tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post1409723986892194184..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: Saying eSports Are Sports is NOT a Liberal Conspiracy!Ludwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-24876460318986275742022-10-14T18:34:27.631-04:002022-10-14T18:34:27.631-04:00You mostly only hear about eSports on KoopaTV with...You mostly only hear about eSports on KoopaTV with regards to fighting games because that's the only part I care about, but I think MOST eSports are focused on MOBAs like <i>League of Legends</i> or <i>DOTA</i> or shooter games like <i>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</i>, <i>Overwatch</i>, and <i>Valorant</i>.<br />And then that's rounded out by stuff like <i>Fortnite</i> and <i>Hearthstone</i> and a bit of <i>Rocket League</i>. The Fighting Game Community is basically irrelevant to when people are talking about eSports generally.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-56314347075917801082022-10-14T10:03:14.860-04:002022-10-14T10:03:14.860-04:00I think more people would care about them if there...I think more people would care about them if there was more focus on multiple varieties of games rather than just fighting games or speedruns. I know there are other esport competitions out there, but not everyone is into fighting games and that's what everyone thinks of when they hear "esports". Although fighting game multiplayer is a very well known thing among gamers, not everyone is going to know or want to play the vs mode of New Super Mario Bros or TWEWY. <br /><br />Although i suppose the outsider, the nongamer, wouldn't care anyway because they couldn't understand it. Fighting games look boring to them because it is essentially the same thing over and over. Football or basketball is the same thing over and over but because it's been so ingrained in our society for years, the general masses understand it and tolerate it. If that makes some sense.Captain Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740970076278341738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-27467950419414236932018-01-04T16:23:38.374-05:002018-01-04T16:23:38.374-05:00The counter to that, which I'm sympathetic to,...The counter to that, which I'm sympathetic to, is, "Who made ESPN the arbiter of who decides what is a sport or not?"<br /><br />If the point here is that saying eSports are sports is a political statement, then ESPN isn't an unbiased judge, since ESPN itself has been co-opted by left-wing politics.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-71438171136643972192018-01-04T15:54:16.671-05:002018-01-04T15:54:16.671-05:00Wii Sports considers them sports, but I don't ...<i>Wii Sports</i> considers them sports, but I don't know if Todd Herman would.<br /><br />I mean, all of these edge cases DO have people arguing, if you search for them, that they aren't sports. I've read people say that certain Olympic Sports aren't actually sports and they were added to the line-up just for political reasons.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-10989884819885404912018-01-04T15:43:07.698-05:002018-01-04T15:43:07.698-05:00eSports are definitely sports and not just because...eSports are definitely sports and not just because it is in the word itself. Bowling and archery require no or very little physical activity yet they are still considered sports. Gaming leagues have teams who compete against one another just like any other traditional sport and should be classified as such.Kody B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-16910037706739629282018-01-04T15:06:44.557-05:002018-01-04T15:06:44.557-05:00If chess is aired on ESPN then I do not see why eS...If chess is aired on ESPN then I do not see why eSports can't be aired seriously there either.ShinyGirafarighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785034081374840420noreply@blogger.com