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Originally Posted by FireWaterBurn
I'll disagree about gamers having some sort of natural ability and I'm not sure the point of that comment either. Are you saying real athletes don't have as many natural abilities, or are you showing they are similiar in that real athletes have natural advantages too? The bolded part is exactly why it's called a game and not called a sport. The main difference is the physical aspect like you said, which just so happens to be the main factor in determining if something is a sport or not.
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I know it's a game. I'm not contesting that.
I think in most sports, some will have a natural advantage. They will be the right size body for example. A great distance runner won't necessarily make for a truly great boxer. I don't think just about anyone can compete with the best in StarCraft either. The competition is that hard. So I really just wanted to point out that these people are "athletes" at their own game, just like olympic swimmers, runners, soccer players or pole vaulters are.