Being A Female Professional StarCraft Player Ain’t Easy

12 responses to “Being A Female Professional StarCraft Player Ain’t Easy”

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   Peter Bonnici

   September 29, 2011 at 11:50 pm

   girls do get a hard run in gaming, it raises alot of issues. but i’d due to her lack of skill in comparison to the rest of team liquid,she probably shouldnt be a pro player. I suppose its like getting Miranda kerr (not that im saying she is as hot as…) to start playing for Collingwood just because she can possibly kick a footy?

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2. 

   pk

   September 30, 2011 at 12:17 am

   All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.

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   Steve

   September 30, 2011 at 12:30 am

   I have been following pro Starcraft since the BW days and I think some of the vitriol is warranted. It’s incredibly difficult to make a name for yourself in progaming and get a contract with a sponsored team. The fact that Eve is on Slayers for sex appeal and not skill, potentially screws over some kid who won’t make the cut because a team place was wasted on her.

   Tossgirl is a different case because she was actually good. Not the best, but she had her moments and at times could throw down with the best of them. If Eve wants to deflect criticism then jeez, let her play and not just have a practice dummy.

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4. 

   Otacon

   September 30, 2011 at 1:41 am

   This is not progressive.

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5. 

   benhell

   September 30, 2011 at 2:08 am

   Shes the team relief’er. Pooe girl.
   Might aswell just give the team a bikini clad cheersquad.

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6. 

   Reoh

   September 30, 2011 at 5:05 am

   a) She’d kick my ass in SC2
   b) For the complaints to be valid, they probably shouldn’t be such asshats about it.
   c) If her skill level isn’t up there then it may be warranted.
   d) It’s still encouraging other female gamers whether they see her as a role model or just want to prove there’s better female players out there so that makes it good.

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7. 

   Merus

   September 30, 2011 at 8:12 am

   It’s only a wasted slot if she’s not capable of advancing the agenda of the team in some way. If she gets attention, and therefore sponsorship dollars, for the team, and she can play okay, that’s hardly a wasted slot, and if they can train her to become a damn fine player, then I doubt people are going to be too butthurt.

   Besides, I’m not really seeing the difference between this time and all the other times that success in sporting hasn’t been based on being a good player. When you’re a pro, there’s more to your career than whether you can play Starcraft well. You need a certain amount of charisma to succeed.

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      TSH

      September 30, 2011 at 9:34 am

      This, basically. I disagree that you can succeed without having the requisite skill level – but I totally agree that if her placement benefits the team then it’s not a waste at all.

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8. 

   El Phantasmogoro

   September 30, 2011 at 12:05 pm

   Chances are they have seen that she has talent, but lacks refinement. Hence the training regime now. Once she is ready, she will play and she will eitehr prove to be a good investment or not.

   Until then, people are just being dickfaces.

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9. 

   smartarce

   September 30, 2011 at 2:19 pm

   She would be too busy thinking about sandwiches and making babies to focus on the game.

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10. 

    Digtrio

    September 30, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    The fact is people are hating ’cause she’s a girl. You can’t tell me they’re not. She mightn’t be the best player ever but if she was male than nobody would be batting an eyelid.

    In football, for instance, managers always sign players who can step-in when needed but are rarely ever going to start a match. Now, I don’t know anything about this girl (let alone much about Starcraft) but that might be the case here too.

    Obviously, the manager making those remarks doesn’t really help one iota though.

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    1. 

       Steve

       October 2, 2011 at 1:21 pm

       But that’s not how esports work. You either bring results or you don’t and in the latter case, it’s a bad investment for the team. Male players who don’t perform are criticised just as regularly.

       After checking this girl’s statistics, I can’t find anything. She hasn’t been fielded by her team, her ladder rank is definitely not ‘professional’ standard and if she was a male, there would be serious questions as to why he would be on Slayers.

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