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This is why I asked about practice sessions. Any professional e-sport should have some means for a pro to practice without: 1- engaging in actual public game p
by alistairSH 6y ago
This is why I asked about practice sessions. Any professional e-sport should have some means for a pro to practice without:
1- engaging in actual public game play
2- sandbagging against weaker competition
In your striker-wants-to-be-goalie situation, the wanna be goalie would practice against the clubs B team. He would not step into the WC as goalie. Nor would he shit up the local junior tournament while he tries things out.
- LanceH 6y agoPractice. You were talking about practice... I'm sure all the esports games have a practice. But that really only satisfies the situation where you have full teams available. Also, a lot of pros make more money from playing the game without a team and streaming it on twitch or youtube.
- alistairSH 6y agoThat's true of sports in meat-space too. Back to your striker... he can do all sorts of drills solo, but also needs practice time with his team. The former he can do at home (given a big enough yard). The later, he does at the clubhouse. But, he isn't going around joining local pick-ups games. I'm still unclear why an e-sports player needs to the play the equiv of local pickup soccer matches. If the answer is "that's how he makes money" well, sandbagging a sport to earn money is a pretty silly way to make a living. That would be like Jordan paying his mortgage playing HORSE.
- LanceH 6y ago> Jordan paying his mortgage playing HORSE or entering a dunk contest?