BBC now covering esports

Gimpymoo · 5 Aug 2017 at 00:54

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p034q0h1

News to me.

Episode list thus far:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p034q0h1/episodes/player

Rocket League, CS:GO, Street Fighter V

NeoWave · 5 Aug 2017 at 12:50

They need something cheap to put on BBC3. I try not to pre-judge things but I would guess this is pretty rubbish. However, if someone else wants to take the risk and try it watching it then feel free to point out that I am wrong…

LeMson · 5 Aug 2017 at 13:02

Lolz there are some poor parents in the audiences that look like they are watching paint dry

Nasher · 5 Aug 2017 at 13:57

"E-sport" is pretty boring to watch tbh.

Gimpymoo · 5 Aug 2017 at 14:30

NeoWave said:
They need something cheap to put on BBC3. I try not to pre-judge things but I would guess this is pretty rubbish. However, if someone else wants to take the risk and try it watching it then feel free to point out that I am wrong…

I am a "casual" e-sports watcher and I found it fun to watch.

If you are l33t and PRO, maybe it has its flaws but not that I could see

Westie · 5 Aug 2017 at 15:04

Nasher said:
"E-sport" is pretty boring to watch tbh.

so are a lot of sports not just e sports..

most people ive asked why they dont like e sports is because they dont understand whats going on..

apex overwatch league is a great way of how esports should be done.. also cs majors are great fun to watch and hopefully same for pubg!

NeoWave · 5 Aug 2017 at 15:27

Gimpymoo said:
I am a "casual" e-sports watcher and I found it fun to watch.

If you are l33t and PRO, maybe it has its flaws but not that I could see

I might give it a look when I run out of stuff to watch then though I'm not sure its viewership potential would justify any licence fee money being spent on… will be interesting to see how many people tuned in & then kept tuning in. I've got a pretty full inbox though with Netflix atm.

x-st · 5 Aug 2017 at 16:11

The only gaming show that i've enjoyed lately has been Go 8-Bit. I'd probably watch a gaming documentary (like Free to Play, which is free on Steam) but I'm unsure how much longevity this sort of thing would have for repeat viewing.

tlrBeta · 5 Aug 2017 at 19:36

Westie said:
apex overwatch league is a great way of how esports should be done.. also cs majors are great fun to watch and hopefully same for pubg!

Maybe so, but Overwatch i would rank near the bottom of spectator friendly games unfortunately :/

Daytrader · 5 Aug 2017 at 20:36

Westie said:
so are a lot of sports not just e sports..

Yup, F1 being one of them

Gimpymoo · 5 Aug 2017 at 21:45

Nothing beats e-sports when it is "In the clutch"

G-MAN2004 · 5 Aug 2017 at 22:30

Can't imagine sitting there watching best of 30 rounds CS:GO. How boring. I'd rather just play it...

Nasher · 5 Aug 2017 at 23:02

Daytrader said:
Yup, F1 being one of them

But at least F1 is a real sport in the real world. Where a bad mistake can get you killed

Gaming is fun when your playing, not so much to watch. Anyone can pick up these games and play it themselves, it requires no physical ability.

insideline · 6 Aug 2017 at 08:55

Esports is the benchmark for all things cringe, nothing comes close except maybe cosplay.

Doggie2k · 6 Aug 2017 at 09:20

I watch a lot of Twitch which can be entertaining so this might be alright if done properly

Gimpymoo · 6 Aug 2017 at 10:49

insideline said:
Esports is the benchmark for all things cringe, nothing comes close except maybe cosplay.

Some people that gaming is cringing and a waste of ones time, what do you say to them?

insideline · 6 Aug 2017 at 10:57

Gimpymoo said:
Some people that gaming is cringing and a waste of ones time, what do you say to them?

Id probably agree and even if I didn't id be fine with them having that viewpoint.

MikeTheNative · 7 Aug 2017 at 09:55

Nasher said:
But at least F1 is a real sport in the real world. Where a bad mistake can get you killed

Gaming is fun when your playing, not so much to watch. Anyone can pick up these games and play it themselves, it requires no physical ability.

Neither does Darts or Snooker but both have rather reasonable followings. Stuff like DOTA and LOL will never be big with the casual crowd as they are too complicated and it's quite hard to explain whats going on to somebody who doesn't play the game.

Nasher · 7 Aug 2017 at 10:08

insideline said:
Esports is the benchmark for all things cringe, nothing comes close except maybe cosplay.

It is, but I think it has a lot to do with the people presenting it.

HazardO · 7 Aug 2017 at 11:57

Esports are arguably more relevant today than traditional "carry the pig's bladder" sports. The commentators tend to be in the irritating (to the British sports fan) American style, and in some cases they seem to struggle to adequately describe what is going on (ESL BF4 games were particularly bad).