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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-16 17:36:17
October 24 2012 18:48 GMT
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Source of articles



The Armchair Athleticism critical series is an opinion-base article series regarding the issues and sociocultural deficiencies of the E-Sports and StarCraft scene. All articles are perceptive-base and revolving around my own experiences and understanding of the subculture.

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The Solo Trail – Unbeaten - Posted on October 20, 2012

I’ve probably rewritten this introduction hundreds of times. Each time I did, it said too much or too little about myself or the basic goals I wanted to outline with this page. Let’s just start with general information about myself: my name is Michael Cohen, I am a 23-year old Sociology and Professional [information] Writing student. I have been contributing to this subculture we all love called E-Sports for only two years and while that may not seem like very long, I’ve done my fair share of work and contributions.

The short version of my credentials?
  • Manager of 5 progaming teams (50+ professional players)

  • Writer for 9 E-sports websites (5 team sites + 4 organizations: 150+ docs/articles)

  • Organizer or Contributor of 11 community events (74,000 viewers/attendants)

  • Some video-editing for one or two organizations, nothing big, just twitch.tv highlight-editing, presentational writing, etc.
Sounds impressive, at least to me it does and it fills my entire two-page CV (seriously, I had to remove some minimum-wage jobs I had done in 2006-2008 to fit it all), but the first lesson you have to learn when you want to get anywhere in E-Sports is to learn to dedicate yourself to a few organizations over a long period of time (which I haven’t done, so I am being patronizing from the other side). It doesn’t take a math wizard to see that if I’ve done all of this in two years, it means:
  1. I Juggled a lot of jobs simultaneously (Writing, Organizing BarCrafts or a tournament, managing players)

  2. I left a lot of solid organizations and went to a new one soon after (many reasons for this one)

  3. I learned quantity may not necessarily mean quality work and while I like to think I did a pretty damn good job managing players and writing articles, someone who only does one of those jobs at a time will improve faster and will have a stronger connection with his peers.
So that’s that and I’d be lying if I was satisfied. I got to work with some awesome people and on the flipside; with a lot of organizations that have made me bitter. Over time the facade of working to “help Esports grow” quickly diminished. I think anyone who tells you that they’re doing something “to help/grow Esports” isn’t being entirely truthful. Anyone who does their job(s) unpaid and purely out of passion are doing it both for the sake of their eagerness to matter in a populating scene as well as to help their organization. That’s not necessarily bad as I soon learned when writing this series, but I noticed that E-sports grows through everyone’s contributions. So using that utilitarian statement to recruit new volunteers or to discredit any accusations of malice is counter-productive in the grand scheme of things. Interpret it how you will and I’m sure we could even widen the range of people who bullshit with the buzzword(s) “Growing Esports”.

I’ll answer the foundational question I wanted to answer from the start:

Why are you starting your own space?

I was listening to the suggestions of several friends and I finally started this space after I hit a dead-end in my endeavours in E-Sports. I’m at a point where I am not really affiliated with anyone and now’s a better time than ever to do some opinion topics. Doing my own content meant I would be alone and would work around my own initiative, drive and interest. However, it also meant that I may do something that requires more work than I thought and I would be on my own. It meant that the community reception can be more direct and harsh towards me personally and my views as I would not be backed by some credible organization as when I was writer for some. In the end, this series that took me about a month of writing, editing, verification and re-writing will really be everything I’ve learned, observed and felt throughout my time. I started out with three pieces and ended up going to ten. All of them delve into inspecting the five perspectives of the scene: teams, tournaments, players, spectators and contributors. Ultimately, it aims to really take a strong look into the many issues that inhibit the StarCraft community and E-Sports culture.


Dependent Journalism and its Constraints - Posted on October 23, 2012

When it comes to deciding how I would start the series, I had two paths: the thin line of self-promotion or the in-betweeners known as E-Sports “Journalism”. E-Sports journalism has been a steady growth since its Counter-Strike days and has evolved into being both an outlet to get the right story and an outlet to see iconic people give a couple of words in interviews.

I’ll be writing about E-Sports Journalism mainly because of its coexistence with everyone in the scene. Writing in E-Sports is a thin line of having to be both reliable for the community, but not flat-out objectively crude when reporting some of the darker parts in competitive gaming. When I thought of writing my own content, I thought of the associated liberty that goes with it. When writing your own opinions, you can either rely on the editorial and publishing works of major media sites or go solo, uncensored. Here’s an example of what I mean:

A few weeks back, I wanted to write a piece about Team X, I chose a shock-title being: “Why everyone hates Team X“, I don’t personally hate X, but they were my base-line to expand on the idea of the importance of story and story-telling. The idea was solid, but if I do implicitly paint X negatively, I either hurt the site’s reputation or fans don’t read the site because of the piece. The trade-off isn’t worth it for them. These dilemmas of hurting no one, but trying to please all are what E-Sports journalist sites face almost every day. The lack of open criticism and public denunciations is due to two major aspects that really crush diversity in E-Sports news media as well as sprouting different opinions.

E-Sports Journalism cannot be Independent. What that means is that criticism about specific people or organizations becomes unsafe waters. Typically whenever someone does have something critical to say, they either glaze over particulars, specific situations or simply don’t mention names. The reason for this is because most news sites rely on personal networks within other organizations to get their news like when ESFI broke the news about RGN Gaming shutting down, he [Brent, CEO of ESFI World - smart and level-headed man] found this out through Frank [CEO of VT Gaming/ReIGN - works for IPL now]. In order to obtain these kinds of exclusives including interviews, quotes and more, news media sites must tread lightly when it comes to news about other organizations. This is because in E-Sports they all rely on announcements from other organizations to get their hits and views. You won’t see many sites ‘leaking’ information because the team website also needs hits and page views for marketable purposes. If you do leak it before them, you gain hits in the short-run, but you miss out on future inside information [like Check-Six disbanding, which ESFI got the exclusive on]. So the question becomes, how do we become critical of others with these social restraints? Well, the community label of pitchforking often sprouts up and this is a side-effect (in my opinion) of the above situation as well.

Let’s look at the editorial listings for three news network sites of E-Sports (Cadred.org, ESFI World, D-Esports) and see what they’re featuring:

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- ESFI World (top-left), Definitive E-Sports (top-right)
Cadred.org (bottom-left)

All three of these websites are starving for editorials/opinions. ESFI World has been going more forward with their work, Cadred as well, but I wouldn’t be satisfied yet. The reality of it is that most criticisms don’t need to mention names to get their point across. I’m not telling these networks to go out of their way to burn bridges for a small increase of website hits. But even if they were intending to, the thought of naming names could cost opportunities and incriminate yourself. Everyone is seeking to grow and keep as many connections as they can, so sometimes being bold with words ends up having the world depict you as brash. The upside to these restraints of current journalism is that you get a lot of interviews and promotions instead of negativity.

But, let’s say a news media site does get a pretty juicy story from a reliable source: do you think the source will be named? Unlikely for both the reasons above as well as the fact that that person puts himself at risk for minimal reward (not everyone wants to go out of their way to inform the public). This leads us to the exceptions and their unique career situation:

Welcome to Live on Three. You have Marcus Graham (DJwheat), Scott (SirScoots) and Rod Breslau (Slasher), self-made men who sacrificed and realized all they could do for years and years [and earned where they are now]. SirScoots is my favourite amongst the three and someone I also respect for both his expertise, confidence and having the balls to say what needs to be said. James Lampkin (Kennigit) as well has been becoming rather open with some of the persistent issue this scene has been back and forth on. The beauty about Scott, James and Joshua Dentrinos’ (FXOBoss) position is that they’re seated very comfortably. They’ve created long-standing relationships that give them room to breathe and speak freely (almost). This, along with their attitude, gives them the rare ability to really get to the issue about certain people, organizations and problems. Granted they’re not ridiculous or excessive with accusations, they know when to not get involved, to stay in their own end of the world or formulate it as a general lesson to listeners. But every once in awhile, when they know they have the knowledge and supported evidence to say something, they will say it and that’s commending.

However, when other people do it without the right credentials, shit hits the fan. Journalists and news sites don’t have this rare ability and neither do their writers independently, not yet. Let’s use a personal anecdote:

Mark is a flat out liar.

He specifically told EG that he was in talks with Dignitas and threatened numerous times to transfer him to Dignitas if we did not meet his terms and/or meet them by a certain time. So either he lied on this show or he lied to EG during the negotiations. So either the viewers cannot trust him, or those he does business with behind the scenes should be wary. Neither is good.

On top of that, this is the same guy that used to praise me personally, called me Yoda Master, more times than I care to count, used to say he loved how “real” we are on Live on Three etc. The minute we are no longer buddies (because I realized that he was not to be trusted and was a bullshitter and a liar) he goes public with “I swear too much and therefore our show is damaging to the growth of esports.” What a crock of shit. I may say things people do not agree with and I accept that, but I have zero patience with liars or hypocrites. He is both.

This is something SirScoots said back in August about Mark, Quantic’s CEO. This shows a great difference between someone with confidence about what they’re saying, plus how comfortable they are in their position. Now compare that to someone (like myself) still striving to work with a reputable organization or team. If I were to say similar things or tell my own bad experience with Quantic Gaming, it’d look bad. It’d hurt the organization which still has a lot of good in it. It’d hurt the players involved who are living their dream thanks to this organization. So while I may get my egotistical justice served to one bad experience, it puts a lot of people out of work and out of options. Ultimately, it also hurts my reputation, or whatever illusion of it I feel I might have. Plus, would everyone believe me 100%? Unlikely, there will be skeptics and rightfully so. I don’t have the trust and credibility of the community to say what Scoots can say and that’s mostly because of how new I am (like many, many others) to the business than the more experienced. The point being is that current journalist websites don’t have the same public recognition that these long-time contributors have. In addition, their fields are not journalism and they don't rely on the news of others in order to earn their livelihood.

So to summarize: 1. E-Sports Journalism is not necessarily independent.
  • This prevents both leaks/news before the team/organization wants to release it.
  • It halts incriminating accusations or issues, thus leaving the public uninformed.
  • Featured news starts revolving more around promotion and positive outlooks than negative ones.

2. E-Sports News Media Sites are not self-sustained.
  • This means that personal relationships with team owners and iconic members are important to be maintained and cannot be tarnished by independent criticisms.
  • People of seniority are more reliable for realistic perceptions of the scene than news media sites (of course, it’s all personal opinion nonetheless).
It’s a bit ironic to see E-Sports news media sites become restrained in what topics they can and cannot cover, but for iconic members unrelated to that field, have the capability to speak a hard truth. As the scene continues to evolve, a separation of dependency may occur that gives these websites more liberty rather than reposting the latest splash of news that hits the community.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-07 23:55:48
October 24 2012 18:48 GMT
#2
This informed series of written pieces could not have been achieved without the help and opinions of my peers and friends. Below are the people I wish to thank for their insight, accuracy/consistency check or expert opinion on the numerous topics: thank you
  • Brad Carney (Lefty)

  • Eric Grady (Cyber-Sports Network's Director of Events - Usurp)

  • Flo Yao (Quantic Gaming’s Progamer - Flo)

  • Jacqueline Geller (eSports Network Coordinator of Blizzard)

  • John Clark (Cyber-Sports Network Executive Director of Operations)

  • Josh Dentrinos (FXOpen’s Director - Boss)

  • Marc McEntegart (Team Liquid Writer - SirJolt)

  • Matt Weber (Team Liquid Administrator - Heyoka)

  • Payam Toghyan (ROOT Gaming Progamer - TT1)

  • Shawn Simon (Team Liquid Progamer - Sheth)

  • Steven Bonnell II (Progamer/Entertainer - Destiny)

  • Thomas Shifrer (ESFI World Senior Journalist)
If you'd like more information about the series (more pieces about different aspects of the scene will be released periodically), to contact me privately or to generously give me some siteviews on my website, you can follow the following link:

TorteDeLini.WordPress.com

You can also follow me on Twitter where I tweet public news and information about the scene including roster changes, controversy and/or overall E-Sports news: @TorteDeLini

Thank you very much and I appreciate all feedback or corrections.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
ES_JohnClark
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1121 Posts
October 24 2012 18:58 GMT
#3
Wow.. he released it! Great stuff and well worth the read!
Still Naked!
luckylefty
Profile Joined November 2010
United States272 Posts
October 24 2012 19:06 GMT
#4
Read them all already. Great read brother.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 19:16:03
October 24 2012 19:13 GMT
#5
The more I read what you post on TL, the more I respect you.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
iAxX23
Profile Joined September 2012
Romania18 Posts
October 24 2012 19:13 GMT
#6
Worth reading.
StarStrider
Profile Joined August 2011
United States689 Posts
October 24 2012 19:20 GMT
#7
Amazing article Torte. You truly are a legend around here and I am never ceasing to be amazed at how much sense you bring to discussions.
Spontaneous Pneumothorax sucks, please keep MVP sC in your thoughts. sC fighting! 힘내세요
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 19:39:49
October 24 2012 19:30 GMT
#8
Well at least you touched based on seniority but even that is somewhat have a sham in itself because there are still a lot of green people in the industry who don't know how to manage their PR.

Then you have people that are still in school like yourself Torte. A lot of aspiring, young guns who are only getting their feet wet. That makes up a lot of it anyway.

Independent journalism? Please.

Experienced reporters know how to keep a good repertoire and still get the story. There is nothing wrong with good criticism either. I really don't get the purpose of what you wrote other than to say, "Sorry guys, but independent journalism doesn't really exist in our scene."

You don't have to burn bridges to be a good journalist. It's more like walking on a tightrope.
drooL
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2108 Posts
October 24 2012 19:53 GMT
#9
Torte, I can't even wrap my head around how much time you must put into this stuff. Good shit, mad respect. I'm looking forward the the next pieces, enjoyed the read so far.
@nowSimon
Swampsteel
Profile Joined April 2011
United States94 Posts
October 24 2012 19:54 GMT
#10
Awesome piece! Keep it up!
Oh my glob!
jntkflow
Profile Joined August 2011
United States337 Posts
October 24 2012 19:56 GMT
#11
So what is the great revelation here? "Indepedent journalism doesn't exist"? WOW!!!!! GENIUS work!
AlphaFerg
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States148 Posts
October 24 2012 19:57 GMT
#12
As somebody who writes about hard truths in a biweekly column on ESFI, thanks for ignoring me.
Aggies Fighting!
Slasher
Profile Joined September 2007
United States1095 Posts
October 24 2012 20:00 GMT
#13
Ironically, these articles came out today, which I feel are relevant:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-24-lost-humanity-18-a-table-of-doritos
http://botherer.org/2012/10/24/games-journalists-and-the-perception-of-corruption/

There's a lot of good points made here by Torte, things to think about as we move forward. I will give more extensive thoughts tonight on Live On Three for those who want to watch. I will say though that my livelihood and job is to be a journalist.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 23:32:43
October 24 2012 20:05 GMT
#14
On October 25 2012 04:57 AlphaFerg wrote:
As somebody who writes about hard truths in a biweekly column on ESFI, thanks for ignoring me.


I think you need to read his acknowledgements again because those are the people he interacts with. This isn't about who he agrees with or thinks are good writers.

In our scene there are very few and as I already said, a lot of that has to do with the fact that a lot of the people covering SC2 and the other games are green as hell. They have next to no real experience. Including Torte. Yes he's been apart of many organizations and has a lengthy resume, but in the real world many of these wouldn't be considered to be a real job because many people don't know we exist, lots of it is volunteer work and very few can actually make a career out of it. Every referral would get checked.

It happened to me as well. People have a lot of questions when it comes to the E-Sport Industry. Okay, enough of that tangent.

You guys are still learning the ropes. Nothing wrong with being young and you will have to learn at a brisk pace. That's actually a good thing because people around these parts have no problem giving you criticism. Not to say all of it is good criticism, but that's where you need a good filter so you can get to the meat.
JebOfArabia
Profile Joined June 2012
United States18 Posts
October 24 2012 20:48 GMT
#15
There is good, independent journalism being done in e-sports. Painstakingly so. Make your own conclusions and decide for yourselves where that might be. There are people that are passionate about it and sacrifice a lot for it, including Torte.
Managing editor at ESFI
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38797 Posts
October 24 2012 20:50 GMT
#16
Thx for read. Followed you on Twitter so I can catch more of your work.
I had a good night of sleep.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33305 Posts
October 24 2012 21:45 GMT
#17
tl;dr
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 22:20:20
October 24 2012 22:20 GMT
#18
On October 25 2012 06:45 Waxangel wrote:
tl;dr


Kennigit does what you do, but better.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8302 Posts
October 25 2012 00:38 GMT
#19
On October 25 2012 07:20 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 25 2012 06:45 Waxangel wrote:
tl;dr


Kennigit does what you do, but better.


You're both awesome.
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
FrodaN
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
754 Posts
October 25 2012 00:40 GMT
#20
Looking forward to reading everything
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