Comments on: “Balance” http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/ Shinsoku | Eredar - US Vindication Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:23:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shinsoku http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-311 Shinsoku Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:38:18 +0000 http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-311 When it comes to WoW, if it was as easy as just clicking buttons, everyone could turn pro. That's oversimplifying the game. I could say Quake revolves around squiggling your mouse and pressing six buttons: 4 movement keys, fire and reload. That sounds a lot less impressive all of a sudden. It takes the dexterity to aim and fire accurately. There is something to managing a team, timing everything together, and executing that take it above and beyond just FPS. The whole argument is moot though because we're comparing apples to oranges. An FPS is not meant to be played the same way as an MMO (though people try to draw the comparison all the time). When it comes to WoW, if it was as easy as just clicking buttons, everyone could turn pro. That’s oversimplifying the game. I could say Quake revolves around squiggling your mouse and pressing six buttons: 4 movement keys, fire and reload. That sounds a lot less impressive all of a sudden.

It takes the dexterity to aim and fire accurately. There is something to managing a team, timing everything together, and executing that take it above and beyond just FPS.

The whole argument is moot though because we’re comparing apples to oranges. An FPS is not meant to be played the same way as an MMO (though people try to draw the comparison all the time).

]]> By: aXema http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-308 aXema Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:50:13 +0000 http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-308 People also get too up in arms over the fact it should be an e-sport. I'm just saying its not really a competitive game for those reasons plus one I forgot to mention. It doesn't take real dexterity, its just clicking buttons at a right time. Atleast in FPS you have to aim which takes dexterity. With all that said, WoW is fun and will probably do well as an e-sport just because it has 10 million players and a lot of them probably want it to be an e-sport. I, however, am not one of them. People also get too up in arms over the fact it should be an e-sport. I’m just saying its not really a competitive game for those reasons plus one I forgot to mention. It doesn’t take real dexterity, its just clicking buttons at a right time. Atleast in FPS you have to aim which takes dexterity. With all that said, WoW is fun and will probably do well as an e-sport just because it has 10 million players and a lot of them probably want it to be an e-sport. I, however, am not one of them.

]]> By: Shinsoku http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-302 Shinsoku Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:56:38 +0000 http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-302 E-Sports itself are a joke when you think about it. It's a competition based around people playing a video game. I think people get too up in arms over how viable a game is to be an e-sport just because there aren't straight balancing factors that makes the game equal to everyone. In my mind, if you can play competitively, and it's a video game, it can become an e-sport. Whether you argue if something is balanced in one class's favor, or one player's favor is a totally different bit in my eyes. E-Sports itself are a joke when you think about it. It’s a competition based around people playing a video game. I think people get too up in arms over how viable a game is to be an e-sport just because there aren’t straight balancing factors that makes the game equal to everyone.

In my mind, if you can play competitively, and it’s a video game, it can become an e-sport. Whether you argue if something is balanced in one class’s favor, or one player’s favor is a totally different bit in my eyes.

]]> By: Outstanding (Scheod) http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-301 Outstanding (Scheod) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:09:41 +0000 http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-301 although its different to some extent in an fps like CS cuz you can semi-control your spray, I liken resists to missing a bullet durring your spray. as for skill/vs class setups. the tournaments I have heard of allow each competitor to chose what class they want to play on a round by round basis. although its different to some extent in an fps like CS cuz you can semi-control your spray, I liken resists to missing a bullet durring your spray.

as for skill/vs class setups. the tournaments I have heard of allow each competitor to chose what class they want to play on a round by round basis.

]]> By: aXema http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-299 aXema Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:53:31 +0000 http://www.ericreplied.com/2008/01/28/balance-january-in-review/#comment-299 I really cannot see WoW as an e-sport. There are too many factors which are totally outside of "skill". Resists, class setup, etc... Just take out the absolute player based "skill" that all other e-sports have. Just because its popular doesn't mean it should be an e-sport. It's a fun game but its not something to base competitions around. I really cannot see WoW as an e-sport. There are too many factors which are totally outside of “skill”. Resists, class setup, etc… Just take out the absolute player based “skill” that all other e-sports have. Just because its popular doesn’t mean it should be an e-sport. It’s a fun game but its not something to base competitions around.

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