Since when has Sport and Entertainment been mutually exclusive?TestECull said:
And CoD, Battlefield and all the other Competitive multiplayer games ARE sports. They are e-sports for the next-lazy-gen.
DICE: Battlefield and Modern Warfare Aren't Competing in the Same Sport
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And CoD, Battlefield and all the other Competitive multiplayer games ARE sports. They are e-sports for the next-lazy-gen.
The online has always been my problem with CoD. The online community is full of absolute shits and there's almost no variation in gameplay. In any given BF game, I can snipe, rush, pilot a chopper, wait in ambush, call in a mortar strike, ect. It depends on what you want. CoD is a great reaction and target recognition shooter, BF is much more team based and you can actually focus on small time tactics, especially with the new suppression mechanic they are putting in which makes lmgs more than an assault rifle with a massive clip and a really long reload time.
It's evidenced by the point systems. In CoD, with the exception of assists, most all the exp you get comes directly from your actions against the enemy, kills, capturing objectives. In BF I can just detect enemies for my allies, heal my allies, repair their vehicles, resupply their ammo, and I can get a ton of exp doing actions that don't directly hurt my enemy, but help my allies. It's the perfect war game for pacifists.
It's evidenced by the point systems. In CoD, with the exception of assists, most all the exp you get comes directly from your actions against the enemy, kills, capturing objectives. In BF I can just detect enemies for my allies, heal my allies, repair their vehicles, resupply their ammo, and I can get a ton of exp doing actions that don't directly hurt my enemy, but help my allies. It's the perfect war game for pacifists.
First of all, I don't actually "partake". As in, I don't play competitive multiplayer...TestECull said:
I don't like doing the exact same thing, over and over again, in the same small area, with a bunch of other people, gaining pleasure from perfecting my skills. Sound familiar?
That being said, I don't blatantly state opinions like "You can't gain any entertainment out of videogames played competitively. It's boring to watch and it's boring to play." as facts. Why? Cause that's fucking retarded, that's why.
Also, I know for a fact that there are several channels that show Live Gameplay from online/RL tournaments. "SEVERAL" implying that there is clearly a demand for such a thing, and hence competition. Just because YOU'RE tv channels don't show it, does not mean it's "Not a real thing". Kindly take your racing helmet'd head out of your ass. It'll chafe.
Well, if you watch in South Korea...TestECull said:
And what the Americans call "football" and what everyone else calls "football" are both sports where sometimes you kick a ball.viranimus said:
i really like to see the showdown
as a totally objective observer who never played any of those games and probably never will it's very much fun
and i guess more than anyone else the guys at DICE are enjoying this
i pretty much bet that the word COD was mentioned a lot more often at DICE than BF at the COD developers
as a totally objective observer who never played any of those games and probably never will it's very much fun
and i guess more than anyone else the guys at DICE are enjoying this
i pretty much bet that the word COD was mentioned a lot more often at DICE than BF at the COD developers
Have you read your first comment? You never exactly said "I don't consider them sports". You said "They are not sports". That's what we call "saying it like a fact". Keep your billboard, thanks.TestECull said:
Again, just because you're "magic Tv box" doesn't have it, does not make it a fictional thing. I don't know the names, but you could look up "Starcraft Tv channels" in Google if you WANT to try and hear me out. I'm sure you'll find something. Heck I've SEEN live Starcraft game commentary on TV (I'm not American), that's why I say. Or you could....you know, troll.
I literally don't understand why I have to be personally invested in something to argue for it. Maybe it's an American thing. Is it?
Oh DICE... was that "maturity" part really needed in there? Someone buy those people a fucking dictionary for some extra adjectives.
And then hit them over the head with it for good measure.
Other than that, happy on the general sentiment and it's really good to hear this from the developer cause that's actually the case, they're two completely different games. When they mentioned adding in team deatchmatch (which is something I'm still worried about), I was afraid they're gonna get stupid and focus on being another CS clone.
And then hit them over the head with it for good measure.
Other than that, happy on the general sentiment and it's really good to hear this from the developer cause that's actually the case, they're two completely different games. When they mentioned adding in team deatchmatch (which is something I'm still worried about), I was afraid they're gonna get stupid and focus on being another CS clone.
Man, this is a weird one. Clearly states his opinion as absolute fact, and then continues to deny it. Fine whatever... Point stands: Multiplayer games are sports because they follow all the same guidelines and philosophies of all other sports, ever made. You not "considering" them as such, changes nothing.TestECull said:
If I WAS a fan of the sport, I'd try to change your opinion. As is, you're right; I don't care.