- KEVINBROCK
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
Kevin's post = breath of fresh air.
Take it from this guy people, he knows what he's talking about.
Second accounts are NOT cheating:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=13824
Posted by: Th3 Flipst3r
Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
Posted by: TIGHCLOPS
I think it's pathetic that we as a society, deem it completely warranted to give someone a quarter million dollars for throwing a ball around a field or slapping a puck into a net. Yes, it's entertaining, but these people don't deserve to get paid out the ass while others with real jobs struggle to get by. I think it's even more sad that this has extended itself to video games; it's not even the developers that work tirelessly to produce an incredibly complicated and detailed form of entertainment that are getting paid a metric -blam!-ton of money... it's people who buy it and play it.
It's called talent. T-A-L-E-N-T.
If you have above average speed and strength and endurance, would you not attempt to play football or track or some other professional sport? Please. You're making it sound like people get paid just to throw around footballs and entertain us. Sure, that IS what they're doing, but at what cost?
Lemme break it down for you. Playing football professionally is what these peoples' LIVES are about. They spend their youth keeping in shape, and getting recognition. Then they enter the draft, and work EVERY DAY to stay in shape. On top that, memorize hundreds of plays and calls, and survive training camp. You mention "Real jobs." Well I consider working out to the point of exhaustion in 90 degree heat every day for all of summer a REAL JOB. Then going out and performing in the fall to make the playoffs. THAT is why they get paid so much money.
Do you know what this? It's called AMBITION. It's called DETERMINATION. If someone is going to dedicate so much time and energy and effort into being that good for something they love, then by damn I consider that a REAL JOB.
The same goes for MLG Pros. They love this game so much that they're willing to travel the country and dedicate time to practice. All for the sake of being prepared to face the best. THAT is why StrongSide is getting paid $250,000 to play Halo 2. He's not just sitting on his ass playing games. He's doing WORK.
Why is this so hard to understand?
uhh because video games are not work. as much as you want to call it work, it isnt.
just say some hot girl asks you, "hey, you wanna go to the movies tomorrow?" and an MLG nerd says "im sorry, i cant. I got work" she says, "oh really? what do you do?" "video games" *SLAP* (actually i doubt any hot girl would want to hang out with an MLG nerd)
but my point is, you cant tell someone you have to "work" when all your doin is playing video games... it isnt right, its just not right...
Let me address two points you make in there.
First off about hot girls hanging out with MLG "nerds"....have you been to events? there are some incredibly hot chicks there.
Secondly, if a girl slaps me for saying that I make 250,000 bucks for playing a video game then she can tote ass.....money is better than poon anyday.