Supergamers 9pm BBC3
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Some-one from here maybe on it
You never know.
That was a really interesting documentary! I hope people here got to watch it. I never knew league of legends events are so massive. Makes quakecon seem tiny by comparison. Being a pro gamer really is a tough thing to do.
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If you enjoyed this then watch Free to Play, different game (dota) but a really interesting look at the first big money esports tournament from the perspective of a Chinese player, American player and Ukrainian player.
Is it on youtube?
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Certainly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZYMI1zB9s
Also a free download in Steam with bonus features and behind the scenes and stuff.
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Was pretty good. They should do a few episodes on other games. Starcraft for example
With BBC3 soon moving to online only they many not have the budget anymore.
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Yeah seemed interesting, I'm not into the whole LoL scene and never watch compet matches of anything as I'd rather be playing instead, but still interesting to see the motivation behind people to go pro and how tough it really is.
Thanks, just watched it. Very interesting film. That James '2G' Harding used to do shoutcasting at quakecon. It's a pity that Quake 3 and Quakelive, arguably the game with the most skilled gamers, never reached the magnitude of fame and fortune of these other games like DOTA, LoL and Starcraft.
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I watched this and thought the youtuber who was the host/researcher seemed to have little knowledge about the games, lan gaming & esports (altho in his introduction he said he was a youtuber who does videos on gaming)
He seemed to start with an attempt to discredit esports & pro gamers with his remarks like sarcasticly saying "seems serious" when talking to gamers who play 12hours a day & are paid to compete.
He also introduced the idea of a huge LAN (dreamhack) as being something which was alien & new.
Which made it funny when he interviewed someone who stated LAN parties have been happening for years.
Later in the program he went to a 'gaming pub' & continued to try to belittle the people there commenting on how they were playing their own mini tournament, laughing like it didn't matter & was somehow petty
I am really surprised he is a gamer given his disregard for community or teamwork (altho maybe he is a solo/casual gamer?)
There also seemed to be a huge emphasis on gamers being young (well tbh u are looking at League Of Legends)
But the program took this & made it seem bordering on exploitive, noting over and over that these teenagers become obsessed with games & don't go to university etc (as if everyone should go to uni)
He seemed to start with an attempt to discredit esports & pro gamers with his remarks like sarcasticly saying "seems serious" when talking to gamers who play 12hours a day & are paid to compete.
He also introduced the idea of a huge LAN (dreamhack) as being something which was alien & new.
Which made it funny when he interviewed someone who stated LAN parties have been happening for years.
Later in the program he went to a 'gaming pub' & continued to try to belittle the people there commenting on how they were playing their own mini tournament, laughing like it didn't matter & was somehow petty
I am really surprised he is a gamer given his disregard for community or teamwork
(altho maybe he is a solo/casual gamer?)There also seemed to be a huge emphasis on gamers being young (well tbh u are looking at League Of Legends)
But the program took this & made it seem bordering on exploitive, noting over and over that these teenagers become obsessed with games & don't go to university etc (as if everyone should go to uni)
I think he did a good job of pointing out that this sort of lifestyle only works for a very small amount of people.
Nothing wrong with pointing out that gaming is an obsession for many teens now either, it's not exactly a healthy one to have is it when people are spending 12+ hours a day sitting prone, hoping they make it and if they don't they've got nothing to fall back on and many having social interaction problems from years of no contact with the "real world". I mean those guys on the program in that LoL team were being practically spoon fed, looked miserable a lot of the time and looked like zombies with their sleep schedules.
I don't think it should ever be taken too seriously as a profession, it is a job that requires a high level of skill and a very lucrative one at that if you can make it but on a whole it's just a game at the end of the day, not contributing a great deal to society apart from a little entertainment and a twitch fanbase who spam Kappa for 3 hours while a tournament is on. Lets not get started on how the competitive scene has turned large parts of the community toxic.
Nothing wrong with pointing out that gaming is an obsession for many teens now either, it's not exactly a healthy one to have is it when people are spending 12+ hours a day sitting prone, hoping they make it and if they don't they've got nothing to fall back on and many having social interaction problems from years of no contact with the "real world". I mean those guys on the program in that LoL team were being practically spoon fed, looked miserable a lot of the time and looked like zombies with their sleep schedules.
I don't think it should ever be taken too seriously as a profession, it is a job that requires a high level of skill and a very lucrative one at that if you can make it but on a whole it's just a game at the end of the day, not contributing a great deal to society apart from a little entertainment and a twitch fanbase who spam Kappa for 3 hours while a tournament is on. Lets not get started on how the competitive scene has turned large parts of the community toxic.
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It can also be an obsession for many adults
I sort of agree but many people who I have been in teams with have made other careers from being in esports teams, moving to bigger & possibly more secure jobs like being team managers, shoutcasters or even team owners.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised how the BBC made teens & obsession the main theme, I just think given the number of people who play games these days the BBC might realize 'gaming' is not alien or weird & that esports is a huge part in gaming these days whether people compete or watch.
The community is not 'invisible' to gamers as esports is watched by millions & promoted within gaming communities (& computer hardware websites + brands).BBC said:
Also the millions of people who play the related games will be part of this "bizarre community of e-sports"
BBC said:
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Bit like Football then
What about the grand tradition of punching a random bloke in the street because his shirt is a different colour to yours?
If you wear no shirt do you get punched by both sides?
Bit like Football then
Pretty much although at least football has the exercise element going for it and meeting people in person
