[Igottago]

Originally Posted by Kovaz

There are narratives just as compelling in eSports if you take the time to look for them.

For example, IM.Mvp is a great story. He grew up incredibly poor, but was able to put food on the table for his family through his tournament winnings in SC2. Towards the end of his career he suffered from a neck condition that caused severe wrist pain and made his hands go numb during games. But he couldn't take time off to get it treated because he was basically the sole breadwinner for his family. So despite being unable to practice and having to withdraw from a bunch of tournaments, he managed to battle through it to win his 4th GSL (the SC2 equivalent of Wimbledon or the US Open).

And you absolutely can create magic in a video game, again if you look in the right places. There's no canned animation for perfect unit control in starcraft, or perfect aim in Overwatch or Counterstrike. That's raw, incredible skill that only a handful of people in the world possess.

So basically you are celebrating someone's mouse and keyboard skills because nothing is occurring in real physical space. No ships are being landed and no shots are actually taking place. Basically its a mouse control competition. You are saying that mouse control competitions are as compelling as physical sport. That's your opinion but let's be real about what is actually taking place vs what is going on in the NHL or any major sports league.