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Feb 26 2011 02:15pm

Quote (SweatyPalms @ 26 Feb 2011 21:14)

sport (spôrt, sprt)
n.
1.
a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation

Would walking somewhere be a sport then, you could claim you're competing against your mind at which says you couldn't make it to such a place.

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Feb 26 2011 02:15pm

Quote (darkfire @ Feb 26 2011 08:11pm)

I don't actually think Starcraft is a sport, but I also don't think golf is. That's why I said to take it off your list and we'll talk.

How do you feel about
A: Car racing
B: Running
C: Swimming

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Feb 26 2011 02:16pm

IT'S NOT A FUCKING SPORT GUYS, QUIT ARGUING. IT'S AN E-SPORT. THERE'S A WORD FOR IT. E-SPORT MOTHERFUCKERS.

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Feb 26 2011 02:18pm

Quote (Keegan @ Feb 26 2011 04:16pm)

IT'S NOT A FUCKING SPORT GUYS, QUIT ARGUING. IT'S AN E-SPORT. THERE'S A WORD FOR IT. E-SPORT MOTHERFUCKERS.

Definitions of esport on the Web:

* Electronic Sports, abbreviated e-sports or eSports, is used as a general term to describe the play of video games competitively. Other terms include competitive gaming, cybersports and V-Sports (used by the GGL).

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Feb 26 2011 02:18pm

Quote (Keegan @ 26 Feb 2011 21:16)

IT'S NOT A FUCKING SPORT GUYS, QUIT ARGUING. IT'S AN E-SPORT. THERE'S A WORD FOR IT. E-SPORT MOTHERFUCKERS.

Yeah, it's a sport...

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Feb 26 2011 02:18pm

Quote (KillerBunnies @ Feb 26 2011 03:15pm)

How do you feel about
A: Car racing
B: Running
C: Swimming

No, yes, yes. And yes, I'm aware you need to be exceptionally fit to be a race car driver.

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Feb 26 2011 02:19pm

Quote (IrKiller @ Feb 26 2011 03:08pm)

who said poker is a sport?

Theres a LOT of sports channels who support poker as a sport

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Feb 26 2011 02:20pm

Its an e-sport, now let the flaming continue

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Feb 26 2011 02:26pm

Quote (sebast1234 @ Feb 26 2011 04:19pm)

Theres a LOT of sports channels who support poker as a sport

so you can have some huge 800 pound fatass who's paralyzed everywhere except his left arm, and since he can pick up that card and look at it he is now an athlete.

LoL

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Feb 26 2011 02:26pm

Quote (Keegan @ Feb 26 2011 03:00pm)

It's certainly not a traditional "sport", but this is just an argument of semantics. Starcraft 2 does have a physical aspect. The amount of APM and endurance they have actually does require physical training just by playing such a sheer amount of games.
It is competitive, there are teams, winners, and losers. There is a game and a purpose. I would just label it under an "esport", which is definitely a real thing.

go out and play a real sport, then try to tell me getting your apm is physically challanging

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