First-Person Shooters in eSports

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 If you are or have ever have been associated with the gaming community, one point or another you have come across something called "eSports". For those who are not aware, eSports is simply electronic sports. Meaning, competitive gaming between two individuals or professional teams playing against each other. The most common video game genres associated with eSports are MOBA's (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), RTS's (Real Time Strategy), Fighters, and of course FPS's (First-Person Shooters). Esports are global in a way that few traditional sports are. They transcend national borders, language barriers, markets, and celebrate experiences that reward skill, commitment, and cooperation.

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 For being quite popular, eSports weren't widely known until the early 2000's when Arena Shooters like "Quake" were popular. It was the time where everything was fast paced and chaotic to the point where only those who were playing could understand what was happening on screen. As opposed to now where the main First-Person Shooters associated with eSports are now games like Counter Strike and Rainbow Six: Siege.

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Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong these games, it's just that for me, they lack that high octane, fast paced action that's hard to come by any more. Instead you get long periods of time where you're watching someone sit in a corner for 15 minutes. The once ever so popular sub-genre called Arena Shooters, were amazing for competitive gaming, and for me being a sort of casual who never truly got into the competitive side of gaming, there was always something enjoyable when you watched someone play the game at the highest level. Knowing more than just running and gunning, and using high amounts of knowledge, strategy, and tactics to survive.

Now, whenever I'm on Twitch, most of the FPS's games in the eSports side of gaming is being blinded by MOBA's and RTS's. And not only that, but the fighting game community is full of nothing but hostile people looking for grudge match. I feel like First-Person Shooters aren't as popular as they once were. I don't know, I guess I just want that fast paced, high action, and friendly competition that first-person arena shooters brought. Oh well, I hope to see the FPS genre still have a share in the eSports community, and one day bring in some new heavy hitters that will break the mold of slow objective based shooters.