Spectator Sport?

[CSN NewsBot]

ShackES' CPL article has stirred up quite the response over at Domain of Games. I think the ShackES article wasn't all that great. I mean, if you're going to cover E-Sports, you might want to focus on what the "big thing" is and not the freaking Bawlz stand. Here's a quote from the DoG article:

“Stuff like that can be interesting, but it isn't as good as constant action,” Matt added. Why is it not as good as continual action? If anything I propose that it’s better then continual action. TV requires one thing to make money, advertising. Continual action doesn’t provide TV stations the ability to place advertising. In Matt’s defense it’s very easy to point out faults in the current HLTV and spectator models for Counter-Strike because HLTV and announcers are brand new or non-existent. Viewing of matches at this point is at a very raw stage, which can only get better with experienced broadcasters and color commentary.

I largely agree with what Midway @ DoG is saying. If anything, the prospect of watching Quake 3 or AvP2 is insane -- yeah they're fast, so fast you can't follow anything.

[rizzuh]

yeah.

[sumdood]

Lets face it people. Video games are a blast to play, but watching other people play them is about as exciting as watching paint dry.

This guy comparing it to football cracks me up bigtime. He is totally

lost. Most people I know can play CS till their eyes dry up but are completely uninterested in watching someone else play the game.

[*weedmasta*]

Agree, last summer i was at the CPL Finals in A'dam and most of it was Quake 3. I got a headache trying to watch Quake 3 cause they are indeed damn fast.

[gobd]

i hate football, i would rather watch a cs match than a football game

[sumdood]

gobd, you are a true nerd

[trb]

I've picked up some tactics watching great matches, but I wouldn't care about watching it if it wasn't helping my own game.

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q3 is not that fast!!!!!! mmm YOU must be SLOW.