busy bodying fools at fightan games. | ||
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:46 Acritter wrote: 'cause they're too busy bodying fools at fightan games. i mean you're not wrong. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:44 Comeh wrote: DAE enjoy being a white or asian male from ages 16-25 playing competitive video games living with their parents or attending school or working an entry level position? I mean, we have a pretty decent level of diversity across most of Dota. Not perfect and not enough ladies, but what is. It is sort of weird that there isn't a single black pro. But I'm just going to chalk it up to chance. But its not a bad discussion to have, unless you get upset about people having discussions about diversity. | ||
BluemoonSC
SoCal8933 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:47 Plansix wrote: I mean, we have a pretty decent level of diversity across most of Dota. It is sort of weird that there isn't a single black pro. But I'm just going to chalk it up to chance. But its not a bad discussion to have, unless you get upset about people having discussions about diversity. aren't they mostly into fighting, shooting, and sports? | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
Rich kids get computers. Poor kids go to arcades. Korean and Chinese kids play at PC cafes. Japanese kids go to their own arcades. The only real factor is what all your friends do growing up. This is basically the question: "Why are there more black people playing basketball than hockey?" Gee, I sure wonder. Could it be something to do with it being easier to put up hoops than rinks in the inner city? | ||
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:49 BluemoonSC wrote: aren't they mostly into fighting, shooting, and sports? I mean sure, but its weird that there isn't a single one that is even on any of our radar. Its not bad unless someone is claiming that racism is the reason they don't get into the Dota pro scene. Beyond that, its just a discussion that people are having and thats not to bad. Edit: what Acritter said too, there are economic reasons why they don't play too. PC gaming is an expensive hobby and you need pretty solid internet to play as well, both which are not available everywhere. Consoles are cheaper. | ||
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Erasme
Bahamas15899 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:49 BluemoonSC wrote: aren't they mostly into fighting, shooting, and sports? Yes. No times for videogames  | ||
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Unleashing
Denmark14978 Posts
I mean even just in denmark with recent surges of immigration 90~95% of the population is still natively danish(thus white). | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:52 Plansix wrote: I mean sure, but its weird that there isn't a single one that is even on any of our radar. Its not bad unless someone is claiming that racism is the reason they don't get into the Dota pro scene. Beyond that, its just a discussion that people are having and thats not to bad. Edit: what Acritter said too, there are economic reasons why they don't play too. PC gaming is an expensive hobby and you need pretty solid internet to play as well, both which are not available everywhere. Consoles are cheaper. DOTA2 is also a game where you really, really need friends to play with (not just against) in order to get good. That exaggerates the economic and cultural obstacles. We can put it this way in a sort of list-of-requirements. Requirements to be a pro fightan player: 1. Skill, time, and dedication. 2. A really good local scene to play with. Requirements to be a pro DOTA2 player: 1. Skill, time, and dedication. 2. Money to sink into computer/internet. 3. A group of friends who have 1 and 2. When you consider how hard it is to even get one of these requirements (what percentile of wealth do you think you need to be in to have #2 for pro DOTA2?), you can see why even one more requirement can knock an entire race out of the competitive scene. | ||
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Vaelone
Finland4400 Posts
That was brutal. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
On March 11 2015 00:50 Acritter wrote: Of course I'm not wrong. Different ethnic groups correlate to different socioeconomic positions (due primarily to historical reasons) which contribute to different cultural settings which include different pastimes. Rich kids get computers. Poor kids go to arcades. Korean and Chinese kids play at PC cafes. Japanese kids go to their own arcades. The only real factor is what all your friends do growing up. This is basically the question: "Why are there more black people playing basketball than hockey?" Gee, I sure wonder. Could it be something to do with it being easier to put up hoops than rinks in the inner city? all my earliest gaming memories are of arcades and pc cafes y do i suk at every game still | ||
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Sn0_Man
Tebellong44238 Posts
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
On March 11 2015 01:04 Targe wrote: all my earliest gaming memories are of arcades and pc cafes y do i suk at every game still Because it's incredibly fucking rare to have the kind of native skill to let you go pro. | ||
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
http://www.thejournal.ie/tds-emergency-laws-drugs-1983239-Mar2015/ | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
Holy shit can that stuff go bad. | ||
TheEmulator
28101 Posts
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Gosi
Sweden9072 Posts
My point is that we all play games because games are what they are but not always what u think so u gotta make it what u want it to be i think future games will make it easier for the youth to do that if future game makers broader their vision for their games i hope they manage to do that for the sake of future gaming!  | ||
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
Goddamn i love people talking about game and game design with just how the 'feel' about the situation as their guiding compass. | ||
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