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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 21:25 hindsight

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Something is wrong. Although seemingly warm, the sunlight does not nourish them in the same manner that it nourished their predecessors. Throughout their sapling years, they had grown distant from the ways of their parents. They sought the bright light rather than that which most furthers their growth. They sought appearance rather than substance.

The community is unable to resist the entreaties of money. Whether it is prize pots or the legitimacy provided by entry payments, money is inextricably linked to gaming in the minds of the gamers. The children say: if a league doesn’t have a prize pot, why play? The children laugh: if a league doesn’t have entry fees, why play? Despite the meager income provided by the largest TF2 prize pot and the lack of a correlation between entry fees and legitimacy, the children repeat these questions. Yet the true irony lies in their demands for a community-run league.

The saplings continue to grow but their growth is stunted. The brightness of the light has led them to seek darkness; they cannot find their way except in the shade. It is only getting worse.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 August 2010 21:25 )

Comments

#18 Healbot 2010-08-28 11:04 There is literally no flow in this entire article. Change your style. This does not work for you.

#17 eXtine 2010-08-26 20:54 genius.

#16 chipbuster 2010-08-26 12:57 -Your partner "rages" when they feel hurt, shame, fear or loss of control.
-Blames you when he or she mistreats you.
-Tries to control you by being very bossy or demanding.
-You have trouble ending the relationship, even though you know inside it's the right thing to do.

Signs of an abusive relationship :3
take it how you will

+2 #15 schetter 2010-08-26 06:29 There is no reason why 'community-run' and 'profit' can't exist in the same sentence.

There's a growing consensus that there must be a better way of conducting the business of gaming that doesn't involve broad community subsidization of a handful of teams and league owners.

There's no irony in the demand that exists for a community run entity that would work to lift the nominal but not insignificant fiscal burden of competitive gaming from teams and players, and also make it profitable for a wider section of participants than…ESEA's ownership. People are tired of getting fleeced. What's ironic is how the efforts taken to 'save' ESEA7 are being treated as synonymous with 'saving the community' after they told us, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off.

Just because a Pavlovian response exists between entry fees and perceived legitimacy doesn't mean that the community at large isn't aware of how they're getting dicked over by such constructs, or that they don't want something better.

#14 Nick^ 2010-08-25 16:32 People play a game for different reasons than just having a good time?

I must be some freak then.

#13 BloodSire 2010-08-25 16:29 I for one agree with this article and think it is well written. When you break it down, as the article says, the biggest NA prize pot is so small, you wonder what the big craze with prize pots are in the first place.

Take that time my team didnt have sponsorship to attend the ESEA lan. Even if by some miracle we went and won the lan, the money we would have made would have been lees then we spent to get there.

I've been pretty outspoken that I am not impressed with ESEA or lans, so this shouldnt be a surprise comming from me, but I fail too see what the big deal is with ESEA and their prize pot.

The only thing I can imagine is that is brings some sort of pseudo-vindication for putting so much time into an otherwise fruitless hobby.

I myself, used to enjoy the hobby, just for the hobby.

#12 bastard 2010-08-25 14:50 Quoting v3locity: