EPTStarcraft II Considered For Future Olympics - Page 25
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Kyrillion
Russian Federation748 Posts
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La1
United Kingdom659 Posts
On August 05 2012 14:03 OODavey wrote: Wow does it piss me off that the people in that video are all skeptical and dumb-founded and shit. Acting like they're better people. "Tetris? That's sad." Fuck you lady. Starcraft takes as much mental strength as any Olympic event takes physical, probably more. I wish I was born later, in a time when video games were accepted, instead of this bullshit with older generations of people acting like hot shit, treating video-games like children's toys. Edit: I'm not saying that video games should necessarily be treated like other sports, I just wish people would be more open-minded. +1 couldn't of put it better myself it angered me a bit watching this shit. | ||
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Pusekatten
Norway234 Posts
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reincremate
China2216 Posts
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frogrubdown
1266 Posts
On August 05 2012 19:37 Kyrillion wrote: Still I see no reason not to pronounce the "n". Because language is for communicating and people understand you better when you pronounce words the way they are commonly pronounced in your area. | ||
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Grovbolle
Denmark3811 Posts
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reincremate
China2216 Posts
On August 06 2012 01:13 Grovbolle wrote: Who gives a shit how Americans pronounce badminton, not like they have any players on an international level. It will be a dark night in a light polluted metropolis before Americans stop pronouncing it as Batmanton. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17421 Posts
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TaeTae
United Kingdom97 Posts
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radiatoren
Denmark1907 Posts
As far as I know there will "never" (under the current or former IOC's from 1910 and later) be made room for sports without physical activity. That is why motor boating got kicked and that is why I do not believe that Bridge and Chess will make it in and that is why I do not believe for a second that E-sport in any form will be considered for inclusion in the olympics in any kind of near future... Also, look at the "recognised bodies of sports" by IOC. As is mentioned for the asterixed sports they are not eligible as olympic sports because of the specific ban on "motorisation"... + Show Spoiler + The governing bodies of following sports, though not contested in the Olympic Games, are recognized by the IOC:[16] Air sports * Auto racing * (provisional from December 2011) Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Golf (will be part of the 2016 program) Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing * Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating * Racquetball Roller sports Rugby (sevens will be part of the 2016 program) Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski * Wushu Those sports marked with an asterisk are not eligible to be included at the Olympic Games because the Olympic Charter specifically bans sports with an element of motorization from eligibility. | ||
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archonOOid
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reincremate
China2216 Posts
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Gihi
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
I also feel like those games should be focused on the physical, not the mental game. I feel like LoL doesn't really require the same kind of APM as SC2 and is more about having an understanding of the game, not about being the fastest or strongest. Therefore, the best games to consider for the olympics are games like Starcraft or old school FPS games which required accuracy and skill as well as teamwork - CS 1.6 comes to mind. | ||
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
On August 06 2012 02:10 archonOOid wrote: I think sc2 is too big for the Olympics... as there are already so many tournaments. The price money is the Olympics is only a medallion whereas the winner of a big tournament wins a equal to a small car. The current sponsors of teams and tournaments won't send their players to the Olympics as small sponsorship's is forbidden. you actually win $25,000 for gold, $15k for silver and $10k for bronze, and the medals themselves are worth about $10,000 | ||
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arb
Noobville17921 Posts
On August 06 2012 01:01 reincremate wrote: Having SC2 instead of BW would be like having kickball instead of baseball. Basically this | ||
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xwoGworwaTsx
United States984 Posts
By the way, are they considering computer games in the Olympics? Like seriously? | ||
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frogrubdown
1266 Posts
On August 06 2012 01:31 TaeTae wrote: anybody voting for LoL is a fucking idiot (ban me if ud like to mods). That is actually a joke LoL should not be considered an esport ever. Other mobas take much more skill they should be picked over LoL. LoL is like 7 a side soccer compared to HoN which is 11 a side. If you don't edit out the martyr, you will get banned so long as any mod reads your post. If you do, there's a good chance you wouldn't get more than a warning, though I can't speak for the mods. | ||
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Cofo
United States1388 Posts
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Hexo411
Croatia59 Posts
Wow does it piss me off that the people in that video are all skeptical and dumb-founded and shit. Acting like they're better people. "Tetris? That's sad." Fuck you lady. Starcraft takes as much mental strength as any Olympic event takes physical, probably more. I wish I was born later, in a time when video games were accepted, instead of this bullshit with older generations of people acting like hot shit, treating video-games like children's toys. Edit: I'm not saying that video games should necessarily be treated like other sports, I just wish people would be more open-minded. This | ||
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