Originally Posted by
stellvia
I think the problem with pushing LoL as an eSport, is it equates a certain amount of implied skill / having "pros" compete etc. And all that does is drag down the perception of what it takes to be "pro" or have skill in general IMHO. I mean heck, now they're pushing Hearthstone as an eSport even...
It's part of the reason the current generation of gamers seem to be such thin-skinned pansies in games. They can't take constructive criticism, they're quick to cry cheater, they don't want to learn/get better, they just want the quick-out with whatever is imbalanced/braindead easy, etc.