Honey Honey Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 There are calls for e-Sports to be in the Olympics. Is this where we are heading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I play Magic the Gathering at a competitive level, I watch the pro tour religiously and online streams occasionally most of the steams are players playing the online version of the game. And as a huge fan I can safely say it would be a farce, if magic, or an online game like league of legends, or whatever the fuck was made an Olympic 'sport'. No one I know would want it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 No. Don't get me wrong there's good money to be made from e-sports and it's not as simple as just playing the PlayStation, but it's the fucking Olympics. Same as Equestrian, the Horse does the work regardless of how hard it is to make it do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 If first place and tenth place switched horses, who would finish higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 No. It's a farce that any professional athlete can play in the Olympics to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 There are so many things in the olympics no one cares about to begin with but the day e-sports is in there will be a sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted May 19, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted May 19, 2017 Wtf, no. Olympics should go back to only allowing amateurs to compete as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted May 19, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted May 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Tanksie said: I play Magic the Gathering at a competitive level, I watch the pro tour religiously and online streams occasionally most of the steams are players playing the online version of the game. And as a huge fan I can safely say it would be a farce, if magic, or an online game like league of legends, or whatever the fuck was made an Olympic 'sport'. No one I know would want it anyway. Horee shit. what formats and decks do you play? the last standard pro tour was awesome. E Sports has blown up in the last handful of years, along with streaming via twitch tv and whatnot. But Olympics is a far far stretch and really this shouldnt be anywhere near it. I've been to a League of Legends event recently here and it was a blast, nearly 10k people in a sold out venue for 5 hours but its not a sport. Its not a sport in the fact the Poker isnt either, as Tanksie brings up MTG as well, these things are their own entity and take skill and endurance and mental strength but i draw the line at the physical element for what you call a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted May 19, 2017 Moderator Share Posted May 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Tanksie said: I play Magic the Gathering at a competitive level, I watch the pro tour religiously and online streams occasionally most of the steams are players playing the online version of the game. And as a huge fan I can safely say it would be a farce, if magic, or an online game like league of legends, or whatever the fuck was made an Olympic 'sport'. No one I know would want it anyway. You fucking nerd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Just now, Tsubasa said: You fucking nerd! That is probably better than 'Nerd fucking you'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Viva la FCB said: Horee shit. what formats and decks do you play? the last standard pro tour was awesome. E Sports has blown up in the last handful of years, along with streaming via twitch tv and whatnot. But Olympics is a far far stretch and really this shouldnt be anywhere near it. I've been to a League of Legends event recently here and it was a blast, nearly 10k people in a sold out venue for 5 hours but its not a sport. Its not a sport in the fact the Poker isnt either, as Tanksie brings up MTG as well, these things are their own entity and take skill and endurance and mental strength but i draw the line at the physical element for what you call a sport. As soon as cat got banned (fuck I hated that deck, though I never lost to it) I bought a playset of Marvels for $4 each. Been wrecking with that for a while, even won a Star city sponsored event in Sydney with it on Monday. But for game day today I am running Grixis zombies. Love me some fucking prized amalgam. I play Standard, Modern and Australian 7pt highlander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted May 20, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted May 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Only if they're running at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted May 22, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 5/19/2017 at 4:39 PM, Tanksie said: As soon as cat got banned (fuck I hated that deck, though I never lost to it) I bought a playset of Marvels for $4 each. Been wrecking with that for a while, even won a Star city sponsored event in Sydney with it on Monday. But for game day today I am running Grixis zombies. Love me some fucking prized amalgam. I play Standard, Modern and Australian 7pt highlander. Not sure what the highlander is. Cat was fucking cancer man, i mean i played Spirits in standard for a long while and it was pretty decent against it but it was so supressive. Yeah i think Marvel is best positioned right now it still seems kind of stupid a spin a dice flip a coin and possibly win turn 4, you play temur i take it? i mean if you want to win you gotta play the best though thats good shit. I finished third on my gameday thats my claim to fame lol, ive been running a sultai control/delirium deck its a ton of fun to play. My brother has been playing a blue red emerge/control deck with amalgams and stichwings. What all do you play in modern? i just have a hard time finding modern events or even fnm's around my area i only know of one. Probably my best and longest held deck is modern merfolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Viva la FCB said: Not sure what the highlander is. Cat was fucking cancer man, i mean i played Spirits in standard for a long while and it was pretty decent against it but it was so supressive. Yeah i think Marvel is best positioned right now it still seems kind of stupid a spin a dice flip a coin and possibly win turn 4, you play temur i take it? i mean if you want to win you gotta play the best though thats good shit. I finished third on my gameday thats my claim to fame lol, ive been running a sultai control/delirium deck its a ton of fun to play. My brother has been playing a blue red emerge/control deck with amalgams and stichwings. What all do you play in modern? i just have a hard time finding modern events or even fnm's around my area i only know of one. Probably my best and longest held deck is modern merfolk. I play burn, but I am building R/G madcap moon, luckily my store runs a Tuesday night modern event. My standard deck is Temur. I came second this gameday, intentionally lost the last round so I could win the better playmat lol. I built the same emerge deck as your brother, only I was grixis. Tell him to try it out, add some cut/ribbons and some scrapheap scroungers to the deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted May 23, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted May 23, 2017 14 hours ago, Tanksie said: I play burn, but I am building R/G madcap moon, luckily my store runs a Tuesday night modern event. My standard deck is Temur. I came second this gameday, intentionally lost the last round so I could win the better playmat lol. I built the same emerge deck as your brother, only I was grixis. Tell him to try it out, add some cut/ribbons and some scrapheap scroungers to the deck. I wish a store ran tuesday ffs i want to do both but i have to choose which to do. I play hockey fridays durring the winter so part of spring and summer are the only times i get to do fnm. The guys did that at mine as well, this gameday mat was kind of shitty...the store i went to actually forgot to put in the order for the sanctioned gameday shit (she was on vacation) so they where generous with prizes i think top 8 all got 4 packs of akh and top 2 both got a choice of two mats and a pack each of dragon shields and i think 6 packs each. Thats a really good idea on the grixis actually now that i think about it, cut to ribbons is great and the scroungers just give you another reoccuring threat to match, il mention it to him. If you watch SBMTG on youtube at all his list was very similar to the deck he did awhile back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 No way. Chess would be a better 'sport' and E-Sports. This guy would be gold medal favorites for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Absolutely not. Yes, it has become very popular in recent years but to even consider it for the olympics is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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