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08-28-2018, 01:45 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,633
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Not one other person on this board plays PC games like PUBG or Fortnite?
I know, it's completely off topic...but I'm trying to reach the broadest audience possible...lol
Not one person has tried to friend me on Steam from this board since I put out that announcement last week.
Which means out of the thousands who come here on a regular basis, not one of you is a PC gamer who is into FPS (or maybe you're just not interested in squading up with me...lmao).
Color me slightly surprised...
Last edited by PaceAdvantage; 09-03-2018 at 06:10 PM.
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08-28-2018, 01:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 10,861
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My kids play Fortnight.
Last weekend I worked on the Rocket League championship. It was live streamed on Twitch. 59,000 was the highest number of people watched it at any give time. So maybe there were 100,000 viewers over the course of the 4 day event?
egaming is the future of sports. It is growing rapidly and is going to be huge. Think of it as revenge of the nerds in the sports world. You don't need to be an elite athlete anymore to earn money playing sports.
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08-28-2018, 01:52 PM
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Buckle Up
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 10,614
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What free time anyone has, they blow it here at PA... 
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08-28-2018, 01:53 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,633
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Quote:
Originally Posted by highnote
My kids play Fortnight.
Last weekend I worked on the Rocket League championship. It was live streamed on Twitch. 59,000 was the highest number of people watched it at any give time. So maybe there were 100,000 viewers over the course of the 4 day event?
egaming is the future of sports. It is growing rapidly and is going to be huge. Think of it as revenge of the nerds in the sports world. You don't need to be an elite athlete anymore to earn money playing sports.
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I was into Rocket League for a little bit...
Yeah, the free time thing is always a bitch...and a single game of PUBG could run you a 1/2 hour if you last until late in the match.
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08-28-2018, 01:55 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,633
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I realize most of us are old men in the grand scheme of things, but at least my generation...we grew up on video games (I'm guessing the first generation that can make that claim).
So I'm thinking there must be some on here who are still into it...even if we are "old." 
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08-28-2018, 02:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,563
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If you are trying to make friends among the elderly...then start handing out some viagra, or bengay. Video game invitations won't cut it.
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08-28-2018, 02:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 10,861
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I realize most of us are old men in the grand scheme of things, but at least my generation...we grew up on video games (I'm guessing the first generation that can make that claim).
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Rocket League is basically 3D Pong. 
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08-28-2018, 02:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 10,861
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
If you are trying to make friends among the elderly...then start handing out some viagra, or bengay. Video game invitations won't cut it.
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08-28-2018, 02:04 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,828
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I don't even play Gallop Racer anymore. Occasional FIFA or NBA2k with my daughter, that is it.
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08-28-2018, 02:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NJ
Posts: 3,822
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My son would play Fortnite from morning to night if I let him...but he's 10.
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08-28-2018, 02:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dark Side of the Moon
Posts: 5,870
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Those two games I have skipped, but I do play PC games.
debating the new RTX cards, I have a 1080ti right now.
its Fallout, Red Dead (consol) and BF5 this fall for me.
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08-28-2018, 03:07 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,633
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I have a 1080ti as well...BF5 I'm looking forward to...definitely going to check that one out.
Love the wise ass comments...keep 'em coming.
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08-28-2018, 04:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 10,861
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By the way... the Rocket League tourney this past weekend had $100,000 in prize money. The winning team took away $32,000.
The kids now have sponsors. I saw Red Bull and Renault on one kid's jersey.
7-11 and State Farm were the other two big sponsors.
Maybe the NCAA will form a new egaming league. It would be great if my kid could earn a scholarship to play Fortnight in college. Although, he might make more money as a pro given the prize money and endorsements.
Tough decision -- go pro or stay in college?
Last edited by highnote; 08-28-2018 at 04:18 PM.
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08-28-2018, 04:16 PM
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C'est Tout
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cajunland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ReplayRandall
What free time anyone has, they blow it here at PA... |
Easily your best post ever.
I only play one video game....FIFA....and I still own my nephew in that game !
Lol, no mercy for the kids !!!
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08-28-2018, 04:22 PM
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Unreconstructed
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Appalachia
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My generation grew up playing ball in the street and across neighbors' lawns. At suppertime our mothers called us instead of texting us.
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