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Topic	Olympics committee to consider adding esports.
KanzarisKelshen 08/09/17 5:27:31 PM #37:	swordz9 posted... KanzarisKelshen posted... swordz9 posted... Wha why? The Olympics should be for actual athletes.... How do you define athleticism without including mental exertion? It's kind of a big deal to know what move to make in every sport. The video game part is almost nothing physical whatsoever. I think people would kind of feel the medals lost all value if they start awarding them to people sitting in a chair playing video games. The others at least have to intensely train their bodies. You can be 600 pounds and be a pro gamer You actually kind of can't. Pro League of Legends and Starcraft players follow exercise regimens because you need to maintain your body in top condition to play, same for fighting games. Reflexes, rapid execution of motions, broad-spectrum vision...these are all needed characteristics to thrive in ESports. You know the term APM, Actions Per Minute, right? That's fundamentally not a mental metric. It's literally how many actions you can queue physically during any given minute of a match. There's a physical requirement to keep up the pace until the match is over or you just get rolled. --- Shine on, you crazy diamond. <cite>KanzarisKelshen posted [p:884482181] in Olympics c... [t:75654242]...</cite> <quote><cite>swordz9 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KanzarisKelshen posted...</cite> <quote><cite>swordz9 posted...</cite> <quote>Wha why? The Olympics should be for actual athletes....</quote> How do you define athleticism without including mental exertion? It's kind of a big deal to know what move to make in every sport.</quote> The video game part is almost nothing physical whatsoever. I think people would kind of feel the medals lost all value if they start awarding them to people sitting in a chair playing video games. The others at least have to intensely train their bodies. You can be 600 pounds and be a pro gamer</quote> You actually kind of can't. Pro League of Legends and Starcraft players follow exercise regimens because you need to maintain your body in top condition to play, same for fighting games. Reflexes, rapid execution of motions, broad-spectrum vision...these are all needed characteristics to thrive in ESports. You know the term APM, Actions Per Minute, right? That's fundamentally not a mental metric. It's literally how many actions you can queue physically during any given minute of a match. There's a physical requirement to keep up the pace until the match is over or you just get rolled. --- Shine on, you crazy diamond.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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