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NYT Article about eSports
baldgye:
I like how they made it sound like EG have a good sc2 team, when really they have JD
tp4tissue:
--- Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:37:54 ---
--- Quote from: Jixr on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:33:02 ---Hey everyone, I'm looking to add some weight to my QFR
My desk is a very smooth wood top and my qfr stays put when typing but still slides fairly easily when pushed with a finger.
I'm trying to think of cheap ways to add weight to it.
I checked out those lead weights for toy wooden cars, but they are about $4 for 2oz, and I'm wanting to add a good pound or so.
I don't have any scrap metal or anything to add in, so it will be something I have to go out and buy.
I was thinking of getting some modeling clay, its very dense, and I could spread it along the bottom of the inside case, and then lay something ontop of it to keep it from touching the pcb, but my concern is moisture from the clay next to the PCB. Ive used it to add weight to mice and such, but never a keyboard.
Ideas?
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The clay idea would work, but I would add a layer or two of plastic/stretch wrap between the clay and the PCB. That would keep the moist clay from affecting the PCB.
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--- Quote from: baldgye on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:07:22 ---I like how they made it sound like EG have a good sc2 team, when really they have JD
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well, starcraft isn't really a team sport....... they're not a team, they just have the same sponsors, and wear the same jackets.
demik:
--- Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:41:37 ---
--- Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:37:54 ---
--- Quote from: Jixr on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:33:02 ---Hey everyone, I'm looking to add some weight to my QFR
My desk is a very smooth wood top and my qfr stays put when typing but still slides fairly easily when pushed with a finger.
I'm trying to think of cheap ways to add weight to it.
I checked out those lead weights for toy wooden cars, but they are about $4 for 2oz, and I'm wanting to add a good pound or so.
I don't have any scrap metal or anything to add in, so it will be something I have to go out and buy.
I was thinking of getting some modeling clay, its very dense, and I could spread it along the bottom of the inside case, and then lay something ontop of it to keep it from touching the pcb, but my concern is moisture from the clay next to the PCB. Ive used it to add weight to mice and such, but never a keyboard.
Ideas?
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The clay idea would work, but I would add a layer or two of plastic/stretch wrap between the clay and the PCB. That would keep the moist clay from affecting the PCB.
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Da fuq is this
baldgye:
--- Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 30 September 2013, 10:41:37 ---well, starcraft isn't really a team sport....... they're not a team, they just have the same sponsors, and wear the same jackets.
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Hahahahahaha
missalaire:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 28 September 2013, 21:09:37 ---I think esports defeat the main purpose behind why video games exist which is for people to discover, experience, and play them in their own individual light. An escape into other worlds where you can become something other than yourself. Living vicariously through someone who plays a certain game seems silly to me now, as an adult. As a kid I participated in the Blockbuster World Championship and got my mom to drive 3 states away and take a few days off work just so I could, all the while trying(as best a 12 year old could) to describe how video games will be spectator sports in the future. I was right, but after shaping my life around them and eventually finding a career in the field, the idea of esports irks me for some reason. I should be proud, or happy that's the way things turned out and feel somehow validated but for a myriad of reasons I don't.
I occasionally watch let's plays and tournaments, but mostly as a study of tactics or to see if I want to purchase a specific title. Maybe it's that with all the training in the world I know I'll never be able to be an Olympic swimmer or get into the NBA, but know with lots of time anyone could get good enough to be in an esports tourney which invalidates my view on gaming as an ethereal out of body subjective experience.
Just my feelings, so don't take them to heart.
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This simply isn't true of most people. I think this article is pretty good on describing some traits that set pro gamers apart from the average gamer:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303918804579105333661539264.html
Age is definitely a factor when it comes to reflexes in gaming and pros have a much better innate understanding of the game and are able to formulate better strategies/plays in specific situations faster than most people. Maturity is definitely a big thing especially for team games too. I hope someday that e-sports in North America will become as accepted and widespread as it is in Asia. E-sports in Asian countries, especially Korea are on a whole nother level.
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