Clans

Ok, so the new year has come and it seems like it could be one of the biggest ones for me on a personal level. I have decided to join my friends Clan -PsY-. They are a great motley crew of people with a zest for competition and fun. Just my style.

So far it has been a little rough going with with people not being able to get online, a little smack talk between clans or clan members and the like. I know I am not a perfect example as I get trigger happy with my mouth as fast as the next person but what I can't get is how some clans just have no respect these days.

We had a game recently against another clan where our clan showed complete manners and just tried to have fun. Their clan ended up mouthing off how great they are and what kind of rubbish players we are, yet they haven't once played against our A squad. That kinda puts me in mind of how small minded gamers have become and how poor sportsman they make.

It is sad to see how the gaming and sports worlds are becoming more and more big mouth talk and less and less sportsman like. I see the potential for gaming world wide to be as huge as Soccer one day but with the way people behave in clan match's or competitions, I wonder how well it will be received by the general population at large.

I have invested a large amount of time and effort into the gaming industry. I have been around the block helping a lot of the big events run by Arena77 and have seen how a lot of the big time clans for Counter-Strike and COD are well behaved and the guys show up and play a great game but aren't arrogant about it, yet the dota world which has the biggest potential just continues to be big mouthed players that can only talk smack to other players. Pitty as they have the greatest potential to change the way the gaming industry is looked upon in SA.

In the near future with the potential for Dota2 coming out, LOL and HoN running around all of which are dota makeover's or revamps the gaming world is becoming largely aware of Dota or the game style of dota, which is high paced with great strategies and skill required. It is a game that continues to captivate and shows the skill of players online. All I can hope for one day is for the community for Dota and the like learn to be a little aware of how the talk to others.

Well that is my rant for the day! Cheers.