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Waterflow
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1550 Posts
August 04 2012 11:44 GMT
#421
I voted for Starcraft 2 ofcourse.

But why not have both Starcraft 2 and Tetris? Tetris would actually be cool too.
rezzan
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden329 Posts
August 04 2012 11:53 GMT
#422
On August 03 2012 07:30 aeroblaster wrote:
You put LoL up on that list but not Dota 2? mega hard fail dude



Dota is never gonna get bigger than LoL as it is today and anytime in the future.

now i got dota beta and that game is okay,but its just another Hon remake,imho.
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Froob
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom342 Posts
August 04 2012 12:04 GMT
#423
esport =/= sport
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Mykill
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada3402 Posts
August 04 2012 12:10 GMT
#424
no video games please.
doesn't quite promote "harder faster stronger" unless you're talking about hand speed and mouse clicks.
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Firesilver
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom1190 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-04 13:24:30
August 04 2012 12:16 GMT
#425
On August 04 2012 20:53 rezzan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2012 07:30 aeroblaster wrote:
You put LoL up on that list but not Dota 2? mega hard fail dude



Dota is never gonna get bigger than LoL as it is today and anytime in the future.

now i got dota beta and that game is okay,but its just another Hon remake,imho.


Lol, I hope you realise how wrong that statement is.
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Waterflow
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1550 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-04 12:35:18
August 04 2012 12:33 GMT
#426
On August 04 2012 21:10 Mykill wrote:
no video games please.
doesn't quite promote "harder faster stronger" unless you're talking about hand speed and mouse clicks.


You need a brain for physical sports aswell you know. It's not just about the body. Without the brain there would be no "harder faster stronger".

Infact it's the brain that provides the willpower that is needed to train like for example Usain Bolt to be able to be "harder faster stronger" and win. Same as people who play eSport games professionally need the willpower to be a BoxeR, Flash, Jaedong, Bisu, DRG, NesTea, MVP, MMA, MC, NaNiwa, Stephano............... the list goes on.

You can be both harder, faster and stronger mentally. Not just physically.
wizard944
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
194 Posts
August 04 2012 12:48 GMT
#427
On August 04 2012 10:04 publicenemies wrote:
Would be a boring sport if the same country wins every year....

Table tennis is still really fun to watch!

but on a serious note, esports don't really have the same flare more physical sports have.
Kassar DeTemplari
Lylat
Profile Joined August 2009
France8575 Posts
August 04 2012 12:49 GMT
#428
Zzzz, why would you bring video games in Olympics ? That's just stupid.. Better make E-Sport Olympics, that would be badass.
Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-04 12:51:19
August 04 2012 12:50 GMT
#429
On August 04 2012 21:33 Waterflow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2012 21:10 Mykill wrote:
no video games please.
doesn't quite promote "harder faster stronger" unless you're talking about hand speed and mouse clicks.


You need a brain for physical sports aswell you know. It's not just about the body. Without the brain there would be no "harder faster stronger".

Infact it's the brain that provides the willpower that is needed to train like for example Usain Bolt to be able to be "harder faster stronger" and win. Same as people who play eSport games professionally need the willpower to be a BoxeR, Flash, Jaedong, Bisu, DRG, NesTea, MVP, MMA, MC, NaNiwa, Stephano............... the list goes on.

You can be both harder, faster and stronger mentally. Not just physically.

Remember when Hero was playing, I think versus Puma and they had those heartrate devices on?
Hero had like ~120bpm if I remember correctly, that's a hell of a strain for moving the mouse "a bit"...

SC2 is mainly of course brain power, but there's still some physical strain!
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Spitmode
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany1510 Posts
August 04 2012 12:51 GMT
#430
bullshit, sc2 or esports will never be olympic and they shouldnt be.

olympics are about real sports, about real athletes, about people competing in physical sports, and it should be this way.

esports has nothing to do with real physical sport and should NOT be in the olympics whatsoever
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BirdKiller
Profile Joined January 2011
United States428 Posts
August 04 2012 12:56 GMT
#431
On August 04 2012 21:33 Waterflow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2012 21:10 Mykill wrote:
no video games please.
doesn't quite promote "harder faster stronger" unless you're talking about hand speed and mouse clicks.


You need a brain for physical sports aswell you know. It's not just about the body. Without the brain there would be no "harder faster stronger".

Infact it's the brain that provides the willpower that is needed to train like for example Usain Bolt to be able to be "harder faster stronger" and win. Same as people who play eSport games professionally need the willpower to be a BoxeR, Flash, Jaedong, Bisu, DRG, NesTea, MVP, MMA, MC, NaNiwa, Stephano............... the list goes on.

You can be both harder, faster and stronger mentally. Not just physically.


You're not really promoting video games as a sport if you say both video games and physical sports require players to be "harder, faster, stronger" mentally, but that the former doesn't have the physical counterpart.

In which case, then it's just relegated down to what Chess is in the overall olympic scene: Not included. I agree that since this game or esports in general do not have the physical "harder faster stronger" aspect, it just doesn't deserve nor has a place in the Olympics.

turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
August 04 2012 12:59 GMT
#432
On August 04 2012 21:49 Lylat wrote:
Zzzz, why would you bring video games in Olympics ? That's just stupid.. Better make E-Sport Olympics, that would be badass.


wcg too stronk
FreakyDroid
Profile Joined July 2012
Macedonia2616 Posts
August 04 2012 13:09 GMT
#433
StarCraft2 and Dota2.
Smile, tomorrow will be worse
Figgy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1788 Posts
August 04 2012 13:12 GMT
#434
On August 03 2012 07:43 Sadist wrote:
holding onto the handles in that ddr video is pretty bullshit! Find a better example :D


You clearly know absolutely nothing about competitive DDR.

People who don't use the bar in ITG simply don't exist because it simply isn't possible to do the most difficult of the difficult without it. Also it's funny because the video he posted was nowhere close to "difficult" in terms of high end ITG/Pump it Up.
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Figgy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1788 Posts
August 04 2012 13:14 GMT
#435
On August 03 2012 08:11 Praetorial wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2012 08:06 StorkHwaiting wrote:
On August 03 2012 08:00 Praetorial wrote:
On August 03 2012 07:57 kill619 wrote:
On August 03 2012 07:36 llamasrule1214 wrote:
Eh, while this is a interesting idea, i feel like its kinda disregarding the tradition of the Olympics, physical competition among the best in the world, and E-Sports doesn't really have that feeling. Being a high level swimmer myself, I know from a first-hand POV that the work ethic needed to be even remotely OK at any sport is ridicioulous, both mentally and physcially, one must push themselves, but E-Sports like sc2 doesn't have the physical component. The Olympics, imo, should be a place of the world's physical best only. just my 2 very biased cents.


While i agree with the notion that Olympics are for more physical sports than SC, its kind of hard to argue that being able to move your hands as fast as the best Starcraft players on the planet do, averaging 200+ epm, isn't physically demanding. While it isn't as hard as running, swimming, jumping etc. it's not like anyone can just have 200+ epm while doing all the thinking required to play sc, let alone move their hands that fast for that long.


Working one's thumbs and hands over a keyboard, with excellent hand-eye coordination, is a skill that I'd love to have.

It doesn't deserve a spot at the pinnacle of human physical prowess.


I don't understand your logic. Working one's thumb and hands over a bow with excellent hand eye coordination is called archery. It's in the Olympics. Does that deserve a spot at the pinnacle of human physical prowess?


Do you have any concept of how much strength it takes to draw a bow? Archers need incredibly strong arm muscles to do what they do.

I lift regularly, and it would be insanely difficult for me to draw one of the bows being used at the Olympics.


Show nested quote +
On August 03 2012 08:09 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
I'd rather see Bowling as an Olympic Sport and I hate Bowling.


Yes, I agree.


You clearly haven't drawn a real or a competitive bow before. Neither are actually challenging physically in any way shape or form. It's holding your aim steady that's difficult.
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Lylat
Profile Joined August 2009
France8575 Posts
August 04 2012 13:16 GMT
#436
On August 04 2012 21:59 turdburgler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2012 21:49 Lylat wrote:
Zzzz, why would you bring video games in Olympics ? That's just stupid.. Better make E-Sport Olympics, that would be badass.


wcg too stronk

WCG is nothing like Olympics, it's an individual competition, and there are way less games than sports in Olympics..
turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
August 04 2012 13:17 GMT
#437
On August 04 2012 22:16 Lylat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2012 21:59 turdburgler wrote:
On August 04 2012 21:49 Lylat wrote:
Zzzz, why would you bring video games in Olympics ? That's just stupid.. Better make E-Sport Olympics, that would be badass.


wcg too stronk

WCG is nothing like Olympics, it's an individual competition, and there are way less games than sports in Olympics..


they steal the olympic symbol, have country base qualifiers, wear contry based uniforms and korea always wins.

its exactly the same as the olympics imo
throttled
Profile Joined August 2010
United States382 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-04 13:28:35
August 04 2012 13:21 GMT
#438
There are dexterity sports in the olympics, I don't understand why a micro based video game would be any different.
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CrtBalorda
Profile Joined December 2011
Slovenia704 Posts
August 04 2012 13:21 GMT
#439
I dont want any game to be in the olympics, thats just stupid.

First off the games here are nothing compared to real sports so its stupid.
If it was a game like brood war then it would be fine, cuz its much much harder then any normal game.
But a game thats hard enough for me to for it to be in the olympics, pretty much has to be an rts, cuz fighting games and fps dont take as much skill.

And even then it has to be on brood wars level.
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Waterflow
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1550 Posts
August 04 2012 13:25 GMT
#440
On August 04 2012 21:49 Lylat wrote:
Zzzz, why would you bring video games in Olympics ? That's just stupid.. Better make E-Sport Olympics, that would be badass.


Yeah e-Sport Olympics sounds good.
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