Gamers becoming recognized as pro athletes?

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

[QUOTE="Indicud"]He's stuck in the 90's sense of gamers lol

Douevenlift_bro

[QUOTE="Indicud"]

lol almost 100% of gamers are non athletic lumps.

StrongBlackVine

You are definitely wrong about this. I lift 3/4 times a week and lot of guys at gym play videogames.

Anyway considering them pro athletes is joke, but at same I really don't care what they label themselves.

Pro athletes are people like Lebron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt. Not kids playing videogames lol

KillzoneSnake

When they try to promote people playing FPS on control pads as competitive gaming, you know the world has gone down the shitter.

No, not athletes and it doesn't bother me one bit.  Maybe once we get holodecks running programs that require real strenuous physcial exertion to compete in 20+ years from now it could qualify but with today's tech no way. 

 look at this athlete 

 look at this athlete 

Far_RockNYC

Competitive tournaments are cool and all that, but I can't sit well with the participants being referred to as athletes. Coin a new word or something.Shottayouth13-

They won't be referred to as atheletes by anyone outside the government. It's only the legal definition for documentation and other stuff. They've always been called either players or by their "online name."

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"]Competitive tournaments are cool and all that, but I can't sit well with the participants being referred to as athletes. Coin a new word or something.Valiant_Rebel

They won't be referred to as atheletes by anyone outside the government. It's only the legal definition for documentation and other stuff. They've always been called either players or by their "online name."

[QUOTE="Rage010101"]

[QUOTE="AD216"] it's stupid and pointless in my opinion. i can understand the tournaments and what not but what is the purpose of getting gamers under contract and running leagues?LordOfPoms

Well in Korea, STarcraft is considered a National Sport.  A contract is important so that the team sponsoring you doesnt go back on agreement as far finances, practice sessions, housing (yes starcraft players are given a place to live, i am not kidding), work time, royalties, publicity, winning cuts, etc.  Leagues are self explanatory - Starcraft has been doing global competition (ie usa vs korea), it helps for organizing brackets.

ya pretty much.  i dunno why AD216 is asking about something that is so common sense and self explanatory.

I don't understand why people are trying to downplay this. I think that it's great that this happened and I definitely think video games require just as much time and effort as other sports. Not all video games but the ones that focus on being competitive like L.O.L. and StarCraft. Physical ability alone doesn't win you the World Series, it takes teamwork and extensive knowledge of the game being played as well and no one here can argue against that. Video games can have those same aspects, even competitive video gamers know that you need to keep yourself physically healthy if you want to perform better.

[QUOTE="Valiant_Rebel"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"]Competitive tournaments are cool and all that, but I can't sit well with the participants being referred to as athletes. Coin a new word or something.LordOfPoms

They won't be referred to as atheletes by anyone outside the government. It's only the legal definition for documentation and other stuff. They've always been called either players or by their "online name."

Reading would solve a lot of problems, but then it wouldn't be System Wars anymore.

Pro's, yes.

Atlethes, NAH.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-players-as-pro-athletes-6411377 

:lol: how does the great people of sw feel about this? could u imagine competitive gaming leagues getting gamers under contracts to compete against other teams of gamers?

AD216

[QUOTE="Rage010101"]

[QUOTE="AD216"]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-players-as-pro-athletes-6411377 

:lol: how does the great people of sw feel about this? could u imagine competitive gaming leagues getting gamers under contracts to compete against other teams of gamers?

AD216

Have you been living under a rock? Starcraft has been doing that for over a decade now.

The amount of timed I owned people on these forums and made them cry and such. I would be a pro althlete if these forums were videogames. 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-players-as-pro-athletes-6411377

:lol: how does the great people of sw feel about this? could u imagine competitive gaming leagues getting gamers under contracts to compete against other teams of gamers?

AD216

TBH, I'm more concerned with so many people using the letter "U" for all these different reasons other than to spell a word. It's just...sad...and lazy.

But, on another note; :lol: to gamers being recognized as pro athletes. No...just no.

That's pretty sweet. :D

I don't see what's the problem with this... 

this is a joke, gaming literally requires little physical exertion for a start. It's all a ruse to make basement dwellers think they are now jocks.razgriz_101

16 thousand , 600 hundred and 84 posts, yet this fool thinks he can call gamers that make wayyyyyyyyyyyy more money than him a basement dweller. 

I never understood these pathetic people.   One would think that a fellow gamer ( thats on a gaming site) would be supportive of any gaming news, But instead anything to do with gamers making money for playing games gets teared down .. " basement dwellers".     So much hatred for the things you like to do.  If competitive gaming gets more mainstreamish, That will alleviate the sterotype that you yourself are promoting. Yet you are exactly what you speak.   

What person with a life has 16,000 + posts on a gaming site. Only a basement dweller. 

Professional gamers? Sure, I would consider that a legitimate career. Pro-athlete? No, that is something esle entirely. You need to be playnig a sport that requires ATHLETICISM for you to be an ATHLETE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0Pgm8lWRw

It's huge in Korea that's all I gotta say, other than that no I don't consider them athletes at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0Pgm8lWRw

It's huge in Korea that's all I gotta say, other than that no I don't consider them athletes at all.

Sweetbackhair

lol almost 100% of gamers are non athletic lumps.

Indicud

[QUOTE="AD216"]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-players-as-pro-athletes-6411377

:lol: how does the great people of sw feel about this? could u imagine competitive gaming leagues getting gamers under contracts to compete against other teams of gamers?

Puckhog04

TBH, I'm more concerned with so many people using the letter "U" for all these different reasons other than to spell a word. It's just...sad...and lazy.

But, on another note; :lol: to gamers being recognized as pro athletes. No...just no.

Professional gamers? Sure, I would consider that a legitimate career. Pro-athlete? No, that is something esle entirely. You need to be playnig a sport that requires ATHLETICISM for you to be an ATHLETE.

argetlam00

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

Professional gamers? Sure, I would consider that a legitimate career. Pro-athlete? No, that is something esle entirely. You need to be playnig a sport that requires ATHLETICISM for you to be an ATHLETE.

AD216

Yeah, it should. Can you play Starcraft as well as Flash? Yeah, you won't be able to no matter how many thousands of hours you practice the game. It is defiantely on of the least stable jobs you can have, but it is definately lucrative if you are the best.

:lol: what a joke. mems_1224

They make more than you, :lol:

[QUOTE="Puckhog04"]

[QUOTE="AD216"]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/us-government-recognizes-league-of-legends-players-as-pro-athletes-6411377

:lol: how does the great people of sw feel about this? could u imagine competitive gaming leagues getting gamers under contracts to compete against other teams of gamers?

AD216

TBH, I'm more concerned with so many people using the letter "U" for all these different reasons other than to spell a word. It's just...sad...and lazy.

But, on another note; :lol: to gamers being recognized as pro athletes. No...just no.

Yet, here you are, typing on a gaming forum...accusing me of having no life? Bold statements...idiotic, but bold. The fact that you don't know that I'm referring to "texting age" there isn't astounding. I'm in the Navy and married...simply go on here like 10 or so minutes a day. The fact that you judged me based off of that is sad.

That;s just sad. In no way should gamers ever be called atheltes unless they play a real sport.

it's pretty much so they can get working visas to be in the united states

Sad news. Now losers will try to have an excuse to not get a job .

Bright side is that I can learn the game and have another source of income within couple weeks.

Sad news. Now losers will try to have an excuse to not have a job .

Enforcer246

Yeah, because that doesn't already happen :roll:

At least they weren't running around with beer guts and neckbeards telling people that they're pro athletes.Enforcer246

No they just said they were pro gamers or e-athletes.  It's not really much different.  And in certain countries they may be considered "pro athletes"

[QUOTE="AD216"][QUOTE="Puckhog04"]

TBH, I'm more concerned with so many people using the letter "U" for all these different reasons other than to spell a word. It's just...sad...and lazy.

But, on another note; :lol: to gamers being recognized as pro athletes. No...just no.

Puckhog04

Yet, here you are, typing on a gaming forum...accusing me of having no life? Bold statements...idiotic, but bold. The fact that you don't know that I'm referring to "texting age" there isn't astounding. I'm in the Navy and married...simply go on here like 10 or so minutes a day. The fact that you judged me based off of that is sad.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Video gamers recognized as athletes much less pro athletes? Mmmmm. No.

AD216

Really?  That's  why you lost faith in the government? :lol:

[QUOTE="AD216"][QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Video gamers recognized as athletes much less pro athletes? Mmmmm. No.

the_bi99man

Really?  That's  why you lost faith in the government? :lol:

In order to be an athlete you have to play a sport. In no way is gaming a sport.

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

[QUOTE="AD216"] how the hell can u be a pro athlete sitting on a couch moving ur thumbs smh. that's why i lost faith in the govt years agoAD216

Really?  That's  why you lost faith in the government? :lol:

"how the hell can u be a pro athlete sitting on a couch moving ur thumbs smh. that's why i lost faith in the govt years ago"

You did say "years ago", but you also said "that's why". :P

It's as much of a sport as bowling or darts I guess.

Finger athletes. :lol:

Leugue of legends olympic sport 2016. :lol: What a slap in the face to real athletes.DefconRave

ITT: Most here don't read links. It's just part of the legal jargon. Obviously they aren't generally recognized as actual athletes.

Athletes? Hell no.