Reddit reviews Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of eSports

> Do you know why Korean players are so good compared to western players? Because they tell them self all the time that they are bad and that they could do better. It's a western thing to say " ayy I'm top 49% of all league players, I'm so good!" (Exaggerated but kinda true)

No.

Roland Li's Good Luck, Have Fun is a great read to further understand what I'm about to attempt to explain here, as it provides examples thereof. Simply put, there's a level of truth to what you're attempting to say, but it's not the same as players believing that they are bad. Culturally, there's a reduced stigma to playing online games, resulting from most online games being social activities. You literally need to leave the house and go to social gathering places, internet cafe's and the like, to play online games. To them, going out to game is the same as hitting the bar here in North America. Furthermore, there's a much greater emphasis placed on practice rather than raw talent. Here in NA, we're encouraged to be talented. We expect there to be something inherently good about our natural ability to do something. Korea is not the same, and instead constantly pushes ideologies of hard work and practice. This can be mistaken as internalizing the concept that one is "bad" and working to get better, but it's not the same thing. It's an ingrained cultural belief that one can always do better, not that they are inherently bad.

Lastly, telling people they're bad isn't "just the truth" because "good" and "bad" are subjective. I'm bad when I sit down to play with my Diamond friend, but when I queue with my handful of silver and gold friends, I am viewed as one of the best members of the team. Meanwhile, my girlfriend who has been playing PC games for all of two years, and League for all of one, sees me as incredible at the game, as she struggles to play beyond a bronze level. So who's right? Am I bad, ok, or amazing? The answer will depend on which one of these people you ask, because "bad" is subjective, and convincing people that they are "bad" and they are playing against "bad" players isn't helpful to everyone. To a lot of people it's demoralizing.

I just read "Good luck have fun. The rise of eSports." I'm 42 years old, male with two daughters. Thought it was great.

Here's the Amazon link https://www.amazon.com/Good-Luck-Have-Fun-eSports/dp/163450657X

Hopefully Amazon ships to you? There's also an ebook. Let me know if it works! http://www.amazon.com/Good-Luck-Have-Fun-eSports/dp/163450657X

NewZoo does great research into the esports industry, they have a few free articles and data on their site.

I'd also recommend browsing this thread on esports research. The book "Raising the Stakes" is a bit dense and slightly dated, but thorough.

"The Exeutives" series on YouTube is really invaluable, just slighly dated as well. The series really breaks down the scene circa 2012 and provides a great model of the industry and where it is going.

"Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of eSports" recently came out. I haven't read it, but would like to.