We feel horrible about the e-sports tragedy today. This video was scheduled a week in advance because I am moving for a few days. There is no correlation.

Yo for anyone who doesn't understand why this was "Bad timing" it's because around 2-3 hours before this video and comment was posted at a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville Florida there was another mass shooting. Currently there are 4 dead, and 11 wounded. The shooter is supposedly dead, but I'm not certain of that. Infographics also just confirmed that this was not correlated and that this was scheduled a week ago. So despite what happened, this wasn't an event they thought would happen a week ago. So just enjoy the video guys, hopefully this whole situation is resolved, and I hope this clarifies for people who don't know what has happened.

Never heard of the term "e-athlete" and I'm a gamer. It doesn't show on google trends either.

Can everyone shut up about the timing

Well crap… this was pretty badly timed.

Who cares about timing though? Just look at this video objectively. And whatever happened in the world has nothing to do with this piece of content. Still sucks for the people in Jacksonville and all the people involved.

Where did “e-athlete” come from? “Professional video gamer” is a much more accurate title

*Competitive/professional gamers* are the modern version of chessplayers that you could watch without getting bored. As long as you know how the game works. I can't really consider them as athletes, It's a disrespect to the ancient greeks, when people considers these *professional gamers* as Olympic athletes, because the Olympics is literally the celebration of human physical capabilities. And no, I'm not a hater, I'm also a gaming addict myself, and has been supporting the E-sports for over 7 years.

This is the worst comment section that i have yet come across on youtube.

Wow. The timing of this is probably not the best...

The definition of an athlete is “a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.” So to be an athlete by definition you have to be proficient at a PHYSICAL activity or exercise. Last time I checked I’m pretty sure just using your brain and fucking up your sleep schedule isn’t that physical, now I am not saying that pro gaming (which is a preferred term amongst most people) isn’t strenuous on your mind or body, but the only time gaming strenuous against your body is when you prefer to game over sleep. Now for a very select few pro gaming is their job and if they stay up all night you can see it as like working third shift, but in the end it is said gamers choice to stay up all night when they can just sleep.

Cortisol doesn't only come from physical stress but also from mental stress. In real athletes the stress comes from physical activity whereas in e athletes it's mental stress.

Both gain money, unlike me

For people who say “Why do they stress about video games” it’s not their choice to release adrenaline and other chemicals into their body. Video games are actually very stressful when you actually UNDERSTAND what’s going on. People might see Rocket league as “Car soccer” but to other people who actually play and understand the game can see how deep the games mechanics and core understanding goes.

I had to pause the video when he said that getting a heart rate of up to 160-180 is the equivalent of someone running a marathon. I run long distances and my heart rate gets into the 160 zone within the first 3 minutes of running. Your heart rate is supposed to get that high with any form of cardio, even if you’re just running a mile or so

But do they have to go on diets like a athletes? Injuries like acl or meniscus tear, doing rehab and come back and play?

people saying "bad timing" please america has mass shootings everyday nothing out of the ordinary

I don’t watch any kind of sport, electronic or not. I’d rather dedicate my time to binge watching informative videos on KZfaq (like this one)!

RIP to those in Jacksonville, god bless the families who suffered their loses

What about mathletes?

And then shroud be like: retires and earns fat stacks from streams lmao

I’m a professional paintball player and I push myself every week for 4-5 hours a day but I’m not sure I compare my self to an ‘’athlete’’ by any means

Sad how today was a good day for me until I read the comments...

Im doing Bodybuilding and also play Video games competitively ( Rainbow Six Siege ) playing a game competitively is very stressful for the body that's true, but if it's only about the stress, fast thinking or heartbeat, in that case Jerking of is also a Sport and many other things... Please stop seeing non athletes as athletes, E Sports is nothing more than entertainment and competition! It has nothing to do with sport, if you disagree with me that means you probably never did any kind of real Sport!

So basically what this video is saying is that actually sports requires a lot of grit and physical hard work while esports is basically pressing buttons and having good reaction time and practicing that for hours on end

The part about e athletes putting their body under more stress than real athletes is the biggest 🧢🧢🧢 I’ve ever heard

Like a wise jedi once said: Not about phyical activity sports is, your brain you must use hmmm.

Love the video and comparison, but you also need to have in mind that athletes get pay more because they have higher chances of injuries, they travel more and spend more time away from family. They also have a strict diet to follow and personal trainers. E-atlehes probably sleep less but don't need to follow strict diets, don't have the risk of physical injuries, etc...

There is nothing wrong with the timing of the video, quit being snowflakes. What happened in Florida was an awful thing but you can't just expect people to not talk about e-sports due to it.

I feel like Video Gaming should have it's own independent International body instead of trying to break into the IOC. I feel an E-lympics would be more profitable and more accepted than Gaming becoming part of the traditional Olympics

Brace yourselves "Bad timing" Comments are coming.

I think the timing of this video is a good chance to look at one aspect that regular sports and esports share. With the tragedy today, underlying mental illness aside, many e athletes are using various substances to "gain an edge". Did it contribute to what happened today? Who knows. But most humans can't play for hours on end, deal with intense competition and stress without some chemical assistance. If esports is to be taken seriously they also need a ped testing regimen. More so to protect these kids from themselves than to protect the integrity of the sport.

I'm wondering when there will be a game that's amazing and easy for new spectators that has the depth and capacity to foster a massive player base and pro community. I mean a universal game. Now there's Fortnite, pubg, LoL, CS-GO, Blizzard games, a bunch of fighers, etc etc... Will there ever be a game to unite the whole community and attract older audiences?

E-athletes are even less of an athlete then Nascar drivers

Can we classify them as "virtual" and "physical" and not call one "real" implying the other one is fake or not as important thanks

It is a nice video with good Graphics and Informations! Thanks for explaining the difference between regularl sport and e-sports! :D

Im just surprised "it" didnt happen at a melee tournament

Guys esport are really growing as for those who do not know The game Dota 2 had their Ti8 recently and the cash prize was 27 million .

I am both an athlete and avid video-gamer. I still have a hard time calling it a sport and calling them athletes. Don’t get me wrong, I understand it’s very competitive and insanely difficult to master but it just doesn’t feel like a sport to me. Yes I like watching competitive tournaments.

Esports aren't sports in the traditional sense....Cuz they are "E" Sports which stands for electronic sports. They are similar and comparable to sports the only thing is that esports load on cognition and sports load on physicality. Now i wouldn't consider E sports players athletes in the the traditional sense i would consider them "E' athletes electronic athletes that play electronic sports. Video games have become a sport because now that they are actually legitimately competitive there is almost no difference between video games and actual sports. Same with chess tbh

This is incredibly interesting. I'm excited to see where esports goes in the next decade.

At the end of the day, they're both taking the hobbies they enjoy and turning them into full time profitable careers.

E athletes earn nothin compared to a real athlete for example 3 million is considered a lot for an e athlete but it’s rlly less for a top level football player

herthstone

Have you seen mickie the overwatch player hes more ripped than any athlete ive ever seen

Good video 👍🏽

I like this guys voice more than the other one. The other ones mic keeps glitching and it’s so annoying.

its all about how serious you take it and the ammount of effort you put in.. it could be at the same level.... but it is no where closd

Games are cool and all but calling it esports is just an insult to real sports 😧

What’s Earth Stone ? Never heard of that game

Show this video to news reporter

What Software Do You Use To Make All These Fastly?

I get that a lot of gamers aren't ripped, but you shouldn't underestimate what physical nature there is in video games. Comparing video games to chess is a false equivalence. Maybe if you compare hearthstone, but smash bros melee and starcraft require insanely fast button inputs and the players do have to worry about legitimate injuries and fatigue that come with playing.

I'm a real athlete and I hate these gamers who think video games are sports

nice video keep up the good work

Liked the upload 👏 Goodluck fam

So technically I am exercising quite a bit!

Compare stephen hawking to albert Einstein

Great video; super interesting.

*Read everything* The problem is that people put the word sports into E-sports - if it was called E-competition or competitive gaming the hatred would not be that high. 2. thing is, that the people who already play in a sports team (football and more) and have a dream to become big dont want any other sport to get the spotlight and maybe ruin their career so they trashtalk E-sports and say its not a real sport saying things about how the olympics title given to e-sports would be a disgrace and stuff. E-sports is growing rapidly and idk if its the hype or any other reason BUT stay and listen! Imagine the next Olympics, and there would be a second tv channel for olympic esports. and both is free to watch and they would be played at seperate times so you could watch both if youre interested. No one would be left out and both have the same chances for being seen as a Sport. poeple could watch what they like and it would be great for both sides and viewing numbers. Nothing would happen in daily life if E-sports would be seen as a sport. it would just be one more type of it besides a handfull of popular sports. Think open minded.

E sports are not an actual sport by any means. And for the people who say that I’m wrong and I’m an old man or something. I’m thirteen years old and I play real sports, not video games where you veg out in a chair all day.

One of my favorite esport's is fighting games like street fighters 5, Tekken, marvel vs Capcom 2,

I respect gamers, but calling them "athletes" and comparing them to actual professional athletes is just stupid.

bro saying esports is more difficult than "regular" sports is insane 😂

What's with the random topics?

This is not bad timing at all, and has no correlation

They don’t compare at all, professional gamers literally sit in front of screen all day and play a video game.

They don't, one practices sports and gets body muscle while the other just plays a game while sitting down

It would litterly be impossible for a real athlete to practice as much as an e athlete because it's so physically demanding

Yall read the pin comment before you say "Wrong timing"

What part of optic is a good team?

The difference is one is sitting down in the home basement and the other is a true usage of pyschology in the mind and body to push human body potential.

I'm sorry but participants of video game tournaments are NOT ATHLETES...THEY ARE PLAYERS. I am getting tired of people trying to make things into more than they are. There is nothing wrong with a competitor calling themselves a "Player" when they are participating in a tournament. Athletics deal with a degree of "Physical skill"...people "playing" in an electronic tournament doesn't fall under that criteria regardless of how much stress it puts on the body.

Uhhh, not the right time

I remember when the infographics show informed me

Sports can give you multiple health qualities and thats why girls like real athletes. E sports are mostly skinny and fat sweats that litteraly put they whole day playing games and eating once a day. It can really mess up your health. It can get your body deformed, it can affect your eyesight, give you mental illness and depression and a lot of other illnesses. I was gamer and i got a lot of health issues from gaming. After i started my puberty i started to fall in love with sports. I realized that i had those genetics for sports that i never used in my life. Now i live really happier life than before when i was a gamer

When a E Athlete makes more money than a Athlete...

rush b BLYAT!

The money figure is really outdated. Right now professional gamers in League of Legends and DotA2 are most prolific with almost all professional League players making 6 figures ranging from 120K-3million dollars. There are quite a number of players now making 7 figures now from salary + living expenses. DotA2 gamers make most of their money from winning/participating in the invitational tournament that had 2014 (9.3million prize pool), 2015 (16.8million), 2016 (19.2mil), 2017 (23.2mil), 2018 (25.5mil), with highest portion of the prize pool given to the teams who ended with higher standing.

Chess= a sport, physical strenght needed? NO! Darts = a sport, physical strenght needed? NO! Golf = a sport, physical strenght needed? Not really! Shooting= a sport, physical strenght needed? Not really!

Sponge bob tone *a few years later* News reprter :- now as we can see the athletes are in front of the slot machine...ready to put a token inside.

Stop calling professional gamers "athletes". They are exactly what they are, "professional gamers". Nothing wrong with that, but putting them in the same category as true athletes is a joke. Marketing companies invented the terms "esport" and "cyber athlete" to try and associate them closer to professional sport players and capture some of that audience.

Just because esports are more popular that doesn’t mean it’s a sport, cars are more popular then sports but that doesn’t mean owning a car is a sport

This was clearly geared towards American Sports...because football (soccer) numbers are way higher on a global scale

A sport by definition, is "a activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others" most video games don't involve physical activity, and yes, I do play video games.

because there with Markiplier Farquaad *EEEEEEEE*

This dude is a good voice help for videos

The only e sports I watch is sim racing, it’s the same as real life racing but online, and a lot for the competitors are also real drivers

I just hope splatoon 2 becomes an official e sport. It literally has everything it needs at this point.

I not kno wot he say becoz I no gud englis but butiful cartoon for my childs👍🏽

You ever heard of all of those athletics coaches saying E-sports isn’t a type of sport? Always gets me a bit salty

can someone tell me what happened with the shooting please? I'm behind on this tysm

Playing videogames is a break

I think everbody should decide on their own ig they wan’t to call it a sport or not.

how can a gamer tax their body more than a professional athlete let alone an amateur athlete?

One's a virgin who pretend he's an "athlete" and the other one isn't a virgin and is an actual athlete

Wrong time to upload this...

So I think that it’s not a sport because I won’t tell my mum „I’ll do Sport in my room and then just sit infront of my computer“

We all knows. We want to be esport athlete not sport athlete.

Why are people even saying "bad timing"? It's not like they are insulting e-athletes. They are just informing you about them, the shooting has nothing to do with this.