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You started in with the extreme examples, I was counter-pointing. We all agree the barrier to entry is lower for e-sports, but I still wouldn't call it low. We have differing definitions of what a low barrier to entry is, that much is obvious. It seems like we were just arguing semantics and...

That seems like so much work. Plus ironing sucks.

I guess if you ignore the fact that professional sports rosters change every year just like the pro gamer team rosters. Anyway it's obvious arguing with you is like talking to a tree so I'm just going to stop now. I guess you've won.

I never disagreed the barrier to entry was lower. But calling it low, as in anyone can make it to professional status is what you were originally saying. And I just don't agree that it's easy You actually lost me here. When was the last time you saw a professional sports team with the same...

You have to be gifted to be a professional video game player and last. Look at how often these rosters change. A 22 year old can't just waltz into an AMA with TSM and say "Dudes I'm gonna be your new mid". What the hell are you guys even talking about? You get to college through raw talent and...

I was talking more about team sponsors (because they are akin to team owners right now, think Azubu for instance) I'm not saying it would definitely happen, but it's not something that is outside the realm of possibility. The barrier to entry is lower yes but that's because way, way more people...

This is an argument I never understood. First of all, it isn't true, and how the hell would you know? How many women have blown you? By that logic everyone on earth should be a world class massage therapist because we all have necks and backs. Different people like different things and some...

How do you figure the barrier to entry is low? How many people play LoL? How many are at the professional tier of skill? As more and more people start to play the professional seen will only get harder to break into but it certainly isn't "low" right now. Unless you honestly believe that anyone...

Nobody said it will happen overnight. But it will eventually happen. And it may not be as formal as a player's union. The Sponsors might actually throw their hat into the mix to protect their "athletes" as well.

And then you'll realize you're making money and can spend it on the kind of shit you always wanted to. And life feels like it's only just beginning.

What the fuck? For that cost I should just buy up a shit ton of houses, systematically dismantle them and then sell the raw materials in other markets for a profit. Then just sell the land when I'm done.

Comparing this to actual professional sports in this day and age is a little silly. If anything you should compare it to Baseball in the early 1900's or Football in the 1940's when both of those sports were still trying to gain a foothold and were in their professional infancy. Lots of growing...

When I was talking about tailored I was referring to buying a nicer shirt (like brooks brothers) and then having it custom tailored. You should know your general measurements (I'm a 16 neck, 34 sleeve). I like going to an actual tailor and picking fabric and options but that gets very expensive...

Most people don't understand just how much better a properly fit, tailored shirt looks until they see themselves in one.

There really isn't much wrong with those van heusen shirts for that price tag. They will wear out a lot sooner than a more expensive shirt, and they aren't as comfortable but they work. You should consider buying a nice shirt every couple months to throw into the rotation. Eventually you'll have...

I'm talking traditional belgian sours (gueuze or flemish reds) styling here. It's not very broad ranging at all. The more sour it is, the more I like it. That's not to say the beers your mentioning aren't sour or aren't good, I would probably like them if I could get my hands on them. It's...

I lost 100lbs pretty quickly and never had loose skin. I lost that weight almost 10 years ago and still have stretch marks from it.

You guys have no idea how much better you have it than I do for finding decent stuff. Connecticut has the worst distribution laws I can imagine. I can't get Bell's here (which is so, so sad) and I know what most sours are. Sours are one of my favorite styles. They just have little to no...

What kind of sours are you talking about? Real belgian sours? Typically called Geuze? I'll admit, everything is harder to find in CT. I'm guessing it has something to do with distribution laws in the state or taxes.

Sours are incredibly hard to find in the US. It's just not a popular style and they are goddamn expensive (like $10 for a 12 ounce bottle here in CT). Tilquin makes a very very good one if you can find it. As for hoppy beers. I used to hate them. Could not stand IPA's at all. I was always a...

Loose skin goes away. Stretch marks are there for life though.

But that's why Asians chew and slurp so loudly while eating. It's a sign of respect for the cook. It's considered rude to NOT make noise like that while eating. Trollface already confirmed this.

You only need to wash a shirt when it's soiled or smells. If there is no reason to wash it why would you? Just to say "Hey I washed this"?

Sounds to me like you saw a pretty face and ignored every other aspect of her profile. Girls like that put up really fucking stupid pictures like duck face selfies and pics of them in the driver's seat of their damn car. You're own fault for fucking such a "winner". She didn't lie to you, you...

Never travel to Asia dirk. You will lose your goddamn mind.

Will hand washing them with a bit of woolite and then flat drying them cause them to regain their original shape? That's really what I'm looking for.

How do you guys take care of sweaters? I never really wore them before but recently picked up a few nice merino v and crew necks from Brooks Brothers. The problem is after wearing a few times the fabric gets a little "stretched out". They don't need to be washed but they don't look as sharp as...

I think you mean RIS sir!

That's really all it comes down to. It's not that expensive shirts don't survive the wash, it's just that people tend to take better/more appropriate care of things that are more expensive because it's more than just a "who cares I'll just replace it if it gets worn out" kinda thing

Widmer Hefe is decent but there are a lot of hefe's and belgian whites (real belgian whites, not that blue moon stuff) that are better in my opinion. Have you had Paulaner, Franziskaner or Weihenstephan? For American versions of the hefe Stoudts makes a really good one called heifer in wheat and...

Unpacking is way worse than packing.

You live anywhere near Canada? If so get Rickard's Red. If not Harpoon makes a good red but it might be seasonal. That one is called Celtic Ale.

Like Fawe said it really does come down to the personal player so I suppose I was wrong. Pressing buttons in a sequence, even with animation cancelling is infinitely easier for someone like me than knowing when I should change my forms and rappel to dodge an attack with someone like Elise. I'll...

I get what you're saying now. Because of the versatility of her kit there are a lot of different things you'd do in different circumstances, whereas a lot of other champions are just, do this 95% of the time.

Easier to master than Riven, but harder to pick up the first few times you play them than Riven is.

You're kind of proving my point here. Aren't you a silver player? Not knocking you, you're probably better than me, but you're claiming that you play against people who have mastered Riven... in Silver.

I get you, that makes sense. I guess I find her easier to play because she doesn't have any skillshots (minus her activated R which is really easy to land) and she doesn't have any timing type attacks for team fights (like Katarina's R). I really suck with assassins because of that except for...

I think you mean miles between a decent Riven and a Challenger+ Riven. And that can be said for pretty much every champ in the game.

Ok but that's kind of any champ in the game minus maybe Tryndamere. If a champ is easy to play well but hard to master, wouldn't that make champs that are difficult to play out of the gate even harder to master? Are there any champs you consider easier to master that are harder to play than Riven?

Riven doesn't seem very hard to "master" to me. I find her the be one of the easier to play well champs and I'm not very good at this game. No skill shots, has a shield, a stun, a steroid R with a release that is very easy to land. Lee Sin on the other hand gives me fits.