| http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/13035450/league-legends-prodigy-faker-carries-country-shoulders?ex_cid=espnFB The Internet birthed a hashtag, #thingsfakerdoes. Some League fans nicknamed him the Unkillable Demon King; others simply referred to him as God. "I think of him on the same level as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods -- people who brought their respective industries to the next level," says Jeon Yong Jun, a veteran announcer, or caster. "He was the first true global superstar." Long article. Enjoy the read if you're an esports guy. |
| Ugh...fggts. |
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| oh please. All this kid does is sit behind a computer all day playing computer games, he will never be an athlete. |
| "Unkillable Demon King" Pretty dramatic title for a nerd who plays video games as a profession :P |
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Objurgo said: "Unkillable Demon King" Pretty dramatic title for a nerd who plays video games as a profession :P  |
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| As someone who loves esport to the core, I have to agree with the people above. You can't compare someone who plays computer games with an athlete. These are two completely different things and people who compare these are delusional. I like to compare it to sports like chess instead which require no physical skills whatsoever, it just makes more sense as there is heavy strategy included in both. "Unkillable Demon King" make me cringe so hard. |
| Look at the cleanse, look at the moves, FAKER WHAT WAS THAT? |
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| So does he also sleep with 10 prostitutes at once and is smug about basically everyone else on the planet? |
| I sometimes watch chinese cartoons/stuff and share unsolicited opinions. |
| haven't read the article as I'm too lazy for that, but I hope he's only compared in a sense that he is the one carrying the team and that without him the team would be shit besides that fgt doesn't go to China, where all the bitches and money are if you're good at esports |
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| lol e-sports. I mean it's impressive, but come on now. |
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| There's work behind his success though. I'd rather compare him with a chess champion instead of a sport player. The sport part in E-sport is the fact that there's two teams fighting against each other, nothing more. |
| I think it's weird to call him the first global e-sports star. We've had one or two before. Anyway, the comparison isn't quite valid yet, but mostly because e-sports are newish and golf/basketball are pretty old. Skill-wise, neither requires more than the other as far as I can tell. Basketball is far more athletic, but on the dextrous side of things, they are all probably equal, with e-sports generally having greater focus on mental acumen. "LOL fat video game nerds" -users on an online anime forum *facepalm |
| Let's go bowling. |
| This is the part of video gaming I am more than happily to ridicule and criticize. Please do NOT compare REAL athletes with basement dwelling, doritos and mountain dew Champions. And yes I'm stereotyping, relax it's a fucking joke....seriously though the real joke is thinking video games are anything other than God damn video games. |
| E-sports aren't sports and no champion in E-sports can be compared to Woods and Jordan, who busted their ass and bodies to get where they were. |
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KawaiiWeeabz said: Must be pretty hard sitting on a chair the whole day,playing video games.There's work behind his success though. NudeBear said: "He was the first true global superstar."  Shit´s going too far. |
SemRomJun 12, 2015 9:19 AM
RufusLatro said: KawaiiWeeabz said: Must be pretty hard sitting on a chair the whole day,playing video games.There's work behind his success though. Well it is mentally Would you be able to play the same game for 14+ hours a day for months I would get bored or get crazy pretty fast NudeBear said: "He was the first true global superstar." RufusLatro said: Shit´s going too far. Yes ofcourse he is a global superstar 32 million people watched the finals of 2013 LoL world championship which he won with his team |
ChampJun 12, 2015 9:28 AM
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| This is what the world has become. Thanks feminism! you killed off manliness and now even our sports stars are lame. |
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Balphagore said: As someone who loves esport to the core, I have to agree with the people above. You can't compare someone who plays computer games with an athlete. These are two completely different things and people who compare these are delusional. I like to compare it to sports like chess instead which require no physical skills whatsoever, it just makes more sense as there is heavy strategy included in both. "Unkillable Demon King" make me cringe so hard. I agree with you, now if only Reddit would do that to though :P |
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| I think you guys are misunderstanding something, comparing as in "Faker is to League like Michael Jordan is to Basketball" or "Faker is to League like Woods is to Golf." It has nothing to with comparing League with actual athletic sports. If you guys actually read it, you'd realize the article's talking about how big Faker is in the world of League of Legends; similarly to how Jordan and Woods were in their respectable fields. Nothing more, nothing less. |
NudeBear said: the article's talking about how big Faker is in the world of League of Legends; similarly to how Jordan and Woods were in their respectable fields. Nothing more, nothing less. but both those guys are household names, I never heard of the e-sport guy till this. So I at least personally still don't think hes anywhere near that league yet (lol pun) |
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dfsafsaf said: haven't read the article as I'm too lazy for that, but I hope he's only compared in a sense that he is the one carrying the team and that without him the team would be shit besides that fgt doesn't go to China, where all the bitches and money are if you're good at esports Scottie Pippen wasn't shit. Jordan may have been the best but Pippen was still 2nd best on that team. StopDropAndBowl said: I think it's weird to call him the first global e-sports star. We've had one or two before. Anyway, the comparison isn't quite valid yet, but mostly because e-sports are newish and golf/basketball are pretty old. Skill-wise, neither requires more than the other as far as I can tell. Basketball is far more athletic, but on the dextrous side of things, they are all probably equal, with e-sports generally having greater focus on mental acumen. "LOL fat video game nerds" -users on an online anime forum *facepalm Golf and video games might be able to be compared due to both being more mental than physical but it's still fucking stupid to call video games a sport. |
| Starcraft is more E-Sport than LoL~ @.@ |
| Follow sui-u on tumblr~ best tumblr all time!~ <3 http://sui-u.tumblr.com/ |
| Can we stop calling competitive gaming "e-sports"? |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| Faker-senpai >///< |
| I enjoy playing LoL but even I'd be had pressed to put Faker on that level. Now, if we call him the "Michael Jordan" of professional LoL, then sure, no problem since it's all relative to the other players in the League (i.e. Faker is to League of Legends as Michael Jordan is to Basketball). Though "esports" is far different from traditional sports. That being said, his mechanics are awesome! |
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| What 8 year old came up with the name Unkillable Demon King? |
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Hoppy said: E-sports aren't sports and no champion in E-sports can be compared to Woods and Jordan, who busted their ass and bodies to get where they were. |
ReaperCreeper said: What 8 year old came up with the name Unkillable Demon King? Probably the Asians |
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| lol the salt is real in this thread. |
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StopDropAndBowl said: The first global eSports star was fatal1ty. Quake legend.I think it's weird to call him the first global e-sports star. We've had one or two before. |
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Zergneedsfood said: ReaperCreeper said: iirc this was a name given to Faker in Korean, so it might sound cooler in Korean (how, iono), but it was probably started on some random forum dedicated to LoL (Inven?)What 8 year old came up with the name Unkillable Demon King? This is honestly a tradition in Korean e-sports, which has often given rather ridiculous names to their pro players. Wasn't it Cool who first said it during the 2013 World Championships? My memory's hazy. |
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RufusLatro said: KawaiiWeeabz said: Must be pretty hard sitting on a chair the whole day,playing video games.There's work behind his success though. If you want to be a professional at the video game you're playing and become the best at it, of course its difficult. The training and dedication acquired to become the best is pretty intense. I love reading comments like this though, especially from folks who sit at home all day like this guy. Sure, he's no NFL athlete or a tennis champion. Though, he worked for title and he himself deserves no hate for it. Hate the decision, not the guy who likely worked his ass off for it. |
KagamiJun 13, 2015 11:51 PM
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| wow so many people jelly because a player is popular and earning so much money by "sitting in front of a computer screen doing nothing" |
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BatoKusanagi said: lol the salt is real in this thread. this Guy is amazing and what he does, and deserves the praise. I can't see all these posts as anything but some form of jealousy. |
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| Don't really follow the gaming scene and not really the avid gamer I used to be, so it's not much to be jealous about. What I'd like to know though is how he was funding himself before he became 'famous' |
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iasuru said: wow so many people jelly because a player is popular and earning so much money by "sitting in front of a computer screen doing nothing" Read the posts. Not many were like that at all. Most were saying how stupid it is to call video games a "sport". |
Drunk_Samurai said: iasuru said: wow so many people jelly because a player is popular and earning so much money by "sitting in front of a computer screen doing nothing" Read the posts. Not many were like that at all. Most were saying how stupid it is to call video games a "sport". I think the consideration of playing one or a variety of video games professionally being a sport is at least on the verge of being plausible. Gaming has changed so much over the years: You can play online, professionally at events, stream live matches on twitch to entertain the masses. Video Games are no longer a "sit at home and rot" hobby. It has expanded onto the professional scene. You can create clans and even high budget professional tournament teams to entertain the fans. Its competitive and takes skill to master your craft. |
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iasuru said: wow so many people jelly because a player is popular and earning so much money by "sitting in front of a computer screen doing nothing" Not every dislikes someone out of jealousy, kid. This article is kind of an insult. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: No it isn't. There is nothing strenuous about sitting down playing games all day. Why do some people have problems accepting that?RufusLatro said: Must be pretty hard sitting on a chair the whole day,playing video games. If you want to be a professional at the video game you're playing and become the best at it, of course its difficult. The training and dedication acquired to become the best is pretty intense. I love reading comments like this though, especially from folks who sit at home all day like this guy. Sure, he's no NFL athlete or a tennis champion. Though, he worked for title and he himself deserves no hate for it. Hate the decision, not the guy who likely worked his ass off for it. Why does it matter that some people sit at home all day? We have absolutely nothing to do with the topic, so why bother mentioning it? It's just a cheap attack on people who disagree with you. And nobody in this thread said that they hate him personally. They dislike the fact that some people think e-sports is on the same level of real sports and that these "athletes" are an insult to people who pushed their bodies to the limit to get where they are. This whole e-sports shit is just people trying to justify sitting down and playing games all day by labelling it as something that is socially acceptable. |
| Thing is, there wouldn't be any hate or dislike in this thread if people actually read the article lmfao. At least I know that there were a few people who did, so that's enough for me I guess. ^^ |
| Well whilst I agree that sitting on your arse playing video games is no where near athletic nor put in the same league (hur hur) as actual physical sports in terms of endurance or physical training involved However it is still possible for people to push themselves too hard playing video games. The amount of focus you keep is so wound tight that it fucks your head and neck muscles, you're always tense and your body is always ready for the quickest reaction times. Basically its like putting your body on ready to jump out of the way mode for hours. Ive made myself actually sick putting too much into online gaming, hours and hours and hours of tension wore me out physically and made me ill for a few days after. Now I try to take it easier but its hard when you want to win and you want to be the best. |
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Drunk_Samurai said: dfsafsaf said: haven't read the article as I'm too lazy for that, but I hope he's only compared in a sense that he is the one carrying the team and that without him the team would be shit besides that fgt doesn't go to China, where all the bitches and money are if you're good at esports Scottie Pippen wasn't shit. Jordan may have been the best but Pippen was still 2nd best on that team. StopDropAndBowl said: I think it's weird to call him the first global e-sports star. We've had one or two before. Anyway, the comparison isn't quite valid yet, but mostly because e-sports are newish and golf/basketball are pretty old. Skill-wise, neither requires more than the other as far as I can tell. Basketball is far more athletic, but on the dextrous side of things, they are all probably equal, with e-sports generally having greater focus on mental acumen. -users on an online anime forum *facepalm Golf and video games might be able to be compared due to both being more mental than physical but it's still fucking stupid to call video games a sport. No more "fucking" stupid than calling a physical game a sport. Wow, all you're doing is kicking a stupid ball, big deal. |
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