ZaneKaiser Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Do you think eventually SWTOR could become a real competitive e-sport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadspectre Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Lol, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maasterrcsaw Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Maybe if they gave it an arena and made 80% of the classes take some skill and removed 50% of imba abilities and made it as much like WoW as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyImTempzz Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Huttball might be if they can sort out the resolve system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deshie Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 No. Dont be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenthum Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Lol, no. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulaufein Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Gods I hope not. WoW was never an e-sport either, Blizzards marketing machine just paid to make it so. But it still SUCKS as an "e-sport". Stick to Starcraft, it owns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerface Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 E - Sports in mmoRPGs is pure poison. Let's hope they stick with Battlefield, Call of Duty etc... they MUST STAY AWAY from SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niaoru Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Huttball might be if they can sort out the resolve system. Good joke, pls tell again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosseking Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) Haha, never. As said earlier, MMOs and e-sport just don't fit. Edited January 14, 2012 by Bosseking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinams Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 haha /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnsTwoThree Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 E-sport? There's no such thing as an e-sport. Sports include physical activity which I doubt most of this games community has ever participated in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosseking Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) E-sport? There's no such thing as an e-sport. Sports include physical activity which I doubt most of this games community has ever participated in. Physical activity such as operating a mouse and a keyboard? Sports are about competition not the physical part. Many times they are linked, but go say golfers who earn millions that golf isn't a sport. Any healthy human being can get physically fit but how many become best in the world at something? Think about. Think about it hard son. Edited January 14, 2012 by Bosseking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucankurbaga Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Lol, no. this is the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiekros Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) hahahahaha rofl No....PvP was an after thought. You want an E-sport, play SC2, or wait for GW2. Edited January 14, 2012 by kimmiekros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooslick Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 No, not at this time. And unlike others I'll provide reasons. 1) The combat system is slow, unresponsive, and clunky. There is simply too much lag between the time the button / action is pressed to when the animation is seen and the damage or heal is recorded. Big turn off to anyone including pros, who depend on lighting fast responsive control, and this game lacks it big time. 2) Lack of UI customization, combat logs. macros, etc. This game simply lacks the tools hard-core pvper's and pros use in this type of environment. 3) No current arena, ladder, or controlled warzone environment. WoW didnt start getting e-sport status until a controlled arena system was introduced, where a true, unbiased 2v2, 3v3, 5v5 environment was created for high-level competition in mind. 4) Combat from a spectator's point of view is painfully boring. Not that watching a WoW arena tournament is extremely fulfilling, but it's tolerable and interesting, as opposed to watching swtor's below average combat animations and effects. If some of these issues are addressed, then there maybe a future for swtor pvp, but in it's current state, not a chance. In all likelihood, swtor's subscription and pvp base will rapidly decline as there are simply better options to those who enjoy, engage, and even earn a living in high-level mmo competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDuke Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) Not a chance... Not a chance... This game reeks of Mythic design ... the pvp game is a literal joke. Mind you, the premise was good, the implementation is pure malarky, the Mythic trademark. Edited January 14, 2012 by HoosierDuke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Execs Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Game's that have luck based components dont make it to e-sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivianchief Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Are there even any MMO's out that can be taken "seriously" when it comes to e-sport? And dont start with WoW, because that game is so imbalanced that I would like to slap all the people that think they are great, for "owning it up in arenas" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohsar Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I hope not, when Wow did it, the game became hugely catered to the hardcore no life crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducksmyth Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 It's certainly possible. Console FPS are being played competitively, so its not as if difficulty matters, only popularity. Theres almost certainly more complexity and depth to SWTORs combat than Halo. What SWTOR lacks is that you cant watch it and understand what is going on without being knowledgable about the game and there is no spectator mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maasterrcsaw Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Are there even any MMO's out that can be taken "seriously" when it comes to e-sport? And dont start with WoW, because that game is so imbalanced that I would like to slap all the people that think they are great, for "owning it up in arenas" O'Dear Kid someone cant play his class and after all the years im guessing you put in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromiie Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 E-sport? There's no such thing as an e-sport. Sports include physical activity which I doubt most of this games community has ever participated in. You know Chess is a sport right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaperion Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Lol, no. ^^^This I've played CoD since MW2 and there is little comparison. Sure, you get people who suck at CoD who think it's just kids running around with no skill. I and millions of others know differently. That's not to say MMOs don't take skill. You need to keep track of your skills and a major part is to try to guess the other player's likely rotation in order to match your skills to theirs, all the while moving to get behind them or out of sight, and coordinating with a team...so yeah MMOs definitely require some strategy, but they'll never match CoD or Starcraft for intensity. Throw in gear and it's no longer a question of skill. And if it's not about some kind of skill that resides inside of some actual person's skull, rather than pixels on an avatar, then it's not a sport, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatguypa Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 No, if you are looking for an e-sport type MMO you will have to wait until GW2 comes out sometime later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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