I actually have played in Dota 2 and CS:GO leagues to compete for a chance at LAN tournaments. While I enjoyed the experience and thrill of competition, I could not always commit my full time to the games as we all have real life issues to deal with as well. I had to eventually drop the competitive aspect and just play casually instead. Deciding on maybe even streaming games I play eventually when I have the time to spare.
A lot of people still do not agree with Esports as a "sport" though. ESPN dropped Dota 2 from their channel two years ago after they streamed The International 4 on ESPN 2 as the prize pool was around 10 million dollars. I do think though, that given a couple more years, Esports will be bigger than sports itself knowing the generation children are growing up in.
As for the match fixings and cheating scandals, people will do anything for a quick buck and not put much effort into making money. But then again, some Esports players do not make salaries, the make it off tournament placements.Statistics: Posted by ExodusFray — Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:33 pm
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