I actually quit playing DOTA because of how incredibly immature the fanbase was. The difficulty of the game and the bro-time I could spent with my friends was what kept bringing me back.

Gamer culture has changed and gone mainstream. The fanbase should be happy that they’re accept as part of “normal” society. They…

I would say that pretty accurately describes the core demographic of esports...

“it’d basically be abandoning what made it popular and has been keeping people coming back and watching for quite some time”

Absolutely wrong. I came to watch good Dota 2, not listen to the host demean specific players on stage and do shallow pre-game analysis just to illicit cheap chuckles.

If masturbation (I’m guessing that the implication was that he was in China, and China’s internet is reputedly heavily censored...so censorship/masturbation) jokes are his idea of high-brow...I don’t really want to think of what his standard material consists of.

You know, when he started talking about “Wanting to be Esports, not ‘real’ sports”, I couldn’t help but think that this is exactly the sort of man who Gamergate was defending. He’s a relic of a disgusting, childish and outdated gaming culture, and it was long since time for him to go.

Honestly i would of fired him immediately for that first porn joke, it was way too far for something completely unrelated.

James turned the tournament into the James Show. In order to fix that, he got fired. Now that he got fired, he’s begging for all the attention. Congrats James, the production team might have been shit, but you’ve ruined the tournament singlehandedly.

Glad he got canned. Smart people know how to walk the line with their commentary. He just seemed like a douche. And appealed to other douches.

so .... he basically got fired because he was being an ass?

Sounds like Valve did the right thing to me...

Man insults employer. Man is shocked he got fired. Am I understanding this right?

so ... you’re an idiot, got fired cause of it ... and now you’re surprised by it ... which makes you an even bigger idiot.

He is not “esports” he is a manchild with humor stylings best served amongst the junior high school demographics.

Sorry. I watched. I listened. He’s a bloody douche. No essay or wall of text changes any of that (only enhances it, really).

if esports wants to grow and be taken seriously, then this is exactly the type of thing that happens. Man up and move on

Sounds like both sides have clearly stated why they think he was fired, and they are in agreement... He is an ass.

Are you seriously hosting this hot garbage?

“I’m angry we are pretending to be sports when we are not.”

Says all I need to know about this guy. Just be glad you didn’t work at Nintendo (not that Nintendo would ever ever ever “fuck up” like that).

He sounds like a person nobody in their right minds would want to associate with. I guess he’s right, Valve made a mistake in hiring him. But pretending to be hurt when he actually got paid money... he’s no victim here, otherwise he’d claim breach of contract.