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I think you have provided an argument against eSports: a popular sport is "timeless" and is played for generations.

Games are ephemeral. It's very rare for a game to be popular for more than 10 years. There might be popular franchises like Counterstrike, but they are still different games that will eventually be replaced by something better.

That means you can't build up the same history, traditions and attachment.

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Starcraft is something close to timeless; I'd bet there are some second-generation players around by now.

It will take a few more generations to say for sure. Hasn't interest in the RTS genre waned significantly since the 2000's?

A year or two ago I was reading about a 17 year old SC player who was creating new strategies that were being effective.

tetris for sure is having the same thing.

And while I don't watch SC, I do watch tetris. It's a guildy nerd-pleasure of mine, if you will, but I can tell you the events aren't huge nor glamorous and it doesn't take away from the m at all.

But I think I would consider both to be timeless at this point.

League of Legends has been around for over a decade and is still in a really healthy state because it's continued to change and get better over time - every season brings pretty significant updates and new champions. The history, traditions and attachment are there - Faker, CLG vs TSM, etc.

Honestly think we'll still all be playing Minecraft, League of Legends and Fortnite in a decade or two.

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