These pro-players have turned video gaming into lucrative careers, complete with the all-star lifestyle of personal chefs, physical therapists and more.
It's much more difficult to go through a network's red tape than a straight to TH-cam video from any other source, so not only would production have been long and convoluted but they would've spend months in deciding responsibility of quality control, deciding when to showcase it etc
What you mean laugh about it till they are 20 years behind the times? Main stream media is good for 2 things: Making propaganda And Distracting idiots.
@@IsaiahM2413 He isn't going to write you a research paper with references, dude. You have access to sources just like he does. Go look it up and stop trying to be spoon fed. Video games right now are generating more revenue than any other sort of media entertainment. That is a fact
To those out there saying it is weird that people pack a stadium to watch others play video games, try imaging yourself packing into the stadium for the upcoming champion league match. LOL
ChromeGladiator no they aren’t. They are competitors in a gaming tournament. Gaming is not a sport. Don’t call me some dumb jock because I game. Everybody games. But you must be some fat or skinny lazy ass virgin sitting on the coach if you think gaming is a sport. Go outside kid 😂
I've noticed something -- that classical musicians make the transition to pro gamers MUCH quicker. Dendi (Dota2) was a classical piano prodigy as a child, until he picked up pro gaming as it was taking off. It could be because their hands have to be quick and precise on the instruments/keyboards.
true, working your muscle memory is very similar in both fields and you also have to take very quick decisions sometimes = very similar to improvising on an instrument
Yeah same, from Jdm and stanislaw being in liquid yo s1mple to now Taco, this was clearly filmed like middle late 2018 and took clips from years before
not a bad job if you're just trying to support yourself while you're in school or ur starting a business or something but there's no dignity or pay in it if you're going to be doing it for a long time.
What ABC failed to mention is that there are different genres to esports. Not just first person shooters. Fighting Games and Mass Multiplayer Battle Arenas. Shoot there's even tournaments for games like Tetris and Dance Dance Revolution although not as big as the other three genres. I think speed running might count as well. Not sure.
Uhh am I missing something here? 5:40 someone needs to show this fat bitch the definition of an athlete. Dont believe me that's ok. Just search up are gamers athletes and there's your answer. I'm OK with gaming being called a sport cause it is. It's where an individual or 2 teams (compete for entertainment) key word entertainment. But calling themselves athletes is a no no. Athletes are people who are proficient in a sport/sports that requires physical activity. Gaming is 0 physical activity. Moving your thumbs is not a true physical activity
livin The Life maybe they aren’t very athletic but they are athletes, since athlete is someone who is skilled at a sport which they are. The girl in this video however is a complete joke. She’s barely in the top 10% worldwide playing, (me myself is around top 3% not taking the game very seriously atm) so i have no idea how these college ”proffesional teams” are so bad
I think the problem with siege is that the meta is constantly changing with the addition of new operators with every season which makes getting into the game for new players frustrating, games like csgo you still know what you're getting after taking a long break from it
i never understood why people shit on other who watch e-sports. Sporting events is literally thousands of people gathering to watch a game being played by people better then them. E-sports is literally thousands of people gathering to watch a game being played by people better then them
"People pack in just watch them play a video game:" 1 nice way to start what should be an educational video and open minded video about the community. 2 fuck yeah we do, i fucking love the csgo community watching my team play etc its fucking great
On a serious note I wonder how the owners make money without winning. I get jersey sales or merchandise but that would be low. Can anyone enlighten me?
Just when I got over the choke but nope gotta get reminded on national television.
Rofl
No one Chokes like Fnatic. No. One.
#Ez4Ence
Duuude
Liquid has never beat ENCE :P
ESL one NY? It took 6 months to make a 10 minute video??
Fr lol
I think they just took old footage
It's much more difficult to go through a network's red tape than a straight to TH-cam video from any other source, so not only would production have been long and convoluted but they would've spend months in deciding responsibility of quality control, deciding when to showcase it etc
And taco on liquid lol
@@darthmalishi yes... 2017 with taco
Its so interesting how the mainstream media perceives esports
Chunky P lol ikr
What you mean laugh about it till they are 20 years behind the times?
Main stream media is good for 2 things:
Making propaganda
And Distracting idiots.
It isn't "mainstream media", its your average everyday person. We live in a nice sub-community of our larger world.
as long as we can have constructive conversation about esports im all for it
It’s like they’re talking about it like it’s something so foreign lmaooo
The video game industry makes 300% more than films...... Still treated like it's some small underground fight club lol
That's funny where's your proof on that? 🤔
@@IsaiahM2413 in 2013 it made double so 3x in 2019 makes sense
@@myth1cals541 uh-huh? Proof?
@@IsaiahM2413 just look it up
@@IsaiahM2413 He isn't going to write you a research paper with references, dude. You have access to sources just like he does. Go look it up and stop trying to be spoon fed. Video games right now are generating more revenue than any other sort of media entertainment. That is a fact
Have all the talent . . . still can't beat Astralis. Feelsbadman
They did in ibuypower btw and won the tournament.
@@Nirwanaa IBYP you cant take that as a serious win when you know all the circumstances and context to that shit that happened at that tournament
They just lost to astralis in grand final of blast pro series sao paulo, feelsbadman
you say that like astralis is untalented
bump :/
Lmao they show NiKo smashing his desk hahahaha
Lol I saw that too. Glad they put it in.
Atleast they dont show NiKo when he was scratching his nipples and tosses it to karrigan (I was dead as fuck when i watched that)
To those out there saying it is weird that people pack a stadium to watch others play video games, try imaging yourself packing into the stadium for the upcoming champion league match. LOL
Bryan Tiong nobody finds that weird though cause it’s actual athletes 🤷🏻♂️
@@wowbruh2511 these are 'actual athlets' aswell
ChromeGladiator no they aren’t. They are competitors in a gaming tournament. Gaming is not a sport. Don’t call me some dumb jock because I game. Everybody games. But you must be some fat or skinny lazy ass virgin sitting on the coach if you think gaming is a sport. Go outside kid 😂
ChromeGladiator do these skinny nerdy kids seem like athletes to you? No offense to you but they don’t even LOOK like they’re athletic. GTFO
Do you watch football just because they're athletes or because its enjoyable to watch and engage in the sport?
taco is still on liquid ?
how old is this footage?
【薬師カブト】Kabuto GG. 6 months old
【薬師カブト】Kabuto GG. Taco did get in MIBR until like December last year which was like 3-4 months ago
【薬師カブト】Kabuto GG. It’s mainstream media don’t be surprised
The tournament that showed, Team Liquid don't have a nemesis in Astralis, their nemesis is finals.
Glad they didnt make this video based on COD
Ganesh Kumar Why lol
Cause cod is trash
Enrique Sandoval It’s not... we’ll it kinda is now not gonna lie... I’m praying for MW4 if it fails I’m leaving lol no stand here
Omfg that's me at 8:01 super excited and all LOL
omg
chrisJ destroyed them on the final map
Very ez for Christiaan "kankerJ" de Jong.
Supreet Sahu he probably hit the play of the year right there
The Wolf of Wall Street.
@@harrywalvis5166 why do you use cancer in his name ?
origins60 because little chris likes to use the word
I've noticed something -- that classical musicians make the transition to pro gamers MUCH quicker.
Dendi (Dota2) was a classical piano prodigy as a child, until he picked up pro gaming as it was taking off.
It could be because their hands have to be quick and precise on the instruments/keyboards.
true, working your muscle memory is very similar in both fields and you also have to take very quick decisions sometimes = very similar to improvising on an instrument
If you’re refering to the girl, she isn’t a good player. She’s mid diamond on ladder and i don’t even know if it’s solo q
when did this air? the footage seems like it was just pulled from everywhere, I saw a clip of s1mple when he was on liquid.
Yeah same, from Jdm and stanislaw being in liquid yo s1mple to now Taco, this was clearly filmed like middle late 2018 and took clips from years before
Zews has such good English wtf
He also has such a soothing voice and is really funny. He was casting (or commenting) on a match and was making fun of coldzera.
He lived in the usa at a realy young age, if im not mistaken.
@@Tgoalmful yup, LA i think
You can tell it's old since TACO is still in Liquid
What’s wrong with pushing shopping carts at Walmart?
Everything
@@lassihavukainen584 its an honest job
not a bad job if you're just trying to support yourself while you're in school or ur starting a business or something but there's no dignity or pay in it if you're going to be doing it for a long time.
My goals ♥️
Medias talking about esports : MONEY SALARY CASH CASH MONEY MONEY
I remember meeting this team in the Los Angeles Football Club game last year. Team Liquid is a humble team and also they are cool af.
yea theyr alright but im cooler
Can we all take a second at appreciate how hot Elige's sister is??
Automatic looking hot af
This took forever to make, all of this footage is so old
Kevin Conaty tbh I think it’s for people that usually don’t watch esports so it doesn’t really matter that much
4:52 Elige, wtf is that walk? 🤣
their understanding of the scene is so wrong
They make it to the finals for almost every major and always fall short to Astralis
Every major? Or every major tourney?
I really hate mainstream media talking about esports. Before they were just laughing at it, now they wanna get into it.
"I definitely consider myself an athlete"....lmao god damn that shit is funny
esports is a real job
What ABC failed to mention is that there are different genres to esports. Not just first person shooters. Fighting Games and Mass Multiplayer Battle Arenas. Shoot there's even tournaments for games like Tetris and Dance Dance Revolution although not as big as the other three genres. I think speed running might count as well. Not sure.
Weird to see how out of touch the mainstream media is.
Ninja at 3:30 lol
Gotta show this to my mom..
Elige Pog
lmao this was supposr to be 2018 news not 2019 no taco now stewie2k
Joseph Wu towards the end they said they did a roster change and you see Stew instead of Taco
That moment when the roster in the video has been no more for awhile
Girl: I totally consider my self an athlete
Double Chin: Am i a joke to you?
yikes
yikes
toxic lol
Uhh am I missing something here?
5:40 someone needs to show this fat bitch the definition of an athlete.
Dont believe me that's ok. Just search up are gamers athletes and there's your answer.
I'm OK with gaming being called a sport cause it is. It's where an individual or 2 teams (compete for entertainment) key word entertainment. But calling themselves athletes is a no no. Athletes are people who are proficient in a sport/sports that requires physical activity. Gaming is 0 physical activity. Moving your thumbs is not a true physical activity
livin The Life maybe they aren’t very athletic but they are athletes, since athlete is someone who is skilled at a sport which they are. The girl in this video however is a complete joke. She’s barely in the top 10% worldwide playing, (me myself is around top 3% not taking the game very seriously atm) so i have no idea how these college ”proffesional teams” are so bad
I got goosebumps when I saw ChrisJ on the last map👌🏻
I really want the professional stage for Siege to be bigger.
I think the problem with siege is that the meta is constantly changing with the addition of new operators with every season which makes getting into the game for new players frustrating, games like csgo you still know what you're getting after taking a long break from it
Astralis left the room.
One time I forced my dad to watch an NBA2K championship on national tv
I went to the Six Invitational 2019, and it was crazy.
6:47 This man is wearing $1,000 in pins.
6:49 OMEGALUL THE GUY WEARING THE VP SHIRT IN 2K19
Their pin collections are so damn crazy btw
Big oof taco isn't in team liquid anymore
i never understood why people shit on other who watch e-sports. Sporting events is literally thousands of people gathering to watch a game being played by people better then them. E-sports is literally thousands of people gathering to watch a game being played by people better then them
5:35 I'm not gonna lie, they had us on the first half
Esports was alive during the 90s and late 80s, don’t know why some treated as brand new.
It’s more respected now
5:35 I almost choked
Yo is this the tournament where THAT chrisj play happened
Pretty nice vid
For once the news isn’t taking about Fornite
hey abc, it is esports, not eSports
it's actually eSports lmao, good try tho
@@Oscar_Armstrong it's been changed to esports since March 24th 2017.
its EsPoRtS
According to who? Mr john videogame or something?
actually no your all wrong its Esports 😎😎😎😎😎
2:18 Simple in Liquid shirt lol.
KIGGAN haha
“I like drinking beer and watching people play video games”
It's not so hard to get footage from this year.
*GAMES WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE*
Remember this qoute?
Something like 0.01% players go pro so this could still be true
Kashtins that’s not true I know plenty of people that have gone pro including myself
Took forever for this to come out. I saw ska :(
@@AndyBop 0:17 it is very quick though
You know, gotta get with the youngsters
They make team liquid sound like the best team.
Just came cause I saw elige in the thumbnail
Liquid just won 1mil against vitality...
He was playing clash royale.
This is 10 years old
These clips are so outdated
Yeah 6 months just to get the clips
4:53 look at the way he walks
Remember when everyone laughed at eSports? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
My guy Elige
5:35 look out guys he have a grill gamer
How big counter strike esports was?
Wow the parents watching elige lose uuufffffffff against the underdog #mousesports
ELIGE!!!
0:10 RIP VP
Lucky people
"People pack in just watch them play a video game:" 1 nice way to start what should be an educational video and open minded video about the community. 2 fuck yeah we do, i fucking love the csgo community watching my team play etc its fucking great
Lol the old liquid roster, rip national television for stew
He did sneak in to 3 seconds of this video
Tacos on mibr when was this mad or did he get traded
Taco hasn’t been on liquid in a min
At 3:22 he’s watching Ninja
TACO went to MIBR. But they got Stewie2k now!
The best North American team ever assembled and the only hope for taking down Astralis, Go Liquid!
Seb Richardson Fortnites gay fuck off
what icon is that from w/ guy in dark shade glasses?
specter290 sum fucking gay max guy or some shit
Seb Richardson no he’s right fortnite is gay
Seb Richardson yes
Can anyone clarify to me what was said at 0:47? I heard "For these fat guys, gaming is life". was that really what was said?
Where do you even start competing.
when taco isnt on liquid anymore
On a serious note I wonder how the owners make money without winning. I get jersey sales or merchandise but that would be low. Can anyone enlighten me?
MonkGoneGamer They make a % off all earnings by the players, and they also get paid by sponsors and investors
Who else sore 72 hrs?
The graphics for the players are so fucked up. Give these guys their respect. Jesus its like i'm watching some shitty 90's show, instead of ESL CSGO
Fortnite World Cup has a price pool of 100 million dollars
Yeah mom , so stop telling me to get off the computer when I could be making millions
4:53 the way elige walks is weird.
Taco gone back to MIBR now
I don’t think any of these guys are even on liquid anymore it took them so long to make this video.
Lol elige looks like a mix of his brother and sister
Lets go LIQUID !!
My boys liquid, swap out taco for stew
lmao this was made when Taco was still on the team
#FazeUp
Is this the upcoming Ence team i keep hearing about?
Young no
@@xdsodobean4332 woooosh
my main man elige
I fucking love my boys
EZ4ENCE
Torille!
they didn’t even mention stewie smh