Guest Speech: Soraky On the SCV World Championship

KingAce said:
It seems the fighting game community makes an effort to remain uninformed. I have not seen this.You make it sound like golf.
These so called "Esports" events do have hype. When something amazing happens in a SC2 match people do scream, yell or cheer. Hell tune if for one Halo match during MLG, you'll see how far you're from the truth.

The actual differences of what separates "Esports" from the "FGC" is that players are heavily sponsored something that is already happening for fg players. And because of this players are expected to act with integrity and professionalism. Because as a progammer you don't just represent yourself, but your team, fans and especially your sponsors. Noone is stopping you from jumping up down in celebration after a victory, but you can't just give someone the middle finger.
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Agreed. I admit the limitation of the article only has one MLG event that featured FG's to base upon, so it unfortunately comes off as harsh. However, that one event that featured FG's were also obviously not as well run and 'hype' as it would've been for SC2, Halo, etc.

This article isn't aiming to criticize the #FGC or #eSports; it's aiming to point out stuff to improve on from the World Championships, even as its already changing.
 
The casual stations were laggy and unpatched, quite a disappointment for me who wanted some legit matches from top players. I still had a great time though, and free stuff was greatly appreciated :)
 
Just wait until you all experience MLG Anaheim; sure it will change your perception.
 
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