The apotheosis of Russian esports is super delayed considering their CS and DOTA skills are legendary. The announcements were so goofy too, you've got to love it.

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Plus haven’t most of the Russian players been vocal about not supporting the war? Lmao. They’re punishing people who support their cause just because ruzzia

[–] panned_cakes@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

IDK you're gonna have to relay the gaming journalism about "RuZZians joining army esports team because they don't want to fight for Donbas" to me, not aware

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, there being some variety in who gets pandered to in esport titles would be nice. Fighting games need fewer pop-idol catgirls* and more squat-dancing bearmen. Zangief can only hold down the fort for so long, and no Beowulf doesn't count.

*you, the person reading this, can be a catgirl and that's just fine. Personal catgirl practices are very different from their depiction in media

[–] panned_cakes@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I think the military promotion of esports is long overdue from the Russian higher-ups and it clocks in with their cyber culture being a bit delayed on some things (like their particular variety of Redditor-esque reactionary cringe pandering compared to Ukraine which has been called "2014 neckbeard posting vs 2022 combatfootage psychopath posting" and it tracks for me) and ahead on others such as piracy