Is Socom a Sport

[pito]

Just wondering and have a question to ask. Do u find video games a sport or more like a hobby? There are some sports out there(cheerleading) that I don't personally think should be considered as a sport.

 

-PiT0-

[bunni-rabbit]

if you listen to pre war music to get you pumped then its a sport

[SNIPER]

if you listen to pre war music to get you pumped then its a sport

 

LOL! So that's all it takes, huh?

 

Hey, who are those 2 fighters in your avatar? Is that a UFC fight?

[UNCLE-SID25]

If you were in Korea... Video games maybe considered a sport.. I would Say NO though at this time a video game is not considered a "sport". However given that there are structured tournaments, high level of skill needed and is very competitive- I am sure one day a form of video game will be considered a sport... Maybe when it is possible to eliminate any form of un even playing field with electronic pallets and making glitches or cheating impossible- Like I said "some time in our futures". Hell the computer has not been around that long yet.

 

Places like Urgent fury certainly make them feel like a sport. I mean I build rosters, practice scrimmage, all for UF.

[SOTG Zero]

I would call online gaming, an "eSport".

 

Just so you would know the difference between a physical sport and a virtual sport.

[GOAT]

If they can call Poker a sport then why not Socom.

[Guest NEO-X]

Goat ]

If they can call Poker a sport then why not Socom.

 

Agree'd

 

I personally think that nascar ISNT a sport *Puts on flameproof jacket*

 

But thats just my opinion

[pito]

If they can call Poker a sport then why not Socom.

now im in the mood for sum poker.... Anyone here have Full Tilt poker?

 

You know wat it takes to make a roster of good, honorable players and compete wit others(scrimmages, wars,pratices? It's takes alot of work and effort by a team...Socom will always be a sport in my eyes the same wit poker

[UNCLE-SID25]

TF-Zero ]

I would call online gaming, an "eSport".

 

Just so you would know the difference between a physical sport and a virtual sport.

 

eSPORT... I like it!

[Guest SLIPPY]

Believe it or not... The Olympics are actually thinking of throwing "gaming" onto the scene...

They view is as the new "snowboarding" of the the olympics... they are going to try to use video games to get their support up and all that good stuff... i read it in an Article a while back...

 

If you ask me... anything could be a sport... with enough people and competition... i mean... cmon... Fishing? Nascar? weight lifting? why not video games...

 

ps... MLGPRO.com

 

ask those kids this same question...

[SOTG Zero]

The only thing I worry about when Gaming goes mainstream sports... Is... what games will they play??? MLG Pro plays Halo, Gears, R6V, Shadowrun....

[pito]

anyone here have Direct TV? They have a network just for gaming. I think it's like Gaming Invititaional or sumthing like that. It's wit D.O.A, FiFA, GRAW, and i believe sum other group(clan) armed forces game.

 

-PiT0-

[Dougr]

The fact that we are debating whether or not playing videos games is a sport just goes to show that America is turning into a sad, FAT place to live in.

[pito]

.Hunter.. ]

The fact that we are debating whether or not playing videos games is a sport just goes to show that America is turning into a sad, FAT place to live in.

 

Why does it have to be FAT? lol, Even the girls that play socom...ppl always say they must be fat and ugly...I have met sum gurls that are fine as hell. Go to your local Wal-Mart or grocery store. Your see more "FAT" ppl there than playing a video game.

[TOW-19]

I consider anything that involves competition a "sport."

 

I just think there are different levels of physical activities in sports.

 

You can have football......

 

then you can have baseball.....

 

then you can have cheerleading.....

 

then you can have bowling.......

 

then you can have race car driving.......

 

then you can have fishing.....

 

then you CAN have Socom......

 

(Those were all listed in the varying degrees in which the "athlete" SITS ON HIS ASS.....all of which are considered a sport depending on your background)

[GOAT]

I bet I can sit on my ass longer than you can...

 

 

Dayam lost another one, I gotta move this frig with the beer closer to my couch..

 

I'm working on it.. getting ready for the new Asssitathon Olympic event.

[STREETSWEEPR1]

THEIR IS ONLY ONE SPORT

 

 

 

FOOTBALL ;D

[bunni-rabbit]

yes sniper its the UFC from last weekend where Babalu anaconda choked david heath til he went to sleep, and babalu got fined $25,000 and fired from UFC for holding the choke after the ref had stopped the fight.

[UNCLE-SID25]

yes sniper its the UFC from last weekend where Babalu anaconda choked david heath til he went to sleep, and babalu got fined $25,000 and fired from UFC for holding the choke after the ref had stopped the fight.

Did he get DQed? or did he win?

[Guest -Fury]

Socom, no.. other games, yes... online, no... competitve LAN, yes

[Chili327]

Depends how YOU play it..!

[Guest [iLL] Andawg]

Golf is a Game,

 

NASCAR IS A SPORT, if you don't think so,(insert bad put down here)

 

SOCOM, online games, are a hobby. And like most good hobbies, there are Many who are Passionate about it. VERY PASSIONATE! And there is nothing wrong with a little passion now and then.

[bunni-rabbit]

he got the win

[SOTG Zero]

I think it depends on how you play SOCOM.

 

If you play competitively, then it's a sport.

 

If you play for fun and entertainment, then it can be a hobby.

 

To me, a hobby is building models or something. Something you do for fun and is totally uncompetitive.

[GOAT]

It's not a hobby, a hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. Like collecting, or cooking or gardening.

There are no rules for a hobby, no competition, and no winner and loser.

 

 

A Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

 

Now I ask you, which definition better fits Socom.

 

I'd say A SPORT.