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Old 05-20-2012, 06:10 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger View Post
No my point was is that a character on a screen does everything and can only do the things within the parameters of the game. Which is why I don't consider it a sport.
A character in a video game generally does nothing if there's no player to tell it what to do. The characters in StarCraft are the units by which the game is won. It's comparable to a pool cue, discus, pole for pole vaulting or a golf club. These things do nothing without a player, but they are things you use to win the game, just like video game characters like StarCraft units.

You're comparing the video game character to the athlete which I think is wrong.
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