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Post by Defcord on May 25, 2018 12:49:58 GMT -6
They say pu**y is undefeated, but I am starting to think Fortnite is a dark horse candidate to hand it its first defeat.
I mean the Washington Generals got the Globetrotters a few times.
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Post by CoachUndershirt on May 25, 2018 12:53:10 GMT -6
I'm finally at the age where I don't understand teenagers... the game isn't even that good.
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Post by RuningOutOfOptions on May 25, 2018 13:20:51 GMT -6
Man, I play it, don't watch the streams or anything, but it's a blast. But just like Pokemon Go, all the LoL/Dota and other stuff, it will die down in popularity soon. It is on a strong run though, that's for sure.
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Post by larrymoe on May 25, 2018 16:09:53 GMT -6
I'm finally at the age where I don't understand teenagers... the game isn't even that good. I don't get the game either, but what I really don't get is how they can spend hours and hours watching videos of other people playing it. |
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Post by agap on May 25, 2018 17:31:29 GMT -6
I played video games when I was younger, but I sure didn't watch others play. I don't get it.
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Post by groundchuck on May 25, 2018 20:42:56 GMT -6
I have boys who play fort nite but if I catch them watching other people playing on YouTube or whatever that’ll be the end of that.
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Post by 44dlcoach on May 26, 2018 2:02:28 GMT -6
Funny story I have to share on this topic. My kid was watching YouTube videos of somebody else playing and I say something to the effect of "you have this game right? And you would rather watch somebody else play the game than to play it yourself?" In a very judgemental dad tone.
Couple days later I'm watching an NFL game and junior walks in and says "you have a football right? And you would rather watch them play football than to play it yourself?" I had nothing in response.
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Post by carookie on May 26, 2018 23:08:26 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong.
The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters.
Its all pretty much the same.
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Post by fantom on May 26, 2018 23:20:18 GMT -6
Funny story I have to share on this topic. My kid was watching YouTube videos of somebody else playing and I say something to the effect of "you have this game right? And you would rather watch somebody else play the game than to play it yourself?" In a very judgemental dad tone. Couple days later I'm watching an NFL game and junior walks in and says "you have a football right? And you would rather watch them play football than to play it yourself?" I had nothing in response. I was thinking the same thing. We watch film so that we can help our team play better. |
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Post by Defcord on May 27, 2018 5:49:02 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong. The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters. Its all pretty much the same. I definitely think there are trends this one just seems much stronger. I am out of touch with the video game world. My son plays and I think it’s silly but we talk about it’s okay to have different tastes. I draw my line with him when he wants to spend real money on fake money to buy stuff within a game. |
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Post by adawg2302 on May 27, 2018 7:05:51 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong. The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters. Its all pretty much the same. I have found memories of staying up all night playing the aforementioned tournaments w/friends & teammates...then heading out to 2-a-days, feeling what I now know is a hangover feeling, wondering why the hell did we stay up all night?!?! B/c your young, and it was fun! Only difference is I didn't miss practice / weights etc...b/c I was playing in a Street Fighter 2 tournament! |
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Post by 60zgo on May 27, 2018 8:12:16 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong. The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters. Its all pretty much the same. I have found memories of staying up all night playing the aforementioned tournaments w/friends & teammates...then heading out to 2-a-days, feeling what I now know is a hangover feeling, wondering why the hell did we stay up all night?!?! B/c your young, and it was fun! Only difference is I didn't miss practice / weights etc...b/c I was playing in a Street Fighter 2 tournament! We have a winner!! We did tons of stupid stuff and stayed out late when I was a kid. Somehow we made it to practice. I have nineteen years of coaching experience and have seen a ton of fads. But nothing has had a greater effect on kids than Fortnite... Fortnite is basically the devil... It has a powerful grasp on our youth. |
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Post by larrymoe on May 27, 2018 9:11:39 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong. The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters. Its all pretty much the same. I played a decent amount of video games in HS- mostly Madden or Baseball Stars- but I never had a desire to watch others play especially on video. There's a creepy difference with this game. |
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Post by fantom on May 27, 2018 9:30:33 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong. The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters. Its all pretty much the same. I have found memories of staying up all night playing the aforementioned tournaments w/friends & teammates...then heading out to 2-a-days, feeling what I now know is a hangover feeling, wondering why the hell did we stay up all night?!?! B/c your young, and it was fun! Only difference is I didn't miss practice / weights etc...b/c I was playing in a Street Fighter 2 tournament! So, treat kids who miss practice to play a video game the same way that you'd treat one who missed for any other reason. |
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Post by carookie on May 27, 2018 9:59:34 GMT -6
I remember being a kid and people mobbing to arcades for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 tournaments; moreover I remember lots of people having all night Madden tournaments when I was in college. I imagine kids of a previous decade were just as hyped for Space Invaders or Donkey Kong. The only differences are now you can play from home yet have some social interaction (headsets playing online) and you don't have to mow throw quarters. Its all pretty much the same. I played a decent amount of video games in HS- mostly Madden or Baseball Stars- but I never had a desire to watch others play especially on video. There's a creepy difference with this game. Yeah, but when we were kids we didn't have that option available to us (youtube), so who knows how many kids from our generation would have been doing the same. The NBA is now sponsoring an E-League where the top NBA Live players form teams and compete against each other for decent sized paychecks, and they get millions of fans watching them play. Heck, my baby bro would pay to go to these conventions and watch gamers compete on large screens- and that was before Fortnite. People have been watching others play video games online and in conventions for a few years now, Fortnite is just the newest hot game. Moreover, I don't know how many of you have young kids, but a couple years ago a trend started where people would make youtube videos of themselves opening up toys wrapped up in blind bags....and it was a smashing success. Millions of young kids (8 and below) would log in to watch another kid get a toy and unwrap it- picture sitting around at a birthday party except doing it online and you don't know the kid. |
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Post by fkaboneyard on May 27, 2018 18:21:26 GMT -6
If our kids spent half as much time on Hudl as they do fortnite we'd win state. It's maddening.
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Post by CS on May 27, 2018 19:09:11 GMT -6
If our kids spent half as much time on Hudl as they do fortnite we'd win state. It's maddening. You think kids watching film is what wins state? |
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Post by CS on May 27, 2018 19:10:18 GMT -6
They say pu**y is undefeated, but I am starting to think Fortnite is a dark horse candidate to hand it its first defeat. I mean the Washington Generals got the Globetrotters a few times. If a kid chooses fortnite over pu$$y than they would no longer be on any team I coached 😁 |
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Post by Defcord on May 27, 2018 19:56:15 GMT -6
They say pu**y is undefeated, but I am starting to think Fortnite is a dark horse candidate to hand it its first defeat. I mean the Washington Generals got the Globetrotters a few times. If a kid chooses fortnite over pu$$y than they would no longer be on any team I coached 😁 My observation came during some downtime at school last Friday. A few of my linemen (given the option of most linemen this definitely makes it odder) were hanging out in my room in between senior day stuff and talking about what they were doing that night. One of them said he was supposed to hang out with his girlfriend. The other ones said they were playing the game and he should come over. The kid went into serious contemplation on what to do. This same young man put off getting his drivers license for a month to go to prom with the girl. I about said something then I thought...nah let me just put it on Huey instead. |
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Post by CS on May 27, 2018 20:35:21 GMT -6
If a kid chooses fortnite over pu$$y than they would no longer be on any team I coached 😁 My observation came during some downtime at school last Friday. A few of my linemen (given the option of most linemen this definitely makes it odder) were hanging out in my room in between senior day stuff and talking about what they were doing that night. One of them said he was supposed to hang out with his girlfriend. The other ones said they were playing the game and he should come over. The kid went into serious contemplation on what to do. This same young man put off getting his drivers license for a month to go to prom with the girl. I about said something then I thought...nah let me just put it on Huey instead. Well maybe she isn’t putting out then. I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt |
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Post by fantom on May 27, 2018 21:10:45 GMT -6
They say pu**y is undefeated, but I am starting to think Fortnite is a dark horse candidate to hand it its first defeat. I mean the Washington Generals got the Globetrotters a few times. If a kid chooses fortnite over pu$$y than they would no longer be on any team I coached 😁 I had a semi-pro coach who told us that any guy who'd get out of bed with a woman to go to practice was too dumb to play for him. |
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Post by larrymoe on May 27, 2018 21:34:54 GMT -6
I played a decent amount of video games in HS- mostly Madden or Baseball Stars- but I never had a desire to watch others play especially on video. There's a creepy difference with this game. Yeah, but when we were kids we didn't have that option available to us (youtube), so who knows how many kids from our generation would have been doing the same. The NBA is now sponsoring an E-League where the top NBA Live players form teams and compete against each other for decent sized paychecks, and they get millions of fans watching them play. Heck, my baby bro would pay to go to these conventions and watch gamers compete on large screens- and that was before Fortnite. People have been watching others play video games online and in conventions for a few years now, Fortnite is just the newest hot game. Moreover, I don't know how many of you have young kids, but a couple years ago a trend started where people would make youtube videos of themselves opening up toys wrapped up in blind bags....and it was a smashing success. Millions of young kids (8 and below) would log in to watch another kid get a toy and unwrap it- picture sitting around at a birthday party except doing it online and you don't know the kid. I couldn't stand watching my friends play when it wasn't my turn, so I can't believe I'd ever enjoy watching a video of someone else playing. I also have a really hard time watching any football any TV or live if I'm not involved with it. |
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Post by fkaboneyard on May 28, 2018 2:25:07 GMT -6
If our kids spent half as much time on Hudl as they do fortnite we'd win state. It's maddening. You think kids watching film is what wins state?
No but it helps.
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Post by Defcord on May 28, 2018 3:10:52 GMT -6
My observation came during some downtime at school last Friday. A few of my linemen (given the option of most linemen this definitely makes it odder) were hanging out in my room in between senior day stuff and talking about what they were doing that night. One of them said he was supposed to hang out with his girlfriend. The other ones said they were playing the game and he should come over. The kid went into serious contemplation on what to do. This same young man put off getting his drivers license for a month to go to prom with the girl. I about said something then I thought...nah let me just put it on Huey instead. Well maybe she isn’t putting out then. I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt I considered that but then I remembered ignorance is bliss and moved on with my day. |
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Post by newt21 on May 28, 2018 6:05:29 GMT -6
If a kid chooses fortnite over pu$$y than they would no longer be on any team I coached 😁 My observation came during some downtime at school last Friday. A few of my linemen (given the option of most linemen this definitely makes it odder) were hanging out in my room in between senior day stuff and talking about what they were doing that night. One of them said he was supposed to hang out with his girlfriend. The other ones said they were playing the game and he should come over. The kid went into serious contemplation on what to do. This same young man put off getting his drivers license for a month to go to prom with the girl. I about said something then I thought...nah let me just put it on Huey instead. Consider fortnite 2-0 then, beating out both cars AND girls...that's a whole other level right there |
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Post by carookie on May 28, 2018 21:22:06 GMT -6
Funny story I have to share on this topic. My kid was watching YouTube videos of somebody else playing and I say something to the effect of "you have this game right? And you would rather watch somebody else play the game than to play it yourself?" In a very judgemental dad tone. Couple days later I'm watching an NFL game and junior walks in and says "you have a football right? And you would rather watch them play football than to play it yourself?" I had nothing in response. I think this partially speaks to how we perceive talent and the skills of gamers. We watch pro and college sports because we are watching finely tuned athletes plying their crafts at the highest level- the same can be said for people who are into music, or acting, etc. I think for many of us we don't see there being an 'elite level' of gaming ability that differentiates the average man from a great (other than spending a lot of time playing games). Sure there are some people who are better than others, but to a level worth actually watching them, most of us here would not think so. I guess for those into gaming they can recognize an elite level (or at least they think they can). A second point, is that when I watch sports I am actually seeing those athletes compete. I just saw Kevin Durant make an amazing shot right now, the actual athlete do something spectacular. When people watch gaming they are watching avatars perform pre-programmed moves; and no matter how fun NBA Jam was as a kid a dunk from the free throw line by a computerized character doesn't really carry the same weight. The actions of the gamer (rapidly pressing buttons on a small control) are nowhere near as interesting as the game itself, and that to me is a material difference between the two: one is watching the talent on display the other is watching the outcome (basically watching the scoreboard). Now don't get me wrong, I can be intrigued by the new graphics or game play of a video game- but to watch someone else's character is different than watching them....at least to me. |
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Post by bigmoot on May 29, 2018 5:31:56 GMT -6
We're just old...
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Post by silkyice on May 29, 2018 14:11:12 GMT -6
Yep Fortnite is so popular not necessarily because the game rocks. They are geniuses in how they set it up. First, free. Second, can be played as teams. This is key. Social. Can be played 1 vs 99. 2 vs 98. 4 vs 96. and 50 v 50. Third, cross platform. I can be on an xbox. You can be on ps4. Someone else can be on an iphone. Our fourth teammate can be on a pc. And we can all play the same game. Fourth, it is a kill everyone last man standing game where you shoot and build and drop in from the sky and the storm shrinks you until everyone is close together. I don’t play, but all three of my kids love it and went crazy when they finally won. |
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Post by seabass on May 29, 2018 14:31:25 GMT -6
My oldest son started playing Fortnerd about 3 weeks ago...at least i don't have to worry about becoming a grandpa early.
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Post by dytmook on May 29, 2018 14:51:05 GMT -6
I didn't get watching streams either til I was looking for a video on how to beat something and it directed me to Twitch. I've been pretty hooked on it since then. By hooked I mean watch in my free time, not like missing work for it or anything like that. A lot of these cats put in a ton of work and practice to run games. It's fun for me to talk about retro games from childhood with someone who is playing it. I can learn how to get better at it and make some new acquaintances. I get how it's not everyone's cup of tea, but a lot of those streamers put in as much work as we do coaching. Plus the precision of seeing someone beat the original Super Mario in under 5 minutes is pretty cool and nuts how tight the margins for error are.
Fortnite I don't totally get. Doesn't seem that great.
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