Competitive Gaming Trying To Become An Olympic Sport

Not a sport. Not happening.

totalmachine

What about Trampoline? Racewalking? Synchronized swimming?

Those are all in the olympics for whatever reason. Do you think those are sports?

no, no, and no.

Stupidest idea ever..."professional" gaming needs to die...

[QUOTE="totalmachine"]

Not a sport. Not happening.

limpbizkit818

What about Trampoline? Racewalking? Synchronized swimming?

Those are all in the olympics for whatever reason. Do you think those are sports?

[QUOTE="Wozmcfc"]Stupid idea considering there are millions and millions of people who could be chosen to play for the countrys unlike lets say hurdlers in which it would be rather easy because you could just go the athletics clubs and race them against each other and besides when I think of olympions I think of athletes not gamers.DeeJayInphinity

I disagree. Competetive eating is just as competetive as anything at the olympics. But if you were to have an olympic competition revolve in everyone trying to eat as many hot dogs as possible in five minutes, that WOULD tarnish the reputation of the olympics. That would make it some kind of celebration of gluttony.

At least you do something physical in all of those. Gaming you just...sit there.

I vote noooo way. Just because someone is good at a game doesn't mean they deserve to stand on the same podium as a real athlete like Michael Phelps.Rockclmbr6

So? Why do should you have to do something physical? It's still competition.

And lets be honest, half the people receiving medals at this thing don't deserve to be on the same podium as Phelps.

It's an.... "interesting"... idea, but it would just ruin everything the Olympics stand for.criinok

And what would that be?

Competitive Gaming : "The anti-sport"

Im a veteran of several championships of the competitive flavor on the local level and i would never in my life refer to gaming as a "sport"

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Wozmcfc"]Stupid idea considering there are millions and millions of people who could be chosen to play for the countrys unlike lets say hurdlers in which it would be rather easy because you could just go the athletics clubs and race them against each other and besides when I think of olympions I think of athletes not gamers.MrGeezer

I disagree. Competetive eating is just as competetive as anything at the olympics. But if you were to have an olympic competition revolve in everyone trying to eat as many hot dogs as possible in five minutes, that WOULD tarnish the reputation of the olympics. That would make it some kind of celebration of gluttony.

What reputation :lol:

What comes to your mind when you think of the olympics? Track, swimming, gymnastics. Anything else? Most of the events cater to their own audence anyway. They have outdoor AND indoor vollyball? What?

Gaming would only expand the audience to another select crowd while being ignored by the rest. Nothing wrong with it.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Wozmcfc"]Stupid idea considering there are millions and millions of people who could be chosen to play for the countrys unlike lets say hurdlers in which it would be rather easy because you could just go the athletics clubs and race them against each other and besides when I think of olympions I think of athletes not gamers.MrGeezer

I disagree. Competetive eating is just as competetive as anything at the olympics. But if you were to have an olympic competition revolve in everyone trying to eat as many hot dogs as possible in five minutes, that WOULD tarnish the reputation of the olympics. That would make it some kind of celebration of gluttony.