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Old 05-20-2012, 12:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
midnight rain
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger View Post
It's got absolutely sod all to do with what sports I choose to watch.

You can choose to dismiss my point if you wish, all I'm saying is I think a sport should focus on the attributes of the person playing it not the attributes that a computer chooses to give that person.

e sports don't fit that criteria as far as I'm concerned ... Yet.
I don't think eSports giving athletes attributes is any different than sports giving athletes rules they need to operate within. eSports players are given an environment to interact in (like a playing field) and certain settings that are geared towards balanced gameplay (equivalent to rules in sports). Beyond this, it is up to the player to use his physical/mental prowess to get ahead of other players in the esport.
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