I think that the key difference is that at least how I perceive it, is that for example the FGC is far different from the SC community just for the fact that the first one embrace almost any game with 2 life bars, one meter bar, and a timer, while the second is just starcraft, sure maybe some players could play other RTS, but here their main focus is SC
If this goes e-sports, how many games will go there? will we see justing wong blasting on SF IV and then into UMVC3? how many brand new gamers we could see facing some sponsored guys who make a living on this, you will not expect to see for example seeing an random local football team beating some teams on the nfl or premier league, yesterday I was entertained on SF IV streaming if Iperu could reach the top
Finally, how this ''in the ghetto'' culture is bad for some, I could share that, if weren't because almost all the arcades came from the ghetto, this is in USA, Chile, an lots of other countries, don't know japan, but I doubt that is some sort of sophisticated entertainment
But then, we had another problem, how this guys could keep going to majors, if they could make a living playing videogames and at the same time had a normal life where they could eat and do other things, it will be really cool if this guys could earn a living doing this, they could make their level better and maybe be more entertained, I will love to see Team Chaos, DC, Bala, Reynald, and others going into every major, but is a big sacrifice for them.
So Actually, I could see both points of view, I don't know if it's my cynical me, but I just can't see this working like everyone is expecting, lots of guys see this as the cinderella story where some company gives just money to play videogames, in part is true, but you had to consider the big risks of all of this, this will be like working and some liberties will be gone, and there is the risk that if you stop to be that good, they will more than likely to drop you, and you are done, as far as I know lots of guys are really bitter with this experience, I wish that some people could take this in consideration
But still, I think that we are already going into the e-sports route, judging the difference from the EVO 2010 to 2011 is a really big one, and I'm sure that we will note and every bigger difference next year, I wish that everything is ok for all of us, but I'm not that high on it honestly