Slaughter Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 171 Joined: 01/13/16 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hey everyone. I've been MIA from the whole community for a little over a month now due to school coming to an end. I switched my focus from my computer to my schoolwork, and now that my school year is coming to an end I hope to increase my activity to how it used to be. Anyways, this thread is sort of ironic because like I said, I've been focusing on schoolwork instead of video games. My high school just opened a competitive gaming eSports program for games such as Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, CS:GO, and many more. Basically, I understood from the email that I received that the program offers a chance for students to create/join competitive teams and compete in local tournaments and statewide championships for popular cooperative games. I've never heard of anything like this before and I was wondering if your school has anything similar. I think it's a pretty neat idea and I would love to hear feedback. 1 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/
GhostTitanium Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 659 Joined: 01/05/16 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 Wouldn't that be like illegal by encouraging underage kids to play M rated games? Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762133
Stunningjam Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 1468 Joined: 06/27/10 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 Wouldn't that be like illegal by encouraging underage kids to play M rated games? He's not 12, most of those games are 16 under and I believe he's over 16, or atleast 16. Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762135
Mr White Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 130 Joined: 07/25/15 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 My school is about as technologically advanced as the 1950s, my state governor could care less about school funding. So that's a no. If it were to ever have one than I would defiantly join it. 1 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762136
Goku Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 2589 Joined: 02/05/12 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Wouldn't that be like illegal by encouraging underage kids to play M rated games? The ESRB ratings are not legally binding. They serve as guidelines. There's nothing illegal about someone underage playing a M rated game. The only reason a 16 year old couldn't buy a M rated game, is due to the vast majority of stores enforcing the ESRB ratings as store policies. Edit: Also, I assume the schools have the parents sign a waiver acknowledging that their child is playing these games. He's not 12, most of those games are 16 under and I believe he's over 16, or atleast 16. Believe overwatch is rated T, CSGO is rated M. Not sure about the others, but I assume they are also T. But regardless the ratings aren't legally binding. 1 Edited June 3, 2016 by Goku Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762143
roux Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 2579 Joined: 02/27/16 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 I'm legit so fucking jealous. There won't be such a thing where I live and that makes me mad haha. CSGO is not popular at all where I live, everyone is just console peasants. Anyway, join that shit dude, enjoy it while it lasts! 2 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762145
SL4DE Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 1612 Joined: 05/09/15 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 I'm legit so fucking jealous. There won't be such a thing where I live and that makes me mad haha. CSGO is not popular at all where I live, everyone is just console peasants. Anyway, join that shit dude, enjoy it while it lasts! This ^ At least you don't need to drag around a CRT monitor everywhere you want to play. Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762155
Phonicz Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 1621 Joined: 03/09/09 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 Sounds like a really cool thing to join. You are lucky to have a school that seems to be with the times as most schools suck with any kind of advancement with technology. Can I come to the LAN finals? I'll bring snacks 1 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762161
Kippe Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 1109 Joined: 04/30/12 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 I was in my high schools eSports club. We mainly had a bunch of League and CS:GO tournaments. Never came close to winning but it was always fun as hell. Smash and osu were pretty popular as well. Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762164
Luke Posted June 3, 2016 Content Count: 2230 Joined: 12/14/15 Status: Offline Share Posted June 3, 2016 As much as it sounds awesome, not only are most people console peasants, but it would be hard to create one 'good' team in our school, let alone a full tournament in the area. 2 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/60924-school-esports-teams/#findComment-762200
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