according to the US government, esports is real...

[quote=caucheka]are you fucking shitting me right now. http://www.destructoid.com/us-government-league-of-legends-players-are-pro-athletes-258018.phtml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter i always disliked tourneyfags but this is ridiculous. i don't like sports, but even i can see how asinine it is to think that sitting on your ass all day at a computer playing video games 'training' is anywhere near the level of physical training that real athletes go through. i'd also like to point out: athlete (ath·lete [ath-leet]) noun a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.[/quote]

[quote=caucheka]oh man i clicky button real fast[/quote]

[quote=Thalia Kael]Have you seen Korean Starcraft players? If they aren't people trained or gifted in contests involving physical agility and stamina or a participant in a game requiring physical skill, I don't know who is.[/quote]

[quote=mastrer1000][quote=Thalia Kael] Have you seen Korean Starcraft players? If they aren't people trained or gifted in contests involving physical agility and stamina or a participant in a game requiring physical skill, I don't know who is. [/quote] the funny thing is that starcraft is no sport :D[/quote]

[quote=caucheka]playing computer games is not physical skill, no matter how fast you can hit the buttons.[/quote]

[quote=Thalia Kael]I'd like to see Ryan Lochte try to get as much apm as SlayersBoxer[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Isnt Chess in the olympics? It may not be physical skill, but I'd say mental and coordination skills are just as impressive. Do you just like to complain about things that don't matter, all the time?[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian]Does this really matter?[/quote]

[quote=caucheka][quote=OTGBionicArm] Isnt Chess in the olympics? It may not be physical skill, but I'd say mental and coordination skills are just as impressive. Do you just like to complain about things that don't matter, all the time? [/quote] no its not. they are, but they don't belong in the same boat as physical skills. also, coordination? and no, i complain about things that matter too.[/quote]

[quote=mastrer1000]^idk about the us, but in germany chess is a sport.[/quote]