Considered for olympics BY WHOM? Unless it's the IOC, it doesn't mean anything, it's just some "journalist" making up random stuff to get some cheap clicks without having the trouble of doing proper research for facts.

CaptainCrush

United States785 Posts

August 03 2012 11:25 GMT

#305

Doubt video games will ever make it there, but if they do, LoL only has a place in the special olympics. It blows my mind why people still think that is a competitive game or that it requires any more skill than what a primate posses...

Tobberoth

Sweden6375 Posts

August 03 2012 11:25 GMT

#306

On August 03 2012 19:57 J1.au wrote:
Awful, awful idea. Video games belong nowhere near an Olympics. Not now, not ever.

Agreed, olympics suck, we shouldn't let esports share in that dump-fest.

Telcontar

United Kingdom16710 Posts

August 03 2012 11:29 GMT

#307

Don't want video games in the traditional olympics. Wouldn't mind something like an e-lympics taking place though. Sort of like WCG, but not sucking.

PassiveAce

United States18076 Posts

August 03 2012 11:38 GMT

#308

Flamewheel representing TL for the 2016 Tetris championship!

MidKnight

Lithuania884 Posts

August 03 2012 11:42 GMT

#309

I love video games to death and the whole idea of E-sports becoming big is amazing. That said, if chess was never considered for Olympics, there's no way something as niche as SC2 would nor should be.

zeross

France310 Posts

August 03 2012 11:46 GMT

#310

On August 03 2012 20:24 Mafe wrote:
Considered for olympics BY WHOM? Unless it's the IOC, it doesn't mean anything, it's just some "journalist" making up random stuff to get some cheap clicks without having the trouble of doing proper research for facts.

Yes, as i cant access the source i would like to know as well.

Is this just a journalist buzz or some official are considering it ?

D4V3Z02

Germany693 Posts

August 03 2012 11:55 GMT

#311

On August 03 2012 07:32 StateofReverie wrote:
#1 starcraft 2
#2 tetris
#3 pokemon

handicap olympics (olympics ez mode)
#1 lol
#2 tic tac toe
#3 wow

I love you for that post, like heros hair <3 )

Klowney

Sweden277 Posts

August 03 2012 11:58 GMT

#312

6 years is a long time for a game and then once every four years. The game might not even be alive in 6 years.

EpiK

Korea (South)5757 Posts

August 03 2012 12:11 GMT

#313

On August 03 2012 19:09 Swwww wrote:

Show nested quote +

Hahaha

lol that's a bit harsh

VapouR.

United Kingdom14 Posts

August 03 2012 12:14 GMT

#314

My mind is blown by the apostrophe in the word 'want' :S

Mallidon

Scotland557 Posts

August 03 2012 12:19 GMT

#315

Damn, Fox News is horrible. The reporters seem to think their opinion is important and are quick to dismiss things... Get lost tbh.

Dunno about any computer games as Olympics myself, but hey why not? Would certainly be interesting to watch while waiting from the end of the the women's beach volleyball to the start of the women's gymnastics

Black[CAT]

Malaysia2589 Posts

August 03 2012 12:27 GMT

#316

Competitive gaming into Olympics? Hell no.

mikedebo

Canada4341 Posts

August 03 2012 12:27 GMT

#317

They should have an event to see who can break destructible rocks the fastest

sorrowptoss

Canada1431 Posts

August 03 2012 12:34 GMT

#318

There should be a non-of-the-above option. SC2 tournies and such around the world and the whole esports community thing is by far good enough.

GoldenH

1115 Posts

August 03 2012 12:44 GMT

#319

'couse, the selection committee doesn't know anything about competative games. if they did, the list would look something like

SC:BW
quake speedruns
some silly endurance shooter where you get bazillions of points.

SiroKO

France721 Posts

August 03 2012 13:48 GMT

#320

Moving your fingers on a keyboard shouldn't be considerd a sport.
It's gaming.

Enough of that "e-Sport" crap.

If you can't tell the difference between a sport and Starcraft 2, I suggest you run 10 km, then try 3 series of 50 push-ups, 50 abdominal exercices, 10 pull-ups, then go swimming for a hour... After all that, compare your degree of fatigue with the one you usually have after staying at home eating pizza and proxy 2 raxing on Ladder.