Chapter 607: I want to see the Mongolian top laner...
The auditions are not a formal competition, so Tencent officials did not arrange too much publicity.
It was just a splash screen on the official website, as well as large-image announcements on a series of channels including the information bar, client, WEgame, and Palm League, with a group photo of the national team.
No interviews were arranged, no promotional videos were produced, and there was no supporting filming.
It's tepid and average.
It was just a formality that could be accepted in order to save face.
But for some viewers, especially high-level players who have entered national, regional, provincial and municipal competitions, the Asian Games, even if it is still in the first stage of auditions, is obviously an absolute e-sports event.
As the saying goes, a tree lives by its bark and a person lives by his breath.
E-sports has gradually developed from being regarded as a "cyberpunk video" that was once considered a scourge to what it is today.
I have the money.
The results are achieved.
The resentment that the League of Legends project has always been suppressed by the Korean team has also been expressed.
The problem is, it always feels like there's something missing.
What is this little bit?
It is understanding.
It is an admission.
It is the acceptance and respect of mainstream society.
For a long time, the older generation has had deep misunderstandings and prejudices about the e-sports industry.
A series of statements have been put forward, such as games will affect learning, stifle future pillars of talent, and ultimately only a very few people will be able to achieve success, while the rest will be delayed.
For this kind of...
Think about it first, in the era without online games, were there similar scapegoats?
Think about it again, does traditional sports require talent?
Can you enter the NBA just by playing basketball? Can you run a 100-meter race in 10 seconds just by running track and field? Can you join a football team without spending six or seven figures? Are sports that require professional venues and expensive protective gear not considered noble sports? Can you become famous just by practicing without enough time, nutrition, logistics, and coaching support?
This is not a joke!
To borrow a phrase to evaluate mathematics: If you see a big pit, very deep, with many people underneath trying to climb up, this is a pit; if you see a cliff, with no bottom, with only a few gods flying in the air, this is not a pit.
——There are a few fools who jump in without knowing how to fly!
In comparison.
Talent in e-sports can be demonstrated in just a year or two, and can even be monetized through live streaming, power training, and playing with others, allowing many players with mediocre talent to earn a living from the industry.
The damage to the body is also much lighter.
I have never heard that more than a thousand people become paralyzed every year due to playing e-sports, nor have I heard that people in the e-sports industry often die suddenly.
The threshold...
An Internet cable and a computer.
The more expensive ones can cost a few thousand yuan, while the cheaper ones can cost a few hundred yuan.
Can't even come up with this?
fine.
Go to the Internet cafe and play some games.
When League of Legends was at its most popular, if you had a certain level of skill, you often didn’t have to pay for internet, and if you were lucky, someone would even pay for your meals.
It's even funnier to say that you can only play for a few years while you're still young.
There are many examples of retired players transforming into coaches, commentators, tactical analysts, or at worst becoming figureheads in clubs. The vast majority of them have found relatively good ways out. Aren't they more secure than the 200 million flexible employment workers?
Therefore, e-sports is not a competition where thousands of troops try to cross a single-plank bridge, let alone the cruelty of one general's success at the cost of thousands of lives.
It's much more peaceful.
It's also much easier.
With a little talent, you can make a living.
As for the top stars who earn millions or tens of millions a year, that is a special track for special talents... Who the hell wants to be the industry leader when running a small business? !
certainly.
This is just the positive side.
Negative effects do exist.
But the same thing.
In the era without online games, would people not entertain themselves? Would they not be addicted? Would they not neglect their work just to pursue the pleasure of dopamine secretion?
Obviously unrealistic.
Therefore, e-sports has come to where it is today not by relying on the mindset of "existence is reasonable" and growing wildly without paying attention to right and wrong.
It is not about relying on interests to get support from the capital level and forcing it through.
It's just a journey that new things must take from being rejected to being faced.
That's all.
Entering the Asian Games, even as a demonstration event, represents a major step forward for e-sports towards the ranks of traditional sports.
The auditions haven't started yet.
A large number of viewers gathered in the live broadcast room.
“Come on EDG!”
"Still called EDG? Now we should call it the national team!"
"Wow, this is really the Chinese e-sports industry, right?"
"Here @Ed Zhu."
"It must be Chinese e-sports! Do you know what it means for the invincible general to arrive in his loyal Paris?"
"The national team has left the hotel and is ready to enter the stadium."
"Where did you see it?"
"EDG and RNG's official Weibo have posted their schedules, you can also go to Tieba to read the reposts."
“…”
On the bus.
Spicy Hotpot was very puzzled: "Isn't Xianggang Airport smaller than Pudong Airport? Why did it take so long?"
"You remembered it wrong..." Xiye explained: "The one that is not as big as Pudong Airport is Macau. Xianggang is dozens of times bigger."
"Oh! I thought so." Mala Xiangguo suddenly realized: "I wonder if we can meet stronger ones besides Korea and Taipei."
"Not likely." The factory manager studied the opponent he was about to face as usual: "The Asian Games must be attended by athletes from the country or region. There are some places where we can't find anyone at all."
“Yes, yes, yes.” Meiko nodded repeatedly: “It seems that there are basically no computers in North Korea.”
"North Korea is a little bit better, the funniest thing is Guam." The factory manager said this and clicked on the map: "You can tell by the location. Guam has a total of more than 100,000 people , and it is really an island. There is only Wi-Fi but no Internet cable..."
"Good guy!" Xing Dao took a glance and almost laughed out loud.
No wonder Abu did not collect information on other opponents except the South Korean team, Taipei team and Xianggang team.
It turns out that there is no way to collect them.
Even if it's Diamond 1 in the Korean server... or even lower, even if it's Diamond 2 or Diamond 3, at least I can search for the ID and do some OB.
It's real money, but I don't even know which server it is on, and I don't even know how many times it will take for me to log in. How the hell am I going to find it?
"Our main goal this time is to test the bottom line of the South Korean team."
Abu turned around and talked to the players: "Just pick a regular lineup, and extend the game time appropriately so that we can do more research...but try not to lose, there will be a live broadcast, and it won't be good to lose."
If there is no live broadcast.
It doesn't matter if you lose one or two games.
Let the South Korean team play to their strengths, be prepared in advance and pave the way for the main competition.
However, since there is a simultaneous live broadcast, losing the game would not be a good thing.
As long as you can win, it's better to win.
"no problem!"
"clear!"
“We have to deal with them.”
All the players in the team are very confident.
"Actually, I want to see the Mongolian team."
Meiko was very sullen: "Especially the Mongolian top laner..."
