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> and a lot of people tune in even if they're not active players. Do they? I played (completely casually) till 2013, and stopped watching after the 2014 champi
by Semaphor 4y ago
> and a lot of people tune in even if they're not active players.
Do they? I played (completely casually) till 2013, and stopped watching after the 2014 championship. I didn’t understand it anymore. Too many new champions, meta changes that I didn’t keep up with. Patches that changed the behavior. I have a hard time seeing how inactive players keep being interested.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoSticky social networks. I grew up watching a lot of regular sports but also playing some games. Same deal, once I became busy and decided to stop keeping up with meta changes, champ changes, etc I stopped watching. But I had younger friends who had more time who kept hyping these events so I felt pressured to watch. Then their younger friends would hype up the events and watch. I also have some actual streamers in my friend group so they socially pressure me to watch as well. I've finally gotten old enough that most of my friends have largely stopped watching eSports for fun. Funny enough I still watch regular sports because the meta really doesn't change that much at all.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoI don't enjoy playing because of the toxic community/competitive nature of the game but I enjoy watching people compete.