Great Debate: Are eSports sports?

DwnWthVwls · 04-28-2015, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

...could only have been executed by maybe 5 people on the planet

People that don't play competitive video games don't understand the physical dexterity required to be a pro or the mental capacity required to micromanage a game like starcraft or LoL. Half the people that play League probably don't even understand what happened in that play.

YorkeDaddy · 04-28-2015, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

People that don't play competitive video games don't understand the physical dexterity required to be a pro or the mental capacity required to micromanage a game like starcraft or LoL. Half the people that play League probably don't even understand what happened in that play.

Yeah but even then the astonished commentators would probably let an uninformed viewer know that what happened was utterly jaw-dropping. Or at least that's what I was hoping when I posted that video haha

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Originally Posted by Plankton

That's like saying CAD is a sport. Most people can't execute what I do on a daily basis.

But it doesn't take an unreal level of mechanics and quick thinking. Many people could train to become good at CAD but it takes something really special to be able to play League of Legends that well. Just like it takes something really special to be able to hit a 99 MPH fastball.

The Batlord · 04-28-2015, 08:35 AM

I know. Some people actually think that eSports are real sports? WTF? The pasty nerds.

YorkeDaddy · 04-28-2015, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I know. Some people actually think that eSports are real sports? WTF? The pasty nerds.

I just don't know why neither side was capable of compromising and saying "ok, eSports can just be their own perfectly legitimate category of their own since nothing has ever been like them until the past decade so trying to lump them together with physical sports is silly"

Both sides were insufferable for the entire debate.

The Batlord · 04-28-2015, 08:43 AM

Are you trying to say that GB was insufferable? Madness.

Plankton · 04-28-2015, 08:44 AM

My perception is that people that play eSports, as well as people that argue the point that eSports are an actual sport are too caught up in the fantasy to think otherwise. They want to believe they have all the same prowess and physical abilities as actual athletes so badly, that it consumes their entire belief system. I'm not saying they're not skilled at what they do, but it's almost like a Curling joke.

Plankton · 04-28-2015, 09:52 AM

That's like saying CAD is a sport. Most people can't execute what I do on a daily basis.

DwnWthVwls · 04-28-2015, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

That's like saying CAD is a sport. Most people can't execute what I do on a daily basis.

Lots of people can't do lots of things. That point is irrelevant, what matters is the skills that are necessary to consider something a sport. Most people argue video games are not sports because they don't need any sort of physical prowess. My question for them is: why are dexterity and reflexes included when considering some traditional sports but excluded for professional gamers?

Key · 04-28-2015, 10:25 AM

Over the years, i've come to the opinion that they can be considered a sport. Would I go out and saying "yeah, I play sports" when all I do is sit inside a play video games? No, I wouldn't. But would I say someone who does this sort of thing competitively and makes money from it isn't playing a sport? No. There are pretty legitimate reasons as to why it could be considered a sport, but the doubt is perfectly understandable.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-28-2015, 10:53 AM

What's CAD?

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Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Over the years, i've come to the opinion that they can be considered a sport. Would I go out and saying "yeah, I play sports" when all I do is sit inside a play video games? No, I wouldn't. But would I say someone who does this sort of thing competitively and makes money from it isn't playing a sport? No. There are pretty legitimate reasons as to why it could be considered a sport, but the doubt is perfectly understandable.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	What's CAD?