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U.S. Gov recognizes LoL Players as Athletes

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Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4342 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-12 20:30:41
July 12 2013 20:29 GMT
#1
http://m.gamespot.com/news/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-players-as-pro-athletes-6411377

Not sure if this had been posted yet. I would add the article in this post itself but I'm currently on my phone and I'm having trouble copying and pasting.
So wait? I'm bad? =(
megastarcraft20
Profile Joined September 2008
United States74 Posts
July 12 2013 20:29 GMT
#2
lol
Monochromatic
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States998 Posts
July 12 2013 20:30 GMT
#3
This is great news for the future of Esports.
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Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
July 12 2013 20:32 GMT
#4
Pretty fucking cool. Well done Riot.
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
July 12 2013 20:33 GMT
#5
riot winning esports
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WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
July 12 2013 20:34 GMT
#6
Goes to show that you can do anything in the US with the proper application of lobbying money.

Should make it easier for other eSports to get the same legal benefits now, at least.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
July 12 2013 20:34 GMT
#7
LOL
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
VayneAuthority
Profile Joined October 2012
United States8983 Posts
July 12 2013 20:34 GMT
#8
this thread just lends itself to so many reddit/4 chan style jokes. Best to stay away.

Congrats to riot for getting it done
I come in for the scraps
DeepElemBlues
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5079 Posts
July 12 2013 20:34 GMT
#9
Don't see how other esports games won't be approved either and hopefully quickly now.

No more visa issues at least for tournaments held in the USA, that'd be wonderful.
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Influ
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany780 Posts
July 12 2013 20:34 GMT
#10
U.S. government appreciates LoL players more than the esports community. That's wierd. I don't know if it's good or bad but it's wierd.
Klipsys
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1533 Posts
July 12 2013 20:34 GMT
#11
This is great. Way to go riot!
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tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
July 12 2013 20:35 GMT
#12
ROFLLLLLLLLLL
scrub - inexperienced player with relatively little skill and excessive arrogance
MilkDud
Profile Joined June 2013
Canada73 Posts
July 12 2013 20:35 GMT
#13
Starcraft next? It would be silly to restrict this recognition to one game...
Klipsys
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1533 Posts
July 12 2013 20:35 GMT
#14
On July 13 2013 05:34 Influ wrote:
U.S. government appreciates LoL players more than the esports community. That's wierd. I don't know if it's good or bad but it's wierd.


Real Esports fans shouldn't pigeonhold themselves to a specific game or genre.
Hudson Valley Progamer
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
July 12 2013 20:36 GMT
#15
holy lol
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
MasterOfPuppets
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Romania6942 Posts
July 12 2013 20:37 GMT
#16
On July 13 2013 05:36 flamewheel wrote:
holy lol


You should've said wat.

On July 13 2013 05:35 Klipsys wrote:
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On July 13 2013 05:34 Influ wrote:
U.S. government appreciates LoL players more than the esports community. That's wierd. I don't know if it's good or bad but it's wierd.


Real Esports fans shouldn't pigeonhold themselves to a specific game or genre.


Lol at this.
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Pheon
Profile Joined March 2013
Canada13 Posts
July 12 2013 20:39 GMT
#17
I wonder if this means 'pro' gamers will have to adhere to a higher standard of behaviour etc like any other pro athlete.
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
July 12 2013 20:39 GMT
#18
what? I had to double check to make sure this isn't a joke lol. Bizarre decision imo.
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Terranist
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2496 Posts
July 12 2013 20:41 GMT
#19
securing visas for an entire team must have been a real pain in the ass before this.
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Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
July 12 2013 20:42 GMT
#20
This is funny. xD I read the title and was expecting some sort of comedy story, which I guess it was in part. It's cool to have eSports get recognized in the US, but it's weird that they'd pick LoL over some of the other longer-standing, more sustainable, more practice-requiring, more effort-giving games. XD
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