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Posted: Mar 18th 2008 5:50PM Ballistic3188 said
I personally can't see pro gaming to be very main stream. games are fun to play not to watch. case and point the madden challenge. 90% of the whole show is devoted to the gamers and the athlete they represent. all the madden is in shown in a highlight reel.
point two. G4's arena was extremely boring to watch. also the format for the game show was pretty weak.
I will make two exceptions. 1. fighting games are watchable. 2. nickelodoen arcade was a great game show
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point two. G4's arena was extremely boring to watch. also the format for the game show was pretty weak.
I will make two exceptions. 1. fighting games are watchable. 2. nickelodoen arcade was a great game show
Posted: Mar 18th 2008 8:02PM Dragod said
I dunno... the MLG videos from Halo 2 really entertain me. It's just like watching a sport, but I think it's much more fun. When something amazing happens, you just know it. You jump up, scream "YEAH!" along with your friends, and you all have something to watch that is incredibly entertaining.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2008 6:01PM Morisato13 said
I see competitive gaming more of an underground thing... like cock-fighting... but digital.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2008 6:16PM (Unverified) said
...And with smaller cocks.
Oh, I see what I did there.
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Oh, I see what I did there.
Posted: Mar 18th 2008 6:44PM (Unverified) said
"We're feeling kinda guilty for just now noticing the rotting heap in our inbox."
You're not the only ones who don't care.
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You're not the only ones who don't care.
Posted: Mar 18th 2008 7:03PM (Unverified) said
Maybe they shouldn't have used the word "cyberathlete" when naming their league. That's the worst compound word I've heard of in a while. Also, anyone who trains to be good at video games professionally is usually difficult to look at without cringing, and it's even worse when they think they carry some sort of importance. Our hobby is not known to be practiced by the most charismatic people.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2008 10:31PM (Unverified) said
Keep placing at championships around the globe instead of playing with his team in the CPL? Hello QuakeCon.
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Posted: Mar 19th 2008 9:18AM (Unverified) said
I said it before and I say it again:
Sports are meant to be played not watched, so who needs a professional league?
While I'm the first to agree that gamers shouldn't be called athletes and gaming most certainly isn't a sport, the rest of the comparisons I believe still stand.
I'm sure a lot of people play golf but can't stand watching others do it. I'm sure people play Texas Hold'em poker but can't stand to watch people play it. I'm also sure there are people that play football but like watching those with immense skill in football play it out against each other on TV.
I'm one of those that like games and like watching those at the top of their game going at it. I sure love watching that over poker, darts, bowling, ..I'll stop, that list is way too long.
Other problem is matches aren't broadcasted properly on TV. Either they only show snippets or spend too much time showing people sitting down pressing keys. I want to see the match, not the people playing it.
If you want to see what a REAL full match broadcast looks like, check out my site www.ProGamingTV.com.
(Don't rant on the 'pro' part, good domain names are hard to find). Anyway, there you will see various casting crews that do a descent job of broadcasting full matches online.
As always, everybody has their own tastes and opinions.
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Sports are meant to be played not watched, so who needs a professional league?
While I'm the first to agree that gamers shouldn't be called athletes and gaming most certainly isn't a sport, the rest of the comparisons I believe still stand.
I'm sure a lot of people play golf but can't stand watching others do it. I'm sure people play Texas Hold'em poker but can't stand to watch people play it. I'm also sure there are people that play football but like watching those with immense skill in football play it out against each other on TV.
I'm one of those that like games and like watching those at the top of their game going at it. I sure love watching that over poker, darts, bowling, ..I'll stop, that list is way too long.
Other problem is matches aren't broadcasted properly on TV. Either they only show snippets or spend too much time showing people sitting down pressing keys. I want to see the match, not the people playing it.
If you want to see what a REAL full match broadcast looks like, check out my site www.ProGamingTV.com.
(Don't rant on the 'pro' part, good domain names are hard to find). Anyway, there you will see various casting crews that do a descent job of broadcasting full matches online.
As always, everybody has their own tastes and opinions.
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 3:09AM (Unverified) said
Morisato lmao that was good I have to give you that one. As for "pro gaming" I think it will prob be a niche/underground type if MLG can broaden its game titles instead of Halo and use more fighting titles and change a lil of the show format i think it will get a stronger fanbase and advertisers will see that as a premium spot bcuz of loyalty :-) do you think that would work for you?
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Posted: Mar 19th 2008 12:46PM jynxycat said
CPL was making all of this competitive gaming stuff known to the PC community before the original Xbox was even out. That's pretty crazy to think about.
Does anyone know if this affects the CAL ? That's where pretty much anyone who's anyone cuts their teeth in the CS tourny environment.
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Does anyone know if this affects the CAL ? That's where pretty much anyone who's anyone cuts their teeth in the CS tourny environment.
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 2:09PM (Unverified) said
"Anyone who's anyone" doesn't waste their time on pro-gaming, except for the companies exploiting wannabes.
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Posted: Mar 19th 2008 12:54PM (Unverified) said
I would like to see real atheletes glitch their way to the top.
http://www.wayodd.com/funny-pictures2/funny-pictures-steroids-naahhh-0q5.jpg
...Sorry i asked...
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http://www.wayodd.com/funny-pictures2/funny-pictures-steroids-naahhh-0q5.jpg
...Sorry i asked...
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 1:53PM (Unverified) said
This will have huge consequences for the market of e-sports. For more information read this:
http://www.warfactory.net/death-of-the-cpl/
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http://www.warfactory.net/death-of-the-cpl/
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