FOG [e-sport]

Chapter 65

Theirs was the worst circle and also the best circle.

When it came to the intensity with which they argued, sprayed and swore at people, the e-sports circle can definitely occupy the first echelon of many other industries with an absolute predominance.

Quarrels and mutual bad-mouthing within the e-sports circle was known to be intense. Even if it was towards their favorite team or players, so long as the team was in a bad situation or if the team lost a match, they would still spray. They were also very skilled at causing mental torment. They would use a player’s mistake as a basis for his nicknames. Right before a match, they’d specially go to that player’s live broadcast and comment on that player’s black history… These were their most used day-to-day operations.

It was also common for players whose ability to withstand pressure weren’t quite up to par to mentally collapse, like ROD, who’d just lost a game.

Shi Luo never thought much about it. If he really lost a game or if there was a problem with the way he played, he wouldn’t say anything when he was sprayed by the fans. If he was in the wrong or if his skills really were inferior to others, Shi Luo would never say anything back.

However, if he’d clearly done nothing wrong but they repeatedly cause him mental suffering, well, he wasn’t going to stand for that.

The ironclad rule of this circle was win and you boast, lose and you get sprayed. Since everyone approved of this peculiar cultural atmosphere, there shouldn’t be any double standards. You can spray me when I lose a game; if you treat me unjustly then I can also spray back.

Things in your circle should be handled according to the rules of your circle. Everyone should stop pretending to be saints already. This way was best.

“Don’t these sprayers keep saying that the big teams should stop feeding their fans the same old stuff? Well, we certainly did things differently today by spraying back.” Old Qiao felt very pleased as he looked through Weibo, “In any case, it’s not the sprayers who give the money our players make so curse at them all you want. There’s even some who specially came to our official blog to say that they’re gonna stop being our fans. Ha…what are they doing pretending to be our fans? If the fans what to quit being our fans, then let them. Will the league stop us from playing at the World Championships if we don’t have any fans? Who do they think they’re scaring?”

Puppy was completely indifferent. “Laozi never had that many fans in the first place, so let them quit.”

“Don’t believe those sprayers.” Chen Huo raised his eyebrows and said happily, “The only ones making a fuss are those brainless sprayers. After I posted on my Weibo, the number of my fans increased.”

“Yes, normally, if anyone tried to say anything back, they would definitely become the target of public criticism. But there’s no need to be afraid this time.” Zhou Huo had been full of misgivings at first, but now that he’s seen that the results were good, he was very satisfied. “All the players fought back together and now the sprayers are all muddled. They don’t know who they should spray.”

Zhou Huo’s phone was buzzing nonstop. The other teams’ managers kept sending him messages. Zhou Huo was overwhelmed with joy. “The other  teams are sending us thank-you letters. They’re thanking us for being so tough. They’re thanking us for taking the initiative to clear the bad atmosphere in the circle. That’s right… we should never have indulged their rumor-mongering and habit of speaking and acting based on mere hearsay. The players train so hard every day, so why should they have to carry this pot?”

“When you think about it, we really should have been the ones to take the lead on this.” Zhou Huo sighed, “Not to brag but although our team is the newest among the dozen or so teams in the local division, but when it comes to our players’ qualifications, ours would be the best, right? Our team’s players are the least afraid of getting sprayed. At the moment, we’re also at the top. The matter this time was handled well. For the follow-up, we’ll guide the topics of conversation. We’ll be reasonable and we can get this whole thing to pass.”