This is just a debate over the the semantics of the English language and how we use the words. "Sport" is a word that humans made up. It doesn't inherently have a definition. "E-sport" is a different word made for a different type of activity.

He clearly isn't, he didn't say athletes don't put in a lot of work.

Being a pro gamer is extremely taxing, being an athlete is extremely taxing. Both take a hell of a lot of work. And alot of pro gamers also spend 1-2 hours a day in the gym. Esports is physically, mentally and emotionally taxing. Most people see it and go "oh they are just playing a game" but that is extremely ignorant of the truth.

I started gaming when I was a kid..
5 years old I think

Just playing standard games isn't what make will make you professional level though, and that goes for all sports.
There's lots of studying and hours of practicing the same thing over and over 1000 times.
Need to know a lot about player mentality and behavior.



This post was edited by FroggyG on Dec 17 2016 06:24pm

Lmfao.

A lot of successful pro gamers, especially Koreans play 16+hrs a day. That's pretty much practicing all the time aside from sleeping.

It takes skill to play games that long and not get burnt out mentally, I personally get burnt out after a game or two of csgo.

Oh, they patch games too. League is a perfect example, these gamers practice like shit to get good, only to be fucked over by game changing patches before a huge match, which ruins their hardwork/career that they pursued giving up school.

Saying shit I bolded is one of the most dumbest fucking thing ive read.



Games don't last forever like bball, baseball, football etc.
They come and go, die off, new games etc.
If dota2 can last the next 200+yrs, Ur gonna see kids starting early too cuz they see a future in it.
No idiot is gonna get their child to start gaming that early to perfect it, only to find out they moved onto dota3

There's a reason why we aren't pro gamers, u gotta be absolutely top 5 in the world to make what? Couple millions? As to Lebron, Durant, Federer etc

U man enough to tell Ur kid to drop out of school to focus on gaming 16+ hrs a day and improving fast enough to reach that goal before the game dies? Better off gambling Ur child's future by telling him to study 16+ hrs a day no lyfe and become a respectable engineer imo.

Just cuz u play 10+hrs of games a day doesn't make u go pro, look at some of these jsp users playing games all day, they're not pro gamers are they? Lol

This post was edited by Secksii on Dec 17 2016 08:34pm

Leave to a pussy Asian to think playing a video game is harder than busting your ass at the gym rofl. People play video games for days for pleasure you moron. Take it from someone who has actually done both.

They will never get that playing sports is totally different than playing video games for hours straight...

And how did that work out for you?
Too bad you failed at both, lmk if u made it pro in sports or esports. I guess you're not trying hard enough, and not putting in the hours. Since your logic is put hrs in = pro.

Fucking joke. People play sports for days for pleasure too you moron. Take it from someone who actually do both for fun

This post was edited by Secksii on Dec 17 2016 11:37pm

My brother plays sports every single day for fun, he is no where near professional at any of them. Your point is meaningless.

"Ive done it so it isn't that hard obviously". You have never once in your life played a game the same way a progamer does.

You've probably never played a video game with a mind set purely on improving, rather than completion or fun
Also certain physical activities for multiple hours a day is something a lot of people do as a hobby...

This post was edited by FroggyG on Dec 18 2016 04:28am

He's a moron, what do you expect. Probably thinks im a scrawn, cuz asian. Not surprising though, with his narrow mind and ignorance based on what he wrote
look how badass he thinks he is, like the only person that did both sports and games, like he's accomplished something that others couldn't. #1 10/10