I pretty much agree with that article in terms of counterstrike and quake, but from the sound of it, it seems like this guy's never even heard of tribes.
I can guarantee you that our community is differnt. Now I will debunk his points.
10. Competitive Gaming is Not a Sport --
This is way too subjective. Some of my friends said race car driving is not a sport -- like nascar. But it's the most popular event in the US and makes even more money than football or baseball. How much differnt is racecar driving from a videogame? I believe they are quite similar myself if not for one being a little safer. You operate controls, it's all about knowing your machine and using your hand eye cordination. Some people have better cars than others, and sometimes they crash
9. It’s No Fun to Watch --
The closer you get to photorealism the more fun it will become to the masses I think. Who doesn't love a good action movie afterall? Personally I love watching videogames, so I think this is too subjective as well.
8. The Games Keep Changing --
I'd say evolving. But he's right that patches (*cough*tribes2*cough*) can fuck things up. But they tweak rules in pro games too (2 point conversion, instant replay).
7. Online Leagues Don’t Work --
They need to be community based like TWL. TWL is a GREAT league (ladder) and really shines of an example of what's good. Our anti-cheat weapon is the demo, and so far it's been rather effective.
6. Pro Gamers Have No Personality --
The fuck we don't. Check out general tribes sometimes. We have guys who take deadly shits in their girlfriend's bathrooms, wife beaters, anti-gravity device maker, mega trolls, top notch cynics, fraggle, best friend killers...shit, we've got TONS of personality
5. There’s No Mainstream Appeal --
Very true. Some people just don't want to invest the money into making a gaming machine. It's all up to marweas into tricking them to do so.
4. Rules are Inconsistent --
TWL is what we fallow, sorry.
3. Too Many Leagues --
They need to be game specific like TWL
2. The Pro Community is Too Serious --
I think we get along GREAT with the devs. We're loud sometimes, but only b/c we care. All we're looking out for is...
1. Games Are Supposed to Be Fun!
^ that's all we're looking out for ;o
Can anyone say UVAlan?