On September 10 2011 07:32 AZKziek wrote: Why is this guy getting so much publicity... I'm sure he's not the first person to start playing an online game from a sports background. He's not even "good" at the game so it's not like there's anything he has to show for it.
It's called exposure you goddamn downer.
Yes, lets get people who know very little about the game (Platinum level knowledge, basically no knowledge) to help represent it. Good idea gov'na, too right tally-ho.
The way to get people interested in the game isn't to get them bogged down in details, though. They need to understand the core principles and I haven't seen a single flaw in the way he's talked about Starcraft (aside from maybe the 18hr a day schedule mentioned once). He's drawn attention to the scene and has always been positive about it - its basically Day9's philosophy; if you ignore negativity (hurr videogames) and just focus on the positive, (ie: The game is challenging, very cerebral, people are making their living off it, knife-edge decisions and action for the viewer) then the negative just looks shallow.
He understands enough, he's helping the community in a major way. That's why we should support him. Hell, you could argue that Day9 is no longer professional but if I wanted to introduce a new audience to the game, he's who I'd point to. I wouldn't send them to IdrA for example because, although incredibly knowledgable, he presents the more mechanical and technical aspects rather than "this is why this is awesome and you should love it".
The short of it is, people want to know why he's playing Starcraft, the big sporting websites are interviewing him, and those interviews are going to attract a lot of hits. I'm not exactly sure how someone could see this as bad unless its some kind of strange elitism.
On September 10 2011 07:32 AZKziek wrote: Why is this guy getting so much publicity... I'm sure he's not the first person to start playing an online game from a sports background. He's not even "good" at the game so it's not like there's anything he has to show for it.
It's called exposure you goddamn downer.
Yes, lets get people who know very little about the game (Platinum level knowledge, basically no knowledge) to help represent it. Good idea gov'na, too right tally-ho.
It's called growing E-Sports, not about making this a secret elitist club for hardcore gamers. It's like saying that people who follow and support the NFL should have at least played Division I college ball or else they shouldn't be involved at all.
And it isn't about him representing the sport as a whole, but rather cross-pollinating two communities and giving exposure to one another, in this case professional sports has a MUCH bigger following (obviously) and thus people are excited at the possibility of E-Sports gaining many followers and gaining respect as a very competitive (E-)sport from the masses
On September 10 2011 07:32 AZKziek wrote: Why is this guy getting so much publicity... I'm sure he's not the first person to start playing an online game from a sports background. He's not even "good" at the game so it's not like there's anything he has to show for it.
It's called exposure you goddamn downer.
Yes, lets get people who know very little about the game (Platinum level knowledge, basically no knowledge) to help represent it. Good idea gov'na, too right tally-ho.
Its not like he's explaining the intricacies of the game's strategy. he's telling people the game is dope, and as hard as NBA basketball, why you got to be such a hater? And yea I think someone as charismatic and universally liked in the sports world as Gordon Hayward is the perfect person to represent eSports to the mainstream sports world.
Don't hate yo
I beg to differ, look at the shitstorm that has occured. He's representing "eSports" or "StarCraft 2" in all the wrong ways for people to actually realise "hey this isn't just a game anymore, it's a lifestyle for those dedicated".
The chowder heads who think like you do should stop being snobs. You all sound like the jerks I saw at the Mortal Kombat Pdp tournament, who eventually realized they were being assholes when one of the competitors they were trolling explained what his biggest inspiration was in an interview.
One of the best players in fighting game history had taken the time to teach him a things; because he had the right attitude to compete even if the level of his skill wasn't there at the time. That guy even made top 8 in that tournament. It doesn't matter what skill level they have as long as they have a strong enthusiasm to compete. We all start at the beginning.
On September 10 2011 07:32 AZKziek wrote: Why is this guy getting so much publicity... I'm sure he's not the first person to start playing an online game from a sports background. He's not even "good" at the game so it's not like there's anything he has to show for it.
It's called exposure you goddamn downer.
Yes, lets get people who know very little about the game (Platinum level knowledge, basically no knowledge) to help represent it. Good idea gov'na, too right tally-ho.
Its not like he's explaining the intricacies of the game's strategy. he's telling people the game is dope, and as hard as NBA basketball, why you got to be such a hater? And yea I think someone as charismatic and universally liked in the sports world as Gordon Hayward is the perfect person to represent eSports to the mainstream sports world.
Don't hate yo
I beg to differ, look at the shitstorm that has occured. He's representing "eSports" or "StarCraft 2" in all the wrong ways for people to actually realise "hey this isn't just a game anymore, it's a lifestyle for those dedicated".
You clearly don't know a thing about publicity. And what shit storm are you talking about? The cbs article? You realize the journalist admitted he was wrong and now may end up at a live event covering it in a positive light, right?
Hayward isn't representing anything. He is drawing attention to pro sc2. We have seen articles on cbs, espn, yahoo and deadspin about this story. People that read those stories now know that there are $100,000 sc2 tournaments out there. no one else in the community could really get us the attention that Hayward has gotten us because these sports sites don't care about Huk, Day9 and so on. Hayward has done a great job in getting pro sc2 attention it wouldn't have gotten before.
On September 10 2011 07:16 Zzoram wrote: If he's still Platinum by the time IPL3 happens, he's going to lose in round 1. Hopefully PainUser trains him well.
If he practices 1-1-1 enough he can take a few wins against Protoss
Awesome interview by ESPN, a lot better and more professional than that CBS(?) article that came out a few days ago. I'm so glad this is happening, good job IGN for giving SC2 the mainstream exposure that it needs.
really hope he takes out a few people at the IGN league. It's really cool to have his support and for him to be backing up SC2 despite the criticism he gets =)
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