UK eSports - what went wrong? Discussion with Richard Lewis (Part 1)

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Published on August 13, 2016 3:27:12 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe9337pjX-E

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Counter-Strike 2 (2023)

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Discussion

Duration: 38:12

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View part 2 of our discussion with Richard Lewis here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIz41nbw_Oo

Richard Lewis and eSports News UK editor Dom Sacco discuss the many problems of UK eSports, and Dom reacts to Richard's original video:
Rich & Sam On: The Horror Of UK Esports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PnyXFIofxw

Discussion points:
1:30 Intro: 'We need to destroy everything in place and rebuild'
3:45 The few positives - Lewis admits 'there are some good people in UK eSports'
5:41 - Caster and broadcast talent
7:27 - UK eSports is completely broken
9:10 Players overview
14:44 For every KaSing there's an Impaler
15:17 Mentality & comparisons with football
21:58 How a mindset problem came about in UK eSports
22:38 Budgets being cut and the rise of 'lethargy'
24:50 How Team Dignitas broke the mould (but were nearly sold)
26:39 The throwaway generation of UK eSports
27:56 Does Richard follow UK eSports, or did he just pick on some CSGO orgs?
30:09 Contracts without salaries are 'unenforceable bullsh*t'
31:16 Orgs should treat players like professionals
35:06 UK orgs can't take players to court or sue them

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