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I think the olympics is probably the lamest event cost/benefit
The sports where the highest levels of competition are found in the olympics usually are extremelly boring and no one cares about it other than a select few, and the country who dominates that sport at the time of their domination.
Adding ANYTHING that is remotely cool, can only benefit the olympics, because atm, its one of the most boring and useless shits of mankind
Yeah, let's put hotdog eating in the Olympics !
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On August 17 2012 06:58 Malkavian183 wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_sportswhile chess is being considered a olympic sport. i don't understand why people object for another game's addition to this. edit: even bridge is an olympic game ffs.
SC2 wont be around for more then 10 years or so.
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On August 17 2012 00:22 ElvisWayCool wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2012 23:43 Arlenius wrote:
You ask this question on TL, of course most people will say SC2. I personally don't think any video game should ever be part of the Olympics unless they create a whole new set of games (ie Summer, Winter and Cyber). I watch SC2 more than I watch any other sport and I love it, but I still think the Olympics should be reserved for athletes in the classic sense on the word (I also disagree with "sports" such as shooting being in the Olympics as there is no physical exertion involved (unless I'm really missing something about it)). You go get a gold in shooting, then come back and tell us how easy it is 
I don't think it's easy, just like I don't think I could go and win the GSL. At no point did I say "it's easy, I could do that", I just said that I don't think it's appropriate for the Olympics. Thanks for being so dense about what I wrote
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On August 03 2012 19:57 J1.au wrote:
Awful, awful idea. Video games belong nowhere near an Olympics. Not now, not ever.
NO way, a person with a brain...
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On August 17 2012 22:13 Barrin wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2012 01:48 Barrin wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Unit firing rates are randomized. The rate shown isn't even the exact average in most cases. This is well known in the mapping community (we see the variables right in front of us). ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/dv39U.jpg) These are default values. Oh and if you still don't believe me (you should), just test it yourself: take 10-15 stalkers, put them all in range of some D-rocks (or high HP building), start firing... after a few volleys you will see that they all become out of synch. They probably did it for realism.
I'm going to go ahead and save this post. I've seen some pretty heated arguments over high ground advantage and how the chance of missing adds randomness and ruins the entire game (Although spawning close positions on Antiga is apparently not related in their mind).
Unrelated,
I hate this thread. The title is grossly misleading as Starcraft is not being seriously considered. It was submitted so it falls under the same category as lawn darts and beard contests. Even if it were considered to be an Olympic sport it would be ridiculous on one very important ground:
Electronic competitions with video games are almost exclusively a past time of first world nations and even then, mostly by the middle class or wealthier. You could say that kayaking or a few other notable Olympic competitions fall under the same category but they all rely on basic human strength and abilities that measure ourselves. Starcraft, as much as I love it and as fun as it is, has no more of a place in the Olympics than any other video game- none whatsoever.
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is starcraft a sport yes. is it an athletic sport? no. the olympics have the athletic aspect of it.
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Imagine Olympics Tetris in a stadium, with the music echoing all around the place!! I d definitely want to watch that!
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On August 28 2012 01:30 WGT-Baal wrote:
Imagine Olympics Tetris in a stadium, with the music echoing all around the place!! I d definitely want to watch that!
with fangirls and lol the TV?
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On August 17 2012 00:14 D10 wrote:
I think the olympics is probably the lamest event cost/benefit
The sports where the highest levels of competition are found in the olympics usually are extremelly boring and no one cares about it other than a select few, and the country who dominates that sport at the time of their domination.
Adding ANYTHING that is remotely cool, can only benefit the olympics, because atm, its one of the most boring and useless shits of mankind
My whole family and friends love the Olympics.
Sorry man, but there are a lot and I do mean a lot of people who disagree with you.
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