EPTif it was in the olympics it would be widely watched because of the gimmick (a video game! first!) and the controversey. it's only once every 4 years. it would be good for video games, good for sc.. and good for the olympics probably. but is it possible? im curious. but cant find jack shit. :|
[question]why cant starcraft be in the olympics?
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STIMEY d okgm fish
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if it was in the olympics it would be widely watched because of the gimmick (a video game! first!) and the controversey. it's only once every 4 years. it would be good for video games, good for sc.. and good for the olympics probably. but is it possible? im curious. but cant find jack shit. :| | ||
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Roman
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Klogon
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Ack1027
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Klogon
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Servolisk
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 I hope they put it in and tennis out :o | ||
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ApollyoN
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aReLaZ-y
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But don't get me wrong, I'd love to see computer games played live on television. What TechTV does doesn't exactly count -_- | ||
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IronMentality
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worst.player
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I think olympics also stand for the virtues, ie. stamina. I'm not sure what virtues starcraft holds, other than agility or intelligence/wisdom. The masses have no need for smarts, they just want action. It's also hard to understand what's happening in a BW game. There's no way that many people will understand what's going on. Ask your dad (or someone who has no clue whats going on) to watch you and don't tell them what's happening. See what happens. ;( WCG is a very crappy version of the Olympics. A nice attempt, but nothing close. With a lot of work WCG could be great. Too bad there's a myriad of problems with it .. Video games won't be in a tournament dedicated to physical sports. ;( | ||
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Kimmural
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Sky
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On August 14 2004 22:12 IronMentality wrote: I wish G4 Tech TV would wake up and start broadcasting gaming matches. Otherwise, that channel will continue to suck. I know, if they switched one of the games on arena, and put broodwar in there, im sure their ratings would go up and they wouldn't need to switch their channel name ever other month. | ||
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LOcDowN
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l2obot
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STIMEY d okgm fish
Canada6140 Posts
klogon: baseball isnt in the olympics either. but some other "less popular" games are. some really piece of shit games are in it, because they're popular in 1 country or some bullshit. the question is, what are the requirements for a game to be included in the olympics? i am sure there are games that deserve it much less than starcraft by any standard, so this is why i wonder... ApollyoN: what do u mean by competitive environment? i think sc is in a more competitive environment in more countries than some olympic events, dont u? aReLaZ-y: why? plenty of events in the olympics arent even broadcasted. u can still let people compete. and the fact is, if it was included in the olympics, it would definitely be broadcasted. why would u have to wait for people to broadcast wcg? makes no sense. plenty of events in olympics ppl give no fuck about. worst.poster: how many olympic events are popular with the masses? less than half? how many events in the olympics are as popular as basketball? bw doesnt have to be that popular in every country. if that was the case the olympics never wuold have added as many events as it has. also, my first post answeres more shit than all of ur fucking responses u pricks. fucking hell. the question iz what is the requirement/process for an event being added to the olympics .. id like to know.. cuz 1. some events seem unpopular or only popular 50 years ago in one country. so why cant a game that's popular in 1.5 countries or something right now be added? 2. some other shit i already posted just like 1. | ||
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Chogs_User
United States410 Posts
On August 14 2004 22:12 IronMentality wrote: I wish G4 Tech TV would wake up and start broadcasting gaming matches. Otherwise, that channel will continue to suck. Nice post. I've thought the exact same thing. They DO have a show called Arena where 2 teams complete in a triathlon of 3 games, but it's almost always games like call of duty and MoH, all new games.. | ||
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InToTheWannaB
United States4770 Posts
effort then say.....a event in marksmenship. Still Its NOT a sport, I dont know why its not. Its just not. Standing still and aiming a gun is a sport, but 3 guys with brooms sweeping is not. Thats just the way it is. | ||
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InToTheWannaB
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tiffany
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wcg = olympics for cyber athletes | ||
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tiffany
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Pob
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RaGe
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it involves the most popular games,its a big tournament of these all together olympic games <-> world cyber games wcg doesnt have a history like the OG thou | ||
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ShAsTa
Belgium2841 Posts
You guys are talking about adding videogames to the olympics while I think they should remove some of the sports. Like tennis or soccer. Those (and other sports) already have enough tournaments. Sports like judo and fencing are more 'olympiccy'. | ||
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Breeze
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Kreeeee
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On August 15 2004 04:58 Breeze wrote: I think it can be every two years, if it is in the winter olympics too. Probably only winter tileset maps though? XD i doubt computer games will ever be in the olympics. we can only hope that things like WCG become more popular | ||
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jtan
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On August 14 2004 21:12 Klogon wrote: Bowling isn't even in the Olympics, so poker and starcraft don't stand a chance. I heard they are also trying it for paintball. But gaah! In how many ways can you possible roll a bowlingboll on a 1 meter wide way to strike some stupid things down. And how big is the luckfactor? Ok I understand that all bowlers will think very different, but it must be harder to be the best in the world in starcraft, then beeing the best fuckin bowler! I mean...is there actually someone practicing 8 hours a day the week before a big bowling event? Haha, IS there even big bowling events? Anyway...WCG is kinda Olympics for computergames. Actually, at that opening cermony, i also thought about having the korean starcraft team marching in, boxer in front carrying the korean flag. | ||
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fbs
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Ack1027
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I.E. People will get pissed off and say you have wcg why are you invading olympics, olympic are traditionally ' physical ' tests, It's not big enough in many countries. Plus there were a few I mentioned that you guys didn't like maybe other countries would be an outrage if Boxer or someone went and managed to get like 5 gold medals in categories of 1v1,2v2,UMS,Team Play [ I list all those because otherwise 4 years to prepare is pretty much useless, you only need like 6 months at most ] It would be unfair because then Korea would get so many more medals> Stimey then suggested that there be a one medal per nation rule and it would raise some interesting competition. Anyway, the point is that he wants to know what the rules are to get a ' game ' into the olympics not reasons why it probably wouldn't be accepted. Myself I haven't found anything and I'm still looking, because now I'm curious. | ||
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NoobSaibot
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STIMEY d okgm fish
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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On August 14 2004 23:05 Lord)Lw( wrote: People are trying to get Chess into the olympics and thats not physical, olympics are also somewhat mental thus the chess, and possible magic the gathering if chess makes it. Holy crap. If Magic gets in, then BW deserves a spot for sure. | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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On August 15 2004 05:34 jtan wrote: But gaah! In how many ways can you possible roll a bowlingboll on a 1 meter wide way to strike some stupid things down. And how big is the luckfactor? Ok I understand that all bowlers will think very different, but it must be harder to be the best in the world in starcraft, then beeing the best fuckin bowler! I mean...is there actually someone practicing 8 hours a day the week before a big bowling event? Haha, IS there even big bowling events? Anyway...WCG is kinda Olympics for computergames. Actually, at that opening cermony, i also thought about having the korean starcraft team marching in, boxer in front carrying the korean flag. Yes, the PBA is big. The players make thousands of dollars per major tournament win. I heard something about a "sport" not being allowed into the Olympics unless it was ten years old, or more. Someone said that on here once before. I'm not sure how true it is, but if it is true, then that's probably the main reason BW couldn't be accepted. | ||
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Ryan307 :)
United States1289 Posts
On August 14 2004 23:05 Lord)Lw( wrote: People are trying to get Chess into the olympics and thats not physical, olympics are also somewhat mental thus the chess, and possible magic the gathering if chess makes it. they shouldn't do magic the gathering , because at a high level it's mainly draw dependant, meaning who ever has the best hand usually wins. | ||
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LaptopLegacy
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They don't belong in the olympics imo. | ||
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NoobSaibot
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Pob
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On August 15 2004 10:03 NoobSaibot wrote: chess is a lot harder than starcraft. i agree , more people play chess than starcraft = harder challenges another good thing is noone complains of maphacks or race imbalances | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On August 15 2004 11:03 Pob wrote: i agree , more people play chess than starcraft = harder challenges another good thing is noone complains of maphacks or race imbalances Hm? If you play as black (note: if you get black, not like in BW play protoss, just so no one thinks I'm a retard) you are supposed to be happy with a draw, or so I thought. Then there's the issue of computers playing for players online and such. How many people play chess anyways? | ||
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Liquid`Jinro
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On August 14 2004 23:28 InToTheWannaB wrote: Chess is a very skillful game, and fun to watch to a large number of people. That does not make it a sport. The same goes for poker, starcraft, and a large number of other events that somehow are already olympics games. Curling is NOT a sport, It may take more physical effort then say.....a event in marksmenship. Still Its NOT a sport, I dont know why its not. Its just not. Standing still and aiming a gun is a sport, but 3 guys with brooms sweeping is not. Thats just the way it is. How can you not call curling a sport??? And why is marksmanship a sport if curling isn't :/ You make no sense! Btw, do they still have that thing where the host country can choose one event to be added to the games? | ||
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BroOd
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NoobSaibot
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mmm.beer
Canada412 Posts
I can answer this. BECAUSE IT'S A VIDEO GAME. A VIDEO GAME!! GET IT? | ||
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STIMEY d okgm fish
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gravity
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SyntaxError
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On August 14 2004 23:32 InToTheWannaB wrote: I think baseball is in the olympics now. rofl..baseball. haha | ||
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STIMEY d okgm fish
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exalted
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It's not going to happen. | ||
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drift0ut
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karelen
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On August 15 2004 11:07 FrozenArbiter wrote: Hm? If you play as black (note: if you get black, not like in BW play protoss, just so no one thinks I'm a retard) you are supposed to be happy with a draw, or so I thought. Then there's the issue of computers playing for players online and such. How many people play chess anyways? chess is played by millions of people all over the world.. and often you get to play an equal amount of games with the black and white pieces during a tournament. anywho, i dont really see why chess should be an olympic event, there were discussions about this a few years ago, but eventually people agreed to: a) it is impossible to get chess into the olympics because among "regular" people chess is not perceived as a "sporting activity" b) there is already a chessolympiad and several strong tournaments played regularly, thus there is no need for an extra tournament. point a) is probably the most relevant in this discussion, and it is also why bw will never be considered an olympic event. | ||
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Liquid`Jinro
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On August 16 2004 09:59 karelen wrote: chess is played by millions of people all over the world.. and often you get to play an equal amount of games with the black and white pieces during a tournament. anywho, i dont really see why chess should be an olympic event, there were discussions about this a few years ago, but eventually people agreed to: a) it is impossible to get chess into the olympics because among "regular" people chess is not perceived as a "sporting activity" b) there is already a chessolympiad and several strong tournaments played regularly, thus there is no need for an extra tournament. point a) is probably the most relevant in this discussion, and it is also why bw will never be considered an olympic event. You mean it won't be an olympic event as long as people hold that view (which I guess may last until the 'prime' generation is the youth of today -_-) | ||
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mindspike
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starcraft has no history. its a 5 year old game. and in 5 years nobody will play it anymore. starcraft is not completely balanced. in every other sport at the olympics, its man vs man or team vs team. theres no such thing as a terran advantage over zerg on dire straits. starcraft is a mental game, not a physical game all sports currently in the olympics are physical. chess has been trying to get in for years... | ||
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