Should Team Taring happen?
Rather than have high hopes for these new challengers, perhaps it would make more sense to see it as a pilot project – an attempt to raise the visibility of e-sports, make it more viable and self-sustaining.
Unlike most sports where players would have to be physically in a room with each other to practice, e-sports teams can get away with the occasional practice where they’re in different locations, so long as there’s a decent Internet connection.
Though Malaysian broadband really isn’t where it should be, that shouldn’t be an obstacle for players as China players remain competitive and sharp despite having Internet issues thanks to the Great Firewall of China.
Team Taring is a start, but the growth of an independent, self-sustaining vibrant e-sports scene would be far more encouraging than throwing all the money and resources at just one team. Develop the whole scene and not just a select bunch of players.
Still, the Malaysian Cybergames will be something to look forward to and maybe someday our local tournaments would be exciting enough to draw international teams to our shores to compete.
All eyes will be on the upcoming cyber-tournament and who knows? Perhaps it could just be the start of bigger and better things for our online competitive gaming scene.
