Are Pro Players Obligated To Play Sets With "Randoms" That Hit Them Up?

jchensor (UCTV)

NO ONE HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO PLAY ANY SETS. AT ALL. Some drama erupted in the FGC (surprise...) when UMISHO made a couple of Tweets about palying sets with random people jumping into her DMs. It sparked a debate discussing what the responsibilities and expectations of top players are when it comes to playing newer players and giving them chances to fight against you. As usual, the topic is a lot more complex than people think. And James tackles it head on. == TIME STAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:25 Both Sides Are Actually Correct 0:08:40 Emotional Tweeting 0:11:15 We Have No Infrastructure To Help 0:14:13 Empathy Empathy Empathy 0:16:41 Are Top Players Responsible To Help Beginners? 0:20:13 Offline Vs. Online 0:22:24 There Is ZERO Obligation To Play Sets 0:25:14 Interacting With Fans IS Important 0:29:22 This Is A Very Delicate Topic 0:34:03 FGs Pride Themselves On Accessibility Of Pros 0:37:17 Commentators' Role As Conduit 0:39:38 So Many Pros Are YOUNG 0:42:39 MvC2 Was A Different Beast, Man... LOL! 0:45:59 Introverts In Public 0:49:47 Different Folks, Different Strokes 0:53:13 Trash Talking 0:57:29 Learning What Is A Problem With Yourself 1:02:52 FGC Soft? A Preview 1:03:43 Closing Thoughts Find the YouTube version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRHpwEEqbIA Get the audio version of this episode here: https://soundcloud.com/ultrachentv/proobligations Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/ultrachentv Itunes - http://UltraChenTV.com/iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4nOFXvdcuJng3Y14qK3CVF Join the UltraChen Discord! https://discord.gg/VAmkUdp Please consider supporting our Patreon! http://patreon.com/ultrachentv Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ultrachentv Twitter - http://twitter.com/ultrachentv James Chen http://twitter.com/jchensor https://www.twitch.tv/jchensor #FGC #Esports #Podcast