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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM

Pblades Since: Oct, 2009
#179601: Oct 21st 2014 at 1:16:39 AM

That just sounds like you had a horrible accent. tongue

the8thdigidestined Digimon is coming back! from Odaiba *Wii U Handle: Lyokonerd* Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Digimon is coming back!
#179602: Oct 21st 2014 at 1:18:55 AM

[up]Eh, shut ehp! tongue

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#179603: Oct 21st 2014 at 3:18:32 AM

This thread was brought to you by the short "e" sound.

"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
MrLavisherMoot dizzy from So'ton, Hants Since: May, 2014
dizzy
#179604: Oct 21st 2014 at 3:32:46 AM

And funny accents.

simple as
Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#179607: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:20:13 AM

League Of Legends being a sport is hilarious.

A: What you do for a living?
B: I'm an athlete!
A: That's amazing! What sport do you play? What level?
A: League Of Legends, Championship Series!

Yeah, seems totes legit.

edited 21st Oct '14 9:20:24 AM by Inhopelessguy

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#179608: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:22:38 AM

I highly doubt that video games will make it to the Olympics anytime soon.

Pblades Since: Oct, 2009
#179609: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:26:32 AM

I fail to see how putting in hours after hours, training, strategizing and what's not in one thing is more legitimate than the other just because it's a physical exertion rather than the mental.

death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#179610: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:26:59 AM

[up][up][up] Yeah..."e-sports" are...yeah.

I mean, pre-video games, did anybody ever seriously try to call chess a sport (chess boxing doesn't count)? Because that's the closest comparison I can think of to people trying to call video games a sport.

edited 21st Oct '14 9:27:15 AM by death_vlk

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Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#179611: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:28:00 AM

@ Pblades. Sports generally involve physical activity. League Of Legends is effectively "competitive gaming", which sounds a lot more legitimate than calling it a sport.

@ Vlk. Well, chess and League Of Legends are sports for visa purposes (insert lots of complex United States immigration legislation), but nobody actually calls chess a sport, but people seem intent on calling League Of Legends a sport.

edited 21st Oct '14 9:29:07 AM by Inhopelessguy

ElectricNova Since: Jun, 2012
#179612: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:28:46 AM

Eh, i'm glad Video games aren't a sport.

I hate sport.

It's put on a pedestal and emphasised FAR too much.

RatherRandomRachel "Just as planned." from Somewhere underground. Since: Sep, 2013
"Just as planned."
#179613: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:29:36 AM

Death - some people did, because they have prizes in some cases. Chess you can earn prizes for competing, and the sports Visa is done for that purpose.

"Did you expect somebody else?"
Pblades Since: Oct, 2009
#179614: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:33:50 AM

@Inhopelessguy

Makes sense. I would propose that, based on Chess' recognition as a bonafide sport, the definition of "Sport" has expanded to "competitive (physical, mind, oratory et cetra) skillful activities" rather than just the physical, but then I'm just arguing semantics.

death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#179615: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:49:21 AM

Calling it a sport for visa purposes is different than it actually being a sport (though I understand the classification for that reason). Compare it to calling a tomato a vegetable for tariff purposes when it's actually a fruit. ...Now you have me thinking, do people who compete in spelling bees also get sport visas?

Though, I did discover through this discussion that there is an organization dedicated to "mind sports" where they define a specific set of games to meet the criteria and they differentiate it from physical sports. I suppose if e-sports were to seek to differentiate itself from physical sports in the same manner then that would be fine but all of the discussions I've had about it before, people don't want to make that differentiation. Plus, all of the definitions I can find for the word "sport" specify that physical activity takes place.

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Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#179616: Oct 21st 2014 at 9:51:58 AM

For visa definitions, a "sport" must have tiers of ability (ie leagues), sponsorship, and have two or more opposing players or sets of players.

Although League likes to fancy itself as a sport; they even have stadiums dedicated to the thing! They have overplay announcers like its football! Amazing stuff there.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#179617: Oct 21st 2014 at 10:18:09 AM

It just hit me again, how big the world is.

God damn...

MerryMikael Since: Oct, 2013
#179618: Oct 21st 2014 at 10:42:15 AM

So this week is just fooling around. Next week new work. Great work-life-balance, the power of eh.

Still not over it.

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Bloody Fossil
#179619: Oct 21st 2014 at 10:52:57 AM

So I think I have a notebook picked out. Mostly because it'd fit a bag I already have...

edited 21st Oct '14 10:54:02 AM by Catfish42

A different shape every step I take A different mind every step of the line
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Hey there! Having fun?
#179621: Oct 21st 2014 at 1:40:28 PM

Been working nonstop for almost seven hours with only three short breaks. I feel sick and achy and I'm not even anywhere near half done.

The worst part is, this isn't even a result of karma/procrastination like my work sessions usually are. This is one task that I've been doing diligently, on time.

"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
RatherRandomRachel "Just as planned." from Somewhere underground. Since: Sep, 2013
"Just as planned."
#179622: Oct 21st 2014 at 1:50:40 PM

[up][up]He's got a very good set of points there, and I'd say that if you can have somebody who comments on some sort of beginner stream, such as saying 'And now she has this wand, which gives her some definite benefits to ice abilities. Seems in this match she'll be focusing on individuals, not groups, as air does.' - it's simple and just offers an idea of what this player in question is doing, without needing to go too deeply into mechanics.

"Did you expect somebody else?"
the8thdigidestined Digimon is coming back! from Odaiba *Wii U Handle: Lyokonerd* Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Digimon is coming back!
#179623: Oct 21st 2014 at 3:10:49 PM

AND YOOOOOOUUUUUUUU AND IIIIIIIIIII

THERE'S A NEW LANAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAANNNAAAAAAAAAAND

ANGELS WHO FLYYYYYYYYY

OHWESPOPOSPSYUSPIOIO! [1]

Man, I wanna play Kingdom Hearts so baaad!

edited 21st Oct '14 3:13:31 PM by the8thdigidestined

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Hey there! Having fun?
#179625: Oct 21st 2014 at 6:10:56 PM

I'm in a lot of pain. I overclocked myself and now I'm paying the price. And I'm still nowhere near done with what I need to do.

"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer

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